Middle school student Hikaru Shindou is enjoying time with his friends in the go club room when a baseball crashes through the window. When the young boy confronts the baseball team, Hikaru ends up breaking fellow student Tetsuo Kaga's prized teacup in the process. With the help of his Heian-era mentor, Fujiwara no Sai, Hikaru searches an antique shop for a replacement cup but is put off by the unscrupulous shopkeeper's behavior. Unwilling to let this conduct slide by, Hikaru decides that intervening is the only option.
Hikaru no Go: Sabaki no Ikkyoku! Inishie no Hana yo Sake!! is an alternate version of the story featured in episode 64 of Hikaru no Go. It was screened at Jump Festa 2002 and included in the Hikaru no Go DVD box set released on November 6, 2009.
