Defying Death

"The Child of Miare… is an excellent chess player. So, kid - do you fancy a game?” She hefted the makeshift game board, grinning.

There were dozens of eyes watching the game, but that wasn’t anything new to Akyuu. The games had often been a spectacle for the Hieda estate in her last life, as well. She’d taken the gold coins and was going first; Komachi had the silver, and was taking second. Thirty seconds for a turn, no more."

Based on "Again/Akyuu", 2nd arc of "Redo/Reimu", a fanfic by Gooboi at Ao3.

Read the whole thing here:
https://archiveofourown.org/series/4062991
Or this arc here:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/54801043/chapters/138899764