Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 1527: Acquiring A Dungeon Ego!

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FLASH!

As I saw the little Ego fly into my Knife, I suddenly found myself standing back inside the dungeon floor, as if nothing had happened. I looked at the knife, which was now glowing with a mysterious golden light. I just got my fourth Ego and it wasnʼt even created by me, I just found her inside this dungeon!

”Kireina, whatʼs going on?” Sol asked, approaching me slowly.

”Err, well, it is hard to explain but-”

TRUUUUMMM…!

However, before I could even explain anything to the poor Sol, a devastating tremor resonated, the entire dungeon was suddenly trembling! I suddenly noticed a mass of pure void emerging at the ceiling of the dungeon, absorbing it all and distorting space and time!

”W-W-What the heck?!” Sol cried.

”Shit! I didnʼt thought this would happen…! Letʼs get the fuck outta here!” I cried, quickly grabbing my Ego Weapons and then grabbing Sol with a phantom hand, rushing out of the dungeon by using [Roll] and [Telekinesis] to both move fast and also propel myself at an even faster speed.

FLAAASH!

TRUUM!

The dungeon suddenly disappeared right behind us, as we landed in the surface, rolling over the grass. When I looked back, the entrance to the dungeon was no more, and it was just a plain grassy surface.

…Shit, Iʼll have to explain this to Floresse and Elfina, they wonʼt take kindly in this dungeon disappearing, especially because it is special for them in terms of business.

”Outside world!”

The little voice resonated within the Kitchen Cooking Knife, the golden glow of this innocent little Ego soothed my heart a bit, but I was really worried about the other thing too. The dungeon! Where did it go?!

”Little girl, whereʼs the Dungeon?” I wondered, talking to my own knife.

”I ate it.” She said nonchalantly.

”…Excuse me?” I wondered.

”I… ate it!” She said, as if feeling accomplished.

”Kireina! What is this thing?” Asked Sol. ”Why is your kitchen knife talking now?”

”Oh, you can hear her? I guess she got an ability that can be heard more easily… For my other Ego Weapons, they have to receive my permission to telepathically communicate with people… Huh, sheʼs interesting.” I said.

”Wait, sheʼs an Ego? Like your weapons?” He asked.

”Pretty much, I found her inside the Dungeon, she resulted being something like… the dungeon itself. Like a Dungeon Core, but Dungeon Cores actually donʼt seem to exist here. So I guess letʼs call her a Dungeon Ego.” I said while nodding to myself, I am good at naming now, finally, after over 1500 chapters of my life.

”…Thatʼs an awful name but I guess I canʼt blame you about it.” Sol said. ”Not everyone is good at this.”

”Hey! I think itʼs pretty good as a name! Youʼre the awful one here, saying such a rude thing to this lady…” I sighed in disbelief of this manʼs pettiness.

”Nonetheless, the dungeon… So you put the Dungeon Ego in your Kitchen Knife?!” Asked Sol.

”…Yes.” I sighed.

”And the Dungeon had to disappear too?!” Asked Sol.

”She said she ate it.” I said.

”I ate it.” The little knife spoke to Sol.

”You did?! Why?! We wonʼt be able to get more EXP without monsters now!” Said Sol.

”…I was hungry.” She answered adorable. Her voice was too honest, so Sol cut it out quickly.

”Sigh… Well, whatever. The army of humans is coming tomorrow so its not as if weʼll make that much of a difference by killing monsters. And the dungeon was already mostly empty.” The Hero of the Sun said. ”Well, I am going back to the house to rest… I want to apologize to Elfina too.”

”Oh? You will join the war then?” I asked.

”…I donʼt know yet. I have to think this and also rest a bit, I feel slightly tired…” Sol admitted. He had managed to reach Level 22 in the dungeon after killing all those monsters. That was already pretty good, but I guess not enough for him to develop completely. If he could slay some humans, heʼll earn tons of EXP… But he doesnʼt want to do that I guess.

”O-Okay, see ya.” I said, I rolled to the backyard of the house, where there was nobody. For the moment I want to pretend nothing has happened in the dungeon. I think Sol might not talk about it for now, so I hope he doesnʼt.

For now, what I want to do is check the new Ego that is accompanying me. However, Aquamarine and company seemed to already begin socializing with her.

”Hi! Whatʼs your name?” Asked Aquamarine.

”Name? I donʼt have name…” Said the little girl.

”You sound so young and small…” Sighed White. ”Poor thing, weʼll raise you well.”

”Youʼre too soft with her! Donʼt you know she ate a whole dungeon?” Asked Black.

”Dungeon… was mine!” The girl said. She seemed have owned the dungeon. Quite possibly because it was her own body.

”Huh, youʼre a cocky little brat.” Said Black.

”Donʼt be so rude with a child, you brute.” Said White. ”Dear, donʼt listen to the ugly black spear, he only speaks nonsense because heʼs insane!”

”Hehehe… Insane!” The little girl giggled.

I guess Iʼve gotten myself a new little daughter.

For the moment, as the Egos spoke, I checked her Status.

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[Name]: [--] [Rank]: [D]

[Race]: [Sentient Magical Knife]

[Job Class]: [Dungeon Spirit] 

[Subclass]: [Chef]

[Level]: [0/10]

[HP]: [300/300]

[MP]: [20000/20000]

[Strength]: [700]

[Agility]: [600]

[Vitality]: [300]

[Intelligence]: [5000]

[Dexterity]: [500]

[Divinity]: [50]

{Passive Skills}

[Unique Skills]: [Dungeon Ego: Lv--] [Labyrinth Embodiment: Lv--] [Mana Regenerating Core: Lv--]

[Body Skills]: [Automatic Self Repair: Lv1] [Automatic Mana Absorption: Lv1] [Sharp Blade: Lv1] 

[Resistance Skills]: [Status Effect Immunity: Lv--] 

{Active Skills} 

[Physical Skills]: [Cooking: Lv1] 

[Magical Skills]: [Dungeon Gate Creation: Lv1] [Summon Dungeon Monster: Lv1] 

{Title Skills}

[Unique Title Skills]: [Dungeon: Lv1]

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What? Damn… Sheʼs really an actual dungeon inside my cooking knife! No way… I really did such a thing. Now I am slightly feeling embarrassed I put her there… Well, maybe sheʼll enjoy cooking, I hope? Also whatʼs with all these skills? They sound cool though, reminds me of my own abilities in my previous life…

Maybe the Dungeon is still inside of the knife? And thereʼs a Skill to summon dungeon monsters! Maybe this got more potential than I had originally thought… Also, whatʼs with her abnormally high MP and Intelligence?!

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