A Wild Last Boss Appeared! (野生のラスボスが現れた!)

A rainbow sheep?

You're a legendary monster said to be born only once every five hundred years.

To think I'd run into one here.

You're crying? Hmm.

If I were to guess,

you've constantly been on the run, evading humans and monsters alike, right?

They do say even a single thread of your wool is more valuable than gold.

What value is there in tears?

If you would lament and grieve your own frailty,

then you'd do better to try and strike back at your foe.

Is crying all you're capable of?

Then spend the rest of your life drenched in sorrow.

Yes, that's the spirit.

You can do it if you try, sheep.

So sheep, come with me.

I'm not at my full strength yet.

so I lack the power to crush everything in my jaws.

Though I will grow stronger.

And then,

I'll conquer this entire world!

To think you would become my first companion.

Do you have a name?

I see.

Aries.

Your name shall be Aries.

Grow strong alongside me, Aries.

EPISODE 3 ARIES HAS ATTACKED!

EPISODE 3 ARIES HAS ATTACKED! - Johnny! Hurry!

EPISODE 3 ARIES HAS ATTACKED! - Boss Gantz!

EPISODE 3 ARIES HAS ATTACKED! - What's going on?!

You've got eyes, don't you?!

It's here! The final battle!

Aries's all-out assault?!

That's right!

Captain! How many are we up against?

Hmm...

Son of a...

You're asking us to hold off all those by ourselves until the main forces arrive?

I know it's unreasonable, but we have no choice.

He's gone out of his way to say hello after all.

So that earthquake really was Aries's declaration of war?

"We will invade you, but we won't attack without issuing a declaration of war."

That was the rule Lufas Maphaahl imposed on herself after all.

So he'll fight fair and square, even when invading?

He's mimicking his master on the weirdest damn points.

Captain!

Everyone's in position!

All mages, to the fore!

Wipe out as many as you can before they can get close!

Fire!

Archers, ready!

Loose arrows!

Prepare to charge!

Ready! Charge!

Hold out until the main forces arrive!

Bring it on, you monsters!

I'll cut every one of you down!

Thanks, Gantz!

Thank me later!

There's no end to them!

At this rate they'll make it past the border!

Dammit! Where's our reinforcements?

How much longer?

How many more minutes do we have to hold?!

Do it, Levia.

That's...

Yeah, it's Levia!

Our guardian deity is taking action?!

Soldiers!

You've done well holding them off for us!

Now Levia and I shall protect this country!

Guardian Deity Levia!

All hail Megrez!

Go!

How terrifying.

It doesn't look like there will be anything left for you, Mistress Lufas.

Indeed. We must say this is splendid.

We're glad to see Gantz is safe as well.

Maybe Levia can actually defeat Aries.

Aries's element is fire, so he's at a disadvantage here.

Plus Levia isn't alone.

Megrez is standing behind her as well.

We should check his status.

But we're the same level, so I shouldn't be able to see it.

MARK OF THE VANQUISHED

MARK OF THE VANQUISHED - Wait, Level 500?!

MARK OF THE VANQUISHED - How?!

MARK OF THE VANQUISHED - Hmm? "Mark of the Vanquished"?

Dina, it would seem Megrez is afflicted

with an odd status ailment called "Mark of the Vanquished."

Oh... So the rumors were true then.

Rumors?

There were rumors that the Seven Heroes were cursed when the Devil King defeated them.

They claimed it left them unable to utilize over half of their true power.

Well that's an awfully big pain in the neck.

So if it's true he's been weakened by a curse,

then he can't create a golem that strong anymore.

That would mean that Levia is truly Svel's last line of defense.

Mistress Lufas!

Yes.

Here he comes.

Baa!

Aries.

Fire and water.

We should have the advantage in a direct assault.

He missed!

No, he didn't.

Whoa!

Lord Megrez!

Tidal Wave!

Baa!

He jumped over it?!

With that huge body?!

Baa!

Mesarthim?!

The memento from Lufas?!

That's a nuisance!

They've got it! They can do this!

We can win this fight!

What do you think, Mistress Lufas?

In terms of this battle alone, Levia will win.

However,

her Max HP has been shaved down.

She'll lose in the end.

I see.

Aries never intended to win this battle from the start.

He was pretending to launch his final assault in a ploy to weaken Levia.

We thought it was strange.

The monsters he brought were clearly too weak.

So they were just a decoy?

Aries likely determined he wouldn't be able to break Levia in a single invasion.

He should be planning his retreat already.

In addition...

he also knows Megrez and Levia can't pursue him.

They are the guardians of this nation.

And they're just smart enough to think,

"He could be luring us out so other monsters can attack while we're gone."

Which is why they'll never leave.

It seems Aries has grown awfully cunning.

He learned from the best, Mistress Lufas.

I guess I often did use cunning tactics to make up for where my stats were lacking.