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"

...

below a tall skyscraper,

their surroundings as none dare to

evident that

-Clank!

As he walked down the stairs towards

he was a

guards, the youth opened the door of the car and

driver of the car turned around and politely smiled towards

master, where would you like to

with his phone, Nolan disinterestedly

you

Smiling, the driver said

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

off of his phone, a smile appeared on Nolan's

hmm...That is indeed interesting, alright, let's

a trace of amusement appeared

he

head and turned his

-Voom

silently sped into

...

-Tak!

pawn forward, Smallsnake glanced at

yourself as a driver? Is that the identity of

-Tak!

of my pawns, I nodded my

"Spot on"

-Tak!

second, Smallsnake moved a

the gist of

-Tak!

at him, nor showing any sign of shock, I raised

did

-Tak!

pawn down, Smallsnake looked at

instigate a 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, it's

-Tak!

down, I

I am indeed trying to create a conflict between the two of them, but that

Smallsnake glanced at me

what

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

knight, I moved it upwards in an L

"You'll see soon"

...

at the location, Nolan alongside

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

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

"Please excuse me"

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

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

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

"Here"

to the guard, Nolan smiled politely. A couple of seconds after, coming back from having checked the card, the guard flusteredly gave it back

apologize for not recognizing

okay no

the card back and

right until finally, after a couple of seconds, he managed to spot a youth sitting in the corner of

up to the youth, Nolan smirked as he looked

seeing you

brows looked in Nolan's direction. Recognizing him,

"Nolan!"

long time no see

each other, sparks appeared between their eyes.

had only known each other for about a

each other. Always trying to look

conflicts didn't particularly start big. In fact, the reason why

they met, they were each

were their friend's enemies, they

up for their friends, the two stood on the opposite side of each

ever since then, their conflicts

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

a clear winner between them, they were

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

more robust and taller than Nolan's, looked down on

to redeem yourself for your