YZQ wrote:I only see that Knights are involved. Can't make the Kenji connection.
Spoilers... 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 ... is called the Scotch Game, as Liminaut spotted; clearly Hisao was using it to give Lilly a hint.
But we all know that Kenji loves his whisky too... so 'Scotch Game' might've meant something different to him!
Post-Yamaku, what happens? After The Dream is a mosaic that follows everyone to the (sometimes) bitter end. Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga. "Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)