[Later]
A group of people were walking in the hall where the game will start, there was Sora, Shiro, Steph, and the challenger, Chlammy. Xiao Qiangwei was nowhere to be seen.
Finally, they reached their destination and found themselves in a big room, at the center of the room there was a giant chessboard and over the board there were chess pieces at the size of a human, Chlammy had the black pieces while 『 』had the white ones.
Chlammy: Like I said yesterday, the pieces have wills of their own. Give them orders and they'll move. Just say the word and they'll do as told.
Sora nodded and said with a smile.
Sora: Then, can we rotate mid-game? Sorry but 『 』are a single player, and this is a game that you seem to know very well, while we knew about it since yesterday…
Chlammy: 'They'll never figure out the trick.' As you wish.
And this is where Sora's smirk grew, now she will not be able to complain when the plan will carry out, he held Shiro's hand and yelled with Chlammy.
Sora/Shiro/Chlammy: Aschente!
While the game started, Xiao Qiangwei was in a dark place, and used his Immortal Senses to look up, finding that the same elf that was in the inn, was now spying on the group playing, it seems that she didn't noticed him.
Immortal Senses can't be seen from normal living beings, only those with a certain powers could do, and being only be able to manipulate magic better than others doesn't count as strong, he could still be senses since he didn't reached Immortal Existence, but the elf was just watching, not sensing.
Then he heard Shiro's voice.
Shiro: D-2 to D-4
And a pawn of hers moved two tiles forward, then it was Chlammy's turn.
Chlammy: G-7, forward.
Then one of her pawns moved… But of 3 tiles, making Sora panic a bit.
Sora. Hey, hey… It moved 3 spaces! That's against the rules!
Then, Chlammy said with a nonchalant tone, attracting Sora and Shiro's attention.
Chlammy: I told you. In this chess game, the pieces have wills of their own.
Sora: I get it. The pieces reflect the player's charisma, leadership, and potential as king when they move.
Chlammy: That's right. Don't you think it's the perfect game to decide who will be king?
Shiro just made another order.
Shiro: Knight to C-3
The Knight piece moved at the place she ordered to.
Chlammy: F-7, forward.
Steph was surprised from the simple orders Chlammy was giving out.
Steph: "Forward"? What kind of order is that?
Sora just raised his hand and told her.
Sora: Calm down, everything is alright…
Shiro: E-2 to E-4
And the pawn moved forward, the Chlammy smiled and gave another order, the game continued like this, only movements, meanwhile Sora was in his own thoughts.
Sora: 'You mustn't forget: Once Shiro gets into a game, she had incredible concentration. I am the crafty one… Shiro is the smart one… And Qiangwei is the lucky one… This is 『 』, the ones to be able to defeat a god.'
But now something strange happened…
Shiro: F-2 to F-4…
The pawn should move and destroy the knight in front of it… But it doesn't move…
Steph: It's not moving.
Sora: Hmph… I knew it.
Steph: What do you mean?
Sora: The key to this chess game is that, sometimes, the pieces won't move. No soldier would gladly go to a place where he knows he'll be killed. Only a level of morale that borders on madness could make them do that…
This is the reason I thought about a plan before. If a normal game didn't worked, then we could use Qiangwei for something special...
Shiro was put in an hard position, and started to munch on her thumb's nail from stress.
Shiro: Knight… Take F-7
But the knight didn't moved either.
Shiro: A-2 to A-3
The pawn moved of a single tile.
Chlammy: Bishop, forward. Take the enemy knight.
Then the bishop moved forward and smashed to pieces the knight, making Shiro flinch.
Shiro: Knight, take H-5.
But the other knight didn't moved. Slowly, the light was getting dimmer since there was a cloud outside that was covering the sun.
Shiro: D-4 to D-5.
But the piece wasn't moving… She called for another one, but it didn't moved either…
Steph: Sh-Shiro…
Shiro: I'm sorry… I can't continue this alone…
Sora smiled and caressed Shiro's head, then he lifted her up and made her seat on the rails in front of them, then he took a deep breath and yelled.
