Summary:
A brutal murder has occurred and Shion Ishiwatari's parents were killed in their own home. Luckily Shion escaped unharmed, yet the trauma caused her to become a mute. The only evidence police found was a shougi board and one piece; the King. Neighbors and close friends of the family, Shinji and Sachiko Yasuoka, adopted Shion and taught her how to play shougi. Shion was amazingly adept at shougi and became known as a genius fame followed the mute player. Shion's fame rises and her past resurfaces, she discovers that being a professional shogi player may just lead to finding her parents' killer.
