A Wild Last Boss Appeared
Chapter 1 | I became Ruphas Mafahl

Everyone froze in his place.

The king on his throne, the soldiers in their posts, and the royal magicians in the palace.

As well as a 200-year-old advisor stationed by the king.

Everyone is overwhelmed, enamored, and frightened.

The flowing golden hair was colored with a maroon color at the ends.

The eyes that were observing his surroundings were dyed the red color of the blazing flames.

A clean white dress and a deep red coat embraced her clean, blameless skin.

She was so beautiful that only the difference in perfection level could make the audience feel sad, and her perfectly proportioned body was flawless to the end.

Exiting the coat is evidence of members of the flugel race. He had large jet-black taboo wings.

As if they were welcoming the true king of the nation, everyone lowered their heads, trembling in fear.

Raising their heads is impossible. Forward is forbidden.

The follower's knees trembled on the ground as if paying their respects.

Emitting an aura of dominance and surrounded by the prostrating postures of many people, it was truly the appearance of a king.

He wore the presence of the ruler around him, and every move held confidence.

And in the middle of this vortex.

After forcing the entire castle to submit without lifting a finger, the young girl silently smiled and thought to herself.

I'm screwed, why are all these strangers bowing their heads to me? What the fuck? Practical joke? What do they want from me? How can it be like this? Someone help!

—It was none other than the young girl herself whose mental state was the most chaotic.

Exactly how is he?

I guess I should first explain this in order.

However, there is something I need to say before I explain.

—I'm actually a boy.

A very normal and healthy man. And with that in mind, I humbly ask your audience.

First of all .. let's see.

I just play games like any other day.

“X-gate online”

It was launched in 2027 and has been six years since its release.

The game is set in the parallel world of Midgard. The original game had a melee attack system and magic attacks and was eventually converted from an RPG into an open-world TRPG. It seems like the original is also an online game, but unfortunately I do not have a game console, so I never played it.

… well no, I did consider buying it. Dreamstation console, I mean.

The Dreamstation is a gaming console that was produced about 20 years ago, so it is quite difficult to get one.

And we also don't have a used video game store in our neighborhood.

Well, that's how it is. Without big twists, the game creates a friendly experience for beginners.

Players mainly use swords or magic for battle. There were monsters, fairies, fairies, and all sorts of races appearing on the map.

A frequently used setting, right? An open world RPG is all about familiarizing yourself with games that you can enjoy for a long time.

By the time the game was released, I had taken it on as a high school student.

I have no particular reason to do so, nor does a friend recommend the game.

It was purely out of will .. somehow it caught my attention by chance and it was free to play, so I thought I might as well give it a try.

The result is — total addictions. I became the so-called 'fanatic'.

After all, I dedicate as much time as I can afford, and all my free time is dedicated to the game. I even ended up getting cash store items, which even I took on a simple side job I could do from home.

Why work at home?

… if I leave the house I will not be able to play after all.

Even my time spent at school was wasted.

And of course, I am a loyal member of the go-home club.

My happiness — and the happiness of most players is something that is decided by how quickly we can see the login page again. As the number of gaming addicts increased, it seems that legislation was passed to regulate the distribution of online games about ten years ago. Then, according to the rules, "X-gate Online" limits daily play time to ten hours. As a result, I was able to gain the same login time as other addicts while traveling to school, and was able to maintain my status as one of the top players in the game.

I continue to keep the characters in my game.

I raised my level in various character classes with panic strides. I also alternated between various jobs (in-game) on countless occasions.

One of the most interesting aspects of the game is the extensive character customization. I think there is ... 8,687,500 different character customization in total. The ability to freely combine those options allows for an infinite variety of avatars. This further allows your ability to cultivate your love for your own character.

Using this system, the character I created, Ruphas Mafahl, was a young girl from the flugel race. Flugel is one of the many races in the game. It was a race capable of flight and had a high level of basic ability in return for not being able to learn all the magic classes. They were also dubbed the "ruling race" and endowed with high charisma and the ability to tame monsters the moment they were born.

This ability is reflected in the actual gameplay. In addition, flugel has a skill that negates attacks from opponents with a significant level difference compared to yours.

Well, this skill was considered ineffective during boss battles.

I trained and trained with Ruphas.

I armed him with cash store equipment and will participate in all possible in-game special events.

Before long, I established a nation. This will expand the influence that my character has. It was small at first, but it kept getting bigger.

The game also includes a feature that lets you do "war".

