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Thus began the game of Hardstone.
“Kyuuu! Hamchi will deal the cards!” Hamchi exclaimed, shuffling the deck with nimble paws and dealing the cards out to the ones on the table.
Meanwhile, Siegfried casually pressed himself against Beowulf, rubbing shoulders and nudging him like a drunkard.
He was doing it all on purpose in order to activate the unique ability of the Dark Abyss: Necklace of Greed and Betrayal, Kleptomania.
“S-Siegfried? Is there something wrong?” Beowulf asked, clearly uncomfortable by the sudden physical contact.
“Oh, just trying to get a little closer to you,” Siegfried replied, flashing a mischievous grin.
“P-Pardon…?” Beowulf muttered, blinking.
“You know, building camaraderie is quite important. Besides, we Grandmasters should get along, right?” Siegfried said, waving his hand. Then, he leaned in even closer and whispered, “Relax. I’m not trying to peek at your cards or anything.”
“...”
Beowulf was speechless and did not say anything further. It was already a well-known fact that Siegfried had a playful and cheeky side to him, so he just decided to think that Siegfried was being himself.
“Let’s have a drink. Cheers,” Siegfried said, raising his glass.
After that, he bumped glasses with Beowulf,...
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