Chapter 9:

The Fairy League

En Passant Grandmaster Volume 3


Carol and Iori nervously stared at each other as they looked around.

"Uh, Carol-chan, we ain't back in Tokyo, right?"

"This looks more like London to me."

"Fuck, that means this might be real."

"Ugh, we'll get in trouble for not having visas."

"Wait, that's good. Then they can just deport us back to Japan on a free ride."

Carol nodded, but before the two could take another step...

"THAT'S AS FAR AS YOU GO!"

The girls darted their heads around madly, but they were the only ones around.

"Up top!"

The girls looked up to see 7 women and a man on the roof above. All appeared to have their hair and outfits color-coded to a certain color themed around the rainbow, with the exception of the woman in a regal pink cape who appeared to be the leader of the group. The 8 then leapt off the roof with the 6 rainbow color themed women landing gracefully, the man landing awkwardly and the woman in pink unceremoniously face planting into the ground.

"Looks like Heathy botched the landing again," the red-haired woman garbed in military attire snickered as she approached the woman that had face planted into the ground.

Once the woman in pink had been yanked out of the ground and had all the blood wiped off her face, she cleared her throat and introduced herself. "I am Heather, Heather the evil! Queen of the fairies and Britons!" she haughtily laughed as she flicked her cape. 

"OK, chuuni, what's your deal?" Iori growled.

"My, seems you don't know our infamy. We're the Fairy League, one of the most infamous underground chess leagues in the world," the woman in the military uniform sneered.

"Never heard of ya."

Heather began to chuckle "Oh? Well you see I seek to make the world an eviler place with my cute fairy magic. I will mandate that all chess be played must include Fairy chess pieces or it's outlawed! That means Gothic chess will become the standard-"

"Hey look, it says they actually are pretty radical and actually have control of the entire UK," Carol nodded as she looked up the Fairy League on her phone.

"D- Don't interrupt-"

"Wow, that buffoon really is queen of England, and legit has royal blood? No wonder she's full chuuni," Iori chimed.

"Oof, they're completely ignoring ya, Heathy," the woman in the military uniform snickered.

"Sch- Sch- Scharlachrot! D- Do something! I don't want them not taking me seriously!"

"Meine süße Heather ist zu süß, um sie zu ignorieren. [My cute Heather's too adorable to be ignored]. Very well, but first, ya gotta shush," Scharlachrot snickered as she maneuvered behind Heather and began groping her breasts.

Poor Heather's face turned as red as Scharlachrot's attire as steam burst forth from her head. 

"Ara, ara. Seems those two just can't help flirting." a woman with short green hair that obscured one of her eyes smiled.

The flirting paid off as Iori and Carol's couldn't help but watch it. Taking notice of the two pairs of eyes now focused on her, Scharlachrot immediately summoned a large holographic screen, showcasing a video feed of Mimoko bound and gagged in a salon chair. 

"Mimo-chan!? Wait, did you kidnap her!?" Iori gasped. 

"Well that got your attention. Yes, as you can see, we've kidnapped Mimoko Inoue," Schalachrot sneered.

"And how do we get her back?"

"As soon as the WWCF submits to all our demands, but..."

"Those fools are stubborn. Plus, I have a villainess code, which commands me to offer you, her friends, a chance at saving her. You must play a city-wide game!" Heather declared.

"What kind of game?"

"Hide and seek. For you see, hidden within the city is a Desperado. A Desperado that hath sworn fealty to me. Should you properly identify them, you'll be allowed an all or nothing chance to be warped home, but only if you're able to beat me in Gothic chess."

"And why can't we just challenge the Desperado directly?"

Heather nervously leaned in close to Scharlachrot and began whispering. 

"Hmm, hmm. Fair point. There are Desperados roaming around that aren't affiliated with the Fairy League. Yet while they may not be Fairies, they're proud Britons, and should our queen give the proclamation, they'll refuse to engage you in DESPER battles," Scharlachrot smirked. 

"And it's not so simple as finding the Desperado. My soldiers and Rainbow Executives will be stationed in the area. Should they make eye contact, you'll be forced into battle. I shall be merciful and have a majority of the army play you in normal chess along with my Rainbow executives. HOWEVER, there will be some that challenge you to Gothic chess, though to be fair, those troops will remain stationary and all be below 1000 elo to make things fair. Now should you win a match, that Fairy shall withdraw from the game and cease to engage in combat with you. But if you lose, off to the jail with you!"

"But don't worry. You can cause a jailbreak by beating the Rainbow Executive on guard at the prison. But if everyone gets caught..."

"Game over! You'll be hostages just like Mimoko!" 

"So could we bust Mimo-chan out?" Iori asked. 

"You... Ngh, I'd prefer you don't... THUS, you can only free her after you identify the Desperado AND beat me! Now my Rainbow executives, Introduce yourselves!" 

"Scharlachrot Karmesinrot, the red fairy and second in command of the Fairy league," Scharlachrot snickered.

"Bette Oranje, the orange fairy. You're Japanese right? Don't worry, these tats are just for expressin' myself," a woman with spiky orange hair covered in tattoos smiled as she let out a puff of smoke.

"Esso! Vittoria Giallo, the yellow fairy. I'm the girliest punk fashionista this side of Europe!" a woman with short yellow hair grinned as she flashed a peace sign.

"Sorcha Glas, the green fairy," the green-haired woman smiled.

"Melania Plav, the blue fairy," a bespectacled woman with blue hair grumbled.

"Medeucesa Indikó, the indigo fairy. Oh and it's "Medeucesa" not "Medusa". I like to spell it differently to stand out better," a woman with wavy indigo hair smirked.

"And me? I'm Plum Stupid Purple, the purple fairy," a man dressed like a clown stated as he honked his giant red nose.

"And of course you know our lovable goofball of a queen, Heather Fairy. Now, you two ready to rumble?" Scharlachrot smirked.

Iori and Carol both grinned and whipped out their phones. "Streaming's cool, right?"

"Of course."

"Sweet, then we're down!"

Scharlachrot smiled and immediately dispersed along with Heather and the other executives, with the exception of Sorcha who remained.

"So you gonna challenge us?"

"Nay, rather I just couldn't help but gawk at those beautifully shiny bald heads of yours. May I rub them?"

Before Iori and Carol could respond, Sorcha immediately began rubbing their heads, sending them into a sate of bliss.

"Yosh, yosh, doesn't it feel good?"

Carol and Iori moaned in bliss as Sorcha smiled. "Good, Onee-chan will make sure you're all pampered in prison," she giggled as she planted a kiss on each of their heads.

The sensation caused both Iori and Carol to go red in the face as Sorcha giggled and pulled out her WWCF card. "Now, prepare yourself, for your first challenge starts now." 

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