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

　The flames appeared to be raging, but there was no smoke at all.

　And there is no need to fear a fire without smoke.

　He stood where the flames couldn't reach, taking in all their movements—a truly rare opportunity.

　He quietly observed the flames burning, wanting to see what they could produce.

　"It can't go on forever; that doesn't make sense."

　The moment this thought arose, the intensity of the flames suddenly surged, with tongues of fire rising from the ground even licking through the ceiling.

　Then, a flame magic circle corresponding to the floor lit up on the ceiling, running seamlessly from top to bottom.

　"Boom!"

　Suddenly, a voice announcing registration rang out from above, and a fire array on the ceiling burned through it, shooting out crimson light from above.

　Then a central line suddenly appeared, splitting the entire ceiling in two.

　When Dak came to his senses, the ceiling of the secret room had suddenly opened up.

　Dak suddenly looked up, and an upside-down world appeared in his field of vision.

　Countless upside-down candlesticks came into view, their flickering flames swaying in unison.

　"Hidden space!"

　Although it wasn't one of those hidden spaces that led directly to the depths of the underground city, it was undoubtedly something beyond a locked room.

　"Leomon... no, wait, where's Devimon?"

　Dark immediately called for Leomon, but then realized that Devimon would be more suitable, only to find that it wasn't around.

　"We'll deal with the monsters outside," Leomon said calmly.

　"Really?" Dark turned around and found that Gatomon was not by his side, so he simply pushed open the door and went out to take a look at the situation outside.

　Among the monster corpses, Gatomon stood proudly, its snow-white fur standing out especially in the dark environment.

　"Devimon." After realizing that there weren't many monsters continuously arriving, Dark summoned Devimon from the "Atmosphere Group."

　As soon as Little Demonmon entered the secret room, his scalp tingled with fear.

　Although the ceiling of the sealed room had been opened, the flames had not been extinguished. Although they were smokeless, the temperature remained extremely high, making it unapproachable.

　But since Dark had summoned him indoors, Devimon already knew what he was about to face.

　Although it looked worried, it still flapped its wings and flew over.

　"Let's see if this flame is real."

　However, Dak offered a reminder.

　The little devilmon cautiously touched the flame with the tip of its wing. It then withdrew with a "whoosh," but there was no scorch mark on the tip of its wing.

　It slowly opened its eyes, secretly glanced at the tips of its wings, and quickly said, "Conditioned reflex, conditioned reflex."

　There are no scorch marks; it cannot be burned.

　Aside from being hotter than the body surface, the flames were almost entirely an illusion.

　Suddenly emboldened, the little devil beast didn't wait for Dark's command and suddenly flew into the flames, then dashed into the world on the ceiling.

　In an instant, its body was upside down, and it felt as if it were being turned upside down and falling upwards.

　Seeing that all below were burning candlesticks, it quickly reversed its direction and flew downwards, finally breaking free from the constraints of gravity.

　It's all thanks to its ability to fly that it was able to adjust like a child just learning to swim.

　"How is it?" Dark asked, raising his voice.

　"Gravity, the focus is reversed!" Little Devimon shouted.

　"As expected?" Dark thought to himself, then said, "Once we get used to it, we'll go in and see if there are any treasures, like... a treasure chest or something?"

　Little Devimon's eyes lit up, and it immediately adjusted its posture, keeping itself upside down to fit into the upside-down world.

　Then it eagerly began searching through the hidden space filled with candlesticks.

　This hidden space is unknown, as it connects to some level of the underground city. The space is roughly the size of a basketball court, and of course, no one knows if there are any other secret passages.

　The little devilmon first made a quick circle around, then rushed back to report the situation to Dark.

　Apart from the floating candlesticks, the interior space was pure white, with only a tiny crack in one wall.

　Little Devimon boldly guessed that there was a treasure chest inside that door!

　Then it volunteered, clamoring to go inside and take a look.

　After much consideration, Dak offered himself up three times.

　Dark had no choice but to let it take the risk alone.

　So the little devil beast flapped its wings and flew to the wall with a "biu".

　But just as it pawed at the door, a candlestick behind it, which should have been an inanimate object, suddenly came to life.

　The flames, which had been flickering slightly, suddenly surged, like long hair flying in the wind. A pair of dark eyes slowly opened from the flames, staring intently at the back of the little devilmon.

　Little Devimon felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively turned his head away.

　The flames of the candlestick were still raging wildly. When it saw it, it was already like a long whip, lashing out fiercely. The little devil beast let out a scream and, at the last second, unleashed an unprecedented reaction speed, dodging the lash of the fiery whip with a superb posture. Then, it fled in a panic towards the ceiling that connected to the secret room.

　"Choo Choo Choo--"

　Thirteen Deadly Chirps!

　"call!"

　Suddenly, a whooshing sound filled the air as the silvery-white young dragon burst through the interface connecting the two spaces, adjusting to the gravity-reversed world in a single turn. Then, with ferocious speed, it hurtled past the Impmon and slammed into the pursuing candlestick!

　"boom!"

　With a loud crash, the candlestick was smashed to pieces by the blue-eyed dragon, and the flame on top of the candle flickered and was about to be extinguished.

　"Meow-"

　The blue-eyed dragon let out a long, triumphant howl.

　Little Devimon suddenly turned his head, his face showing astonishment: "You're a dragon!"

　But the blue-eyed dragon didn't care about any of that.

