A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Volume 2, page 21
“R-Right, I’ll give you my subordinates... No, slaves! So...”
“I will not allow you to change your reply later.”
“H-Hey, come on. I’m begging you here... I’ll do anything... W-What can I do to get you to spare me?”
“I will not allow you to change your reply later.”
Her course of action was already decided. No change would be allowed. The only person Libra would allow to change her course of action once begun was the one she recognized as her master. Of course, that was clearly not this man. In other words, he had absolutely no possibility of surviving.
This was what it meant to have no heart. In fact, Libra actually did lack such a function.
Libra closed her grip, signaling the end of the conversation, and her hands closed around the man’s neck like a vice. Moonlight shone upon the two of them, projecting their shadows upon the trees around them.
Then, the man’s shadow was torn to pieces.
“Elimination complete. No signs of life. Ending attack. Proceeding to dispose of the bodies before returning.”
The next thing Libra did was dispose of the bodies she’d created.
Libra’s two arms detached from her body, flying around as if they had minds of their own. Then after a few seconds, her arms came back carrying all the burglars they could, dropping their bodies in front of Libra. After a few rounds of that, Libra had gathered all the bodies. Lastly, Libra blasted a hole in the ground with her lasers and threw the bodies inside before burying them.
Next, I need to wash my hands. While Libra had been careful not to get any blood spatter on herself, her hands were still soaked with blood.
She went to a nearby spring and, using detergent that was normally used to clean Tanaka (made by Lufas), she carefully washed her hands while making sure to leave no traces of blood. Then, Libra returned to the car.
There were no animals or monsters around, so just as Libra expected, nothing had happened.
All this occurred within a scant ten minutes.
＊ ＊
“*Yawn* We slept well.”
Lufas was the first to awaken the next morning, and she got out of bed while still rubbing her sleepy-looking eyes.
Pulse and breathing are all normal.
Libra waited until Lufas woke up completely before speaking up. “Good morning, Master Lufas.”
“Ahh, good morning, Libra.”
“Today, you slept for 8 hours, 14 minutes, and 44 seconds. The amount of sleep required to best maintain a heaven-winged’s proper health is 10 hours, so I humbly recommend you later take a nap for 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 16 seconds.”
“No, it’s fine. We do not care to manage our health in such detail.”
Lufas washed her face using a washbasin and dried off with a towel. Libra would have been willing to do that for Lufas at any time, but Lufas had wanted to do it herself and refused, leading to this current situation. To Libra, that was slightly disappointing.
However, in exchange, Lufas gave Libra the job of combing her long hair, so Libra had no choice but to leave that alone for the moment. Using a comb, Libra gently but quickly combed and arranged Lufas’ hair.
Lufas, seeming like she’d just thought of something, asked a question. “Oh, yes. Did anything happen during the night?” She might have sensed that something had happened. Lufas’ intuition was sometimes abnormally sharp.
However, Libra maintained her expression, making sure to reply naturally. “No, nothing that would concern you, Master.”
Like that, they continued their journey. The sky was a clear blue. On the surface, things were nothing but peaceful.
Afterword
~Behind the Scenes One Day in Mizgarz~
Laws of Physics: “Enough already! What the hell is up with that new character, Libra?! No matter how you look at it, there’s no way she can fit all that inside her! Like, a jetpack and a ligh〇saber and a railgun?! Are her insides like an nth dimensional pocket or something?!”
Free Expression: “Why’re you here?!”
Laws of Physics: “I told you to stop! I don’t care if you call this a fantasy. Who the hell do you think you are?!”
Free Expression: “I get it... Like, I know what you’re saying, but... But you’re making plot convenience cry!”
Laws of Physics: “What?!”
Free Expression: “It’s crying because it doesn’t want you to turn this story boring just because you’re obsessed with realism! Why don’t you get that?!”
Laws of Physics: “As if I care, idiot!”
Free Expression: “And I’m saying that the contradictions in the story and lack of consistency are inevitable. Are you really going to put all the blame on me and plot convenience and do away with it?! Just, do away with what plot convenience is trying to protect even now?!”
Laws of Physics: “It is actually your fault!”
Free Expression: “Then I’ll just do away with you first!”
Laws of Physics: “WAAARRGGHH!!”
Hello, everyone. This is Firehead.
First off, I expect that all of you thought, What the hell is up with Libra? when you read this.
I understand how you feel. That maid is just really messed up, isn’t she?
If I were to reply to that thought completely truthfully, I would have to say that I don’t really know, either. To be frank, I haven’t thought of what Libra is physically like on the inside. Not at all.
