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"

...

of a black sedan, parked below a tall skyscraper,

surroundings as none dare to speak a word to each

that they

-Clank!

entrance, a youth wearing an ironed designer T-shirt and black pants headed straight for the black sedan. As he walked down the stairs towards the sedan, the bodyguards couldn't help but notice an

as if he was a lone

of the car and entered. Following his entrance, from all sides, the

wearing white gloves, the driver of the car turned around and politely

would you

his phone,

you have any

Smiling, the driver said

to some sources, it seems that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently staying

eyes off of

indeed

his head, a trace of amusement

bastard why he shouldn't have messed

head and

-Voom

silently

...

-Tak!

a pawn forward, Smallsnake

driver? Is that the identity of one of the people you

-Tak!

one of my pawns, I nodded my

"Spot on"

-Tak!

for a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn

of get the gist of the

-Tak!

showing any sign of shock, I raised my

what did you figure

-Tak!

Smallsnake looked at

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

-Tak!

my pawn down, I smiled at

I am indeed trying to create a conflict between the two

Smallsnake glanced at me

Than what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

I moved it

"You'll see soon"

...

a twenty-minute drive, arriving at the location,

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

loud rumbling music coming from the nightclub reverberated throughout the whole surroundings, shaking

"Please excuse me"

were about to enter the nightclub, a bulky individual stopped them

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

to protest, raising his hands, Nolan shook his head and took out an ID from his

"Here"

the guard, Nolan smiled politely. A couple of seconds after, coming back from

apologize for not recognizing

It's okay

the card back and

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

the youth, Nolan smirked as he looked

seeing you here

fair skin and sharp brows looked in Nolan's direction. Recognizing him, clenching his teeth

"Nolan!"

long time no see

at each other, sparks appeared between their eyes. Soon

and Jacob had only known

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

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

they disliked each other was simply because at the time they met, they were each with a friend who

were their friend's enemies, they were

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

their conflicts

they were both respectively heirs to a gold-graded guild, their pride was naturally

a clear winner between them, they were always destined to fight

meeting, they had always been trying to look trouble for one

robust and

here to redeem yourself for