Fourth Prince's Debauchery - Chapter 209

Chapter 209: 209
For a few minutes, only the sound of both of us moving the chess pieces could be heard .

Neither Safelia nor I spoke . We simply looked at the chessboard while calmly moving our pieces .

I must admit, though, that Safelia was a great chess player .

Even after almost thirty turns, there did not seem to be a clear winner . Each one of us had eight remaining pieces on the board . I had the king, a rook, a knight, and a bishop plus four pawns . Safelia, on the other hand, has her king, two rooks and a bishop plus four pawns .

Both of us were making our moves very quickly . To be more exact, we used exactly one second for each move .

\"… You are pretty good, Prince Claus . \" Safelia praised while moving a pawn a step forward . \"Not many people of your age are as proficient in chess as you . \"

\"You are not bad, either . \" I praised her back . \"Just a little worse than me . \"

Safelia smile stiffened . She did not know how to reply to that .

\"… How funny . \" She twitched her lips and shook her head while I made my next move .

Safelia then grabbed another of her chess pieces, a rook, and moved it to eat a pawn . I clicked my tongue in mock disappointment before moving my bishop .

\"You see, prince Claus, I think life is like chess . \"

\"Oh? Is it so?\"

\"Of course . \" Safelia nodded softly while making her next movement . \"A good chess player just needs to keep his pieces and the enemy pieces in mind, then he must move his pieces accordingly, predicting the enemy's movements and slowly cornering him . \"

\"A good analogy . \" I nodded . \"Unfortunately, the real world is not so simple . Sometimes, the pieces you have are not enough to defeat the enemy . \"

\"Do you think so, Prince?\" Safelia looked into my eyes . \"I, on the other hand, think that even a well-used pawn can destroy a fortress . \" Just at that moment, one of her pawns ate my rook .

I sighed exaggeratedly . \"Amazing, I did not see that coming . \"

I then moved my bishop to eat her pawn .

Safelia continued . \"You see, prince . Nobody in the empire has more chess pieces than the church . Our chess pieces are in every place, the army, the palace, the nobles, the commoners . Nobody has more chess pieces that us . \"

\"Wow, incredible . \" I whistled in surprise . Safelia frowned briefly hearing my sarcasm, but in the end, she decided to ignore it .

\"Think about it, Prince Claus . As the church, we can easily make a chess piece the king, no, the emperor . \"

I looked deeply at Safelia . This girl sure is daring to talk with me about this topic .

\"I thought the church was forbidden to participate in politics . \" I said .

\"Well, rules are made to be broken . \" Safelia calmly replied .

I nodded and looked at the board . After one second, I lifted my knight and moved it forward .

\"… You see, I can't help but find it a little bit suspicious now . Why does the church go so far for just a girl?\"


As soon as I spoke, my mana surged into the surroundings, filling the room with monstrous killing intent .



Safelia's body shook briefly . She looked at me in surprise and fear, but an instant later, a foreign power surged inside her and eased my pressure .

My eyes narrowed . A God's Blessing, huh .

With the help of the Goddess of Order's power, Safelia managed to regain her calm . She took a deep breath and looked at me with a wary look .

Then, she spoke .

\"Prince Claus, you simply don't understand the importance of the holy daughter for our church . In the church's history, only two holy daughters have appeared, and each one of them managed to make the church at least twice as strong as it was before they appeared . In other words, the holy daughter is a sign of the growth of the church . Currently, we are the greatest religion in the empire, but with Clara's help, we can become the greatest religion in the world!\" Safelia's tone sounded almost fanatical .

I narrowed my eyes . \"Then, what is your proposal?\"

Safelia looked at me and smiled . \"It's simple, rescind the engagement and break the holy daughter's heart . Currently, she loves you with all her heart, so you need to make that love disappear so she can become in the perfect holy daughter, completely dedicated to the church . \" Safelia then moved one of her pawns . It was just one step away from turning into a queen . \"If you do it, we will make sure of making you the next emperor . By then, power, revenge, women, everything will be at the tip of your fingers . \"

I looked at Safelia for a few seconds before chuckling . \"Great proposal . Unfortunately, you are wrong about something . \"

\"Mm?\"

I smiled softly and moved my knight again . In my next move, it could kill her king .

Check .

\"Power, women, revenge . I don't need your help to get them . Besides, I will not sell the woman I love for something like that . Check, miss Safelia . \"

Safelia's expression turned cold . \"Are you sure this is your answer, prince Claus?\"



\"I'm sure . \" I nodded .

Safelia snorted . \"Fool . \" She then looked at the board and instinctively lifted the king . But when she was about to move it, she noticed the placement of the other pieces on the chessboard .

Currently, one of her rooks and a pawn were blocking two of her king's possible moves . As for the other two, they were in the path of my bishop .

\"This is…\"

\"Checkmate . \" I smiled .

Safelia was surprised . She looked at each one of her pieces and realized that unknowingly, she had fallen into my trap .

\"You…\"

I stood up with a smirk in my face . \"It was a great game, miss Safelia . Unfortunately, you are still a few levels below me . \"

\"When–\"

\"Fifteen turns ago . By then, the game was already mine . It's just that you didn't notice until now . About your proposal, thanks but not . \"

Safelia looked at me deeply . \"Are you sure about this, prince?\"

\"Of course I am . \"

Safelia nodded . \"I see . To be honest, I admire your determination . However, I hope you don't regret today's decision later . \"



\"Don't worry, I will not . \"

With those words, I left .

…

Safelia stared at the prince's back with a pensive expression .

When he was finally gone, she heaved a sigh .

\"… Saintess, do you need something?\" A man suddenly appeared behind Safelia and asked .

Safelia thought for a moment and nodded . \"Find a way to make things difficult for the prince . \"

\"… Do I need to kill him?\"

Safelia shook her head . \"No, it's not a good idea to kill a prince… Simply find a way to show him the church's strength . If that doesn't work, I will think about another method . \"

The man behind Safelia nodded .

\"Understood . \"

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