A soft blue light flickered across the tutorial chamber walls.

Nobody was still half-asleep inside Room 1308 when the system suddenly activated beside his bed.

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[DAY 3 HAS STARTED]

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Nobody’s eyes slowly opened.

"...Five more minutes..."

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[DENIED]

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"...Rude." He groaned loudly and rolled out of bed before landing face-first on the floor.

THUD.

"...Amazing start."

After dragging himself up and washing his face, Nobody slowly walked through the glowing hallways of the tutorial space.

The entire place felt strangely quiet today. His footsteps echoed softly against the metallic floor as he approached the main chamber again. The blue transparent walls glowed faintly.

And right in the center Ren sat casually on the floating couch once more. One leg crossed over the other. Eyes closed and that annoying relaxed expression still on his face.

Nobody immediately pointed at him. "You know...one day I’m gonna flip that couch."

Ren opened one crimson eye slightly. "You seem to have slept well."

Nobody stared blankly for a second. "Had to sleep more." He stretched his shoulders dramatically. "As you’re gonna vanish that peace with nightmare-giving monsters."

Ren actually smirked slightly. "...Well....You’re technically right."

Nobody narrowed his eyes. "That’s the first honest thing you’ve ever said."

Ren ignored the comment.

The system window flickered beside them briefly.

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[STAGE THREE PREPARATION AVAILABLE]

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Nobody immediately raised a hand. "WAIT."

Ren looked toward him. "...What."

Nobody crossed his arms. "Can I at least take some summons with me in Stage Three?"

Ren leaned back slightly. "...Well...you can."

Nobody froze...."...Wait really?"

Ren nodded casually. "Yes."

Nobody’s face instantly brightened...."OH THANK GOD." He immediately started counting dramatically on his fingers. "I’ll take my bunny bots. Ohhh also my mecha bot. The fusion armor thing will be awesome during the fight. Maybe all of them if possible."

Ren answered immediately. "Nope."

Nobody blinked slowly. "...Huh? You said I can."

Ren nodded calmly. "Yeah. But you can only take Blossom Bunny."

Nobody stared at him in absolute disbelief. "...Are you kidding me?!"

He pointed dramatically at himself. "You’re saying me to take THAT adorable little guy with me...to fight those red-headed giant centipede monsters?!"

Ren calmly nodded again. "Yes."

Nobody nearly exploded emotionally. "THAT IS NOT A FAIR TRADE! The centipedes will make me and Blossom their dinner!" He started pacing around angrily. "Mecha Bunny can fight beside me!"

"It can fuse with me!"

"It has jets!"

"It looks cool!"

Ren remained completely unbothered. "Easy ways never make you strong."

Nobody stopped walking. "...Are you joking with me?"

Ren answered instantly. "No."

Nobody covered his face dramatically. "...I’m actually being bullied by a rabbit."

Ren crossed his arms. "If you don’t want any summon...you can go alone."

Nobody immediately lowered his hands. "...Tsk. You’re the worst."

Ren’s smirk returned faintly.

"It’s for your own good, Bowlcut."

Nobody sighed deeply. "...One day I’m gonna discover your tragic backstory and ignore it completely."

Ren almost laughed, "You don’t even have a clue..."

Nobody eventually waved one hand tiredly. "Okay okay...Prepare the stage."

Ren slowly raised his hand. Then snapped his fingers.

SNAP!

Blue energy instantly erupted around Nobody’s body.

"Ah shit here we go again..."

FWOOOOOOOSH..

Nobody’s body started dissolving into glowing particles again. Nobody pointed angrily while disappearing. "I STILL HATE THIS TELEPORTATION THING!"

The chamber vanished. Light consumed everything.

Then..

THUD.

Nobody landed hard against cold stone flooring. "...Ow." He slowly lifted his head. The atmosphere had completely changed.

No futuristic chamber, no glowing clean walls. This place felt ancient. It seemed like an underground dungeon. Dark stone tunnels stretched endlessly ahead. Old lanterns hung from cracked walls, casting dim orange light across the dungeon-like environment. Water dripped faintly somewhere far away. The air smelled damp.

Nobody slowly stood up while looking around cautiously. "...Okay....This place looks like it’s built to scare people like me." A tiny puff of light appeared beside him.

POOF.

Blossom Bunny appeared. The small bunny looked around curiously before waving happily.

Nobody immediately crouched beside it. "Listen carefully...If things go wrong...you run."

Blossom Bunny tilted its head innocently. "Atta!"

Nobody sighed. "...Why are you adorable during life-threatening situations?"

The system suddenly activated.

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[STAGE THREE READY]

Entity Type: Crawling Red-Headed Centipede

Classification: Subterranean / Vertical Mobility Predators

Threat Level: HIGH ⚠︎

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Nobody stared at the notification silently. Then slowly looked upward. "...Red-headed centipedes....Who even designs these things?"

A new message appeared immediately.

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[WARNING]

Enemies possess advanced climbing mobility.

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Nobody blinked. "...Climbing mobility?" He slowly looked toward the walls. Then toward the ceiling. Then back at the system. "...No."

The system ignored him.

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[ADDITIONAL WARNING]

Sound sensitivity detected.

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Nobody immediately whispered. "...You gotta be kidding me."

Blossom Bunny also lowered itself nervously.

Nobody crouched slowly beside it. "Okay....We move quietly....Very quietly."

The lantern flames flickered softly as Nobody started walking through the underground corridor carefully.

Every small footstep echoed faintly.

Drip...

Drip...

Drip...

The dungeon stretched endlessly forward. Broken chains hung from certain walls.

Old cracked symbols were carved into stone pillars.

Nobody looked around nervously. "...This place definitely has murder history. Ahhh!! What are those BONES?"

Blossom Bunny suddenly tugged lightly at his pants. "...Hm?" The bunny pointed upward.

Nobody slowly raised his eyes. Then immediately froze.

Scratch...

Scratch...

Something moved across the ceiling far ahead. A long shape and too many legs. A pair of glowing red eyes slowly opened in darkness.

Nobody’s soul almost left his body. "...Oh hell no."

The creature crawled upside down across the ceiling silently. Its massive body twisted unnaturally between the stone surfaces. Dark armored shell, huge mandibles and horrifying red hair-like growth around its head.

Nobody slowly stepped backward. "...Why does it have HAIR?!"

The centipede suddenly stopped moving. Its glowing eyes locked directly onto him.

Nobody smiled awkwardly. "...Nice bug?"

The creature SCREECHED.

SKRRRREEEEEE...

"NOPENOPENOPENOPE!"

The giant centipede exploded forward across the ceiling at horrifying speed.

Blossom Bunny panicked instantly.

Nobody grabbed the bunny and sprinted. "WHY IS IT SO FAST?!"

The monster crawled through the walls and ceiling while rapidly chasing them through the dungeon. Stone cracked beneath its legs. Its body moved like a nightmare slithering through every direction at once.

Nobody looked back once then regretted it immediately. "OH MY GOD IT’S GAINING!"

The system window flashed violently.

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[COMBAT PHASE STARTED]

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