Chapter 31 – Special (Fake) Reward
Unlike Snow Yeti, Wendigo had Cold Enhancement right from the start. Cain also didn't need to modify the terrain a lot because the monster could use its special skill to freeze a normal cave, allowing him to spend Coins to modify the monster's Trait instead.
Also, it was originally so tall that it didn't fit the cave, so Cain had to modify its appearance to only appear 2.5 meters tall.
"I think this Wendigo is the reason why Elemental Tower reached E rank. Too bad this strong monster had to be weaker after I changed its size. What a waste of Coins."
In fact, he only planned to make this dungeon as a place where the challengers could get used to higher difficulty dungeons. That's why he didn't put an impossible to beat monster as a boss.
Wendigo alone cost him 1,500 Coins to buy. When he looked at its status before modification, its STR and VIT actually reached B rank in cold condition. However, he modified its size and resulted in the decreased rank of STR and VIT.
"If only I could see its status back then, I wouldn't modify it." He sighed in disappointment.
Still, Cain had no regret for making it. This boss was already strong enough for his second dungeon.
He then watched as the Wendigo tried to claw Rias. The boss' attack was fast, and it was able to hit her. But it only grazed Rias and knocked her off balance.
Seeing her friend was about to get attacked, Sona used water magic to slow the Wendigo down. This gave Rias a chance to dodge.
The Gremory heiress rolled on the ground, her body bruised, her eyes still burning with hatred and vengeance.
She didn't hesitate and immediately shot a large ball at Wendigo's body, creating an explosion that shook the dungeon. She followed it up with another barrage of balls, aimed at the boss monster's body.
"Grrrr!" Wendigo, sensing the incoming attack, moved quickly and managed to avoid the attacks. The ice on the ground was destroyed and thrown around.
Sona then created a wall of ice and blocked the incoming attack, protecting Rias from being hurt.
The Gremory heiress didn't hesitate, and shot her destruction balls, one after another. She spread her magic further, her aura spreading through her body.
Without caring for the injuries, she used the destruction factor to cover her body, and began to shoot her magic at a rapid pace.
The power of destruction spread through the room in a massive blast, and the Wendigo roared in pain as its body was torn apart. The room was filled with the sound of explosions.
The ice wall was broken, and Sona, the Sitri princess, had to retreat to avoid getting hit.
"BOOM! BOOM!"
Another wave of destruction came out from the power of destruction and struck the boss.
The Wendigo roared in agony as it was torn apart. Its body ripped into pieces and its bones cracked. But still, its body started to regenerate, healing the injuries. However, the damage was too great for the regeneration to keep up, and it fell down on the ground with a thud, bleeding profusely.
"GAAAAAAA!"
Wendigo cried, its body writhing in pain. The monster tried to get up, but its legs failed and it collapsed.
Watching what happened on the screen, Cain was honestly surprised.
"Is Rias always this strong? It should still be early in the series, seeing Asia hadn't joined yet. However, just anger alone is able to increase her power so much? Or maybe she is always powerful?" Cain stroked his chin, wondering.
"Whatever it is, this is my chance. Wendigo's HP is almost depleted, so I should use this chance to make an appearance."
On the screen, Rias could be seen gathering power to deal the final blow. A large destruction sphere hovered on her palm, and she was ready to throw it at the Wendigo. It was almost the same size as her body. The sphere glowed brightly, and the energy inside it was powerful.
But, just as Rias was about to throw it, she was interrupted.
"Oh, brave challengers of Elemental Tower. I commend you for your bravery."
Suddenly, the Wendigo stood up. The wounds that were covering its body were still bleeding, and its body was shaking.
However, as if it didn't care, the monster raised its hand, stopping Rias' attack at the price of its arms. The right part of its body, from shoulder to waist, turned into smoke.
But the Wendigo didn't seem to be bothered, even after getting destroyed. It only laughed at them.
"Such a strong attack. Fear not, this monster shall not attack anymore. I, the Dungeon Maker, want to praise you directly as well as reward you. Tell me your wish and I shall grant it."
Controlling the monster, Cain couldn't help but smile widely.
'I always wanted to say such a line!' He shouted in his heart, laughing maniacally.
Rias and Sona, however, were dumbstruck. They couldn't believe that the monster could speak. Not to mention, it said something about dungeon maker and a reward.
