368 – Side Story: A Preview of the Sequel
‘It’s not wrong.’
When I saw Eclipse revealing her true intentions with a happy smile, I laughed along with her. It was not uncommon for the boss known to be the most difficult to become a victim of the dead.
Clearing without running, deflecting, or rolling, or clearing with a trash weapon that hasn’t been properly strengthened, or something like that.
Would you have been less angry at me for having plunged you into the abyss of despair right before your eyes?
“You can fight if you want. Would you like to try that, would you?”
“Of course I should try it.”
I accepted without any hesitation.
It is literally a hidden boss that has never been revealed even in the trailer, let alone information has been released, and it is guaranteed that it will remain hidden even after release.
There was no reason not to accept the opportunity to be the first to try it. The fighting spirit arose reflexively. Eclipse must have read my expression and snapped her fingers.
The boss, who had been sleeping as if dead, entangled in the roots of a tree, began to stand up again. His left arm quickly sprouted, and a large scythe made of tree roots was held in his palm.
I didn’t say the cutscene lines like last time. It seemed like they wanted to skip it.
“You can attack as is now, or you can apply the game system in earnest and attack as if you were fighting a boss battle in Brightest Darkness 5. “What would you do?”
“Application of the game system?”
“It limits your physical ability to the level of the player character, calculates the damage of the boss, and notifies you when you take enough damage to die. Faith, mana, and stamina will all be applied as well.”
Does this mean I can do it like I did when I first fell into the Bronx 4 world? At that time, I really gritted my teeth and rolled to survive, but now I do this for a hobby, although there is a difference.
“That might be fun. “I will try that.”
“I knew you would do that.”
Eclipse created an item that resembles a bracelet for my wrist. It was a bracelet that displayed vitality, mana, faith, and stamina. It looks like the game UI has been simplified.
“I converted your physical abilities into numbers and displayed them. If it takes enough damage to die, it will break. What do you want your stats to be?”
“Please set the recommended level according to the goddess’s opinion at the end of the first round. “It’s like just picking out your past actions as an article.”
“I think the recommended level at the end of the first round is the article’s past history…… All right. The level is 200, and the stats will be set based on the knight strategy in Brightest Darkness 4.”
With those words, I suddenly felt as if my entire body was clogged. I moved my body lightly. It was definitely uncomfortable to move.
After my strength was limited like this, I had a real sense of how high my previous abilities were. In the meantime, I was so used to strength that I couldn’t even feel how much stronger I had become.
“Once you draw your weapon, it will begin. And…… You?”
“Yes?”
“Fight, fighting… ….”
Eclipse, who cheered me on by clenching his fists, blushed and disappeared.
‘It’s cute.’
I laughed and took out the nightmare that had lost its wings. Then, a magnificent orchestral sound was heard in my ears, and at the same time, the boss modeled after Lepanteca began to move.
As soon as I heard the music, my shoulders reflexively tensed. She is a goddess who knows how to excite men. It really felt like I was going through a boss battle. A shiver ran down my spine.
‘If you’re doing something like that, I guess I should do it seriously too.’
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ㅡQuaaang!
Lepanteca, leaning her body back as much as possible, kicked the ground and rushed forward, as if shooting an arrow in protest. A pattern that approaches by scraping the floor with the tip of the scythe.
At first glance, it may seem easy to avoid because it is a straight attack. However, since you do not know what pattern the attack will be linked to, you must never let down your guard.
‘You said the basic systems are all the same, right?’
First, let’s counterattack by timing it just right and throwing it away. Ready to bounce. The blade that was scraping the floor was lifted slightly upward. The distance has now narrowed to the point where you can touch it with a swing.
And the next moment, the boss running towards me disappeared as if evaporating. I could feel the pressure of death behind my back.
This is a pattern of pretending to attack from the front, then appearing from behind and continuing the attack. There were several bosses with similar patterns in Tula Mode.
‘Are there about three possibilities?’
Swing vertically as intended to attack, or attack horizontally over a wider area, otherwise a third pattern. Even I had no way of knowing what the third pattern was here.
You can only know that by experiencing it yourself.
It is already too late to turn around and react to the current situation, so you should just roll over and get out of there. I rolled forward just in time, and almost immediately a chilling sensation passed nearby.
