The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10: System Activation

"Finally! I thought I'd never see the light of day!" A childlike voice sounded in his head, causing Luca to fall off his bed.

"Ow!"

Luca rubbed his head while looking around for the source of the voice but saw no one and nothing new.

"Host! I...I don't have a physical body, especially outside the Dungeon." Luca couldn't see it, but he felt like this entity was somewhat embarrassed about not having a body.

Then Luca remembered the weird prompts he got before he was booted out.

"Was that your doing? What's that about a system integration?"

"Ah yes, Host. I suppose I owe you a proper introduction. I'm D-29, the system manager of the Mutated Dungeon 29. And I'm here to support you as the current Dungeon Master." D-29 sounded proud, but Luca was just lost.

Luca normally referred to his dungeon as "space" because he still felt chills every time the word "dungeon" was mentioned. However, for a time, it was because he had no idea it used to be an active dungeon. And it would've remained that way had he not discovered the gate-like structure in his sea of consciousness.

But even as he explored his space, he's never once seen or heard D-29. And he was sure he had explored his space like crazy because he hid there from the time he was imprisoned until his eventual death.

"How come I've never seen or heard you before?" Luca felt the need to be guarded, though he wasn't sure how effective that would be, considering it had already invaded his mind.

"That's because the integration conditions haven't been met back then. But now that we've fixed that, I'm now able to assist you!"

Luca found this a bit skeptical and couldn't help but ask about these conditions.

"What conditions were suddenly met for you to activate out of nowhere?"

"Uh...Host, I'm also not entirely sure, but what I know is that it's largely because of our old location as well as your compromised spiritual powers."

"You realize that's not exactly helpful, right?"

D-29 panicked as its new Host seemed wary of it. But D-29 really had no idea. It had also been waiting for so long, only able to use its energy system to keep the Dungeon functioning.

Realizing that this would get him nowhere, Luca decided to ask D-29 about its functions. After receiving a vague explanation, Luca felt a headache coming on.

"So, you're telling me I've never been into the actual dungeon proper all this time?"

"Yes, host. You've only stayed by the mouth of the Dungeon. But with me here, we can remedy that issue!" D-29 sounded a bit happier as he mentioned his use.

"Then, all along, the entire area was just the entrance?" He knew the relationship between his access to the dungeon and his spiritual powers, but apparently he didn't know the full extent of it.

D-29 affirmed his question, but that just gave rise to more issues.

Luca wasn't exactly crazy. Why would a sane person even want to venture into a sleeping dungeon?

All the while, he's been trying to evade death. So, why would he willingly interact with a dungeon that just activated?

Sensing the souring mood of its host, D-29 hurriedly explained the advantages of accessing the originally inaccessible parts of the dungeon.

"Host, this dungeon isn't active like the other dungeons! And by unlocking the dungeon's capabilities, you could also improve your constitution!"