3 3 301 DialogEnable Despite saying it is late, Chrome does not seem to be in a hurry to part ways as you two leave the library.
4 4 302 Back to the classroom? 5
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6 6 301 1 Chrome Our game of chess hasn't ended yet, has it? 1
7 7 202 1 1
8 8 301 You tilt your head and look at him.
9 9 301 You seem to understand what he was thinking during that long stretch of silence.
10 10 301 He might have figured it out then.
11 11 301 If you were from the same year as him, the two of you would have done what you just did.
12 12 301 You would read in the library together, discuss philosophy the way you did, stroll on the training fields around campus, and play chess in the classroom after class.
13 13 301 After all, you have done the same at the same places... at different times.
16 16 301 AniZhuanchangEnd You are back to where you ran into each other.
17 17 301 The two of you return to your seats.
18 18 301 The holographic chessboard lights up between you.
19 19 401 1 37
20 20 301 The pieces on it are still where you left them.
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22 22 301 1 Chrome It was my turn, so now it's yours, 【kuroname】. 1
23 23 302 Alright, then... 24
24 24 202 1 1
25 25 301 White Knight moves from H4 to F5.
26 26 302 Has your mood gone better? 27
27 27 301 Black Pawn moves from C7 to C6.
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29 29 301 1 Chrome There's no "better mood." It is inconsequential at the end of the day. I've just realized something. 1
30 30 202 1 1
31 31 301 White Pawn moves from G2 to G4.
32 32 302 And what is that? 33
33 33 301 Black Knight moves from H5 to F6.
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35 35 301 1 Chrome We'll talk after the game. 1
36 36 302 Sure. 37
37 37 202 1 1
38 38 301 White Knight moves from H1 to G1.
39 39 301 ...
40 40 301 The battle on the chessboard grows more intense.
41 41 301 ...
42 42 301 In the end—
43 43 301 White Queen moves from F3 to F6.
44 44 301 Chrome's clutched fists press against his lips, him pausing to consider.
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46 46 301 1 Chrome You sacrificed your Bishop on your 11th move. 1
47 47 301 Chrome You sacrificed both of your Rooks on your 18th move. 1
48 48 301 Chrome Now you're sacrificing your Queen. 1
49 49 301 Chrome You have fewer pieces than I do. 1
50 50 302 You know what I've been thinking about. 51
51 51 301 Chrome I do. 1
52 52 202 1 1
53 53 301 He picks up the Black Knight on G8 and takes your White Queen, placed on F6 as bait.
54 54 301 In response, you pick up the White Bishop on D6...
55 55 301 And move it to E7.
56 56 302 Checkmate. 57
57 57 301 The game is over.
58 58 301 Chrome does not look disappointed, and you do not look gleeful either.
59 59 301 You just stare at each other for a while before breaking into smiles.
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61 61 301 1 Chrome When did you hatch this plan? 1
62 62 302 Same time as you did. 63
63 63 301 Chrome From the very beginning, then. 1
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65 65 302 The "Immortal Game". 66
66 66 301 Chrome Exactly. 1
67 67 202 1 1
68 68 301 Chrome and you have actually been replicating a legendary chess game.
69 69 301 This has been a contest, but it has not been one, too. It was not a game of chess, but a game of minds.
70 70 301 You were both gambling on the hope that the other person would make the expected move.
71 71 302 That's my "answer," Chrome. 72
72 72 301 The number of active pieces is way more important than the number of pieces a player has. Despite the inevitability of the circumstances, there are always those who can break through the boundaries and forge new paths.
73 73 301 There are always those who think alike, who are willing to forge a new path with you.
74 74 301 Those of Us, or Other.
75 75 301 The most important thing is to understand each other and look for a possibility together.
76 76 301 Even if Chrome is a Construct, and you are a human...
77 77 302 I'm sitting right here. 78
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79 79 301 1 Chrome Yes. You're right in front of me. 1
80 80 301 You find yourself reflected in his eyes, his blue irises as all-encompassing as the ocean.
81 81 302 Not only me. 82
82 82 301 Chrome No. Not only you. 1
83 83 202 1 1
84 84 301 Without love and kindness, the power of technology will only be the power to hurt.
85 85 301 That is it, you think. If there is no love and kindness.
86 86 301 But not all humans have been selfish and foolish.
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88 88 301 1 Chrome Can I expect more games like this, 【kuroname】? 1
89 89 202 1 1
90 90 301 Understanding each other even when you are competing.
91 91 301 Choosing the same path even when you stand on different sides.
92 92 302 I think so. 93
93 93 301 You make a promise.
94 94 301 There will be more games like this.
95 95 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin It is a promise... and a vow.
