Mid Boss Chapter Chapter 36: Seniors and Juniors

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~Luciera’s Perspective~

 

 

 —A descendant of the Serpent of Original Sin? In short, you only benefited from your ancestor’s influence?

 

 ――My job isn’t so easy that I have to work hard for a little girl like you.

 

 ――If we have a halfbreed like you, our rank will go down.

 

 

 Cold gazes, ridiculing laughter.

 

 No one welcomed me.

 

 No one talks to me.

 

 

 It’s so painful. As if I keep struggling endlessly to float in a bottomless swamp.

 

 It’s torture.

 

 

 Somebody, help me.

 

 Someone show me the way.

 

 Someone, call me by name.

 

 I’m not a nobody, I’m not a little girl, I’m not a half-breed.

 

 I have a name.

 

 

 My heart cries at my unvoiced cries.

 

 I am, I am–

 

 

 –Narugoa, who will be in charge of educating you from today. Is there anything you don’t understand? Luciera–

 

 

 

 

~Luciera’s Perspective~

 

 

 Luciera awakened very slowly.

 

 She finds that she was dreaming of days gone by when she feels water running down her cheeks.

 

 

“Where……” (Luciera)

 

“Hoot, you’re awake?” (Owlbear)

 

“Waaa!?” (Luciera)

 

 

 I jumped and screamed involuntarily.

 

 Because a monster with an owl for a head and a bear for a body was cross-legged right next to me.

 

 

“Hoot! Don’t be scared! I won’t chop you up and eat you!” (Owlbear)

 

“Yo-you are…” (Luciera)

 

“I’m surprised to hear you know me! I’m the ruler of the impregnable dungeon! The boss of the Bewilderin Forest, the Sage of the Forest, Owlbear!” (Owlbear)

 

 

 Owlbear answers with full confidence.

 

 However, this was not the first time we met.

 

 When I was wearing Timora Ray Art’s skin, I met him before in the Bewildering Forest.

 

 

“What kind of county bumpkin doesn’t know me?” (Owlbear)

 

 

 However, Owlbear never dreamed that the girl from before was this monster.

 

 

“Here……?” (Luciera)

 

“We seem to be at the 4th floor of Cave of Silence. I was half-forced by that man, so I don’t know the details. ” (Owlbear)

 

“That man?” (Luciera)

 

“It’s that guy.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 Owlbear says and points his finger.

 

 As I gaze in the direction his finger points, I see Narugoa-senpai kneeling on the ground and writing something on the ground.

 

 

“He’s in that mood for sometime, don’t call out, he’s strangely irritable.” (Owlbear)

 

“… Senpai.” (Luciera)

 

“Hoot? Who are you, are you his junior?” (Owlbear)

 

 

 Owlbear tilted his owl’s head 90 degrees sideways.

 

 I narly spat out a giggle because of his dumb look, but I endured it at the end.

 

 

“… Yes, Narugoa-senpai is my senior. He taught me many things.” (Luciera)

 

“Hoot-hoot! Then you’re a monster (employee) from the Cave of Silence! Then I think you should call me senpai too, right? Why should I hide who I am? I’m a Middle Boss too.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 They are not exactly the same, but while looking at Owlbear who misunderstood and had his nose in the air, I didn’t feel like pointing it out.

 

 

“My only Senpai is Senpai.” (Luciera)

 

“Muuu… The newcomers these days are cheeky, but I have a big heart! Ask me anything you don’t understand!” (Owlbear)

 

 

 Is there anything you don’t understand? Luciera.

 

 Narugoa-senpai’s words from the past echoedd through my mind.

 

 

 …It is not the same when a differenty person is doing it.

 

 But I decided to play along, so I asked him.

 

 

“Tell me, is it such a fun job being a Middle Boss?” (Luciera)

 

“-No, it’s not fun.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 It was an immediate reply.

 

 It was unexpected, my eyes widen at his response.

