If you need any general info about the book, please check the Nomination post for more details (´。• ᵕ •。`) Also, note that this is an offshoot club’s thread, meaning that we have already finished reading the first volume, that you can find at それでも歩は寄せてくる ・ When will Ayumu Make his Move? - Volume 1 thread (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
Reading Schedule
Week
Start Date
Chapters
Week 1
August 13th
第95-96局
Week 2
August 20th
第97-98局
Week 3
August 27th
第99-100局
Week 4
September 3rd
第101-102局
Week 5
September 10th
第103-104局
Week 6
September 17th
第105-106局
Week 7
September 24th
第107-108局+おまけ
Vocabulary List
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I’m posting this thread a couple of days early but will post a “start reading the first chapters” reply at the usual time (Friday evening pacific time).
As a first for this series, we have a content warning.
Chapter 98 is one long girls’ bath scene. This is not the chapter to be reading out in public or at work.
This being my first book club, where I read the whole book, + offshot bookclub I participated:
It feels kind of amazing we are already at book 8! (And I’m actually still reading along)
I wonder how often people get stuck trying to crawl through that hole. Doing some quick Googling, it seems like it’s mostly kids that try it, so maybe it doesn’t happen that often.
I went in and added vocabulary for this week’s reading and noticed that the previous weeks had not been filled out, so decided to go back through and add some there as well since I have the time today. It was for the best because I noticed that I had missed a footnote on Pg. 13. Ultimately, it was just the title of a reference book that Yamamoto-sensei used to get some terminology, or at least that was the impression I got, but I did link to that book in the vocab notes in case anybody was curious about learning more about Shogi. (Though, I didn’t translate out the title. )
With chapters 99 and the following, we’re up to 100 chapters in!
Who’s still reading along?
I’m still reading!
I was reading on my lunch breaks at work until last week when a co-worker passing by contacted HR, I was fired, the bank took my house, and now I live on the streets.
I was reading on public transportation until last week when a busybody sitting next to me contacted local authorities. I should be out of jail in time for volume 9.