Dungeon Reset

“Oh, you deal with shadows? This necklace?"

Jungdown glances at Serpa's necklace.

Alpha said to him, stuttering his memory.

< Come to think of it, I heard that some of the magic of the forbidden spell that the witches studied was also related to shadows. >

“Really? What kind of recipe was that? ”

[It was a trick to plant 'memories’ in the shadow to make reality.]

The answer came from Bahamut.

Jungdown nods.

“Memory.... So the shadowy cats continue to bring out the visions in our memories. ”

Now I feel like all the puzzles are coming together.

A shadow cat that gives you nightmares.

When it was only one, it was enough to make me feel depressed or recall an unpleasant memory in my dreams.

But as their numbers grow, their memories eventually attack people with reality.

But Bahamut was a bit unfair.

[The Witch's research was never meant to be like that.]

“What was it originally? ”

[It was used to remind me of important memories of my past or memories of my happiness.]

“Oh, surprisingly, it started with a good heart. ”

When I learned the unexpected, my eyes grew wide.

But the rabbit kicked his tongue and whispered.

[It all starts with a good cause. But if a happy memory suddenly appeared and tried to kill itself, we call it a "nightmare."]

“You, I can't help it.... ”

[Chuckles] I'm a little overwhelmed.]

Anyway, there was only one question I was curious about.

“Is that why I can use this necklace? No matter how hard you try, the item info window won't open. ”

Sparkle -

Items with special abilities were usually tagged with an info window.

But it was not on Serpa's necklace.

“Whether it's an option or a special option, shouldn't we stick to it? ”

Twinkle, Twinkle -

Niyaang?

A shadow cat tilts its head at the sound of the necklace shaking.

“Hm. I don't think this is a complete waste of time. How do I use it? ”

Why don't you put it on your neck?]

Immediately, the rabbit said, looking around the necklace, he fell asleep and quit.

“Too small! My neck is too thick to fit. ”

[Anyway, this pig. I told you to eat something small.]

“Hey, honestly, I'm not thicker than Serpa. Come to think of it, he wasn't wearing a necklace either. ”

[I'm joking, it's probably something with a story in it. It's a Conditional Sealed Item.]

“Conditional Seal? How do we solve that? Purification?”

[What's a Universal Purifier? Do you think the world is cursed? I want you to think about meeting the conditions.]

“What are the terms? ”

[Obviously. It's from its owner, so it should be from its owner.]

The rabbit's words make me tilt my head.

“Master? Serpa is dead. ”

[Not him. The real owner.]

“A witch?”

[Yes.]

“Isn't the witch dead, too? ”

[Yes. Well, that's the story of Serpa. Why don't we meet Serpa's terms?]

“ ……? ”

It was good advice.

However, seeing the expression on the rabbit's face as if he knew something, he seemed to already know the answer.

Witches and rabbits were full of unfamiliar stories and, frankly, didn't care.

But it was different when it came to dungeons.

There are no unanswered questions in this world by absolute law.

But the truth quickly came to the right answer.

“…… ah! Could it be a goddess?”

[Yes, correct.]

The rabbit chuckles.

[If you go in front of the Witch's Sculpture, what do you think will happen?]

“Then you have to go back up there. ”

Jungdown looks up at the top of the Castle of the Black Witch, returning to her original form.

In the boss room with the Witch's Sculpture, I was going to go up again anyway.

“I'll get the altar while I'm up there. ”

< I'm glad to hear that. >

Alpha was pleased.

* * *

It wasn't hard to climb back up.

I didn't want to go to the stairs anyway, and I could just climb to the top floor on an octopus golem.

Of course, it was a problem if the intermediate polarized deep language was a problem, but it was also not difficult this time.

I had already been up there with everyone once, so I lit up the sunstones all around me like street lamps.

The light remains steady, so the road to the top of the castle stretches brightly like a late-night highway.

Thanks to this, the deep salmon had to watch the octopus golem ascend on top of the metallurgical castle in the dark.

Chuck.

We're here.

“Now, shall we go through the roof? ”

Jungdown blinked his eyes as if it were Ryu Seung-woo and rolled up his arms.

Then he gently smeared the ant's spit on the wall and began to melt.

[It's a bit humble compared to Ryu Seung Woo.]

“Shut up. I have my own way! Same conclusion!”

[But why are your ears red?]

“ ……. ”

Jungdown was a little embarrassed.

Anyway.

After a while, the octopus golem was drilled a hole big enough to pass through.

Jungdown shrugs his shoulders with a cool-looking expression as he plucks his hands.

“Phew, never mind. It's nothing.”

[But it's no secret that I had to visit the ant den once because I didn't have enough ant spit in the middle.]

“…… let's keep it between us. ”

Jungdown was a little more embarrassed.

“Anyway, shall we go down now? ”

As the altitude of the octopus golem gradually drops, it enters the boss room.

[Error! You entered the dungeon in an unclean way!]

“Hello. Nice to meet you, too. ”

A slightly different message from Ryu Seung Woo welcomed Jungdown.