Sora: Attention all forces! 'Time to start the plan… I'll try to see what the elf wants to try, then I will call Qiangwei to finish this…'
Then, every white piece except the King turned towards Sora.
Sora: By my authority as king, anyone who fights valiantly in this battle…
He took another deep breath and yelled.
Sora: ...Will earn the right to bang any woman they like!
Chlammy/Steph: TO DO WHAT?!
Sora: And all of you soldiers fighting on the front line: If we win, you will be excused from further military duties, and given an exemption from taxes for the rest of your life, as well as a monetary reward from your country! Therefore, virgins…
Xiao Qiangwei: 'Ouch… That was a low hit…'
Sora: ...Do not die!
Sora extended his arms at his sides while yelling that, then he continued to talk under the eyes of almost all of his army.
Sora: And all of you who have family or people you love, come back alive!
The torches started to get more bright, and almost every soldier roared in excitement before rushing to the enemy's army, while the King who stood at the edge of the board, slowly moving a bit forward.
Steph was surprised and said while looking at the field.
Steph: Th-That's irresponsible!
Sora: Well, it is not a simple chess game, and even if we are losing, we still have the Plan: Paragon, we are just holding back because we are curious about what will do the enemy. Pawn squad 6! The enemy is advancing from the front line! Intercept them and cut them off!
Then a pawn rushed towards a black bishop and jumped over it, landing behind him, then destroying the bishop. Chlammy panicked and yelled.
Chlammy: He can't do that!
Sora: Cavalry squad 2! Don't waste the opportunity the pawns gave you!
Chlammy: W-Wait! It's my turn!
Sora looked at Chlammy as if she is a retard and said.
Sora: Huh? In a real war, what fool waits for their enemy's "turn"?
Chlammy: Tsk… Pawns! Advance! For a defensive wall!
Then her pawns rushed forward too, and raised their shields. Then Sora pointed to them and said in a disgusted tone.
Sora: Look at them! Those cowards, hiding themselves behind their soldiers! What kind of king makes his men fight at the front line while he sits behind them relaxing?
Xiao Qiangwei: …'You shouldn't talk…'
Chlammy: What did you say?
Sora: Listen to me, soldiers! This battle will decide who controls this city, the final fortress of Elkia… Of humanity! This battle will determine the fate of our people! Open your eyes! Do you really want to give the nation's crown to a stupid girl like her?
Sora pointed at Chlammy, who was offended from that remark, then he hugged Shiro with his left arm.
Sora: 'It seems she didn't noticed anything strange…' But if we win… She will be your queen! This girl who, just a moment ago, closed off her heart for your sakes, to lead you to victory! This girl, who is crying inside because you refused her as merciless!
Then he used his hand to show his army Shiro's cute face.
Sora: And you call yourselves men?!
The army roared with more excitement, obviously Sora's bullshit raised their morale, shocking Chlammy, who was slowly backing away.
Chlammy: Wh-What is this overwhelming power?
Sora: Proud knights, bishops, rooks! Show me deeds befitting of your ranks! Back up the pawns so they may do their duty!
Now Sora's army was overpowering Chlammy's.
Chlammy: This is impossible!
Sora: That's right! You're using elf magic to force your own troops' morale higher. 'I just noticed that only thanks to Qiangwei… But he said something else is there…' You explain it all away by saying you have more charisma than we do. Of course, it's the best way to cheat.
But you made one big mistake.
Chlammy: What?
Sora: Throughout all of history, no wise king had ever forced his army to obey him through oppression. People will only truly fight for what is right. And there is only one thing that is truly right in this world!
Chlammy: One thing that's truly right?
Xiao Qiangwei: …'Money? Women? Fame?'
Sora: The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is… Cuteness!
Xiao Qiangwei almost choked in his own saliva and revealed his position, fortunately he held back.
Xiao Qiangwei. 'What the fuck?'
Chlammy looked down at her army, and noticed that her pieces are slowly falling down.
Chlammy: 'As long as I don't know what race is helping them, there's a chance they'll find me out. But…'
Sora: 'Finally she will unleash her trump card…'
Chlammy: King to E-6!
