[ The story is completely fictional, it has no relation to reality. ]
Name: Alex The Demon King
Author: Niloyer Core
Part: 70
(Secret Kingdom)
One of the three kingdoms in the tower is the Secret Kingdom. It is not as active as the other two kingdoms. It prefers to do its work from the shadows. The Blue and Green Kingdoms are always at war. But because of the Secret Kingdom, they cannot engage in a major war with each other. Inside the Royal Palace of the Secret Kingdom, the kingdom's Queen Maria and her husband are in their room. Maria is sitting in front of a large mirror, and Almond is oiling Maria's hair from behind.
-->>Hey, are you listening? Shouldn't we bring Alex here now? (Maria)
Maria looked at Almond through the mirror and said this. Almond looked at Maria and started to answer,
-->>Alex Apatow should be where he is. Since his identity is unknown, we don't have to worry about his safety. (Almond)
-->>But...
-->>I know you think I'm being selfish. But I'm not. It's all for Alex's good. He's made some friends at the academy, and right now, he needs his own friends, not his parents. (Almond)
-->>But I really want to see him. I haven't been able to see him for a long time because of the academy test. And how much time has passed now. (Maria)
-->>Maria, Alex is growing up now. He needs his own time now. Let him stay at the academy, since you have a lot of work to do here. You finish your work and then we will bring him here. (Almond)
Maria didn't say anything more after hearing Almond's words. She knew that Alex had grown up and would prefer to live like himself at this time, but still, Maria's heart trembled when she remembered some of the past memories. That's why she was worrying more. But since Almond said nothing would happen this time, Maria's worries didn't lessen.
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(Blue Kingdom)
Just like the Empire and Kingdom outside, the Three Kingdoms of the Tower. The first floor is divided into three parts. Within which the Three Kingdoms are located. The Kingdoms are huge, since the entire first floor is quite large. The capital of the Three Kingdoms is basically their main part. And the academy is located within the capital of the Blue Kingdom. The academy outside the tower only teaches its students about magic and spells. But the academy inside the tower is completely different from that. Although spells and magic are taught here too, it is mostly through practicals. The academy works much like the Hunter Organization. They give their students a certain rank according to their power. And they give them some missions according to their rank. Through the missions, students can become stronger and also earn some money. Since many things are needed to live in the tower, this is a great opportunity for commoners to enjoy the tower properly. However, the Nobels don't have to worry about money. They are busy increasing their ranks through their missions. The academy inside the tower doesn't look at the power or how many attributes a student has. The academy looks at how many missions a student has completed. And it is through these missions that the academy selects everyone's rank.
Luba and Chain were telling their new friends in the tower about all the rules that they had to follow. The rules were no less than those of the academy outside the tower. There were just a few differences.
-->>Our ranks are determined like this, F>E>D>C>B>A>A+>S>S+.(Luba)
-->>Ranks outside the tower will not be of any use here. All those who first enter the academy here will be in the F rank. But they will be able to surpass each rank by completing missions. (Chain)
-->>Well, what kind of mission? (Myra)
Myra asked a question out of curiosity. Since they will be living here for many years from now, it is their duty to know all the rules here.
-->>There can be many types of missions. For example, when we were at F rank, our first mission was to hunt some monsters. (Luba)
-->>So, was going to the Demonic Forest with us also a mission for you? (Myra)
-->>Yes, but I couldn't complete it completely. (Luba)
A question had been swirling in Duface's mind for so long, he finally asked it.
-->>So what is your rank? (Duface)
Hearing Doofus' words, Luba and Chain looked at each other. Then, smiling, they showed a badge on their collars that had the letter D on it.
-->>There are only four of us in our batch who have reached D rank so quickly. (Chain)
Luba and Chain started telling them about some more rules. Among them, increasing the rank is not an easy task. In order to enter the next rank, students in each rank have to complete a total of one hundred missions. These missions can be separated according to each rank. An F rank student can select only F rank missions. Even if he wants, he cannot go to an E rank mission without the permission of the teachers. Again, a mission can take more than one person of the same rank, so they will be considered a team. After completing one hundred missions of his own rank, everyone will be able to enter the next rank and will also get the opportunity to complete the mission of the next rank. The higher the rank of the mission, the greater its reward and the missions also become more difficult. Not only that, the higher the rank, the more honor will be earned in the tower.
