Five years old Shion witnessed the death/murder of her parents, the only clue left by the murderer was a japanese chess piece with the character “ou” (King ) . Since that fateful day, Shion stopped talking. Eight years later, Shion - who was adapted by her chess teacher and also their neighbor - is currently undergoing chess training to become a female professional player. Not knowing whether real or not, Shion kept dreaming about the past.

As a chess player and the youngest at that, many are intrigued by the way she plays including the current meijin title holder and the meijin’s younger brother who sponsored an open chess tournament where everybody can join, professional or not.

In this competition, Shion must face her past as well as the present. Will she be able to find out who actually killed her parents?

Manga
Author	Katori Masaru (story) Jiro Ando (art)
Publisher	Kodansha
Serialized in	Afternoon
Original run	March 25, 2004
Volumes	7

• More information : Shion @ Wiki

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