Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 247

“Blood Demon King!”

“Why?”

“What do we need to prepare for the raid?”

“Um… high-grade doping drugs and potions?”

“Is there anything else?”

“Depending on the situation, there might be bosses that require special alchemical items.”

“Oh…”

Jupiter’s eyes sparkled as he nodded at my words. His long, white hair flowing out from his armor caught my attention.

“There are times we need special alchemical items, but that’s only in special circumstances. Usually, bosses that come out in raids don’t ask for those.”

“I see…”

I looked at Jupiter with concern. I had thought of inviting him because he was a skilled tank, but now that I think about it, Jupiter has very little party play experience.

“Are you sure you can handle it?”

“Of course!”

Jupiter smiled confidently at my worried gaze and patted his chest.

“Um…”

I stared at Jupiter quietly. The key was whether he could handle the unexpected situations that arise during a raid.

Suddenly surging aggro levels and dealers falling to unexpected patterns.

In that situation, the tank must keep calm and maintain the boss’s attention on himself.

“Have you been to the dungeon?”

“Of course. I’ve explored a lot.”

“Not the old dungeons. I’m talking about those from this expansion.”

“I-I explored…!”

“I guess I expected that.”

I extended my hand to Jupiter.

“Well, let’s make the best of it. Let’s farm some special transcendence stones together.”

Since Season 1, Jupiter was known as a wealthy player. He had spent gold to buy key items like the World Item Holy Sword, so it was hard to imagine how much he was spending.

But that was all in the past. After throwing away the skin of a male character, Jupiter’s skills were indeed commendable.

Of course, only a very few knew about these skills.

Jupiter’s reputation didn’t change. It was clear how he would boost his specs without running dungeons.

Just like I raised Princess Yeo’s specs through exchangeable transcendence stones, she would have bought transcendence stones to only upgrade her Ether grade.

“Really…? You’re asking me to go to the dungeon with you?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded in response. Even if I had said no, I would have dragged him along. That’s how good the effects of special transcendence stones were.

“We’ll just be farming special transcendence stones anyway. We should be able to get it all done today.”

“Oh, today…?”

“Is there no time?”

“Time… I definitely have enough!”

“Then get up.”

“Right, right now?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded and jumped down from the chair. The chair was too big for me because I was short.

With a heavy landing beside me, the sturdy Jupiter jumped down as well.

Clomp-!

Jupiter was also short. His feet didn’t touch the ground while sitting, so he jumped down just like me.

“How much special transcendence stone have you farmed?”

“Aside from the initial dungeons, nothing…”

“Then let’s start from there and go all the way up. If it’s just the two of us, we shouldn’t need to find a party until the mid-section.”

I said so and led Jupiter out of the café.

Jupiter, trailing behind me, was still hesitant but followed.

By the way, the attention from our surroundings was more than I had expected.

Especially towards Jupiter. A small girl with angel wings tends to draw unnecessary attention.

I flicked my cloak behind me and spoke up.

“Jupiter.”

“Why, why do you ask?”

“Take off your wings.”

“My wings… these wings?”

“Yeah, a tank needs to keep a wide view. Wearing wings like that is a no-go.”

“B-but when you play your main character, Blood Demon King…”

“Jupiter.”

I halted and turned to face him. He was avoiding my gaze, clutching his angel wings like a child not wanting to give up their toy.

“A tank needs to have a wide view. What if you can’t see a teammate’s danger because of those angel wings?”

“Th-that could be…”

“What if those wings prevent the dealers from seeing the boss’s next pattern, leading to a wipe?”

“Th-that can’t be…”

“Got it? So take them off.”

“Alright…”

Jupiter nodded with a droopy expression at my words. Right after, the angel wings that spread out on Jupiter’s back vanished with a poof.

I looked around and nodded.


The gazes of people watching Jupiter’s wings had all turned to me.

Now that’s the right kind of attention.


Enjoying the stares, I made my cloak flutter even more deliberately.

“Hey, Blood Demon King.”

“What?”

“Where’d you get that cloak?”

Finally, the question I was waiting for came flying in. I froze and turned to Jupiter.

Flapping-!

The cloak that had been gently billowing behind me spread out, spinning around.

“This cloak?”

Not just cloak; I hoped they’d notice other things too.


I took off my pointed hat and smiled lightly.

“Curious?”

Jupiter nodded as if he finally noticed my transformation.

Look at this pale skin, take a look at those sharply grown fangs.


I had no intention of hiding it.


I lightly laughed and spoke up.

“It’s a feature of the True Blood race.”

“True Blood…?”

“That’s right.”

“Race… True Blood… pale skin… fangs… could it be… you are the Blood Demon King…!”

I knew he would catch on quickly.

I wrapped myself with the cloak and smiled lightly.