This is something you’ll learn if you read the book, but in this story, the laws of physics are basically completely detached.
The person(?) itself was totally willing to work. But by the time it noticed, it was beaten to a pulp by plot convenience and exaggeration, a lot like how Savior Gun〇m was destroyed by Freedom Gun〇m and sunk into the ocean.
It can’t be helped, right? This is a fantasy. So let’s just say that it’ll forever be a mystery just how Libra pulls all that ridiculous stuff off. For those who just can’t let it go: just imagine that Libra’s internal structure is built like an Exgate, and her internal storage space is actually really huge.
Now then, just like that I somehow managed to put out two volumes of this. But as more and more characters appear, Lufas’ name stands out more and more. I bet there are a lot of people who think, Why is her name different when everyone else’s name has something to do with stars? To be honest, the reason why so many people are named after stars is just that I didn’t want to take the trouble to think up names, so I just looked for cool-sounding star names.
But Lufas is a little different. Actually, her character was made in a TRPG that I DM’ed before I wrote this story. She was the demon king that I’d created. That’s why her name’s motif is demons. That’s really all the reasoning there is behind it. I didn’t really put a lot of planning into the names.
It’s not like all the other characters have star names, either. The really unimportant ones just have random names that I thought up. For example: the 4-man party of adventurers. I just searched up some western names for them and named them whatever sounded appropriate. Basically, I am fundamentally a very ‘whatever works’ kind of person.
That’s also why the plot is like this. I just decided how I generally wanted the beginning and end to go and started to write while repeating a cycle of going off on tangents. In some bad cases, I’d even throw out what I decided on at first. Even worse, sometimes I’d just throw out the plot completely. Plots are made to be trashed.
Since I’m like this, the setting is also pretty thrown-together. I didn’t bother thinking about the nitty-gritty details.
Even while I’m writing, new scenarios and backstories will just pop up like mushrooms in my head, powering me up as I go. “Wouldn’t it be fun if it went like this?” And usually they’ll run into some sort of contradiction in the middle, and I’ll shrink. Mamma mia.
Since I’m the one writing all this, there are some elements that never see the light of day. They just ‘exist.’ For example, the culinary culture in Mizgarz isn’t very developed, but I’ve written nothing making use of that. In fact, I probably never will. It’s not like Lufas or Dina will revolutionize the culinary world or anything. It’s really there just to be there.
Well, even if I were to write a leisurely slice-of-life-type story that would use this, I’m fundamentally not suited for that sort of thing. Like, I’d suddenly have an enemy pop in, and they’d have a hot-blooded battle.
But I love to think of backstories and world elements when I’m stuck. That’s why there’re so many, and about 90% of them will never be used.
So, the dumbass story that I came up with was this one, “A Wild Last Boss Appeared!” And given that I was able to successfully publish a second volume, anything really can happen in this world.
The really great people are people like my editor, who managed to pare down this ridiculous story into a decent novel, YahaKo, the others involved in this work, and all of you who are reading this. Of course, if you actually bought this, you’re even more wonderful.
Continuing this line, I actually don’t do all that much work. I just toss over the story, which is already finished, to my editor. Then I just wait for everything to be done like I’m not involved.
While everyone was working hard combing through my story for typos and missing words, I was at the convenience store, buying and eating ice cream. While everyone was working late, I was humming a song in my bath. Then, once everything is ready I just put my signature on it and throw it back. I’m very lazy.
So, if any of you read this book and thought it was even a little great, please praise the hard work of my editor and YahaKo in your hearts.
Now then, everyone, let’s meet again in book 3, if there is one.
Bonus Short Story
Oh? Merak Seems...
Merak was alone, sipping wine from a glass in his bedroom.
When people referred to alcohol in this world, it was almost always mead made from honey. Wine did exist, but it was a little expensive. The fact that Merak was drinking it signified his status as a king.
While wetting his throat with expensive wine, he thought back to two hundred years ago.
Merak had never consumed alcohol before meeting Lufas and the others. He started drinking after he met them, and he never would have thought drinking alone could make things taste so bland.
Both Megrez and Benetnasch were still alive, but they basically never met up anymore. They all had too many shackles tying them down. Also, Merak had always thought he wouldn’t be able to face his friends with how far he still had to go to build this country.
However, he was made to realize something today. He was made to see that his attitude of not being able to face his friends, which had him wallowing in his own emotions, was the biggest insult to his friends.
If the victor was looked down upon, that degraded the loser by association as well.
