Eleanor's POV:
"Are you sure you want to place your knight on e6?" I asked Javier as his hand hovered above the chess piece.
After signing up for the competition, we played chess at the club on days he wasn't at basketball practice because he wanted to win second place—the championship was already mine.
He mentioned that his father approved of his participation and expected him to defeat me.
"... Ha, I almost missed your rook. You picked a solid position." After a moment of thought, he discovered my hidden trap.
"The 36th time," I noted his mistake. If it reached 50, he would owe me free meals for a month.
It was a profitable deal. To help him improve and secure my meals, I made a point of setting traps for him.
Honestly, it benefited me too. If Joseph Hammer from two years ago were
