Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 104



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 104

Human Chess (3)

The third edition started after lunchtime.

This time was a little different.

Although it wasn’t dramatically different.

“… … at las.”

In the middle of chess, one person appeared right in front of my square. I was happy to see someone, so I ran to him.

“hey. What are you.”

There was a man beyond the translucent magical bulkhead. It was a phone like mine.

─Well. It’s a phone.

“Come. Come and see. Let’s float.”

I hit the magic bulkhead with my club. bang-! bang-!

The other person gave an expression of bewilderment.

─I can’t go. According to the rules, we cannot attack each other.

“… … “That’s right.”

The phone was originally like this. You can’t catch the one facing you, only the one diagonally across from you.

Are you saying that subordinates only carry out surprise raids?

“ah… … “It hurts. It hurts.”

If this was going to be the case, we should have just sparred yesterday.

Of course, even if you win like this, you still get basic points. Instead, you just don’t get battle points.

Even so, there are probably a lot of people who want my position right now, right? It will look like you just sit back and score points.

[Game ends. Endex Team 1 wins.]

Meanwhile, Team 1 Endex won again.

I didn’t do anything.

─Oh, I’m so fucking jealous.

“what.”

The other phone made a face and said.

─You get points for doing nothing. This is unfair.

From his point of view, he may think so, but my expected value and individual value are not pawns in the first place. It is said that it is capable of competing with most knights.

Since the grades are not disclosed, side effects like this also occur.

“Put yourself in my situation. “It’s not all that good.”

─I just said I want to try it. You idiot.

“What, what? “Asshole?”

─Yes, you idiot. Lucky chew.

“This crazy, crazy bastard, is this crazy? hey. “Suddenly you’re swearing, you idiot.”

─Fuck you, you idiot.

“Well, X, hey, this baby is crazy. “You looked after me when we met later.”

Anyway, the other person’s phone disappeared, and I came back to the waiting room.

“You’re not a bastard… … .”

I was momentarily speechless at the sight of the waiting room.

There were quite a few exhausted guys.

No, most of them were exhausted.

“… … ah. It’s hard to play three rounds. “I can’t move my arm.”

“me too. “I think I broke my shin a little.”

Actually, I do 4 rounds a day. It feels more like a test of physical strength and durability rather than combat ability.

“Break time is 20 minutes, right? “I’ll get some mana treatment quickly.”

“Come with me.”

Hearing the noise of injuries here and there, I feel like it’s a good thing that he’s staying quiet like me.

“Big hmm.”

I quietly sat on the sofa and waited for the last episode.

* * *

… … Elise understood the basics of human chess.

First of all, in most cases, a subordinate pawn dies without a chance to defend itself against a higher-ranking piece. In addition to the fundamental difference in skills, the types of weapons that can be used are also different.

Next, in battles between high-ranking pieces, attacking first is extremely advantageous.

Elise first transmits information about the opponent to the smart watch, familiarizes herself with it, and then goes into battle.

Therefore, the king must clearly know who the opponent’s piece is. The information about it is contained in a tablet PC called ‘Player-only Scouting Book’.

Elise, who was fully aware of the information, guided the battle to match the match as much as possible.

As a result, in 80-90% of battles between high-ranking pieces, the piece that attacked first won.

Lastly, there were no variables in the dog fight between phone and phone.

If skill is low, going first plays too big a role.

To put it simply, the more sloppy it is, the more likely it is to win first. All you have to do is prepare a lot of magic (alcohol) food right away and attack.

However, the thing to watch out for was the ‘Golem’.

The White Golem was sufficient at pawn level, but as Kane said, the Black Golem was the problem.

Black Golem was by far the number one phone. Power that can defeat higher-ranking pieces depending on the terrain of the chess square.

Furthermore, due to the self-healing nature of the golem, it has no ‘stamina’ or ‘durability’, making it even more tiring in the latter half of the game.

Therefore, it was important to determine the location of the black golem as quickly as possible and then dispatch a knight optimized for hunting phantom beasts to hunt it first.

Thanks to that understanding, Elise was able to win three games.

However, the more you won, the higher the level of your opponent was, so it was reasonably predictable who would be the last.

Tick-tick-

Elise waited while looking at the clock in the waiting room.

Soon, break time will end.

[Break time ends.]

[Endex Team 1’s opponent is Endex Team 2.]

“ah. “It’s coming.”

When he heard that sound, Kane, who was taking an ice bath, took a deep breath.

Endex Team 2.

This is Gerken’s team.

Of course, Elise had calculated it in advance.

Unlike before, we cannot be sure that we will win from the queen-to-queen match. Kane is evaluated as having a 6-star fighting power, but the star’s daily fight consumes a lot of stamina at a time. He even had over 10 fights in 3 games.

On the other hand, James was a fencer-style swordsman, and from what I heard, not only did he end most fights in 3-4 rounds, but the number of battles was also small. Gerken did not force him.

Even the opponent has a solid line of top pieces such as Chiely and Getel.

I don’t know who will win.

“Just like I said.”

“okay. hey! Everyone get ready!”

At Kane’s shout, all 14 people stood in front of the door.

[Game starts]

Immediately, Elise entered the chessboard.

King’s compartment is his office. You can view the entire situation through the large desk with a chessboard and the floor-to-ceiling glass on the other side. When the king moves to another space, that space also turns into this office.

