Each move of the pieces on the board was accompanied by conversation, which Davey and the old man easily sustained.

“He, who cannot protect his own people, will always walk the path to destruction,” the old man continued to speak while sticking to the basics.

“Just like King U[1], who was heavily biased, a king who only listens to one side of the story will be blind to everyone else’s sufferings. It’s true that your own people are important, but the others are as important as your own kingdom’s citizens.”

“What do you think is the most important trait that a kingdom’s citizens should have?”

“Shouldn’t it be one’s own loyalty and will to develop and grow? If you lose your goals because your life has become too comfortable, then you would also lose your will to move forward and live a better life.”

“Hoho. You’re quite a unique thinker.”

The game in front of them continued even though they were talking about other things. According to Davey’s observations, the old man’s skills were not just average or up to standard. It was beyond that. It was actually to the point where Davey had to wonder if a human was truly capable of reading and creating tactics like that. If Davey were a normal person, he would already have been caught by the old man’s tactics and dragged around until the very en...