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"

...

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

none dare to speak

evident that they were

-Clank!

pants headed 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

if he was a lone

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

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

would you like to

with his phone, Nolan

do you have

Smiling, the driver said

the Luxious guild is currently staying in the Olar bar in Paltor street not so far from

of his phone, a smile appeared on Nolan's

there, hmm...That is indeed

a trace of amusement appeared

why he shouldn't have messed with

the driver nodded his head and turned his focus back

-Voom

silently sped

...

-Tak!

a pawn forward, Smallsnake glanced at me

a driver? Is that the identity of one of the

-Tak!

one of my pawns,

"Spot on"

-Tak!

and pondering for a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn

of get the gist of the situation

-Tak!

any sign of shock, I raised my brow

what did

-Tak!

pawn down, Smallsnake looked at me

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 of

-Tak!

down,

that I am indeed trying to create a conflict between the two of them, but that isn't

glanced at me and

what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

knight, I moved it upwards

"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!

rumbling music coming from the nightclub reverberated throughout the whole

"Please excuse me"

nightclub,

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

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

"Here"

politely. A couple of seconds after, coming back from having checked the

I apologize for not recognizing you

It's okay

took the card back and

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

to the youth, Nolan smirked as he looked down

you here

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

"Nolan!"

time no see

two stared at each other, sparks appeared between their eyes. Soon the air around

and Jacob had only known each other for about a

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

fact, the reason why they fought in the first

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

they were their friend's enemies, they were their enemies

two stood on

then, their conflicts have never

to a gold-graded guild, their pride was

there was a clear winner between them,

trying to look trouble for one another

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

here to redeem yourself