In a cubicle in the college cafeteria.

On a small round table is a black and white sixty-four-panel chessboard. The game has been played to the end. White's pieces have already been eaten by Black, leaving only the "king" with a few remnants of the defeated army struggling to hold on, and it is only a matter of time before he is checkmated.

The girl's face was expressionless. Goth watched her every move carefully.

"Even if she asks you not to show mercy to your subordinates, isn't it a bit too much to 'slaughter' her five times in a row?" Dimi, who was watching the chess from the sidelines, whispered.

“……”

The girl's heart is broken.

Damn it. It's just to pass the time, and I have a bad idea for myself, but I want to play chess with this guy!

A few hours ago, Solidar College blasted out most of the unrelated lives on campus. Goth, who had business dealings with the school, was opened to the net, but the other businessmen who were going to borrow the school conference room to discuss business with him were politely "invited" out, and even blocked directly outside the gate.

They borrowed the school's meeting room without the school's approval, but only with the personal acquiescence of President Wendy.

By the time Goth was informed of this, his entire afternoon had been completely disrupted. Several of the people he had scheduled to meet had been forced back to their homes or hotels. With the idea of "what if there is a turnaround", Gort chose to stay in the cafeteria on campus for the time being, but it only added to the boredom.

When the girl proposed to play chess, Goth and Dimi agreed without hesitation.

The girl also understood that there was little hope of returning to the empire on time tomorrow morning. In that case, it is better to relax a little.

The rules of chess that are popular in this world are similar to those of chess on Earth. The girl first played a game with Dimi and ended in her own victory. And according to Dimi, he did not release the water. So, the girl chose to continue to challenge Goth.

In the original work, there was a plot of Goethe and Fran playing chess, and Goeth was tragically beaten by the opponent. Based on this, the girl believes that Goth's chess skills should not be regarded as the peak.

There should be a good victory between the two sides - but the reality has dealt a heavy blow to the girl.

Whether it is black or white, the girl has no power to fight back on the chessboard. Sometimes she thinks she has the upper hand, but she falls into a trap that Goth has carefully prepared.

I can't imagine the strength of Miss Fran, who killed such a gotht, what kind of strength it is...... The girl thought depressedly. Are the Black Apostles all such monsters?

And Goth hesitated to apologize. He decided not to. Why stimulate the self-esteem of young girls?

"Shall we continue?" The young businessman said cautiously. The girl's chess skills were already much stronger than he expected...... He is considered a good hand among mages. Of course, it's still a lot worse than myself.

"Ah," the girl simply gave up her attempt at a fair confrontation with Goth, "please give way." ”

"Of course." Goth shrugged. See? Unlike President Wendy, a fake lady (Wendy is actually Stewart's adopted child), the girl is a sensible guy despite being reckless.

Suddenly......

"Dimi," a shrill voice sounded, "Victoria." ”

Goth, who was setting up the chess pieces, was taken aback and almost knocked the chessboard over. Dimi showed a surprised expression and took out an octagonal amethyst from the dimensional bag and placed it on the ground.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, accompanied by a puff of dark gray smoke, the amethyst vanished, and a gnome in a purple robe appeared in the small cubicle. He had bushy, unkempt black hair, a long beard, and a wooden staff.

Goth looked at him suspiciously. At Solidar Academy, it's not unusual to meet a mage who can use projections. The young businessman watched the prime minister, and at the same time had the leisure to straighten the chess pieces that had just been touched by himself.

"Prime Minister?" The girl said incredulously.

"Chancellor Friedrich." Dimi had a solemn face.

Goth couldn't be more calm ("What? Prime Minister? The Prime Minister of the Empire, the Great Lord of the Bound Demons, Friedrich?? Ngore? ”）。 The young merchant hurriedly bowed and saluted, and the chess pieces fell to the ground with a crackle.

"You guys are really good," the prime minister said angrily, subconsciously ignoring the unattractive guy next to the two, "It seems that you are still in Elrios." ”

[He can see our situation,] Xiao Wei said in a low voice, "Even if there is that token as a relay point, this is also a high-level spell of the Blue Ocean. 】

[What do you mean?] 】

[Old man Fred has always been a door-picker...... Well, frugal people," said Linna, [...... He will use the advanced spells of the blue ocean to contact us urgently, something big must have happened. 】

The girl's expression became serious.

"Is it related to the ...... 'martial law' of Solidar Academy?" The girl asked.

"You're at Solidar Academy?" The prime minister showed a slight smile, "That's convenient." Listen, Dimi, Victoria, I have a task for you. ”

"But we'll ...... tomorrow Well, I'm going to go back to ...... day after tomorrow."

"Whatever you're supposed to do, you're going to have to stay in Erios for a while."

"What the hell is going on?" A sense of foreboding welled up in Dimi's heart.

"This matter also has a lot to do with Victoria," said the Chancellor, glaring over Goth, "is that guy trustworthy?" How did he end up here? Send him away. Do you have a potion to clear short-term memories? ”

Goth felt a chill down his spine. Are all legendary mages like that?

"No problem. His credibility, I vouch for my life. The girl's words reassured Goth a little.

"Well," the Prime Minister sighed, "I think you understand the severity. My next words may affect the fate of the world, at least the Empire, the French State, and the Commonwealth. So, listen up. ”

The three of them listened silently.

"Speaker Nicholas of the Okad Federation revealed his identity as a descendant of Okad, and unleashed a legendary necromancy to conquer the dwarven city of Omas with an army of undead. His next target is likely to be the French state. ”

"W-" Dimi's face was shocked.

"Now, do as I say." The prime minister said solemnly.

……

Ten minutes later.

The Prime Minister's phantom vanished like a bubble bursting, leaving only the amethyst alone in place.

"We're ...... now," Goth asked cautiously. The Prime Minister's words gave him a huge shock, but he could only obey the girl's arrangement for now.

"Of course, it's what the Prime Minister tells us to do." The girl said.

This day has finally come...... I didn't expect it to come so soon, the girl thought to herself.

"This war...... It's finally about to begin. ”

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