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"

...

in line, outside of a black sedan, parked below a tall skyscraper, five individuals wearing black suits

none dare to speak a

was evident that

-Clank!

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

he was a lone untouchable

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

driver of the car

where would

his phone, Nolan disinterestedly

you have any

Smiling, the driver said

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

eyes off of his phone, a

there, hmm...That is indeed

of

bastard why he shouldn't have messed

the driver nodded his head and turned

-Voom

car silently sped into the

...

-Tak!

a pawn forward, Smallsnake glanced at me and

yourself as a driver? Is that the identity of one of the people you

-Tak!

another one of my pawns,

"Spot on"

-Tak!

second, Smallsnake moved a pawn and

sort of get the gist of the situation

-Tak!

nor showing any sign of shock, I

what did you

-Tak!

another pawn down, Smallsnake looked at me

to instigate a conflict between the two guild by creating conflict between the two heirs. This way, both guilds will have an excuse to

-Tak!

pawn down, I smiled

that I am indeed trying to create a conflict between the two of them, but that isn't my

Smallsnake glanced at

Than what is

Smiling, I didn't respond.

-Tak!

it upwards in an L

"You'll see soon"

...

at the location, Nolan

So did the driver.

-Vuam! -Vuam! -Vuam!

the loud rumbling music coming from the nightclub reverberated throughout the whole surroundings,

"Please excuse me"

the nightclub, a bulky individual stopped them at the

"Please provide an ID"

"He-"

hands,

"Here"

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

apologize

It's okay no

card back and made his way towards the

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

up to the youth, Nolan smirked

seeing you here

fairly handsome youth with fair skin and sharp brows looked in Nolan's direction. Recognizing him,

"Nolan!"

time no

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

Jacob had only known each other for about

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

why they

the time they met, they were each with a

were their friend's enemies, they

stood on

ever since then, their

to a gold-graded guild,

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

always been trying to look trouble for one another

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

redeem yourself for