Chapter 50: Chapter 50

Jim's PoV

Looking down at the little prick that made his childhood self nerd rage, he had mixed feelings about the fight. He knew there wasn't anything going on inside elf dudes head, he was a nuts murder machine for a long time. Once the screw up twins were out of the fight, it was rather simple. He had his pain settings turned way down and did the potion chug-a-thon and that seemed to work very well.

Even his tactics for the fight were smart. Instead of trying to turtle up for the Ultimate Attack, he used the opportunity to do tons of damage instead. It was the first time he utilized his full strength, but frankly it wasn't a fair fight at all. The elves' other attacks did so little damage that if he wanted, he could have waited for two Ultimate Attack cycles before using a Full Healing Potion.

Jim had mixed feelings because this was proof that he was so overpowered that any other super boss was going to be cake. As long as he made smart choices on equipment and tactics before battle, any of the other bosses in the game would be just as easy. Technically he could try to make the encounters harder by not optimizing his gear, but that seemed slightly irresponsible.

This place was the graveyard of his expectations for finding a challenging encounter. It seemed to be a doomed idea that he could find an adventure in this world. Unless all six other super bosses grouped up and tried to ambush him, he doubted that he could be taken down. Besides, that would never happen. Demon, elven and monster super bosses working together? It would be unthinkable.

When he was a kid it seemed like he could go on a new adventure every time he powered up his old console. His childhood mind was always working, thinking about what could be around the next corner. The pinnacle of that feeling was his first play through of FF3. Everyday for a month his mind was taken on a new adventure with new people and new places. Challenging foes intermixed with a cool story line that took his imagination on an epic journey.

But he guessed that as an adult he wouldn't ever have that experience again. Maybe it was foolish to hope he could capture that childhood feeling of going on an adventure? It was his primary drive in recreating the world of FF3. But he guessed that feeling was dead and its grave was marked 'nostalgia.' It seemed like adventure was dead and only responsibility remained.

Speaking of responsibilities, he needed to check on his two little ducklings. Checking his party menu he noted a few changes in stats.