Monster Hunting High School

On Sunday evening, when several young wizards from the Sin Hunting Team were discussing "Shadows in the Sun" and 'what is objective and fair reporting' before the start of the class, in a certain lounge in Alpha Castle, the same There was a club leader who was having an interesting conversation with his members.

This is a spacious lounge, with white walls and black walls, a bare floor, and no blankets. There is nothing else in the room except a coffee table and a few sofas in the main area.

There is no armor standing in the corner of the room and the ghosts hiding in it, and there are no portraits of seniors hanging on the white walls to serve as advisers for future generations. There are no golden chandeliers and green bonsai hanging on the roof like other lounges in the castle.

The balcony in the lounge was large and had plenty of light, but the sunlight did not add any warmth to the room. The decoration style of the entire lounge is very simple, even crude. The only decorative materials that can match the orientation of the lounge are the matte wall tiles surrounding the lounge and the white Ouroboros carved on the brick surface. .

At this moment, this slightly shabby lounge was filled with young wizards wearing white robes.

Most of them have one or two black borders on their collars and cuffs, and there are only a few wizards who have three black borders or no black borders.

These wizards belong to the Cheung Kei Society, a new society at First University.

Because Alpha College has not institutionalized regular weekend meetings like Jiuyou College, the student union has a very high degree of autonomy. It is these student clubs that maintain cohesion among students, so most of these clubs arrange their regular meetings on weekend evenings. , forming an interesting contrast with the system of Jiuyou Academy.

Most of the time, the club's regular meetings are for the cadres to report on the work of the previous week, and the club boss arranges the work content for the next week, occasionally mixed with one or two team building or small evening parties.

Just like today, the leader of the Cheung Kei Association, Mr. Mike King Soprano, was playing chess with one of his members.

Serprano, who was ranked seventh in the Star Coin sequence last year, was promoted to Star Knight in the latest Arcana list announced by the Magic Wand in January this year, surpassing Sir Friedman who was also at the Alpha Academy. And Sir Friedman only got the title of Star Squire.

It is said that on the evening when the list was announced, Jazz broke a lot of precious china in his lounge.

Today, when Augustus is still the 'Star King', the closer he is to his position, the more likely he is to become the next Augustus. In the eyes of most people, the title of 'knight' is obviously a little more noble than that of 'squire'.

In addition, the Cheung Kei Hunting Team under the Cheung Kei Association has risen six consecutive places in the latest hunting team rankings announced by First University, becoming the eleventh most powerful hunting team in the entire university.

All this good news has left this lounge in a state of suppressed joy.

Except Cole who is playing chess with Mr. Soprano.

Cole is a second-year student at Alpha College. He is thin, wearing a black robe, with some gray hair, deep wrinkles on his forehead, and a pair of silver-gray eyes. His voice is short and sharp when he speaks, and his eyes are wandering when he looks at people, always giving people a slightly nervous feeling.

"The Dorey Green effect," Mike King Soprano held a chess piece in his hand, stared at the chessboard, and explained in a casual tone: "It means that everything done externally has "It can be reflected in one's own portrait.' For example, if someone stabbed Mr. Dorey Green with a knife, the wound would only appear on Mr. Green's magical portrait and not himself."

The lounge was quiet as everyone was pondering the meaning of Mr. Serprano's words.

Cole sat opposite Seprano, trembling with fear, as if facing an abyss, walking on thin ice - although he was a member of the Cheung Kei Association, until now, he did not understand what Mr. Seprano meant by playing chess with him. .

"Cheung Kei Club is my 'portrait'." Mike King Soprano raised his eyelids, glanced at the subordinates in the lounge, and said softly: "All means of harming Cheung Kei Club will eventually be It hurts me."

The atmosphere in the lounge became more and more depressing. Many people straightened their backs and chests, bravely meeting Soprano's gaze. There were also sighs of emotion and excitement from some members of the Cheung Kei Association.

Cole, who was kneeling opposite the chessboard, huddled more and more. He tried hard to hide himself behind the low coffee table, but the effect of his efforts was not obvious.

The fat on Soprano's cheeks shook and he seemed to smile.

"I like chess."

He held the chess piece in his fingers and turned it over between his fingers. His eyes moved from the crowd to Cole, and then to the expectation. His voice was as strong as ever, as if he was gritting his teeth:

"It is not as compact as military chess, where the two sides are always fighting hand-to-hand; nor is it like Go, which restrains the opponent and is restrained by the opponent. There is enough space between the chess pieces for the players to compromise, but there are also clear rules for the players to Come General. Can do divination without appearing chaotic... What do you think, Cole?"

Cole's face turned pale.

"I don't know much about chess, Your Excellency." The young wizard with silver-gray eyes spoke very nervously.

"It's very simple. I'll teach you." Soprano dropped the chess pieces, then pulled out a Bible from the drawer under the coffee table, put his right hand on the Bible, and said solemnly: "The pawns who cross the river can eat horse."

Then, he took his hand away from the Bible, smiled laboriously at Cole, and said, "Since I answered your question, I hope you can also answer my question based on the Bible."

He pushed the Bible in front of Cole.

Cole looked at the mottled golden writing on the Bible with some uneasiness, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Behind him, several strong figures seemed to take a step forward inadvertently.

"What do you want to know, Your Excellency?!" Cole immediately put his hand on the Bible.

"Chess is an activity full of rules, and it represents an order: the chess pieces can only move according to the regulations. The horse moves the sun, the field moves, and the pawn moves forward step by step. However, if your pawn goes deep into the opponent's The hinterland, like this.”

As he spoke, a pawn in Seprano's hand moved forward step by step until it reached the handsome chess player on the opposite side:

"Like this, a pawn can checkmate the old commander on the opposite side... This is a sublimation for the pawn's life! Of course, a horse like Cole doesn't need to take the same risks as this pawn. "