The Unimplemented Last Boss is my Friend - Chapter 31

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Time goes back a little――

The green swarm was coming to crush them.

While ignoring her own LP, which was being scraped away, Alba was protecting her companions’ escape route while brandishing an endurance sword that was on the verge of being completely destroyed..

(It’s almost time for Flame to reach the target point.. If things went well, he might have recovered Wataru and escaped on a black horse…) Grabbing the sword hilt tightly, Alba used the last of her strength with the force of a demon..

If only she could push aside the multitude of goblins and join her master, then she would have done her job.

(If I can’t make up for the hole I left, I can’t say I’ve escaped the crisis. There are a lot of challenges)

Alba laughs in her heart..

Because I can only entrust myself to the young man――I knew that I would not be able to return home alive when I took over the position of the lord..

All that remained was to compile the information she had gained from her sacrifice and think about her next tactic before this invasion breached the city gates.

Alba laughed again, thinking that it would be much more painful for her friends who were left behind than for herself to die here..

It was around the time when Alba’s LP was below 20%..

Alba, who was exhausted, also noticed an obvious change..

(The amount of goblins is decreasing?)

The number of goblins coming towards her was visibly decreasing.

A handful, then two… and finally, none of them appeared..

An eerie silence fell.

Alba dragged her body through the road that had turned into a bloody sea, and she came out to the place where the village was located..

(Is this a dream? What the hell happened?)

There is no sign of life in the village.

There were only the remains of the goblin bodies, scars from a fierce battle, and a throne that has lost its master.

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“Alba-san!”

“Flame! Looks like Wataru is okay too.”

Flame appeared with a bewildered expression on his face as he pulled the reins of his black horse. On the back of the black horse lay an unconscious Wataru, with green liquid dripping from his wet hair, as if he had been directly doused with a recovery potion.

Alba and Flame cautiously looked around the ruins of the village.

“This can’t be Flame, can it?”

“That’s unbelievable! Even the king, who was only reduced by a few percent with Wataru-san’s maximum magic, was defeated?”

Alba replies, “Is that so?

Alba wonders――Are the goblins really “defeated”?. However, that question will be immediately resolved by the following question..

“Is it possible that it disappeared naturally due to some kind of time limit?”

“If so, that doesn’t explain the huge amount of experience and loot we just received.”

When Alba opens the menu screen, she notices that her level has risen to 40, which was 37 just before the invasion and subjugation.

There are many quests that disappear naturally due to mission failure, but I have never gotten experience points or rewards from them..

Furthermore, the goblins I was defeating on the way would not have raised my level this much – Alba recalled on the final day of the beta test that her level didn’t rise even after spending a whole day at the appropriate hunting grounds.

The only thing I could think of was that someone had taken them down in an instant. If the experience and loot were passed on to all those who had participated in the attack, that would be the only possible explanation.

But who and when?

And where did this savior disappear to?

“Let’s get out of here for now. I’m sure the other members are waiting too.”

“Ah, oh. I’m sorry, but I’d like you to share some recovery medicine with me.”

Flame, who had all the recovery medicine he could, handed over the most effective one he had..

Alba opened the bottle of the restorative and wondered if she was dreaming – the foul smell on her scalp and the green liquid in her vision confirmed that this was real.

“What, what are you doing?”

“I thought it was a dream.. By the way, when I woke up, I thought a hospital bed would be even better…”

“Ahaha. Well it’s virtual in-game, but it’s real”

After the three of them felt comfortable enough to make such a joke, they walked out of the mine shaft while keeping an eye on their surroundings. went outside.

And then, the members of the subjugation team waiting there gave him a tearful hug and congratulations..

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The subjugation team has returned to the big city of Aristolas.

The city, which had once been quiet, was overflowing with people, and Alba and her friends walked down the main street covered in snowflakes, receiving blessings like a hero’s triumphant return..

Not only the NPCs, but also the players who were holed up in the inn opened the windows and applauded..

This is a triumphal return event for heroes who have prevented an invasion that would have destroyed the city, and for players, this is the first time this event has been held in the beta era

“…Where is this?”

