The author of Ryuuou no Oshigoto! congratulated the youngest professional shogi gamer ever

Through his official Twitter account, the author of the light novels Ryuuou no Oshigoto !, Shirow Shiratori congratulated Souta Fujii, who is currently the bearer of the titles Kisei and Oui (two of the eight most important titles in professional shogi in Japan). In fact, Fujii is the youngest person ever to have been recognized as a professional gamer by the Japan Shogi Association, and one of only five players to have turned pro while still in high school.


In his message, Shiratori wrote, “In Ryuuou no Oshigoto !, after five years of preparation, our protagonist has finally reached the point of his second coronation, and he did so through intense development. However, in reality, Souta Fujii achieved both of his titles in just 35 days. As a novelist, it is difficult to admit that reality has overtaken my fiction. "

『りゅうおうのおしごと！』が文庫本13冊・足掛け5年の歳月を費やしてようやくたどり着いた二冠目に「挑戦」という激アツな展開を、こともあろうに棋聖獲得からわずか35日で史上最年少二冠「獲得」まで到達してしまった藤井聡太という現実がラノベ作家に過酷すぎる。 pic.twitter.com/WqCkKWjYml

— 白鳥士郎 (@nankagun) August 20, 2020

The last part refers to the fact that Fujii got the title of "Kisei" in June of this year, at the age of 17 and becoming the youngest professional shogi player in history to hold a major title. However, just over a month later, Fujii challenged Kazuki Kimura for the title of “Oui”, defeating him and getting a double crowning and the title of “8-dan”.

In a second post, Shitatori wrote: “The five years of history that I have written represent only 35 days in the life of Souta Fujii. Nevertheless, I feel very fortunate to write a shogi story in this important era. Now I'm sure that no matter how unreal what I write, Fujii will surely come and get over it. That only makes me more excited to write!

俺の書き続けてきた５年間は、藤井聡太という物語の35日分でしかないんだなぁ…

けど、すごい時代に将棋を題材にした話を書けて、とても幸運だと思います。
どれだけ大胆に筆を進めても、きっと藤井二冠がそれを追い越してくれますから。
現実に負けないよう、もっと面白い話を書くぞ！！！

— 白鳥士郎 (@nankagun) August 20, 2020

Shiratori began publishing Shirabi's illustrated light novels through SB Creative Publishing's GA Bunko imprint in September 2015. The publisher published the twelfth volume on February 14 and published the thirteenth on August 6 in Japan.

Synopsis of Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

This story follows a teenager named Yaichi Kuzuryuu, who is the strongest shogi player in history, with the main title "Ryuuou" (Dragon King). One fateful day, Ai Hinatsuru, an elementary school student who loves shogi, appears before him and tells him that he had promised to be his teacher. But was such a promise really made? Thus began their relationship as teacher and disciple!

Source: Official Twitter Account

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