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 tall

their surroundings as none dare

that

-Clank!

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

if he was a lone

the guards, the youth opened the door of the car and entered.

wearing white gloves, the driver of

master, where would

phone,

sure, do you have

Smiling, the driver said

it seems that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently staying in the Olar bar in Paltor street not

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

hmm...That is indeed

a trace of

show that bastard why he shouldn't have messed with

nodded his head and turned his focus back on

-Voom

car silently

...

-Tak!

Smallsnake

yourself as a driver? Is that the identity of one

-Tak!

my pawns, I

"Spot on"

-Tak!

for a second, Smallsnake

get the gist

-Tak!

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

did you

-Tak!

down, Smallsnake

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

-Tak!

my pawn down, I smiled

trying to create a conflict between the

glanced at me

Than what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

I moved it

"You'll see soon"

...

at the location, Nolan alongside his five guards exited the

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

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

"Please excuse me"

the nightclub, a bulky individual stopped them

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

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

"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

I apologize for not

It's okay

and made his way

couple of seconds, he managed to spot a youth sitting

Nolan smirked as he looked

you

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

"Nolan!"

time no see

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

Jacob had only known

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

didn't particularly start big. In fact, the reason why they fought in the

at the time they met, they were each with a friend

since they were their friend's enemies, they were their

stood on the opposite side of each other. And thus they

their

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

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

look trouble for one another

more robust and taller than Nolan's, looked

here to redeem yourself for your last