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

individual vigilantly looked towards their surroundings as none

evident that they were

-Clank!

and black pants headed straight for the black sedan. As he walked down the stairs towards the sedan, the bodyguards couldn't help but notice an

if he was a lone

towards the guards, the youth opened the door of the car

white gloves, the driver of the car turned

master, where would you

with his phone,

you

Smiling, the driver said

according to some sources, it seems that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently

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

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

his head, a trace of amusement appeared

bastard why he shouldn't

his head and turned his focus back on

-Voom

silently sped

...

-Tak!

pawn forward, Smallsnake glanced

of one of the people you asked

-Tak!

one of my pawns,

"Spot on"

-Tak!

and pondering for a second, Smallsnake moved a

of get the gist

-Tak!

him, nor showing any sign of shock, I raised my brow

what did you

-Tak!

pawn down, Smallsnake looked at me before

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!

pawn down, I smiled

to create a conflict between the two of them, but that isn't

Smallsnake glanced at

Than what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

it upwards in an

"You'll see soon"

...

drive, arriving at the location, Nolan alongside his five guards

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

inched closer, the loud rumbling music coming from the nightclub reverberated

"Please excuse me"

nightclub, a bulky individual stopped

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

to protest, raising his hands, Nolan shook his head

"Here"

coming back from having checked the card, the

I apologize for not

It's okay

and made his way towards the

until finally, after a couple of seconds, he managed to spot a youth

Nolan smirked as he looked down

you

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

"Nolan!"

long time

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

only known each other for about

had continuously targeted each other.

particularly start big. In fact, the reason why they fought in the

other was simply because at the time they met,

they were their friend's enemies, they were

on

ever since then, their conflicts have

both respectively heirs to a

there was a clear winner between them, they were always

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

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

came here to redeem yourself for