And if your father touches you again… I'll kill him." Jun said
Anha didn't fully understand everything he said.
But she understood one thing—
He knew.
About last night.
About her father taking all her money.
About everything.
And in that moment…
She realized.
It's time.
"Aaai Jun… did I hear that right? You said you liked me? Then I have one request after the match…"
Jun smirked...
Fine. Let's see how you win. If you beat him… you'll get whatever you want."
Anha pushed his hand away.
"Yeah… it's time."
With a terrifying smile, she walked back into the hall.
One Day Earlier
When Anha entered her room, she felt something was off.
Someone was inside.
At first, she thought it was her landlord maybe.
But when she opened the door—
It was her father.
"You have money, right? I need some. I've got nothing left."
"I don't have any. You already gambled everything I had."
"And this is my room. Why are you here without permission?"
"Permission? A father needs permission to enter his child's room?"
"Father? I've never considered you one. Stop this nonsense and get out."
Suddenly—
He grabbed her hair and threw her aside.
"Remember this—you are nothing without me."
"And I'll be back."
"I'm arranging your marriage soon."
"You've grown wings, haven't you? I'll make sure to cut them."
Back to the present—
Anha felt trapped.
Like her life was a chessboard.
Every piece binding her with invisible strings.
Pulling her back.
She closed her eyes.
"The Queen is entering her kingdom… to dominate the world…"
"And I will crush everything that stands against me."
Something snapped.
The chains broke.
She rose—like a queen taking her throne.
This board,
Breaking free from that stiffness that had been holding her back, one by one the invisible threads began to snap.
It felt as if Anha had placed a queen's crown upon her head and taken her seat upon the throne.
This chessboard… was now nothing more than a toy in her hands.
But today, she realized something else—
The people around her… one day, each of them might become pieces on this very board.
With that thought, a terrifying smile spread across her lips as Anha began to make her moves—
24.d5+ - queen c7 - king
This was Ha-neul's first missed. It created an opportunity for Anha and gave her just enough time to save her rook.
25.f7+ - queen b8 - king
26.d5 - queen b7 - bishop
Ha-neul made the same mistake again—something he absolutely shouldn't have done.
Because Anha had already maintained her previous tactic and had set a trap.
Failing to realize it, Ha-neul stepped right into it.
In an instant, Anha delivered a check with her bishop.
Then Ha-neul made yet another mistake—falling into Anha's second trap.
She captured Anha's major piece, exactly what Anha had been waiting for.
Moving her bishop aside, Anha targeted the queen and delivered another check using her rook.
In the blink of an eye, the entire match turned upside down.
Before Ha-neul could even process what was happening—
Anha captured his queen with the bishop.
And then, she continued—
27.e6 - queen c8 - bishop
28.d5 - queen h7 - rook
29.g6 - knight h2+ - pawn
30.xg2 - king h3+ - bishop
31.xh2 - king e6+ - bishop
32.g3 - king xd5 - bishop
33.edx5 - pawn g7 - rook
34.f3 - king xg6 - rook
35.d3 - pawn c8 - queen
36.d2 - Bishop g4+ - queen
Ha-neul made critical blunders at moves 31 and 36.
From that moment—
It was over.
Anha became unstoppable.
Each move crushed Ha-neul completely.
The entire hall was stunned.
Jun finally understood—
This… was the real Anha.
37.e3 - king h6+ - bishop
38.f4 - pawn xf4+ - queen
39.e2 - king g2+ - rook
40.d1 - king f3+ - queen
41.c1 - king xd2+ - bishop
42.b1 - king xd3+ - queen
43.b2 - king c3+ - bishop
44.c1 - king c2# - Queen
"Checkmate"anha
Ha-neul lost.
Yet he accepted it calmly.
He was mature, composed.
Still, he gave Anha a warning—
Stay out of his way.
Or he would crush her.
Anha smirked.
"The Queen enters her kingdom to rule…"
"…And next time, I will crush you. Prepare yourself. We will meet again."
Jun was stunned.
Anha… was no ordinary girl.
Moments later—
Jun-seo suddenly felt his body lifted off the ground.
Someone had pinned him against the wall.
He immediately realized who it was.
With a dark grin, he said—
"Congratulations… my Queen 👑."