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Chapter 1.17
After collecting her bounty from Klbkch, Erin goes to the market to demand a refund for the spoiled food she was sold. When the shopkeeper, Lism, refuses to return her money, Erin challenges his nephew, Olesm, to a high-stakes game of chess.
Erin Solstice receives her much-needed bounty money from Klbkch for her role in defeating the Hobgoblin Chieftain. Flush with cash, she heads straight to the market in Liscor to confront the shopkeeper who previously scammed her by selling her rotting food.
At the market, Erin initially mistakes a lilac-scaled Female Drake for her scammer before finally tracking down the true culprit, Lism. Erin aggressively demands a full refund for the spoiled provisions. Unsurprisingly, Lism flatly refuses to return her money, leading to a heated argument between the human and the Drake shopkeeper.
During the confrontation, Erin notices a chessboard nearby. Lism's nephew, Olesm, is introduced and revealed to be the highest-leveled [Tactician] in the city. Seeing an opportunity to get her money's worth, Erin proposes a high-stakes wager. She challenges Olesm to a game of chess: if she wins, Lism must provide her with the goods she originally paid for, but if she loses, she will hand over her newly acquired bounty money. Lism eagerly agrees to the terms, setting the stage for an intense intellectual showdown. Amidst the tension at the table, Erin also nonchalantly smacks and kills an Acid Fly that hovers too close to her.
Erin receives her bounty reward from Klbkch for the Hobgoblin Chieftain.
While searching the market for her scammer, Erin briefly mistakes a lilac-scaled Female Drake for the shopkeeper who sold her rotting food.
A belligerent Drake shopkeeper in the Liscor market who cheats Erin.
aka The Drake shopkeeper, The Drake +8
A young woman from Earth who stumbles into a fantasy world and takes refuge in an abandoned inn.
aka Erin, the traveller +64
A polite, blue-scaled Drake who is the highest-leveled [Tactician] in Liscor. He is roped into playing a high-stakes chess game against Erin by his uncle, Lism.
aka The Olesm, the Drake +5
Erin locates Lism and demands a refund for the spoiled provisions, which he stubbornly refuses to give.
Erin challenges Olesm to a game of chess, wagering her bounty money against a refund in goods from Lism.
Erin smacks and kills an Acid Fly that hovers over her table during the negotiations.
An Antinium Senior Guardsman in the city’s watch; arrives at Erin’s door and greets her.
aka Senior Guardsman Klbkch, ant-man +29
“I'm not sure if the rules I know are the same in that case. This piece here. You can move a king together with a rook like this, right?”
“I hate to agree with that jerk, but he's right, Relc. I agreed to the wager, and I want to play. I'm going to win my money back and play some chess while I'm at it.”
“I believe you have given her adequate information. If she will not listen to you, she will not listen to me.”
“You mean, we play a game of chess for my money? Why should I do that?”
“Are you a player of chess, Human? If so, why don't we bet on a game?”
“I'm no expert. But there's a wager on this one, so I'll play my best. The white side moves first.”
“I'm surprised you know about this game. It was invented just a few years ago. By the Titan of Baleros himself. I've been playing it nearly since it came out, but it's not caught hold yet in a lot of cities.”
“And pawns can move two spaces on their first move, right? And if a piece is here, they can take it diagonally?”
“I have found this strategy to work in some of my games. It is fascinating to play such a new game of strategy, and so I always test new theories out on the board.”
+118 more quotes →“It's not a stupid game. And so what if he likes to play? Like I said, so do I. And I'm a good player.”