The go-ahead is the white Gerken.

[Gerken team: White pawn advances two spaces.]

It’s a familiar opening. Elise moved the knight first.

[Elise Team: Black Knight F6 advances.]

… … .

In the middle of chess, both White and Black have completed their development and a battle occurs.

The battlefield is in the center. White and Black’s high-ranking pieces all settle into their positions to strengthen the center and then frantically consume each other’s pawns.

“D5 phone. Attack C4’s pawn. The terrain is a swampy area. “Be careful not to fall into the swamp, and since the opponent is a prosecutor, you will have an advantage.”

3 minutes after giving the command.

[Elise Team: Black pawn’s attack succeeds]

[Gerken Team: Destroy White Pawn]

Captured the enemy’s phone. However, the pawn that advanced one space was immediately eaten by the white bishop that flew in, and at that moment, Elise’s brow twitched.

“… … “The way has been opened.”

By advancing the bishop, Gerken cleared the way.

There are no pieces between the queen and the queen.

In other words, the queen and queen faced each other.

Is it a trap?

Or is it calculation?

There is no time to think long. Players are only given 2 minutes.

“Kane. Advance from D8 to D1. The opponent is the White Queen. “It’s James.”

Elise ordered to advance. There was a reasonable basis.

Kane has a lot of battle accumulation, and James has high stamina. He can’t do many battles with his own queen, so as long as he beats Gerken’s queen, which looks like it’s brand new, it’s okay even if it gets destroyed after winning.

“… … .”

The moment Elise was waiting, wriggling her hands.

[Elise Team: Black Queen’s attack succeeds]

[Gerken Team: Destroy the White Queen]

I clenched my fists. Kane was defeated by the next joint attack between Bishop and Knight, but it was already an advantage.

“next. Advance to C6 Knight… … .”

… … .

After Kane and James joined forces, the battle continued fiercely on a chessboard without a queen.

The pieces fell one by one, and the king, Elise, had already moved four times.

“As expected, it’s tricky.”

It is already nearing the end game.

Elise gritted her teeth.

The pressure when dealing with Gerken is because the piece called ‘King’ is also present. The king has no chance to defend, but if Gerken is the king, the king itself will have overwhelming force.

Actually──

“… … ah.”

[Gerken Team: White King’s attack attempt]

[Elise Team: Battle against Black Bishop and White King]

Gerken directly challenged Bishop to a fight.

If you lose this battle, the king will be destroyed, but that is not possible.

[Gerken Team: White King’s attack succeeds]

[Elise Team: Destroy the Black Bishop]

There are now a total of six pieces left for Elise’s team.

There are five Gerken teams in total.

Although she has the advantage in numbers, Elise’s only pieces are pawns.

On the other hand, not only the ‘Black Golem’ but also ‘Rook’ Kiely is alive.

Beyond being disadvantageous, defeat is virtually guaranteed.

“… … Tsk.”

Elise frowned. Many thoughts came to mind.

Queen—Shouldn’t Kane have been consumed?

Or should I blame the stupid knight who lost to the pawn? How on earth do you get a draw against a phone? His name was Getel, I guess.

“… … .”

Although she was clearly annoyed, Elise looked at the chessboard again.

There was only one phone that could be moved.

“I didn’t want to move.”

This guy didn’t move once during the entire game.

In the left corner, the A7 phone has been left there since the start of the game.

Zion Askal.

“… … A7. Move forward two spaces.”

First of all, it moved.

If you throw a pawn like this, the enemy pawn will attack. In the end game stage, you can’t just let the pawn advance.

[Gerken Team: Attempt to attack with white pawn]

[Elise Team: Battle against black pawns and white pawns]

However, the enemy’s pawn is ‘Black Golem’.

If the black golem succeeds in its attack and is eaten, it is forfeited.

If the attack fails, just buy time.

“ha… … .”

Elise rested her chin on her hand and sighed.

* * *

“The sun is bright… … ”

I am sitting blankly and enjoying the sauna. I don’t even look at things with the SZX-9500 because it hurts my eyes.

It’s good without sweating.

“… … “It’s stretching and stretching.”

If you think about it, you do need some time off like this. Because I’ve been running hard all this time. Because my score was higher than Elise by 0.3 points.

Just rest today, starting tomorrow-

──Weeeeing.

As I was about to fall into a deep sleep, my smart watch suddenly vibrated.

I lifted my wrist and was startled.

“!”

It was an order.

“and. “Go forward two spaces?”

This is the world’s first two-step advance. Sometimes people think that a pawn can only move one space at a time, but this is not true.

When making your first move, you can only move forward two spaces.

The front magical bulkhead opened.

“I see this is opening up.”

I went beyond that.

From the hot, lush jungle to the empty plains.

Again, from the empty plains to the quite chilly highlands this time.

The weapons are a club and a slingshot.

“… … come.”

I stood still.

Are we waiting here again?

The moment I was about to sit down on the ground again.

What??!

With a scorching cry, black golems invaded from diagonal directions.

At the same time, several notification windows appeared above the magic bulkhead.

[03:00]

[Gerken Team: White Pawn Attack Attempt]

[Elise Team: Battle against black pawns and white pawns]

The battle has begun.