The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 1070

Chapter 1070: Phase I

The golden-eyed cadet, whose eyes were perhaps selectively and specifically drawn toward prices, definitely did not miss that fateful moment.

Honestly, the prompts came rushing toward him so quickly that it looked like someone was frantically shuffling an entire deck of cards.

Or worse—

Throwing them aside carelessly, as though none of them were extremely important, while frantically searching for the one that actually was.

It was the first time Luca had ever witnessed prompts behaving like this, and the overwhelming cascade of information left him frozen in place.

But make no mistake.

The dungeon owner’s discerning eyes and painfully honed money-grubbing instincts still managed to catch every horrifying detail.

[PURCHASE PURIFICATION CHAMBER UPGRADE?]

[COST: 2,000,000 CP.]

Then—

[PURCHASE DUNGEON-LINKED SPACE UPGRADE?]

[COST: 1,000,000 CP.]

And after that came an entire barrage of additional upgrades that somehow felt less optional and more like mandatory expenses needed to fully maximize the current dungeon level.

Yet he was concerned because they kept on going, not even giving him the time or the option to purchase all those unnervingly necessary upgrades.

Hey! Wait—!

As the prompts continued flipping past his vision like aggressively shuffled flashcards, Luca’s finger twitched repeatedly.

Dangerously.

But just as the golden-eyed dungeon owner—currently being psychologically assaulted by what looked like a grocery list of impending financial ruin—thought the nightmare was finally about to end, he suddenly stopped breathing.

Because a completely different prompt appeared before him.

One that was also unlike anything he had ever seen before.

The frantic shuffling abruptly ceased just as Luca wondered if something was wrong with D-29 today.

But then, out of the blue, the prompts condensed together into a single box surrounded by alternating yellow and black borders.

Oddly enough, it looked so much like a warning sign or perhaps a hazard label.

A warning for what exactly?

Well, apparently, the danger warning was for the progress bar that suddenly materialized right beneath it.

[INITIATE PHASE I OF BRIDGING?]

[COST: 10,000,000 CP]

[YES] [YES]

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Now, in a game of two truths and a lie, between the statements below, which one shouldn’t be believed?

Statement 1: A mandatory upgrade with no attached description had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Statement 2: The options provided for said upgrade were surprisingly generous and fair.

Statement 3: The cost of such an upgrade could, in fact, be considered reasonable.

"..."

"..."

"Reasonable, my ass!"

That was definitely one blonde rushing to the rescue of his good brother after witnessing Luca collapse even further against both his husband and father.

"It’s asking for ten million CP and yet D-29 still can’t identify what the upgrade even is?!" the mop screeched dramatically while clutching onto one of Luca’s legs as if that somehow constituted meaningful support.

"Yes, brother," Luca replied weakly while looking visibly pale. "But the thing is... I don’t think this is actually an upgrade."

"Huh?"

"Normally, the prompts can all be identified through the correct labels," the dungeon owner explained carefully. "But this one only says ’Initiate Phase I of Bridging.’"

"Yes! He’s right, son!" Duke Leander immediately agreed with far too much confidence. "Once we’re allowed outside again, we can absolutely replenish everything! There’s no need to worry!"

The others around them also nodded in agreement.

The golden-eyed cadet took a shaky breath.

Honestly, the answer was already obvious.

They, as in him and even D-29, had already tried refusing the prompt.

Then they attempted to shelve it.

But unfortunately, neither worked.

Which meant that whether he liked it or not, he was going to have to agree to something unbelievably suspicious.

Truthfully, that part was terrifying. Far more terrifying than the glaring ten million CP attached to it.

Especially after learning that the prompt had not actually been authorized by D-29.

Still, with no alternatives available—but thankfully with everyone around him supporting him—Luca finally selected "Yes."

He even deliberately chose the option on the left side as always.

Just in case.

But what do you know?

It wouldn’t have mattered if they were to select the left one or the right one because, regardless of his choice, the prompt that followed what’d been initially a string of inviting ones was this:

[INITIALIZING PHASE I OF BRIDGING: SELECTING A DUNGEON...]

This time, the words appeared before everyone.

And Luca Soren Kyros—

A person who actually knew what dungeons truly were—

Understandably dropped to his knees.