Chapter 4

After everything in the advanced class was over, I sat in a chair in the reception room. I was told to wait there until the devil king arrived, as the professor, who had crawled out of the nearly destroyed room, suggested it would be best.

However, the waiting time seemed to be just a few dozen seconds.

"Hey, sorry to keep you waiting, Chrono."

Riza came into the reception room with a light step. She then called out to me with a smile.

"I heard about the content of the advanced class. You moved the ceiling of Professor Dante's dungeon right away, didn't you?"

"Yes, it moved somehow."

"Wow, that's impressive. Despite appearances, Professor Dante is quite strong. To break through that is really amazing. It's a power that will become important from now on. Keep growing and using it!"

Riza said this while giving a thumbs up. She didn't seem to mind that the room was nearly destroyed.

I found that quite fortunate.

"Shall we go to the ultra-advanced class room?"

She touched the wall of the reception room. Then,

--Gogog.

The wall of the reception room began to open to the left and right with a heavy sound.

"Ms. Riza, is this a hidden door?"

"Yes. This devil king's castle is a kind of dungeon. We can move it around quite freely."

While she was speaking, the wall of the reception room stopped moving. In the place where the wall had been, a passage wide enough for two people to walk through had been created.

"---Come on in."

As she said this, Riza firmly took my hand. I followed her lead and entered the dark passage.

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After walking through the dark passage for a few minutes with Riza, I arrived at a room several times larger than the reception room.

In the center was a large round table, and around it were soft-looking chairs. On the opposite wall was a grand iron door, which seemed to lead somewhere.

"Is this the ultra-advanced class room?"

"Yes. Isn't it a nice room?"

Indeed, it was very clean and felt very comfortable. However, despite the number of chairs, there was no sign of anyone else.

"Um, are the other students in the ultra-advanced class not here?"

"Yes, today it's just your experience. The others are on break except for me. It would usually be a bit more lively."

After saying this, Riza stood in front of the round table. She smiled and extended her hand to me.

"Let me introduce myself again. Welcome to the ultra-advanced class—Dominators."

"Domina...tors?"

Another unfamiliar name.

"Is Dominators an alias?"

"No, 'ultra-advanced class' is the alias, and this is the official name. Our job is to control and manage this devil king's castle and the dungeon."

I had heard that the ultra-advanced class had a different role from other classes.

"Our job is to control and manage. I don't quite understand what that means, though. Can you explain it to me?"

"Sure, sure. Let me explain step by step. ...Chrono, do you know how this devil king's castle is funded?"

"I heard it's funded by the private wealth of the successive devil kings. That's why all demons who turn twenty can be accepted almost for free."

The lectures and materials are free, and the meals are cheap if you use the castle's cafeteria. Living expenses are not that high. Moreover, the dungeon provides a place to live.

If you need something, you can work a day job in the castle and buy it.

Thanks to the wealth of the successive devil kings, the service is incredible.

When I said this, Riza nodded.

"Yes. But the private wealth of the successive devil kings is not stored in the castle. It exists, but it's not here."

"Um, what do you mean?"

"We, the Dominators, collect it. We dive into the dungeons of the successive devil kings ourselves!"

She pointed to the door on the other side of the round table as she said this forcefully.

"I think you learned in orientation or the elementary education book that a dungeon continues to exist as long as the contract stone in the deepest part of the dungeon is not removed, even if the owner dies. So the assets and treasures in the dungeon remain untouched. There's a mountain of treasure behind that door!"

"In other words, the dungeons of the successive devil kings are behind that door, and the Dominators' job is to collect the treasures from there, right?"

"Exactly! You're good at summarizing, Chrono. I appreciate your quick understanding!"

Riza said this, but I still hadn't fully grasped the whole picture. I decided to focus on absorbing her words.

"It would be a waste to let the items rot. We, the Dominators, recover them and use or sell them."

"The devil king's treasures, but you handle them quite casually."

"Hehe, well, we store what can be used. If it can only be turned into money, we turn it into money. ---However, we can't just randomly select students to dive in. The devil king's dungeons have traps set for outsiders. Only strong people can do it, so we recruit the top performers from the selection exams each year."

"So this year, it's me?"

"Yes! To erase a Mother Core, you must be at a level that surpasses the legendary devil kings. I was shaken by that."

I see. I have a vague understanding of the ultra-advanced class now. Diving into the devil king's dungeon sounds a bit fun, but it doesn't seem very easy.

"Well, that's about it for the verbal explanation. Seeing the actual activities might change your impression. Would you like to dive into the dungeon with me to experience it?"

"Wait, it's the devil king's dungeon, right? Is it safe?"

"It's a 90% cleared and safe devil king's dungeon, so it's fine. I thought I'd explain while we move. ...Do you have time?"

"Ah, no problem."

It's after school, and I don't have anything to do. It would be nice to pass the time until the cafeteria serves dinner. Most importantly, I said I wanted to experience it.

I decided to go on a dungeon exploration.

"Yay. Then let's go to the first devil king's paradise dungeon!"

And so, I decided to go on a dungeon exploration with Riza, listening to her enthusiastic voice.

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