"What is the meaning of this?" Rias, who had just recovered from the surprise, demanded.
Sona, meanwhile, narrowed her eyes and asked, "What do you mean, Dungeon Maker?"
Cain laughed, "Oh, you are not aware? Then I shall explain. My name is Dungeon Maker. I created this dungeon as a challenge for brave warriors. Those who enter and finish the challenge shall be granted reward. And as the first ones to finish this dungeon, I shall grant you one wish. Tell me, oh Princess of Gremory and Princess of Sitri. What is your deepest desire?"
Hearing their identity, Sona frowned. She was about to speak, but Rias beat her.
"Revive them! Bring Issei, Koneko, Yuuto, and Akeno back from death! If you can't, then I will destroy you! I swear on my name!"
Hearing the answer, Sona widened her eyes and looked at Rias in disbelief. It was true that the Gremory princess had just lost her servants and lover, but to wish for their return... It was absurd.
No being, except for the biblical God or someone as strong as Him, could revive them.
"It shall be done."
... Or so she thought.
"Wait, what?" Sona asked in disbelief, "It is possible?!"
Cain nodded Wendigo's skeletal head, "Yes, of course. I am the Dungeon Maker, and I have the ability to grant any wish, even to revive the dead."
Rias' face brightened when she heard that, her hope for bringing her loved ones back alive.
However, she was not as naive as she looked. She had heard of many cases of demons getting tricked, so she was cautious and decided to question the dungeon maker.
"How are you going to do it? Are there any side effects? Is the cost too great?"
Chapter 32 – Satisfied Yet Disappointed
"None of those, my dear lady." He said with a calm voice. His eyes glinting in the dark, he looked like he knew something that she didn't. "I can simply grant your wish and revive the dead."
"Then do it!" Rias demanded.
"It will take time. 3 days and they shall be revived. You may rest assured and take a break, you shall know when they return. And of course, no side effects, no catch. They will be as normal as before." Cain said.
At that moment, Wendigo's life had ended. Its body broke down and crumbled to the ground.
Looking at that, Cain sped up his explanation.
"Congratulations, you have finished Elemental Tower. After this, a treasure chest shall appear from this monster's corpse. Take the item inside, as it is your reward. I shall await your brave challenge in the future, if you decide to enter my dungeon again. Farewell."
He then disconnected the monster, letting its body crumble into dust.
The last thing he saw was Sona and Rias' surprised expression as the treasure chest and a portal connected to outside appeared. They looked at each other and seemed to have a lot of questions to ask, but they couldn't.
After discussing with each other for a few seconds, they opened the chest and looked at the item inside.
"A monocle?" Rias, who calmed down after knowing her peerage would come back in three days, asked.
"It seems so. And there is a note, it said... A gift to help with dungeon exploration. Equip it and it would help with identifying monsters and items. It could be used inside or outside a dungeon. Is this real?"
"An appraisal monocle!" The Gremory Princess exclaimed in shock.
"That was satisfying." Cain leaned on his throne.
The show he got to see was satisfying.
After he was disconnected from the Wendigo's body, he watched Rias' expression turn from anger and sadness to hope, and finally, happiness and satisfaction. The look of joy in the red haired Devil's face was amazing.
The girl, who was crying in despair earlier, was now smiling happily, and was chatting excitedly with her friend. They gathered together in the boss room and exited after looting the treasure chest, leaving the dungeon in a good mood.
Upon leaving, they looked at the dungeon's entrance and found the new sign. Rias nodded in satisfaction, thinking that it was her wish that made the Dungeon Maker add such function permanently.
And then, the time that Cain looked forward to arrived.
[Challengers have finished the dungeon.]
[Reward distributed!]
[Emotional Rewards:
Despair: 12500 Coins
Anger: 15000 Coins
Hatred: 9000 Coins
Happiness: 6000 Coins
Determination: 10000 Coins
...]
A long list of emotional rewards was written in his mind. He couldn't track everything that was said, as the list was too long. So he only looked at the total coins he received.
[Total Coins: 71,150 Coins]
Cain's lips curled into a large grin. He was glad he didn't open his third dungeon yet.
The reward from torturing the Devils' mind after killing their friends and servants was worth it.
"And I can do this many times. Even when they know their loved ones can revive, they would still feel despair and hate, just like how I can make the dead people remember their death."
