55 – Themed Dungeon

“Stupid guy.”

I don’t want to waste my time on an idiot. However, I have no choice but to spend time thinking about the problems that will arise in the future. I am naturally annoyed.

“There will definitely be an investigation…….”

The death of a demon does not leave a body. Therefore, it is often treated as a missing person. However, Jeon Hun-seung has the status of a cadet. An academy cadet disappearing overnight is not something to be treated as a simple missing person.

An investigation team will be dispatched from the academy to check Jeon Hun-seung’s movement route and conduct a careful investigation, including portal use history and communication history.

It’s fortunate that it’s an investigation team inside the academy….

The Academy tends to quietly bury incidents. So it’s rather fortunate that it ends at the academy line.

What if the association is also interested?

If you’re lucky, the academy may take care of things and close the case, but if you’re unlucky, the association may be interested. That will make the problem bigger. But when I think about it, a question arises.

But Jeon Hoon-seung wasn’t that stupid.

The Jeon Hoon-seung he knew was very observant and suspicious. Especially since he hunted outside the academy, he constantly observed his target and hunted only proven prey.

Unlike inside the academy, there are many strong people outside. If you’re not careful, you might end up in reverse. So he has no choice but to be more careful.

But he got the reverse, didn’t he?

“Hmm.”

Seol Gyu-geon was thinking about it, but his head was pounding, so he gave up his thoughts. It’s a waste of energy for him to think so much about the death of an idiot.

I just thought about it.

It’s not the time like this, but we need to inform the other demons of Jeon Hun-seung’s death.

How do I notify you?

“Hmm… Shall we convene after a long time?”

Sounds like a good idea.

That way, at least when the investigation begins, other demons will be prevented from making mistakes.

* * *

Friday. This is the day of the training focus attention evaluation. While the first year cadets were gathered in the auditorium, they entered the measurement room where the instructors were waiting in turn following the guidance of instructor Park Dae-shik.

After a while it was my turn and I went into the measurement room. A shy female instructor with well-suited blue hair was sitting with blank eyes. She seems to be an instructor in charge of measuring combat power. She looked at me and said

“Uh… oh. You are the famous one.”

“Yes?”

What is it?

“… Mutuga.”

“Oh, yes.”

That was the sound.

The instructor looked at me intently, wondering what was so strange. I ignored the glance and completed the evaluation. This time, I didn’t intentionally adjust my combat power as the evaluation score was included in the grade.

The instructor’s expression was mysterious, but I didn’t ask.

It’s strange because he’s a martial artist.

I heard that there were many people who used their bare hands in the past, but these days there are no people who use their bare hands, so I tend to look at it strangely. Not only the cadets, but also the instructors see it that way.

“You….”

“Yes?”

“Oh no…. The measurement is over.”

“Can I leave?”

“Yes. You can go out. Great job.”

I bowed my head and left the measurement room. The results of evaluation are later summed up. During the intensive training week, not only did you acquire the characteristics, but you ate all the wild ginseng you were holding and trained steadily, so the results will definitely come out good.

* * *

Instructors at Hansung Academy select and select the best resources. Due to such elitism, it suffered from a chronic shortage of personnel, but it was not easy to recruit.

‘… You say you’re going to investigate because a 2nd year cadet disappeared?’

Instructor Seulah Yoon grumbled while reviewing the words of Instructor Jina Lee and Instructor Eliza, her 1st grader.

Thanks to that, she was able to measure the fighting power of the first year cadets, which is not even possible.

It would have been better if I was organized as an investigation team.

It’s a pity that he doesn’t have tracking and sensory skills. The fact that there was no one-on-one ceremony with the disappeared cadet Jeon Hun-seung also played a role.

“Ehh.”

In the end, there is no choice but to measure the fighting power of the first year cadets. I’ll have to be careful though. It was in the middle of grumbling and measuring combat power.

“Hmm.”

My eyes keep closing, probably because I was on duty the day before. Working without being able to sleep… I didn’t become an academy instructor for this.

One by one, the cadets went in and out of the simple measurement room to measure combat power. Her appearance seemed like a sheep to her. She desperately held back her drowsiness and recorded the cadets’ fighting prowess. Then a new cadet appeared.

“Uh… oh.”

Instructor Yoon Seul-ah’s eyes flashed open. It was because she was curious to see her famous cadet among the instructors.

“You are that famous guy.”

“Yes?”

“… Mutuga.”

Yoon Seul-ah said that she was a famous cadet, so I had no intention of giving her preferential treatment.

