Day one in my new assignment, my first time interacting with the living and breathing world; even though it’s a punishment…
Well… I got lost at first, but a nice NPC happens to be passing by.
First thing I did was handling the village, making sure everything is in order; the people are so nice, even the bandits and the local monsters… maybe this is something to do with me as an A.I.
Things went so smoothly at first until… I had to meet “THEM”
Spending hours in the cubicle, hearing my co-workers talking about the bosses made me think... are they scary?? Are they going to eat me!? Are they going to lock me in a dungeon, tie me up in a provocative position and make me-.
“KYAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
No no no no no no no no anything but that!
“Deep breaths…. Stay calm…”
First on the list!... The Boss I had to meet is “Wick Ling the Sorcerer” seems like an odd name? Doesn’t sound so imposing. Her info says she was supposed to be the gate keeper, but she was change in to a street watch in the latest patch… I wonder why?
Minutes later after a stroll out from the village, I finally reach the boss area… it’s wide and empty... looks more like a generic checkpoint with an open area. Strangely enough, I looked around for a moment until- .
A small shady figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
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“Waaaahaaahaaahaaa!!! Foolish mortal, you have no idea what street you traversed on.
As she did a cheesy pretentious diabolical pose.
“You’ve gazed upon the pinnacle of magic itself! I am the mightiest of all magic users! I am Lin the Magus of Magi and I-“
“Lin?...”
Confused I decided to look up my PDA.
“Oh, you must be Wick Ling!”
“S-SHUT UP!!!”
“EEEeeeeeeeeh?????????.......”
Startled a little bit, her sudden outburst made me think that she doesn’t like her full name at all.
It says here in her resume, she’s the weakest boss in this world… or… the entire game for that matter... To be honest she doesn’t look like a boss at all, she looks more like one of those common novice wizards you find in those level 1 forest.
Pouting, she glared at me with eyes that could kill.
I think I just struck a nerve… great my first day as handler, ending in bandages.
“uuuuhhhmm…. Sorry, I just thought that uuuuhhhhh.... well it says here that-“
She raises her hand, cutting me off mid sentence.
“ENOUGH!!! You have withered down my patience and wasted my precious time.”
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As she does more ridiculous hand gestures.
“You shall face the wrath of the most powerful mage of all magi!!! COME HERO! We shall Due-“
“Well uuuhhmm… actually I’m not a Player.”
“….. Eh?”
After a long explanation she finally calms down a bit; we settled and talked.
“So you’re the new handler in this world... Hmph! About time you showed up…”
“Eh? But what about the last handler?”
“He was boring and didn’t do much…”
as she pouted.
She’s probably still mad about what I called her…
“Uuuhmm… about your name… well it says here in your resum-.”
“Blasphemy!”
“Eeeeeh?! So you don’t like your name?”
“I HATED IT!... ever since the Devs come up with that stupid name, everyone has been calling me ‘Wick Ling the weakling’ or ‘Wick Ling the wreckage’… Damn those Devs! Making a stupid name with their big stupid heads… I’ll show them who’s boss.”
As she mumbles, looking away from me.
“Your stats says your…. Eerrrrhm… armor and magic resist is 10?... That’s like the stats of a forest troll.”
A Dark aura surrounds the atmosphere as the little dark mage glares at me.
“Are you underestimating my power…”
I hit a nerve again… crap.
“UUhhhmm!!! Uhhh… well at least your magic Damage is above 20…”
Probably these stats are wrong…
The little sorcerer continues to glare, as she initiates an absurd gesture of superiority.
“You are Gazing upon the powerful Sorcerer of the region, and you question my ability!? I’ll have you know that I possessed Extraordinary Elemental Power that I could use to smite anyone who opposes me. “
Looks like I’m in for it now…
Without warning, an Icon appeared above her head, a little jingle plays, changing Lin’s salty expression.
“Ha! A Challenger! Great timing! Now I’ll show you what a real boss is capable of!”
