episode_0338

For male nobles on the continent, dungeon-clearance skills are a form of pride.

Who conquered more dungeons? Who conquered the more difficult dungeon? Who acquired greater items in the dungeon?

In the past, the competition that began with the duties of nobility proceeded in a way to express each other’s greatness using these elements, but there was one critical problem.

The point is that it is difficult for the dungeons conquered by each other to be the same.

Although the dungeons created on the continent shared a certain level of commonality, they were often different in detail, making it difficult to easily conclude the nobles’ battle of pride.

The dungeon I conquered was wider. The monsters that appeared in it were more threatening. There were more classes. The boss was a ridiculous guy.

In a muddy fight like this, the person with the highest power was usually the winner.

Those in power had to feel uncomfortable, wondering if they had lost on purpose, and those below them could not help but be dissatisfied with the fact that they had to suffer an unfair defeat.

Meanwhile, a nobleman came up with an interesting idea.

They say that if we create an artificial dungeon and have a confrontation, everything will be resolved.

In this way, the artificial dungeon technique that is still used to this day was developed, and various nobles began to show off their own excellence by attacking each other’s created dungeons.

This method of competition has continued in different forms to this day, but recently, the journal of the Dungeon Studies Conference has become popular among nobles who are passionate about dungeon raiding.

This magazine, created by scholars who study dungeon science, introduced several dungeons worth trying to conquer every week. The quality of the dungeons was so good that, instead of taking turns creating dungeons, various nobles took turns conquering the journal’s dungeons and giving each other success. I chose to boast about it.

Thanks to this, whenever male nobles gather together, the topic of whether they tried to conquer Hakji’s dungeon this week inevitably comes up.

Anyone who often met other nobles had to conquer Hakji’s dungeon every week.

“Hmm.”

The first prince of the Kingdom of Soladdin.

The reason why Rene Solladin holds on to the Dungeon Society’s journal is also based on this.

Although Rene had proven his strategy skills by not only setting remarkable records in numerous artificial dungeons but also showing excellent results in actual battles, he was in a position where he could not be satisfied with just that.

As the first prince of the kingdom and the strong heir to the throne, he must always face numerous doubts, so Rene had to conquer Hakji’s dungeons each time to show that his abilities were better than before.

However, Renee didn’t really like conquering Hakji’s dungeons.

In the case of dungeons created by people, no matter how hard they tried to be different, there were bound to be similarities in the end.

Wouldn’t anyone get tired of clearing dozens or hundreds of dungeons that look similar to them?

“This is true. It’s fun.”

But today was different.

Renee’s eyes were filled with deep interest as she examined the dungeon published in the academic journal.

I like your skill at using dungeon gimmicks.

If you use your head clumsily, you will end up at the mercy of your own fate.

But is that just mean?

at all. The person who created this dungeon is very kind.

If you take your eyes off what is in front of you and look around, you can see countless clues.

A dungeon that is very friendly to those who know the strategy.

A place that brings trials to those who rush in without knowing anything.

This is my favorite dungeon in a long time.

If dungeons like this were always submitted to academic journals, I would always be able to open the academic journal with excitement.

After finishing the dungeon, Rene confirmed the name of the designer.

Next time the same designer creates a dungeon, I want to attack that place as well.

“…Lucy Alln?”

Renee, who discovered an unexpected name there, slightly raised her eyes and then burst into laughter.

“Okay. It wouldn’t be strange for her to create a dungeon like this.”

This is understandable when you think about the antics shown at the Patran festival not long ago.

In order to do such crazy things when conquering a dungeon, you definitely need deep knowledge about the dungeon. It’s no wonder she created a fun dungeon.

Renee shook her head as she thought about that and looked at the answer sheet at the back of the problem.

I was curious to see how Lucy Aln would explain this dungeon.

Surprisingly enough, the commentary written in the academic journal was in good condition.

There’s no way that arrogant guy could write something like this.

iced coffee. It has been reviewed and revised by Soul Academy.

understood. The graduate student over there must have had a hard time.

and.

hmm.

If you visit Soul Academy before the end of class, you can attack this dungeon yourself.

Rene checked the last phrase and thought about it while leisurely drinking tea.

The justification itself exists.

Arthur and Cecil are students at the academy, so it would be okay to use the excuse of checking how things are going at Soul Academy, the kingdom’s representative educational institution.

By the way, I met that guy Lucy Aln.

“Renee. What are you doing?”

The moment a woman’s voice was heard from behind, Rene quickly got up from her seat.

“1Queen.”

The first queen of the Kingdom of Soladdin and a powerful figure in the royal palace who carries out most of the work on behalf of the king, who is currently unwell.

Renee Soladin’s mother.

Cavati Soladin smiled when he saw Renee’s stiff manners.

“Renee. I’m talking about my sister-in-law, but there’s no need to go this far when no one is watching.”

“No. 1Queen. This is how I feel at ease.”

“True. Okay, so please sit down.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

“You were reading the Dungeon Studies journal. Was the dungeon uploaded this time okay?”

“Yes. I feel like this is the best among the submissions this year.”

“Oh my. It makes me curious that Renee would say that.”

Cavati, who received the study paper from Rene, looked around the dungeon, drawing a half moon with his eyes.