Her King's visor glowed purple, and made a step forward, the moment he touched ground, the chessboard was glowing purple, and all of her pieces' eyes turned purple.
At this moment, Sora's pawn attacked another pawn, but something astonishing happened, the pawn turned from white to black
Shiro: What?
Steph: What happened to that piece?
The same thing was happening with the other pawns.
Sora: 'So this is what he was talking about… Brainwashing magic… But the feeling it gives me is weaker than Qiangwei… It is alright' Retreat! All forces retreat! The enemy is using brainwashing magic!
Then all of his troops rushed back in defence.
Chlammy: 'He found out?! ...It's okay, they don't have proof. And if they can't prove I'm cheating, I win!' All forces, advance!
Then Chlammy's forces rushed towards Sora's army and turned them black, now, it remained only the white King at Sora's side, but he didn't panicked.
Chlammy: This is checkmate.
Sora: Hahahahaha!
Sora was laughing like a maniac, only Steph and Shiro knew what was happening, while Chlammy was surprised.
Chlammi: What? You have gone crazy?
Sora: Haha… No, it's not that… It's because you thought you won when you didn't even take out the real threat… Proceed with plan: Paragon!
Suddenly, the King moved forward, and unsheathed his sword while walking towards the queen.
Chlammy: You really sent the king alone against 2 armies? Are you an idiot?
Sora: No, I didn't sent the king… I sent an immortal.
*Slash*
Before anyone could even say something, the king slashed forward in a speed that no one could notice, and reduced the queen's chest to dust, letting fall in the ground her head, arms, shoulders and legs, shocking everyone.
Chlammy: Wha-?!
The king raised his hand to his helmet, and a voice boomed through the room.
?: You thought it was the King… But it's me...
Then the king's helm came off, revealing the third member of 『 』.
Xiao Qiangwei: Qiangwei! And the judgement day arrived!
Everyone looked at Xiao Qiangwei in shock, except for Steph, Sora and Shiro, even the chess pieces were looking at him with a strange face.
[Later]
A group of people were walking in the hall where the game will start, there was Sora, Shiro, Steph, and the challenger, Chlammy. Xiao Qiangwei was nowhere to be seen.
Finally, they reached their destination and found themselves in a big room, at the center of the room there was a giant chessboard and over the board there were chess pieces at the size of a human, Chlammy had the black pieces while 『 』had the white ones.
Chlammy: Like I said yesterday, the pieces have wills of their own. Give them orders and they'll move. Just say the word and they'll do as told.
Sora nodded and said with a smile.
Sora: Then, can we rotate mid-game? Sorry but 『 』are a single player, and this is a game that you seem to know very well, while we knew about it since yesterday…
Chlammy: 'They'll never figure out the trick.' As you wish.
And this is where Sora's smirk grew, now she will not be able to complain when the plan will carry out, he held Shiro's hand and yelled with Chlammy.
Sora/Shiro/Chlammy: Aschente!
While the game started, Xiao Qiangwei was in a dark place, and used his Immortal Senses to look up, finding that the same elf that was in the inn, was now spying on the group playing, it seems that she didn't noticed him.
Immortal Senses can't be seen from normal living beings, only those with a certain powers could do, and being only be able to manipulate magic better than others doesn't count as strong, he could still be senses since he didn't reached Immortal Existence, but the elf was just watching, not sensing.
Then he heard Shiro's voice.
Shiro: D-2 to D-4
And a pawn of hers moved two tiles forward, then it was Chlammy's turn.
Chlammy: G-7, forward.
Then one of her pawns moved… But of 3 tiles, making Sora panic a bit.
Sora. Hey, hey… It moved 3 spaces! That's against the rules!
Then, Chlammy said with a nonchalant tone, attracting Sora and Shiro's attention.
Chlammy: I told you. In this chess game, the pieces have wills of their own.
Sora: I get it. The pieces reflect the player's charisma, leadership, and potential as king when they move.
Chlammy: That's right. Don't you think it's the perfect game to decide who will be king?
Shiro just made another order.