If only the Devils could find the hidden reward, that would further fuel their motivation to finish the dungeons.
"Well, the appraisal monocle will do the work. And knowing how cunning and smart they are, they would soon figure out that the hidden treasure chest would contain better rewards."
He laughed loudly.
When he released his third and biggest dungeon, he would surely get even more coins and his fame would increase. With the additional Coins, he would be able to go with his plan to make the entrance flashy. It would attract more visitors to come and explore his dungeon.
"Alright, now, how do our ninjas fare?"
The second group, Naruto and co.
While the devils finished everything swiftly, the ninjas advanced very slowly toward the second floor. They ignored any hidden rooms and focused on finding the end of the cave.
"Not as fun as I expected."
Their movements were so coordinated that Cain was a little bit disappointed. They didn't get into a trap or got into any danger. Even when the goblins and slimes attacked, the monsters didn't pose a big threat.
The first floor's boss, the Orc, didn't pose a problem at all.
"Rasengan!" Naruto shouted and sent a chakra ball into the orc's chest, destroying it completely.
When an A-Class jutsu was used against a monster with E rank VIT, it would destroy them easily.
Cain, who was expecting an epic fight, facepalmed. He was greatly disappointed with what he saw.
In fact, the fight ended in less than a second. The ninja team advanced to the second floor. They didn't stop to look around and explore, and only focused on exploring the main area.
"Why aren't we exploring more, Kakashi-sensei?! There are many places we didn't check, like the room that's blocked with a boulder. It's clearly suspicious!" Naruto asked in confusion. He wanted to look around more.
Hearing that, Cain focused up. Naruto coincidentally asked the question he wanted to know the most.
'Good job, Naruto!' He secretly praised the blond ninja.
"Naruto, our mission is to explore and see what's inside the cave, not to play around and explore every hidden room. Other parties specialized in that might do so later. If we go deeper and investigate everything, it might take a while for us to return." Kakashi explained patiently, and Naruto reluctantly nodded, agreeing.
'Sigh, you're no fun, Kakashi.' Cain thought.
After watching them for a few minutes, he was disappointed. It was boring, watching them advancing and exploring the dungeon, defeating enemies easily.
Then, they arrived at the boss room. After briefly exchanging looks, Kakashi and Guy entered the room first, followed by the others. That was how the operation should go, but...
"I am first!" Naruto entered head first without thinking about the plan, rushing into the room.
Cain laughed when he saw this.
'Such a troublemaker.' He mused. 'But it makes things interesting.'
Once entering, Naruto was greeted by a large bull. It stood up from the ground and roared, its loud roar echoing inside the large cave. Its large body looked strong—muscles rippling and its horns gleaming.
Twenty slimes bounced up and down near its legs.
The sight was quite intimidating, especially to those who weren't used to the scene.
"What is that?!" Naruto exclaimed loudly, his voice filled with fear.
"Naruto, you shouldn't run like that." Neji scolded.
"My bad, but that thing is so scary!"
"No matter what, we need to beat that thing." Kakashi sighed, and prepared himself for the fight. He pulled his forehead protector up, revealing red eyes with three swirling tomoe, "Naruto, handle the slimy creatures with Neji and Tenten. The rest follow me to take care of that large bull." He commanded.
Naruto immediately ran towards the slimes and created a hand sign.
"Kage bunshin no jutsu!"
Five Naruto appeared from the cloud of white smoke.
"Let's get it!" He and his clones rushed to fight the slime, attacking with Rasengan and other taijutsu.
"Neji, let's follow Naruto." Tenten said to Neji. She unruffled the scrolls she had prepared beforehand, sending dozens of kunai hurling toward the slimes.
The Hyuuga nodded. He activated his Byakugan and moved his hand. Using Jyuken, he attacked the slimes, sending chakra into the slime's weak points and causing them to burst.
Meanwhile, the three other ninjas, Kakashi, Lee, and Guy, were fighting the Minotaur.
The beast roared, "MOOOO!"
It swung its large axe toward them, trying to kill its enemies with one fell swoop.
The ninjas, having experienced numerous battles before, were not intimidated by the large creature's strength. They had faced far worse.
Kakashi and Guy both jumped to the air, and Lee moved to the side, avoiding the axe easily.
