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Chapter 25
by aVeryHotApplePie
“I promise.”
“Goddammit, you promised!”
The river water reflected the orange of the late-afternoon sky as John looked across the ramshackle old bridge. The Black Knight had not moved an inch since John last had seen him. He could almost certainly pass off as an empty suit of armour to an ignorant passerby. John knew better and approached with caution despite being on (somewhat) friendly terms with the solitary guardian.
“Thou hath returned,” the Knight observed. “Has't thee brought the apple pie?”
“Sure have,” John replied, taking the quest items out of his inventory. “I even got you some berries and ice cream.”
“Most wondrous! I thanketh thee, brave adventurer,” the Black Knight said with a slight bow of his head as he took the food from John’s hands. “Thou may passeth.”
John took about two steps forward before he stopped and regarded the Knight with a curious look. Rather than do anything with it, the Knight simply held the pie in the palms of his gauntlets and stared at it. “Aren’t you going to eat it?”
The very thought seemed to horrify the Black Knight. “A Knight dost not consume while on duty.”
“So when are you off duty?”
“I has't been task'd by the holy goddess herself!” the Knight said, his body stiffening into a firm salute with his arm over his chest. “I shalt defend this bridge from he who seeketh to crosseth unless he undertaketh a quest, and I shalt only rest from this duty when mine hour passeth and mine own corpse rests in the grave.”
It took John a moment to translate that announcement. “Wait, so you’re not even going to eat the pie?”
“It shalt beest an off'ring to the goddess!” the Knight proclaimed before taking a knee and holding the apple pie to the heavens.
Moments later, the pie, along with the berries and ice cream, vanished.
Quest Complete: The Fetch Quest
Go get the pie like a good little pupper.
1/1 Apple Pie collected
Bonus Objective:
Also bring some fresh berries and ice cream.
1/1 side of fresh berries
1/1 side of ice cream
Rewards:
+200 xp
Pats
Bonus Rewards:
+150 xp
More Pats
Mmm… this is delicious by the way! You’re such a good doggy. Yes your are ♥♥♥
‘So this was all a roundabout way of feeding you?‘ John sighed irritably as a spectral hand began to pat his hair.
Would you like a belly rub too? Would that make it better?
‘Well I certainly wouldn’t mind if you were here in person to do it,’ John retorted. He had no clue what his benefactor even looked like.
I might just take you up on that offer one day, John Newman.
‘Oh well, guess that just leaves me and my imagination,’ John thought cheekily. Moments later, the spectral hand swatted him in the forehead.
It took a moment for John to regain his bearings after being slapped by a Goddess, and deciding he didn’t want to linger much longer on the bridge, John turned his attention towards the end. As it turned out, the boss had already resumed his stout stance, so with a shrug, John just walked by the Knight and stepped off the bridge feeling pretty underwhelmed. For such a huge detour to John’s path, finally crossing the damn bridge turned out to be quite the anticlimax.
‘Well, no point in lingering here,’ John thought, eager to delve into the second floor.
He had just made it to the treeline when the Black Knight’s booming voice echoed across the river. “None shall pass!”
John turned around and was somehow unsurprised to see a girl wearing a bright red cloak and a small bag slung over her shoulder. She waved as their eyes met, her cheerful demeanour contrasting the growing unease John felt at her presence. Something told John that Vulpis did not know she was here.
“What are you doing?!” John hissed as he stepped back on to the bridge.
“Following you, of course!” Red replied.
John didn’t miss the note of hurt in her voice, and breathing in, he determined to control his anxiety. He stared into her eyes and knew instantly there was no way he could convince her to turn back.
“Goddammit, you promised. Do you understand how much danger we’re going to be in because of this?” John asked just for the sake of having the words said.
“I won’t go back, John,” Red replied, resolute and prepared to suffer whatever consequences. “Take me away from him! I want to travel with you. Please!” she added, reaching out to hold him.
Her eyes desperately searched for support from John, and John stepped forward to hug her. ‘Fine,’ he thought with grit, ‘fuck Vulpis and fuck his threats. We’ll find a way to defeat him.’ “Okay-”
“None shall pass!” The Black Knight interrupted, stepping in their way.
“Oh come on!” John growled. “You just let me pass! And she’s with me!”
“None shall pass,” the Black Knight repeated firmly.
“We don’t have time to go on another quest!” John said, exasperated. “Can’t you just let her pass? As a favour to a fellow servant of Gaia?”
“None sha-” the Knight was interrupted as a clawed hand smacked him in the greathelm sending him staggering sideways.
“We were having a moment, you wankstain!” Red growled, fangs gleaming.
As the Black Knight regained his balance, John noticed five small holes where Red’s claws had sunk into the helm. ‘Damn,’ John whistled, making a mental note not to piss off Red.
“You make me sad,” the Knight stated, shaking his head clear of whatever nausea he might have been feeling after the blow and reaching for his greatsword. “So be it! Prepareth to square!” he announced, swinging his greatsword with surprising agility towards Red.
Red barely dodged and let out an angry snarl, her features growing more wolf-like under her Red Cloak. The bridge actually worked to John’s and Red’s advantage. The Black Knight, having previously let John pass, was now pinched between them both. To focus his attention on one of them was to turn his back on the other. The Knight seemed to recognise this, beginning a savage onslaught on Red, who was **** to retreat back over the bridge to stay out of range of the sharp steel.
“We don’t have to fi-” John began to plead, before the Knight did a sharp 180 and swung his sword down on John. He barely pulled off a dodge before the Knight’s greatsword sunk into the woodwork of the bridge, splintering the wood with a small crack. John looked at the sword with an open mouth. The thing had to be at least 200 centimetres long! It was a wonder the bridge didn’t collapse then and there under the weight of the greatblade.
HUD switched to combat mode.
The Black Knight [Floor 1 Boss]
Lvl: ???
HP: ???/???
‘Great, that really helps!’ John cursed, backpedalling to stay out of the way of the Black Knight’s greatsword.
“Fie! Cometh here so I may gut thee liketh a trout!” the Knight cursed, swinging the sword towards John again.
John thought the greatsword was more likely to split him in half than gut him, but either way, he’d end up dead, so he continued to dodge the **** with great zeal. Red seized the opportunity the Knight’s turned back provided, leaping through the air to deal another blow to the head. In a flash the Black Knight turned and swung his sword to parry Red’s claws. For a Knight wearing full-plate armour, his turning speed was certainly astounding.
“Goddamnit, you plonking tin can, you chipped my nails!” the Warg yowled in a gravelly voice as she staggered backwards, clutching her hand.
Red’s claws weren’t the only thing chipped, John noticed; the Black Knight’s greatsword had lost at least thirty centimetres of steel. ‘How fucking strong are those claws?!’ he gasped.
Covering for Red while she nursed her injured hand, John fired off several Mana Power Attacks in quick succession.
“Thou mother art gay!” the Black Knight declared with fury.
“Nay, thee!” John retorted in a flash of inspiration, flipping the Knight off with his free hand.
He heard the Knight growl in frustration from behind the greathelm. “Well thou can sucketh mine own cock!”
And so they danced, trading blows and insults under the setting sun.
The legend of their duel would be sung among the great ballads of heroes old for years to come…
The Gamer, Chyoa edition.
Erotic spin off of the manwha: The Gamer.
When he turned 18, John Newman received a gift from Gaia the world spirit. Starting now his whole life would become a video game. Follow him as he discovers his new powers and use them for his own purposes. Unlike what happens in the original The Gamer has some other priorities and will develop his powers to have a lot of fun with the ladies around him.
Updated on Jul 1, 2025
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