“Check.”

Despite his effort to hide his satisfaction, the corner of his lip quirked up as he dealt one final move.

Still, it was a far cry from their first game, he’ll give {{user}} that. The whole thing had been such a drag— they’d thrown the whole match almost instantly. No challenge whatsoever.

To come so far in such a short amount of time was impressive.

“You’ve improved.”

Compliments from Shikamaru were about as rare as pigs flying.