"Nice, Lee. Let's see what we can do about this creature!"
"Yes, Guy-sensei!"
Chakra gathered on Lee and Guy's leg. They jumped from one place to another quickly and used their technique. They used a spinning kick and launched it to the creature's head.
"SMASH!" The creature roared as the impact caused its head to shake and blood spurted from the wounds on its face. But the creature was too large for their attack to affect much.
At that moment, the crackling sound of electricity was heard from the air.
"RAIGIRI!" Kakashi shouted. His hand was covered with electricity.
The Minotaur roared as its chest was stabbed with Kakashi's electric palm.
"BOOM!"
A loud noise echoed throughout the room. Kakashi's chidori penetrated the flesh, exposing its bones. Blood poured out from the wound and splashed onto his face. His lightning palm burned the flesh, and he could smell the stench of burning meat.
The large creature was still alive. It raised its arms and swung the axe down with its remaining strength, aiming for the white haired ninja's head.
"Guy!" He shouted.
"On it!" Guy answered enthusiastically. He ran at the creature, his leg covered with chakra, and jumped into the air.
He sent a powerful kick to its head, sending the Minotaur staggering backward.
"Konoha Senpu!" He spun around and kicked its legs.
"THUD!" The creature fell down on the ground and dropped the axe, making a loud noise.
Lee, seeing that, ran and jumped, using the creature's knee to push himself into the air. He then kicked the Minotaur's chin, snapping its head backward, making a cracking noise, breaking its neck.
The creature stopped moving, its head hanging to its side, blood dripping from its mouth.
"We did it, Guy-sensei!" Lee shouted excitedly, his hands raised into the air.
"Yeah! Youth is amazing, Lee!"
Meanwhile, Naruto, Neji and Tenten had finished dealing with the slimes. Naruto looked at his clothes, covered in slime mucus, in disgust.
"Nasty..." he murmured. He turned and looked around, noticing everything was done. "Is it over, sensei?"
Kakashi, who had been standing in the center of the room, looked at his team.
They seemed to be in a good condition, even though they had fought a few creatures already. There were no serious wounds and no one was tired.
He turned to Neji and asked, "Is there anything beyond this?"
"No." Neji answered. He was using his byakugan to scan the area.
Kakashi nodded.
"Good job, team. Let's return to the village."
"Finally!" Naruto cheered, his face filled with joy. "I want ramen!"
The others just sighed, shaking their heads at Naruto's childishness. They prepared to return, walking back from where they came from.
At that moment, a chest suddenly appeared and dropped from above, startling them. They turned around, and the chest landed right next to the corpse of the bull creature. The bull disappeared, and only a puddle of red liquid could be seen.
The sight startled the Copy Ninja. He didn't even realize that the corpse disappeared.
"What's happening?" He muttered, his face filled with shock. "I didn't detect any magic, chakra, or jutsu."
"What? A chest?" Naruto ran to the chest without any suspicion.
"Be careful, Naruto! It might be a trap." Neji warned.
"Huh?" The blonde ninja turned around and looked at Neji with a puzzled expression, but his hand already opened it, "Ah, I already opened it. Inside is... What is this?"
He pulled out a card from inside and read the words written on it.
"Appraisal Monocle?"
And then he looked at the item inside the chest.
"What exactly is this?"
The ninja was confused.
Chapter 33 – King's Trial 2
[Reward distributed!]
[Emotional Rewards:
Distrust: 300 Coins
Excitement: 150 Coins
...
Total Coins: 830 Coins.]
Cain sighed in disappointment after seeing how little he earned from the ninjas. It was too little compared to when the Devils entered.
"Maybe I should create the dungeons in the dimension that knows about them rather than those who didn't. It will save me the explanation." He murmured,
"Or should I explain myself? No, a Dungeon Maker shouldn't show himself carelessly. Then, an overhaul for Fun Fun Dungeon! is needed. I need to make it into a real tutorial dungeon that explains everything including the secret treasure room."
That way, even those who didn't know the dungeon wouldn't be too surprised and could enjoy it.
Ninjas from Naruto's world were too careful due to the dangerous nature of their world. Even in a fun dungeon, they might treat it like some secret facilities from another village and be cautious. The fact that they were on a mission also didn't help.
"I definitely need to renovate it."
