In the third-floor room of the soup kitchen run by Granny Ha, Qian Tiao and Shinfuku Mitsuko were leisurely playing chess. Lolo, who was standing by with her sword, watched with great interest.
This nine-by-nine grid chessboard, with pieces like Jade Generals, Flying Chariots, Angled Movers... is a unique method of play developed by the Mountain Hermits.
The three of them had been taking turns playing, and it had been going on for two days and nights.
The loser would get strips of paper stuck on their face as a punishment, and now Qian Tiao and Lolo looked like they both had manes like a lion's. Shinfuku Mitsuko didn't have as many on her face, but she still had quite a few. These "decorations" added a worldly, lived-in charm to the Princess who was otherwise ethereal and refined.
The atmosphere was very harmonious.
