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On the way to the location of the second dungeon, news arrived that a battle with the fire god had begun.

I have succeeded in solidifying the lava that poured out from the volcano, and now I will subdue the evil spirits as planned.

‘The Magic Apostle told me to make sure to tell my employer this. Your predictions have never been wrong so far, and I have no doubt that they will be in the future, so don’t worry and do your best.’

That proud person said something like that? And that too in the presence of an evil spirit?

I absentmindedly thought of the Nevera beyond the monitor, and I smiled lightly as I recalled the gap between the real Nevera and the Nevera in the game.

Why? It’s not that other people’s expectations are burdensome, but rather it feels good.

I looked around with a grin on my face and saw my friends looking at me with the corners of their lips raised.

I felt embarrassed by the gazes looking at me so happily, so I got angry for no reason to hide my feelings.

“Hey, you! Are you laughing right now!?”

“The preparations for teleportation have already been completed.”

“Are you sure you’re really ready?”

“Don’t worry! You won’t make any more mistakes!”

Is that something to be proud of? I forgot my embarrassment and stared at her intently. Then, Joy coughed and cast a magic circle.

“Then let’s move right away!”

“Wait a minute. Joy. Before that, I have something to ask Lucy Allen.”

“What is it, you incompetent prince? Are you sure you can kick me out if I ask you a stupid question?”

“When you first entered the dungeon today, the scenery inside was different from what you expected. Right?”

The moment I heard the question, I knew what Arthur was worried about.

I decided to use a glitch, so I got through it without any problems, but the scenery inside the dungeon was completely different from what I knew.

As the article says, the Pope had carefully remodeled the dungeon to exploit my weakness, my mind.

Other dungeons will probably be like that too. They may not be able to change the fundamental concept itself, but the content inside will probably be filled with devices solely to screw me over.

You can’t just laugh it off as nothing.

Because I am weak to feelings of guilt.

“So I want to ask you. When you are faced with a situation where you have to commit a sin, can you remain calm?”

“3 Prince.”

“Saint. I’m not urging you. I’m just saying let’s think ahead and decide what we can do together.”

Just as I did what they couldn’t do, they will do what I can’t do. They will gladly take the blame for me.

“We decided to share the load. This is just an extension of that.”

I quietly listened to Arthur’s words filled with such determination, then snorted and poked Arthur in the chest.

“I’m sorry~ But that doesn’t make you look cool. Rather, it makes you look like a psychopath who wants to kill people, and that makes you cringe.”

“Don’t try to pass this off as a joke. You know that too. Someone has to step over the sin.”

“Phew. Big. Puhahaha!”

“Why. Why are you laughing all of a sudden!”

I laughed for a while while watching Arthur being embarrassed, and then I patted Arthur’s cheek after he made a strange sound.

“How can you only think of such stupid things? You’re so cute and incompetent. Prince.”

“Hey.”

“If he was just a little bit cooler, I might have fallen for him. Thinking about the Peanut Prince, I don’t think it would be easy for the incompetent prince to become cooler.”

I deliberately looked down and laughed, ignoring Arthur who was jumping around excitedly and reached out to Joy who had worried eyes.

“What’s with those eyes? Do you want to act cool like the little prince?”

“Are you sure you’re okay? I, no. We know Lucy. She’s always been by your side.”

“Really? It’s kind of creepy.”

If it were a normal situation, Joy would have shouted that she didn’t mean it like that, but today, she just stared at me quietly without even avoiding eye contact.

So I answered Joy with some seriousness of my own.

“It’s only natural that you can’t take your eyes off my cuteness, so I’ll forgive you for now, but there’s one thing that bothers me.”

“…Huh?”

“You know me so well, yet you doubt me? Do you think this Lucy Allen would suffer in the idiots’ sloppy dungeon?”

As he scolded her, pulling at her belly fat that had clearly gained weight recently, Joy quickly stepped back and covered her body with both arms.

“Why are you suddenly pulling me there!”

“I wonder if the increased number of suspicious pockets is a problem.”

“That can’t be true!”

“That’s strange. Everything else is the same, but it’s only increased there. Then isn’t that the problem? Are you a pig?”

“I’m not a pig, I’m a bunny!”

“Okay, you punk. Answer me. Who’s having a hard time where? Huh? Huh? ”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched Joy raise her guard as soon as I took a step away.

Ah. Really. It’s so trivial that I feel bad about making fun of it.

How can someone with such a vicious appearance be so cute?

“Just stay still and watch what I do. I’ll show you how sloppy the retard’s subordinates are.”

Soul Academy, where I devoted my life outside of the monitor, is most likely a creation of a sloppy god.

Since he is a great being that can be the center of many gods, he can probably interfere with other dimensions as well.

If you think about it this way, glitches in the game look different.

