The Boss Wants to Die - Chapter 29

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The boss wants to die.
Chapter 29
“You mean that thing about converting Evil God worshippers?”
“Yeah.”
‘So that’s why I haven’t done it yet…….’
It seemed the recommended Level hadn’t been reached yet.
“I need to be Level 60, but I’m still only 42. At this rate, it’ll take forever. I need to level up faster.”
“Faster? You’re already hunting plenty.”
“I thought there was no other way, but turns out there is.”
Akte examined the hologram, making a few gestures, and a notification chimed in my head.
Ding!
“A Party Quest we can do together.”
[Party Leader ‘Akte Hebgenia’ has accessed the Party Quest scroll listed in the Town Request Board.]
[Party Leader ‘Akte Hebgenia’ has accepted the Party Quest: ‘Iliad’s Lost Locket Necklace’.]
“What is this?”
The Party Quest details gleamed in orange as if it were an important quest for me as well.
It was definitely different from an ordinary quest.
I enlarged the notification window to check the quest details.
[Iliad’s Lost Locket Necklace.
Iliad’s only son has asked for help in finding his mother’s keepsake.
Listen to his story and learn what the situation is.
― Completion Condition: Meet with Roman, Iliad’s son, and confirm the specific quest details.
― Reward: Opens the next quest.
※ All party members must participate in the quest to achieve it.
※ This quest has no Level restrictions. Up to four people may join.
※ This is a linked quest. You must complete this quest before receiving the next one.]
As I finished reading the quest details, another system window appeared.
Ding!
[You are an Evil God!]
Red text emphasizing the importance flashed, warning me not to forget.
[The Evil God can obtain special points through Party Quests.]
‘Points?’
I glanced at Akte’s face, wondering.
He stood focused, his gaze fixed on empty space as if reading the quest details.
From his unchanging expression, I understood in subtle silence that this hologram was a special notification window appearing only to me.
Pretending to examine the quest, I read carefully through the rest of the content.
[Your newly acquired cute Minion! Don’t you want to use them effectively?]
Was it talking about Michael?
I narrowed my eyes slightly.
[There is a system designed for such Evil Gods!
If you meet the conditions, the Evil God can perform Party Quests together with their Minion.
It doesn’t matter whether your Minion is a player, a monster, or even a plant!
Any living being capable of expressing will is possible!
When you complete a Party Quest, the Evil God receives a special reward different from ordinary players.
Namely, ‘Party Points’!]
Sparkle-pop!
Stars burst from the text, emphasizing Party Points.
I glanced sideways at Akte, watching for his reaction.
The display was so loud I thought the stars would scatter all the way to Akte.
I breathed a quiet sigh of relief and scrolled down.
[As you accumulate Party Points, you can choose one of two routes to invest in your Minion and develop them.
Develop your Minion in the direction you desire!]
[Party Points Routes.
➤ Love Captive Route: Affection Points (0/100)
― You can increase your Minion’s Affection.
➤ Useful Soul Route: Grade Points (0/100)
― Each time you reach 100 Grade Points, you can forcibly raise your Minion’s Grade without their consent.
― Your Minion ‘Michael Irubruh’s next Grade is ‘2-Star (★★) Grade’.
※ Current Party Points available for investment: 0]
It was vicious yet useful information.
‘Monsters or plants, it doesn’t matter?’
It seemed I could bind a broader range of living creatures as minions than I’d expected.
Come to think of it, the Evil God is the king of monsters, so it would be strange if I could only bind humans.
Still, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around plants…….
‘Maybe they mean plant-type monsters? They did say it had to be a life form capable of expressing will.’
I scrolled through the hologram and tilted my head.
‘But these routes I can invest in are a bit odd.’
Love Captive, Useful Soul…….
‘If people heard this, they’d think I really was a demon.’
Michael would faint on the spot if he knew.
‘It’s weird that spending points raises Affection Points too. Michael is a player.’
How could a system manipulate human emotions like this?
It was far too inhumane.
Even for a broken game, it must have passed some kind of ethical review, right?
‘Or maybe it’s separate from actual affection—I can only raise the numbers to smooth out quest progression?’
That seemed more plausible.
‘Well, I’ll figure it out when I try raising the Affection Points later.’
I was about to close the hologram when something occurred to me, so I asked.
