MELODY 911 With The Three Musketeers
Checkmate

The chess match between Lion and Athos has already started, and they have played nine matches. Now entering the match to ten.

There were only the two of them at the dinner table. The others have left with their own busy lives. Aramis and Anna go to the fair, while Melody is on a course. Initially Prothos and Tasya watched until the third match but after that they were both not strong enough to accompany the two people who looked serious.

There was hardly any sound when the match took place. Time has shown two o'clock in the afternoon. They both missed lunch.

The match was actually as Aramis had said. The result remains the same. All nine matches were won by Lion.

"Lion, can I ask you something?" athos asked with a gaze still on the chessboard. "Why don't you ever move a skirt?"

"It turns out you're aware of it, yes." - Lion's smile.

"Why?"

"Because I don't like to hang on." Lion replied. "You know Ato, actually I have another reason why I always choose black pieces?"

"Is it because of the white pawn that has to go first?" ask Athos.

"Geez, you're just right." look at Lion. "I'd rather wait for the opponent's move first so that I can attack all out."

Lion shifts the minister's piece towards the H3 box where Lion's two elephant pieces are at E3 and F3, and Athos's only remaining king piece is at H1.

"Sakmat" said Lion.

Athos held his head in his arms. This time he lost to Lion.

"It seems I've been beaten up all out."

"I have a suggestion for you, Ato." Lion looked at Athos. "If you want to win control your opponent's movements by getting them cornered. Look, you took the wrong last step by moving the king to H1, you got really cornered."

Athos laughed at Lion's words. Lion's words were true, but no one would be able to do anything when the king was left alone.

"You take it easy, for the other pieces I'll get rid of. You just target the king by controlling him and getting him cornered."

Athos digested the word Lion. He understood that what Lion said was not a thing in this chess game.

"From the beginning I knew your purpose was against me" Lion said.

"I believe you, you are free to step up like anything to get them cornered" Athos answered staring intently at the Lion. "Do the backup plan you made secretly."

Lion was surprised to hear Athos' words.

Athos stood up and went up.

"You want to play again?" lion asked Athos who stepped on the stairs leaving him.

Lion could only laugh at Athos' last words. He did not think that Athos knew about a secret he was doing.

...***...

Aramis is with Anna at a painting exhibition. They enjoy their time together when looking at the paintings exhibited there.

"I think all painters are arrogant" Anna turned to Aramis, who was standing behind her.

Aramis looked at him questioningly.

"They like to show off their skills to everyone" Anna whispered. "As it is now."

Aramis laughed at his words.

"Ars." call me to both of them. "I thought you guys were home."

"We'll be home soon, uncle." replied Anna.

"It looks like I'm going home tonight." said Dad. "You go home first, don't go home too late. You have a tryout tomorrow, right, Ars?"

Aramis took the car keys in his pants pocket and gave them to his father.

"We'll take the bus home" Aramis said.

"All right." answered Dad.

Aramis and Anna immediately walk out of the gallery to go home. But when they were outside the gallery, Anna saw a poster attached to it.

Anna stopped and looked at the poster. A poster of a painting contest for a High School boy. Anna looked at Aramis.

"How about you take part in this race, Ars?"

Aramis turned her face away from Anna's gaze.

"Have you been to a race before?"

Aramis did not answer.

"Don't you secretly run the race?"

Aramis nodded without looking at Anna.

"really?" anna was surprised. "How many times have you been to the race? Have you ever won it?"

Aramis did not reply and still turned his face away from Anna.

"Hey, let's answer!!" anna nudged Aramis by the foot.

Anna was surprised, Aramis had often won various kinds of painting competitions. He showed me pictures of dozens of charters he had won since Junior High.

"Gosh, this much?" look Anna.

This time Aramis nodded with a look at him.

"Newly this time I admit you're so cool, Ars." exclaimed Anna embracing Aramis' back happily.

...***...

Lion was sitting in a room with three billiard tables there. There were some friends in the room, but Lion was only with Ivan at one of the billiard tables in the corner of the room.

Lion opened his phone while leaning against the billiard table, in his left hand holding a billiard stick, and in his mouth was a lollipop, while Ivan was aiming for the ball before hitting it.

"I think I should do something again this time." Lion is busy with his phone.

Ivan hit the effect ball but missed and the black ball he was after did not enter. It made him growl.

Lion looked over and laughed at him.

"You still suck." - Lion sneered.

Lion instead aimed for the ball, without taking a long time, the black ball entered.

"I'm surprised at me, Lion. Why do you always help them?" ask Ivan. "Especially that arrogant Ato, my God, dealing with smart people is so nauseating."

"You just don't know him. Believe me, Ato is very interesting, it seems like he has a sixth sense. It's terrible." Lion replied after that hit the ball and came in.

"But this issue will be very serious, the Dion family is one of the big groups in the business world. Are you sure you can help him?" look at Ivan on the Lion who is still looking for a position to hit the next ball.

"The more difficult that level will make me more challenged. It drew him a game." Lion replied glancing at Ivan before hitting the ball back.

"You're always helping them not because of their sister, are you?"

Lion laughed at hearing that, and shook his head.

"Didn't you go with him to the amusement park yesterday? Did you guys start dating?"

Lion who had originally leaned his body was about to hit the ball, stood up straight and pulled out a lollipop that had been in his mouth and looked at Ivan.

"He was a real hassle" Lion said.

"really?" ivan laughed at Lion's reply. "Yes, I'm not surprised. Hearing his words while at the airport it was really sharp like a knife."

Lion hits the ball once more and the two balls go in simultaneously.

"By the way, do you know how Niko is?"

"What's wrong with her?" asked Lion aiming for the ball. "The last time he saw me when I was sick."

"I heard that he was not seen in his town anymore" replied Ivan sitting on the sofa because Lion had always put the ball in. "Have he returned to Russia?"

Lion hits the ball thinking of Ivan's words about Niko.

This time no one came in.

...***...

On the way home, Aramis walks with Anna from outside their housing complex. They walk on the side of the road where the streets are not too crowded because of the complex streets.

"It looks like I'm going to be in that race again" Aramis turned to Anna, who was walking to her right.

"That's great, Ars. I will support you." Anna's smile nudged Aramis' arm with her arm. "You'll win again."

Suddenly it rained down.

"Rain? Come quickly we have to get there before it gets faster." exclaimed Anna.

Anna was about to cross over because the position of their house had to enter again into the area. He did not look and immediately stepped into the middle of the road. Unaware from behind there is a motor speeding.

Fortunately Aramis quickly pulls Anna to the edge before the bike hits Anna.

"You okay?" ask Aramis worriedly.

Anna opened her eyes in surprise and everything happened so quickly. He looked at Aramis with a confused look.

"You who?"

Aramis is shocked to hear Anna's question asking who she is.

"Anna, this is no time for jokes!!" look at Aramis seriously.

Anna blinked her eyes a few times and pulled her gaze from Aramis while holding her head.

"You're not kidding me!!"

Suddenly Anna laughed, making Aramis relieved.

"Because of you, Ars!!" said Anna smiling.