“Hyaa~! -but Ise-fukutaicho, yer expression says otherwise~!" Of course he wasn’t one to make idle threats and his grin took on a wicked edge. He did so like toying with his opponents but as it turned out, so did she and this was turning out to be far more enjoyable than he had previously anticipated. The two unlikely adversaries locked gazes and the air would have incinerated any who passed between them.
"Yea, I reckon it should~”
He reached forward and with a slow deliberate movement, only taking his eyes of her for a second, picked up and slowly relocated the tiny ornate ivory horse on the checkered board between them, knocking over an unwitting pawn in the process. ”Knight to e6… “The smile he gave her was noxious.
“Check Mate.”
It was true, she was worried. The captain had backed her into a corner with nowhere to run and no way to mount an effective offence. Nanao was sweating a little as the seconds ticked by until he showed her an opening. But this was one battle she would not quail from. Would not back down.
“As always, Ichimaru-taichō, you are too focused on your target to see the threat that sneaks in from the side and move too hastily. King bishop to E-six.” She had bet he would try to take the kill instead of following through with the threat. But it had only bought her time… Her pieces were dwindling fast and his grip was tightening around her like coils.
"Try again, sir.”