After engraving the [Second Dimension Storage] on the [Midas' Glove], I immediately raised my thumb and drew a circle.
At the same time, a golden door appeared in front of me.
With a fluttering heart, I opened the door, and a bright light shone in my eyes.
"Ha ha... I won't have to worry about money anymore."
In the small storage room, about 4 square meters, gold and silver coins, as well as various odds and ends, were piled up so high that the floor was barely visible.
Now that I have the engraving, only I can open this storage.
First, I entered the storage to find an item that could get me out of the dungeon.
"Is this it?"
[You have found a new item!]
[Name: Teleport Platform]
[Grade: Normal]
[Type: Consumable]
[Description: A teleport platform used in the dungeon. When used, it moves you to the upper floor.]
Green platforms about the size of a newspaper.
After appraising the item, I took it out and closed the storage door.
"First, I need to tear out these hearts, right?"
I said this while examining the scattered corpses of the Golden Goblins.
"I can secure the A-class victory with this."
I didn't want to tear open the goblins' bodies with my bare hands, so I was about to grab the dagger the Golden Hobgoblin was holding when—
—I quickly stepped back, feeling a chill from behind.
———!!
A tearing sound echoed, and fragments flew up from behind.
Turning my head slowly, I saw an arrow embedded in the cave wall.
Someone had attacked me.
Turning my head slowly to see where the arrow came from, I discovered an unexpected figure standing there.
"…Why are you here?"
"What? It's not a goblin? Sorry, I didn't think anyone else would be here. I thought it was a goblin."
Jeong Yihun.
He walked over with a nasty smile, holding a bow in his right hand.
"Almost just now, you could have shot me in the head."
"What are you talking about? The instructors would have reverse-summoned you before you died, right?"
The kid, who was grinning and waving his arms, even in a situation where a disaster could have happened.
"Seeing you here, it seems the dungeons are all connected underground, right?"
With a very playful look, I raised Tommy, which I had stored in the cube, and aimed it at him.
"Whoa, whoa~ Really going to shoot? The instructors are watching, you know?"
"Of course. If you really die, the instructors will reverse-summon you, won't they?"
I pulled the trigger and fired [Al Capone's Tommy] in his direction.
"Kyaah—!!"
At the same time, a strange scream came from behind him.
A goblin, hanging from the ceiling to target me, fell with blood streaming from its forehead.
"Scared?"
The kid's expression twisted when I did exactly what he had done.
"Damn brat. Do you shoot first without checking if anyone's there, taught by your family?"
Knowing that the instructors could only see but not hear, he immediately provoked me by mentioning my family.
"Maybe ambushing people is a special skill in your family?"
Daring to challenge me in a verbal battle.
I knew all about how messed up Jeong Yihun's family was and what their weaknesses were.
And yet, he dared to provoke me?
"I don't know how you got here, but turn around and leave now. Everything here is what I've caught."
Pointing the Tommy's muzzle upwards, I said this, and from a distance, I heard the sound of grinding teeth.
"Because you found it, you want me to leave? What kind of logic is that?"
"It's the dungeon law, idiot. Don't you know the dungeon law, being from a police family?"
The dungeon law is a set of rules created to prevent incidents inside the dungeon. What I was claiming was a law that most heroes and Awakeners knew.
"The ownership of monster corpses inside the dungeon belongs to the one who hunted them. Isn't that basic?"
"…Ha. Follow the law, huh?"
Jeong Yihun was the problem.
He detested evil like a disease and almost worshipped justice, but he wouldn't hesitate to obstruct someone he deemed evil with unreasonable arguments and methods.
In other words, if he were a teammate, he would be a reliable backer, but if we were opponents, he would be a very troublesome existence.
Naturally, as the successor of the Callione Family, I was evil to him and someone he couldn't be friends with.
Though there were conditions.
"…Talking about dungeon law in the academy?"
