The day's boring classes came to an end.
At last, the afternoon dismissal bell rang.
By then, Sakayanagi Arisu had already sought out Uesugi Hara.
"Uesugi, would you be interested in playing a few games of chess?"
"Have you come into money lately, Sakayanagi?" Uesugi Hara asked, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
"Unfortunately, I'm not planning to bet Points this time."
Sakayanagi Arisu smiled elegantly on the surface, but inwardly she was cursing him out. Did he think she was an ATM?
"I see. Well, that makes things tricky."
His meaning was obvious: if she wasn't offering him anything, there was no way he'd play with her!
"I'll cover your dinner, Uesugi."
"Fine."
Seeing Uesugi Hara act as if he were making a huge sacrifice made Sakayanagi Arisu very angry.
Still, she restrained herself. She didn't have many Points on hand; otherwise, she would have used them to slap him in the face.
The two of them went to the Chess Club.
As for why there were only two of them, it was because Sakayanagi Arisu didn't want some fool who could only say "The knight's gone" interrupting her thoughts.
Sakayanagi Arisu had plenty of clout in the Chess Club. Both the members and the club president treated her with the utmost respect.
That made her feel quite satisfied. She glanced at Uesugi Hara, who was looking around beside her, as if to say, See that?
Unfortunately, she was directing her flirtatious glance at a "blind man." Uesugi Hara didn't notice.
He kept surveying the club, wondering whether he should start one of his own.
What kind of club should he start?
"Uesugi..."
Sakayanagi Arisu called out, drawing Uesugi Hara's attention back to her.
"What is it?"
She didn't answer. She simply lifted her delicate chin toward a chessboard.
Uesugi