Episode 115 — We Are Wondercolts
Episode 115 — We Are Wondercolts
Seventeenth Day in the Month of Deutzia Flower (July 17) in the Year of the Griffon
Floor 65
Bladescape stood in front of the Sixty-Fifth Floor boss chamber doors. All eight Wondercolts squads were behind her. After their heavy push for personal levels, plus a day off, they had begun to hammer out the unit tactics. Hitting the Labyrinth today was supposed to cap the initial training period. After all, the members who came from Meigibu were veteran Clearers. They only needed to iron out working smoothly in their new party configurations. Finding the boss chamber was unexpected.
Bladescape turned around to face the squads. "New orders! YelCon Elements! We’re going to conclude your initial squad training by scouting the boss! All of the Assault Team will know that you’re expert warriors from it!"
"We didn't sign up for that," Tifa stated. "I don't want to go." As a claws and dagger user, Tifa was the most hesitant about once again being on the front line as a clearer. She had dominated the bar brawls, but the team tactics had proven to be tougher for her fighting style.
Bladescape looked at everyone, scanning the Wondercolts. She had no doubt her decision was the right one. It was the perfect capstone to their training. It would boost their morale simply by completing a successful scouting mission. Just because she could see it for them, did not mean they could see it.
The council gathered around her in a conference. It wasn't ideal to discuss this openly, in front of everyone, but it could not be helped. They kept their tones hushed, barely above a whisper.
"We need to," Kamishi immediately said. "We can. It’s just a scouting mission, but the probationary Wondercolts have not all signed up. We can’t push them out. Still, we can bring them firmly to us if we do this, assuming they perform well. Or rather, the guild’s performance is good enough to inspire their faith.”
Malus silently nodded in agreement.
Lobelia voiced her opinion. "They have come a long way. I know they can. I agree, we need to, but we need to boost their morale first. They must believe in themselves and want it."
"That’s obvious," Natora said. "But how?"
"Thunderborne’s good at rousin speeches," Malus pointed out. "She did great with em at school. And she’s only a junior officer."
"No," Bladescape said. "This needs to come from their Kaisho. They need to hear me. They trust me, but this will solidify that trust."
Bladescape stepped forward, separating herself from the Council. She didn't draw Harmonic Salvation. This needed a quieter approach. They were nervous and understandably so.
Bladescape gathered her voice. It had to be firm and unwavering, yet soft. It couldn't be harsh or push too much, but it needed a vigor that would hype them up. It couldn't be the epic "fight and die for honor" speeches that were so often proudly touted about.
Her voice grabbed them, almost like they had to listen close because it was quietly said, except none of them had a problem hearing her strong declarations.
"Four weeks ago you lost three members to a great misfortune," Bladescape said, beginning to move a bit so she could see them all at different points in her speech. Standing still would not allow her to connect to each of them at a personal level. "It was no one's fault. That still weighs heavy on your hearts and understandably so. I've been unable to save players, through no fault of my own, and it too weighs on me. It is why we built the shrine.
"But you, even just three weeks ago, most of you could not sustain yourselves as clearers. Yet, what did you do? You went from being Meigibu, a strong front line guild, albeit one that was failing, to becoming Wondercolts! You went from the bottom of the Clearers, to levels that are on the top of the curve for them. Why?"
Bladescape let that question linger for a moment. It gave them the opportunity to respond, but, as expected, no one did. "I'll tell you why! It wasn't because of us. Yes, you chose to be Wondercolts and we knew what to do to rapidly raise your levels. For each and every one of you though, you had to choose to do it. Supported by your friends, old and new, you did it. You raised your own levels through hard work, sweat, and yes, I saw some tears. Very understandable tears, for the leveling quota push was a sustained brutality, but you did it.
"What you did over the past seventeen days would be considered impossible by most players. You pulled off your own miracle, and it was beautiful to watch and experience. I saw each of you do it. We made sure I had at least one rotation with every Wondercolt. The same for the other Councilors. We wanted to fight beside you and know your skills. You are one of the greatest things to have happen in Aincrad's history!"
