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"

...

in line, outside of a black sedan, parked below a tall skyscraper, five

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

was evident that they were

-Clank!

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

was

door of the car and

white gloves, the driver of the

master, where would you

phone, Nolan disinterestedly

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

taking his eyes off of his phone, a smile appeared on

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

a trace of amusement appeared

bastard why he shouldn't have messed

nodded his head and turned his focus back

-Voom

the car silently

...

-Tak!

Smallsnake glanced at me

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

-Tak!

my pawns, I

"Spot on"

-Tak!

a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and nodded

sort of get the gist of the situation

-Tak!

showing any sign of

did you figure

-Tak!

another pawn down, Smallsnake looked at me before

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

-Tak!

pawn down,

I am indeed trying to create

Smallsnake glanced at me

Than what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

I moved it

"You'll see soon"

...

at the location, Nolan alongside his

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

loud rumbling music coming from the nightclub

"Please excuse me"

as they were about to enter the nightclub, a bulky

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

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

"Here"

coming

Nolan, I apologize for not

okay

the card back and made his way towards

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

up to the youth, Nolan smirked as he

you

a fairly handsome youth with fair skin and sharp brows looked in

"Nolan!"

long time no

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

known each other for about

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

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

why they disliked each other was simply because at the time they met, they were each with a friend who had some enmity with the other's

since they were their friend's enemies,

standing up for their friends, the two stood on the

their conflicts have never

to a gold-graded guild, their

between them, they were always destined to fight against each

had always been trying to look trouble for one another

up, Jacob's figure which was more robust

redeem