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

vigilantly looked towards their surroundings as none dare to speak

evident that

-Clank!

he walked down the stairs towards the sedan, the bodyguards couldn't

was a

youth opened the door of the car and entered. Following

white gloves, the driver of the car

master, where would you like

phone,

sure, do you

Smiling, the driver said

Nolan, according to some sources, it seems that Jacob from the Luxious guild is currently staying in the Olar bar in Paltor street not

of his phone,

is indeed interesting,

head, a trace of amusement appeared in Nolan's

that bastard why he shouldn't have messed

and turned his focus back on the

-Voom

the car silently sped into

...

-Tak!

Smallsnake

identity of one of the people you asked

-Tak!

one of my pawns, I

"Spot on"

-Tak!

a second, Smallsnake moved a pawn

of get the gist of

-Tak!

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

what did

-Tak!

pawn down, Smallsnake looked at me

conflict between the two heirs. This way, both guilds will have an excuse to fight each other...But although the plan

-Tak!

pawn down, I smiled at

to create a conflict between the two of them, but that

Smallsnake glanced at me and

Than what

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

I moved it upwards in

"You'll see soon"

...

the location, Nolan alongside his five guards exited the

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

rumbling music coming from the nightclub reverberated throughout the whole surroundings, shaking the ground beneath

"Please excuse me"

enter the nightclub, a bulky individual

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

of the guards was about to protest, raising his hands, Nolan shook his

"Here"

seconds after, coming back from having checked the card, the guard flusteredly gave it

Nolan, I apologize for not recognizing you

It's okay

the card back and made his way

finally, after a couple of seconds, he managed to

smirked as he looked

you here

a fairly handsome youth with fair skin and sharp brows looked in Nolan's direction. Recognizing him, clenching his teeth he hatefully

"Nolan!"

time no

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

and Jacob had only known each other for about

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

reason why they fought in

disliked each other was simply because at the time they met, they

their friend's enemies,

on the

then, their

respectively heirs to a gold-graded guild, their pride was naturally

such, until there was a clear winner between them, they were always destined to fight against each

trying to look

robust and taller than Nolan's, looked

redeem yourself for