29 – Chess Maker
In the original story, Bi Eun-hyeon did not take the Baekun entrance exam.
Baek Eun-sol scored exactly 200 points.
Cha Yeon-hwa, who was on the brink of elimination, rebounded to first place in the group by defeating her demon, but she was outside the top 10 in terms of overall ranking.
Then, who was the first in the 2nd stage test in Part 5?
“You’re late.”
Blonde that shines nobler than gold.
Red eyes that burn brighter than the sun.
Armand d’Alter. That was him.
“Keeping guests waiting, is this what is called ‘yes’ in the East?”
Dirakit’s mouth twitched at Armand’s sarcastic tone. If I left it like this, it was obvious that I would lose my temper.
In order to calm down, Bi Eun-hyeon gently grabbed Dirakit’s hand. As if she was satisfied with the warmth she felt, she returned to being a meek sheep.
“Excuse me. I think you liked the sample, so it was delayed because I prepared more.”
“Samples? Is she referring to the one she sent the other day?”
“Yes.”
‘What is it?’
Bee Eun-hyeon was puzzled while answering. Didn’t the elixir come to her because she liked it? Armand responded that he hadn’t even thought about it.
“I tried it,” She said. It was definitely a good thing.”
Armand took a glass bottle from her arms and placed it on the table.
She said, “It was well used to awaken the awareness of old people who boasted that they had mastered alchemy. Thank you for the gift.”
Armand was famous for being stingy with compliments. At the point where she expressed her gratitude for being a good item, the effectiveness of this elixir was proven.
“However, this is a good thing. I’m not very interested in elixirs. The reason I stepped forward was to meet you.”
“Me… You mean?”
“Yes.”
“Good. For what reason did you come?”
“I have a question for you.”
Dirakit, who heard Armand’s remarks, turned into a sh*t-chewed expression. “You came all the way here and only asked a question? Is that person playing a joke?” It was clear that she was saying this to herself. However, Bi Eun-hyeon was satisfied with that alone.
Thanks to reading her original work, I knew the character of Armand in advance.
He was a genius on par with Baek Eun-sol and Cha Yeon-hwa, but he was the kind of person who worked hard. His passion for learning was particularly outstanding, and he was a style that would be solved only by solving even the slightest curiosity. It wasn’t strange at all that he came to ask a question.
“If you answer me properly, I will repay you in the name of Dalter.”
The Dalter family is the family to which the protagonist of Part 6 belongs. He was also famous for his enormous wealth.
‘Because the motive is the Rothschild family.’
It is a world where strength is important, but the value of money is not diluted. It was always right, and it mattered.
It was clear that the project under research would be completed much faster if I could receive the wealth of the Dalter family in return.
“Tell me. I will answer everything possible.”
“It’s nice to be cool. Okay. How did you react to Baek Gwang’s protection?”
This was the question Bi Eun-hyeon expected. In the first place, the only point of contact between Armand and him is the entrance exam. I couldn’t ask anything else here.
“I saw it, I predicted it.”
It wasn’t something to hide. Bi Eun-hyeon coolly revealed the truth. But not believing it, Armand shook his head.
“You saw or predicted? It would have been nice to find a slightly more plausible answer to cover it up. The white light moves at a speed that even the caster cannot perceive. I wonder if I foresaw the future. Did you see or predict that?”
“I do not have the power to foresee the future. What you saw and predicted is correct.”
Bee Eun-hyeon remembered the day of the public exam.
I honestly knew the timing of when Baek Eun-sol was about to cast Divine Protection by watching the original work. But afterwards, Eunsol Baek was able to predict the direction of the light path she was trying to travel by seeing it with her own two eyes. So he threw his body ahead of time.
Armand kept an eye on Bieunhyeon. It was a look that blatantly doubted the authenticity. Bieunhyun didn’t look away at all. I was so proud of the fact that I spit it out.
“…… It’s not a lie. However, it is still hard to believe. Even though I got first place in both tests, there is definitely room for controversy.”
“I agree.”
“Can you prove your skills to me? If you do that, I won’t argue anymore, and I’ll definitely repay you.”
“Good. In what form can I prove it?”
“Spar with me.”
“That’s enough…… “
“No.”
Dirakit interrupted. He held out his arm in front of Bi Eun-hyeon and took a posture to protect him.
“Do you think this is a duel? Even in rudeness, you go too far. If you want to fight, I will deal with you.”
She is a woman with the body of a girl who is only 142 cm tall, and she sets out to protect a man with a strong physique of 187 cm.
