Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Log Horizon. This is a fanfiction used to help with my writing skills and the fact I enjoy writing stories like these. All I own is the ideas and sub-plots used to make this fanfiction and explore Log Horizon and Naruto in a different way. Also, don't own any of the games and anime I make reference to in this story, but still got to give homage to video games since this is technically a video game fanfiction as well.
"Huh?" Las Boss opened his eyes, blinded by white light. "Am… I dead?" Las Boss asked, looking around to see himself inside some kind of white space filled with seemingly screens floating around and connected by static shapes similar to branches. "Oh… My voice is working. Is this the space before revival?... Wait." Las Boss noticed the screens closer to him, seeing moving images going about in them that he recognized.
"This is my mind!" Las Boss shouted, seeing one of his memories where he was being bullied by older kids in the orphanage. Looking around, he saw more panels with the man he often saw like a grandfather treating him to a meal to spending his nights alone in his apartment.
"But, it's really different from before. No wonder my storage is so screwed up… Could being in Elder Tales changed it?" Las Boss said, pouting at his surroundings as he floated around sideways. He looked around, seeing everything scattered and spaced out. "Man, this is a mess. I liked the sewer better than here. At least then there was breaks between the memories." Las Boss sighed, focusing on his forehead for his menus to appear. "That explains it." Las Boss said, looking at the party status. Everyone was fine, only Naotsugu and he were slightly injured. Though, he was out cold with a sleep status.
"… What is up with my menu?" Las Boss said, now looking at what cause him to stop and quickly act to save his comrades. He noticed it before, but it never made sense till now. When Las Boss asked others how their menu screens were like, they were the same as the game for all players. However, Las Boss's menus, though had same structure, was not completely the same. In fact, he recognized his menus from when he was working maintenance as a game with what normal players had, game masters had status screens for various things like the environment data and such. In fact, the only thing not in his menus was his hacks for showing off new content in live casts or to move quickly to find a player going against the rules.
However, though they were the same screens, the way they showed data has changed. Instead of numbers and other computer data, the screens gave different statuses and such. Like with the environment status, it gave him the weather, terrain, and other such details instead of the code and information it originally had for that one spot. If he had not been looking at the environment status and saw the warnings of the stairway collapsing, they would have all fell to the bottom of the ruins and possibly sent back to Akiba with dying.
"Heh… Now I think I am getting it." Las Boss grinned, seeing his memories floating around with some abuzz, barely showing anything where he "purposely" forgot the memories. "Games go through phases, even outside video games where rules often change a lot faster. They have to be played. The rules and elements worked out before the real game is a finished project. Even then, the rules and elements can change to make new games or improve the old one." Las Boss focused towards one of the buzzing screen and his body moved towards it. He touched the screen only for it to stay the same.
"I can't permanently deleted my memories as I wish I could… Not that I don't mind. It has its good points like I can still remember my parent's voices on the day I was born. Though, very fuzzy, I know they loved me before they kicked the bucket." Las Boss said with a smirk on his face.
"To deal with constant information storage over the many years, I simply denied the ones I didn't want by pushing them to the back of my head. Where it was harder to recall them so they did not take up space for the important ones… This game world adjusted my memory ability to keep all my memories without allowing access to keep with my wishes… And keep me out of the loop as well." Las Boss said, noticing through the screen the fuzzy images of his own monitor screen and now illegible code for the game on it as well. "That's how that label and other information is being filtered and blocked."
"But, it's still in progress, isn't it!" Las Boss looked around, moving through the screens before looking down. "There!" Las Boss shouted, see a small bit of murky yellow far below him and out of the light.
"Huh?" Las Boss suddenly found himself free falling towards the yellow. "FUCK! NOT AGAIN!" Las Boss shouted while shooting right for that area. However, right before he slammed into the water covered ground, his body stopped within meters of the water. "Than-" He hit the ground, making a slight splash. "Agh. As always, life's a crappy game even when it works." Las Boss got up shaking the water off.
