In Sword of Darkmoon, the status of Esther and Restia is actually quite strange.

According to the seniority system that the girls were familiar with, which was commonly used by the Japanese, Fang Zheng was the founder of Dark Moon Sword, while Esther and Restia were senior bosses. Under this ranking, generally speaking, if Fang Zheng was not around, one of Esther and Restia would be responsible for his affairs.

But the truth is not so. These two people are like invisible people, always doing their own things quietly. When Fang Zheng is around, they are responsible for fighting with Fang Zheng. When Fang Zheng is not around, they basically stay in their own rooms. Occasionally, people will see Esther and Restia go out to fight, but that's it.

As for the affairs of the guild, the two of them did not interfere at all, allowing Fang Zheng to leave it to others to do.

Strictly speaking, Founder does things differently from the Japanese. Generally speaking, the Japanese, whether in a society, work or school, basically follow a seniority-based model. This is similar to the state-owned units in the early days of liberation. If you are older, in an advanced unit, and you are a senior, you are qualified to make comments and express your opinions. The latecomers can only obey orders, unless they meet a boss who can recognize talent, or they have worked hard to reach a level where they can make comments, and then they can make a comeback.

However, Fang Zheng obviously didn't care about this. He would just let whoever was capable go. If Asuna liked leveling up, he would let her lead the leveling team. Although Eriri was evil-minded, she could observe the atmosphere of the people in the guild when she had nothing to do. When leveling up or going through a dungeon maze was needed, Asuna or even Aoba could lead the team.

For Fang Zheng, this is a talent application, but for these girls, it is a headache.

The biggest problem is how they should use Esther and Restia.

This made them very conflicted. After all, these two were the "seniors" of the guild, and they were just "juniors". Would it be bad to order the two seniors to do something? But if they didn't order them, if they knew about it, would they think they were looking down on the "seniors"?

Of course, Fang Zheng had no idea of ​​the complicated and tangled thoughts of these girls, and he was too lazy to care. He just told them to go and clear the maze copy and left with Yuna and Black Cat.

Finally, the girls discussed for a long time before they "invited" the two to go into the dungeon with them. Unexpectedly, the two followed them without saying anything, picking up their weapons.

However, they seldom spoke during battles, which was consistent with everyone's impression of them. When Fang Zheng was leading the team before, they would quietly follow behind Fang Zheng during their rest time, just like Fang Zheng's shadow.

Asuna and the others were actually very curious about the identities of the two, but they had discussed it privately for several times but to no avail, and they were too embarrassed to ask directly. Mimiel, a new member who had just joined the guild, had a carefree personality, so when she asked this question, the others didn't say anything on the surface, but they actually began to pay attention secretly.

Even Asuna, who had been planning to urge everyone to go fight the boss as soon as possible, now shut her mouth and looked at the two curiously.

Under everyone's gaze, Esther quickly gave the answer.

"We are the master's property."

"Well……"

Facing Esther's answer, everyone was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond. It was because Esther's answer was too natural, just like the sky is going to rain, women are going to get married, and people are going to eat...

But...why...things?

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Qingye turned around, looked around, and then clapped his hands.

"Ah, that's it... You two are Mr. Fang Zheng's... maids?"

"The relationship between us and the Master is not that simple, okay?"

At this time, Restia also spoke with a smile. Compared with Esther, who was very frugal with words and didn't talk much on weekdays, Restia was obviously much more "naughty".

"We are one with our master, both in body and soul. There is no difference between us, whether soul or body."

“Hey…Hey hey hey?!!”

Hearing Restia's answer, several girls including Aoba couldn't help but shout out, and Eriri's eyes lit up.

"Are you two...Mr. Fang Zheng's girlfriends?"

"Of course the master has several girlfriends, but we are different from them."

On this point, both Restia and Esther were very persistent. In their opinion, people like Kurumi and Atalanta were just Fang Zheng's "spouses" after all, but they were sword elves and Fang Zheng's weapons.

As the saying goes, a spouse is like clothes, and weapons are like limbs. Clothes can be changed, but limbs cannot be lost!

But the other girls' focus was obviously not here.

"Mr. Fang Zheng actually has a girlfriend?"

"It would be strange if he didn't have a girlfriend...!"

Looking at the girls who were extremely surprised, Ying Lili couldn't help but complain. How could a man like Fang Zheng, who was so handsome, capable, kind, brave, and reliable, not have a girlfriend? If he didn't have a girlfriend, he must have a boyfriend. Ying Lili was sure that with Fang Zheng's conditions, it would be difficult for him to be single...

“…Haha…”

At this moment, Asuna couldn't help but sigh. For some reason, when she heard Restia say that Fang Zheng had a girlfriend, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. But Asuna couldn't tell why she felt uncomfortable.

"Um……?"

However, Yuuki frowned.

"Brother Fang Zheng has a girlfriend, so his girlfriend must be very worried about his current situation."

In response to Yuuki's question, Esther shook her head.

"No, they don't know the master's current situation."

"Why?"

"Because they are not in this world."

“…”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly fell silent, even Gabriel, who had been complaining, stopped talking. After an unknown amount of time, Asuna spoke softly.

"Get ready, we should go and destroy the Boss."

"Ah, um...yeah."

Ying Lili also nodded hurriedly and picked up the dagger.

"I'll go ahead and scout first, you guys follow me."

"Okay, okay..."

“……???”

Looking at the girls who left in a hurry, Esther tilted her head in confusion, then she looked at Restia.

"What did I say wrong?"

"You didn't say anything wrong."

Looking at the girls' backs as they left, Restia giggled.

"However, it's well done, but don't tell the master...we can consider this as a surprise for the master."

"……?"

“A-choo!!”

Looking at the battle in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but sneeze. He rubbed his nose and frowned.

"What's wrong, Mr. Fang Zheng? Do you have a cold?"

Yuna, who was following Fang Zheng, looked at him curiously. You know, in the game world, it is impossible for people to get sick. So... what is going on?

"Yes, my nose just suddenly started to itch. Maybe someone is talking about me behind my back."

Fang Zheng replied casually, not taking it to heart. A handsome man like him would always be talked about. Fang Zheng was used to those who were not as handsome, smart, strong, or popular as him. As the saying goes, those who are capable should work harder. This could be considered a side effect of being handsome.

“They’re doing pretty well.”

Fang Zheng continued to look at the battlefield ahead and nodded with satisfaction. During this journey, as he had said before, he completely treated himself as a shadow, saying nothing, just hanging at the end of the team, observing the battle between Dark Nebula and the Red Knights. What made Fang Zheng very happy was that the two guilds were obviously well prepared, and they were strictly following the instructions in their survival manuals.

Whether it was the level of the combat members, the fighting style, or the timing of switching, these people performed very skillfully and there was nothing that needed special criticism.

"Keep going, everyone, come on, the lord is ahead!"

After killing the last wave of monsters, Lian Ang couldn't help but get excited. Although Dark Nebula and the Red Knights had played many branch maze copies on other floors, it was the first time they faced the Lord Boss. As long as they could defeat the Lord Boss, it would mean that they also had the power to control their own destiny!

After the recovery was completed, the leading player pushed open the door of the lord's room. The next moment, the figure of the fifth-floor lord appeared in front of everyone.

However, the scene before them left many players stunned.

Although they had never fought a Lord Boss before, they had fought other Bosses before, and those Bosses would basically bring a few monsters with them. But right now, the Lord of the fifth floor standing at the end of the hall was all alone, with no monsters to be seen.

Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

The situation seems a little bad...