The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　After the minor incident, Dark and the magical spirits continued on their way.

　About ten minutes later, they stopped in a closed road.

　The passageway was covered in vines, and a "vine monster" was hiding among them. The remains of the monster were scattered on the ground.

　Dark whispered, "Right here?"

　"Puyo!" "Greedy Slime I" jumped lightly in his palm, and then degenerated into "Greedy Slime" as the time was up.

　Dak squinted and began to observe carefully.

　The first and second levels of the underground city are both maze-like structures.

　A series of interconnected walls divided the entire floor into countless sections.

　Glowing moss crawled all over the corners of the walls, illuminating the dark and gloomy dungeon.

　Because it's at the end of a road, the view is unobstructed.

　"Nothing here... Could there be a hidden door?"

　……

Chapter 578 Extreme Greed (6k)

　Dark had a sudden inspiration and thought of a possibility.

　Mechanisms, traps, and hidden doors are all features of maze-like dungeons.

　If you can find a hidden door in the wall, you are very likely to enter the "hidden room".

　"Hidden room" is the same as "secret room".

　Last semester's dungeon trip was triggered by Emma finding the "hidden room," which led to the discovery of the hidden space where the Abyss was located.

　Dark's holy sword was obtained from it.

　Therefore, as soon as he thought of this, he immediately became interested.

　"Lion Beast, pull out the vine monster."

　In short, before exploring for hidden doors, clear out the surrounding monsters.

　Dark put away the "Greedy Slime" for the time being, then took out a pair of gloves from Gatomon's backpack, put them on, and began to carefully feel along the wall.

　As for the vines at the end of the passage and the "vine monsters" hidden within them, they were quickly cleared away by Leomon.

　Generally, wall mechanisms fall into two categories: physical triggers and magical triggers.

　Dark wore very thin gloves with good magical permeability, allowing magic to be transmitted to the fingertips and enhancing sensitivity.

　He groped his way from one end of the wall to the other, then went back and groped again, finally finding a loose brick where the vine monster had crawled. He then gathered his magic and pressed it down hard.

　Cracks suddenly appeared on the wall that was originally without any gaps.

　Dark had a sudden thought and immediately stepped back, switching to Lion Beast.

　"You come."

　Leomon nodded, activated the mechanism in the same way, and then exerted his muscles.

　Suddenly, a revolving door with the center line as its axis appeared on the wall.

　Undeterred, it pushed open the door and entered, reaching the other side of the wall.

　Half a minute later.

　The lion-beast stepped out from the other side of the center line and said to Dark, "There is a secret room."

　Dark's eyes lit up slightly as he pushed open the door and entered with Devimon and Gatomon.

　This "hidden room" behind the wall is roughly 4x4 in size. The room itself is not large and does not have many carvings or decorations.

　Dark clearly remembered that Emma found the "hidden room" after solving a puzzle, and then obtained an oil lamp and a mural from it.

　Compared to him, Emma had a significantly greater difficulty finding the hidden room.

　In dungeons, the difficulty and rewards are usually proportional.

　This implies that the loot in the "hidden room" he found was probably not as good as what Emma found.

　However, gaining something is better than gaining nothing.

　Dak was very calm about it.

　He went into the "hidden room" and rummaged around for a while before finally finding a small box about the size of his palm in a corner.

　"Could this be a treasure chest in a secret room?"

　Dak blinked, then squatted down to take a closer look.

　Apart from the size, the box and treasure chest in front of them look very similar, with a small lock hanging on the lid.

　"Anyway, it seems like I'm having good luck today."

　Dark thought for a moment, but instead of immediately opening the box, he stepped back and let Leomon go first.

　"Mimic" is a type of monster that frequently appears in dungeons.

　If greed blinds you, you are very likely to fall into the trap of the "treasure chest monster".

　The lion crouched down, grabbed the chain of the box with two fingers, and twisted it hard, breaking the entire lock.

　Only then did it forcefully open the lid.

　"Bang."

　The pink light emanating from the box illuminated Leomon's majestic face.

　As the light dimmed, the treasure inside the box was exposed to the air.

　The lion carefully took the treasure out of the box and held it up to examine it closely.

　"It's not a mimicry monster."

　Dak felt relieved and went closer to observe.

　What the lion beast was holding was a pink crescent moon pendant.

　The pendant is made of a pink metal of unknown origin, with an extremely thin chain and a crescent-shaped pendant that radiates a warm, jade-like light.

　Judging from its appearance alone, it gives the impression of a high-end jewelry piece.

　However, upon closer inspection, one will find that the pendant contains only a very small amount of magic.

　It was only the nature of the magic that caught Dark's attention.

