Reincarnated As Conny (HIATUS)

Chapter 11: Knight to c3

He looks like a cat under the table.

Emma also laughed when she heard my explanation.

"We were playing chess," he said. He picked up the chess pieces that were scattered on the floor. After he finished what is he doing, he immediately sat on his chair and arrange the pieces on the board.

"Do wanna play?" I asked them.

Emma nodded her head. "Of course! Let's play Conn--"

However, she was suddenly interrupted by Norman. "Let's play Conny," Emma's eyes went to Norman but the boy only let out a gentle smile. "I want to play with Conny," He said.

I placed my hands on my cheeks while glancing at his face. I let out a cheerful smile. "Okay! Let's play first, Norman."

"The White King is missing," Ray suddenly burst out, there was a frown on his face while looking at the floor. His bored eyes glanced at me before turning it on Norman and Emma. 

"I'll look for it," Emma replied. She was about to bend out her body but Norman stopped her.

"I'll just get the other chessboard," He replied calmly.

"No need," I said. Norman glanced at me. My hand reached for the white king who was placed on the top of my lap. "Hehe, This piece fell when Ray bumped his head," I placed the King on the board.

"You should've told me earlier," Ray uttered with a frown.

"Sorry, I only noticed it now," I explained to him while gesturing my right hand. "But can you get out of that chair?" I said politely to him. "Norman and I will be going to play."

"That's right, get away from my Conny!" Emma suddenly shouted while glaring at Ray.

Ray only rolled his eyes before rising from his seat. He went to a wall next to that chair as he crossed his arms. Norman went to that seat facing the black pieces in front of him. "Let's start," He said. "The first move is yours," 

I leaned my face to the table and intertwined my fingers. My eyes went to the chessboard before glancing back at him.

Let's play chess in my way, shall we?

I suddenly remembered my life as Y/N. I have a little brother who was a chess lover, there was a time where he forced me to play every day until night, but I'm always defeated because I'm not really good at it.

But one day, he taught me a new way to play chess. Although I'm not good at playing chess nor my mind is not good at memorizing, this way of playing chess always excites me.

I immediately focused on the chessboard. "Knight to c3," I uttered, but I did not move any of my chess pieces. I glanced at him, I am waiting for him to recognize what I intended to state.

Ray glanced at me with a suspicious eye, but he didn't say anything.

Norman was confused at first but when he realized something, he smiled at me as he uttered this word. "d5." 

He understand what I intended to do. 

I nodded my head as I focused my mind on the game. "d4," I replied.

"Knight to f6," he said.

"Bishop to f4!" 

"a6"

"e3"

"Bishop to f5," Norman replied. I stopped for a while noticing what he was planning to do. I closed my eyes while imagining the whole game.

"Bishop to d3,"

"Bishop takes bishop d3"

"c2 takes bishop d3"

"e6"

"Knight to f3!"

"WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!" We suddenly stopped exchanging our attacks when Emma interrupted us. Emma pointed her fingers at me and to Norman, "What are you two saying? I thought you're both playing chess?" 

I quickly averted my eyes as I rose from my seat. 

"They're playing mind chess and you interrupted them," Ray suddenly spouted. His eyes were looking at me in amusement. "It's also chess but the difference is you will only use your mind and words to express your moves. It's a good game to practice your memorization."

I cleared my throat when Emma suddenly glanced at me. "I'm not really good at memorization that's why I wanted to practice it..."

"Let's continue the game," Norman replied. There was something in his eyes and I couldn't tell what is it.

I took a deep sigh as I pouted while looking at the chessboard. "I already lost my focus, I don't think I'll be able to play unless we started again," I explained to them. "My memory is not good, that's why if I lose my focus..." I paused trying to hint at them.

I'm telling the truth though, I can only play mind chess if I focused on the game, but once I lost that focus I won't be able to continue playing unless we started again.

However, it's not that important. The only reason why I did this is to give Norman a hint.

"Let's try it next time! Don't worry I will practice my memory again," I replied with a cheerful tone. My eyes dropped to the floor as I played with my palm. "But I don't really know if I can match up with Norman tho... Ray told me that I'm sucked up with chess."

"Nooo! Ray is lying! I think Conny is good at chess. If you can play that mind chess then you'll be better if you practice!" Emma shouted, she glanced at Norman who was observing me. "Right, Norman?"

"Of course," Norman replied. "I would like to play more games with you before I get adopted."

"Uhuh!" I shouted.

Now that I already give Norman a hint about me. Let's arrange a meeting with him.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Our eyes went to the door when we saw Phil ringing the bell in his hands. "Time to eat! It's time to eat!" He said while ringing his bell. When Phil saw me and Emma he let out a smile and then he went away.

"OKKKAAY," I shouted as I took the bunny on the table and run to Phil. "Bye-bye, I'm hungry!" I shouted at the trio and left them.  I giggled while running away from them.

When I saw Mom standing at the Dining Room's entrance. I immediately run to her while opening my arms. "Moooooommmm," I shouted. She glanced at me for a while and she also opened her arms.

"Oh my little Bunny," she said with a warm smile. She quickly carried me in her arms and kissed me on my cheeks. I blushed a little when she did that. She's warm..."How was your day, Conny?" she asked in a soft tone.

I gave her a bright smile as I glanced at her face. "I played Chess with Norman and Ray!" I happily uttered, but I pouted my lips after telling her that. "But they defeated me so easily," I said in a shy tone.

Mom went silent for a moment. She is glancing at me. "Really?" She asked, I suddenly noticed a flashed unknown expression in her eyes. 

However, I immediately attacked her with my hugs and kissed her on her cheeks. "Yes, but it doesn't matter! Mom still loves me right?" I asked her.

She smiled at me before uttering the next words. "Of course, I love you, Conny," she said, but something about her is bugging me.

Mom... did Ray finally told you something about me?

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I'm not really good at chess so I referenced their game in a chess tournament video. The reference to their chess game in on this link.

https://youtu.be/bdfBdw8EWF0