I'm used to it now, so it was a sincere error message.

In the boss room, the Witch's sculpture was restored to its original shape.

And then, when the visions of the shadows below suddenly appeared, the intruders started to swarm in.

Kiyaaak!

“Yeah, it's nice to meet you, too, but I'm not going down there. ”

Jungdown stops the altitude of the octopus golem from reaching the shadows.

Then the shadow visions did nothing but stare up, dazed like a dog chasing a chicken.

[Heehee. It's kind of cute to see you like this again.]

“Yes. The statue is beautiful. ”

The two sat side by side at the end of the octopus golem, watching the view of the boss room.

I didn't know about it last time, but it was a really beautiful sculpture.

“Did you make it that well? You look like a goddess, not a witch. ”

[She was a beautiful person......]

Bahamut pauses to control the octopus golem and stares at the former owner dumbfounded.

All these old memories are coming back to me one by one.

[I'm sure Serpa is...... looking at this statue with the same emotion I am right now.]

But it was then.

Sparkle -

“Huh? What's wrong with this? ”

As you get closer to the Witch's statue, suddenly, the droplets of the cat necklace holding the candle begin to shake by itself and make a sound.

It starts slow, and then it starts going a little faster.

The rabbit screams.

[Hiic? It's a necklace possessed by a ghost!]

“Why are you making a fuss? By the way, aren't you a ghost? ”

[Hmph. Yeah. Somehow I'm not afraid. Anyway, my gut tells me that as a former maid, you should go to the Witch's face.]

“Can you feel anything? ”

[No, it's beautiful. I want to see more details about my face.]

“ ……. ”

Although the reason was poor, I decided to trust the rabbit's former helper career this time as well.

After a short while, the octopus golem faces the giant witch's statue.

“Hiya. You really did a good job. I'll try to make one of these later. ”

[Golems? If you put on a face like this and trample on monsters like that, you'll be gone for good. But it's really pretty. Not more than me.]

“She's much prettier than you. It's not about the rabbit. ”

The childish conversation could no longer continue.

Shhh!

Suddenly, a black shadow began to rise from beneath the Witch's statue!

[Ugh! Danger!]

“No, she's responding to this necklace. The shadow of a statue.”

My baby, my baby!

The rattling sound of crazy bells fills the boss' room.

Jungdown calmly extends Serpa's necklace forward.

And in that moment,

The statue's shadow swirls like a vortex and begins to be sucked into the bubble of the necklace.

Whoo!

“ ……! ”

From a distance, the rabbit claps as a huge darkness seems to be drawn in by the steady hands.

[Gosh, what a surprise! has left a while ago! Like a Shadow Monarch!]

“I don't know, I'm scared.... ”

He was a little scared.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Daughter!

Eventually, the ‘something’ that was embedded in the shadow of the statue came into the drop.

At that moment, the buzzer stopped.

“Hey, is it over? Information.”

[Witch's Shadow Bracelet +1]

- Durability: 77/100 (%)

- Special Option: Shadow Secret (Level 1)

“That's it! The info window's up! ”

Jungdown was happy as if to run.

You got an item with special options, even if it's only level 1.

Moreover, the name had changed a bit.

“Shadow Bracelet? It's not a necklace? Aha, was it always like this? ”

A bracelet for a man this size. I'm glad I didn't have to wear it around my neck.]

Jungdown immediately wore the Shadow Bracelet on his wrist.

However, even though the bracelet was shaken by the wind, it was unusual that there was no more buzzing.

“What is it? Is it broken? ”

[Maybe it only rings when abilities are used. Lots of such items.]

“Huh? But look at them. ”

Suddenly, a strange look appeared in the view of Jungdown.

Suddenly, his surroundings became calm from the moment he wore the Shadow Bracelet.

The eyes of the visions of the shadows had changed, hoping only to come down from below.

“Those visions don't interest me anymore, do they? ”

[They were originally born with shadow bracelets, so they don't seem to think of him as an attack table award.]

“Then shall we go down? ”

[You're fearless.]

The downward slope brings the octopus golem down.

Then the shadow illusions really didn't care about the downside at all.

No, we're going to get rid of the visions and go back to the Shadow Cats.

Niyaang, Niyaang!

“Can you fly these guys? ”

[I don't know, try it.]

“Hm. How do I use it? ”

[Use it like a skill.]

He opens his hands and says, recalling Serpa's actions.

“Shadow Secrets. Activate.”

Twinkle-!

At that moment, the bell rang.

And the shadowy cats in front of you simultaneously turn their heads to the downward side.

Yikes.

I opened my arms beautifully, smiling brightly at them.

“Come, shadow. ”

Then the cats began to scatter to the four winds of Huddak.

“Huh?"

Niyaak-!

Is it because it's only level one?]

“... I think you should feed me and seduce me. ”

Jungdown sighs and looks down.

However, a cat that Bahamut had been feeding for a long time now approaches him and swoops its head.