Even if you are the first queen, it will take time to conquer that dungeon, so let’s get a car in advance.

Even as Rene quietly got up from his seat and used his magic to get into the car, Cavati’s eyes did not have time to leave the paper.

After a while, she opened her mouth as the scent of Renee’s car filled the room.

“Rene.”

“Yes. 1Queen.”

“When is the end-of-semester party at Soul Academy?”

Why are you suddenly asking me?

Even though Renee felt doubts on the inside, she immediately gave an answer on the outside.

“It’s December 1st.”

“There are only a few days left. I need to be busy for a while.”

“…Would you like to participate?”

“Yes. Even though we are not related by blood, Cecil and Arthur are my sons.”

Shouldn’t we take a look at what kind of life the two are leading?

Cavati spoke with a smile, but Renee did not believe her words at all.

The first queen he knows is not the kind of person who would show that kind of kindness.

“Then I’ll leave. Renee, make sure you clear your schedule for that day too.”

“I understand. 1Queen.”

After Cavati left, Renee, who was left alone, looked at the full and cooling tea and sighed.

*

“I will refuse. Lucy Alln.”

Arthur looked at me without even hiding his pitiful thoughts.

“It wasn’t even a small gap, and I was the one who lost overwhelmingly to you. What would other people think if I became the representative of the first year class?”

‘that…’

“Why? The poor prince is already well-known for being sloppy, so is it a problem if he looks down on you even more?”

“…Are you asking because you really don’t know? Tsk. This is truly unlucky. I never thought I would understand how that jackal feels.”

The thought of Arthur clicking his tongue as if to listen made me want to say something, but I bit my lip because I was asking him for a favor.

“Think about it. Lucy Aln. It may be that you have been subject to various scandals since birth, but if you admit such humiliation, how many whispers will there be?”

…uh. If it comes out like that, I don’t have anything to say.

“Even if we ignore these scandals. I, too, have something called pride. Do you know how sad it is to accept consideration from the loser’s perspective instead of the winner’s consideration?”

I couldn’t refute Arthur’s statement that he didn’t refuse to give a speech at the entrance ceremony for nothing.

Because it was so straightforward, whatever I said would just be unreasonable.

Ugh.

If I had known this would happen, I would have gotten a few things wrong on the final exam.

I’m going to get a bad grade!

Why on earth had I forgotten about this event?

Being next to Joy, was her goofiness contagious?!

Have you suddenly become a mesgaki!?

As I was lamenting my own stupidity, Arthur raised his voice and clenched his chin.

“In the first place. Why do you hate giving speeches? Isn’t looking down on others your specialty?”

“…”

“Just talk like you would when demonstrating a strategy for the Dungeon Studies test. What’s the problem? Anyway, your reputation won’t fall any further than this.”

As I listened to the assault of facts being listlessly listed, I finally felt the limit of my patience and got up.

“Huh? what. What. Lucy Alln.”

“Follow me♡ Poor prince♡ I’ll let you know what kind of disaster your dirty tongue can cause♡”

“That’s what you have to say… no. no. sorry. I was so inconsiderate. So put that mace away. Wow!”

Even after being rejected by Arthur, I did not give up and kept moving my feet.

“I don’t like it! I want to see you stand on stage wearing the clothes I chose!”

“…that. sorry. The reason I stand on the podium, surpassing noble people…”

“Stir. that is. Hehe! sorry! Please forgive me!”

However, after countless attempts, the only thing that came back was a refusal.

Even so, I felt very burdened by the fact that I had to beat Arthur and Joey and stand on the podium.

Ouch!

If that jackal guy was there right now, you could just force him!

Why are you saying you’re going to go back to school starting from first grade next year?

‘That’s right!’

‘…Yesss.’

In the end, I realized that there was no way to escape from the speech, and together with my grandfather, I started thinking about how to get through the speech as cleanly as possible.

But there was no real answer to this.

Even if I say the same thing, it often comes out as different words when translated using the Mesugaki skill, so I can’t write a speech.

So bad that I even thought about just saying whatever was going on and then running away.

“You know. I have a good way.”

While I was holding my head like that for a while, the stupid fox made a voice.

‘What is it?’

“What is it?”

“Wearing a bunny girl and accessories will blow everyone’s mind! I’m making it so that I can’t hear your voice because I’m looking at your face!”

I couldn’t hide my pitiful feelings when I saw the goofy fox gulping and drooling.

You just want to see me wearing bunny girl jewelry.

ha. It was my fault for expecting a plausible opinion from this pervert.

Other kids aren’t recyclable trash like idiot foxes or perverted apostles, so there’s no way something like that would be possible…

No.

If done well, isn’t there a possibility?

At least enough to keep me occupied until I finish my speech and come down.

When my thoughts reached that point, I turned my head towards the goofy fox.

“…Hmm? What? Why are you looking like that?”

And then, before the idiot fox could run away, he grabbed him by the waist and held him in his arms.

“Hiyak?! sleep. sleep. Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Huh?!”

Stupid fox!

You too can be helpful sometimes!

Is this the wisdom of the owner of the forest?

good! Let’s take a test against your friends!

I think this method might be worth it!