The Author's POV

[Caïssa - Headquarters]

"pheew" "pheew" "pheew"

Sitting on my desk, I blew on the bangs of my hair. As I was doing so, from time to time, I would check my phone.

"...Nothing yet huh?"

After 10 minutes of continuously checking my phone, I sighed.

'...it looks like things are progressing more slowly than I predicted'

"What are you doing?"

"Hmm? Smallsnake?"

Glancing towards Smallsnake who had just arrived, I leaned back on my chair and continued to blow on the bangs of my hair.

Noticing my attitude, Smallsnake didn't even bother to ask what I was doing.

"Has everything with the Luxious guild been sorted?"

Checking my watch, without glancing at Smallsnake I said

"...not yet, should be soon though"

"How soon?"

Thinking for a bit, I said "I'd say in about an hour or so?"

Raising his brow, Smallsnake couldn't help but ask "An hour?... then is everything that is happening outside all because of you?"

With my eyes half open, I briefly glanced at Smallsnake

"I guess you could say that"

Frowning, Smallsnake paused before he said

"...just what the hell did you do?"

"It's a bit of a long story..."

-Vuam!

Tapping on my phone, a huge chessboard appeared before me and Smallsnake.

"Fancy a game of chess while I recount? To be honest, I'm on the verge of passing out from boredom"

Glancing at the chessboard, Smallsnake sighed and sat in front of me.

"Chess? Regular rules?"

"Yup"

"Alright"

Nodding his head, Smallsnake stared at the chessboard before him. He was currently using the black pieces, thus he would have to start after I moved my piece.

"So, tell me what you did?"

"What I did?"

Staring at the chessboard for a brief moment, I looked at Smallsnake and smiled.

"I just moved the pieces one at a time..."

Frowning, Smallsnake couldn't help but shake his head.

"...I don't know what you mean by that, but you seriously have a chess complex"

"I do?...hmm, I guess you aren't wrong?"

Taken aback for a moment, I couldn't find any words to refute his statement.

Now that I thought about it, I really did, didn't I?

From the guild name and structure to the way I talked...I made a lot of chess references.

I guess I really did have some sort of chess complex...

-Tak!

Sighing, moving my pawn forward, I smiled.

"Let's begin"

...

outside of a black sedan, parked below a tall skyscraper, five individuals wearing black suits and

as none dare to speak a word to

was evident that they were

-Clank!

the black sedan. As he walked down the stairs towards the sedan, the bodyguards couldn't help but notice an elegant yet prideful bearing

he was a lone

towards the guards, the youth opened the door of the car and entered. Following his entrance, from all sides, the guards too entered

the front, wearing white gloves, the driver of the car turned

where would you like

phone,

sure, do you

Smiling, the driver said

sources, it seems that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently staying in the Olar bar in

the information, taking his eyes off of his phone, a smile

is there, hmm...That is indeed interesting,

a trace of amusement appeared

that bastard why he

head and turned his

-Voom

silently

...

-Tak!

pawn forward, Smallsnake glanced at me and

yourself as a driver? Is that the identity of one of the people you asked me

-Tak!

of my pawns, I

"Spot on"

-Tak!

second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and nodded

of get the gist

-Tak!

him, nor showing any sign of shock, I raised my brow

what did you

-Tak!

pawn down, Smallsnake looked at

two heirs. This way, both guilds will have an excuse to fight each other...But although the plan sounds solid, it's honestly full of

-Tak!

pawn down, I smiled at

the fact that I am indeed trying to create a conflict between

glanced at

Than what

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

knight, I moved it

"You'll see soon"

...

at the location, Nolan

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

from the nightclub reverberated throughout

"Please excuse me"

as they were about to enter the nightclub, a

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

of the guards was about to protest, raising his hands, Nolan shook his

"Here"

it to the guard, Nolan smiled politely. A couple of seconds after, coming

apologize for

okay no

the card back and made his way

left and right until finally, after a couple of seconds, he managed to spot a youth

youth, Nolan smirked as he

seeing you

fairly handsome youth with fair skin and sharp brows looked in Nolan's

"Nolan!"

long time no

between their eyes. Soon

only known each other

had continuously targeted each other. Always trying to look for trouble for

particularly start big. In fact, the reason why they fought in the first place

they met, they were each

their friend's

up for their friends, the two stood on the opposite side of each other.

since then, their conflicts have never

a gold-graded guild, their pride was naturally

clear winner between them, they

look trouble for one another until the other gave

Jacob's figure which was more robust and taller than Nolan's, looked

redeem