According to Chain and Luba, today is Mairad's first day in the tower, so they won't have the opportunity to go on any missions. Today, they only have to register at the academy with their previous identity and collect their collar rank badges. Everyone can take the rest of the missions and classes from tomorrow. Luba and Chain brought eight people to the academy. Since the portal was right in front of the academy, it didn't take them long to reach the academy. Everyone was very surprised to see the images of this kingdom in the tower. Although everyone had heard about it before, it was still a different fun to see it with their own eyes. The floors of the streets are made of white stone, the houses are made of marble stone, and the walls are made of different colored stones. Which brings a different color to the environment. Every few feet along the road, there are medium-sized fruit trees on both sides, which further enhances the beauty of the place. Everyone was staring at them and entering the academy.
Chain and Luba showed their identities and entered the academy with eight people. There is security outside the academy, much like a palace. The entire academy's boundary is made of huge colorful stones, which not even a giant can come over. When they all entered the register room together, where the new eight people would be registered and they would collect their badges. An old man was sitting in the register room, who was looking at various records. There were records of new students on paper and that person was looking through them.
From outside the Chain and Luba room, Elin, Myra, Duface, Zeab, Eba, Zeba, Snera, and Enri all eight entered the room together. As soon as they saw them, the old man took a round ball in his hand from the table in front of him. The ball immediately shot a flash of light at the eight people. From which their pictures, names, identities, and information from the previous academy were written on eight separate pieces of paper. This is a magical item that helps bring information from the previous academy here. And that's what was done. The old man gave eight F rank badges to each of them and said,
-->>What happened to Mephas Academy this time? All of them have completed the tower test. (The old man)
The old man couldn't help but be surprised. Because he had noticed that not even one person from all the other academies had completed the test. But all the students from Mephas Academy had entered here. That meant there was a secret among all of them. The paper not only contained their previous information, but also mentioned which dungeon they had entered and how many had entered. And the old man was surprised for the second time when he saw it. The old man took eight cards of the same kind from his table and handed them to the eight people,
-->>This is a yellow dungeon that you were given to clear. I hope it will be useful here. Your records will be public from tomorrow, do you want to keep the dungeon clear secret or do you want to tell everyone? (The old man)
No one understood what the man really meant. But Doofus didn't want his clearing the Yellow Dungeon to be a secret. Because he came here to be a hero. And he didn't want that opportunity to go away.
-->>Of course everyone should know. The eight of us cleared a yellow dungeon, it's a matter of honor for our Mephas Academy. (Duface)
The man looked at Duface once. Since the others were not bothered by this, they said nothing. The old man, hearing Duface's words, began to say,
-->>So each of you has your own choice. Okay, you can go now. Your guide will introduce you to the rest. (The old man)
Everyone left the registration room with their badges and a yellow card in their hands. The badges were ordinary, but both Chain and Luba, who were outside, were surprised to see a yellow card in each of their hands.
-->>Now it doesn't matter that you cleared a yellow dungeon! (Chain)
-->>Lightning Snake Danzon.(Reply)
-->>Man, that danjon was nothing to us. (Doofus)
Chain looked at Elin, who wasn't paying attention to anything they were saying. Chain understood how they had cleared a yellow dungeon. On top of that was the Lightning Snake dungeon.
-->>So we have to celebrate today. But first I'll take you to your place. We'll see about the rest later. (Luba)
Everyone started following Luba and Cheyenne.
-->>You may not know it, but this yellow card is a very valuable thing for you here. So keep it safe until tomorrow. (Chain)
-->>I heard from my father that if I have these cards, I can get a magical item of my choice from the academy. (Myra)
There were very few students at Mephas Academy who had a magical item. And even if they did, they didn't use it in public. Or they hadn't received permission from their families to use it yet. So getting a magical item from the academy was like a dream for them.
-->>We've dropped our conversation. But where is Alex? We should meet him. (Snera)
Everyone was thinking about magical items, but suddenly this question arose in Snera's mind. Alex had unlocked the fire attribute, but he hadn't had experience using it. That's why Snera was thinking about him. It wasn't just Snera who was thinking about him. Six of the eight of them were thinking about Alex. Zeba and Enri didn't know Alex that well because they hadn't been on the L team before. So they weren't thinking much about it.
-->>Alex!(Chain)
-->>Yes, where is he? (Snera)
-->>Alex is on his mission.(Luba)
-->>Alex has completely changed. I can see the difference between the Alex from Demonic Forest and this Alex. The Alex who used to follow us all day, is now constantly completing missions. (Chain)
-->>Completing missions on time? (Myra)
-->>Everyone has a limit. If I say so myself, if I do two missions in a row, I take a break for about three to one week. But Alex, he's finishing three to four missions in a day. (Chain)
-->>Didn't any of you dissuade him? We know he has the fire attribute, but it wouldn't be right to put so much pressure on yourself. (Snera)
-->>From the Asuk mission today, then maybe you guys had a face-to-face conversation. Come on, you're all tired. Girls, come with me, and boys, follow the chain from here. (Luba)
Everyone knew that Alex was a very strange boy. Since he was the only commoner among them, they knew that he would try to see his limit. But they didn't expect it to happen like this. Even so, they didn't think about it at all, thinking that they would know everything if they met him.
