Losing one match after another, shogi prodigy Yuhi Ninomiya became a shadow of his former glorious self. It was then that he faced his old rival Kanata Kuji in an official match. However, the record-setting match ended with Kanata winning his 27th consecutive game, and Yuhi losing his 17th consecutive game. Feeling frustrated and depressed, Yuhi stops by a bar, when he has a fateful encounter with a certain girl!