What I always wanted [Season 3 End]

Daria rose and began applauding Mimoko. "Well done. You have now become the 4th person to best me as well as the first woman to do so."

"Hmm, so I take it that means the 1st person to best you was a man," Peter mumbled.

"Correct, the first person to best me was a man. Though it will be quite difficult to challenge him."

"Why would that bother me?"

"I never said it would. Now, before we play, allow me to reward Grandmaster Inoue for besting me," Daria chuckled as she turned to face Mimoko. "Now, pull out your WWCF card."

Mimoko did as instructed while Daria pulled out her own WWCF card. "By my authority as one of the 7 secret chess maestros, I hereby certify that you, Mimoko Inoue have truly and legally bested me in a game of chess, and cleared all the trials I set forth," Daria stated as a badge appeared on Mimoko's WWCF card. "Since you beat me, you can rematch me at any time for just 10 points. Plus, you can choose whether or not to implement the challenge I placed on you. This means, you'll be able to play me as white now too, but don't think it will be any easier. Second, you get a nice 10,000 points for beating me. And finally, should you so desire to play me in a casual game, I shall oblige," Daria smiled as Mimoko immediately hugged her.

"Thank you, Okaa-chan. It means a lot to me," Mimoko tearfully smiled.

After embracing each other in a hug, Mimoko headed for the sofa to sit down and watch as Peter challenged Daria to a match.

"I want you to play as black, in fact, I'm actually hoping you'll humor me in the game," Peter grinned.

"Up to something, most likely a meme play. Very well, I shall humor you just this once," Daria nodded as the board reset.

Peter than sat down and moved his pawn to e4, before hovering his hand over his king.

"You're going to perform the bongcloud, yes?" Daria sighed as she moved her pawn to e5.

"Yes, but I'm hoping you oblige," Peter chuckled as he moved his king to e2.

"Wait, are you asking the maestro to perform the double bongcloud!?" Himitsudono asked.

"Yes, I believe he is," Daria scowled.

"Why the scowl? Top players tend to play wild openings to liven up the game. In fact, ever since Magnus Carleson and Hikaru Nakamura performed the double bongcloud in an official match, I've been wondering what a serious game would be like from that point forward, and in the process, I thought of something amazing," Peter grinned.

"Very well, show it to me," Daria sighed as she moved her king to e7.

"First, we must mirror each other for two more moves, then we go wild," Peter stated as he moved his queen to e1.

"And what is that?" Daria asked as she moved her queen to e8.

"I call it the bongcloud circus game," Peter grinned as he moved his king to d1.

"A circus? Because of the insanity?" Daria asked as she moved her king to d7.

"Correct. Not only did we start with a double bongcloud, but also a king and queen swap. Truly a circus of insanity, hence why I dub this opening, "The bongcloud circus Game". Now, let us begin for real."

The two ended up playing seriously from that point forward which eventually led to a draw.

"Today was a bountiful day," Peter chuckled as he began to head out.

"Because Inoue-senpai won and you got to play the maestro?" Okisato asked.

"More than that, the fool has cast aside her mask and shown her mad prowess. In fact, why don't we have a little bout," Peter snickered as he approached Iori.

"Lol, nah."

Peter, however, didn't seem phased in the slightest, almost as if he expected the answer. "Just so you know, the league is aware of your talent, though considering the tsar witnessed the chess boxing, I'm sure you're well aware," he stated before he left.

"Yeah, I got it," Iori grumbled as she pulled up her WWCF card. Her rating had increased to 1188 and she also had badges for besting Taira and Tenju in addition to the one she got for besting Himitsudono.

Everyone else's ratings had also increased. Okisato's was now 2600, Mimoko's was now 2730, Rodeo's was 500, Azenira and Zago's were both 1000, Yuzuha's was 400, Utami's was 1500, and Yuusuke's was 1600.

The chess club ended up staying for another hour before deciding to head back. Once Mimoko returned home, she was shocked to find Daria there waiting for her.

"How'd you get back so quickly!?" she asked.

"Secret," Daria smiled as she placed a meal on the table.

Mimoko's eyes widened as she noticed a chess board was now on the table.

"I set it up while I was waiting for ya. So wanna play and chat?" Daria asked as she sat down and moved her knight to f3.

Mimoko smiled and sat down at the table. "Okaa-chan, I've wanted to do this for a long time," she smiled as she moved her pawn to e6 and began eating her dinner.

[Season 3 End]