With standing up, Las Boss found himself in a sewer-like place with water that was covering the ground and several tunnels branching about to other areas. "Heh. Awesome. My mind hasn't fully transferred to the new system yet." Las Boss focused his mind for a ball of water to form and turned into an arrow point. "And seems I still got control here as well. Now, to see how to use this my old system to my advantage. There's probably something here that does not fit to the new world and hence the delay." Las Boss said, following the crazy taxi arrow. He only used his mindscape as he called it when sorting through memories and moving them around. Hence Las Boss never bothered to really explore it unless really needing to.
Though, my inner self has even turned into Las Boss. This filter is pretty damn strong to block even my old appearance. Las Boss thought, looking at his reflection. He was still in his character avatar instead of his original body.
"Not that I mind since I gotten used to this body. Though, glad to see I can at least speak in my mind." Las Boss sighed before realizing something. "I… haven't been here before…" Las Boss followed the arrow into a tunnel and found himself in a massive room with a steel bar gate before him. He noticed a slip of paper with the word seal on it as if a lock on the dual gate doors… But, he also recognized the glowing circuit like symbols on the gate around the paper slip.
"Alv." Las Boss sigh, recognizing the common symbol used for ancient magic tech in Elder Tales. Especially the namesake one right before him of a "Y" like symbol with a circle embedded in the top part of the "Y." "Alv magic, maybe?. But, if I think back of the back story of the Alv's, they are an extinct race that was all-mighty with magic. It would explain some of that magic remaining. And possibly controls the game mechanics laws in this world." Las Boss said with a grin, walking closer to the cage. However, while trying to figure out exactly what kind of spell it was, he recoiled back as huge claws hit the cage.
"Bastard! Where the hell is he?" Las Boss stared into fury red eyes glaring at him. "What the hell have you done to this seal and my host? What the fuck have you done to me!" Las Boss saw huge droplets of tears falling and hitting the water below, large white teeth snarling from behind the bars.
"…Uh…" Las Boss focused again on his forehead to look at the status window of whatever it was behind the cage. His eyes widen with what he saw. "Shit! Tell me how you are feeling, Kurama?"Las Boss shouted, pulling out his spear-whip from the holster and spun it to full spear.
"How the fuck does a disguising human like you know my name?" The beast behind the cage roar, showing itself more in the dim light. It was a towering nine tailed fox with slightly human like front arms and long ears. It's fur a murky orange red that matched its furious state even in the odd lighting. "What have you done to that brat I was sealed in? As well as what is with this glowing seal?! Why can't I say my host's name as well as the title you damn humans gave me!" The beast howled before it's eyes widen to see a spear pointed at its face.
"I am your host, Kurama! This body I am in now is a character I made, Las Boss. And it seems the filters don't just apply to me as I can't even think of that old label that people called me by." Las Boss said in a stern tone. "Now shut it and tell me what you are feeling! Your HP and MP is draining at a constant rate that if you didn't have fifty times the MP and one hundred times the HP I have, you would have been dead already!"
"…What?" The fox asked after a moment of awkward silence before laying on the ground. Las Boss could see how emaciated the fox appeared and the tired look it had even with trying to glare at him. "Heh. So, you're my host? Now that I look at you, you do look like him as if you grew up. That and sick."
"As if you can say anything. You look like crap like I do, Kurama." Las Boss sighed, checking for any inflicted status that could be causing what he was seeing.
"Tch. You're a worthless human like the rest of them and do not deserve to call me by my name, brat." Kurama growled.
"In this body, I am a Ritual of Race. Not human." Kurama looked at Las Boss oddly. "And don't call me brat. I go by Las Boss. You can call me Las for short." Kurama sweated under the heated glare from the Druid. "We are no longer in that shit game of a world you knew. I gladly leave behind everything with being in the world I am now. Even my name, Kurama."
"Heh! Don't you realize what I am?" Kurama sneered at Las Boss.
"Yeah, though just as you said, the filter is blocking what you were called for me, too. Probably due to in same body with this being my mind. But, you are an intelligent being, so I am referring to you by your name anyways. Labels are worthless and disrespectful." Las Boss frowned while looking through his spells.
"Though, it explains some things for me. I always knew the hate directed towards me was due to you attacking the village with some of the labels. I just thought it was due to I was born on the battlefield that day and the birthmarks on my cheeks were the cause. Never thought of you being sealed in me was the real cause." Las Boss sighed, seeing the spells he wanted to use.