Merak had claimed victory over Lufas Maphaahl, so he had a duty to maintain a character worthy of that achievement. He was taught that today by none other than Lufas herself.
I had to be taught by the very friend I betrayed and defeated. Is there anything more laughable?
But thanks to that, I’ve woken up to what I must do.
First, I need to rebuild this country from the ground up as fast as possible. I need to unite it into one. I’ll eliminate discrimination based on wing color, and this time, I’ll make sure to build the paradise for the heaven-winged that I’ve always wanted.
I’m sure there will be war soon. Now that Lufas has been revived, it’s clear as day that there will be a big upheaval in the future. There’s the Devil King, Lufas and then the Vampire Princess. There’s no way those three won’t clash. There will definitely be a fight between them somewhere, someday. And I’m just as sure that that fight will involve the entire world.
I can’t have this country be the only one that’s not properly led by then. I’d be a laughingstock.
Megrez... You’ve already predicted this, haven’t you? I’m always the last to act.
The ice in Merak’s glass clinked as it moved around. The wine inside reflected an unconfident, sad-looking man who seemed to be wasting away.
Look at how unreliable this man looks. It’s only natural that he’s long since lost the goodwill of his people.
Merak downed the wine all at once and walked to the window. Then, opening the window, he looked out at the night sky.
Just how many times have I mourned the fact that I will never fly in this sky again? How many times have I despaired?
To the heaven-winged, there was nothing more important than their wings, and not being able to fly was a torture greater than any other. Merak had even considered suicide.
However...
How small of you. So you can’t fly. And?
Aren’t you the way you are exactly because you’ve been so afraid of falling to the ground? You never soared high in the sky, but you never stood on the ground to experience the same sight as other people, either. You were just a half-assed person who sat in the middle.
No, that can’t be right.
At the very least, Lufas always stood firmly on the ground. She may have been covered in mud and had stones thrown at her, but she still desperately clung to life. That’s exactly why she’s so strong. She knows what it’s like to walk the earth, so she’s able to step forward more assertively than anyone else. And because she’s able to kick off the earth so strongly, she’s able to fly higher than anybody else.
So this time, it’s my turn. Yes. Even without wings, I still have my legs. Compared to Megrez, who can’t even walk anymore, I’m much better off. So I’ll walk. I don’t need to fly. My wing can just be a decoration.
I can move forward by just walking. I can’t stand still, mourning my lost wing. I need to walk forward. If I do, I’m certain I’ll be able to catch up to that back and those black wings someday, even if they have taken off ahead of me.
Also, depending on how you look at it, isn’t the fact that the Sky King is stuck on the ground and covered in mud ironically funny?
Merak snorted, giving a short laugh.
I never thought I’d be able to look at the world like this. It feels like I’ve been reborn.
Things got really violent when Lufas came along, but I should be thankful to her. I need to tell her thanks for giving this fool some spirit.
With that in mind, Merak looked down...and froze.
—The white town was collapsing.
“...”
Each part of the once beautiful townscape had been destroyed. The streets had been punched full of holes by Libra’s machine gun. Houses had collapsed and buildings had been blown up.
On the other side, the state of the black town was also bad. One spot that used to be a park had been turned to nothing but scorched earth, and there was even a line of burnt ground extending outside of the capital. It was damage brought about by the clash between Aigokeros and Aries, two of the Twelve Heavenly Stars.
The ground outside the capital had been ravaged and overturned like someone had dug through it, trying to get to something. That was thanks to Dina’s magic which had sprouted trees, destroying the scenery.
“...”
Merak clenched his fist, shaking.
I’m thankful to you, and I regret betraying you in the past.
But this is a different matter.
Merak knew he was partially at fault, but he couldn’t stop himself from screaming, “LUFAAAAAAAAASSSSS!!!!”
The Sky King’s cry of fury shook the night air over Gjallarhorn.
Table of Contents
Cover
Color Illustrations
Main Story
Short Story: A Wild Killer Maid Appeared
Afterword
Bonus Short Story
Bonus Textless Cover
About J-Novel Club
Copyright
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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Volume 2
by Firehead
Translated by Kevin Chen
Edited by Kathleen Townsend
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2016 Firehead / YahaKo
Illustrations by YahaKo
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Original Japanese edition published in 2016 by Earth Star Entertainment
This English edition is published by arrangement with Earth Star Entertainment, Tokyo
English translation © 2020 J-Novel Club LLC
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Ebook edition 1.0: September 2020
Firehead, A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Volume 2