“That’s right… I am…”

“You’ve become a Vampire Clan…!”

Vampire Clan?


I frowned at Jupiter’s words.

“I am not a lowly race like that.”

“Is it different?”

“I am True Blood. Noble blood that has existed since the beginning. It’s an insult to compare me to the pale blood known as Vampire Clan.”

Jupiter nodded dumbfoundedly at my explanation.

I expected such a reaction.

I spread my cloak and spoke.

“Do you understand now?”

“I understand… you have truly become the Blood Demon King…”

His reaction was better than I thought.

Jupiter’s eyes widened in sincere surprise as he circled around me, scrutinizing my figure.

“Ahem…”

“True Blood… your inspiration must be a Vampire… is it similar to what people call a True Bloodline…?”

“You could say that.”

“Cool… awesome… so this cloak is also a racial benefit, huh?”

“You catch on quickly. You’re right.”

I nodded and activated my magnificent crimson cloak’s skill.

This wasn’t just an ordinary costume. It was a racial skill.

Whoosh-!

The red cloak writhed like blood and was sucked into my body.

“Huff…”

Jupiter seemed to be greatly shocked and collapsed to the ground.

His reaction was too good.

I grinned down at Jupiter.

“What do you think?”

“That cloak… it wasn’t a costume…!”

I nodded and summoned the cloak again.


Flap-!

“It’s a skill exclusive to the True Blood.”

I had boasted enough. It was about time to set off to the dungeon.

I lifted the collapsed Jupiter and spoke.

“Do you know how to ride? We need to get to the dungeon, so if you don’t, we’ll just walk.”

“Riding, you say? Of course I know. I learned since I was young.”

Learning to ride since young?


The child of a wealthy family must be different.

I nodded and said.

“Then let’s go right away.”

“Oh, I see. You mean to summon a mount.”

Jupiter nodded at my words, kneeling on one knee on the ground.


He looked like a knight praying in front of a statue of the goddess before setting off.

“Come forth, my companion. Here I, Sir Jupiter of Light, need your aid.”

Shweee-!

The moment Jupiter’s line ended, a large magical formation appeared in the air with a bright glow.

Clump-!

Neigh!

From it emerged a pure white pony.


The battle armor-clad white pony strutted ahead, clump clump, toward Jupiter.

“That’s…”

“What do you think? It’s my companion, Ruphelius.”

“R-Ruphelius…?”

Neigh!


Ruphelius, the white pony, answered Jupiter’s words with a strong whinny.

I gaped slightly.

“Blood Demon King, what are you doing? Summon your mount.”

Jupiter, this guy…


Used another skill during the summoning, creating a flashy effect.

“Blood Demon King?”

“Ah, I got it… just wait a moment.”

I must not lose.

I needed something cool to say too.


Something awesome enough to match Jupiter’s show.

“Ugh…”

I used a skill for acceleration.


In a moment where time around me slowed down, a multitude of lines darted through my head only to vanish.

I decided.

Swoosh-!

I spread my legs shoulder-width apart and raised both hands high into the sky.

“My minions hidden in the darkness, respond to my call! Accept the call of your master, True Blood, and reveal yourself in this very moment!”

Swoosh-!

As soon as my summoning skill ended, a huge magical formation spread in the sky.


But I didn’t stop there.

I ascended the runes on top of the magical formation, decorating it.

Fwaaa-!

Tap… tap…

Urrang…

“That’s…”

What emerged from the magic circle was my Wolf Urrang.

The battle armor-clad noble wolf looked way cooler than the white pony Jupiter summoned.

“My minion.”

“Minion…!”

Urrang…

Neigh…

“Your minion… it looks like a puppy…”

“And your companion looks like a donkey, doesn’t it?”

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

Is this guy trying to pick a fight with me?

I merely stated the truth.

The mount Jupiter summoned looked pitifully small.

“Can it even run well? That tiny pony?”

“Worrying about your puppy’s running ability is more concerning…”

It seems words wouldn’t suffice.

I quickly hopped onto Urrang’s back.

“It’s a competition, Jupiter.”

“Oh…”

“Let’s see who gets there first.”

“Uhmm…”

“Are you scared?”

Jupiter chuckled lightly at my words, then climbed onto Ruphelius, saying.

“What does the winner get?”

What the winner gets.

There’s nothing like that.

But I knew the perfect word to provoke Jupiter in this situation.

“Honor.”

“Let’s start right away.”

I nodded and took a coin from my pocket.

“When this coin drops, we start.”

“I got it.”

Ping-!

The moment I heard Jupiter’s reply, I threw the coin high into the sky.

It didn’t take long for the coin soaring to the sky to fall.

Clang-!

The moment the coin fell.

Jupiter and I started running simultaneously.

Clump clump! Clump clump!