The Game Rune System

[You have become the most loyal player.]

[You are rewarded with Tetsuya's Loyalty Rune.]

"YEAHHHHH!" The bandit boss called Roman shouted as loudly as possible. Surrounding people flinched from this outburst, but they all ignored him a moment later. Clearly, this former bandit boss was indeed popular.

One of the strongest people under Tetsuya's rule, Roman managed to shock a lot of people and his status became even higher just now!

He became the most loyal player for the boss Tetsuya! His happiness was genuine as the first thing Roman did was to go to Tetsuya! Not even looking at the game master's loyalty rune description, Roman kicked the ground and rushed to his boss.

"Tetsuya BOSS!" He shouted 'boss' so loudly it was deafening, "I have become your most loyal player!" Roman was so happy that he barged into Tetsuya's room.

Fortunately for him, Tetsuya was on his break and had tea, seeming to be lonely. It was a false impression as Ashley constantly had something to chat with and she was great partner overall.

"I saw it already." Tetsuya put the cup on the table slowly, "Do you want to rank-up?" This was an unexpected question that Roman hadn't thought about at all. He was so confused that he just caressed his bald head.

In the end, it was Tetsuya who spoke the most, "Tetsuya's Loyalty Rune allows you to create a party with everyone." This shocked Roman as it was power available only to Tetsuya's players.

Before he could ask what it meant, Tetsuya continued, "This allows you to team-up with everyone and share the 'experience' between each other. People who accept this become players too and get skills based on their choice."

Tetsuya explained, "Everyone uses 'skills', but my players are limited to the five skills with one passive and ultimate. People who accept to become your party members will have to assign those skills themselves since I won't be there."

"T-Tetsuya Boss! You are speaking too fast! What exactly are you talking about?" Roman's confusion kept growing deeper. It's been more than one year already with this boss and he was often astounded by Tetsuya's feats.

No! There was no feat that had never shocked Roman!

Roman was a simple man and he needed everything to be clearly explained, word by word.

Tetsuya rolled his eyes and said, "You are going on the mission. It will be a long term mission, so you will take your wife. But let me make this official."

Ding!

Quest!

[Quest from Tetsuya Boss! The Barbarian Tribe's Conquest; Your mission is to enter one of the barbarian's tribes and become closer with them! By doing this, you will get access to Barbarian Runes and allow Tetsuya Boss inspect those more!

Requirements; You have to take your wife with yourself since you are stupid.]

"What about my second wife, boss?" Roman genuinely asked.

"Go ahead." Tetsuya had no reason to refuse, "As my loyal player, you have to spread my power and name. Since our Redemption City is about to clash with the first enemy, we can not get more so you can only use my name if you become the barbarian tribe's chief.]

"Chief? Me? Sure, but what exactly do barbarians do anyway?" Roman asked, but Tetsuya just told him to leave these things to his wife and even called her over here.

After Roman's wife entered the room, she went onto one knee and respectfully spoke to the boss, "I greet the boss!"

"Your husband became the first man to hold my Loyalty Rune." This alone made Roman's wife nearly die from happiness! Her tears swelled up with tears and she looked so happy that Roman already reached for her hand.

Seeing this, Tetsuya confirmed that she was also about to become his loyal player.

"Your goal is to infiltrate barbarian tribes and properly build your status here before revealing who is the boss." Roman's wife understood everything!

She nodded and said, "We will learn about those people and properly spread the boss' power to lure them in!"

"Good woman. Roman, treasure her." Tetsuya also put a quest with a timer. This quest was from Eroge Game Rune and it was something that every married woman wanted to get at least once in her life.

Roman just smiled widely and boasted about his love, "My wife is the best wife! I will never see her leaving this world before me!" Though those words were rough and not so romantic, Roman clearly said that he will use everything including his life to protect her.

He also had another wife, so it was fortunate that she was not here! Had been she here, Roman would have had to talk a lot with his two women and he wouldn't be able to focus on the mission!

Tetsuya just waved at them and bid them farewell in a bossy way.

Left alone with Ashely, Tetsuya uttered, "Roman is simple and he genuinely became the most loyal player. I set up the bar high, so people with second thoughts can not possibly become this loyal yet."

Ashley sighed, "Just one such thought and person is disqualified! Isn't it normal for humans to have second thoughts and think 'What if'?" It was actually too human.

But Tetsuya just laughed, "Already thinking of yourself as a demon? A naughty demon?"

His partner just blushed within and ignored Tetsuya from this point onward. He laughed, already imagining Ashley's red face.

However, Tetsuya was not so perfect as Ashley's beauty exceeded what he imagined her to look like.

"It's time to spread influence to more significant places. Since those nobles take their time, I might go around and have a nice walk." Tetsuya's Redemption Village turned into Redemption City.

It was bigger and expanded way more than any village should.

The nobles kept sending threats throughout the months, but they finally sent the letter of extermination! This letter clearly stated that the whole ownership has to be passed to them; otherwise the whole city will be killed!

Tetsuya spat on this letter and sent it back with the messenger.

His influence also touched closest cities and more players began to appear in different places. All of this was managed by Tetsuya's manager, Reyas. She had a lot of fun right now solely because the former slave masters were the targets.

Tetsuya's new players turned out to be people who were used by those bastards and their deepest desire was to see the slave masters getting overwhelmed by karma.

Thus, Tetsuya's city had a lot of former slave masters working like slaves… And all those people scattered around the province were called 'Slave Master Hunters' and Reyas properly managed those.

Tetsuya was sure that these people would find a new desire related to his city after filling this one!

A few days later, the noble's forces arrived at the main gates leading to Redemption City!

All of them clad in powerful equipment emitting bright aura that emphasized their faces painted with confidence and high status.

There was also another youngest son from noble's lineage, "I am 5th son of Hurka Noble Household! On my father's behalf, I am here to take over this city!"

"Do you expect me to know your name or you are another trash who is more proud of family name rather than your own name? You see, even if I knew your name, I would still feign and play dumb." Tetsuya was already within the main gates, sitting on chair like the boss, "You have made me play dumb… That's how low you are."