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 sunglasses

none dare to speak a word

that

-Clank!

an ironed designer T-shirt 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 elegant yet prideful bearing coming out

as if he was a lone untouchable

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

gloves, the driver of the car turned around and politely smiled towards

would you like to

with his phone,

you have

Smiling, the driver said

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

his eyes off of his

is indeed interesting, alright, let's

head, a trace of amusement

show that bastard why he

nodded his head and turned his focus

-Voom

silently sped into the

...

-Tak!

forward, Smallsnake

the identity of one of the people you asked me to

-Tak!

of my

"Spot on"

-Tak!

a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and nodded

get the gist

-Tak!

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

did

-Tak!

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, it's honestly full

-Tak!

my pawn down, I

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

glanced at me

Than what

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

knight, I moved it upwards in

"You'll see soon"

...

location, Nolan alongside

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

from the nightclub reverberated throughout

"Please excuse me"

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

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

his hands, Nolan shook his head and took out an

"Here"

after, coming

apologize for

okay no

Nolan took the card back and made his way towards the

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

to the youth, Nolan smirked as

you here

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

"Nolan!"

long time no see

between their eyes. Soon the

had only known each other for about

they met, they had continuously targeted each other.

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

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

their friend's enemies, they

for their friends, the two stood on the opposite side

then, their conflicts

a gold-graded guild, their pride was

a clear winner between them, they were always destined to fight against each

trying to look trouble for one another

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

redeem