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

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

was evident that they

-Clank!

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

was a lone untouchable

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

front, wearing white gloves, the driver of the car turned around and politely

would you

his phone, Nolan

sure, do you have

Smiling, the driver said

that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently staying in

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

hmm...That is indeed interesting, alright,

his head, a trace of amusement

that bastard why he shouldn't have

his head and turned his focus back on the

-Voom

the car silently sped

...

-Tak!

Smallsnake glanced at me and

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

-Tak!

one of my

"Spot on"

-Tak!

and pondering for a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and

the gist

-Tak!

him, nor showing any sign of

what did you figure

-Tak!

another pawn down, Smallsnake looked at me before

two heirs. This way, both guilds

-Tak!

pawn down, I smiled at

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

glanced at

what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

it

"You'll see soon"

...

location, Nolan alongside his five

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

music coming from the nightclub reverberated throughout the whole surroundings, shaking

"Please excuse me"

nightclub, a bulky individual stopped them at

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

his hands, Nolan shook his head and took

"Here"

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

I apologize for not recognizing you

It's okay

Nolan took the card back and made his way

of seconds, he managed to spot a youth sitting in the corner of the

the youth, Nolan smirked as he

seeing you

sharp brows looked in

"Nolan!"

long time no see

at each other, sparks appeared between their eyes.

and Jacob had only known each

during that year they met, they had continuously targeted each other. Always trying to look

the reason why they fought

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

since they were their friend's enemies, they

the two stood on the opposite side of

ever since then, their conflicts have never

to a gold-graded

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

since their first meeting, they had always been trying to look trouble for one another until the other gave up

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

redeem yourself