Chapter 43: I’ve Got You, Brother
*Surprise!
[KAWAI]
"—But for now, I have to kick your ass in chess," the lycan King said, the conviction in his voice making Sadako let out a knowing chuckle.
He had played this board game with his best friend for so many years, and in all those years, the results had already been the same. Sadako knew without a doubt that the outcome would be the same, and yet even then he was determined to see it through.
This was so important for the people of Kawai, and he had to win, not because Zaffuto always let him win, but because he wanted to show the people that their King was alive and well.
Probably shabbier than the forest beyond the Kwai mountains, but he was alive nonetheless.
Sadako wanted to prove to their people that no matter what happened, the big bad lycan king was always going to be on their side regardless. It was a given and nothing would ever change that, not today and definitely not ever.
"Oh yeah? What if I win?" Sadako teased as he cleaned the chessboard.
The dust on the damn board was too much and it was probably going to be a miracle if the two best friends didn't have trouble breathing for a while then again, that wasn't an issue to them given they were born to be immortal anyway.