Chapter 1

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In the 15th floor of the D-Rank Dungeon [Yuzu Dungeon], more than ten goblin corpses were already scattered around, and only three remained.

I was taking on those three alone.

"Ha!"

*Slash!*

The tip of my dagger sliced through the goblin's throat. Ignoring the one that fell spraying blood, I attacked the remaining two.

"Gaa!"

"Daaa!"

"You're too slow!"

The two goblins attacked in coordination, but it didn't work on me. After all, I've been an adventurer for a year now. I've seen attacks like this more times than I can count!

"That's it, time to finish you off!"

After dodging their attacks, I finished off the two goblins.

Then, the familiar system sound echoed in my mind.

[Experience gained, level up! Level increased by 1]

"Ah, there it is. Well, let's open the status screen."

It's been five days since my last level up. I immediately opened the status screen.

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Amami Rin, 19 years old, Male, Level: 95

SP: 0

HP: 785/820 MP: 120/130

Attack Power: 200

Endurance: 160

Speed: 180

Intelligence: 110

Spirit: 80

Luck: 220

Skills: Dungeon Teleportation LV9, Body Reinforcement LV3, Basic Magic LV3

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Dungeon Teleportation LV9

MP Cost: 2 MP × Distance (M)

Condition: Can only teleport within the dungeon where the user is located

Teleportation Distance: Up to 20 meters

Activation Time: 3 seconds × Distance (M)

Target Range: The user and what the user wears

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Yeah, indeed, my level has gone up from 94 to 95. Stat-wise, everything has just increased slightly, so I don't feel much difference.

Still, looking at my stats always makes me feel a bit depressed. It's because they clearly show how incompetent I am.

"In most games, being level 95 would be pretty high. But in reality, I'm still at the bottom... or maybe middle-bottom? I heard the top-ranked adventurers in the world are over level 100,000. Sigh, I don't think I'll ever catch up."

Well, dungeons first appeared 20 years ago. Those who have been active since then are at that level. Maybe it's too ambitious for someone with only a year of experience to try to catch up.

"But, this is an exception. If I clear it, I'll instantly reach level 100..."

When you clear a dungeon, you get additional level-ups as part of the reward. For an E-Rank Dungeon, it's 1 level, and for an A-Rank Dungeon, it's 100 levels. Here in Yuzu Dungeon, it's 5 levels.

As expected, right after defeating the boss, the system sound echoed in my mind. You don't need to do squats or victory poses; the rewards come automatically.

Good job!

[Dungeon Clear Reward: Level increased by 5]

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Amami Rin, 19 years old, Male, Level: 100

SP: 100

HP: 650/860 MP: 80/140

Attack Power: 210

Endurance: 170

Speed: 190

Intelligence: 120

Spirit: 90

Luck: 220

Skills: Dungeon Teleportation LV9, Body Reinforcement LV3, Basic Magic LV3

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"Phew"

I took a deep breath. This moment might change my life as an adventurer significantly.

"Looking back, a lot has happened in this past year."

Right after graduating high school, I got my adventurer's license and started challenging dungeons. Thanks to the special magic inside the dungeon, I successfully obtained my stats and acquired the Unique Skill, Dungeon Teleportation.

At first, many people were amazed and had high hopes for the ability to teleport freely within a dungeon. However, as I used it, various flaws became apparent, and it was eventually dismissed as an incompetent skill.

I was frustrated. I wanted to prove them wrong. I wanted to show that this skill could do more than they thought.

So, even as my peers grew stronger, I continued to work as an adventurer, crawling on the ground if I had to.

Now, whether my efforts will pay off is about to be decided!

"Alright, here we go."

With determination, I allocated all my SP to Dungeon Teleportation. Would the teleportation distance increase? Or the activation time decrease? Or the target range expand? Or something else—

[Dungeon Teleportation skill level increased to 10]

[Conditions have changed]

[Can only teleport within the dungeon where the user is located → Can only teleport within dungeons the user has stepped into]

The sound in my head seemed to end there.

"Can only teleport within dungeons the user has stepped into...?"

It took me a while to process what that meant. And then I realized that this wasn't the result I had hoped for.

"Yeah, that's right... It couldn't be that easy."

I had imagined all sorts of scenarios: teleporting anywhere within a dungeon, having zero activation time, or even including other adventurers in the target range. But it seems things weren't that simple.

Even so, I'm not sure what this means. Being able to teleport within dungeons I've stepped into... but dungeons are at least a few kilometers apart. No matter how much the teleportation distance increases from 20 meters, there won't be many opportunities to use it. It's a completely meaningless evolution.

"Haa"

I sighed deeply, feeling disappointed. My year-long hope has been betrayed. I hope you can understand my frustration.

Feeling dejected, my body was enveloped in a faint light. It was the signal that the return teleportation spell was activating.

"...Oh, dangerous, dangerous."

I hurriedly collected the magic stones from the dungeon's clear reward and the Dual-Tailed Beast. Then I waited for the teleportation spell to activate.

Honestly, I'm so depressed that I could cry for three days and three nights. But I can't stay like this forever.

"The next big evolution for my skill might happen at LV20. I don't know how many years it will take, but I have to start over and keep trying."

I slapped my cheeks with both hands to regain my spirit. At the same time, the teleportation spell activated, and I returned to the surface.

At that moment, I had no idea.

The true value of my Unique Skill, Dungeon Teleportation.

That the power gained from this skill level-up would have an incredible effect.

—That realization would come an hour later.

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