Chapter 189:
En Passant Grandmaster
"Welcome back to the show! I'm Kisha Shinbun! Last time I interviewed Ole Mario the author, and this time I'm here with the dark dragon man himself, Muramasa Jouzu.
"Muwahahaha. So ready for something fun?"
"Uh, we gonna play chess?"
"Not yet, first I want to direct your attention to this screen."
Kisha stared in bewilderment at the screen as I broadcasted a scene from "Will you give this cute tsundere love?".
"Hold up! Ain't that Ole Mario's novel he infrequently writes?"
"Yes, and I'm about to make Nina real, for real, but first, let's watch them play chess."
...
"Johan? What's this?" Nina asked.
"It's a chess set. Ever played chess before?" Johan asked.
Nina shook her head no, prompting Yohan to explain the rules.
"Huh? Why're you teaching me chess?"
"Because I want to play you. Believe it or not, I did play chess back in the day."
"Really?"
"Yes. Now how about you play as whit."
Nina nodded and moved her pawn to e4.
"Yes, just like that," Johan nodded a he moved his pawn to e6.
"Think you forgot to move it a space," Nina stated as she moved her knight to c3.
"No, it was as intended," Johan clarified as he moved his bishop to c5.
Nina pouted and moved her bishop to c4 as Johan moved his queen to h4. "Huh!? Why's that queen out? Well, never mind, the knight can capture it, right?" Nina grinned as she moved her knight to f3.
"Yes, if I don't move my queen. Sorry Nina, but this is checkmate," Johan stated as he captured the pawn at f2 with his queen, winning the game.
Nina stared in shock with her mouth hung open before her face turned completely red. "BAKA! BAKA!" she shouted before diving under the covers of the futon and throwing a cute tantrum.
"Well, I'm sure she'll calm down, but even her tantrum is cute," Johan smiled.
...
"Uh, so they were playing chess?" Kisha nervously asked.
"That's right."
"WAH! Mario!? Where'd Muramas go!?"
"What you just saw was a preview of a chapter that will be released tomorrow. I call it, Chess with a cute tsundere."
"Ugh, so this is just a promotion?"
"Muwahahaha, yes but we'll still play chess."
"WAH!? Now Muramasa's back!? Wait, are you gonna play Ole Mario?"
"No, I'm playing you."
"Great, I'm gonna get humiliated. And what about making these characters real?"
"I just did. I created the chapter."
"HUH!? But Ole Mario's-"
"The author."
"Wait, now you two are talking in unison!? Ugh, can we just get on with the chess game?"
"Not today, you want content for tomorrow, yes?"
"Heh, not wrong on that front. Well, join me next time when I play this 0mnipotent monster, all while ole Mario shills his other series in the background."
"Hey, no harm in doing a little promotion. Besides, Nina's a cute tsundere that deserves some love."
The full game:
White: Nina Black: Johan
1. e4 e6
2. Nc3 Bc5
3. Bc4 Qh4
4. Nf3 Qxf2#
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