episode_0309

Prince Kurten of Lakhvi, who had been kicked out of the dungeon, was staring at the dungeon’s entrance.

Those who entered the dungeon with him burst into laughter at the sight of his back, which naturally shows that he is in a bad mood.

“Hey. Kurten. We should be angry. Why are you getting annoyed?”

“Okay. It was ruined because of you.”

It was a rather casual attitude for dealing with the second son of the duke’s family, but rather than getting angry, Kurten shrugged his huge shoulders.

“Ugh. sorry. I thought it was the end, but without even realizing it.”

“Hahaha. Still, he knows it was his fault.”

Because he was from a ducal family, he was an incredibly simple person.

Kurten was called a minotaur in human disguise by those who knew him.

His size is so large that it’s hard to believe he’s the same person, and his strength is so overwhelming that no one in the current academy can compare to him.

In addition, Kurten’s gentle personality, like that of a domesticated cow, earned him the affection of those around him despite his imposing size.

Even though Kurten made a mistake right before passing the third room of the Dungeon Studies test and everything came to nothing, his personality had a big impact on the party members not getting too angry.

“Was it that frustrating?”

“Mmm. Very much. It felt like I was carefully walking around a room full of chicks.”

Lurking in the third room were numerous golems.

The devil-shaped guys were not as powerful as the knight in the first room or the wolf in the second room.

No, it was rude to compare them in the first place. The golems were weak enough that even ordinary students at the academy could easily catch them.

Should I say instead? These guys had a different kind of pickiness than the previous two opponents.

You must only defeat enemies with a specific mark.

Every time an unmarked enemy is defeated, the other golems gradually become stronger and at some point turn into a monster that cannot be defeated, so hasty attacks were not allowed when attacking the third room.

In addition, what made the third room even more difficult was the movement of the golems.

Those guys knew how to distinguish between golems that shouldn’t fall and golems that were okay to fall and use them.

They were willing to sacrifice themselves to protect the marked golem, and among the dogs, there were even those that charged at them on purpose to knock them down.

Thanks to this, Kurten’s party suffered quite a bit of trouble in this room.

How can I not be picky when golems that can shatter with just a casual attack are running towards me begging me to kill them?

Still, does that mean that the strong are the strong?

After some trial and error, Kurten’s party became familiar with the third room and eventually came close to success.

Now, the moment when you only have to deal with three golems to pass the third room. Kurten, blinded by success, revealed the power he had saved until now.

The attempt was to clear the third room by destroying all remaining golems, including the three remaining golems.

“I never thought other golems would build a wall around them to protect the remaining golems.”

The intention itself wasn’t bad, but the result couldn’t have been good.

Kurten’s attack failed to wipe out the remaining golems, and Kurten’s party was kicked out of the dungeon.

“Now that you’ve made a big mistake, you’re not going to do it again, right?”

“Then. I can’t do something stupid like that again.”

“Okay then. let’s try again. We’ll be able to attack it this time.”

At that time, Kurten’s party was about to enter the dungeon again in a friendly atmosphere.

A dungeon studies assistant appeared at the test site.

“Everyone! Please look here!”

When the instructor who used the magic to increase voice screamed, the people staying in the test room turned their heads.

The assistant teacher, who saw that all eyes were focused on him, unfolded the notice and continued speaking.

“Starting today, only those who wish will receive hints for the final exam dungeon! However, if you receive a hint, you will not only receive a penalty on your final exam score, but you will also not be recognized as the first to succeed, so please be careful!”

Afterwards, the dungeon studies assistant added some explanations.

The penalty applies to the entire party.

If you see the hint, you will be given a ban on disclosing it and will not be able to tell it to anyone else.

Hints only help to a certain extent and do not lead you directly to the correct answer.

When the teaching assistant finished explaining everything, the students staying in the exam room looked at each other.

Since it is not yet known whether the content of the hint is worth receiving the hint or not, no one steps forward.

The first to come forward in that delicate atmosphere was a party of second-year students.

“Have you checked the penalty?”

“Yes. We have no interest in the first attack anyway.”

“Then take this. From the moment you open the paper, only you can see what is written there.”

“It would be nice to have some unconventional hints~”

When second grade students unfold a hint, their attention is focused on that point.

Although it is impossible to share the content of the hint, it is possible to check the student’s reaction after reading the hint.

So, all you have to do is look at their reactions, guess the value of the hint, and then choose whether to receive the hint or not.

Party, a second-year student standing in the center of the gaze of many snobs, hummed and gave a hint.

After a while, his expression hardened.

From the middle, he frowned and started swearing.

