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 black

looked towards their surroundings as none dare to speak a word to each

that they

-Clank!

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

was a lone untouchable

the car and entered.

driver of the car turned around and politely

where would you like to

phone, Nolan

do you have any

Smiling, the driver said

some sources, it seems that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently staying in the Olar bar in Paltor street not so far from

of his

there, hmm...That is indeed

a trace of

why he

head and turned his

-Voom

car silently

...

-Tak!

a pawn forward, Smallsnake glanced

yourself as a driver? Is that the identity of one

-Tak!

another one of my pawns, I nodded my

"Spot on"

-Tak!

a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and

of get the gist of

-Tak!

nor showing any sign

what did you

-Tak!

Smallsnake looked at

conflict between the two guild by creating conflict between the two heirs. This way, both guilds will have an excuse to fight each other...But although the plan sounds solid,

-Tak!

my pawn down,

am indeed trying to create a

at me and

what

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

moved it

"You'll see soon"

...

a twenty-minute drive, arriving at the location, Nolan alongside his five guards exited the

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

they inched closer, the loud rumbling music coming from the nightclub reverberated throughout the whole

"Please excuse me"

enter the nightclub, a bulky individual stopped them at

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

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

"Here"

seconds after, coming back from having checked the card,

Mr. Nolan, I apologize for

It's okay no

the card back and made his

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

smirked as he looked down

you

brows looked in Nolan's direction. Recognizing him, clenching his teeth he

"Nolan!"

long time no see

other, sparks appeared between their eyes. Soon the air around the nightclub started becoming

only known each other for about a

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

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

time they met, they were each with a friend who had some enmity

friend's enemies,

on the opposite side

since then, their

to a gold-graded guild, their

there was a clear winner between them,

their first meeting, they had always been trying to look trouble for

robust and taller than Nolan's,

to redeem yourself for your