379 – Side Story: Experience the Boss Battle – 1
“It’s been a while, leader.”
“How have you been, Lakshia?”
“Just by standing here, you can be told that you are a sacred order of knights serving the saint, so how can you not have a good time? On the contrary, we are getting along so well that it is a relief.”
Lakshia said, “But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to get along.” She added and laughed lightly.
This was the first time she met Lakshia since the Darkest Warrior came looking for her. Her face had brightened considerably compared to before. You don’t have to look closely to see her; she can be seen just by looking at her.
I couldn’t even tell when the last time was a battle, and I heard that the amount of paperwork I had to work with was getting smaller and smaller, so maybe that was why.
The sentiment of the remaining members seemed to be about 8 to 2. 8 Was worried about whether they could receive this much money even though they were not doing anything, and 2 was carefree that they would just play well and do well when asked.
She had no intention of saying anything. She, like me, just plays around and would be happy if money came to her all the time. Above all, I, the leader, don’t ask them to do anything, so what can they do? I have to protect the sanctuary like I always did.
“Is there really nothing to do? “Hundreds of people come from all over the country every day.”
“If you say that those fanatics are related to the saint, your eyes will roll once or twice. They say that being rude here is tantamount to desecrating the sanctuary and at the same time tarnishing the saint’s honor. So far, tens of thousands of people have come and gone, and not a single incident has occurred. “It makes me wonder if they are humans like us.”
Lakshia sighed and leaned against the window of her office, looking down at her sanctuary. Hundreds of people were kneeling in an orderly manner in front of the life-size marble statue of the ‘saint’ and praying.
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Except for a few men mixed in sparsely, there was an overwhelming feast of flesh colors. Some were dressed with no intention of covering their genitals or anus, which were exposed due to kneeling and bending positions.
In the past, that level of exposure was only possible for those in positions such as combat nuns or priests, but recently, as the inflation of divine power and faith has become so severe, even ordinary nuns are said to wear such attire.
‘When it comes to attire, I don’t really bow down here either.’
I looked at Laksia, leaning against her window sill, sipping her coffee with one arm cupping her lower breast. There was a deputy commander wearing a reverse bunny right nearby, so I wasn’t in a position to say anything about him.
Whether it’s just Laksia, the other deputy knight commanders are all different, with only the stickers on their nipples and private parts being different in shape. The regular members had their uniforms replaced with transparent bunny girls.
‘I’m not very impressed when I see things like that, so why did I react to the Pope wearing a white T-shirt and jeans? ‘Is it because I’m so used to being exposed?’
While I was ruminating on the correlation between nudity and pretense, Lakcia asked a question, putting her empty coffee cup down on her desk.
“So, what brought us here?”
“I have something to tell you.”
“…… “What do you want me to do?”
The knights stood at their correct angles, staring blankly at the monster in front of them. Because it had not been in combat for a long time, its flawless jet black armor shone brightly in the light.
Helga, who was among the deputy knight commanders, suddenly asked.
“Are you telling us to deal with that?”
“That’s right. “It’s no big deal, right?”
“He’s a guy who doesn’t seem like a big deal even if you look at him.”
It is a large man, about three to four times the size of an ordinary human, with four arms, a golden greatsword of the same shape, one for each arm, and armor richly decorated with all kinds of jewels and gold.
The regular members gathered in small groups and started whispering at the sight of the monster whose entire body was covered in expensive jewels.
“Hey, who said you don’t like staying still in the castle?”
“Why are you looking at me? It’s not me.”
“If I tell you that it’s better to stay in the castle right now, will you send me back?”
“Have you ever thought about something when you speak?”
“Wow, how much would it cost to sell just that one?”
“Give up. If there are a lot of scratches, they won’t pay you the right price. And you get paid so much, do you covet that?”
It was almost a whisper, but it couldn’t escape my ears. Only Laksia was confused as she realized that I was deliberately pretending not to notice even though I could hear everything.
“Don’t worry, I won’t say anything.”
Lakshia’s face straightened at those words. I don’t really want to crave something like that. I don’t know if her discipline has been completely destroyed, but they say she does everything she’s told to do.
“Now then, I’ll explain what I’m going to do from now on, so pay attention.”
As soon as I opened my mouth, the murmuring noise that had been coming from everywhere just a moment ago disappeared. More than a hundred pairs of eyes were focused on me.