Bladescape knew she could grab them further and strengthened her voice.
"And we will let everyone know that greatness! We will go in and scout the boss! The Assault Team will hear about it. The paper will hear about it. And every player will know that you are not the old Meigibu, simply disguised with new colors and a new symbol. They will see you as you are, Wondercolts! Individual pieces of art, players who have learned what it means to become the shining example of what every player can achieve!"
Bladescape softened up just a tad.
"I’m your Kaisho. I lead you, but I never would lead you into anything that I didn't have complete confidence in your abilities to complete. I saw those abilities today, I saw them yesterday as we cleared those two dungeons as a guild. I saw them all week while you ground for XP. Even when we fought together in the Floor Sixty-Two Labyrinth, I saw it there too. When I say we go into battle, I say it knowing I’m not asking any of you to do something I would never do at your level.
"I look around, and I see beautiful sets of armor. New pieces made with love for each of you by our armorer, Diemond Socho. I won't tell you the number of suits she tossed out because the end product did not meet her strict requirements. Yet each set reflects more than your armor class, but what and who you were as members of Meigibu. She worked hard to turn out your armor in the same designs, yet each piece is unique in some small way, making it a bold statement about who you each are as a Wondercolt.
"So, what are you?"
No one dared to answer. The longer the question lingered without a response, the more certain Bladescape was that she had failed. Kiefer finally confidently strode forward. His new armor was shined up nicely and it fit his katana better. He wasn't who she wanted, but he was someone and better than nothing.
"Kaisho, I know who I am," Kiefer strongly declared.
"And who are you?" Bladescape grandly asked.
"I am a warrior," he replied. "I have fought hard for my levels. I have proven I can do that alone and I have proven I can work in a team. Just like my fellow guildmates have proven. I switched my armor from the scales set to the Hakama battle set of my own free will. I chose to because it better fits with who I am in the new Wondercolts. For hundreds of years, the Samurai of Japan protected their homes. They fought with honor and with great skill. Few, if any, armies could match them in battle.
"And this has nothing to do with being Japanese, or this being a Japanese game. I chose them because the samurai were artists. They mastered the art of combat, but also the serene arts of painting, poetry, and other things. Their name inspires awe and fear into the hearts of all of those who hear it spoken, because of what they were. Warriors of a caliber never seen anywhere else in the world, based on a code that told the world how seriously they took protecting their homes.
"I am a master of the sword of the same caliber that they were. Like them, I fight with the same spirit, with my honor based on the seven elements of a warrior! I fight with strength, honed by honesty. I fight with loyalty and bravery. I am beautiful in the art that is my fighting skill, yet I am generous with it, lending my sword to others when it is needed. I can because I balance everything with a healing kindness, which includes empathy to others, feeling what they feel which makes me fight stronger. My laughter brings hope to those who hear it. And it is all connected through a deep, binding magic which transcends any reality or dimension: Friendship.
"Friendship is manifested in each Skill, in each Sword Skill, in every statistic that I use in SAO to be strong and honest, loyal and brave, beautiful and generous, kind, empathetic and understanding, and have a laughter in my being that spreads hope."
Kiefer knew her story and he had heard some of their adventures, but he had not been taught what the Elements of Harmony were. He had heard each element connected to the girls, but only that it was a facet of being a Wondercolt. He certainly did not know the old Equestrian tales about the Pillars of Equestria. Yet he just stated 11 of them, switching out Sorcery for Empathy to round them out to 12 Elements.
"That, Kaisho," he firmly said, his voice echoing off the walls. "Is who I am! I am a samurai!"
Kiefer had raised their spirits some. But she needed more testimony to finalize things. Kiefer was their Lieutenant, the highest ranking Wondercolt not on the Council. It was expected of him to be all that he stated. She needed someone in the lower ranks, who looked and felt weak.
