Road to be the Best Chess Player in the World!-Chapter 495: Recap of Sheva’s Current Situation

"SHEV, DON’T DRINK ICE RIGHT AFTER RUNNING! STRAIGHTEN YOUR LEGS FIRST!"

"SHEV, HELP ME WITH THE KITCHEN FIRST! I HAVE TO BUY SOME GARLIC FROM THE STORE NEXT DOOR!"

"SHEV! DON’T JUST SIT AROUND AND PLAY WITH YOUR PHONE! HELP ME WASH THE DISHES!"

Sheva groaned lightly as he kept hearing his mother nagging at him every day. It was just two days since he was back home, and gone was all the sweetness and care he received. Now, his mother was back into her nagging mode, complaining that he was just sitting around and doing nothing at home.

"Mom, it is still pretty early. Let me take a breath first, please?" He pleaded. "You know, I have just run for 7 km! That’s my current record, and I am dead tired right now! Can you exempt me from the chores for at least thirty minutes?"

Indeed, Sheva’s legs were quite numb after his morning jogging, and right now, all he wanted to do was just relax and not get bothered by anything else. His mother could see it clearly as well, so in the end, after pondering for a moment, she finally nodded reluctantly. "Fine, you will be exempted from sweeping and mopping the floor! However, you have to keep your eyes on the kitchen! I’m frying tempeh in a large amount, don’t let them get burnt, okay?!"

"Yes, Ma’am!" Sheva saluted the woman quickly.

While he wasn’t fully exempted, at least keeping an eye on the kitchen was way better than doing anything else. At least, this chore didn’t really demand anything physical for him, which was the last thing he wanted right now.

’Is this why those people in America always thought of moving out once they are of age?’ He grumbled grumpily. ’They must be tired of their parents’ nagging and their neighbor’s whispers, right?’

Of course, while he himself was grumbling like that, it never crossed his mind the thought of him moving out. After all, this situation was still way better compared to a year ago, and seeing his mother being cheerful again was a gratifying feeling for him. No matter how annoying his mother was, he loved his mother to death, and right now, besides chess, the only thing he had in mind was his little family.

’Oh, well... Why would I think something heavy like this in such a beautiful morning?’ Sheva shook his head, stirring the tempeh in the wok to make sure not a single one of them was burnt. ’Anyway, I haven’t seen my latest stats. System, show it to me, please?’

[Name: Adrian Sheva]

Attacking 89

Defense 87

Calculation 85

Strategy 84

Intuition 85

Time management 88

Title Slot: [Endgame Master] [National Resonance] [The Strong Man Aura] [The King of Asia: White level] [The Conqueror of Europe: White level]

’Well, not bad...’ Sheva nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, not a single one of the stats changed since the last time he checked. The only new addition was the new title, The Conqueror of Europe. This was the one he got after winning the entire tournament, and the effect was the same as The King of Asia. For the white level, it gave Sheva a one percent boost for all of his stats when he played in Europe, which might not look much, but in the grand scheme could be a game-changer.

As for the latest mission during the gathering... Well, Sheva only managed to get one of the objectives, which was to make everyone remember his name. As for the second one, which was to play with an accuracy of more than 90 percent, he failed to do so, only able to reach 84 percent. It was still quite good for a blitz game, but not good enough compared to the other monsters around him, which resulted in the mission being deemed a failure.

’Oh, well, no need to think of the past failure. Fortunately, the system doesn’t give me any punishment, or that would give me a headache.’ Sheva could still remember a few occasions where he read an online novel just to find out the humiliating or inhuman punishment if the main character failed to complete a mission, and honestly, the vivid image those insane authors wrote was enough to give him nightmares. ’Okay, why would I think of that right now? Anyway, System, please show me the list of all the missions I haven’t completed yet.

DING!

[LIST OF HOST’s UNFINISHED MISSIONS!]

[Get Host’s rating in Rapid and Blitz up to 2500 (2322/2500 Rapid & 2271/2500 Blitz)]

[Get into the top 100 players in the world. Current rank: 177]

[Do the physical task every day for a full month. Current progress: 2/30]

[Train three youngsters to get into the top 3 of their section in the Asian Chess School Championship!]

Well, the first two missions were quite easy. Even though it would take a long time, as long as Sheva still played with this kind of pace, he would soon achieve those two. The only thing he had to do was to stay patient and play his game, and before the year was over, everything would be over.

The last two, though, were quite problematic. The physical task, particularly, seemed to be a mission impossible for Sheva. Staying consistent was a difficult task to complete, especially if he had a tournament abroad to play.

’System, can you give me a little bit of leeway? You know my situation, right?’ Sheva tried to negotiate.

[No, Host. This is a non-negotiable mission.] The system rejected the request coldly. [Your body is the capital of your success. It doesn’t matter how many tournaments you win in the future if you cannot stay healthy. Come on, Host! The system does this for your own good!]

Sheva felt the corner of his mouth twitching when he read the last part. The tone was exactly the same as when parents were scolding their children for being lazy and not studying, and right now, Sheva himself felt like he was getting chided by the system.

’Oh, well, let’s forget about that mission for now.’ He shook his head quickly, turning his attention to the bottom part of the list. ’As for the last mission... Today should be the day we will meet, right? Let’s see how good those three youngsters are...’