He thought, nodding in satisfaction. His eyes flashed with a bright light as he began to write his plans. He'd like to start working on it right away but he wanted to create the third dungeon.
Without a doubt, this was the most important part. This would become a hub that would connect people from all dimensions.
"I need to change the design. The Dracula will be on the second floor as I have already finished designing the castle. Then, let's make a hub center on the first floor where people could talk and relax. I can also set the revival room in this place so I don't need to teleport them outside manually."
Cain stroked his chin, thinking about the design of the hub.
At that moment, a notification suddenly arrived.
Ding!*
King's Trial 2:
Create a hub and connect it with other entrances from other dungeons in all dimensions!
Rewards:
Dungeon Chat Room
Assistant System
Note: Your fame and authority will be greatly increased once you finish the mission!
Seeing the window, Cain's eyes widened in surprise.
Another trial! And the reward was a dungeon chat room.
As an avid reader, he knew what chat room was and what it was used for. If his guess was correct, then every challenger would be able to communicate with each other in this place!
And there was also the Assistant.
Based on its name, maybe it was something or someone to help him manage his dungeon. That would also be a great help for him.
"Wow, it's like the System read my mind and created the perfect trial."
He grinned.
"Now I am a little motivated."
Inside an abandoned church in the human realm, two people suddenly appeared with a flash of light. One of them was a silver-haired exorcist, Freed Sellzen. His exorcist garment was replaced with a simple shirt and pants.
The other was Asia Argento. She also wore simple clothes, the difference was she wore a one piece with long skirt instead of short pants like the exorcist. A silver cross pendant could be seen hanging from her neck.
"What... is this?" Freed looked at his body in surprise.
"I... I don't know. The light blinded us for a while." Asia said, confused. She looked around the empty church, noticing a broken altar in the front of the building and a shattered window. "A-Aren't we... Dead? Oh, God. Please tell us."
Her face turned pale, and she knelt and closed her eyes, praying. She didn't know what was happening. All she remembered was being hit by a fire and a sharp pain in her whole body before losing consciousness.
The silver-haired exorcist frowned. He tried to recall the last thing he could remember.
"That pig bastard! He must be responsible for this. I'm going to kill him once and for all!" He shouted in anger, remembering the creature that killed him.
Meanwhile, Asia kept praying, praising the lord for reviving her and Freed. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. They were in a state of anger and confusion for a while.
And an hour later, four lights shone in the church, revealing four figures with black feathered wings. They were the fallen angels who died in the dungeon.
Unlike Freed and Asia, for some reason they showed up naked.
Raynare looked confused and then noticed the two figures. She hid her body with her wings and said in an annoyed voice.
"What are you looking at? You bastard! Because of you we were also killed. Are you ready for the consequences, Freed?! Now I can finally get my revenge! Die!" Her face turned into an angry scowl.
The fallen angel extended her arm and created a spear made of light, throwing it at the exorcist.
"Woops!" The crazy priest stepped away, dodging the spear with ease. His body was surprisingly fast, unlike how it was supposed to be.
He looked at Raynare with a wide grin on his face. He was clearly excited.
"Hahaha, how is that my fault? But, right. I need to get my revenge too." He said, glancing at Asia.
Suddenly, a grin crept onto his face and he scooped her, running away from the fallen angels.
"Goodbye!"
He ran out of the church and disappeared from the fallen angel's sight. The others, including Raynare, were dumbstruck. They looked at each other, confused, but they understood the exorcist had escaped.
"What should we do?" Dohnaseek, the blond fallen angel asked, still hiding his naked body with his wings.
"Chase after him!" Raynare shouted loudly. Her voice echoed through the church, and she flew after Freed. The others soon followed, flying through the air and searching for the exorcist and Asia.
At the same time, in Kuoh Academy.
Rias paced around the clubroom anxiously, her expression grim. She had a worried look in her eyes as she glanced at her friend who sat on the sofa while playing chess.
"Sona, do you think they would be okay?" She asked, her voice trembling slightly. "I mean, that Dungeon Maker is suspicious, and he said he would bring them back from death. I know, I know, you told me many times. I just couldn't help but worry."
"A higher being wouldn't make a promise and fail."
The Sitri heiress replied, her eyes fixed on the board, "We also managed to convince Lucifer-sama not to visit right now because we wouldn't know how he would react. We need to trust that this Dungeon Maker is powerful enough to revive your fallen servants."