Suiginto finally stepped forward from the rear. Normally she was hesitant, needing a stronger partner beside her to draw out her warrior. Except she was standing stronger than she ever had, as strong as her fear would let her. Bladescape had fought three rotations in the bars with her.
Her voice didn't quiver as she made her declaration "Kaisho, I know who I am!"
"And who are you, Suiginto?" Baldescape asked.
"I am a warrior," she said with decent confidence. "I was a member of Meigibu and I will always be a member in my heart. Still, I swore my oath to try being a Wondercolt. My history cannot be erased and you don't want it erased.
"I now declare my choice to forever be a Wondercolt. We have done so much over the past three weeks, from football to bar fights, and I once again feel confident in who I am on the front lines because of our hard work and having you as a role model.
"I wear armor that harkens to the legendary samurai, but I am not a samurai." Suiginto took a deep breath in. She drew her axe, turning to face her guildmates, and raised it above her head in a strong stance. "Kaisho. I am better than a samurai. I am a Wondercolt! MO GHILE MEAR!”
That was what they needed. The Wondercolts roared their own war cries and cheers, many of them being their motto. Bladescape was relieved to see, and hear, it unfold.
Suiginto wasn't done. "Everyone, YelCon Elements! Let's scout this boss! Let's prove to all of Aincrad that us new Wondercolts deserve the blue and gold we wear. That the symbol by our name is no fluke! That we are true Wondercolts as they have guided us into becoming!"
There was an enthusiasm to their hearts Bladescape had never seen. They organized themselves into their YelCon Elements quickly. Bladescape turned to the door. She would keep an eye on things and get them to retreat before it got too dangerous. She was proud of them. She would figure out a way to reward them all for taking this step. A reward beyond a day of rest.
Set up in their YelCon Elements, Bladescape drew Harmonic Salvation and pushed open the doors. It was another rectangular room, but this one was on the narrow side. Element Three, the lancer squad led by Pyrrha Itto and Val Nito, deployed to the left. Natora took her team, Element Two, out to the right, which had Lobelia and Kamishi in it. That left Element One, Bladescape’s team, in the middle with Malus as their center. Element Four, their all tank squad, was led by Eos Itto with Chok Nito and Nereid Nito, and they fell in behind Element One, ready to switch in and block any element they needed to.
The other squads — Element Five led by Cygnus Itto; Element Six led by Shikiku Socho; Element Seven led by Knightstar Socho; and Element Eight led by Tifa and Doombunny — fell in behind them, giving them room to maneuver as the boss began to materialize. Their first four elements were heavily stacked to take on bosses, clear, or hit heavily, while the last four were designed to facilitate other things when YelCon days were declared, such as information gathering with Knightstar or specialized hunting with Tifa and Doombunny. They also had their bards, ignoring Konpeito in Element One, in the second set of elements. They began to buff their teams as best as they could.
Very little phased Bladescape at this point. She had fought a giant tree, a giant armored centipede creature, a giant iron bull, a giant buddha statue wielding six giant weapons, a giant griffin, a giant boar wielding a giant axe, a giant iron and steel samurai statue, three giant minotaurs, and many other Floor Bosses, Field Bosses, and Flag Bosses. Giant was expected. It was the standard.
But she knew this giant centaur, despite his heavy armor. He had horns, which most centaurs didn’t have, and they were pointed up, nearly connecting before they flared back out. Under his helmet a white beard flowed down to his waist. His red arms rippled with muscles underneath the steel plates protecting them. It was one of Equestria’s greatest threats; Lord Tirek.
“Fallen Centaur Paladin” came up above his head, along with four health bars. Despite the name, it was obviously an armored up Tirek. Bladescape knew Tirek could absorb magic, but she wasn’t sure if that could translate into SAO. He didn’t necessarily need it as he slapped an oversized kite shield onto his left arm and pulled an oversized spear off his back. He had at least two other weapons slung over his shoulders, which they would have to watch out for. With so many weapons, gaining the attack information was going to require time and precision. They probably wouldn’t get to the final one, but if they could at least identify the weapons and the order, that should give the boss raid team the edge they needed. Weapon type told a lot about how it would be used by the boss.
