I could hear the applause around me but didn't know what was for. They were calling my name but I was just staring at the chessboard. The king— it was trapped by my pawns. Even though the time didn't end so soon, the piece would still die from the hands of my tiny pawn.
Karla… loses?
"Can you believe that? After four years, we got a new female champion? And that's no other than the newbie who defeated—"
"Do you have to talk about that in front of me?" Karla lashed out, glaring at the two younger crews who immediately gestured a zipping mouth. Karla snappily glared at me. "So, I guess you're happy now!" She stood up and hurried to the door, sweeping away the people.
The room went silent when she took off. Then after a minute, the door opened, revealing the exhausted Sir Kent.
"Who's t