“By the way, do party members always share quests? Even ones that aren’t Party Quests, your quests keep showing up for me.”
“Oh, that?”
Akte looked away from the hologram and answered me gently.
“Only the party leader’s quests get shared.”
That was a relief—all of those were quests I’d rather keep hidden.
After finishing the quest description, Akte closed the window and stood up to stretch.
Already tall, he extended his limbs so fully it looked like his hands would brush the ceiling.
‘He looks like a model.’
In fact, Akte was already bumping his head on the top of the Inn doorway quite often.
The curse of being tall.
“Party Quests give a lot of experience and generous rewards. You’ll get plenty of experience points once we clear it.”
Akte explained in that smooth voice of his.
“I don’t need experience points.”
“The rewards are different. You’ll get money and items as your reward.”
Akte assumed this, but I already knew the rewards.
‘I should still put on a convincing act, though.’
I let my dissatisfaction show, and Akte, oblivious to my real thoughts, offered comfort.
“You’ll be glad to have the money. Then you won’t have to keep asking me for cash.”
I held back a laugh.
‘No, Akte. It’s not the money. I’m going to get Party Points!’
My heart quickened at the thought of finally being able to raise Michael’s Affection Points.
“I figured there wouldn’t be any Party Quests I could do with a party member who’s an Evil God, but I lucked out.”
“It’s because there’s no level restriction?”
“Right. Quests like this are rare.”
I pulled up the explanation window without Akte noticing.
[An Evil God can undertake Party Quests with their minions, provided conditions are met.]
‘A Party Quest with no level restriction, in other words…….’
A wicked idea blossomed in my mind.
I grinned wickedly and closed the system window.
***
“I’m going to use the restroom.”
It was the morning we’d decided to meet Roman, Iliad’s son.
I stood up mid-meal.
Akte, who had been about to eat bread topped with nuts and bacon, looked up with a puzzled expression.
“The restroom?”
“Why? Did you think Evil Gods don’t use the bathroom?”
“Well, no…….”
This wretched game pursued “realism” with obsessive intensity.
While playing, I had to sleep, had to eat, and had to use the restroom.
That wasn’t all.
In-game, discussing anything about “reality” was strictly forbidden.
How did I know?
‘I didn’t want to know either…….’
It was a painful truth I’d discovered after repeatedly failing to ask for an administrator’s help.
‘If it weren’t for this restriction, I would’ve told everyone what’s happening long ago.’
Thinking bleakly, I stepped into the Women’s Restroom.
After closing the door and carefully checking that no one else was inside, I called out boldly.
“Michael.”
From my shadow rose a dark silhouette of incomparable size to the Heart.
Brilliant golden hair peeled into view from the top of his head, followed by eyes gleaming a sharp blue that fixed on me.
Michael had a towel wrapped around his hair as though he’d just bathed.
Yet his vestments remained as pristine as ever—not a single button undone.
‘Does he not even feel suffocated wearing that all the time?’
He surely didn’t sleep in his priest’s robes, did he?
As I entertained this reasonable suspicion, he glanced around with an expression of displeasure.
“What is it?”
Then he let out a strangled sound of disbelief.
“You didn’t—summon me from a bathroom, did you?”
“There’s a reason.”
“From the women’s bathroom, no less?”
“If we don’t want Akte to find out, there’s nowhere safer than here.”
Michael staggered, steadying himself against the wall as if the room were spinning.
He urged me forward while contemplating the unbelievable reality of his situation.
“Please make this brief.”
“Just occurred to me—how do you get back? You’re not going to walk out through the door, are you?”
Michael fixed me with a look of contempt.
“Hardly. I’ll be Counter-summoned back through your shadow. And if that fails, I’ll leave by the window. How else would I exit this restroom?”
His face suggested he’d rather I kill him.
[Michael’s Affection Points have decreased by 1.]
His affection, which had been at zero, sank to -1.
‘Even if I’d found a solution, caution would’ve been wise.’
I quickly plastered on a smile.
“I brought you good news.”
“No amount of good news could improve my mood in this place.”
“You said you wanted to find out something about Akte. Staying together is the best way to do that, isn’t it?”
…….
“Akte accepted a Party Quest yesterday…….”
“Don’t tell me you want us to do it together.”

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