“We need to know what his weapons are!” Natora yelled, having the same idea. Plus, saying it out loud was a good way to train everyone to think tactically in these situations. “We can learn his early attack patterns and, as long as we know the type of weapon, we can fall back. Thunderborne, get us that weapon info!”
“Got it!” Thunderborne yelled back. As the most agile of them all, it was up to her to figure out what the boss was carrying. Plus, she was in Natora's Element Two. She was not leaving her team.
Natora Kaisa led her team forward toward the centaur. He stabbed at them with his spear. Even with its size, it was lightning quick. Reisenki got his shield in front of it, but the power in the thrust knocked him back where he rolled for a while before he stopped. Lobelia was right by his side with a health potion, and shield ready to block him. Pell was Natora’s second tank meaning they were still a strong fighting force, however, even as light as Reisenki was, it took a lot to knock him off his feet like that.
The spear was slashed across the room, its tip slicing from one wall to the other. Those without shields jumped back, the shield users were knocked off their feet, but the tanks held despite the power of the spear sliding across their shields. Pyrrha Itto's entire squad of lancers were knocked off their feet.
Element Four ran in with their heavy shields forward, except they were spread out to compensate for the disruption in the entire line. Bladescape charged, solo, to give everyone a moment to get up and reorganize. She had to distract the centaur before he stabbed the lancers, who were his closest target.
She was successful and the spear was swept towards Bladescape. She righted Harmonic Salvation in defense. It worked, but she was knocked back. She saw Thunderborne try to run a sneak attack, but she was seen and the shield batted her out of the way and into the wall. Lobelia rushed to her defense.
Pyrrha Itto's lancers had rallied quickly and charged. They split his attention and, although most of them got knocked back, Pyrrha made it through and landed the first strikes on the boss. The amount of HP removed was pitiful. The armor was going to be a problem. It wasn’t just for looks.
Natora Kaisa's party switched in with Pyrrha Itto's and they drove home a powerful attack. Natora got Cygnus Itto's and Shikiku Socho's teams to set up an attack with her.
It didn’t come as the boss reared up on his hind legs. He drove his front hooves down, rocking the ground and forcing everyone back. The players closest took an area of effect blast attack, removing some HP.
The eight Wondercolt Squads got into a decent switch rotation. The bulk of the work was being done by their first four elements. After all, that was what they were designed for. They were their power squads for YelCon, while the others were designed to be good teams, but not on the front for YelCon days. However, they all were doing wonderfully.
Bladescape roared her own battle cry as she switched in, going past the spear. She slashed the chest and stabbed him with Harmonic Salvation. In response, she took a kick from the front leg. It knocked her back. Before she could react or be saved, the spear was rammed into her left shoulder. The wide spearhead severed her arm. It would regrow, in time or instantly with a health crystal. This was not quite as bad as when she got skewered by the two-headed giant boss on Floor Twenty-Five, during the rescue mission turned boss raid, but it was very bad.
Bladescape dropped Harmonic Salvation and grabbed the spear before it could be pulled away. She yelled as she tried to wrestle it from the giant centaur. He pulled it back sharply, almost stripping it from Bladescape’s grip and pulling her along. It failed as he was forced to deal with the lancer squad. He turned and kicked them with a powerful hind leg. It sent them flying across the room.
Bladescape took the opportunity to yank on the spear. It came free and she yelled in victory. She turned and threw it. It flew out of the boss chamber and skipped down the path before rolling and slammed into the wall where it shattered into polygons. It was a boss weapon and it couldn’t exist outside of the room, just like a boss couldn’t leave the room.
“Well done, Wondercolts!” Bladescape yelled in praise. “He is without one of his weapons and we haven’t even knocked off his first HP bar yet!”
