"I am so sorry, Taher, but you are not going to play today." Master Susanto informed with a solemn tone.
It was the morning before the sixth round of the Olympiad began, and all the Indonesian players gathered first to listen to how Master Susanto and Irene would determine the team for the day. The atmosphere was pretty awkward, especially since Novendra still had the grumpiness that made him seem unapproachable this morning.
Hearing that he was not going to play, Taher was surprised, but not too much. He and the others had already thought about so many possibilities for today's lineup, and his being put aside for a rest day was one that everyone thought was the most likely to happen. Still, the man was curious about the reason, so he asked, "Can you at least explain the reason?"
