Welcome to the MD Exam!
Meanwhile, Leon had already arrived at Mount Marule.
Leon was raised in an elite family of magic users with all
attributes. He participated in the MD exam just as a test of
his skills, but he was excited for the first time in a while after
meeting Harbel and Chunks.
"This is Mount Marule, it's hot!"
"We can't warp to the entrance of the exam venue, so we'll
have to walk."
"It's all thanks to Harbel that we were able to get here."
"No, it's thanks to everyone's cooperation."
Harbel scratched his head shyly.
The three followed the map and found a cave.
"Are they really going to hold the exam in a cave like this?"
"This must be where the entrance to the dungeon is!"
"I see."
Harbel and the others proceeded through the cave and
arrived at a large space.
About 100 examinees were already waiting there for the
exam to start.
"Yo, Harbel!"
"Leon, you made it! I'm glad, I was worried because it's far from there."
Harbel is so naive as always...
"It's almost noon!"
"We will now close the registration."
A female staff member with a loud voice shouted.
"Hello everyone, I will be your guide, my name is Anon."
She bowed deeply.
"Thank you for completing the checkpoints. There are 108
examinees this year. Please confirm that the app
automatically installed on your smartphones displays the
number and name of each examinee at this time."
"What, automatically installed..."
"It's really there..."
"Furthermore, everything from here on will be managed on
your smartphones, so please be careful not to lose them!"
"Please use this transfer magic circle to go to the MD exam
venue. This Millennium Labyrinth consists of ten chapters,
and each chapter is a 100-floor dungeon, making it a 1,000-
floor dungeon."
Anon showed a schematic diagram of the Millennium
Labyrinth on the screen.
"The MD exam will consist of clearing the 100th floor of the
first chapter, the labyrinth named "Invitation to Death"."
"The time limit is 30 days, and all those who have not
reached the goal by then will be disqualified. Please check
your smartphone for detailed information such as precautions."
"Some floors allow clearing in parties, and some floors allow
raid battles to capture the boss in front of the safety zone
every 10 floors. Please note that parties can have up to 5
members, and raid battles can have up to 10 parties, 50
members. Furthermore, please note that you cannot go back
to a floor you have already cleared."
A diagram was shown on the screen.
"The dungeon will be refreshed every day at midnight. All
items and monsters in the dungeon will randomly respawn."
"By the way, all items acquired in the dungeon belong to that
person and will be registered on their smartphone. However,
please be careful as item snatching is allowed."
"There is another very important point. Murder is not allowed
in the first chapter. Please note that if it is discovered, you
will be immediately disqualified."
"Also, you are free to retire. If you tap that area three times,
you can immediately return to this place, but if you do it more
than five times, you will not be able to return to the dungeon
and will lose your qualification to take the MD exam after
that. Furthermore, please be careful as once you return to this place, you will have to start over from the first floor."
Anon bowed deeply again.
"Finally, prize money will be awarded to those who rank in the
top 10 in the order of clearing the dungeon. The first place
will receive 100 million Gin, the second place 50 million Gin,
and the third place 30 million Gin."
"That's all for the explanation. Please note that we cannot
accept any questions."
"Please proceed to the magic circle in order of your
examinee number."
The examinees were waiting in line while checking their
numbers on their smartphones.
"Harbel, good luck!"
"Yeah, Leon."
"Did you notice?"
"Yeah, that number 42, right?"
"Yeah, that guy is dangerous."
"Yeah, he's dangerous..."
"That guy Garcia, the Chunks from the other day is like a child
compared to him..."
"Yeah, he looks like he's going to kill someone."
"Yeah, that's what I think too..."
"What, Leon is not like that."
"No, my original profession is assassin."
"What, Leon is also a reincarnated person?"
"Harbel too?"
"I was a pharmacist."
"Wow."
"Also, the 30-day deadline seems long, but it's actually quite
tight, isn't it?"
"Certainly, if the boss is hunted, you have to wait a day for it
to respawn, and if there is a waiting party in front, you don't
know when you can fight."
"Harbel, you're smart."
"Leon, you know a lot of things."
"Isn't it going to be a deadline if you don't go to the raid battle
for the 10th floor boss?"
"That's right."
"First of all, we need a party. We need one more person if it's 5 people?"
"Do you have anyone in mind?"
While Harbel was checking the names on his smartphone,
"Oh, Tact is here."
"Who is that guy?"
"He's the guy who tried to kill us, but I let him go once."
"Is it okay to let him in?"
"I thought it would be better than a completely unknown
person."
"Well, if Harbel is okay with it, I'm okay with it."
"Nell, Clarissa, what do you think?"
"Well, it's okay."
"Me too, if Harbel is okay with it."
"Okay."
"Hey, Tact!"
"You guys made it this far."
"Won't you join our party?"
"Huh? You're the one who tried to kill us, you know?"
"If you don't want to join, I'm not forcing you!"
"No, I'm not saying I don't want to..."
"Then, that's settled!"
"I'm Leon, nice to meet you."
¹¹１I'm Tact, please take care of me."
Harbel and the others decided to meet up and form a party
once they entered the dungeon.