Lin spring into action, positioning herself in the middle of the Arena, from the distance, we could see who she is up against. It what appears to be a Beginner knight fully armored and armed with a broadsword.
I went into spectator mode (turning invisible and going into a safe spot to watch) as we wait in anticipation.
This is it! My first time seeing an actual boss battle! All those months in the cubicle, typing all the numbers, listening to my co-workers talked about the scenery. Beautiful, intense, strategic, adrenalin pumping and well choreographed. These elements have been drawing out my curiosity for a while and I’m really excited to witness a good vs. evil fight.
The Knight enters the area, letting out a hollow first impression as he looked around. In an instance Lin reveals herself, as she begins her “Diabolical” introduction… again.
“Waaahaaahaaahaa!! Fool! You have entered the sacred precinct of the most powerful Mage of the region!”
As the little sorcerer does more inexplicable poses.
“I Am Lin! The Magus of Magi! The prodigal Archmage of-“
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Unexpectedly, the Knight sprung into action, skipping half of Lin’s introduction.
“GAAAH!! WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! I WASN’T FINISHED!!”
The knight gradually gains speed as he sprint towards his target, drawing out his broadsword.
“Damn these mannerless mongrels… I’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO SKIP AN INTRO!”
Lin raises and aims her staff on the charging brute, after a brief channel, she shoots a ball of energy.
“EAT THIS!”
The energy majestically launches towards the charging knight. Unfortunately the knight reactively evades the incoming projectile, just with a simple dodge roll, as he still maintains his momentum to clash with the little Mage.
“GAAAAH! GET AWAY! GET AWAY! GET AWAY!”
It was at this moment Lin knew… she fucked up.
Just before Lin could channel another attack, the knight made it into Melee range, and with a quick strike, Lin’s HP went from a Hundred to zero in seconds.
Nevermind… her stats are on point.
“Y-you… have bested me…”
As she falls dead on the ground.
That’s it?.... That’s a Boss battle?
The knight was then greeted with the Reward screen, giving him gold, loot and XP from the fight-that doesn’t feel like a fight at all… after plundering all the valuables, he left the area. Meanwhile I decided to come out from hiding and aid my fainted friend.
“Lin! Are you alright?”
As I shouted and approached her corpse.
Is she dead?
“uuugh-aaaAAiiAaaa…”
Nevermind…
“H-how… HOW DID I LOSE TO THAT MANNERLESS INTRO SKIPPING MONGREL!!”
As she whines and cry, latching onto my mid section.
“Well… if it makes you feel better… he was 10 levels ahead of you.”
As I checked my PDA for the Player info.
“WHAT!? WHO THE HELL GRINDS IN THE EARLY GAME!”
After a brief exasperating swearing affair, and recovery, it’s time to wrap things up and proceed to prolong my task as a world handler. Just before I could leave the area, a small voice occurred to me.
“Hey! You are leaving the realm of the powerful sorcerer, and by your actions, I Demand a Request!”
“L-lin?..”
“And that request is…. Errrmmm…”
Her obnoxious expression suddenly shifts into a nervous pout
“If I could… tag along with you.”
Flattered in the inside, I gladly accept her request, even though she tends to boil and do those unnecessary “acting.” To be honest, I wouldn’t say No to that adorable face but I’m also Glad that I’ve made a friend in the first day.
“Sure, I honorably accept, great sorcerer.”
As I play along.
The little Mage smiled as she hops along beside me.
“Where to now?”
She curiously asks while looking at my PDA.
“Next on the list, we need to check the Capital.”
“The Capital? This’ll be a cake walk~ I know every nook and cranny of it.”
“So you’ve been to the Capital before?”
“Mhhhm~ Capital’s a neat place, it got bakeries, cheap markets, great Magic stores, Blacksmiths, A beautiful hub area~ and we also got a blood thirsty monster in the front gate.”
Thinking about the capital makes me feel relaxed.
“Sigh~… the capital sound like a relaxing-….. Wait…. You said something about a monster!?”
“Eyup.”
As the little mage give out a soft smile.
“Eh?....EEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHH????!!!”