"You're pretty calm for just learning this." Kurama said, though panting as it seemed to have trouble breathing.
"Life Burst!" Las Boss shouted, unleashing a blast of green energy that hit Kurama.
"What the?" Kurama blinked and panicked, finding his strength slowly returning as a green glow engulfed him.
"Heal!" Las Boss unleashed another healing spell, watching as Kurama's HP beginning to work back up. "Healing Wind!" Las Boss unleash a current of green, glowing wind with holding out his staff.
"What are you doing?" Kurama asked, confused by the man's actions.
"Healing you, of course!" Las Boss shouted, unleashing his weaker Heartbeat Healing while Healing Wind was in cooldown. "Life Burst is an emergency spell that recovers a good deal of HP if done right. I used it to heal up your HP a good bit and now I am cycling my healing spells. Thankfully, the rate of damage is slower than my healing per time rates, but it's only a temporary fix as I can't see what is causing your HP and MP to keep dropping. That and my healing can only go so far with how much you already lost."
"HP and MP?… What the hell is that?" Kurama asked, though still a bit in shock.
"HP is your life force. MP is your chakra, I think. Well, in simple terms." Las Boss sighed, unleashing another Healing Wind. "Focus on your forehead and you see a menu as well as your status."
"Why-" Kurama blinked as he did as Las Boss told him. However, both of them saw the status windows now before Kurama. "What the hell is this?" Kurama asked, looking at his own status window showing his level well past limit of one hundred as well as the massive, but quickly diminishing HP and MP he had.
"See anything on menus that might be inflicting on you?" Las Boss asked while Kurama looked back between the Druid and the screens for a second before studying the screens.
"No. But, why is the bar moving back and forth?" Kurama asked, confused with seeing the bars for his HP going right, but then begin to diminish with going left and disappearing before repeating.
"That's because I am trying to get you some more HP through my healing spells, but something is zapping away your life and chakra." Las Boss answered, using a Heal again.
"What do you mean? I am a being of pure chakra! I have no life force!" Kurama growled before realizing the symbol on the gate. "This! This must be the cause!"
"…Damn… Heh. Even when a game become reality, reality makes it a shit game." Las Boss said, stopping his healing. "I understand that magic on your cage now. Just as my mind changing by this world's will, so are you."
"Me?" Kurama asked, a slight be a fear in his tone.
"Yeah. It also explains why my MP is so high… Dammit!" Kurama backed off slightly when Las Boss slammed his spear into the bars. "A game is where everyone should be having fun! Not being fucking jerked around and left for nothing like that shit game before! Why the fuck is this game turning into that damn crap I was living through over and over again before!"
"…Are you high on something?" Kurama asked, a bit worried of its host.
"Life was already a shit game for both of us." Las Boss said, looking Kurama in the eyes. "Sure, my life was hell because of you this playthrough… But it was the same to you, too! You just kept repeating as the same character. Worse, you're big as hell and a beast, so I can see why people would seal you up… But… Is being in a crappy jail cell all the time fun?"
"Tch. No." Kurama snorted back at the Druid.
"Thought so! Dad gave birth to you to have a lot more than this shitty hell of a life!" Kurama's eyes widen at Las Boss. "Yet, why the fuck does life do this? This damn shit game! Giving everyone the same fucking crap over and over again like this! Even in this new world, you're now dying because you don't fit in! It's not fair at all! It's just not fair! Aren't we out of that damn cycle of puppet strings and hate!" Las Boss roared, slamming his spear again the bars in his fury.
"I'm dying… Because I don't fit in?" Kurama asked, still in shock. He realized what Las Boss was saying yet was in a daze. "…By new world, you mean we are no longer in Konoha or somewhere far away?"
"Yeah. Story summary: this world is a game turned reality. Er, sorry. Do you know what a story and game basically is?" Kurama weakly nodded, now laying on the ground with his head on his paws. "Well, this game is basically a story you play through as a character. Hence Las Boss as I am now. However, a lot of others and myself who played this game were trapped in the fantasy world that was just a game days ago. The laws of logic and physics are not the same, though some still apply. One such thing is life force and chakra are now separate as Health or HP that is for your body and Mana or MP that is for your spirit. The body will die once HP hits zero and disappear after a while, too, in this world."
