Finally, let’s go into the dungeon!

 

Since everyone worked hard, I’ll go in with Karl from now on.

 

“The members should be the people here. Karl, Pervi (bald knight), the young lady and I (Possell) the four of us should be just right.”

 

Uh.

 

That’s a bit difficult.

 

I don’t know about that bald knight, but I can’t leave Possell behind even if I want to.

 

But I’m not going to let you act on your own either.

 

“Do we really need to go in with that many?”

 

“Usually, dungeons are entered as a team of four.”

 

I know that.

 

In Soul Academy, we went in as a party of four with NPCs.

 

But that’s only for dungeons of the appropriate level.

 

This is overpowered.

 

Evans’ dungeon is a small to medium-sized dungeon that you can conquer in the early stages.

 

It’s a weak place that can be devastated even if Karl enters alone.

 

Going in there with Possell, who is stronger than Karl, and Pervi, a bald knight similar to Karl.

 

That’s not training, it’s me sightseeing.

 

When I complained something like that, Possell laughed and added,

 

“Don’t worry, Miss, you’re not going to enter the dungeon just once anyway. You’re going to go through it so many times from now on, so think of it as an experience for the first time.”

 

I was relieved that I would have more than a single chance, but then suddenly a chill ran down my spine.

 

How many times do you plan on going back and forth in this dungeon?

 

Evans’ dungeon isn’t a place suitable for farming!

 

The structure is complicated and the rewards from the monsters that appear aren’t good, so after you farm Ruel’s Mace, there’s no reason to go back there!

 

Grinding in a place like that!

 

As a veteran, I can’t stand it!

 

I thought to myself, but I couldn’t say it out loud.

 

You can’t say things like farming, rewards, and grinding to people living in the game.

 

My image in the knights has gotten a little better recently, but I don’t want to be treated like a crazy woman again.

 

So, I nodded quietly without saying anything.

 

Anyway, a dungeon is a dungeon.

 

Let’s level up and go.

 

The scenery changed as we passed the entrance to the dungeon.

 

The bright grassland that swayed in the autumn breeze had gone, and darkness had fallen, making it difficult to see even an inch ahead.

 

Only after one of the knights lit a torch did the damp and gloomy cave come into view.

 

Maybe it was because I had seen too many dungeon scenes through the monitor.

 

Even though I had actually entered the dungeon, I didn’t feel surprised.

 

All I felt was a familiar, if not boring, feeling.

 

“Okay Miss, we’ll take care of the front and back, so you can inspect the dungeon from the center.”

 

The knights, including Possell, had been having a trivial conversation until they entered the dungeon.

 

However, as soon as they entered, they had serious expressions on their faces as if they had changed.

 

It was awkward to see their serious faces, as if they wouldn’t let their guard down even a little.

 

Anyway, you guys could probably clear this dungeon on your own, right?

 

Do you have to be so nervous?

 

Oh.

 

Is it because I’m here?

 

‘Captain, do you know the way?’

 

“Idiot Possell, do you know the path?”

 

“I don’t know exactly yet, but I’ll figure it out soon, young lady. Remember, even for the same dungeon, there are dozens of patterns. Even if you’ve cleared a dungeon before, you shouldn’t be overconfident in your memory.”

 

I know.

 

I’m the one who has experience writing walkthroughs for every dungeon in Soul Academy.

 

At the time, I wrote it with the intention of attracting as many newbies as possible to this ruined game, but who would have thought that experience would come in handy one day.

 

“There are nine different path patterns in Evans Dungeon. This is how to tell them apart…”

 

No.

 

There are a few paths that look similar at first glance, so they’re easy to get confused with, but if you look at the patterns, there are twelve in total.

 

Two of them are more difficult than the others, but they offer better rewards.

 

In my opinion, this dungeon seems to be one of those difficult cases.

 

“The monsters that appear are mainly goblins. However, you shouldn’t ignore them. They are scary when they form a group.”

 

This is true.

 

Occasionally, strange guys will pop out, but the mainstay of Evans Dungeon are goblins.

 

Unlike the ones that appear in the field, the goblins in the dungeon are threatening.

 

If you look at them individually, they are the weakest monsters, but it’s a different story when they form a group.

 

The goblins, who know how to hunt enemies in groups, are merciful and give newbies who don’t know anything a chance to get a retreat.

 

“Since today is your first time, please watch us and learn and follow us.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Hmm.

 

If this is the case, I guess I should give up on going into Ruel’s Trial today.

 

It’ll be hard to make any sudden moves while Possell is here.

 

And since the map is difficult, you never know what variables might arise.

 

I guess I’ll just have to settle for quietly experiencing the dungeon.

 

I also need to check how different the actual dungeon is from the dungeon I remember.

 

The knights who raided the dungeon looked more like butchers than explorers.

 

When a goblin appeared in front of them, they would cut the goblin in half with its armour.

 

They would just rush through the traps prepared by the goblin with their bodies.

 

They would even take magic or arrows with their bodies as if they didn’t care about them.

 

They were just relying on their specs to force their way through.

 

Even while doing this, the knights taught me the basics of dungeon raiding, but since they themselves do it, it wasn’t very convincing.