The Wondercolts cheered. In response to them, the centaur roared and reached over his shoulder. He drew a curved sword with a thick head, almost like an axe. The blade was immediately brought down on Malus. She stood there, calmly taking it on her shield.
“That’s all this pony’s got?” Malus laughed. “Weak! We faced worse with the other day’s dungeon’s bosses!”
That encouragement led to a ferocious assault from all eight teams. There were smiles all around as they attacked the boss. Bladescape grinned. This boss was no match for them.
Knightstar appeared next to Bladescape with a healing crystal in hand. She healed Bladescape.
“I’ve got great data so far,” Knightstar grinned. “Two of three weapons down, except Thunder can’t get up to see the third. The shield is our biggest issue. Not just for blocking, he slaps and bashes with it. Tifa and Doom can't get past it either, both on foot or with ranged weapons.”
Bladescape looked at her regenerated hand. It didn’t feel right. It wasn’t quite there, at least in her head. It was a common issue that players had after losing a limb. The feeling would come back, it just needed some time. Until then, Harmonic Salvation was useless. She swiped up her menu and put Bajutsu on her back to give her arm a rest. The light sword only needed her right hand.
“Thanks for the help and info,” Bladescape grinned. “If that is all we need, then we need to break that shield.”
“Break?” Knightstar asked. “That isn’t an easy thing, if you even can. A shield isn’t a weapon. It’s wiser-”
“I know, but what is the harm in trying?” Bladescape asked, interrupting her friend. “I’ve been teaching the Outside System Skill, Arms Blast, to Konpeito, Eos, Reisenki, Pell, Kate, Chok, Nora, and Suisei. They got good at it in the taverns. Let’s cut loose a bit and see if we can shatter that shield.”
“It will be a first,” Knightstar said with a definitive nod, signaling her approval.
Bladescape gathered the others with her, while Natora reorganized the rest of their forces into a flow that would give them the time to set up. Bladescape explained the plan while they topped off their HP.
“Sounds like fun,” Nora grinned. “I’m down. Where’s the weak point?”
“The bottom tip,” Pell said. “It’s the most exposed and all we need to do is break it off and the rest will shatter.”
“Let’s go have some fun!” Konpeito declared with a laugh.
Bladescape set up their attack order. “SWITCH!” she bellowed as her team charged. Natora rammed her spear into the side of the boss for one last distraction. It swiped its sword at her, but Nereid blocked it.
The strike put the shield out in front of the centaur, exactly where they needed it. Reisenki was first, unleashing a Sword Skill on the shield. His axe hit with tremendous force, but then he skipped out of the way and into a defensive position. Pell was behind him, and his sword slashed the tip, leaving a red gash on the shield. He was, along with Reisenki, one of the more agile tanks in the game, and took up a position on the opposite side as Reisenki to provide a fluid defense for the rest of their assault. Kate came in with her hammer, smacking the same spot and dancing out of the way of the boss’s sword before her delay kicked in. Reisenki deflected the follow-up slash into the ceiling where the stone exploded from the power in the swipe. It left the boss open for Eos to strike with his axe. Suisei stepped out from behind the tank to strike with her two-handed axe. It was a powerful hack. Chok had a lot of strength being a tank, but his thin sword was a precision instrument, not a hacking weapon. He stabbed the shield right where the others had slashed or pounded it. Nora swung her two-handed hammer with a lot of power and control. Konpeito literally danced through the switch, doing a fancy twirl before landing a blow that was nowhere near dainty. Bladescape yelled as she switched in, the last attacker. She got two quick slashes in with Bajutsu, both precisely where the others had hit.
Other than red marks, the shield still stood strong.
Konpeito skipped back in, but this time her fist was glowing as she leapt at the shield yelling “ROCK CANDY SMASH!” The punch forced the shield down, where it rammed into the floor. Konpeito slipped low, and chopped at the tip. Pinned between the axe and the floor, the shield cracked and the tip broke off. A second later all of the shield floated through the room as polygons.