"I get it. Since I am a pure chakra to begin with, it tried to apply that law to me and it's killing me in the process." Kurama sighed, "What are the rules on death?"
"NPCs… I mean, normal people die when their HP hits zero unless revived almost on the exact moment of death in theory. Adventurers like myself, however, revived at the Cathedral if we are not revived before the body disappears. It's been proven true, but I haven't experienced it yet and rather not to. Had it enough times in the old world to not want to go again. You are probably the same boat from what I remember."
"Yes. In a sense that is how we work." Kurama chuckled, "But, if I guess right, I am not an Adventurer."
"Yeah… But, it's not showing me any major data and it seems slightly corrupted." Las Boss said, noticing Kurama's menus buzzing and shorting more than his. "My guess is your data was corrupted and this world is wiping you out… Which isn't fair. This is a whole new world you could be living your life out in. Especially with all you went through in the old game. It's partly my fault..." Las Boss grimaced while looking down. "You could be living the life you always wanted. The way Dad planned for in the beginning."
"Try taking off the seal." Kurama smirked at Las Boss who looked up at the seal.
"Icicle Ripper!" Las Boss shouted, unleashing spikes of ice at the paper seal. The glowing symbol to unleash lightning at the spell, melting the ice and knocking Las Boss on his rear end.
"Ow… Not a good idea." He groaned, sitting cross legged. "Plus, from the rate of which you're losing HP and comparing how much I healed, you might not live long enough for me to even figure out a way to get you out. Even with healing you, you're still in the red… Dammit! I'm a fucking healer and yet I can't do anything but delay your death!" Las Boss shouted, smashing his fist into the ground with a splash. "I specifically chose the class as I was tired being a fighter! I was tired of constantly fighting and destroying things due to the battle against hate!" Tears rolled down Las Boss's face, trembling in anger.
"…" Kurama looked at Las Boss, studying him. "By Dad… You are referring to the Sage of the Six Realms?"
"Ah, sorry about that. Heh heh." Las Boss said, managing to calm down a little from the sudden question. He pushed himself up and sat down in the water. "I never could properly remember Dad's name. Too long, so I always called him Father or Dad when I was Asura." Las Boss said, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.
"You're were that brat!" Kurama shouted, standing up in shock before it's eyes widen. "You been reincarnating like I do this whole time?"
"Yeah. Though, I usually don't have full access to my memories like this playthrough. It's hit or miss and depends if the character I get has awesome memory." Las Boss frowned, "All the shit you been through has been partly because of my brother's and my bickering, though I know there was someone pulling the strings over the many years for his descendants and him. But, even when I had my memories, things kept repeating over and over the same way. How else can I call that old world a shit game. Especially to your siblings and you, Kuruma. You all are technically my little siblings through the weirdest man pregnancy ever." Las Boss chuckled, though the tears were still flowing.
"You are quite an odd human."
"Race of Ritual."
"Whatever." Kurama sighed before smiling, "And thank you...All the humans I met simply thought with seeing me was using me as a weapon or sealing me away. You're the first to fuss at me and went about to try healing me. Though, I see it is because you pity me, which is annoying"
"Fuck no! I know your pain!" Las Boss cried out, "I thought I would forever be stuck going through that damn game over and over again till I ended up here in this world. I finally thought I was free of this crap and maybe even you guys with my part gone from that world. Yet, now you're being killed due to I am in this world! You deserve this new game more than me." Las Boss choked, looking down at his reflection.
"Heh. You're quite a softy." Kurama chuckled, though a smile of sharp teeth appeared as he looked away, tears still in the beast's eyes. "Though, in some ways, I think this is caused by humans being pure idiots, not solely your fault."