Shiro: Knight to C-3
The Knight piece moved at the place she ordered to.
Chlammy: F-7, forward.
Steph was surprised from the simple orders Chlammy was giving out.
Steph: "Forward"? What kind of order is that?
Sora just raised his hand and told her.
Sora: Calm down, everything is alright…
Shiro: E-2 to E-4
And the pawn moved forward, the Chlammy smiled and gave another order, the game continued like this, only movements, meanwhile Sora was in his own thoughts.
Sora: 'You mustn't forget: Once Shiro gets into a game, she had incredible concentration. I am the crafty one… Shiro is the smart one… And Qiangwei is the lucky one… This is 『 』, the ones to be able to defeat a god.'
But now something strange happened…
Shiro: F-2 to F-4…
The pawn should move and destroy the knight in front of it… But it doesn't move…
Steph: It's not moving.
Sora: Hmph… I knew it.
Steph: What do you mean?
Sora: The key to this chess game is that, sometimes, the pieces won't move. No soldier would gladly go to a place where he knows he'll be killed. Only a level of morale that borders on madness could make them do that…
This is the reason I thought about a plan before. If a normal game didn't worked, then we could use Qiangwei for something special...
Shiro was put in an hard position, and started to munch on her thumb's nail from stress.
Shiro: Knight… Take F-7
But the knight didn't moved either.
Shiro: A-2 to A-3
The pawn moved of a single tile.
Chlammy: Bishop, forward. Take the enemy knight.
Then the bishop moved forward and smashed to pieces the knight, making Shiro flinch.
Shiro: Knight, take H-5.
But the other knight didn't moved. Slowly, the light was getting dimmer since there was a cloud outside that was covering the sun.
Shiro: D-4 to D-5.
But the piece wasn't moving… She called for another one, but it didn't moved either…
Steph: Sh-Shiro…
Shiro: I'm sorry… I can't continue this alone…
Sora smiled and caressed Shiro's head, then he lifted her up and made her seat on the rails in front of them, then he took a deep breath and yelled.
Sora: Attention all forces! 'Time to start the plan… I'll try to see what the elf wants to try, then I will call Qiangwei to finish this…'
Then, every white piece except the King turned towards Sora.
Sora: By my authority as king, anyone who fights valiantly in this battle…
He took another deep breath and yelled.
Sora: ...Will earn the right to bang any woman they like!
Chlammy/Steph: TO DO WHAT?!
Sora: And all of you soldiers fighting on the front line: If we win, you will be excused from further military duties, and given an exemption from taxes for the rest of your life, as well as a monetary reward from your country! Therefore, virgins…
Xiao Qiangwei: 'Ouch… That was a low hit…'
Sora: ...Do not die!
Sora extended his arms at his sides while yelling that, then he continued to talk under the eyes of almost all of his army.
Sora: And all of you who have family or people you love, come back alive!
The torches started to get more bright, and almost every soldier roared in excitement before rushing to the enemy's army, while the King who stood at the edge of the board, slowly moving a bit forward.
Steph was surprised and said while looking at the field.
Steph: Th-That's irresponsible!
Sora: Well, it is not a simple chess game, and even if we are losing, we still have the Plan: Paragon, we are just holding back because we are curious about what will do the enemy. Pawn squad 6! The enemy is advancing from the front line! Intercept them and cut them off!
Then a pawn rushed towards a black bishop and jumped over it, landing behind him, then destroying the bishop. Chlammy panicked and yelled.
Chlammy: He can't do that!
Sora: Cavalry squad 2! Don't waste the opportunity the pawns gave you!
Chlammy: W-Wait! It's my turn!
Sora looked at Chlammy as if she is a retard and said.
Sora: Huh? In a real war, what fool waits for their enemy's "turn"?
Chlammy: Tsk… Pawns! Advance! For a defensive wall!
Then her pawns rushed forward too, and raised their shields. Then Sora pointed to them and said in a disgusted tone.
Sora: Look at them! Those cowards, hiding themselves behind their soldiers! What kind of king makes his men fight at the front line while he sits behind them relaxing?
