"I will go first senior" Hutton eventually said as he moved one of his pawn on the chess board. Although he was immersely curious as to how Boma made all the chess pieces rearranged themselves, he couldn’t force out the way Boma did it from his mouth.
All the more knowing that this old man right in front of him could erase his existence in a flash if he wished to.
When Boma saw that Hutton has made his first move, his contenance suddenly changed with a solemn look on his face. When Hutton saw and felt this, he couldn’t help but tense up but as for Vivian and Lambert, they didn’t seem bothered by the sudden change which shows that they were used to it.
’Seems like mentor is still obsessed with chess’ Vivian thought with a helpless smile on her face as she saw Boma made his move on the chessboard.
And so, Hutton and Vivian began to move their chess pieces on the chess board in a quick pace. But this pace began to slow down until they began to take a very considerable amount of time before they made their moves.
"Well I must say, you are quite talented in playing chess" Boma suddenly said with an impressed look on his face.
"You flatter me senior. I just got lucky and you are being benevolent towards me that’s why I can play so well senior" Hutton replied in a neither humble and arrogant tone but what he knew what he said can be described as a half lie.
During his past life, one of his favourite games while he was growing up was chess. He has been so immerse in chess to the extent he was using the strategies used in it to apply on the battlefield.
This is one of the main reasons why he got promoted into being a commander to a full regiment while being highly favored by the top brass military generals.
So right now for him to currently be on a stalemate with an old man who is obsessed with chess seems totally normal to him. But that couldn’t be said to Lambert who is now looking at the chessboard in disbelief as he thought.
’How those he know the art of the hidden dragon?’
On the chess board, Boma’s chess pieces are all being formed into a defensive pose which seems to be ready to counter attack at full force at any moment while Hutton’s chess pieces are all grouped into a specific direction while having the options to spread out like a fishing net.
This move of Hutton is named in the chess world as the ’The Art of the Hidden Dragon’. It is an extremely rare yet popular chess move that was created by a legendary Japanese chess player who used this move this as a last resort to win the chess world championship.
What made Lambert have a look of disbelief regarding the chess art Hutton used is because this chess art has gone extinct through the passage of time since the legendary Japanese chess player used this chess art at the late 1800’s.
Not only that, but even if someone coincidentally stumbled on this chess art, it will still be exceedingly hard to master this art since it has a combination of five minor chess art in a stage manner.
So for Lambert to discover with his own eyes that a young man who seems like he hasn’t even reached 30 has already mastered such a move, he was really struck with disbelief.
As for Vivian, she just stared at Hutton in a daze as she thought.
’How can he be this good in chess?’
Boma has been immensed in chess as long as even before Hutton was born. But surprisenly and shockingly, Hutton could come out as a stalemate with such a chess maniac.
"If you don’t mind, I would like us to make a bet" Boma suddenly said with a calm smile still on his face.
"What do you want to bet on senior?" Hutton asked with a curious look on his face.
"Well it’s on who wins this chess match. If I win, you will have to be my disciple but if I lose, you will owe me a favor" Boma replied with a calm smile still on his face. When Hutton heard him, he was immediately stunned as he thought.
’Be his disciple?’
But when Lambert heard Boma, he was immediately dumbfounded as he hurriedly asked.
"Are you sure about this?"
"You don’t have to worry Lambert, I know what am doing" Boma answered in a calm and serene tone. As for Hutton, after being silent for some moments, he immediately answered in a respectful tone.
"I agree on the bet senior"
Although he wasn’t sure on how strong Boma is but he felt he might get stronger if he became his disciple and he was pretty confident on his chess strategies so why wouldn’t he agree on the bet?
"Great, then let’s continue on the match then" Boma said with a resplendent smile on his face as he suddenly made a move on the chess board.
As soon as Hutton saw this chess move, his expression quickly changed as he thought in panic.
’F*ck me!!’
The move Boma just made on the chess board immediately made on his chess pieces switched from the defensive pose just like a tortoise shell into an all out offensive pose just like a tiger pouncing onto his prey.
After remaining silent for a whole minute, Hutton finally made a move on the chess board which seems to have created a way out of the predicament he is now in. But that wasn’t a solid solution for him since Boma made another move in the chess board that immediately cut out any way of escape for Hutton.
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’Well if I can’t run away from this situation, then I will have to face it head on’ Thought Hutton as his expression became determined as he made another move which took out one of Boma’s pawn.
But when Boma saw that one of his pawn has been removed, he immediately brought out a wide grin as he quickly returned the favor back to Hutton. But this time Hutton was in a way worse predicament than before he removed one of Boma’s pawn.
But surprisenly, Hutton wasn’t flinched by it as he continued in the path he has just formed for himself. And so, chess pieces began to disappear on the chess board until only a white colored chess piece could be seen on the chess board.
"I win" Boma said with a victorious smile on his face while his eyes glittered in a strange light. As for Lambert and Vivian, they immediately relaxed while looking at Hutton like he was a monster.
Although he losed, Hutton was still able to make Boma who has been obsessed with chess since when Hutton was born to have only a chess piece remain on the board which is an inconceivable feat.
"Thank you for the lesson senior" Hutton said in an honest tone as he immediately stood up from his chair before he gave a slight bow.
Although he has lost to Boma, he was still enlightened on many mysterious about the art of chess which has been plaguing him since his past life in which he is greatly grateful for.
"You don’t have to thank me. What happened to you can only happen through fate" Boma said in a calm tone before he continued.
"Now for the favor you owe me"
"I promise to complete my favor to you to the best of my abilities" Hutton said in a deep and solemn tone.
"Oh you don’t have to make it sound like am about to give you a hellish task. I just want you to fulfill a simple wish of mine" Boma said with a friendly smile on his face.
"Please tell me senior" Hutton said with a curious look on his face. When Boma heard him, he suddenly brought a mysterious smile on his face as he looked at Hutton right in the eyes before he said.
"I want you to come play chess with me once a week"
"Eh??" Both Hutton, Lambert and Vivian exclaimed with a dumbfounded looks on their faces. But Hutton quickly came back to normal as he responded.
"It will be my honor senior"
When Boma heard him, he immediately did a slight nod of satisfaction as he said.
"Good, then I will be expecting you next week. Lambert, please excort them out. I have urgent matters I suddenly need to do"
"O-Ok" Lambert replied while he regained back his senses before he directed both Hutton and Vivian out of the courtyard. As soon as they left the courtyard, Boma suddenly got up and began to walk around the courtyard with his hands held together from his back.
But not too long after, his movements suddenly paused while he closed his eyes as a gentle breeze blew pass his clothes which fluttered.
"Why are you here?" Suddenly, Boma spoke indifferently after staying silent for five minutes.
"Hehe, I never knew you will sense my presence" Not too long after Boma asked that question, a crackling voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard as a silhouette appeared not too far from Boma’s front side.
"You haven’t answered my question" But Boma wasn’t flinched by this silhouette as he said while a mysterious yet formless aura began to come out of his body.
"Why being so strict Daoist Boma? I just came to tell you that it is almost time" The silhouette said in a mysterious voice. When Boma heard him, his expression quickly became grave as he thought.
’So soon?’