 

 

“…Eh? It’s not fun…? Wha…?” (Luciera)

 

“Hoot! How the heck could it be fun! The salary is low despite the ridiculous work demands! My subordinates complain every day, and my boss complains a lot too!”

 

 

 Owlbear continued to rant and mutter under his breath.

 

 

“Nobody praises you even if you work, but if you make a misstep, you’ll be harshly smacked around! Working overtime and even in holidays is required! Is there a job that pays enough for this?” (Owlbear)

 

“Well, if it’s so hard, why are you a Middle Boss!?” (Owlbear)

 

 

 I leaned forward and asks.

 

 Then, Owlbear just said one phrase.

 

 

“Because it’s rewarding.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 He answered immediately.

 

 

“Doing it… is worth it…?” (Luciera)

 

“It’s trully rewarding, you may not know now because you’re still young.” (Owlbear)

 

“Well, for such a had to see thing, you guys slave…” (Luciera)

 

“Hoho, if you want to call me a company slave, it’s already a fact, but it can’t be helped.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 I can’t understand his words.

 

 I can’t really understand why the Senpai I longed for—became a Middle Boss because of such a thing…

 

 

“Once you try it, you’ll understand that the drinks you share after work with your subordinates who don’t listen to you and overcomed hardships with is delicious… I don’t even drink.” (Owlbear)

 

“…I don’t need subordinates, I can do everything on my own.” (Luciera)

 

“Hoho! Oh the arrogance that comes with youth! I remember myself when I was just as young!” (Owlbear)

 

 

 I wasn’t convinced.

 

 In fact, I am level 94 and I can do most things alone.

 

 It was difficult for me to cooperate with someone even if I am having a hard time.

 

 Right,

 

 

“—That’s right, as long as a person is alone, he can only do things by himself. It’s natural to be able to do everything. But if such tings are done in such a small world, is there really any meaning doing it?” (Owlbear)

 

 

 I remembered my past, who once guarded the 17th floor in the Tower of the World.

 

 Day after day, I continued to protect the floor by myself.

 

 100 years, 200 years?

 

 I don’t know how long I’ve spent doing it—in retrospect, what did I do before?

 

 I can’t remember, I can’t remember anything at all.

 

 

“Well, when I’m dragged along by my daily work, I sometimes forget about that, but… Regretfully, he had to remind me of that.” (Owlbear)

 

“Senpai…?” (Luciera)

 

“Hoot! I was excited after a long time! After all, our dungeon audit that had a perpetual D rating has repelled a party of level 30!” (Owlbear)

 

“… Wasn’t it an impregnable dungeon?” (Luciera)

 

“Geho-geho!!! (Owlbear)

 

 

 Owlbear coughed violently.

 

 Watching him, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

 

 

“…Well, it’s a common thing to say, but it means that there is a limit to what we can do alone.” (Owlbear)

 

“What a boring answer.” (Luciera)

 

“Hmm, if you really think that, take a look at that.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 As he said that, Owlbear points to the dozens of wall-mounted mirrors.

 

 The state of each layer was projected there in real time.

 

 I screamed in surprise, “What!”

 

 

“Oh, that’s a Valkyrie!? Why are Valkyries with an average level of 60 is in this dungeon…!” (Luciera)

 

“The Cave of Silence led by Narugoa and his monsters (employee) are in a battle… using some really ridiculous methods.” (Owlbear)

 

“No way! There’s no way they can win!” (Luciera)

 

 

 Even someone like me who just woke up see it.

 

 Nearly 500 Valkyries and this dungeon is fighting against each other. The difference between their strength is hopeless.

 

 It’s only a matter of time before the Valkyries charge to the 4th level after quickly capturing each layer.

 

 

 However, Owlbear’s perspective was different.

 

 

 

“Well, watch and learn, for now… You might witness the truth abouyt the ‘boring answer’, you should thank your senpai.” (Owlbear)

 

 

 

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