　St. Maryann College has a no-fly rule, and its size is too big to hide, so it can only sneak around a couple of times after nightfall.

　Now that we finally have this opportunity, why not have a great time flying?

　It passed over the candlesticks, and the hurricane that swept through almost extinguished the flames.

　After one round, all the candles were stimulated, and the flames swelled up.

　……

　Seeing the increasingly chaotic scene within the hidden space, Dark couldn't help but cover his forehead and let out a painful cry.

　The magical spirits gained intelligence and developed their own ideas, always managing to cause trouble when he least expected it.

　Now all the candlesticks in the entire space have awakened, and given the nature of these kinds of monsters... they probably have combo attacks or something similar.

　His judgment was very accurate.

　The dragon's natural aura emanating from the blue-eyed dragon made the hundred-plus candlesticks feel extremely threatened. As soon as they awoke, they swarmed toward the first awakened candlestick, arranging themselves in a dense, square pattern.

　The candle flames quickly merged, transforming in the blink of an eye into an extremely large flame.

　The Blue-Eyes Dragon also sensed something was wrong and stopped abruptly beside the little devilmon, blinking its big eyes at the huge candle flame with an innocent look that said, "It has nothing to do with me."

　"This is it," Little Devimon said, his eyelids drooping.

　Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon: "Meow—"

　Little Devimon: "Stop pretending to be a cat!"

　"Blue-Eyes Young Dragon, Shrine of Light!"

　Dak's command came promptly.

　The blue-eyed dragon spun around in the air and then released the "Hall of Light".

　A holy white light burst forth from its dragon wings and rapidly converged above its head, condensing into a blazing sphere of light as bright as the sun.

　Snow-white feathers fluttered down from the sky.

　The sudden explosion of the sphere of light caused a rapid change in the surrounding environment.

　The blue-eyed dragon was bathed in the glow, its eyes squinting comfortably.

　But what awaited it was a long whip of flame, stretched out from a huge candle!

　The flaming whip took the shape of a giant python, and opened its huge mouth to devour it.

　A glint flashed in the blue-eyed dragon's eyes, and it instantly became serious.

　As a dragon, it is not afraid of fire.

　He even faced the flames head-on and charged forward.

　The little devil was instantly left behind, and could only watch helplessly as the Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon and the giant fire serpent engaged in a fierce battle.

　The Blue-Eyes Dragon's wings were as sharp as knives, and the wind blades it generated tore through the flames.

　But the candlelight flickered slightly and then filled in again.

　It glanced at it and knew it couldn't extinguish the fire python with its own power... so it attacked the main body!

　"boom!"

　The giant fire python was no match for the blue-eyed dragon's charge. The outer candlesticks were cleaved in two by the dragon's wings, and the upper part, still burning with candlelight, fell down and melted into milky white wax on the ground.

　More and more candlesticks were cut off, and more and more wax piled up on the ground.

　When it accumulates to a certain point, the piled-up wax wriggles into a milky-white behemoth, roaring angrily upwards.

　……

　Dark Dimon, who was in a secret room and watching the entire battle from an upside-down perspective, finally remembered what kind of monster it was.

　A single candlestick is called a "Candle Spirit," and the giant beast that emerges from the wax is called a "Candle Monster." They are common monsters found below the twentieth floor of the dungeon.

　They are merely small monsters that play the role of "slimes," but they can pose a deadly threat.

　"But since it is a monster located below the twentieth floor, then this hidden space should also be below the twentieth floor."

　"If I could conquer this place and obtain the treasure chest hidden inside... *slurp*"

　Dak quickly pursed his lips.

　If you can get something more valuable than "Trash Slime" from a treasure chest, that would be a huge profit!

　"The individual strength of a Candle Spirit is around three stars, and when hundreds of them gather together, they have the strength of five stars. The strength of the Candle Monsters they produce also depends on the amount of wax used, and is between four and six stars."

　"With the Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon's strength, it's more than capable of handling this."

　"Just like Lydia said, let the magical spirits stretch their muscles more, instead of staying in the clubroom all day eating and sleeping."

　Dak put his hands in his pockets and watched patiently.

　The Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon's biggest weakness is its lack of sufficient attack methods. It has almost no special moves available in battle, and its only "Dragon's Reverse Scale" can cause confusion in its mind.

　To consistently win in battles of the same level, one needs not only skillful combat techniques but also a quick and adaptable mind.

　For example, bypassing the giant fire python and directly attacking the Candle Spirit's main body would be a good option.

　However, unlike the Candle Monsters and Candle Spirits, they have great resistance to physical attacks and are relatively more difficult to deal with.

　What will it do?

　Dak had some expectations.

　However, after the Blue-Eyes Dragon cut down a large number of Candle Spirits, it was caught off guard by the Candle Monster during its dive.

　The Candle Monster's body suddenly swelled, clinging to the Blue-Eyes Dragon's wings like a lump of mud. Then, its massive body leaped up, pressing down on the Blue-Eyes Dragon's back and slamming it to the ground from mid-air.

　In the blink of an eye, the situation changed drastically.

　The Blue-Eyes baby dragon was stuck to the candle monster's wax like a fly stuck to a flyboard, unable to break free no matter how hard it struggled.

　Seeing this, the gathered candle spirits immediately shouted, the burning candle flames flickered wildly, and the giant flame python formed by the candle flames suddenly turned its head and swooped down towards the trapped blue-eyed dragon on the ground.