The LV.99 Middle Boss, Starts His Second Life with Subordinates!

　At the innermost part of the Inanaki Sacred Mountain, in the mid-boss room – that is, at the top of the mountain, in the shrine hall.　

　I pulled the sliding door open and stepped inside.

　It’s a wooden …… structure that looks quite old, but it’s surprisingly well maintained.

　I was impressed by the meticulousness of the monsters who worked here, and I walked further in.

　Then, in the dim light, I saw the back of a woman with her back to me, struggling with a pile of papers–

“Momiji, if you have a request, can you do it later? I’m putting together some documents to send to the Demon king’s castle right now…” (Senri)

　She said while staring at the documents.

　In response to this, I said.

“ It’s nothing serious, it’s just that your dungeon is about to be invaded, that’s all.”

　The woman stopped her work immediately and turned around as if she had been bumped off.

　It’s not her loyal retainer Momiji who is standing there, of course.

“You are…!?” (Senri)

　Middle boss Senri’s eyes widen.

　Now that I’ve been asked, I have no choice but to answer.

“–Narugoa, the leader of the Hero Party Middle Management, I came to capture the Inanaki Sacred Mountain.”

“What…!” (Senri)

　Sweat trickled down to Senri’s cheeks.

　and–

“ Momiji! Intruders! There’s an intruder!” (Senri)

　He shouted the name of his beloved Momiji.

　But there was no reply, and her voice dissolved into the morning sunshine.

“Yukimeeeeeeee!” (Senri)

　This too melted in vain.

　Tears finally welled up in Senri’s eyes.

“Nekomataaaaaa!” (Senri)

　Senri was so upset that she coughed violently.

　As she was panting in agony, it seemed that she had finally realized the situation surrounding her.

　She knew that there was no one to protect her anymore.

“W-what! Was everyone killed!? That shouldn’t be the case! Because my Inanaki Sacred Mountain is perfect…!” (Senri)

“What do you mean, it’s perfect?”

　I can’t stand listening to her anymore.

　I cut off Senri’s words.

　She seems to have no time to spare.

　Even for the words of a child like me, “Oh, oh, you’re playing with me!?”

　The Middle Boss… is this the top manager of the Inanaki Sacred Mountain…

　I sighed silently.

“…What have you been doing until this moment, when the perfect dungeon is being steadily conquered and I finally step into the middle boss’s room?”

“Eh !? Well, that’s… that, making a report to the headquarters the Demon King’s Castle…” (Senri)

　As I looked at her, the more she spoke, the weaker her voice became.

　The way she acted, like a little child being scolded rather grates on my nerves.

“…Is that what you should do now? In this emergency situation?”

“No, no, no, no, because no one told me! It’s no wonder I didn’t know about it! I don’t know why you should be mad at me for that! It’s none of your business!” (Senri)

　She gradually stomped her foot like a child.

　And then she said, “I didn’t know it, so I can’t help it.”

　Hmm… you shouldn’t be the one to say that…

　I summoned my [Thousand Hands] without saying anything and had one of them closed to a fist.

“Huh–?” (Senri)

　Senri leaked a dumb sound, but it doesn’t matter.

　The fist hit Senri, who was standing upright, from the side.

“Gya!” (Senri)

　Senri flew parallel to the floor and tumbled through the wooden wall and out of the shrine.

　She managed to kill her momentum there, but her natural sluggishness caused her to slip and fall into the pond with another short scream.

　I went through the hole Senri had made and peered into the pond, watching the water splash and glisten in the morning sun.

“What… Patooey! What are you doing, you coward!” (Senri)

　Senri jumped out of the pond and protested to me, forgetting her made-up accent.

　The sun, rising in the east, mercilessly illuminated even her pitifulness.

　The first thing that caught my eye was her short bob hair, which had absorbed a lot of water.

　The two colors of her hair, brown and black, were clearly separated.

　The hair color was as strange as it had been in the past, a hairstyle that she said was… Modern hairstyle.

　And where did this also come from? She wears a tight black outfit that traces the shape of her body.

　Oh, nothing has changed from 100 years ago!

　The chunky tail, round ears, and a raccoon dog’s face!

“I had a hunch when I heard your name was Senri, but you’re still the same! You stinking raccoon!”