"Of course. A lot of people are idiots, though can't say humans are the only ones. Humans aren't the only intelligent species in this realm. Though it is still in a lot of ways my fault." Some of my playthroughs without all the memories were the ones who sealed you several times. Las Boss got up and walked back over to the cage. "Is there something I can do for you. I am going to look for-"
"Leave it be," Las Boss went wide eyed at the fox who had a toothy grin. "Sure, I don't like the idea of dying. But, maybe it is my time to finally go. I lived for centuries dealing with the same crap over and over again just like you know. Talking to you made me realize my anger and hate was helping keep me in this cycle as much as the humans I hated. I don't like it. But, I am also tired. Tired of the constant crap given to me." Kurama sighed, looking up at the seal. "I want to rest. But, I am thankful I talked to you, Onii-chan, though you're a pretty bad older brother."
"…I don't know if that was a compliment or an insult, but will take it as both." Las Boss touched the bars, sighing in relief to see they were not electrify like the attack earlier. "You know… How about we talk? I'm not about to let family die all alone. Some of your past I know from my past playthroughs, but I want to know all you been through. It's the best I can do with the situation." Las Boss said sitting down in between two of the large bars.
"But, you're probably waking up soon." Kurama chuckled, though quite interested in this odd Druid.
"Sure, but since you are in my mind, you can probably pull me in right when you're about to kick the bucket. You probably have a few days left, too. Whenever I get the chance, I will come here and be here for you. It's the least I can do for not coming to realize this sooner… If I had, then…" Las Boss bit his lip before his eyes widen. Wait. When I think of Dad, he made the base to ninjutsu… Ah, What was it? Sushi… Nushi? Ah! Ninshu! Las Boss thought.
"Heh. Don't worry about the past." Las Boss blinked, trying to figure out how the fox just poked his forehead without flinging him across the room. "Take it from a grumpy old fox who never learned that lesson. I will be taking it to my grave, in fact, with holding grudges. But, if tell me about this world, I will also tell you my story. I can at least imagining myself being in this new world before dying," Kurama said.
I do better than that. I will try to complete this quest to save you before the time limit! Las Boss smiled even though a tear went down his cheek. "Sure. In this world, when it was a game, you were able to create a character that served as you in this fantasy world. Including your size."
"I wish I could have done that." Kurama chuckled, "Might have save me a lot of problems."
"True. In fact, if you were cute and adorable instead of your scary self now, you probably have no problems at all except keeping the ladies off you." Las Boss chuckled.
"I don't get what being cute and adorable means for ladies." Kurama snorted while Las Boss pondered for a second. "I technically have no gender, so don't get the differences between females and males in humans."
"True, though you sound like a guy, so I will go with brother. But, since we are in my mind." Las Boss snapped his finger for several text boxes to appear. The images were small humanoid creatures with similar features to Kurama. All varying in shapes and sizes with the largest being a Kurama with a human like body with just his head and paw feet the same. "Oh, it worked. If only doing concept art was this easy back in the old world. See. Would you think anyone would seal any of these due to it being dangerous?… Well, maybe cage it for being super adorable." Las Boss hummed, happy with his mental images.
"You know, I kind of like those forms They look far more useful than this hulking form. The cons outweigh the pros of it." Kurama smirked. "But, then again, being of pure chakra, there's a reason I am so big that I can accidently knock down mountains."
Las Boss laughed along with the fox. "True. But that's why I liked Elder Tales. When it was a game, you were able to be whoever you want, whatever you want. All so you can enjoy yourself in a fantasy life even if you can't do the same in real life." Las Boss blinked with feeling a strange situation. "Huh?"
"Ah! Sensei is up!" Las Boss blinked, finding himself laying near a fire. Akatsuki was looking at him while holding onto his summoned Aldurne.
"Boss, how are you feeling?" Shiroe asked, looking up from his map.
"Doing alright after your free fall festival again?" Naotsugu chuckled, drying off his shield with a rag.
[Fine.] Las Boss sighed, sitting up and looking over his body. Amazing that, even with my bad defense, I got out of that with so little damage. Even my summoned companion survived… Wait! That's it!
"Sensei?" Akatsuki asked while Las Boss jumped up, rushing over to his travel chest. He opened up drawers and pulled out several tomes.
"What are you doing,[ ]? Checking the guides?" Naotsugu chuckled, but Las Boss did not focus on him. Las Boss pulled out papers and ink, opening the tomes which were guides on magic and recipes written in the language of the NPCs and translationnotes. Las Boss noticed even though he could understand the NPCs when they talked, their written language was different and they learned the Adventurer's languages to write out for Adventurers. Hence Las Boss learned the NPC's language at least in written form.