 

Teachers.

 

I don’t know how to teach well, but I think this is a bit strange!

 

‘Knight Commander…’

 

“Idiot Possell, is this how you train when you destroy everything?”

 

This was a question I asked out of genuine curiosity.

 

Does destroying everything while breaking it all down help you train?

 

In that case, wouldn’t it be much more beneficial for you to just spar with each other in the knights?

 

Your levels are already so high that you won’t gain any EXP anyway.

 

“We’re only on the first floor of the dungeon, so we’re doing this.

 

Since the dungeon is too weak for our level, we’ll just skip over the first and second floors.”

 

The difficulty of Evans’ dungeon increases from the third floor, but isn’t there a big difference between here and there?

 

Well, if you guys had always done it that way, I’d understand.

 

“Commander, since it’s come to this, how about letting the young lady experience clearing the dungeon?”

 

While I was talking to Possell, Karl made a suggestion.

 

“You mean clearing the first and second floors?”

 

“Yes, isn’t it best to experience everything firsthand? Since we’re here with her, there’s no danger, so I think it’s the best opportunity.”

 

“Hmm, I see, that’s a good idea. Young lady, what do you think?”

 

Oh.

 

So, you want me to be in charge of clearing the first and second floors?

 

Haha.

 

Isn’t that too easy of a request?

 

I’ve cleared Evans’ dungeon several times.

 

Every time I raised a blunt weapon character, I would come here and destroy them, so that number of attempts alone would easily exceed a thousand.

 

“Okay, I’ll lead the way. Follow me, you idiots.”

 

“There’s a sloppy trap on the right. Don’t step on it and just blow it away.”

 

“There’ll be four stupid, smelly goblins around the alley who don’t even know they’ve been caught. Idiot Possell, run towards them like animals and destroy them.”

 

“Baldy, there are perverts waiting for a surprise attack behind you, so take care of them.”

 

Lucy, who led the dungeon raid, was a skilled commander.

 

She always found the right path without a single mistake, never had trouble finding traps, and never missed a single ambush or surprise attack by monsters.

 

She wasn’t a typical explorer.

 

It was more like a prediction or prophecy.

 

At first, even the knights didn’t trust Lucy’s command.

 

There was no way she could properly command a dungeon raid since it was her first time.

 

Naturally, she would experience many trials and errors and fail again.

 

That was normal.

 

The fact that Karl had suggested Lucy commanding in the first place was because he was prepared for this kind of failure.

 

Where else would you have the chance to experience failure in a safe situation and learn better methods from an expert?

 

The knights planned to sacrifice their hardships for Lucy’s growth.

 

That’s why when Lucy’s command hit the mark the first time, the knights thought it was beginner’s luck.

 

They were lucky.

 

They thought it was a coincidence.

 

But it happened twice.

 

It happened three times.

 

Success followed success after success.

 

It wasn’t luck.

 

No matter how lucky you are, it’s impossible to choose only the right answer from many choices.

 

Even if one success was a coincidence, if it continued, it was inevitable.

 

In other words, the continued success was clearly Lucy’s skill.

 

“Hey Karl, did she receive some kind of blessing related to the dungeon?”

 

Pervi, who Lucy called the bald knight, was inwardly amazed whenever Lucy’s command was given.

 

Such clear and definite command was something only a few experienced knights could do.

 

For a lady who was entering the dungeon for the first time to show it!

 

This was something that couldn’t be explained in ordinary words.

 

Unless it was a blessing that was truly a miracle from God.

 

“That might be so.”

 

Karl agreed with Pervi.

 

Receiving two blessings at once was a very rare thing, but otherwise, it would have been an incomprehensible situation.

 

If you really had two blessings, you might become a hero who would go down in history.

 

Among the countless famous heroes in history, weren’t there many who had two blessings?

 

When Lucy began to command and had cleared half of the first floor, Possell spoke up.

 

“Miss.”

 

“What idiot Possell?”

 

“Would you like to participate in battles as well as command?”

 

“You want me to fight?”

 

“Yes, at first I thought it would be difficult for you to just observe the flow of the dungeon. To be honest, you showed more than I imagined. The talent you showed seems to be greater than mine.”

 

“Idiot Possell. Isn’t that because you’re sloppy?”

 

Possell froze for a moment at Lucy’s sharp remark, but he soon smiled gently.

 

Compared to the talent that Lucy had just shown, he was definitely nothing noteworthy.

 

“So, let’s go to a more advanced level, I will create a battle that suits you.”

 

On the outside, Possell seems like a thoughtless and cheerful knight, but in reality, he is different.

 

He is a more experienced warrior than anyone else.

 

A middle-aged man who has survived countless dungeons and battlefields for a long time is someone that cannot be ignored on this continent.

 

That is why he usually does not let those who enter a dungeon for the first-time experience real combat.

 

They cannot properly demonstrate their skills until they adapt to the confinement and fear that a dungeon gives.

 

However, Lucy was an exception.

 

Lucy had adapted perfectly to the dungeon in less than an hour since entering, and she was already capable of doing the job of a person.

 

“Let’s gain experience against goblins.”

 

So Possell decided to let Lucy experience combat.