“It’s a raccoon dog, who the hell is a stinking raccoon!” (Senri)

　The stinking raccoon, Senri, shouted, then came to her senses.

“Wait a minute! Why do you know my nickname!?” (Senri)

“I’ve already told you my name and shown you my [Thousand Hands], and you still don’t know? ……! Your ineptitude is the same as ever…!”

　I held back the urge to scream in frustration, looked down at her soaking wet, and said,

“You’ve forgotten your former colleague! I am the Keeper of the 64th level of the Pillar of the World! I am The Thousand Hands Narugoa!”

“Kee… per…?” (Senri)

　Senri repeats as if it were the first word he heard, and–

“—Narugoa senpai!?” (Senri)

　Senri’s eyes widened to the point that her eyeballs popped out of their sockets, and she struck an awestruck pose.

　–Her name is Senri, Senri the Myriad.

　She is one half of a pair of twin sisters with immense spiritual power and is a fearsome monster who, together with her sister, once ruled a small island country in the Far East and managed to turn the country itself… into a dungeon.

　But that was only for a short time. One day, her sister suddenly disappeared, and the situation changed drastically.

　In fact, it was mostly her sister who had accomplished such great feats, and not Senri herself, who was completely unfit to stand on top of others.

　She does no planning, poor at bargaining, easy to be deceived, has no charisma, has no good point, is extremely clumsy, very stupid… She has the worst characteristics that can be considered for a boss.

　She had an abundance of spiritual power, but an organization is not so easy to control with power alone.

　The result was a rebellion after rebellion, and after being shamefully kicked out, the president of our company, Overlord, picked her up.

　The title that she acquired was Guardian of the 23rd level, Keeper of the Pillar of the World.

　If things hadn’t changed since then, she would be level 95, Senri the Myriad—in other words, my junior.

“I didn’t know that this was senpai! I’m so sorry!” (Senri)

　Senri got down on her knees in the pond with a bang.

　At that time, the water that overflowed splashed on my face, and couldn’t help but frown.

“B-but Narugoa-senpai, why do you look like that…!? Before, you were a little bit no a lot taller…” (Senri)

“First of all, I’m going to ask you a question first!! You stinking raccoon!”

“Hiii!?” (Senri)

　I grabbed Senri by the chest and pulled her towards me.

　I’m not sure if she thinks she’s going to get hit again, but she’s hiding her face with her arms and squeezing her eyes shut.

“Answer the question! You were a Keeper what happened to your role?”

“Guardian role? Keeper? I don’t know what you’re talking about?” (Senri)

“Why don’t you understand? Then I’ll change the question! What are you doing here? Why are you playing manager?”

“‘What are you doing here?’ —What do you mean, what are you doing here?” (Senri)

　Senri turned looked down and answered, almost crying.

“–It’s the creation of a new dungeon…! In order to combat them, the Keepers themselves must create a strong dungeon, according to, Overlord, the president’s order that day…!” (Senri)

“New dungeon… creation…?”

　Of course, I have never heard of such a thing.

　――At that moment, the collapsed Pillar of the World flashed through my mind.

　The President’s disappearance. The other Keepers of the Pillar of the World’s disappearance

　That day? They?

　What does that have to do with the destruction of the Pillar of the World?

　What in the world happened during the hundred years I was absent from the Pillar of the World?

　Just as I was thinking that.

“Ah!? No way, Narugoa-senpai!?” (Senri)

　Senri made a sudden gesture as if she had noticed something, shook off my hand, and took some distance from me.

　I’m not sure what’s going on here, but if you look into her eyes, you’ll see that they have a definite hostility in them.

“Well, I wondered why Narugoa Senpai came to capture the Inanaki Sacred Mountain, but I read about it…! I never thought that even my senpai, Narugoa had fallen into their hands!” (Senri)

“Hey, what are you saying …”

“No more questions!” (Senri)

　A number of red flames emerge around Senri.

　It was a so-called [Raccoon Fire]. It’s the best proof that Senri has identified me as an enemy.

“… Damn, you stinking raccoon, I don’t know what it is, but you’ve got a strange misunderstanding again…!”

　I deployed my Thousand Hands and moved into a battle stance as well.

　There are so many things I don’t understand.

　But…

“–The attack is still in progress! We’ve got to defeat the middle boss of the Inanaki Sacred Mountain, Senri the Myriad, and get her to tell us everything she knows!”