At first glance, the scene seemed absurd, but in terms of skills, it made sense.
Dirakit kept quiet because he was reluctant to fight, but he possessed excellent motor skills and cool judgment.
It wasn’t until a few years ago, but at the age of 19, he was definitely stronger than Aram.
In particular, he awakened his talent in alchemy and his ability to handle spiritual energy reached an unrivaled level, and now he could kill people simply by increasing his spirit pressure.
“Kit, Dalter’s recompense is not trivial. You know that. You can get that just by sparring.”
“I hate it. I know what will happen in the sparring process. What if Eunhyun gets hurt?”
“Did you forget what my protection is?”
“No, I hate it more. There’s no way that such a powerful divine protection wasn’t restricted. You should not get hurt as much as possible…… “
Bi Eun-hyeon put her hands on both of Dirakit’s cheeks. She objected so hard that her face turned red, and she couldn’t speak.
She must have lost all her strength, and she sat down on the ground.
“Your training skills are amazing.”
It was something that others would think was sarcastic, but Bi Eun-hyeon knew that it was pure admiration in Armand’s own way.
The interrupter is gone.
“Let’s go sparring.”
***
The rule proposed by Armand was simple.
You don’t even have to hit or knock him down. It was just a victory if I touched Armand even a little bit. On the other hand, Armand had to defeat me unconditionally.
Absolutely favorable conditions for me. To put this another way, she was saying that there was a way Armand would never give him access.
“Let’s start.”
Right after Armand uttered her words, her divine protection was activated, and her aura interference was felt all over her body.
My senses have become dull. The steps are heavy.
‘Surely.’
I definitely felt that the debuff was applied.
Arman took out a knight piece from his bosom and threw it to the ground. A knight with the same appearance as the object appeared.
“The first is the knight.”
The knight pulled the reins of the white horse.
“Hee hee hee!”
Rank, rattle!
It charged from the front with its silver mounted spear erected vertically.
Armand’s divine protection is a chess maker.
It is a blessing that applies the chess rules we know to reality.
You can summon powerful summons by using objects like that, and you can impose the same restrictions on opponents as objects.
Here, the same constraints as objects. What does this mean?
“Ugh….”
The moment she tried to run beside her to escape the knight’s attack, her body stiffened.
“A pawn can only move once per turn. Remember the rules.”
That’s what it meant.
The rule applied to me right now is the pawn of chess pieces.
I can’t run in a space where Armand’s protection extends. I had to walk slowly, one step at a time.
If you don’t like that, you have to resist, but it’s not easy to resist the protection of the rules. It is because the caster himself is specialized in enforcing the law instead of having restrictions that must be followed unconditionally.
“Purrule.”
The nose of the white horse touched my skin. At close range, the knight lifted her spear and stuck it down.
Chang-!
It was not too late to parry the attack with a stiletto. The knight’s posture swayed greatly, and there was a gap in her chest to be stabbed. She stuck her sword through it.
Puff!
There was no time to enjoy the joy of defeating one.
The number of summoned knights has already exceeded 10.
Put restrictions on the opponent and send knights from behind to fight.
I didn’t think that fighting style was cowardly. Just like chess pieces, the summoned knights were individually controlled by Armand. So I thought it was rather sophisticated.
It was regrettable at the same time. Because a person with such great skills was not the main character of Part 5.
Armand, who was rumored to have placed first in the second stage test, was an extra.
This was inevitable. Because he fell into the villain’s trap and was killed before the entrance ceremony even took place in the original work. It was the same in Part 6.
I continued to parry the knight’s linked attacks. The number of pages over there is 10. If spears were fired from ten directions at the same time, there would be no way to defeat them.
But as if playing a rhythm game, they take turns stabbing the spear. Armand was openly watching.
Because it’s Dalian. It means you don’t intend to hurt me unnecessarily.
I honestly don’t need that kind of consideration.
To see the opponent’s strength, you need to create a sense of crisis.
What is the most dangerous piece in chess?
Sometimes there will be people who say “Knight”, But most people will think of the queen.
She has to be a queen.
The rules of ‘King’ pieces are being applied to Armand.
This is reality. It can’t be 100% identical to chess that you fight on the board. So, just by being placed on the same row as the opponent ‘King’, the ‘Pawn’ gets a chance to be promoted to ‘Queen’.
How can I, facing Armand, be placed in the same row?
The answer is simple. It’s okay if you turn the angle.
“Tommy.”
It’s been a while since I’ve had to do fireworks.