Welcome to the Millennium Labyrinth!
It was Harbel's turn. He stepped onto the magic circle and
was instantly transported.
Chapter 1:
Labyrinth Name"Invitation to Death" - 1st Floor
"That's a pretty intense name for a labyrinth... What about
everyone else?"
Harbel was the last to arrive, and the other four members
were already gathered. Registering for the party was as
simple as doing it within the smartphone app.
Everyone seemed to have the same idea, and there were
already several parties of four to five people formed around
them.
"Is it okay if Leon is the leader?"
"I'm fine with it, but shouldn't it be Harbel?"
"No objections."
"We agree too."
"Understood."
"It's better to form a raid as is and go all the way up to the
10th floor at once."
"That's right, we might not even be able to reach the safety
zone if we're not careful."
"Okay!"
There was a function in the app that allowed party leaders to
negotiate with each other.
"Okay, we've formed a 9-party, 42-person raid."
"As expected, Leon, you're amazing."
"Anyone can do this much."
"For now, let's head straight to the 9th floor."
"Roger that."
Everyone went about clearing the dungeon in their own way.
The first chapter was like a maze, and there were only small
monsters like rats, so it didn't take much time.
In raid mode, items up to N and R rank were obtained by the
person who dropped them, and from SR rank onwards, they
were distributed completely randomly.
Items are displayed in the smartphone's storage and dropped
to the player. If you can't carry everything, you can discard it
on the spot, and the ownership is forfeited after 1 minute,
and they are recycled during the daily refresh.
Of course, items whose ownership has been forfeited
become the items of the next person who picks them up, so
how many items you can possess is the key.
Item snatching in the safety zone is prohibited, and the
higher the floor, the more gorgeous the rooms become. It
was so comfortable that you wouldn't want to leave...
The boss on the 10th floor is a Black Grizzly.
"One Black Grizzly for 42 people is a pretty quick raid..."
"Well, it's about this much at the beginning!"
On the 10th floor, there were countless rooms where you
could sleep and eat as you pleased.
"Leon, with this, can't we just go all the way to the 100th floor
in this raid?"
"That's not how the rules of this trial work!"
"Were there any strange rules?"
"Actually, there are tricks to the rules about this safety zone,
item snatching, and how items are distributed during raids."
"What are they?"
"Well, you'll find out as you go along..."
"Eventually, the infighting will begin."
The next morning, Leon's prediction came true.
"Why do you guys who haven't worked have SSR weapons!?"
"We got them according to the official rules, you have no
right to complain!"
"Shut up! I'll snatch them as soon as we get outside!"
"There's no way I'll let you do that! Idiot!"
"We're going to stay here, so you guys go ahead!"
"Huh? It's a raid, don't just say whatever you want!"
Like this, trouble was breaking out everywhere.
"I knew it..."
"Why?"
"That distribution rule, random distribution sounds good, but
in the end, it's all about luck. You might get an SSR even if
you don't work hard, and you might not get any items no
matter how hard you try."
"It's fair, isn't it?"
"Is it really? Here, the rules of the safety zone and item
snatching come into play. Those who get SSR don't want to
be robbed, and those who can't get them will try to snatch
them when they enter the next floor, so they'll try to spend
some time in the safety zone. This is how the raid collapses."
"What kind of rules are they thinking up..."
"Furthermore, the fact that murder is prohibited in the
labyrinth comes into play!"
"What's the problem with that?"
"Prohibition of murder means that you can do anything as
long as you don't kill..."
"I see!"
"The problem is that when you distribute items during a raid, it's random distribution after they drop. Everyone knows who
got what items. If it dropped directly to the person and it
wasn't known who it dropped to, there would be no problem..."
"That's what you mean."
"If you find the item you're looking for, you can check who it
drops to, and then beat them up enough not to kill them and
throw them into the safety zone, so they won't die... There
will be guys who think like that!"
"I see!"
"The rules are made to cause trouble from the beginning!"
"How mean..."
"Is the explanation over? More importantly, let's decide what
to do next!"
Garcia, number 42, cut in.
"Yeah, that's right."
"It's only a matter of time before the raid collapses as it is!"
"Before that, I think we should go as far as we can with a 10-
person raid."
Harbel suggested to everyone.
"I think that's a good idea."
Leon agreed.
"Garcia I think you're the strongest among us. So, could you
choose 4 people besides us 5 and Garcia-san who you think
look strong?"
"Why should I do such a troublesome thing?"
"If it's the same whoever chooses, it's better to have strong
people, right?"
"I'm asking you too."
Leon bowed his head to Garcia.
"We're asking you too."
Nel and Clarissa also asked.
"Well, it's a pain, but fine, but I'll be random!"
Garcia looked around.
"Number 32, 70, 4, and then number 1."
"Then, I'll go negotiate!"
Leon raised his hand and moved immediately.
"I heard the story, I'm Kasura, number 32."
"I'm Ali, number 70."
"My name is Gris, nice to meet you, I'm number 4."
"I'm Alexia, number 1, nice to meet you!"
"I'm Garcia, number 42."
"I'm Leon, number 77."
"I'm Harbel, number 99."
"I'm Nel, number 98."
"Clarissa, number 97."
"And finally, Takt, number 27!"
"We're a 5-person party, but what about you guys?"
"Since it's a raid anyway! There's no need to make it a party!"
"Okay, then let's make it a 10-person raid with a 5-person
party and 5 people each!"
"Okay!"
"Understood."
"Alright."