The Wondercolts cheered in victory while the centaur roared in anger. He threw his sword at Konpeito, who calmly sidestepped the giant weapon
“Sheesh! Who stepped on his tail?” Konpeito asked, clueless.
The centaur was barely down into his second health bar as he drew his last weapon, a very large two-handed sword. It was as ugly and unrefined as he was. Still, it was fast and the reach was almost as long as the spear. He could strike both walls with ease when standing in the center.
“We still haven’t flanked him!” Knightstar shouted.
“We don’t need to!” Natora shouted back. “This guy is easy! Without his shield, we can get at him from the forward positions and really whittle his HP down.”
The next round of attacks came as they laughed at the boss. Two of the three dungeon bosses the days before had been tougher, one having a hoard of minions and the other being a juggernaut of marble.
The giant sword proved to be a big problem, knocking most of them back and slamming the Wondercolts into the floor, but they pressed the attack, whittling the HP down.
Natora, Kamishi, and Lobelia slid up to Bladescape.
“This is going well,” Natora panted. “This is the perfect dungeon boss to finalize our unit training.”
“Agreed,” Kamishi said. “I was about to say the same thing. We can’t get any better of a boss to finish off an amazing two weeks of training. This unit training is going better than yesterday. They are a lot smoother today, like a real army.”
“Dare I say we are having fun?” Lobelia asked.
They all shared grins in agreement.
“Then let’s finish this piece of trash,” Bladescape declared.
They split to get back to leading their parties. It was a tough push, but going well. There were no overly concerning aspects about the boss. He swung his sword, the tanks blocked, and the others countered. Sometimes Wondercolts took bigger hits, but a teammate was always right there, immediately healing them with a crystal.
That all changed when they dropped him into the red of his final HP bar. The Fallen Centaur Paladin began to stomp around, forcing them all to back up. With a roar, he stabbed his sword to the hilt into the ground. The area where his horns almost touched began to glow red. The area exploded as a beam of energy shot out from the horns.
The Wondercolts scattered to avoid the hazard as it was swept back around the room haphazardly. Malus became the target. She stood steady and put the Iron Bulwark in between her and the beam. The Iron Bulwark flew as the beam hit her shield. It was stronger than it looked.
“TAKE IT DOWN NOW!” Natora ordered. “Before it blasts us!”
Thunderborne launched up and slammed Quadruple Pain into the back of the centaur’s head, stopping the beam. She had to launch into a flip off its back to avoid retribution.
Natora's element charged, with Natora ramming her spears into the side of the centaur. Konpeito slid forward and swung her axe. The hack cut off the hoof she had been targeting since the shield was shattered. Pyrrha led the two-handed spear users into joining her lancer squad and they pushed the centaur into the wall, pinning it.
Bladescape swiped Bajutsu down as she ordered the all-out attack. She stood by with a smile as the boss burst into polygons. This had been too easy. Another dungeon boss was down, and the Wondercolts were officially trained in their new configuration.
Tomorrow they would get their well-earned break, as planned, but Bladescape would have to worry about the Assault Team and the Floor Boss. One of the teams hitting the Labyrinth were bound to find it in a day or two, and then they would organize a scouting party before hitting the boss. The Wondercolts had been off the front lines, training, and by now, everyone knew about the merger. Their absence was understandable and it kept more players on the front. It hadn't stopped them from deploying in the Sixty-Fourth Boss Raid and it wouldn't stop the next one.
Bladescape spun around as someone clapped. It was Godfree, and he was leading two parties of KoB soldiers; Team A, his usual vanguards, and several members Bladescape had not seen before. He was clearly preparing to create a new Team for the KoB.
"Well done!" Godfree exclaimed. "We caught the last ten minutes of that fight. We thought you were just scouting it though, not a full on attack. We couldn't see the HP bar from outside the room."
Bladescape‘s heart stopped as she remembered this wasn’t a dungeon like the days before. This was a floor boss. She, they, had forgotten since the boss was so easy, and the Wondercolts had just made a grave error, at least regarding game etiquette, as well as hearty risk. The last time a guild soloed a boss was Floor 25, when Kibaou led his guild to their destruction.
