It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

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No, or that's how it should be.

"..."

Yekarina was very confused. Her advantage was overwhelming. This game that was supposed to end soon lasted much longer than she expected.

Having lost his main force, Vickrey's offensive continued unabated without any hesitation.

Ekarina naturally took the initiative and tried to give some color.

But he was extremely successful in resisting the offensive, and slowly switched from offense to defense and encroached on the battlefield, and he became the one who fell into the swamp.

Although things are still working in her favour...

But, what's going on with this weird atmosphere?

Victory is obviously close at hand, but this feeling of being led by his nose everywhere...

Sudden.

Vickery paused, the chess game coming to an end.

Yekarina looked at the empty chessboard, with few chess pieces left on it.

How did he stop?

Ekarina watched the battlefield with suspicion.

But soon, she knew the dilemma on the court.

Dead chess.

As long as she takes seven more steps, she will definitely lose.

"..."

Yekarina foresaw her own failure, no matter how she went...

This will be a situation that cannot be reversed by any tactics.

It's this feeling again. Yekarina suddenly noticed it before. Whether it was an advantage or a disadvantage, it was all caused by the other party's step-by-step guidance.

This was also the reason why she felt weird before.

Every step Vickrey takes has its own unique meaning, and Ekarina has never been able to understand this exquisite arrangement.

When did he start planning?

But what does this mean? Could it be that everything just happened was him playing with me?

In silence, Yekarina raised her head and looked at him.

"..."

Vickery was also looking at her, and his gaze that had been staring at the chessboard shifted to her unconsciously.

In a sure-win situation, he only needs to move the pieces in sequence.

However, the other party's next move once again exceeded Yekarina's expectations.

Snapped--

Vickery pushed to his own white king.

Yekarina looked at him in surprise.

"what are you doing?"

With an expressionless face, Vickery answered this question numbly.

"I lost."

The quick answer seemed to be a matter of course.

Yekarina asked rhetorically.

"Why surrender? It's obvious that we haven't reached that point yet."

Rather than asking Vickrey, it was more like asking herself.

"Because I don't see any hope."

hopeless...

Yekarina knew clearly that he was talking about herself, but before she could say anything about another round, Vickery stood up.

"Unfortunately."

"Since both of us have been defeated by His Majesty, according to the bet, we will leave for now."

After speaking, he left without looking back.

Evelin, who was confused about the situation, hesitated for a while and then retreated.

"Your Majesty, see you next week."

In the huge study room, only Yekarina was left looking at his back angrily.

Chapter 122 Conspiracy

Vickery left.

Just when Evelin was about to leave, Yekarina stopped her.

“Wait a minute Evelin, I have something to tell you.”

"……Yes."

Evelin retreated in fear, wondering what happened to His Majesty.

"I heard that the Pod family and the Josephine family have a feud?"

"……Um."

Hearing this question, Evelin lowered her head silently. She didn't want His Majesty to see her current expression.

The Wizards Council 15 years ago.

It was Pod's former head who attacked and eliminated the Josephine family at that time.

He destroyed the source of his father's magic and turned him into a useless person.

And when the Josephine family was in decline in recent years, the new head of the family, Vickrey, gave them a 'helping hand' and provided a certain degree of financial support.

But it wasn't free, and Weekly took advantage of this and robbed the Josephine family's magic books in batches.

Although he had verbally promised to return it after reading it, he never fulfilled it once.

Thanks to his gift, even Josephine's family secrets are now sleeping in the underground library of the Pod family.

Therefore, Evelin's current primary goal is to regain Josephine's family secrets.

"..."

Seeing that Evelin didn't speak for a long time, Yekarina lowered her head and looked into her eyes.

"Are you crying?"

"...!"

Evelin shook her head in fear and immediately restrained her emotions.

Compared to the expressionless Vickrey, Yekarina could easily read the remaining anger and hatred from Evelin's face.

"Evelyn."

"Yes."

"Is this your gift?"

Yekarina picked up the magic note sent by Evelin and wrote,

"Yes, this is the magical insight of Zelidan, the chief decision-maker of the Wizards Council..."

Evelin proudly replied that this is something that cannot be bought with money.

"If you are interested, I will read it. Now you can go out too."

"……Yes."

Evelin stood up and quietly retreated.

Yekarina held her chin and looked at the chessboard. The study was very quiet after the two left.

"Kevin, what do you think of the game just now?"

She was at the end of her rope, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of a way to break the situation.

"...Your Majesty, wouldn't it be nice to win?"

The knight Kevin who had been standing by her side looked at her slightly dull face and whispered.

Yekarina glanced at him and gently picked up the black king.

"Win? If you lose, you lose. I'm not stupid enough to deceive myself and others."

With a slight exertion, the king turned into powder and flowed down from her palm.

"I don't need this victory at the hands of others."

"Next time, I will win it back with dignity."

Yekarina is fully confident in this. This failure was entirely due to her carelessness and getting involved in the opponent's rhythm, thus disrupting her position.

"When will those knights come?"

"Three days later."

Yekarina closed her eyes and did not reply.

In this way, she was immersed in her own thoughts, while the knight Kevin stood by her side silently.

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On the other side, Vickrey, who had taken the first step, felt a little lucky.

The Heart of the Master was successfully activated in the game. It was only because of this that he was able to discern Yekarina's intentions time and time again and make plans.

But the consumption of magic power was extremely terrifying. In just 20 minutes, his magic power was squandered.

In the end, he had no choice but to admit defeat, because Weekly couldn't squeeze out any more magic power.

With his magic power gone, he really wasn't sure he could defeat the opponent in the next few steps.

I hope his actions today can successfully arouse Yekarina's competitive spirit...

Braving the aftermath of the intense consumption of magic power, Vickery walked out of the palace and got into his carriage.

Not long after setting off, Evelin’s carriage followed.

Vickery glanced at it and didn't think much about it.

"...?"

But suddenly, the magic words appearing on the car window caught his attention.

【Do we need to take action?

? 】

Vickery narrowed his eyes and looked around the interior of the car calmly.