It's a simplified spell of Ninshu, which was originally design to connect people through chakra! Las Boss through, scribbling down notes and searching through the books for the information he needed. Ninshu and ninjutsu are based off magic! Ninshu required training spiritual energies and transferring it. Ninjutsu uses those same principles and applied it different than spells, but the basic principle and execution is the same!
"Ah.. Leave him alone. I think Boss had an idea." Shiroe said, Las Boss focusing on writing formulas, finding what he could experiment the hypothesis forming in his head.
"But, what is his idea? I can't read a word he is writing." Akatsuki said with a hint of awe in her voice.
Please work. Las Boss sat up, finishing what he needed. [Shiroe, though I have Scribe skills, I rather try this with a true Scribe.]
"Huh? What are you doing?" Shiroe asked while Las Boss brought over the paper with his notes and walked over to Shiroe. He handed it to Shiroe whose eyes widen. "Wait, is this an attempt of making a spell not in the game?"
[Exactly. Worse case, you'll just use up Scribe supplies with doing it in this method. I rather not use the more direct method of doing this with the current situation.] Las Boss kneeled down next to Shiroe. [Since I aimed for a weak spell to test this, best use a medium quality paper and ink.]
"Sure. Though, this method is for Intermediate scrolls, so it might not work." Shiroe sighed before looking to the side sheepishly. Las Boss looked behind him to see Naotsugu and Akatsuki looking at them in interest and confusion. "Could you deal with that as I do the scroll you need?" Shiroe smirked at Las Boss, getting a pout from the Druid.
[Ass.] Las Boss looked at Naotsugu and Akatsuki, sweating at the excitement in at least Akatsuki's eyes.
"Sensei, what does my Lord mean by new spell?" Akatsuki asked, sitting on her legs while on a boulder, holding the little Aldurne like a doll to add to her cuteness.
[It's exactly what he said. I just realized while thinking of healing myself how spells and jutsu were similar in principle. Add the fact the exploration system is now in effect, it might be possible to make new skills and spells through experimentation and research.]
"Ah, which is why you're doing the scroll method often used to get the Intermediate skills for beginner level skills instead of jumping into the experimenting. You could have a blow up festival." Naotsugu chimed.
[Exactly.] Naotsugu went pale while Las Boss smirked.[Many jutsu can do that if you do them wrong with messing with them to make new ones from what I heard.]
"Glad to know of this safe method if it works." Naotsugu sighed while Shiroe finished up the paper he was working on.
"Here you are, Boss. I didn't make it scroll format since it is an experiment, but it should work like a scroll."
[Thanks.] Las Boss took the papers and smirked when his skill menu showed an alert. He opened it and found the name of the experimental spell on his Skill Acquisition menu. His level well above what was needed for it, he put one mastery point of the many he kept saved up. It instantly became a part of his skill list, though he added another mastery point to change it from comprehension level to beginner.
"Did it work?" Naotsugu asked while Las Boos kneeled down to the ground, reaching into his magic bag.
[About to test it out. Got it in my skill list, but not sure if it will do like Bunshin did before.] Las Boss grinned while holding a seed. [Good thing I kept my trash to test later.]
"What would you test with food waste?" Shiroe asked before shaking his head. "No, don't answer that. I am guess if that seed sprouts, it worked."
[Correct. Though putting a good bit of MP right into to make sure, so not holding it in my hand or else.] Las Boss put the seed on the ground, keeping his hand over it.
"Only you can make something as innocent as an apple seed dangerous." Naotsugu said as Las Boss clicked on the spell in his head.
"Overgrowth!" Las Boss shouted, his hand glowing as a spell circle form under it. [Apple seeds have small quantities of arsenic in them, so they are slightly dangerous to begin with] Las Boss smirked at the scared look on Naotsugu face before yelping with yanking his hand back in time. All four of them were in shock as a towering tree grew within seconds before them, full of leaves and glowing blooms. Some blooms even formed oddly glowing apples. [Ah… Oops. Too much MP?]