The two countries will fight with all their might and the defeated country will be absorbed into the victor's sphere of influence.

Ruphas used this system at will and attacked many countries.

Of course, even though it was called an "invasion", both countries had to give their consent.

However, if you attack without an agreement, you will only be trolling the Internet. In the blink of an eye, you will be humiliated and hated by the entire community.

There is one more special feature in the game: "novel system"

Created in collaboration with one of the largest online fiction novel publishers, the system allows players to structure their action into a "formal history" similar to a fiction novel.

“For this reason, I waged war. ”

“We suffer greatly to meet this demand. ”

If you send this to the official website, the received narrative will actually appear on the homepage and be implemented into the game.

If you pay money, even small achievements can be written as a noble story. As a result, there are unique backstories wherever you go in the "X-gate Online", and all players assume the role of the protagonist of the story.

In addition, if there is a major turning point in the game, the event will be recorded into "history" for free.

Known by every player, my character, Ruphas, even became a semi-official character of the game.

He destroyed all opposing forces, becoming the first supreme ruler to unite all of humanity under one sphere of influence.

Black wings fear — Ruphas Mafahl.

Black wings fear — Ruphas Mafahl.

Yes yes . At one point in time, I held worldwide influence in the game in the palm of my hand and created my own era.

As one might expect, the Demon King and his followers could not be turned into followers, but other than solo players, all players became citizens of the Ruphas nation.

This became a major event recorded in the novel system mentioned above. Featured next to the demon lord as a "wild last boss", I was often told that "You just have to replace the last boss" and various other comments along that line.

However, there is a problem.

Frankly, the game was boring with a single master.

The long-awaited function of war has become useless and it has become very difficult for novice players to build their own country.

It was then that I started discussions with higher level players and planned a massive event on the advice of players.

I even consulted well-known authors on publishing websites and wrote our own historical turning points.

The story is like this.

With his overwhelming military might, Mr. Ruphas invaded and united the world.

However, a group of heroes gathered from all over the world.

Seizing the opportunity to rebel, they naturally faced great evil in the name of goodwill!

Oh valiant Hero, I commend you for your great courage.

Now is the time to break free from the chains of tyranny and overthrow the throne!

- yeah . I really play the villain.

Ruphas then secretly divided his territory into two distinct parts. And with Ruphas leading the imperial army and the heroes leading the rebel forces, a battle of unparalleled scale ensues.

I mean, all the leading players are on the opposing team, you know? There's no way I can win.

But I stood until the end.

Before I knew it, I was the only one standing, but I kept on going berserk with the will of my heart.

Our army is made up of eighty percent low-level players who have no chance as they engage in one-on-one combat with enemy commanders.

… well, at that time, I only had two HP remaining.

Yes . Damage was taken from one attack.

In a preemptive attack, we can deplete the opponent's stamina and health, but they activate the skill, [Replace] immediately after. And then they did their big win.

They really did it on purpose.

And in the end, on top of attacking us with excessive attacks, they even went so far as to seal us into a different dimension. (By expelling the opponent into subspace their awakening time is extended.)

Stop already! My health is zero!

Well, it would be awkward to be defeated in silence, so before it was sealed I also read some cool lines.

"Beautiful! That's amazing, heroes! You have clearly revealed your incredible strength! A party of your caliber might only be able to stand tall against the Demon King! ”

or something . Well that is it . I was a teenager.

Defeated, Ruphas in hiding and the world freed from his power — is how the event is portrayed in the finished story

It was quite a reputation, receiving comments like "So I'm fine with the story ending here?", "Good final", "Hey, don't forget the Demon King (LOL)!", "Demon King? Ah, you mean the man who hid until Ruphas-sama finished. Uuuh, what's his name again? ", Dan" You XDDDDD are too cruel ".

Despite the loss, I was satisfied to have finished a great event and stared at the screen with a big smile.

The next day, when I tried to log in a second time, an unknown character appeared on the screen.

His name is Alovenas, the creator of the world. Apparently, she was a goddess who was also, frankly, an administrative representation of the game.

He often appears in tutorials and in-game event announcements. His offensive ability, HP, and defensive power were definite numbers, but it was not something you could defeat. Shit, he's got 999 billion HP. Don't fuck with me. Even the boss character had a threshold of around one million HP.

That official cheating character appeared to tell me something.

"Do you want a new role?"

I think it might be the official message of the game. Currently, Ruphas is listed alongside the Demon King as one of the main boss characters of "X-gate online". Of course, the administrator couldn't just let it go. After being defeated in a dramatic manner, just casually enter as if nothing happened either .. well, you understand the point. I think it will be a little anti.

