Chapter 19: Chapter 19 Chess craze

The hours passed and the maids finally returned from their relaxation at the hot springs. But as soon as they walked out, they were welcomed with the sight of all the butlers huddled over a single table. Not only that, they were quite noisy too. "No, the best move would be to move the horse there." "Ah, but he'll be captured by the bishop at that point." "You're all missing the point. The young master is just one move away from cornering the King!" Michael picked up the crude version of the queen piece to capture his opponent's pawn, cornering the king and giving it no options left other than to surrender. "Check mate," Michael said, with a proud smile on his face. Sebastian didn't have the cool and dignified aura he always had. The man's white hair was in disarray as he kept on rubbing his head every time Michael attacked him with his versatile Queen piece. Even his signature mustache looked like it had lost all its wax and ended up sagging to his neck. "I…I surrender, young master." The rest of the butlers applauded at the young master's convincing win. Sebastian was thoroughly beaten through twenty games, dispelling the thought that this 'chess' game was as easy as they thought. Even though they were all proud of their intellect because of their training as butlers, they couldn't seem to compare to the young master himself. At the end, the rest of the butlers were convening with Sebastatian about the next smartest move, but even with their combined help, they couldn't capture the Queen that decimated their pieces. "Don't feel bad. I had a headstart against you, after all." Michael peaked at around 1500 in online chess, which was considered quite good for an amateur. He didn't even have to use ChatJK1 to figure out the moves to defeat Sebastian.