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"

...

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

as none dare to speak a word to

evident that they

-Clank!

designer T-shirt and black pants headed straight for the black sedan. As he walked down the

as if he was a lone untouchable

his head towards the guards, the youth opened the door of the car and entered.

gloves, the driver of

would you like

with his phone,

do you have

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

the information, taking his eyes off of his phone, a smile appeared on Nolan's

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

a trace of amusement

that bastard why he shouldn't have

nodded his head and

-Voom

silently

...

-Tak!

forward, Smallsnake glanced at me

as a driver? Is that the identity of one of the people you asked me to make a facemask

-Tak!

of my pawns, I nodded my

"Spot on"

-Tak!

for a second,

get the

-Tak!

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

did

-Tak!

Smallsnake

two heirs. This way, both guilds will have an excuse to fight

-Tak!

down, I smiled at

entirely wrong about the fact that I am indeed trying to create a conflict between the two of them, but that isn't my

Smallsnake glanced at me

Than what

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

the knight, I moved it upwards

"You'll see soon"

...

at the location, Nolan alongside his five

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

loud rumbling music coming from the

"Please excuse me"

as they were about to enter the nightclub, a bulky

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

hands, Nolan shook his head

"Here"

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

I apologize

It's okay no

back and made his way towards

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

Nolan smirked as he looked down on

seeing you

up, a fairly handsome youth with fair skin and sharp brows looked in Nolan's direction. Recognizing him,

"Nolan!"

time

sparks appeared between their eyes. Soon

only known each other

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

fact, the reason why they fought in the first place wasn't anything particularly

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

were their friend's enemies, they were their

the two stood on the opposite side of each other.

then, their conflicts have

both respectively heirs to a gold-graded guild, their

there was a clear winner between them, they were always

look trouble for

more robust and taller than Nolan's, looked

to redeem yourself