"That's OP no matter the oops!" Naotsugu shouted, pointing at the tree before them. "It's a magic tree festival!"
"Amazing! My lord, you just made a new skill!" Akatsuki said, the Aldurne she was holding having the shiny eyes of amazement like Akatsuki. She was trembling in excitement, making the Enchanter move away from her slightly in fear of her jumping him.
And with that proved, I will be using every moment I can to figure out how to use this new discovery to save Kurama. I am not going to let my brother lose his chance of enjoying this new world. Las Boss thought before grinning. [Magic Contract Ceremony] Las Boss pointed to Shiroe.
"Huh?" Shiroe blinked before instantly glaring at Las Boss. "No. We are not naming the method. Stop being a chuuni. No one likes an immature brat.""
[Hey, I'm 12.] Las Boss puffed his cheeks out in protest while Shiroe shook his head. [Come on! You're the first one to make this awesome hypothesis work! It should have a cool name like any Overskill!] Las Boss held his hand up, pointing at the tree.
"Can we even call this an Overskill when that is simple something players who don't understand an unique playing style or method outside normal gameplay?" Shiroe sighed before sweating at Akatsuki excited eyes aimed right at him.
"Overskills are real, my lord?" Akatsuki asked, her stoic face unable to hide her joy.
Ah, right. Overskills was a rumor on the forums. Las Boss had a smug smile as he zipped his lips and looked at Shiroe. Serves ya right for early.
"Bastard. Overskills is sort of half real, half overhyped rumors." Shiroe sighed, explaining in defeat. "In reality, it's just doing something, be it a gameplay style or even just how you use skills, outside what was intended in the game. A good example is Las Boss created the Sprinkler build of the Enchanter with Naruko. He simply used items to shorten spell cooldowns and literally spam Pulse Bullet and other similar skills to turn the Enchanter into a bullet first person shooter themed Sorcerer. A lot of builds and strategies people used could technically be once known as Overskills at a time."
"But, Overskill might be a good word to call this OP stuff here." Naotsugu said, looking back at the tree. "Ah, why are the apples glowing?"
[Probably due to location. They might have magical properties. Also, it's a dark place, so the spell might have adjusted the seed so it could grow here. The spell is design to create obstacles on the field that can be used for cover for allies or blocking and redirecting enemies.] Las Boss used his spear to cut down one of the apples and offered it to Naotsugu. [Wanna try one?]
"No festival there. I think there was enough experimenting today." Naotsugu moved away from the tree and Las Boss.
"Well, let's just leave it at that." Shiroe sighed, "We lost a bit of time due to the collapse and rest. It's also going to take us more time to detour to get back on path."
[Sorry. But, upside, my GM menus show me the status of the surroundings, so I can point out the bad spots to avoid.] Las Boss held out his hand to the sitting Enchanter with putting the apple away.
"Ah, that is what you saw." Shiroe said, grabbing the hand. "That will be very useful with our-huh?"
Las Boss's eyes widen when a new text box appeared and he looked at Shiroe. "Is there something the matter, my Lord?" Akatsuki asked though Las Boss noticed the smirk on Shiroe's face and he smirked back.
"Yes, I just realized Las Boss was a ditz again, right?" Shiroe adjusted his glasses with letting go of Las Boss's hand. The glare on Shiroe's glasses blocked his eyes, giving an chilling aura of evil.
[Yeah. But, my menus have been acting up since I been in world.] Las Boss adjusted his own glasses, the whistle on it bouncing off his cheek. He, too, gave a similar evil aura, but his twisted smile only added to the madness of his own aura compared to Shiroe's calm one, [It would save us a lot of headaches when researching earlier.]
"Indeed." Shiro said before both of them began giggling maliciously.
"M-My lord?" Akatsuki asked while sweating. The Aldurne she was holding trembled in fear and hugging onto Akatsuki for dear life.
"Step back, Shrimp. They are having an evil genius festival." Naotsugu sighed, stepping back from Las Boss and Shiroe.
Seems Overskills are now a part of this world in more ways than just making new play styles and strategies anymore. Las Boss thought, grinning ear to ear. Just you wait Kurama. I am going to turn this world into a true Dasboard where everyone can have fun even if they don't realize it! Starting with saving you!