“Teenage shogi champion Yaichi becomes master to elementary student Ai, who claims he promised to teach her the game.”
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
りゅうおうのおしごと！
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Teenage shogi champion Yaichi becomes master to elementary student Ai, who claims he promised to teach her the game.
Ryuuou no Oshigoto! is a story about a teenage boy named Yaichi Kuzuryu who happens to be the strongest shogi player in history, holding the top title of "Ryuo" (Dragon King). One fateful day, shogi-loving elementary student, Ai Hinatsuru, appears before him claiming that he promised to be her master. But was such a promise really ever made? Thus began their master and disciple relationship! (Source: BookWalker Global, edited)
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Sep 2015 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M35822 catalog