"Shh, no talking," the white-haired man chuckled and winked, "Let's play a game of chess!"
The young priest was stunned.
But after a moment,
They started playing chess.
At first, the young priest held back a bit.
The white-haired man's offense was slow and deliberate, unhurried, like boiling a frog in warm water.
But it was precisely this style of play that had the young priest gazing in shock at his own side's emptying formation, and the "Queen" trembling amidst a surround of pieces.
"One more time."
The white-haired man smiled slightly, clearly pleased, and started a new game.
The second game.
The young priest started to heat up, his moves becoming sharp and fierce with Killing Intent.
But the white-haired man continued to respond calmly, leaving pieces that could be taken and not going for the kill immediately, in a completely unhurried manner.
A few minutes later.
The young priest found his "Delicate Queen" surrounded once again.
Game over.
