『The Imperial Guardian's Twelve Apostles』.
That is the group of enemy executives appearing in 『Beast Fantasy 4』
Like "Four Heavenly Kings" in other games or manga, they are the group of multiple strong enemies blocking your way before the last boss
It's that kind of trope
In 『Beast Fantasy 4』, there are twelve enemies like that
Twelve
You may think 『Isn't it a little too much?』, but that was the developers who deciced, so I won't go too deep
『The Imperial Guardian's Twelve Apostles』.Nicknamed Twelve Apostles, they are really familiar to me
As a player
As I already played 『Beast Fantasy 4』, of course I have experience fighting them ingame, and also was wiped out many times
As expected of bosses
Moreover, the Twelve Apostles tend to be brutal bosses which ignored the game balance
Among them, the strongest is the first place Grey Ryuuga, who has 3 transformation stages despite not being the last boss, and has to be fought continuously
The second place Wartaiga is also strong, but his event was a deep cut to the player's heart
The third place is Sarakasar, a user of clone tactic, who would shuffle himself among the clones to hide the real body, unable to get hit easily. Easily the most annoying one
Then the fourth place Ulforte, perhaps because of being a wolf-inspired character, boasts the highest speed in the story and can always move first every turn in battle, while having high chance to use an AoE attack with high, almost instant-death damage.
The healer must have the full recovery spell ready every turn. Because Ulforte will take action first, if you take more damage then the recovery may not be enough in the next turn
If you failed to recover then it's high chance of being wiped out next turn
Because you need to use full recovery spell every turn, MP consumption is intense
Therefore, you would want to end it as fast as possible, but the opponent is also quite tough despite being a speed type, so it's really hard to handle
HP is more than twice of a middle boss, so it will always be a long battle
It was an old enemy that I somehow was able to beat by using 2 healers and lots of grinding
The fifth and below ranks are also brutal like that
Why did I suddenly recall that? It's because of the girl called Forte I met just a while ago
What she said before leaving 『Thrusting my blue fang!』 was certainly the signature phrase of Ulforte, the fourth rank of the Twelve Apostles
Forte and Ulforte
One part of their names were identical, so seeing them as the same person may not be a mistake
The 10-year-old girl I met today will not look like that forever, so I think she will likely become Ulforte in the future
Luckily, this world's time can be measured clearly with the empire history
This is year 92 of the empire
And the story of 『Beast Fantasy 4』 should start at year 100 of the empire
100 – 92 = 8 years later
I don't how or when the not yet existing word 『Ul』 would be attached to her, but in 8 years later, Forte will become Ulforte
The person herself also wishes to become the strongest warrior, so her dream will be fulfilled
But like that, she will meet the characters in the game.
This world is the same world of 『Beast Fantasy ４』, so it makes me believe the development would be the same as the game's
「...This country will be defeated and destroyed by the hero, huh?」
I feel like the desire of hoping myself to have a mistake is crushing my heart
There is still a problem.
The quarrel just now make me realize another thing
Me, who was speedrunning 『Beast Fantasy』 series in the previous life, can memorize and recall various things in the game
Therefore I could use magic at age 10
The strongest people in this world, or 『The Imperial Guardian's Twelve Apostles』's names, from the highest to the lowest, is as follow
1st rank: Grey Ryuuga (グレイリュウガ)
2nd rank: Wartaiga (ワータイガ)
3rd rank: Sarakasar (サラカサル)
4th rank: Ulforte (ウルフォルテ)
5th rank: Anaconda (アナコンダ)
6th rank: Blauphenex (ブラウフェネクス)
7th rank: Selentaura (セレンタウラ)
8th rank: Keithbunny (キースバニー)
9th rank: Rushboar (ラッシュボア)
10th rank: Gillyhorse (ギリーホース)
11th rank: Gasheep (ガシープ)
12th rank: Jirat (ジラット)
Like that
Forte could be considered the fourth rank, but what I noticed just now is....
12th rank: Jirat
This
I was reincarnated to this world, and my name here is Jira
Jira and Jirat
They seems similar
Just like Forte was attached with something and become Ulforte, Jira can also become Jirat....
「That... is me?」
I'm one of the future Twelve Apostles
Moreover, the 12th rank among the Twelve
What's this?
Not only I was reincarnated to the evil empire in 『Beast Fantasy ４』, I also become such a distinct character!?
Speaking of the 12th rank of the Twelve Apostles, he's a worthless character, cannot be compared to the 1st rank Grey Ryuuga and 2nd rank Wartaiga
The character grown is not officially clear too
As expected, the treatment between the first and the last one among the twelwe are different
The 12th rank is not important, so it's not impossible that he was chosen among the commoners
But, this is super bad
Although I tried my best to not get involved with the evil empire, which would eventually be destroyed according to the game
I was arranged to be one of the top brass!?
Right now I'm only 10 years old, so it will take a while until then
It would be when I'm around 20 years old
As expected, even among the top brass I could not remember the exact detail of the lower class ones.
However, if I'm indeed planned to be one of the Twelve Apostles, it would be impossible to not get involved
The Twelve Apostles will surely be killed by the protagonist
As expected of boss characters
Their roles are to confront the protagonist as the story advances, and to be killed one by one
If this world advances just like in the game, I will become one of the victim
Perhaps I have taken this world too lightly
I thought if I avoided involving with the empire, ignoring the dangerous places then I would be able to live peacefully...but it may not be that simple
I must change that way of thinking
Instead of the half-hearted avoidance, unless I take an aggressive approach, it would be difficult to live in this world
And even if I could escape and avoid entering the Twelve Apostles, that Forte will become one of them.
The thing waiting for her is....
「......」
...I must prepare myself.
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After repelling Saraka and having a shocking encounter with Forte....
I pulled my sister Selen's hand and returned home
...Saraka and Forte's quarreling was the manifestation of the empire's misdeed
Invading other countries, dominating them and ruling over the inhabitants
Once becoming a colony, they must present a hostage as proof of submission
Which was those two
Life of a shameful prisoner, the proof of their submission
To preserve the last bit of their pride, they have no choice but to compete with the fellow prisoners
That is the empire
I think it's the domestic situation of the game's villain
However, I could not make light of other people
The situation of the empire would slowly approaching the young me
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TL note: there will be a chapter in the future explaining the name. Please wait until then for naming choice
Honestly, the hardest part of this novel would be the names
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