Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 379 The Real Chess Game
Silent all night.

Residents of Magnolia who had been evacuated in an emergency returned home one after another. For these ordinary people, the war was over.Although there was a lot of trouble this time and they suffered some losses, the two layers of shadows that had shrouded their heads for a long time suddenly disappeared, and the future was bright.

What's more, the residents of Magnolia City didn't actually suffer any harm, even their houses weren't broken, at most they were quite frightened.But for the Magnolians, the mere scares are not worth mentioning-the daily life of being a neighbor to Fairy Tail is much more exciting than this!

Optimism, open-mindedness and thick nerves are the collective character of this city.Without someone deliberately guiding them, the whole city spontaneously held a carnival to celebrate their safe and sound return home.

The only thing that is different from the past is that there is no Fairy Tail in this city-wide gala.Although the guild building in the city was brightly lit, it was quiet.In order to prevent people from disturbing their rest, Felid specially set up a spell to make ordinary people ignore this guild.

For the goblins, the battle is not over yet, and perhaps the truly brutal war has just begun.

Although the people in the carnival unconsciously ignored Fairy Tail, they also vaguely felt that something was missing this time, and they always felt that the atmosphere at the scene was still not as high as they remembered.

Sure enough, without Fairy Tail, without those energetic guys like Natsu, the enthusiasm of the carnival would be reduced.

The noise continued until the early morning of the next day, when the city gradually returned to calm, and people fell asleep tiredly.

At the darkest hour before dawn, the gate of Fairy Tail was pushed open, and the goblins surrounded Woz and walked out of the city.

On the outskirts of the city, due to the previous ravages of the desert king Agil, there are still large stretches of sandy beaches, and the terrain is much flatter than before, which seems to be endless.

Therefore, when the first ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon, everyone felt their eyes brighten, and the surrounding scenery suddenly became clear.

Chess players are already here waiting for them.Unlike Woz's large group of Fairy Tails, he only has Nuonuo, Qingshan, Val and Zhang Xuqian around him, and he seems a bit alone - if the two sides tear their faces and fight in groups, the chess players will definitely suffer a lot deficit.

But it seems that he has no intention of continuing to fight Woz.In the area between the two sides, there is a pair of exquisite and gorgeous tables and chairs, which seem out of place with the surrounding desolate landscape.

I saw the chess player said something to Nuonuo beside him, and then walked forward alone.Woz also understood what he meant, stretched out his hand to stop his companions, and walked up alone.

"Woz!" Mirajane suddenly reached out and grabbed him.

Woz turned back and nodded: "Don't worry, we don't seem to be able to fight. Also, I will come back with victory."

Woz and the chess player walked to the table and chairs and sat down.There is no "decisive battle" as imagined, but it seems to be peace talks.

But everyone in Fairy Tail knew that the real chess game had already begun—from this moment on, there was an invisible force or "will" preventing outsiders from intervening.

Only the chess pieces and Mirajane could not be affected by the repulsion, but they didn't rush forward either.Because the two players decided to fight one-on-one.

Looking at the objects already placed on the table, Woz looked at the other party unexpectedly: "This is the way you chose for the decisive battle? It really... fits your style!"

"You can laugh at me as you like, but I have decided that this method must be used to determine the outcome." The chess player said calmly, "I am tired of fighting and killing. It is better to keep the so-called chess game pure."

On the table in front of the two of them was a chess set that had already been set up—the so-called decisive battle of the chess players was just to play a game of chess with Woz.

Woz smiled freely: "It seems that you have been hit really hard this time... However, I don't object to this way that no one will be hurt."

"You agree, that's good." The chess player calmed down and sat upright. "Then, the chess game begins now. You hold white pieces, please move first."

This is the final game between the two, the final chapter of the third generation chess game.The seemingly disheartened and dispirited chess player, and the scarred and exhausted Woz chose to make an end in the most common way.

"Speaking of it, this seems to be the first time we've sat together so calmly, right?" Woz took the lead, "A few times before, even if it was an alliance, we couldn't help but plot against each other."

"It seems that you have really studied hard. This chess move is quite good." The chess player made a move without hesitation, choosing a tit-for-tat attack.

"The chessboard, chess pieces and rules, the so-called chess game is nothing more than these three elements. As long as you master these, it is not difficult to learn." Woz shrugged and pointed to his eyes, "Although you are a chess player, this I can't take advantage of this kind of chess game. I can easily see through this simple chess game, and even use the exhaustive method to deduce the best chess move."

The chess player raised his eyelids to take a look, then calmly lowered his head and focused on the game.

"So, how much do you see through the big chess game we are in?"

Woz paused for a moment, then quickly recovered, and continued to move.

It was just ordinary chess used for the duel, and there was no difficulty for the two of them.As Woz said, even the exhaustive method can be used to deduce the final outcome, so they all played fast chess, with little time for thinking, one move at a time, and move fast.

"Are they...are they playing chess?" The goblins watching from a distance looked at him in amazement. Isn't this far from the "decisive battle" they imagined?

But at the same time, they also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts - after all, in this way, there will be no tragedy in any case, and that's good.

Nuo Nuo and the others at the other end obviously knew the project of the decisive battle long ago, so they have always been calm.

The chess game continued, Fairy Tail and Tian Ping watched the battle quietly, waiting for the last moment.

Soon, the end game was reached on the chessboard, the chess player suddenly slowed down, played with the pieces in his hands, and sighed leisurely: "The world is cruel, and the gods are ruthless. I thought this would be a wonderful game, but in the end, But it's just an endless, meaningless fight."

Woz responded: "War is a zero-sum game, but chess is not. In most board games, there is often a draw."

"Oh? Could it be that what you are after is a draw that is neither a win nor a loss?"

Woz pointed to the chessboard: "I mean, if this continues, our game will be a draw."

Indeed, neither side made a mistake, and both adopted the optimal solution, so in the end it could only be a close draw.But obviously, this result is not what they want.

In order to fight against the gods next, Woz and the chess players must decide the outcome.

"Speaking of which, our sister Shenming seems to have a unique concept of winning and losing." The chess player said suddenly, "For her, there should be only two outcomes of the chess game—'won' or 'not winning'. So When we face her, even if it is a draw, it should be considered as our victory, right?"

The moment the chess player made the move, he deviated slightly and took a step that was not perfect.

"Because of the strength of my mother civilization, no matter what the outcome of this chess game is, even if the world collapses in the end, I will not be harmed; and they..." Qi pointed to the four chess pieces behind him, "as my followers , safety can be guaranteed after the chess game. But you, Woz, seem to have a lot of people who need to be cared about."

The chess player pointed at Fairy Tail again: "Because of this, our strategic goals have been different from the beginning. I have no burden, so all I have to think about is how to beat the gods. But what you think about is how to 'no' Defeat'! So it seems that you, Woz, are more suitable for fighting the gods, and you have a higher winning rate."

While speaking, the movements of the two people's hands did not slow down, but instead accelerated all the way to the finish line.Due to a "wrong" step before, Woz finally checkmates his opponent with a slight advantage and wins the game.

It was the first time he was defeated on the chessboard, but the chess player did not feel too regretful. Instead, he let out a long sigh of relief as if he had let go of a heavy burden, pushed the chessboard away, stood up, stretched his body and stretched vigorously.

"Then, the next thing will be left to you." Throwing such a sentence, the chess player turned around and left freely, and led the chess pieces in his hands to open the space door and went back to the headquarters directly.

"Only winning or losing, not life or death, this... is the real chess game." Chess player sighed.

(End of this chapter)