"You are getting stronger, I have to get stronger too. Otherwise, my dreams will not come true at some point." (Elaine thinks)
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(In a dungeon in the Blue Kingdom)
Although the first floor is a safe place, there are many monsters in it. But they are all in different types of dungeons. There are thousands of dungeons in each kingdom. Alex entered one of them. Being the lowest ranked dungeon, Alex had no interest in clearing it. But according to his rank, this was the most difficult mission. So Alex had to finish it anyway. And Alex was finishing it that way. He started looking at the system message on the screen in front of him,
××× Academy Mission ×××
Name: Clear Monkey Dungeon
Difficulty: F
Objective: Collect the boss's head.
Reward: 100 gold coins.
Special Note: This is a group mission. So please form a team and clear it. Otherwise, the academy will not be responsible for anything that happens in the dungeon.
Alex started walking and looked at his mission. The mission he had accepted from the academy was starting to show up in his system, which was good for him. Since he was one of the few students at the academy who could accept multiple missions at once. And it was a good system for Alex to remember the missions easily. Alex looked around him. All the monkey monsters were lying dead on the floor. The ones his general and Ygritte had killed together.
>>My King, now there is only the boss monster.<<(Ygrit)
Ygritte came in front of Alex, sat on one knee, and started talking. Alex found the word "master" annoying. So Ygritte called him King, which was also annoying to her, but sounded a bit nicer to the master.
-->>I've come a long way. Okay, Ygritte, I'm going out of the dungeon. And before I go out, I want to see the dungeon clear. (Alex)
>>As you command, my king.<<(Ygrit)
Ygritte gave a whistle with her mouth that caused her horse to gallop from the first side of the dungeon. Ygritte jumped on it and mounted it and headed straight for the boss room. At this time, Alex climbed onto the general's back. She ordered the general,
-->>General, take me out of the dungeon at full speed. (Alex)
As soon as Alex received the order, the general started to leave the dungeon with Alex at full speed. Alex had arrived in front of the boss room, so Ygritte wasn't supposed to be here for long. Still, Alex wanted to see how quickly he could kill the boss. Alex was almost in front of the dungeon gate when a message came from the system.
-""Congratulations Master. You have cleared Monkey Dungeon. You will receive your reward from the Academy.""-
-->>It's faster than I thought. (Alex)
Alex told the general to stand up. From behind, Ygritte sat on her horse and brought the boss monster's head in her hand. From a distance, Alex thought that Ygritte had her own head in her hand, since she was a Dulahan, that was her habit. But later she realized that it was the boss's head. Since this mission would be a proof of completion, the mission itself said to collect the boss's head. And since Alex had collected it before, Ygritte understood that and brought it.
-->>Good job Ygritte.(Alex)
Alex put the head in his inventory and started to enter the dungeon, summoning his two undead. Since he doesn't want anyone outside to see his undead, he's trying to keep it a secret.
-->>So 70 missions went through with this. I'm not getting any of these. The academy rules are really annoying me now. Why do I have to get to E rank to go to the second floor? But there's nothing I can do here. I have to do this if I want to increase my level. (Alex)
Alex left the dungeon. He wasn't going to the academy. Although he was supposed to go there, because he had finished the missions he had taken from the academy. But Alex was just bored with the academy missions. So he left to complete some more missions.
-->>It's time to use my secret. (Alex)
Alex had a skill that he himself did not know about. But after suddenly entering the tower, he was able to see it. The skill came to him in a dream. Where he merged with a stranger. Alex has no idea who that person was. He does not know the appearance or identity at all. Only since seeing the dream, Alex can use a skill. Which has been added to his skill list.
"Change Character"
Alex used his skill. As a result, his appearance changed. He was no longer an eleven-year-old boy. He looked like a boy of eighteen to twenty-two years old, who was 6 feet tall. His appearance was so handsome that anyone who looked at him would feel a pull. Because of the long hair on his head, many people might think he was a girl from behind, so he tied his hair on top of his head. Although the skill was very serious, he did not like it because of this hair. Although he wanted to cut it, it was of no use. Within a minute of cutting it, it grew back like them.
-->>Then let's go to the Hunter Organization. From where I hope I can select a good mission. (Alex)
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To Be Continued
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