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The mont Will stepped through the dungeon’s entrance and into its “interior” space, a flash of white light crossed his vision.
Then…
He found himself standing in a brightly lit hall, filled with neatly arranged red-and-black-thed tables and chairs.
For a dungeon located in the remote Zymart Town—Tenth Demon Castle—it was naturally rare to see adventurers here.
But…
It was far from “desolate.”
“Welco! Hehe, what an honor to have such esteed guests!”
“This way, please. The largest, most luxurious private booth has been prepared for the two of you.”
The voice ca from a low-level “demon,” holding a nu board, flapping its small wings and wagging its pointed tail as it stuck out its bright red tongue and flew over.
And this wasn’t the only one.
A quick glance revealed over a dozen similar small demons flitting about.
Then, with a snap of their fingers—
Click!
Click!
Click!
Several additional warm, reddish lights illuminated the already bright hall, making the distant seating area shimr like gold.
While Will was still stunned, wondering if this was really the first floor of a dungeon, he realized he was being lifted into the air by a demon grabbing his clothes from behind.
In just a few minutes…
The two of them were seated at a distant table.
“Hello, here’s the nu. Apologies, we don’t know how to write in human language, so the dishes are drawn instead.”
A small hand reached up from the edge of the table, sliding a “nu” in front of them.
This was…?
Standing below the table was a slightly more “advanced” demon.
Her wings were smaller, her skin was a pale human-like color, and aside from the horns on her head and her tail, she looked more like a “monster girl with demonic traits.”
She appeared to be about seven or eight years old in human terms. The table, resembling a high bar table, was so tall that she had to stand on tiptoes to place the nu on it.
“This…”
Will didn’t know what to say.
In a remote mountain village inhabited only by ordinary residents…
There was this mysterious, brightly lit establishnt that only ca alive at night.
And all the staff were strange demons with wings.
…
It sounded like sothing out of an urban legend.
But…
It was happening here in Zymart Town.
Will’s initial reaction was shock, but more than the bizarre scene, he was even more surprised by sothing else—
How had the Hysterm family’s dream of creating entertaining dungeons been realized in such a remote village?
Will felt…
Paralyzed.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that ordering food or engaging in any activities here was all part of the dungeon’s “trap.”
They were demons, after all. How could they possibly have good intentions?!
Shuna, however, slid the nu toward Will.
Looking at the nu…
It featured the sa red-and-black the. The red represented the blood of the ingredients, while the black seed to signify so kind of “material” used in the dishes. It was impossible to tell what the ingredients actually were.
For example, there was a black blob with brain-like patterns.
It looked a bit like sothing out of a nightmare.
There was also a dish made entirely of eyeballs.
Even the bread was a large, blackened chunk.
“Are we really going to order from this nu?” Will whispered, lowering his voice. “Shuna, are you sure this place is safe?”
“Haha, I really love seeing you so flustered. Don’t worry, I’ve eaten here before. While the food looks strange, it surprisingly tastes like what it’s supposed to. It’ll fill you up just fine. And if your stomach doesn’t agree, I can heal you.”
Shuna said this with a smile!
“No, no, I an… isn’t this place so kind of trap? What if we’re already caught in an illusion or sothing?”
Before Will could finish, Shuna reached out and pinched his cheek.
Her fingers were surprisingly soft, unlike those of seasoned adventurers whose hands were rough and scarred from wielding swords.
“Can you feel this?”
Will decided to play along.
“Nope, not at all.”
Shuna pinched him harder.
“Okay, okay, it hurts now.”
At that mont, a small head popped up from where the nu had been delivered. It was the little demon who had brought the nu.
“Gue… guests… please, please don’t dislike us. We know our food might taste a bit bad… but… but we promise we won’t hurt you…”
She sounded like she was about to cry!
Her eyes were already brimming with tears, ready to spill over at any mont.
This had to be a trick, right?! A demon’s trick, right?!
Will looked at Shuna in disbelief, but Shuna simply patted the little demon’s head between her two horns.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry. He’s just new here and doesn’t know how things work. Hmm… this sheep brain dish looks good. Let’s start with that.”
“Then… then I’ll take this… this black bread.”
After much hesitation, Will chose the safest option—the bread.
“Okay! Thank you so much! I-I’ll go prepare your food now!”
The little demon wagged her tail as she left.
Once the demon was gone, Shuna finally spoke:
“When I first ca here, I also thought I was under so kind of illusion. I was so nervous I cast multiple anti-illusion blessings on myself.”
“And then?”
Shuna didn’t tease Will this ti.
She simply said, “Nothing. This is just how it is. These little demons really just cook for you, entertain you with various activities, and even hand you resources produced here.”
As she spoke, Shuna reached into her pocket and pulled out a few black stones. They looked no different from ordinary rocks one might find on the street.
“For example, this. It’s a low-level material dropped by demon-type monsters. They didn’t trick .”
“……”
Will stared at the stones on the table.
They weren’t just raw materials; they had slight carvings on them.
A dungeon that gives you food.
A dungeon that prioritizes custor satisfaction.
A dungeon that even provides souvenirs.
Without a doubt, this dungeon was an anomaly.
—At least, at this point in ti.
After the Hysterm family fully unified the dungeon system, there would be many dungeons like this. They wouldn’t have “instant death” traps or monsters, only beautiful environnts with “a touch of adventure.”
But that wasn’t the case now.
Still…
This part of the “original story” always seed odd. How had the Hysterm family transford dungeons into sothing like this?
“But Will, I think we made the right choice coming here.”
Shuna clenched the black stones in her hand. She seed to treasure these “materials” more than the higher-grade ones she had obtained elsewhere.
“If this is such a unique dungeon, it must hold the answers we’re looking for. Ordinary places don’t hold solutions to extraordinary problems, right?”
Shuna’s eyes were filled with determination.
This trait perfectly matched that of a “Divine Condenser.”
A human blessed by Revers, destined to spend their life exploring dungeons.
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