"Yeah... Yeah. He's able to create those dungeons, so I should trust him." She said to herself. The Gremory girl's voice sounded hopeful, yet her eyes were filled with fear.
"Your move." The Sitri girl's words snapped Rias back from her thoughts.
"Right."
Rias looked at the board and thought for a moment before making her move.
A while later, light flashed and four figures suddenly appeared in the room.
They looked confused, looking at their naked body before looking at their surroundings and realizing their masters' presence.
The last thing they remembered was dying, and yet they were now standing here in the clubroom, completely nude.
Yuuto, Issei, Koneko, and Akeno, their bodies were perfect as if nothing had happened to them. Not even a scratch. Even Akeno's assets remained as big as ever.
"What happ-"
"Everyone!"
Before Issei could finish his sentence, Rias already leaped and hugged four of them with tears and a happy expression on her face.
Chapter 34 – I Can Sleep When I Die
"I am glad you are all alright!"
"P-President?!" The pervert dragon exclaimed loudly. "Y-Your boobs! V-Vice President's boobs too! They are pressing against me!"
"My, my~ I didn't think I would be so happy to feel you pressing against my body, Ise-kun~ It makes me feel so alive." Akeno said in a teasing tone.
Yuuto, meanwhile, looked around and just smiled.
The white-haired girl, however, looked annoyed.
"This perverted idiot...!" She punched Issei and knocked him out.
"Ahhh! I am really glad." Rias sighed, pulling away from her peerage members and wiping her tears, "Anyway, I need to tell you what happened."
She then began to explain about what happened to them, how the dungeon killed them, and the conversation she and Sona had with the mysterious Dungeon Maker.
After the story was finished, everyone in the room was silent, they couldn't believe what had just happened.
"I... see. We actually died. But now, I am fine, so..." Issei said, looking Rias straight in the eyes, "I guess I owe you for saving me again, President! Thank you very much."
"I also want to say thank you." Yuuto said. Akeno and Koneko followed.
"It's alright, it is the duty of the King. I wouldn't allow my precious peerage to die like that." The crimson haired princess replied, "Also, I wouldn't let anyone take you away from me."
They smiled at each other.
Sona, who looked at everything earlier with half-closed eyes, coughed and said, "I think it's time to get dressed. How long will you show your filthy things to the world?"
"Oh!" Everyone exclaimed in unison, looking down on their body, "So that's why we felt weird. We didn't wear anything!"
They blushed. Akeno, especially, looked like she enjoyed the situation a little too much.
Meanwhile in Naruto world, Kakashi and the others reported to the Hokage office while bringing the note and the item they acquired at the end of the mission.
"This is the item we acquired from a treasure chest. We found it inside a cave, which is apparently called a dungeon." The white haired man reported, "There are plenty of strange things. For example..."
He began to explain the creatures he met, the strange maze-like structure, and the boss they faced.
Tsunade listened with a frown, but when she heard the last part about the reward, her eyes lit up in excitement. The gambler and the old woman in her couldn't contain the excitement of the treasure they could acquire.
However, she kept a serious face. This matter wasn't something to be taken lightly.
"And after we took the reward, we were suddenly taken outside the cave entrance by something similar to teleportation. Yes, it's a similar feeling when the fourth Hokage used his Hiraishin no Jutsu. And strangely, we couldn't enter again when we tried. A strange transparent panel appeared, saying there is a 3 days cooldown or something like that."
Listening to the report, Tsunage couldn't help but massage her temple. Shizune looked at her worriedly, while the ninjas waited for their mission to end.
"So you're saying we still know nothing but this item?"
"Yes." Kakashi nodded at Tsunade's question.
The fifth Hokage looked at the monocle and held it.
Based on the note, it seemed like by using this item, one could see a monster's or item's information. She was skeptical, but it was worth trying.
But the Hokage didn't want to look stupid if she put the item on her eye, so she decided to pass it on to the ninjas.
"I will give this to Kakashi's team to test." She said, taking out a kunai. "Try to identify this kunai and tell me the information."
Kakashi nodded, "Of course." He then grabbed the item from her desk and wore it on his right eye.
At that moment, strange information about how to use this item entered his mind. He instinctively knew how to activate it and use it. He then looked at the kunai.
