'It's better to have a plan C, but it's not like a done deal.'
Although it was ironic that the main quest Leo received this time around was the exact opposite of his last one, both quests shared the same attribute of being highly difficult.
Just like killing a protagonist who is meant to always come out on top was almost impossible, saving a protagonist who was destined to have a bad ending was just as implausible.
However, thanks to landing on his most powerful alternate self yet, Leo's path could be considered to be smooth sailing, but that would only remain true until facing the real ordeal… Or at least that was how it should have been.
'It was already frustrating to read about one, having to face one is a whole other shebang.'
It didn't have to be Leo himself, any experienced reader who read enough fantasy novels would immediately recognize the nature of the final boss as soon as they read their introduction.