Glitch is basically an error or bug that is not intended by the developer, but what if Armadi intentionally put it into the game?

What if leaving the glitch unfixed was intentional?

What if many things that were thought to be impossible due to the limitations of reality were actually possible?

Having just used a glitch to establish a ridiculous dungeon strategy, I thought my ideas were convincing.

After all, the dungeons of this world are not naturally occurring, but rather spaces created by evil spirits and their minions using their powers.

There’s no difference between a game someone made and a dungeon they made, right?

“Young-ae. You’re not saying you’re going into the dungeon alone, are you?”

Did you think I was acting strong? Pavie raised her voice with concern.

But unlike her voice, her eyes were filled with strength.

If I were to make another sacrifice, perhaps Faby would let out the emotion in her eyes.

“Why are you asking the obvious?”

“Young-ae!”

“Stop making a fuss and listen carefully. I’m not saying this because you guys are sloppy. In fact, you’re kind of stupid, sloppy, and foolish, but that’s not the reason. Do you understand?”

It’s different from when I entered the dungeon alone before.

Because now I’m not trying to handle everything alone because I’m afraid of my friends going through hardships.

The reason I try to enter the dungeon alone is because I don’t have the confidence to consider other variables besides myself.

How are you going to bring your friends along to do a glitch that has to be done perfectly frame by frame?

“…If Young-ae lied, I’ll nag you all day after work.”

“I’ll even make you a doll to dress up for a few days!”

“I will also build a performance hall just for you in the capital of the kingdom.”

“Sparring! We’re gonna do a lot!”

I responded to my friends’ threats with a laugh and grabbed Joy’s hand.

“I’ll go.”

The magic of teleportation is activated and the surrounding scenery changes.

“Huh? Huh? Why are the coordinates off?”

The fool who said he would never make another mistake did something foolish again, but this time there was no reason to scold him.

Luckily, the place we arrived at due to Joy’s mistake was right where the second dungeon was waiting.

Didn’t I say that when I do the right thing, I get lucky?

I guess Armadi thought the choice I made this time was okay.

*

The warrior inside the mace was still in shock even after a long time had passed since the dungeon raid was over.

It was shocking that the enemy they had barely defeated after overcoming several near-death crises was defeated so easily.

“I’m sorry, everyone. It’s because I’m incompetent that you…”

“How many times do you have to tell that story? Stop it!”

“This is exactly what Lucy is weird about. It’s not that you’re incompetent.”

Even those who had been teasing the warrior were so heartbroken by the sight that they were comforting him.

“Everyone. Alun Youngae has arrived at the second dungeon.”

At Erginus’s words, the three people’s gazes gathered on the screen. Their eyes were a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.

“No matter what, nothing more surprising than last time will happen, right?”

“I really hope so. If something out of the ordinary happens again, I’ll really want to hang myself.”

While Garad and the warrior, who knew relatively little about Lucy, smiled bitterly, Ruel and Erginus remained silent.

Lucy Allen was a person who broke common sense as if it were natural and forced her common sense on others.

“Huh? Why are you going in alone again? You said you wouldn’t make any more sacrifices? ”

“What did you hear? Lucy just said that she made that choice because she needed to be alone.”

“…Did you say something like that?”

“That was the intention.”

Lucy entered the dungeon alone and was greeted by a vast plain and soldiers stationed on it.

“Is this a dungeon of endless war?”

“This is the worst. This is not a place to come alone.”

“It was a real hell.”

The heroes all frowned at the sight of a dungeon where they had to pass through tens of thousands of troops to reach the end.

This was never a place that could be conquered alone. It wasn’t a matter of individual skill, but rather that it was physically impossible.

“Ruel. What should I do? No matter how great the modern warrior is, this is.”

“Just watch in silence, warrior. Lucy knew about this place, but she came alone.”

“…Why?”

“Now you see, you know.”

Lucy, beyond the screen, looked around and found a rock, pushed it slightly, and placed a scroll underneath.

“Erginus. What kind of magic is that?”

“It’s a levitation spell. It’s not very effective, just raises you slightly.”

Why would you put something like that under a rock? It wouldn’t mean anything.

The moment Erginus questioned, Lucy suddenly soared into the air.

Shot like a cannonball, she flew through the sky at an incredible speed, leaping over thousands of soldiers.

“Hey. Erginus. It’s just a levitation spell.”

“…Did I see something wrong?”

“I just asked Lucy, and she said it was just a normal levitation spell.”

“Really?”

“Is it real?”

“Why would I lie? I don’t understand it either.”

Neither Erginus. Nor Garad. Nor the warrior. Nor Ruel. No one. Could understand what had just happened.

“For reference, Lucy herself said she didn’t know why this happened.”

“This is driving me crazy.”

Erginus’ mutterings spoke for everyone.