Judging from the area where the life was felt, it was a swing, not a lift. If I had rolled to the side, I might have been swept away.
“Ugh?!”
The moment I thought that, a shock wave exploded beneath my feet. An exhilarating sensation swept through my entire body, and my legs flew up into the sky. The pain wasn’t too bad, but it didn’t stop my body from flying.
From what I felt, it was only after floating for about 4 to 5 seconds that my body touched the ground. I quickly landed on my legs first to reduce the impact.
I quickly looked at the bracelet. The top priority was checking how much stamina I had left. Fortunately, there was about 20% left. Well, does it make sense for it to explode with a single follow-up shock wave in vanilla?
‘It is a pattern that causes an explosion in the area where the scythe is cut.’
I’ve experienced something similar a few times in the dummy mode. You won’t be able to tell on the first try, so if you don’t know, you’ll be left helpless, shouting that you should search.
Eclipse seemed to have really planned to apply the so-called ‘Eokkka’ pattern from the Donola mode to vanilla.
It was a waste. If my physical ability wasn’t limited to level 200, I would have responded to the attack just now.
‘No, cancel.’
This crazy bastard sat down and thought of something ridiculous. I slapped myself on the cheek to make me reflect.
“It’s fun.”
I smiled and got up. The sound of the orchestra in my ears was becoming more and more intense. Lepanteca, who succeeded in hitting me, came closer and closer.
“It tastes like it should be.”
“I won’t sit back and watch any longer, Stella.”
“I can’t just watch like this, Selene.”
Floreta and Luna were looking down at Stella and Selene with slightly angry faces, reprimanding them. Stella and Selene were kneeling gloomily.
The Pope’s attire consisted of white short-sleeved jeans with a slightly visible navel, which Delta reacted enthusiastically when he saw it, but Stella and Selene’s clothes were the same as what they wore in the Holy Kingdom.
“But… ….”
“But… ….”
“What is ‘but’, Stella!”
“What is the ‘but’, Selene!”
A roar broke out. The bodies of the two people who were trying to make excuses flinched. Floretta and Luna sighed and continued talking.
“Wasn’t the plan completed a long time ago? All you have to do is ask the saint.”
“The Son will never reject you. “He is a very kind person.”
The voice was slightly softer than before. His expression also relaxed considerably. Stella, who was watching, carefully began to make an excuse.
“But the Holy Father is still-“
“Are you denying grace just for that reason, Stella? “Do you really not know who you serve?”
“Did you say you would wait for us to succeed in reappointment and then receive the government? “Are you saying it’s even possible when it’s not enough to ask the saint to give you grace?”
No, I was about to start. It would have been like that if it hadn’t been for the roar that exploded like a thunderbolt. Stella and Selene wrinkled up again.
Floreta and Luna were both slightly angry. In their view, Stella and Selene’s attitudes were extremely rude.
Everyone here is so anxious that they can’t get even a little more affection, so why on earth can they delay their turn? And that too from the standpoint of having to serve the saint wholeheartedly.
“I believe you know how embarrassed we were when you went back first.”
“Why did you run away when you should have sacrificed yourself with us on the spot?”
This was the decisive reason why the Popes were reprimanding the two.
There was a saint right in front of us who could not control his desires, but they fell in love with each other, saying they were doing it for the Popes. It was an action that Floretta and Luna could not possibly understand.
In my heart, I wanted to tie them both up tightly with their private parts exposed and throw them into Delta’s place. You are free to use it however you wish.
I was holding back because it was obvious that even that would be seen as presumptuous behavior, but now they are even making the absurd statement that they will wait until the Popes return to office.
“Also, how many times have we told you that it is not up to us to decide whether or not to reappoint? “That is entirely up to you, not us.”
“I don’t know how long it will be before the Son truly wants a child. Are you really going to remain a virgin for that long?”
A man is chosen to serve, but he lives in chastity for months, years, or even decades? There was no act more terrible than that. At least that’s what the Popes thought.
“It worked out just fine. “The saint is in a very good mood today.”
“Even if you are rude, he will certainly forgive you if you repay him with your body.”
Fortunately, there was a way. Today was the first time I saw Delta looking so smiling. The Popes smiled and took out something.
