Apr 24, 2025
Author's Commentary #413:
Time to talk about Chapter 413: Balkan grudge match.
It's time to see if the Paeonians can avenge their loss from the team chaturaji game from the Bermuda party. Originally, I was just going to have this match be showcased in just a single game and chapter, but needless to say, inspiration hit me, and I ended up showcasing all the games. Guess The Ecuador vs Czechoslovakia match really got the short end of the stick. But to be fair, they did have some notable screentime during the Bermuda party. Speaking of inspiration, let's talk about the new characters.
ダヴォル・ドラシュコヴィッチ伯爵 (Count Davor Drašković) is how Davor's name would be spelled in Japanese.
His birthday is August 8th, which he shares with Croatian grandmaster, Marin Bosiočić.
His favorite piece is the bishop.
グルグル・ジュガイ将軍 (Gen. Grgur Žugaj) is how Grgur's name would be spelled in Japanese.
His birthday is August 17th, which he shares with Croatian grandmaster, Ivan Šarić.
His favorite piece is the rook.
スルジャン・スレチコヴィッチ (Srđan Srećković) is how Srđan's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is February 18th, which he shares with Croatian grandmaster, Mladen Palac.
His favorite piece is the rook.
ドゥシュコ・エレゾヴィッチ (Duško Elezović) is how Duško's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is April 2nd, which he shares with Croatian grandmaster, Alojzije Janković.
His favorite piece is the pawn.
シメ・グラヴァシュ (Šime Glavaš) is how Šime's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is September 21st, which he shares with Croatian grandmaster, Robert Zelčić.
His favorite piece is the pawn.
Like with the mini-arc, I originally had no plans for a Croatian men's team, until I listened to a certain Croatian folk song and got inspired. All 5 are pretty much hardcore simps for Vlatka though. But since I do have some grand plans for Vlatka, these 5 will likely be showing up again at some point in the story.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