“Ah, Mr. Wataru!”

Wataru heard Flame’s tearful voice.

When Wataru wakes up from being rocked by a black horse, he finds himself not in a dark mine shaft infested with goblins, but in a city where he is welcomed by the applause of many people.

Wataru also mumbled something like, “Is this a dream?”, But when Alba lifted him up on her shoulders, he woke up all at once and looked out over the main street..

The street was filled to overflowing with people, people, people.

Countless flower petals were dancing, swans were flying, and musical instruments were playing.

The change was so great that he would have thought they had been preparing for it in a carefree manner, but Wataru was self-contained and said, “It’s a game.

“I know it’s going to take some time to digest the situation, but for now–it’s over.”

Hearing those words, Wataru finally bursts into a smile.

He looked up at the blue sky, savoring the cheerful feeling of being rewarded for the first time in what he had done..

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Syutaro and Bumpy were in the forest a little away from the mine shaft.
Misaki spots him and runs happily towards him.

“Syutaro-san!”

“Misaki-san! I’m glad you’re safe!”

“I’m so glad to see you safe and sound, Syutaro-san.”

Misaki wiped her tears and bowed to Bumpy, who was standing next to her.

“Thank you, Bumpy-san, too.. It seems that everyone in the Crest Guild has returned safely, and the damage to the players is almost…0!”

While also locating the place where Shutaro and the others were waiting by life-sensing, he cross-checked the numbers of the defeat squads going to and returning from the city, and was informed that the blue error was 1 and the green error was 8.

And the blue error was the Kid.

It’s not that Misaki doesn’t care about the dead NPCs, but she’s forced herself to convince herself that it’s closer to success than the same number of players dying.

Bumpy replies with a short “yes”.

Even Misaki, who has life sense, couldn’t figure out why she was in a bad mood..

“Thank you for your hard work, Theodore too.. It seems like a lot happened… but I’m glad I let Theodore accompany me.”

“We did my best.”

Syutaro had heard through telepathy that Theodore wanted to entrust him with a weapon and that he had killed PK, so he knew everything that had happened to Misaki.

He had heard that at one time she had been shocked to see someone die so close up, but seeing Misaki’s strong will return to her eyes, Syutaro smiled with relief.

Afterward, after chatting for a while, Syutaro cut in.

“Actually, I wanted to take a look around the city, but it seems like it would be confusing even if I went, so I’m going to go home for now.’”

“Eh”

“I’m sorry”, Syutaro said regretfully while looking at his black armored body.

Misaki had a clearly disappointed look on her face, but she nodded slightly, knowing that she couldn’t be selfish with them anymore.

He said, “In that case, I’ll go back to Aristolas too! I’m also curious about how everyone in the Crest Guild is doing.”

“I see, I see. In that case, it’s a little far from here to the town, and monsters usually appear, so I’ll give you a lift!”

“No, no, it’s okay. I have the weapons that Theodore gave me, so I can go back by myself! ”

Misaki thought that he was an incredibly kind person, and tried her best to be strong, even as she felt even more reluctant to part with Syutaro and the others.

Shutaro hears this and replies, “I understand!”, and the two demon lords move on either side of him–and Syutaro operates something. Seeing this, Misaki intuitively sensed that their parting was near.

“Mr. Theodore, thank you very much. I will never forget the things, words, and experiences I received from you!”

Theodore crossed his arms and smiled at Misaki, who bowed her head vigorously.

“You have to train every day.”

Hearing those words, Misaki nods over and over again.

Misaki pledges to train herself every day so that she will not be ashamed of the weapon she has been given. Theodore, seeing this, also nodded in satisfaction.

“Well then, Misaki-san.. again somewhere!”

Syutaro waved his hand.

Misaki responded with a forced smile, her lips pursed into a tight knot.

After being enveloped in a dazzling light for a moment–the next moment, Syutaro and his friends had disappeared without a trace..

All that remained was the faint glow of the light

Silence enveloped the forest.

Only the chirping of birds can be heard.

After staring at their afterglow for a while, Misaki turned on her heels and started walking towards Aristolas.