With his life as a teenage shōgi player developing rapidly, Rei Kiriyama finds himself facing a whole host of new challenges – not just on the shōgi board itself, but also in his own personal life.As his fractured and difficult family life come into focus, so too do the root causes of many of the anxieties that plague Kiriyama. He isn’t alone in his struggles however, as a major tournament reveals that even more experienced players have their own deep-seated problems to face in the name of success.