You have to measure it tightly.

Usually, when measuring combat power, the error value is about 5%, and the error value tends to give a high score.

Yoon Seul-ah thought of giving her a low score, not a high score.

‘It’s a punishment that made me suffer.’

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t anyone’s fault, but I felt retaliation for no reason.

‘… I’m not the instructor in charge of the first year.’

After a while, Ymir’s combat power was measured. Yoon Seul-ah was lost for a moment and rubbed her eyes.

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Uh, what is it?

[14,102]

First grade is 14,000?

Normally, the average combat power of first year cadets in the second semester is less than 10,000. However, the number of cadets in front of me was 10,000 and 4,000 higher.

The higher the combat power value, the tighter the increase tends to be. So 10,000 and 14,000 are not simply 40 percent strong. 2X, maybe 2x or more, the level of actual combat is different.

But 14,000?

Is the power meter broken?

Yoon Seul-ah lost her spirit for a while, but she returned to reality. When she checked the error value, it was within the tolerance range. She says that her actual combat strength is 14,000.

I heard that they grow very fast, but it seems to be true.

Come to think of it, it’s rare, but there are cadets like this. Suddenly, she enters the academy and becomes a cadet who stands out. Usually, the growth rate is rapid, but then suddenly reaches a plateau. Most of them are.

Yun Seul-ah looked at Ymir with a mysterious look. I don’t know how long the wick of that candle will last, but I have to keep my eyes on the promising cadet.

“You….”

Come to think of it, I also have to raise an heir.

“Yes?”

“Oh no…. The measurement is over.”

“Can I leave?”

“Yes. You can go out. Great job.”

Yoon Seul-ah woke up.

* * *

Saturday. Gwangmyeong Cave located in Suwon City.

As I waited while checking the time, the children showed up one by one.

Choi Ji-sung and Han Cheol-woo arrived first.

“Mir. Hi. Did you sleep well?”

“Ugh. Hi.”

Choi Ji-seong has a good greeting that goes well with his looks.

“Ymir. Are you the only one here?”

Unlike him, Cheol-woo Han is cold-hearted and crude.

Han Cheol-woo yawned as he nodded.

“Who was the member? Wasn’t the remaining member Ko Soo-young?”

“Right.”

“I must wait a long time.”

Contrary to his thoughts, however, Ko Soo-young arrived 5 minutes before the scheduled time.

“Oh, hello. Hey guys… I came… Yes, there are a lot of people.”

Choi Ji-seong was surprised and Han Cheol-woo was surprised.

“… You must have had a good rest the day before.”

“The sun will rise in the west.”

Now, the four of us, including myself, Ko Soo-young, Choi Ji-seong, and Han Cheol-woo, have gathered. When Han Chul-woo urged us to start, I applied the brakes.

“Wait a minute.”

“Why?”

“There are more people to come.”

A while later, when the appointment time was near, the person I was waiting for came.

“… ….”

A sensual woman with pale pink hair.

The identity of her was Lee In-ah.

“Who are you? That person.”

“Isn’t that the sub-circle leader of the research circle?”

I nodded at Choi Ji-sung’s question.

“Right.”

“Why is the senior in the exploration club?”

“You never know. It could be dangerous if we go alone.”

“Hmm… Certainly, it would be safer with seniors.”

Actually, it’s not for safety, but for compensation.

Through her master-servant contract, Lee In-ah became the concept of my slave.

And since ancient times, the possessions of slaves belonged to their masters.

So I brought her with the judgment that if I get the reward of her dungeon, I will be able to take her away.

In other words, I alone should double the reward.

“Then, I think we’re all here, so let’s go.”

I took out the suspicious key I picked up last time. As I energized the key, the tip of the key pointed in one direction like a dowsing.

I took the children and headed in the direction the key pointed. It was originally a safe dungeon and there were not many people, probably because it was early in the morning. So I could move without hesitation.

After a while, we finally arrived at the place the key pointed to. It was a dead-end alley in one corner, and there was a hole in the wall that looked like a small groove.

This is it.

I put the key into the slot, and at that moment a light burst out.

[Hidden surprise achievement: ‘Dungeon explorer’ achieved!]

[I got 50,000 points as an achievement reward.]

[Additional +5 to all normal stats]

Ohh, all normal stats.

I was delighted with the reward for a while, but a crack formed around the small groove where I had inserted the hole, and the wall cracked and black waves appeared.

It was the entrance to a hidden dungeon.

I entered there with my children.