BLADESCAPE: Level 92 — Two-Handed Sword — Searching — Weapon Defense — Leather Armor — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Sprint — Blade Throwing — Extended Weight Carry — Acrobatics — Greatsword — Rend
NATORA: Level 88 — Two-Handed Spear — Purchase Negotiations — Sales Negotiation — Weapon Defense — Light Metal Armor — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Acrobatics — Armor Pierce — Sprint — Mugen Yari
MALUS: Level 88 — One-Handed War Hammer — Greatshield — Heavy Metal Armor — First Aid — Extended Weight Carry — Battle Regeneration — Fishing — Search — Martial Arts — Rend — Sprint
THUNDERBORNE: Level 86 — Rapier — Sprint — Acrobatics — Weapon Defense — Light Metal Armor — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Armor Pierce — Martial Arts — Blade Throwing — Search
KONPEITO: Level 84 — Two-Handed Axe — Cooking — Weapon Defense — Light Metal Armor — Martial Arts — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Music — Blade Throwing — Bard — Extended Weight Carry — Rend
DIEMOND: Level 84 — Mace — Greatshield — Sewing — Heavy Metal Armor — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Light Metal Armor Forging — Heavy Metal Armor Forging — Extended Weight Carry — Jewelry Creation — Rend
DOOMBUNNY: Level 90 — One-Handed Dagger — Hide — Fighting Spirit — Blade Throwing — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Familiar Cooperation — Mixing — Listen — Reveal — Main-gauche — Search — Sleight of Hand — Armor Pierce
KIEFER: Level 85 — One-Handed Curved Sword — Slash Weapon Forging — Light Metal Armor — Weapon Defense — First Aid — Katana — Battle Regeneration — Slash Weapon Forging — Blade Throwing — Armor Pierce — Martial Arts
SORYUTO: Level 83 — One-Handed Sword — Shield — Light Metal Armor — Music — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Fighting Spirit — Armor Pierce — Acrobatics — Extended Weight Carry
REISENKI: Level 86 — One-Handed Axe — Greatshield — Heavy Metal Armor — Equipment Repair — Metal Equipment Repair — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Cooking — Metal Refining — One-Hand Weapon Creation — Two-Handed Weapon Creation
KNIGHTSTAR: Level 81 — One-Handed Sword — Shield — Light Metal Armor — Equipment Appraisal — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Acrobatics — Extended Weight Carry — Armor Pierce — Search
LOBELIA: Level 81 — One-Handed Curved Sword — Shield — Light Metal Armor — Search — Meditation — First Aid — Battle Regeneration — Acrobatics — Painting — Armor Pierce — Extended Weight Carry
KAMISHI: Level 82 — One-Handed Curved Sword — Shield — Light Metal Armor — Katana — First Aid — Extended Weight Carry — Battle Regeneration — Reveal — Trap Dismantling — Martial Arts — Carpentry
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Haha seems Blade and company made a small oopsy taking out a floor boss?
Also the fact a SOLO GUILD took out a floor boss albeit accidentally, should REALLY rasie their fame a bit lol
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Yeah. We have seen the girls consistently crushing bosses when others can't keep up. Lol. Sometimes you see the strategy and can crush the boss. Other times it ends up being way different.
It will raise their fame if it doesn't backfire. It certainly shows that they did not lose their edge despite the merger. Then, if they can continue to play ball, it looks really good for them.
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True enough! And if the make a formal appology to the other Assult teams for accidently clearing a floor boss it could go a long way. It is like they said, they got into a rhythem and forgot it was a floor boss. I DO have to wonder who got the LAB though. If it was mentioned i mighta missed it lol
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I don't know if I know who did... Lol.
At least its Godfree, he's not an ass
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I do love him. He is not an ass.
I don't blame her, it's life or death once you're in a boss battle.
He's got a point.
That did the trick!
