Chapter 202
Arielle nodded politely at Everett. “Hello, I am Arielle and I’m looking forward to ying against you.
However, Arielle was surprised when Everett only responded with an arrogant nod. After that, he took
his leave from Vinson and headed toward his chess table.
Anelle had just been disrespected by her student’s student.
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This feels… weird.
“Don’t take it personally.” Worried that she was offended, Vinson exined, “Mr. Eakins is a chess
fanatic and only respects those who are good at it. If not for the fact that I’m a chess yer, he wouldn’t
be talking to me too, not to mention you.”
Arielle’s mind was put at ease having heard Vinson’s reassurances.
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Nodding, she replied with a smile, “I’m fine. It’s now rare to find someone who only admires ability and
doesn’t fear the powerful.”
“As long as you’re not upset by it. It was inappropriate of me to have introduced you to him.”
Arielle waved her hand casually to show that she was fine.
“By the way.” Vinson continued, “you will be facing Kelseater, Carter’s cousin. She is also one of Mr.
Jewell’s students who lost to Mr. Eakinsst year. If you find her to be a challenging opponent, there’s
no shame in losing to her.”
Looking displeased, Arielle asked, “Are you
expecting me to lose to her?”
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Usually, she didn’t care about what others thought. However, when Vinson made thatment, she
somehow felt unsettled by it.
Vinson shook his head in response. “I’m not saying that. I just want to tell you that it’s okay to lose. To
me, you are more amazing than anyone else. Whether you win orlose, it doesn’t change my opinion.”
Arielle’s heart warmed in response. Biting her lip, she replied, “Don’t worry, as your plus one, I won’t let
you down.”
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Vinson gazed deeply into her eyes and grünted in acknowledgment
Soon, the finals began.
Arielle and Kelsea were seated opposite each
other.
This time, she was ck while Kelsea was white. Based on the rules, Kelsea would make the first
move.
In chess, the one who made the first move had arger advantage. However, Arielle didn’t care.
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Fiddling with her queen, Kelsea sneered, “You Were just lucky before this. But, your luck ended when
you ran into me. If you admit defeat now, I will not require you to kneel for me.”
When she finished, Kelsea waited for Arielle’s response.
However, Arielle dug her ear and asked nkly. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention. What did you say
just now?”
Kelsea was filled with exasperation when her insult fell on deaf ears.
“Arielle!” Seething, she barked, “You had better not go back on your word. Whoever loses will have to
kneel!”
Shrugging her shoulders, Arielle tapped on the timer and casually replied, “Let’s start!”
Kelsea took a deep breath to calm herself.
When she was in the break room earlier, she had decided to use the Lightspring Maneuver against
Arielle.
It was taught to her by her mentor. ording to him, he had learned it from an international chess
grandmaster during his time in Lightspring. Therefore, he named it the Lightspring Maneuver.
Initially, she had decided to use it against Everett. However, to guarantee her victory against Arielle,
she decided to pull out all the stops, She didn’t want to leave anything to chance even if Arielle could
be easily squashed.
Letting out a grin, Kelsea made the first move.
Without a second’s dy, Arielle replied with her own.
When she used to y overseas, she would y lightning chess where the bet was a hundred for
every game just by doing that, she had won herself a small fortune.
That was how she trained to think rapidly on her feet.
When Kelsea saw how rapidly Arielle made her moves, she assumed Arielle hardly knew how to y
at all.
Proper chess yers like her would make every move after careful consideration. By moving very
quickly, Arielle seemed to be ying without thinking
With that thought in mind, Kelsea regretted using the Lightspring Maneuver on Arielle,
After all, it wasn’t worth the effort at all.