Chapter 28 (2/2)

I ignore this attitude from my friend. If things continued on like this, I would become a horrible sister who would only be satisfied when I had Mishuli completely walled up. That would only be unhappiness pretending to be happiness. The world was vast. It was nothing like this small board that could be manipulated in the way you wanted. This world went on and on.

It was my responsibility as her older sister, to show her this world. First, I would guide her by the hand, then I would walk beside her, finally, she must be made ready to walk her separate path alone.

“And so, I think I will try to expand the world that we know from now on. So we can look not just at each other, but see more of the outside world too. And so there is one thing that I want to do at the next Foundation Festival… Will you help me with it, Surfania?”

Four years had passed since I was put into the position of a sister. It was the sorriest thing that it took me this much time to come to a realization. I cursed myself as I moved one piece forward on the board.

The usual Surfania would not have agreed to any of my ideas. But she was completely different now. Surfania gladly jumped on my offered sacrifice.

“Fufufu. Regardless if it works or not, I think that it is a great idea. Foundation Festival? Indeed. I don’t know what you intend to do, but I will agree to help you within my abilities, if you beat me at this game today.”

The game had proceeded according to her own ideal and so Surfania was in a much better mood than usual.

She could see the road to her first victory, and she was clearly elated. Yes. Usually, she would have rejected me with a ‘it’s too much trouble.’ But now she had promised to do it on one condition.

I hear her answer and I smile with satisfaction.

“That’s my friend. I knew you would agree to help!”

“…Did I not say that it depended on you winning?”

Surfania shot me a suspicious look when it seemed that my spirits had risen. She was wondering if I could not see how bad the situation on the board was for me.

Well, clearly Surfania still had a long way to go. She should know that things rarely go the way you want to in life. Even a genius like me is sometimes misled by uncertain elements.

It would be rude to answer here, so I keep my mouth shut and smirk as I make the next move.

“Ah.”

It seemed that Surfania realized that she had misspoken as she saw this single move. Her eyes widened in shock at realizing that she had been stabbed in an area that she had not been paying enough attention to.

My smile widened as I saw the expression on my friends face. I added maliciously:

“Surfania. It is your turn, is it not? Think hard. After all, you did make a promise over this.”

By the way, no matter how much Surfania squirmed, she would lose today’s game in exactly sixteen moves.