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Overlord

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After leaving the capital, the players followed the hand-drawn map in the Heroes' Journal and reached an area they had never been to.

Lee opens the Heroes' Journal. Although it is largely unorganized, the information about "Flawless Rope" has been thoughtfully put together.

What the journal says about the rope is... The Overlord of the Unbounded Realm, Leader of the Wings, who established utopia in a land where no gods could see...

Why does this sound like the description of the final boss? What is Ayla trying to tell us...?

The nameless and crownless are deemed to lose themselves in the storm.

Nameless and crownless... Do we need to collect something?

I think the "name" and "crown" here refer to titles, and they have to be of the highest rank.

Lose themselves in the storm... I haven't detected any related weather conditions. Perhaps it's just telling us without a proper title, we will be significantly disadvantaged in this battle.

Ta-da!

Kamui points to the top of his head with a big smile. He already had some text there back when everyone was still in the capital.

Pope of the Church of Flying Ramen...

I was saving it for negotiation. Never thought it would be useful here.

Now I have the highest title of the Church of Flying Ramen, you only need to become my believers. This effect should be able to cover all of you.

...Before they realize it, the team has already arrived at the stairs.

With no hesitation, Camu takes the lead, followed by Kamui, Chrome, and Lucia...

Everyone walks up the stairs. When they step onto a large platform, the door behind them shuts completely.

The howling wind pours scorn on the insolent thieves with furious might. Endless lusts are shattered above the boundless clouds, falling into the speckled land with their crumbled bodies.

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Nothing decays in this land, for the fierce winds will never lose their way. Nothing lasts forever, for the untamed wings will leave their gravestone behind.

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In front of you stands the Overlord, like an eagle that soars the sky.

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Um... Was that not astounding enough?

No, it's very astounding already. Thanks.

DM, please don't use the appearance of outsiders to build character models...

I'm not an outsider! This is me!

Celica? Why are you here?

Because I'm the Boss! Boss!

I wanted to join as a hero, but Ayla said "Overlord Celica" was way too powerful and must not be put in the hero team.

Let me take a look. Open the system panel and check the character attributes of "Overlord Celica"...

Hmm... It shows "maximum" in every single attribute. Ayla probably wanted to give the boss more protection.

I mean, you can't have characters with higher attributes than the boss in the beginner's spawn point.

Shouldn't heroes be so powerful in the first place?

Heroes with ultimate destructive power, huh...

Anyway, I can only be the Boss here.

Celica winks, and all players see "Overlord Celica" written in a glamorous font in their vision.

Show your health bar then. Let's enjoy this battle... Speaking of which, Celica, aren't you going to draw your weapon?

Celica shakes her head and only snaps her fingers. The world has begun to change...

You know what? I came up with so many cool ways to send you back to work.

Heroes

This is a battle we can't afford to lose...