The information about it, translated to their language, popped up on the monocle's glass.
Item Name: Shinobi's Kunai (Common)
Item Description: A kunai created in the hidden village of fire. It's usually used to cut objects or to stab and fight enemies. The sharp edge is perfect for cutting and the tip is good enough to penetrate deep into the flesh. Sometimes it's also used as a throwing weapon.
"Ah!"
Seeing the information appearing on the monocle's glass, Kakashi couldn't help but gasp. "Hokage-sama. This thing works!"
Hearing that, the others were surprised. The ninjas were amazed and couldn't believe their eyes.
"Wow!" Naruto shouted, "That's cool!"
Neji narrowed his eyes and asked, "Sensei, what information can you get from this thing? Is it true that it can identify an item or creature?"
Kakashi looked at his pupil with a wide eye, "Yes, it is true. As for the creature, I think we need to enter that dungeon once again to meet these 'monsters'. Only then we will know whether it's true."
"But that is three days away..." Guy, the green clad man, said with a frown.
"Hmm..." Tsunade hummed.
Nothing came to her mind for a while, and the Hokage's expression darkened. Finally, she spoke, "You're dismissed. You will continue this investigation later. As for the dungeon, we will send other teams to investigate. Leave that monocle thing here and I will send it to the lab for examination."
"Yes!" They answered in unison.
In a throne room, Cain chuckled evilly while looking at the blueprint of his dungeon. His laugh echoed loudly, his face split in an insane smile.
"Ahahaha! Just a little bit more. How about I add this here? Oh, these monsters look interesting. Ninja will surely have a hard time against these types of monsters and will need some items to help. Also this! And this too! Hahaha!"
The throne room was a mess with plastic trash littering everywhere.
Cain had been renovating Fun Fun Dungeon!, and it had become an interesting place for a tutorial. And then, he focused on creating the third dungeon that would become the center of everything.
"So I can also do it like this. Indeed, when my authority increases I will unlock more settings. It's pretty sneaky, though, as the system doesn't tell me. But it's also fun figuring things out like this."
He then took a large gulp from a bottle of energy drink before taking a bite of a hamburger.
"Okay, let's continue. Sleep is for the weak! I can sleep when I die."
The crazed dungeon maker continued his work.
Chapter 35 – Raid Dungeon
Seven days passed by quickly.
Update from his existing dungeons, no one in Naruto world entered the Fun Fun Dungeon! and the Elemental Tower hadn't been discovered yet by Sunagakure residents.
Cain had no way to see the situation outside his dungeon right now, so he didn't know what happened to them.
He only guessed that Suna hadn't found the entrance because there were no more challengers of the dungeon after Rias and Sona.
However, Rias and her group once again entered Fun Fun Dungeon! before it was renovated and discovered a treasure chest with 1 HP potion and 1 Stamina potion.
The devils used the monocle to identify the item and looked pretty excited.
Of course, they also got another monocle, as Cain wanted to spread the items right now. He wanted each dimension to have at least 2 or 3 monocles right now before he made it a hidden treasure chest item.
The devil's run netted him an extra 1,150 Coins from the emotions he got.
It wasn't a lot, but Cain was satisfied. He could use these Coins to buy more potions as hidden reward for now.
And then, as for the third dungeon he made. He had finished 3 floors including the waiting hub.
The second floor was the planned vampire dungeon. He added some monsters, traps, as well as a reward by creating a 'Trial room' hidden from plain sight or even Byakugan.
From looking at the footage, which he stumbled across when resting, he found out that the dungeon's wall somehow couldn't be penetrated by the Hyuuga's special eyes.
Neji could only find the hidden room by noticing the crack and inconsistency of the dungeon wall.
By eliminating that, Cain managed to create a real hidden room that needed a puzzle or luck to enter. The items inside these 'Trial Room' was something he personally created, each cost him around 500 to 1000 Coins.
'I am investing a lot of money for these items, but I hope they will help increase the dungeon's popularity.'
Luring the others to enter the dungeon with items and rewards was the best method to make the challengers addicted.
The better the item or the rarer the monster's material was, the more likely the challenger would come back.
'Rias will definitely tell her brother about the dungeon and her 'achievement' for requesting a revival reward. I think I can expect more Devils to enter my dungeon soon.'