　"I see, a pendant with alluring properties. If it were in a game, it would have a [Charm +1] tag."

　Dark took the pendant from the lion beast's hand, examined it carefully, and then closed his eyes to concentrate.

　A dozen seconds later, he slowly opened his eyes, and the color of his eyeballs had changed from emerald green to gold. He had opened the "Eye of Truth"!

　No treasure can be hidden under the direct gaze of the "Eye of Truth".

　Half a minute later, Dak closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had returned to normal.

　"How was it?" Little Devimon asked with great interest.

　Dark pondered, "Although its magic power is weak, it unexpectedly possesses a value no less than that of the Insect Tree. Perhaps we've found a treasure right from the start? After returning to the castle, we can investigate the origin of this pink metal."

　Then he took a small bag out of his backpack, put the pink crescent pendant inside, and placed it away.

　Overall, I had good luck today.

　Therefore, after leaving the secret room, he summoned "Greedy Slime" again and took out another magic card - "Greed III"!

　"In the name of Dark Demon, Summon Magic!"

　Under the illumination of "Greed III", the body of "Greedy Slime" rapidly expanded.

　As the blue light receded, a giant, jelly-like slime appeared before our eyes.

　Dark suppressed the urge to pounce into the body of "Greedy Slime II", and summoned the "Single Sword Sheath" in front of him, grasped the hilt, and slowly inserted it into the body of "Greedy Slime II".

　"Greedy Slime II" enveloped it with its soft inner walls, greedily absorbing the aura of the holy sword.

　After a while, it pulled out the "single sword sheath," its eyes filled with greed.

　Dark asked carefully, "How was it? Did you feel it?"

　"Greedy Slime II" immediately narrowed its eyes, trying its best to sense.

　It possesses a deadly technique called "Greed Obsession." No matter what the treasure is, if it wants it, it can always find more.

　The aura of the holy sword in the "Single Sword Sheath" is extremely special. Once a holy sword is within its sensing range, it will inevitably be detected.

　The range of perception of "greed" is far greater than that of "treasure-smelling".

　Dark's main goal in entering the dungeon this time was to use this ultimate skill to find the "Holy Sword"!

　After all, once it happens, it will happen again.

　Since he was lucky enough to obtain the first holy sword, it is only natural that he would find a second holy sword, isn't it?

　But "Greedy Slime II" failed to meet its expectations.

　After carefully sensing it, a look of frustration appeared on its face, and even its eyes turned dull.

　Dark quickly reassured him, "It's not a big problem. This is only the first level of the dungeon; the probability of finding the 'Holy Sword' is extremely low. We'll try again when we get to the second level."

　"Puyo—"

　"Greedy Slime II" moved closer to Dark's feet, then sucked on his thigh and began to whine and beg.

　"OK OK."

　Dak said with a hint of helplessness, then suddenly thought of something.

　"Wait, let's go into the secret room one more time!"

　"Pfft?"

　……

　Dark immediately led "Greedy Slime II" into the secret room, then pointed to a small box in the corner and said, "Can we find more treasure chests?"

　"Greedy Slime II" blinked its big, round eyes and moved toward the corner.

　The treasure chests in the dungeon are very special. Although they are called "treasure chests," they are actually part of the dungeon, like walls, and are usually immovable.

　After "Greedy Slime II" surrounded it, it began to sense it carefully.

　A moment later, it raised its head and let out an excited cry at Dark: "Puyo! ヾ(o?)ノヾ"

　Dark immediately understood: "Lionmon!"

　Leomon obeyed the command and immediately picked up "Greedy Slime II" and placed it on his head like a cloak.

　"Gululu!"

　"Greedy Slime II" made a muffled gurgling sound, squeezed out a short tentacle from its body, and pointed it in a certain direction.

　"Is it over there? Time to run, Leomon."

　A hint of excitement welled up in Dark's eyes, and greed couldn't help but surge forth.

　The plan to find the "Holy Sword" has encountered obstacles.

　However, if a large number of treasure chests can be found, it will be enough to make up for the losses.

　Dark grabbed Devimon and ran quickly behind Leomon.

　The monsters they encountered along the way were no match for Leomon, and even those with weaknesses were easily torn apart by Gatomon.

　They ran at an incredible speed and finally found the location of the second treasure chest before "Greedy Slime II" degenerated!

　……

　Bobby Bernal is a second-year student at the House of Fools.

　Like most students in the House of Fools, he had little presence in the class.

　However, his grades were not bad; he was in the middle to upper range even among the entire grade.

　When the club was recruiting, he managed to join a medium-sized club and got to know Simon Bernal, a third-year student in the club.