Not a bunny girl, but wearing full plate armor, she looked quite like a knight. When we gathered at the castle, all I could see were bunny girls and reverse bunny girls, so I wondered what they were doing.
“According to the organization, a total of 11 people, one deputy commander and 10 general members, rush at that guy. The battle method can be decided upon discussion with each person. You don’t have to rush in with the mindset of killing them. “Because the battle itself has meaning.”
Someone raised their hand.
“Can I think of it as a sparring match?”
“It’s similar. However, unlike sparring, if you get hit, it will hurt a lot. You will never die, but you will probably come to the brink of death. “Don’t worry, as long as you can breathe, we will treat you perfectly.”
This time, another person raised his hand.
“May I ask how long you plan to do this?”
“Not for a long time. Rest assured, there will only be one battle per group, and only one turn. Oh, there will be additional rewards depending on the number of successful attacks on that guy. The more successful attacks you make, the better the reward. Of course, the entire amount is paid in cash, and the amount is… ….”
When the amount, which was quite unusual for additional compensation, was mentioned, a different type of murmur than before spread. It was about a sudden surge of motivation and things like that.
“Then prepare yourselves.”
As I was watching the knights who once guarded the emperor gather together without any orders, I heard Eclipse’s small voice.
“I’m ready, you. “I’ve tweaked my cognitive abilities a bit, so I won’t kill the Knights of the Dark Night.”
“I understand. Thank you, goddess.”
“What? “I’m also fortunate to be able to refer to the patterns of NPCs that will appear in boss battles.”
“Even if you didn’t have to do this, you could have created humans and experimented with them, right?”
Just like it has been so far.
“So I should be thankful.”
“… ….”
Eclipse said nothing.
“The order has been decided, Captain.”
“Okay. “Who goes first?”
Laksia approached us, saying that the order had been decided. I left only the 11 people selected in the first order and moved the rest to a building far away.
The drivers were amazed at the instantaneous movement without delay, but seemed to understand my intention and took their seats in the audience one by one.
I created a large rectangle in the air and showed the boss knights inside it. The commotion grew even louder as it was my first time seeing magic that projected the space itself.
“Hey, Captain. But is there a separate meaning to this action?”
Laksia, who was sitting right next to me, asked a question carefully. It didn’t mean that much. Because it was simply my curiosity.
That guy was a boss named ‘Honorable Knight, Keiras’ who was scheduled to appear in Brightest Darkness 5. It was designed so that you could fight like a large-scale raid with up to 11 NPCs.
Because it was a strange composition that was far removed from the traditional boss battles of the Brightest Darkness series, I became curious when I heard that such a boss was scheduled to appear.
‘They are the most suitable.’
First of all, the women near me are too strong so I can’t do it. Even if only one person fights, they will be able to fight on equal footing, but if 11 people fight, it will be a boss fight, and the boss will get beat up so badly that you will feel sorry for him.
However, using the NPC summoned by Eclipse felt like a spoiler. That was the reason why the Jet Black Holy Night Knights were brought in.
I’ve had a lot of fun playing and eating so far, so I need to move my body a little bit.
“You can think of it as testing your skills compared to monsters from other worlds.”
However, since it was impossible to mention this information as is, I omitted the content and told it without lying.
“…… Wait a minute. Did you say another world?”
Lakshia’s voice rose.
“That’s right.”
“How…” … ?”
“Did you forget what I am called in the Holy Kingdom?”
At those words, Lakshia nodded her head with a look of understanding.
After convincing Lakshia, I handed a large coke and popcorn into each hand of the knights. Everyone seemed to be accustomed to the food of my world, so the sound of popcorn chewing immediately began to be heard.
While the atmosphere of watching a movie spread in the audience, knights wearing jet black armor were approaching the boss in the rectangular screen.
Even though he had been playing around a lot until now, his skills that were once in charge of protecting the emperor had not gone anywhere, and his every movement was quite sharp. The weapon of the member at the forefront glowed blue.
ㅡKwasik!
And then, in the blink of an eye, the boss moved his body and hit him with a full swing, sending him flying over 10 meters. The shock must have been so great that I couldn’t even use my fall technique properly and ended up rolling on the floor.
The sound of popcorn chewing has disappeared.
‘I guess I can’t even touch it.’
No matter how much it is said that it is a boss created with the assumption that it will be many-to-one, it is full of wide-area attacks and mostly uses repeated hits, and each attack causes knockback, but is that really true?