There was something that Cain wanted to have in his dungeon.
Trade system and currency.
If the challengers could exchange what they got from his dungeon or even cash it with a common currency between dimensions, it would surely bring more visitors to come.
Coins might be the answer to the currency problem. However, he had no way to give these challengers Coins.
When Cain asked the system, he only got this as an answer.
[More authority needed.]
It meant he could do something in the future, so he put it on his future plan list.
Anyway, he finished his dungeon and it only cost him 65,000 Coins, including the reward for the third floor.
It cost 3 times the cost of creating the second floor, but that was understanding. Cain created this dungeon while planning to make it grow.
When the challengers grew in number and his authority increased, Cain would add more floors and more monsters to the third dungeon. But it wasn't time to release this dungeon yet. He had something more to add.
And that was modifying its entrance.
[Extra Dungeon Entrance 2,500 Coins.]
It turned out he could create more than one dungeon entrance by buying this item. It allowed him to set different locations to where he wanted to place them.
With this, his plan would be complete.
"Let's start the modification!"
Cain pressed on the 'Buy' option immediately. Then, the system showed a map with all of the places where he could connect his dungeon to.
Each dimension had 2 written on them, which meant he could place 2 entrances for this dungeon.
"As for Naruto's dimension, let's put them in the middle of Konoha and Suna. The blue swirling pattern inside the gate would be easy to spot and the ninja would have no choice but to enter. As for the DxD…"
He hummed and stroked his chin.
After a second, he nodded and decided on the safe bet.
"Let's put it in Kuoh Town and Kyoto. I want youkai to enter too, but let's activate the entrance a bit later."
Cain had no ability to manage 4 parties at once right now nor he had a clear understanding of the youkai's ability. He wanted to observe how the advance party is doing and release the '4th entrance' as a reward after the Dungeon Chat Room is installed.
After setting the entrances, he pressed the confirm button. His coins decreased from 73,230 Coins to a mere 5,600 Coins. He kept it to create more items in the future.
And now, he decided to release his dungeons to three places at once.
[The King's trial is finished. Installing Dungeon Chat Room and Assistant System.]
[Time until installation finished: 3H 59M 55S]
"So it's not instant like other systems written in those webnovels. Well, it makes more sense this way."
Cain nodded.
"Now I have 3 dungeon entrances. Let's see which world's challengers would be the first to discover and enter it. This will be an interesting race." He grinned.
He didn't have anything else to do while waiting for the challengers to enter his dungeon. So he decided to control the third dungeon's boss to train himself and have fun.
"Hehehe, I will use this time to have some fun!"
Meanwhile, in the Naruto world...
Tsunade held her forehead as she was buried in the documents and reports about the mysterious dungeon.
"This is getting out of hand." She sighed, "The cave said we will be able to enter it in 3 days, but then the time reset again when Anbu arrived. We can't conduct any experiments because of this 3 day cooldown. We need to find another way."
It was a big headache.
Kakashi's report was very vague and there was nothing he could say to clear the matter. Tsunade couldn't even get any idea of what this thing called dungeon really was, and the ninja didn't even have any information to begin with.
It was like a strange, unknown creature had appeared out of nowhere, and it was impossible to find any information about it.
Tsunade sighed. She rubbed her temples, feeling the frustration building up within her. The only thing she knew was that the strange creatures were dangerous.
The strange monsters were a threat, and she needed to find out as much as possible about them to protect her village.
She called Shizune, and told her, "Call Kakashi, tell him he needs to enter the cave tomorrow. Based on the report, it will be able to be entered in the morning."
"Yes, Tsunade-sama."
Shizune left to deliver the message. Tsunade then looked back at the documents in her desk.
The Fifth Hokage had never been in such a stressful situation. It was even more stressful than handling the finances.
'And here I am, worrying about a new enemy.'
Her face turned pale. She had a sudden thought that the enemy would appear again and again, causing her to worry endlessly.
What could be more annoying and dangerous than a new enemy that no one knew about? It could be something she hadn't encountered before or something completely different, and she needed to be ready for whatever might happen.
It was to the point she blamed Akatsuki, thinking the group might have something to do with the dungeon. But she didn't have any proof to back her up.
Tsunade shook her head.
At that moment, the ground suddenly shook greatly.