"If you're upset, call a lawyer. Oh, don't you like lawyers much?"
Even if I said this, the kid wouldn't really think I would shoot.
What could he do about a law he truly believed in?
"…Damn brat."
The kid spat on the ground and finally turned to leave the way he came.
…Wait, should I try baiting him this time?
"Hold on."
"…What now?"
"Your clean surrender impressed me. I want to give you a chance. How about it, do you want to take the chance?"
"…What?"
The kid made a strange face, not understanding my intention.
"Even if you can't be first, you should get something, right? For example… the [Second Dimension Storage] I have."
"…A bet? You want to bet an item?"
The Second Dimension Storage was an item that could be considered unique in terms of its utility.
There was no reason for the kid not to covet such an item.
"Then what do you want me to bet?"
"Well, maybe a small favor later."
"A small favor means something you can handle, right?"
"Finally, you understand. The bet is simple. Guess which class will win. How about it?"
The kid looked at me suspiciously.
"Compared to me, you have a lot more to lose in this bet. Why should I accept such a suspicious bet?"
"Um… I'd rather see you lose miserably and whine than see you walk away with your pride intact."
The kid smirked after hearing my words.
"Are you that confident?"
"Think what you want. So, will you accept it?"
I said this while dangling the engraving of the Second Dimension Storage on my glove in front of him.
Come on, even you would covet this. It's like a secret storage room, right?
The kid stood there, thinking for a moment.
But soon, he nodded and looked at me.
"The boss will be caught by Class C."
"…You seem pretty confident."
Class C was the class where Choi Yeon, the granddaughter of the sword master, belonged.
"I know your club members are stronger than others. But the one I know, Choi Yeon, will cut down the goblin dungeon boss in one strike. So, I'll bet on Class C."
The kid's logic was quite plausible.
Choi Yeon, an Awakener trained by the sword master since childhood, would be unmatched even compared to other upperclassmen in the academy and could perform above average as a current hero.
Her sword skills would easily dispatch the goblin dungeon boss.
But Choi Yeon only had that level of skill.
Dungeon strategies are ultimately carried out as a team, not individually.
"I'll bet on our Class A catching the boss first."
"…After all that thinking, you're saying your class will win? You admitted that even if your club members are strong, they can't match Choi Yeon, the monster?"
"If this were a sparring match, you'd be right. But as you know, this is a dungeon."
I said this with a smug smile, and the kid frowned.
As if he only knew what he had thought.
"…Strange guy. So, let's go up together?"
"Sure. The other students must have reached the boss room by now."
I said this and threw a teleport platform to the kid.
"Shall we check it out upstairs?"
"Hmph, it's obvious, isn't it?"
I placed a teleport platform on the ground in front of me and stepped on it.
The magic power rising from the platform.
Seeing me, the kid also placed a platform in front of him and stepped on it.
"Choi Yeon must be cutting the boss's head off right now."
"Maybe."
Is that really the case?
The magic power rising from the platform enveloped my body, and the surroundings changed.
The teleport platform worked normally.
After confirming the change in scenery, I immediately stepped off the platform and looked around.
If this were a game, the [Teleport Platform] would mean the Hobgoblin, the boss of the goblin dungeon, should be nearby.
Looking around to find where my classmates were—
"…Oh."
…There was no need.
"That's a big one, isn't it?"
"Does size matter? Just stab it, and it'll fall apart!"
The goblin corpses with their bellies cut open and the Hobgoblin screaming and crying.
And the group surrounding the goblin, drenched in goblin blood.
It seemed we had arrived at the boss room, but—
The backs of what appeared to be my classmates were blocking the entrance, preventing others from entering.
…What's going on here?
"What, a steal?! Trying to sneak in? Didn't you learn dungeon manners?"
"We got here first! If you want to enter, wait until we kill the boss!"
The students, using the fact that they can't attack other students to their advantage, were blocking the entrance with their bodies.