He walked through somewhere, and saw something strange. It was a monster, but its behavior was bizarre—it wasn't moving, stuck in place without opening its eyes, yet it seemed to see from everywhere. Nava thought about it for a moment.
"This is strange, but the monster isn't fighting. That's good," he said, glad that he didn't have to fight and experience dying all over again.
Then he began to hear Celetia's voice, sounding as unusual as ever.
Celetia announced:
"Danger, danger, danger, danger! Pay attention, my lord. Do not fall into a state of dormancy, try to survive, do not be fooled by this calm stance."
"What danger? I mean, it's just standing there, not moving," Nava said, astonished.
Suddenly, the monster—whose body was covered—opened its eyes, which blazed with blue fire, its face nothing more than a skeletal structure. It drew its sword, a katana, with terrifying speed. Nava was nearly overwhelmed by its swiftness, but he survived by deploying elemental magic to create an ice sword. As the monster's sword aura burst forth, pitch darkness filled the area.
What is this endless hell?!
The sword clash began. Nava realized how difficult it was, but the infinite energy from that source was aiding him, moving at blistering speeds. The speed of their clashing blades surpassed light itself, reaching a velocity that bent even the concept of time, matching each other due to their shared dimensional tier. However, each had a distinct advantage: the monster possessed millions of years of combat experience, while Nava relied on his skills and Celetia's guidance.
The battle was neck-and-neck, raging on for a full hour of relentless impacts. But before another major clash could occur, both realized the presence of other monsters—a whole pack or group of goblins was watching them, waiting to strike. The horde launched an attack, and both Nava and the monster began slaughtering every goblin in sight. Nava used this chaos to escape. After running for an hour, he stopped, only to realize he had hit a dead end, and the monster was right behind him.
Yet... there was no fear in him, only a confident, cynical smile. This was what he wanted—part of his plan.
He unleashed a blast of power so immense that it blew up the monster and destroyed thirty goblins along with it.
Then he collapsed onto the ground, breathing heavily.
"No monster, no other self, and no failed memories will stop me. I will get out of here, I swear I will, and I will rule the world."
Then he realized what he had just said. He was utterly shocked by the phrase "rule the world," because he had never thought of such a thing before. He knew it, and yet he was deeply surprised by his own words.
Celetia announced calmly, as usual:
"Congratulations, my lord. You have reached Level 6 because you killed a great C-type monster."
Nava, still deep in thought, muttered:
"Celetia, isn't this strange? I mean, I never thought about ruling the world, yet I say things like that as if I'm a demon king or something. It's bizarre."
She replied casually:
"My lord, you have quite a strange personality."
And added
"Seriously, this is because of your other self. There's always a trigger or a link in your thoughts at certain times,"
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Nava sighed, deep in thought.
"So, Celetia, isn't this strange? I mean, how can this be on the second floor when we're just at the beginning? This sword seems like it pierces dimensions and spacetime to kill its target dead."
Celetia replied:
"True, I forgot to tell you that you can't climb more than 15 floors of the labyrinth. Because it was trapped on a floor of the labyrinth, an evil, unconscious monster whose goal is to destroy everything. It was born from nothingness. The source of its existence is still unknown, to be honest."
"Let me guess, then all floors are affected by its magic and power, and it grants them a source of power to the point that they break rules, laws, and do things beyond their race like this monster and the sword? Well, that makes sense and is weird again, damn it," Nava said, sighing
Celetia answered Logically
"My lord, at least you know what you should and shouldn't do, but do you have any idea what you will truly become when you get out of the labyrinth? The world is vast and infinite, and there are millions of worlds, in an infinite multiverse. So, with all this in mind, what will you become? A god? A celestial entity? A fictional entity? An author? A witch? A demon king? A king of monsters? Or death itself?"
"The choice is yours, so I always advise you to think before every step, because the boredom of losing oneself is a human's true enemy, much more than pain."
Nava realized that this was not just a game, but an endless reality—both a curse and a blessing for him—and he sighed.
"So I have to find a goal for myself? This is stranger than trying to survive."
He thought about it deeply, and only one idea came to mind
"I don't like being good all the time. It's annoying. Everyone takes advantage of you. And I don't like being evil all the time. That's just loneliness. There's no benefit or purpose in that. When I say I find it strange, I find myself between two things: doing things some people see as evil while you see them as normal, and normal things that I see as evil. Maybe I'm a failure, honestly. Oh god, that describes me more than anything else. At least I don't want to be a failure my whole life. No, I want the concept of life itself."
Nava said softly, as if he began to see himself in an infinite reflection of infinite fragments. He heard a laugh from within, but not from Celetia—it came from his other self.
Then, in an instant, he detached from reality and found himself in a strange dimension that transcended dimensions altogether. There was no time, no air, and no space whatsoever. Everything was logically possible. Then he saw a girl with silver hair, a flawless body, and golden eyes. She possessed an ethereal beauty with an emotionless expression. Nava was surprised, but he sighed.
She tried to speak, and then managed to say
"I see, it seems our meeting should have been logical in a place like this,"
she said with the utmost coldness and lack of emotion any person could muster.
"You are very annoying. Why didn't you give me your body?"
Nava smiled.
"Seriously, I don't even know your name. Do you think I'd actually give you my body for you to control, right? Logically speaking, you're a girl and I'm a boy—isn't that weird for you?"
After Nava's words, her face flushed red and she glared at him in anger.
"You... damn you. Why are you saying things like that?!"
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She muttered, looking deeply embarrassed as she acted like a shy teenager.