Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

r the rules to be so much in my favor, and so I was sure that I would clear the dungeon with ease.

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In this dungeon, you used warp panels to move to other floors.
They looked like over-designed manholes.
And when you stepped on them, they teleported you to the next floor.
And so I easily destroyed the monsters in my path and warped three times.
Once I reached the 4th floor, I found an especially large manhole…I mean, warp panel.
This…must mean that I had reached the boss.

I had plenty of HP and MP left.
And I was fully stocked with recovery items.
And my charge attacks weren’t in cooldown.

Charin said there were 4 bosses, so each one shouldn’t be too strong.
Besides, if the same turn based system was used during the boss fight, then I wouldn’t have to worry about warping and then being killed immediately.
And so I stepped on the panel and warped to the boss floor.

“…Hmm?”

I came out into a dark area.
It wasn’t pitch black like a cave, as there was a sky and a shining moon.
And in the far back there was a large cherry blossom tree.
It was illuminated by the moonlight…no, the tree itself had a pale glow to it.
And under the cherry blossom tree, stood a solitary knight.
He rode a white horse, had a bow in one hand and a crown on his head.
His name was…White Rider.

So it was one of the horsemen from Revelations.

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Now, it was time to use that skill.

“Letter Arrow!”

◆ White Rider
Attribute: Angel
Skill: Conquest Arrow, White Apocalypse
Description:
One of the four horsemen from Revelations that appear at the end of the world.
As the first horseman, the White Rider is the lord of ‘conquest.’
The arrow that robs opponents of their freedom and the agile white horse are a great threat.

So a duel between archers… What a coincidence.
I suppose it’s the Conquest Arrow that robs you of your freedom?
But what does that mean, exactly?
Does it stop your movement like the boss lion in the Leo labyrinth?
Or…

“Gar! Gar!”

Garbow cried.
And then, he took the arrow that had been unleashed in my direction.
Damn it.
I had been concentrating too much on the enemy information.
Still, the turn based system was in effect, and there was no follow up arrow from the White Rider.

In that case, I could have Garbow fight in the front, while I would attack the boss from the back.
It’s worked for us many times.
Arrows were a physical attack, so it shouldn’t hurt Garbow too much…

“…Garbow?”

“Gar! Gar!”

Garbow started squawking at me.

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But it wasn’t in reply.
It was a hostile cry…!
So, the effect of Conquest Arrow was…making your target your ally!?

Damn it… Garbow was right in front of me.
If I attacked the White Rider now, then it would be Garbow’s turn, and he might hit me with a charge attack.
And I would die.
Even if he returned to normal after being damaged, Garbow was much stronger when it came to fighting in close quarters.
I would likely die immediately.

In that case, there was only one thing to do…!

“Meteor Bow!”

Garbow was taken apart and combined with my bow.
Alright! Now I could use a combination charge attack!
I didn’t open my status to see if I could use it, so it was based on luck.
But it seemed that the goddess of victory had smiled down on me.

The White Rider was swallowed up by the meteor-like arrow.
It was just one of four bosses, and should be set to be quite easy…and yet I had used it.
I had not expected to use my trump card on the first dungeon.

I suppose the last trial was always going to be the hard one.
It would be boring if it wasn’t… I thought, and then chuckled.
It seemed like I couldn’t make up my mind if I wanted it to be easy or difficult.
Well, I was being sincere either way.

I picked up the cherry blossom that the White Rider dropped and then a big flower bloomed on my head.
It looked more like a hair ornament that was designed to resemble a flower than an actual flower growing there.
Not really something that suited an old man…
Or, maybe it wasn’t that bad…?

Well, in any case.
Now there was Summer, Autumn and Winter left.
Like I had already decided, I would tackle them in the proper order.
So it was off to the Summer dungeon!