Xiao Qiangwei: …'You shouldn't talk…'
Chlammy: What did you say?
Sora: Listen to me, soldiers! This battle will decide who controls this city, the final fortress of Elkia… Of humanity! This battle will determine the fate of our people! Open your eyes! Do you really want to give the nation's crown to a stupid girl like her?
Sora pointed at Chlammy, who was offended from that remark, then he hugged Shiro with his left arm.
Sora: 'It seems she didn't noticed anything strange…' But if we win… She will be your queen! This girl who, just a moment ago, closed off her heart for your sakes, to lead you to victory! This girl, who is crying inside because you refused her as merciless!
Then he used his hand to show his army Shiro's cute face.
Sora: And you call yourselves men?!
The army roared with more excitement, obviously Sora's bullshit raised their morale, shocking Chlammy, who was slowly backing away.
Chlammy: Wh-What is this overwhelming power?
Sora: Proud knights, bishops, rooks! Show me deeds befitting of your ranks! Back up the pawns so they may do their duty!
Now Sora's army was overpowering Chlammy's.
Chlammy: This is impossible!
Sora: That's right! You're using elf magic to force your own troops' morale higher. 'I just noticed that only thanks to Qiangwei… But he said something else is there…' You explain it all away by saying you have more charisma than we do. Of course, it's the best way to cheat.
But you made one big mistake.
Chlammy: What?
Sora: Throughout all of history, no wise king had ever forced his army to obey him through oppression. People will only truly fight for what is right. And there is only one thing that is truly right in this world!
Chlammy: One thing that's truly right?
Xiao Qiangwei: …'Money? Women? Fame?'
Sora: The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is… Cuteness!
Xiao Qiangwei almost choked in his own saliva and revealed his position, fortunately he held back.
Xiao Qiangwei. 'What the fuck?'
Chlammy looked down at her army, and noticed that her pieces are slowly falling down.
Chlammy: 'As long as I don't know what race is helping them, there's a chance they'll find me out. But…'
Sora: 'Finally she will unleash her trump card…'
Chlammy: King to E-6!
Her King's visor glowed purple, and made a step forward, the moment he touched ground, the chessboard was glowing purple, and all of her pieces' eyes turned purple.
At this moment, Sora's pawn attacked another pawn, but something astonishing happened, the pawn turned from white to black
Shiro: What?
Steph: What happened to that piece?
The same thing was happening with the other pawns.
Sora: 'So this is what he was talking about… Brainwashing magic… But the feeling it gives me is weaker than Qiangwei… It is alright' Retreat! All forces retreat! The enemy is using brainwashing magic!
Then all of his troops rushed back in defence.
Chlammy: 'He found out?! ...It's okay, they don't have proof. And if they can't prove I'm cheating, I win!' All forces, advance!
Then Chlammy's forces rushed towards Sora's army and turned them black, now, it remained only the white King at Sora's side, but he didn't panicked.
Chlammy: This is checkmate.
Sora: Hahahahaha!
Sora was laughing like a maniac, only Steph and Shiro knew what was happening, while Chlammy was surprised.
Chlammi: What? You have gone crazy?
Sora: Haha… No, it's not that… It's because you thought you won when you didn't even take out the real threat… Proceed with plan: Paragon!
Suddenly, the King moved forward, and unsheathed his sword while walking towards the queen.
Chlammy: You really sent the king alone against 2 armies? Are you an idiot?
Sora: No, I didn't sent the king… I sent an immortal.
*Slash*
Before anyone could even say something, the king slashed forward in a speed that no one could notice, and reduced the queen's chest to dust, letting fall in the ground her head, arms, shoulders and legs, shocking everyone.
Chlammy: Wha-?!
The king raised his hand to his helmet, and a voice boomed through the room.
?: You thought it was the King… But it's me...
Then the king's helm came off, revealing the third member of 『 』.
Xiao Qiangwei: Qiangwei! And the judgement day arrived!
Everyone looked at Xiao Qiangwei in shock, except for Steph, Sora and Shiro, even the chess pieces were looking at him with a strange face.