At the end, they tore up the hint paper and, as if that wasn’t enough, they even burned it to ashes.

Other students who saw that thought that hint was useless. It was a good thing I didn’t take the first step. I thought the same thing and thought the second year students were stupid.

The second-year party, who had actually seen the hint, headed towards the entrance to the dungeon with their faces stained red, as if they had no time to pay attention to the stares and mutterings directed at them.

“It looks like a real dog.”

“Ha. Fuck. It seems like it’s been a really long time since I’ve been treated like this.”

“You just have to show me that you’re not a scared bastard.”

“You’ll find out whether the paper is sloppy or whether we are sloppy.”

Soon after the second-year party, each swearing as if they were making a promise, entered the dungeon, their names, which had been at the bottom for a long time, came up to the top.

Those who were struggling because they could not even pass the first room succeeded in clearing the first room as soon as they saw the hint.

“…What on earth is written in the hint?”

“I want to take a hint too.”

“The fact that they passed means I can pass too.”

Those who gave hints with glee naturally came to understand why the second-year students were swearing.

‘…I’ll stop here for today♡ Anyway, trash like you will come to get hints tomorrow too♡ Hahahaha♡ It’s funny to imagine how pitiful you are to come to get hints even though you know you’ll be criticized♡ Losers♡ See you next time ~♡’

‘P.S. Are you angry? ♡ Do you want to scold the person who wrote this? ♡ Then, conquer the dungeon to the end and prove that you are not a slob ♡ Then I will tell you that you are not a slob ♡ Of course, you are a sloppy bastard who reads the hint. There’s no way those idiots can conquer the wonderful dungeon I created~♡’

‘Did you look at the back because you thought there was something hidden?♡ Puhahahaha♡ I’m sorry~♡ There’s nothing like that~♡’

that day. Everyone who saw the hint for the Dungeon Studies test made one promise in their hearts.

I will teach the guy who wrote this provocative hint some courtesy.

*

Before the dungeon studies instructor appeared at the academy exam hall.

Arthur and his group visited the testing site early in the morning and were already inside the dungeon.

“Maybe it’s because I’ve seen it so much, but now this wolf looks cute too.”

Arthur kicked the wolf’s body and knocked it down, ignoring Joey’s nonsense, and pressed his tired eyelids.

“3Prince. Did you not sleep well last night?”

Was he worried about that? As Faby approached the side, Arthur smiled bitterly.

“In addition to thinking about how to conquer the dungeon, I also had to prepare for the exam, so I couldn’t sleep.”

Originally, Arthur tried to force himself to sleep to manage his condition, but every time he closed his eyes,

‘Can you sleep while being attacked by a commoner student? I can’t believe you’re lazy on a topic you don’t have any skills in. It’s so pathetic~’

It felt like I was hearing auditory hallucinations and I couldn’t close my eyes.

“3Prince. Didn’t we already figure out how to attack it?”

Frey next to him tilts his head when he says he was thinking about a strategy.

“That’s right.”

Last evening. Arthur and his party have already roughly established a strategy for the third room.

I can’t say it was perfect, but it was at least sufficient to get through the third room.

If the entry time limit had not been reached, Arthur and the others would have already conquered the third room and were attempting the fourth room.

“But. We’re not going to stop by that room once or twice. Since I’ll have to listen to it dozens or even hundreds of times in the future, it’s better to optimize it.”

“Is that so?”

“That’s it, so just listen. I’ll explain what to do after entering the third room.”

After seeing that the other three people’s attention was focused, Arthur recited the plan he came up with during the night.

“First of all, as soon as you enter, Joey prepares a spell to attack the entire field. And…”

Joy, who was quietly listening to what he was saying, frowned with a strange sense of déjà vu.

what. I think I heard this story somewhere.

This method clearly seems to be planning the game in advance and then drawing the opponent into it.

“Joy. Are you listening?”

“Ah. Is this Lady Alne’s way?”

okay. that’s right. This is the method Lady Arlen uses when conquering dungeons.

As if he knows everything about the dungeon, he has planned everything and decides his moves accordingly.

Joey raised the corners of his mouth slightly as he realized the nature of his déjà vu, and suddenly felt the surroundings becoming quiet, so he carefully raised his head.

Arthur, who had been talking excitedly just a moment ago, was frozen with his eyes wide open.

“3Prince?”

“…Ha. is it. Was I unconsciously imitating her?”

“Over there.”

“It’s nothing. joy. Don’t worry about it.”

I don’t think it was anything random. ‘ Joey thought, but he didn’t say it out loud.

Arthur, who realized that he had followed Lucy’s method, seemed somewhat annoyed.

“To continue the explanation we just gave…”