Chapter 206 - Dinner (1/2)

When the sixth round had finished with Byron's defeat, the old man looked at the young man in front of him with approval. The elder wasn't angry, rather, he had been forced to accept his complete defeat. ”What rank were you in the past?”

Sato realised that Byron did not want to play anymore for now. Thinking back to the past, he answered, ”I used to play online blitz a lot and back then, my highest rating was around 3000?”

”3000?!” Byron had played blitz before, but the result was basically the same as regular chess. This meant that his opponent for the past six games was around 700 points above him. Such a large point gap had truly shocked the old man. Even Sarah was laughing at the sight of his stunned husband.

”Yes,” Sato smiled awkwardly. It was Gray's idea to not tell Byron that he was a pretty good chess player. In the past, before ROL came out, chess was his primary game for escape. It was a simple strategy game that did not require high graphics and was playable through his shitty computer. When Sato met Gray in the past, the General had witnessed Sato's prowess every time they had played chess together. Gray's chess gameplay could be said to be just below Byron's. Yet against his boyfriend, he was essentially being toyed around.

”Have you tried playing online chess recently?” Byron asked curiously.

”No. This was the first time I had played in two years.” Sato answered honestly. Such an answer was scary in Byron's eyes as the old man had never really stopped playing chess ever since his younger days. This meant that his skills hadn't been forgotten. Still, Gray's boyfriend was still able to win him without practice.

”You should try playing online chess now then. There are..”

”Okay, Mr Tobion. Enough talks about chess. Dinner is ready. You can talk more about it after you eat.” Sarah interrupted Byron in the midst of his conversation. She urged the trio to head over to the dining table to eat. ”The whole family should be coming over for dinner soon.”

”The whole family?” Gray and Sato was confused.

”Yes. Your parents and your uncle's family should be here anytime now.” Gray's grandmother broke the news to the couple. This had made Sato rather nervous almost instantly. Much less talking to Gray's father, he had never met before Gray's uncle and his family.

Byron noticed Sato's complicated expression. Before Gray could try to pacify the situation, the old patriarch intervene and helped out. ”Come sit beside me, little Sato. I still have a lot to ask you about chess. Hehe.”

”Okay.” Sato accepted his invitation and so the young man sat in the seat right beside the end of the long dining table. Gray sat beside his boyfriend and patted Sato's t.h.i.g.h reassuringly. He did not want Sato to panic during such a spontaneous occasion.