Academy Faculty Dorm; 8:30 o'clock:
Mr. Andy and Mr. Norly were at the living room. Mr. Andy told Mr. Norly what they have talked with Mr. Lei. He even said that he still considering Mr. Lei's suggestion but he still wants to follow and guide the kids in the future.
He knows that when he goes back to the competitive side, he won't have anymore time with the kids specially he still has Chesster to care. Mr. Norly was shocked about what he heard because he knows that Mr. Andy has been a competitive player before entering the school.
He asked Mr. Andy why he quitted and decided to enter the academy as a teacher but Mr. Andy just shakes his head and said,
"For now, it's better for you to not know. Just a tip from as your senior, do what you know is right and fight for it." Then he smiled at him. He stopped talking and he reminded Mr. Norly to open the aircon in the room if he wants then entered his room.
Mr. Norly was confused and what he knows is that it is a serious matter that even he don't have the ability to know it. He cleaned the table and throws the beer cans in the trash bin. After that he also entered his room and sleep.
C1 Academy Student Dorm, Morning;
Chesster awaken his roommates and proceeded to take a bath. After taking a bath, he noticed that Adam haven't get out of his bed. He approached and awaken him again when Adam talked,
"I'm awake. Let me have a minute and I'll get up. Thank you, junior brother."
"You're welcome senior. I'll be going then." Chesster replied and he also reminded his other roommate before going out. He goes to the lobby and waited for his teammates. As usual, He is always the first one to arrive. After a couple of time, one by one they arrived at the lobby.
Everyone is now present and ready. They proceeded to the venue carrying their food packs provided by the school dorm. All of them was calm that it feels like they don't have a match and you can't even feel any pressure.
While the facilitators preparing everything, the others where still at the dorm making sure every student where out. They knocked at every door when one of the teachers accidentally pushed the door at the room #12 when he noticed one student who is still sleeping. He wakes him up carefully and asked his information. the kid answered,
"I'm Adam from fifth-grade, Advance Category Sir."
The teacher asked him to double time because there is only thirty minutes before the match start. Adam nodded and rushed preparing himself and bought a bun and a drink for his breakfast at the lobby.
After thirty minutes, the teachers who stayed at the dorm contacted the management that there's no student left behind and they can start anytime.
Mr. Andy got the signal and He announced the start of the first round for the beginners and second round for the intermediate and advance category.
The aura in the venue now is more serious than the past matches. The looks of the kids, even the teachers and parents who are rooting for their kids looks so solemn.
The managers and arbiters decided to start the fourth round for the beginners and gave a rest to the intermediate and advance category for the beginners to catch up the round.
the last three rounds were good. Ace, Chesster, Mark, Randy, Ervin, Csarina got 3 full points while, Billy and Marco got 2.5 points and the last four round for the two-intermediate player, April had 3.5 points and IJ had 4 points.
It's the fourth round and Chesster's opponent was no other than his roommate, Rod. He smiled and shake hands to him. Rod just shake hands then he seriously focusing on the board on the other hand, there is still a student who didn't enter the playing area. The kid just sat still and his teacher was worried so he asked,
"What's the problem?"
"I'm not feeling well teacher. It feels like my head is going to burst." Adam replied.
"Can you continue to play? The teacher asked.
"I can't play any longer teacher. I'm sorry." Adam replied.
The teacher was worried so he decided to take him to the clinic to check him up. Adam conditions was not good. He apologized to his teacher because his performance was bad that he loses his three matches. The teacher comforted him on their way to the clinic.
C1 Academy Clinic
The doctor examined him and talked to the teacher.
"He didn't get sleep last night which lead to his mental breakdown but it's not severe looking at his personality."
The teacher was confused because he never expects Adam would have a mental breakdown. He who is a strong-willed kid. He asked the doctor how did it happen.
"He played with one of his roommates and he didn't expect to loss to him."
"But It's only natural to loss a match and he experience a lot of matches." The teacher replied.
"He can't accept his loss to a player from the beginners category. It hurts him to much that it made him unstable. But let him rest at least a week or more and he will be back on his normal self but it all depends on him."
The teacher were skeptical at the moment. He can't believe that Adam loses to a beginner. What he doesn't know is that Chesster's skill is on par to advance level.
He thanked the doctor and asked to let Adam stay at the clinic until he came back. He gets backed at the venue and ask the teachers who managed the dorm. He asked who are the roommates of Adam and he got the list. He saw Rod and Chesster which are the beginners in their room. He didn't mind the two intermediates because he remembered what the doctor says.
He doesn't have a plan to do bad things at them but he just wanted to verify if he got the skill to defeat Adam because, he knows how good Adam is. After that he proceeded to the pairing area and look for their matches. He found that both of them have 3 full points and coincidentally, they are playing to each other.
He looked for their board and he watch their match. And it surprises him that the game was one-sided. He never expected that even though they are a beginner, it's already the final selection and he knows that this are the best of the best on the beginner category. From 120 to 40 participants which is carefully selected from two different selection until the final selection.
He watches how the kid was murdered which leads him from a checkmate. They shake hands and the kid who lose was happy that it feels like he won. Which makes Adam's teacher amazed. The winner was no other than Chesster. Rod in the other hand was now smiling and he feels like a thorn was removed from him.
Rod was insulted by his classmates who also participated from the selection but didn't entered the final selection. They mock him that he only entered because he got lucky to Chesster's absence. That's why he was cold to Chesster when he met him but now that he played with him it feels like he can now breath properly.
After they got out, He apologized to Chesster for his behavior last night but Chesster laugh at him and said, "It's okay. But we're friends now right?".
Rod smiled and agreed to him. They are now talking like there's no tomorrow. Rod decided to follow him because he doesn't have any teammates with him anymore because he is the only one who entered the top 40.
Adam's Teacher was smiling and said to himself,
"Adam, let your loss to him be your strength to get stronger." The teacher was satisfied to what happened because he felt an unexplainable aura just by watching Chesster's match.
(at the same time, C1 Academy Clinic)
Adam was now awake and he feels enlightened. He feels like he is a new born person that he never felt any hatred to Chesster anymore. He thought to himself, "Chesster, you are unbelievable. Wait for my return." While laughing.
The doctor was shocked that he thought Adam was going insane but when he saw him, He was amazed because Adam condition now was better.
Adam told the doctor what he feels and the doctor didn't know what happened to him but what he knows is that, what happened to him gave him something good.