Prologue

 PROLOGUE

“To Twenty-Year-Old Me”

Now that I’ve turned ten, I’m writing to myself ten years in the future.

What is twenty-year-old me like?

Am I married? Do I have kids already?

Does Master still play Shogi with the same energy he does now? Are we still living together?

Did I join the Women’s League?

Have I …… won a title, maybe?!

Ten-year-old me is having a hard time studying Shogi and it’s getting a little overwhelming.

Master is very strict and is always angry at me.

I don’t like being yelled at and it really hurts when I lose, so I always cry when it happens.

At times like that, I think about quitting Shogi altogether.

But I love Shogi.

I love a lot of things, but I love Shogi the most.

Now that I’m studying Shogi, I get to spend more time with Master. That makes me so happy.

That’s why I want to join the Women’s League.

My dream is to become a Women’s League player and work side-by-side with Master.

So … twenty-year-old me …

Did my dream come true?