Why is ignoring Konpeito seen as important?
That can't be a coincidence, right?
Even if they can't defeat the boss, knowing what they're dealing with could be their second best option.
But they're not out of the woods yet!
I stand incorrect from what I says earlier.
And here I almost got the impression they were doing on until it wasn't. Kinda.
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All of their bards except for Konpeito were in Element Two. They don't need Konpeito buffing them, they need her axe.
What fun are coincidences? There certainly are some just based on length of the story, but it's a floor boss. None there. Absolutely intentional!
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Noted
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something you accidentally overlooked?
Buusteeeed.
And thats "The Centaur Incident" nextup one of my percenal favorit chapters
Great speech at the beginning and an awesome boss. I love how it is based off Tirek, and his in-game name of Fallen Centaur Paladin is badass. It was a surprisingly easy fight for the Wondercolts, and I noticed that Bladescape got the killing blow, so that should mean she finally got a LAB.
Though that ending was quite the mood whiplash. They got so caught up in the fight and how they were winning that they completely forgot it was a floor boss. I hope this doesn't ruin their reputation for breaking game etiquette. I don't think it is the same as being caught up in role-play, but they were so pumped up from the speech and things were going so well that it all came crashing back down.
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I mean something that is a coincidence that I don't realize.
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Isn't there a song about that? And this time, they have a real castle! Even bigger and better! Lol
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Actually, she was in command, not attacking. She gave the order and observed. No LAB yet. She probably could have scored it and they would have let her take it.
It is a good fight and quite fun! Tirek is a great model for a boss. Lots of fun to bring him in. I have some other really cool ones coming up.
Next week we shall see how it will go.
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I totally crossed this one with ScisetShimmerEvan mentioning coincidences. Oops. That's what happens when I'm on mobile since I'm visiting family, away from my desktop. 1400 miles away. Lol.
I may have overlooked the LAB. The same with my team. I'll have to check.
Oops, how rude of the wondercolts...
Really enjoyed this chapter! Good speech, good fight, well written and paced. Quite excited for the next chapter and how it goes this time for Bladescape. This chapter was a really fun chatper to read.
It was not often Heathcliff aka Kayaba Akihiko showed his emotions, even rarer was it he fell to full bouts of laughter. But watching a group of sheepish looking Wondercolts entering town threaten to crack his non emotional mask, but then hearing how hte group had accidentally defeated the floor boss? An odd sound escaped him that made a few people turn to look at the commander of the KoB who suddenly broke out in full blown laughter. It really should not have surprised him that the Wonder Colts would or could do this so much so he found it utterly hilarious.
Konpeito grinned watching Heathcliff laugh "Wow I have never seen him in such a good mood before!" she commented as others could only stare at the laughing commander
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Glad you enjoyed it! It's a fun way to wrap the merger arc up.
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Hahaha. Not bad.
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I feel him breaking outin laughter truly would surprise everyone and Konpeito would just grin about Heathcliffs laughter lol
Just kinda popped into my head lol.
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She totally would love it. Thoroughly enjoy it. We will be seeing more of him.
Oh you know what you could have done which would’ve been horrifying? You obviously can’t have him absorb magic but something equally terrible would be absorbing exp. As he absorbs your EXP he gets stronger as you get weaker. That’s the kind of sadistic bs I’d expect Kaiba to put in this death game.
OHHHHH I REMEMBER THIS CHAPTER ON THE I
OGG!!!! The “Woldercolts solo a Floor Boss by accident” chapter!
I loved how a scouting mission became a full on boss fight because Tirek was weak and the fight was fun to do, lmao.
I am excited to see Bladescape Apologies next time and how thing swill go from here.
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Interesting boss dynamic. Not bad. I don't know if there will be a way to use that. It could set them back really far. Although, I could have made him absorb stats, depending on the phase. That one might be more doable.
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This time they have a true castle to show off and it isn't small! Tirek is a fun fight and it's fun to make him suspectable to the girls.
Classic whoops