When I arrived at my room, it was already well past midnight. I didn’t even notice how time passed when I was walking around, but I ended up staying a lot longer than I thought.
‘It was well made.’
It was a world full of Eclipse’s sincerity. The music in my ears, the bosses, and the details of the fields and areas. It was a lot of fun opening each piece one by one.
‘If that’s the case, it will definitely be the most GOTY in the year it was released.’
All that’s left is to wait for it to be fully released. I stood in front of the room with light steps.
‘Huh?’
I felt a light gesture of popularity. There was someone in the room. Two people. It had happened more than once that someone had entered my room first and was waiting for me, so I opened the door without paying attention.
However, its identity was a bit surprising.
“Stella? Selene?”
The two were quietly kneeling on the floor with their hands up. It looked like he was being punished.
My eyes quickly scanned my chest. It wasn’t because there was any other purpose, it was because they had sketchbooks hanging around their necks like when I punished Eclipse.
In Stella’s heart, ‘Please scold this child as much as you want. If you feel that I am being rude, I will also be punished as much as I can. The words ‘Floretta.’ Were written on it.
In Selene’s heart, ‘Please scold this child to your heart’s content. If you feel I am being rude, I will take as much punishment as I can. The words ‘Luna.’ Were written on it.
‘What happened?’
It was a letter whose English I did not understand at all.
“Why did you come? I even hung up that strange sketchbook. No, first lower your arms and speak.”
The two followed my instructions and lowered their arms obediently.
“So, what’s going on?”
“…… The Holy Father gave us an order. “Go to the saint like this and don’t even think about coming back until you offer up your virginity.”
“He also said that if I fail this time, he will no longer be able to assist the Pope.”
“Uh… ….”
The reason was far beyond my expectations. What do you want me to do?
“…… First of all, I understand why you’re doing that. Why all of a sudden?”
“Didn’t the Holy Son give grace to the Holy Father dressed in the clothes of this world ten days ago?”
“I guess the Pope thought that we too should receive the saint’s grace at the time. “He reprimanded us for refusing grace on our own.”
Was it because of that? For some reason, Floretta and Luna’s faces hardened for a moment when they saw Stella and Selene closing the door and leaving, so it seems like that’s how they came back.
I didn’t know what to do and thought for a moment, then took the sketchbook off their neck and burned it with divine power. The two looked at the sketchbook disappearing in the white flame with slightly anxious eyes.
“What do you guys think? If you don’t want to but were forced to come because of those two, I’ll tell you. “This will never happen again”
“Not really!”
“Yes! “The Holy Father did nothing wrong!”
Stella and Selene urgently stopped me. It was probably a reflexive action, but it didn’t take long before it shrunk again.
“…… The Holy Father is also saying this because he is frustrated. “We clearly know the feelings we have for the saint, but he keeps withdrawing.”
“Yes. We too want to receive the affection of the Holy Son, but…… “Isn’t there a possibility that we could conceive the saint’s child before the Pope?”
I had a rough idea of what was going on. That’s something I’ve heard before. It is said that the popes must become pregnant first. Was it Stella and Selene who insisted on that?
It’s not that these two don’t want a relationship with me, but they are suppressing their desires out of fear that they might get pregnant before the Pope, but the Pope, who is worse than them, has forced their backs.
I never thought that this was the reason why I secretly avoided s*xy atmosphere.
‘…… ‘What should I do?’
As I was contemplating what to do with the two, Stella and Selene, who had been watching me, put their hands together in front of their knees.
“The saint decides. “We just follow.”
“If you want me to take it off, I will take it off, and if you want me to go away, I will go away.” Please make a decision.”
Suddenly, their foreheads touched the floor. To be exact, only Selene could touch it, and even if Stella wanted to, she couldn’t because of her breasts acting as a cushion between her thighs.
I got down on one knee, brought them to eye level, and raised their upper bodies. The two pairs of eyes that looked alternately at me and at one knee touching the floor were trembling.
“What do you guys think? “I’m asking this on the assumption that there will be no child born before the Pope.”
“… ….”
“… ….”
Stella and Selene lowered their eyes slightly. The cheeks turned reddish.
“And…” … I want to…… Think about it… ….”
“Well, I too…” … That’s right… ….”