And if I had just returned to the game, what would happen to the story? In this case, this message is a gift.

So I answered with the option "Yes".

I don't know what the event is, but I've participated in every event in the game to date.

Therefore, whatever the role, I will accept the challenge straight away.

I–

Then, my view faded.

〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜

And we have now come to the present situation.

The prostate figure surrounded me.

A heavy load on my chest and a sense of loss between my legs.

My body was embraced by a dress and coat. Long hair framed my field of vision and a pair of wings sprouted from my back.

With very clear vision, I gazed into a distant window, where the appearance of an unreasonable beautiful girl was reflected.

I ... changed to Ruphas?

Nonono, no waaaay.

I'm a man, you know?

Ruphas is female, you know?

You'd feel more motivated if I played as a cute girl than a parent, right? For that stupid reason, I spent a few hours adjusting my own pretty girl, you know?

But changing into a character is a different thing. That look is gone, damn it!

"… hmph, I don't really understand the current situation .. so will someone explain it to me?"

… heeey.

I knew my voice would change. That's as expected.

But this arrogance is in my tone!

Somehow, when I try to say "Sorry, I don't really understand the current situation. I would appreciate it if someone gave me an explanation. ”The words came out of my mouth with an unnecessary haughty tone.

Isn't this the tone I used when I was playing Ruphas?

"What's wrong, human children? Lift your head. How long do you plan to do prostration? Or is it your normal posture? In that case, let me apologize for my ignorance. ”

What's wrong? Please lift your head. If you continue to maintain that posture, I will not hold it.

Or if you'll forgive me for asking, is that your normal posture? In this case, I apologize for my lack of common sense – that's what I'm trying to say.

I sound too oppressive.

Shoot, no matter what I try to say in this tone, it will just end up sounding arrogant again. What the hell am I doing?

I sound too oppressive.

Shoot, no matter what I try to say in this tone, it will just end up sounding arrogant again. What the hell am I doing?

… ah, so!

It was my [coercion] skill!

The skill might be activated.

Uuuh, I'm sure you can turn it on and off .. calm down, [Positions]!

Ugh, the pressure is unbearable …!

“... ah, so. I'm sorry, I'm careless. It would be difficult to communicate with this enabled. ”

[Persion] go!

There is no convenient window (computer), but I somehow overcome the problem through intuition.

As for whether my efforts succeeded, the people who were prostrating in front of me finally raised their heads and threw trembling gazes at me.

"Wo-woah .. This number .. No way .. so you're still alive …"

The man dressed like a Shinto priest said with a trembling voice.

Very rough . I don't remember dying before.

Ah, but Ruphas just died yesterday.

“You — Yes, we made an incredible calculation error. An unforgivable mistake. During the hero summoning, we instead unseal the Great Lord .. ”

“—Hmph, so. Looks like this guy knows who I am. Then let's explain the situation to me. ”

Looks like this guy knows who I am.

Then it would be a little better to ask him for an explanation.

To give her peace of mind, I smiled and gently told her about my helplessness.

“Do not be afraid, son of man. I'm not going to harm you and your partner .. Just relax, and start talking. ”

—But there's nothing I can do about this hubris, right.

【Settings that you don't really have to remember】

X-gate.

The original game ran on the Dreamstation game console and was eventually converted into TRPG and MMO as well. It's not VR.

Unlike all MMORPGs so far, it is closer to TRPGs. For example, when replacing a class, you can keep the skills of the previous class in secret.

In collaboration with one of the largest online publishing sites, the action and player choice is recorded as a story.

(However, in fact, whether your actions will actually be written actually depends only on how the author feels about it. The player will submit a concept that says "this is how it all plays out!" And if you're lucky, it'll be picked up by a writer and written as a story. There are also writers who will receive money for this service, and it is quite possible to record your achievements by paying. However, not just anyone can become a writer.by the government and rarely do you find a bad story.)

While standing in the gray area between RPG and TRPG, the game also consists of novel elements, giving it a special title of MMONRPG (Online Multiplayer Novel Role Playing Game).

The system has a pretty good reputation with players who are crazy about character personalization. Nevertheless, a number of players did not feel anything from their actions being written as a story.

Six years after its release, the game has a total of over 8 million international players.

It's basically free to play, but as you continue throughout the game, it will continue to pressure you into spending real money.

The game is produced by Niente Corporation.