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, five individuals wearing

as none

was evident that

-Clank!

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

if he was a lone

of the car and entered. Following his entrance, from

driver of the car turned around and politely smiled towards

master, where would

with his phone, Nolan

do you have

Smiling, the driver said

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

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

is indeed interesting, alright, let's

trace of amusement appeared in Nolan's

why he shouldn't have messed with

driver nodded his head and

-Voom

the car silently sped

...

-Tak!

forward, Smallsnake glanced at me and

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

-Tak!

one of my pawns, I

"Spot on"

-Tak!

for a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and nodded his

the gist of the situation

-Tak!

nor showing any sign of shock, I raised

what did

-Tak!

Smallsnake

creating conflict between the two heirs. This way, both guilds will have an excuse to fight each other...But

-Tak!

down,

am indeed trying to create a conflict between the two

glanced at me and

Than what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

knight, I moved it upwards in an

"You'll see soon"

...

drive, arriving at the location, Nolan alongside his five

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

they inched closer, the loud rumbling music coming from the

"Please excuse me"

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

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

the guards was about to protest, raising his hands,

"Here"

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

Mr. Nolan, I apologize for not recognizing

okay

the card back and made his way

of seconds, he managed to spot a youth sitting in the corner of the

the youth, Nolan smirked

you here

brows looked in

"Nolan!"

time

appeared between their eyes. Soon the air around the

and Jacob had only known each other for

they met, they had continuously targeted each other. Always trying

conflicts didn't particularly start big. In fact, the reason why they fought in the first place wasn't anything

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

they were their friend's enemies, they were

up for their friends, the two stood on the opposite

since then, their

both respectively heirs to a gold-graded guild,

there was a clear winner between them,

been trying to look trouble for one another until the other gave up

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

to redeem yourself for your