The Boy Who Fell to the Lowest Level of the Dungeon, Becoming the Strongest and Returns to the Surface After 10 Years~He Just Wants to Live a Quiet Life, but His Childhood Friends Who Have Risen to Prominence Won’t Leave Him Alone~ - Chapter 1: The Boy Who Fell to the Lowest Level

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“Are we going back to the surface soon?”

The boy, Elta, muttered while looking up.

At the end of his gaze──far in the distance, there is a large, closed magic circle.

“It’s been ten years since then, hasn’t it?”

This is a certain level of the dungeon…

Ten years ago, Elta was caught in a trap on the upper level and fell from the magic circle.

Since then, he has been living here.

“That was surprisingly quick.”

What happened was when Elta was eight years old.

It was the day when Elta, who had no parents, went on his first dungeon exploration with his childhood friends from the same facility.

However, only Elta got caught in the trap, and before he knew it, he was here alone.

It’s embarrassing to remember, but at first, he was brought to tears.

The reason Elta could live brightly like that is thanks to the friends he met here.

“Is this where you were, Elta?”

“Oh, Fen!”

As he was lost in nostalgia, Elta was called from behind.

What he saw when he turned around was a large silver wolf.

Elta calls her “Fen.”

Fen is one of the friends he met here.

“The days with Elta flew by in no time.”

“Me too.”

Initially, Elta fell here and was consumed by despair.

The one who picked him up was Fen.

After that, it seems Fen taught him various things.

The magic circle opens only for a few seconds once every ten years.

It is said that no one has ever fallen here before.

Until reaching the way of life here.

For Elta, Fen is an irreplaceable benefactor.

“Are you looking forward to going above ground?”

“Yeah. It’s a bit lonely to part with Fen and everyone, but…”

“That’s the same for me, but didn’t Elta leave comrades on the surface?”

“That’s right.”

There is no falsehood or pretense in the feeling of loneliness, but Elta has important people on the surface as well.

Friends, childhood acquaintances, and above all, the presence of his younger sister.

He can’t stay here forever, can he?

Then, behind the two who are talking, multiple shadows appear.

“Grururururu…”

“Roooaaar…”

“Fuuuu…”

Each of them possesses a body dozens of times larger than Elta’s, making them monsters of a different class.

If he were to encounter it, everyone would be stunned.

In contrast, Elta──

“Everyone! You came to say goodbye!”

He brightened up his face.

“Gruu!”

“Woof!”

“Phew!”

The monsters also rushed towards Elta and embraced each other.

“Ahaha! That tickles!”

The gigantic magical beasts also have fluffy fur, and the texture feels nice.

Wrapped in such a happy atmosphere, Elta smiles.

Yes, Elta and the monsters were friends… once.

“But everyone, I have to get going soon.”

“””Grrr…”””

According to Fen, the magic circle will soon open.

If he misses this opportunity, he will be trapped for another ten years.

However, the monsters can’t hide their loneliness either.

“Don’t make that face! I’ll come to play again!”

“””Gyaaaah!”””

That’s why Elta made a promise.

He doesn’t know when that will be, but the bond formed over ten years spent here won’t easily fade away.

It seems that the monsters have also decided to look forward to it.

“Oh, the magic circle is opening!”

And then, at last, signs of the magic circle opening begin to show.

However, thinking that they won’t be able to meet for a while, Elta’s tear ducts loosen.

“Then, everyone… I’m off.”

“Ah, hurry up. The magic circle will close soon.”

“Yeah.”

When Elta kicked off the ground, his body flew away with a whoosh sound.

The destination is a magic circle that looks high, high up.

“Ah!”

When he glanced back one last time, everyone was waving.

At that moment, with ten years’ worth of gratitude and a feeling of “until we meet again,” Elta also waved back vigorously.

“See you later!”

“””Grrr~”””

Thus, Elta dove into the magic circle that connected to the ground──.

The magic circle closes, and Elta’s figure disappears.

For a moment, silence lingered in the area, but eventually, Fen, the white wolf, murmured.

“Has he left…?”

Fen is staring blankly at the closed magic circle again.

Then, a single tear fell, which she had never shown in front of Elta.

They were also teased by those around them for their appearance.

“Hey, hey, you’re crying.”

“How cute!”

“You were the one he got along with the best.”

For the first time, upon hearing those words, Fen felt embarrassed and quickly wiped her eyes.

“Wh-What! Sh-Shut up!”

Amidst all this, a certain monster visits Fen.

“By the way, did you talk about us?”

“What about us?”

“So, this is the lowest level of the dungeon… and we are called the strongest race by humans. Just like you are the legendary ‘Divine Wolf’ Fenrir.”

In contrast, Fen broke out in a cold sweat.

“…Ah.”

“””Eh?”””

She has a completely “I messed up” expression.

It seems that she hadn’t told Elta.

Then, suddenly, she heard unpleasant words from around her.

“Elta completely possesses ‘otherworldly power,’ but is that okay?”

“””…”””

Fen was flustered by the atmosphere, but she desperately made an explanation.

“N-no, it should be fine! Elta was raised with a good heart! It shouldn’t be used for anything bad!”

Everyone around nods in agreement to those words.

They, too, seem to be able to proudly say that Elta was raised straight.

“That’s why we can only look forward to the promise!”

And so, Fen forcefully brings it all together.

Then they believed in the promise and sincerely wished for Elta to live a good life.

“But, be careful not to overdo it, Elta.”

It will be a later story when Elta realizes he is the strongest race──.

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