Chapter 152:

Plum stupid chess

En Passant Grandmaster

Elsewhere, the other members of the chess club had begun the game.

"Ugh, and I thought I'd win," Medeucesa groaned as Zago checkmated her.

"You played way to brazenly. Inoue-senpai would scold you greatly if she was here," Zago stated.

"Inoue? Oh the Mimoko girl that was all bald and miserable?"

"'Bald and miserable'? Inoue-senpai's not bald."

"She sure was when I saw her, though I guess Sorcha mentioned her hair grew back or something thanks to some Desperados showing up. Anyway, I'm out of the game, but I will say this, you got potential, kid."

As Medeucesa walked away, Azenira giddily approached Zago. "Guess what, I beat the balding girl with no eyebrows and the crazy orange hair. You just beat the indigo lady? Guess that means we're tied."

"And how many grunts did you beat? I've taken out 15."

"They don't count, but 10."

"Then I'm winning."

"I said grunts don't count!"

Zago and Azenira were quickly proving their worth and had taken down a good chunk of the fairy league's forces. With their victories over Medeucesa and Bette, respectively, the only executives remaining were Vittoria, Melania, Plum, and Heather herself remained in the game. Though it was possible one more would fall, as Plum had locked eyes with Yuusuke and challenged him to a match.

"You think you can beat me? Om Plum Stupid Purple," Plum declared as he opened the game by moving his pawn to d4.

Yuusuke smirked and moved his pawn to a5. "I heard this move was done by Magnus Carlsen, so if I play it, I'll win," he thought as Plum moved his knight to c3. "There it is! Now I can get the rook out!" he thought as he moved his rook to a6.

"What you doing, lad? Plum asked as he moved his pawn to g3.

"Uh, I'd ask you the same thing," Yuusuke sighed as he moved his pawn to d5.

"It's a free pawn! You blundered!" Plum shouted as he captured said pawn with his knight.

"Wow, this guy really does live up to his name... I'd better not lose or I'm screwed for the rest of my life," Yuusuke thought as he captured the knight at d5 with his queen.

"Wot!? Are you bringin' the queen out? You must be plum stupid. Never bring the queen out early," Plum ranted as he moved his knight to f3.

Utami meanwhile tried not to throw up as she watched the game. "These two are playing horribly. Though Shousen-san is at least playing somewhat better. If he blunder though, I'll file a motion to revoke him as vice-president of the chess club," she thought as Yuusuke moved his pawn to e5.

Plum followed up by moving his pawn to b3, while Yuusuke moved his pawn to e4. He then moved his bishop to d2, allowing Yuusuke to capture his knight on f3 with his e-pawn.

"No! I like me horsey!" Plum cried as he moved his bishop to c3.

"Then don't leave him hanging," Yuusuke glared as he captured the pawn at e2 with his f-pawn.

"You think you're the boss of me!? Check, you wanker!" Plum shouted as he captured the pawn at e2 with his queen.

Yuusuke simply slid his rook to e6, pinning the queen, and forcing Plum to make a retreat, which he did by castling on the queen's side.

"Didn't know you could castle," Yuusuke shrugged as he captured the queen on e2 with his rook.

"I can castle, you dolt! I know how to play chess," Plum retorted as he captured the rook on e2 with his bishop.

Yuusuke shrugged and moved his bishop to b4, prompting Plum to move his h-rook to g1. A bit stunned at just how stupid Plum was, Yuusuke waited a few seconds before capturing the free bishop on c3 with his bishop. Plum then attempted to attack the queen by moving his bishop to c4, but Yuusuke simply moved his queen to g5. Then Plum blundered into mate by moving his rook to d2.

"Phew, now I win. Check," Yuusuke grinned as he captured the rook at d2 with his queen.

"What do you mean? You haven't won nothing," Plum retorted as he moved his king to b1.

"But I'm about to," Yuusuke grinned as he moved his bishop to f5.

"No your not!" Plum retorted as he moved his rook to d1.

"Uh, I just did. Checkmate," Yuusuke nervously stated as he captured the pawn at c2 with his bishop, winning the game.

"NOOOOOOO! Om Plum Stupid! How could I lose to a wank like you!?"

"Alright, Master Plum. Your out of the game now," an arbiter sighed.

Plum began to throw a fit, but the arbiter squad effortlessly carried him off.

"You see that? I won," Yuusuke gloated.

"I'll inform Mimoko-sama of how horrendously you played today," Utami glared.

The full game:

White: Plum Stupid (150) Black: Yuusuke Shousen (1600)