Story & Characters Analysis (Contains Spoilers)
I will tell more about Hidden Dungeons here.
The first Hidden Dungeon that Noah entered.
It was a facility in the world of Amshire.
The facility was a now forgotten place, infested with monsters, one that held secrets related to rune magic.
Noah failed to notice anything off about the place because of how screwed up his condition in those moments was.
If Noah had explored the cave instead then he could gotten his hands on rune magic, sad.
Anyways, the monster Noah faced was someone who once used to be an adventurer in the world of Amshire.
There have been countless adventurers who have entered the labyrinth (what the residents of their world call these now monster-infested facilities of the past) but they have all died due to carelessness.
It's true that Noah had the system to navigate through the place but the reason he never got into any trouble was because he already had a destination, he wasn't exploring the place or anything, and second, he was moving on instinct.
Anyways, by the end of the novel you start to learn about the danger that the first hidden dungeon held was greater than Noah had thought.
He wouldn't have simply died but become trapped as a monster there for other, new adventurers to come and face him.
You see, this facility and that gate had various complicated rune magic cast on it which prevented from just anyone entering the room.
The hidden dungeon mission was to have someone enter the room and deal with the monster so that they could finally access it.
Now, let's talk about the second hidden dungeon.
The world inside this hidden dungeon is the most similar to the world that is outside the hidden dungeon.
The only thing it lacks is hidden dungeons and dungeons and the things that can be found within them such as monsters and mana stones (will be explained more in the next volume)
This world is in control of demons who worship Demon Lord, Enyo.
Now since you already read about how the Demon Lord, the villain of the novel manipulated things and information you might wonder how demons came into existence inside the world of hidden dungeons since the demons that exist in the novel world are all actually just souls of others manipulated and twisted by Demon Lord.
So, yeah, the thing is this world history started way before.
During that time, it was just a soul energy user who had tried to take over the world but he was unable to completely take over it he did end up creating demons, or should we simply call them twisted/transfigured souls?
Whichever suits your way.
Since they were transfigured/twisted souls created as an army for the evil guy who wanted to dominate the world, once they had dealt with their boss, they had no choice but to go into hiding.
People started hunting them.
You see, just because the boss died the army doesn't die. Actually, it's more like the people were finally freed to have a will of their own or more like to be able to do what they want since the person who has absolute authority over them no longer exists.
But they weren't treated as normal by others.
So yeah, they were being hunted.
And thus, the cycle of hatred simply began.
At some point, these demons, transfigured/twisted souls became thin in numbers and were reaching extinction.
It was during that time that a change happened.
This was when the observers used their powers and intervened and a new rule was added. Since these people were referred to as demons by the people of their own world. The observers decided to along with that name.
The new ruler of Demons, their Demon Lord title that the demons can gain. The strongest Demon will gain.
And with that, they had a new leader.
And well, you can imagine how demons ended up becoming a race in this world.
With the request of the Demon Lord at some point, the true information was no longer available to anyone.
But you see...
The thing is, the guy who had first created these people, transfigured their bodies and bound their soul, the first demon lord, isn't dead.
And this was the true reason why Enyo would destroy the world in those 3 months.
What this hidden dungeon intended was but one thing, to keep Enyo engaged before the True Master, Demon Lord awakens, so that she couldn't do anything before he wakes up.
Now, let's talk about the last hidden dungeon.
In this world, the main thing you need to know about is dark magicians and the Devil.
A Devil is at least at the level of Celestial Being, the ranking that Eliza had talked about before.
Now, it goes without saying Noah had definitely made this devil into his enemy ...or that should have been the case but it had taken interest in Noah because of how twistedly he dealt with the situation.
This Devil is going to appear in the next volume.
The hidden dungeon mission was aimed to do something about the Devil of this world and cut his contact with this world.
This thing will be expanded more in the novel down the road.
If you have any questions about the world of the hidden dungeon, feel free to ask!
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Now, let's talk about the characters.
Noah
His image is in the comment, it's the body of the guy he possessed.
The protagonist of this book.
Something's fucked up about him.
According to others, he is cruel and uncaring, his voice devoid of any emotion and his eyes empty. His thoughts are completely different from how others perceive him yet his actions sometimes show how true that analysis of others has been. What is the truth? Figure out as you keep reading about him.
His morals are completely and utterly screwed up.
The insanity that he carries within himself is proved in the third part of the book, where in the end he manipulates his own memories to make sure he won't be affected by the amount of time he spends in the hidden dungeons.
The third part of the book feels rushed. Well, the thing is that is exactly how Noah remembers everything that went down there. He doesn't remember anything beside it either.
Status by the end of Volume 1
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Name: Noah
Rank: E+
Strength: E+
Stamina: E+
Agility: E+
Perception: E+
Mana proficiency : D
Aura proficiency: E+
Soul proficiency: F+
Luck : D
Intelligence: B+
Charm: A-
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Has been alive for 16 years. Has black hair like the night sky and black empty eyes, pale white skin.
Alive.
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Lea
An important character of not just volume but the book itself.
An observer.
She has taken interest in Noah and is suspicious of him, by the end of the novel she becomes sure that Noah does know about what is inside the hidden dungeon but she hasn't asked him how he knows it all.
She made an exclusive contract with Noah to make sure she could keep an eye on him.
Her status won't be revealed, not yet.
Alive.
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Eliza Ashford
An important character of not just volume but the book itself
She is also an observer and assistant of Lea.
Has been working for 1300 years and still keeps her training to this day.
She fears what Noah might become in the future. To her, it is but a dangerous notion.
She always enjoys annoying Noah, pulling his hair while sitting on his head and other things.
Alive.
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Enyo
Image in the comment
The second most important character of the volume 1 and a side character of the book ☠️
Lived alone for a long long time. Dumps all her kingly duties on Elizabeth Archipelago, the previous demon lord who now works as a maid.
But well, let's talk about her past a little.
You see, in the past, her parents were asked to fight against this one army that rose up against the demons of the Demon Lord (Elizabeth) and they ended up dying in the process.
This was why she hated being weak, being unable to do anything back then, being ordered.
So, she starts yearning for strength.
And well, we all know how it ended.
She was given her name by Noah who somehow found the real name her parents had given her
Alive.
Her status-
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Name: Enyo
Potential Rank - SSS+
Rank: SSS+
Strength: SSS+
Stamina: SSS+
Agility: SSS+
Perception: SSS+
Mana proficiency: SSS+
Demonic Proficiency: SSS+
Luck: A+
Intelligence: B-
Charm: SSS
Class : [Demon Lord] [Weapon Master]
Affinities: Wind, Water, Fire, Earth, Dark, Lightening.
Skills : [Flame Resistance lvl.4] [Bolt Resistance lvl.4] [Lightening Resistance lvl.4] [Shocking Resistance lvl.4] [ Gale Resistance lvl.4] [Earth Resistance lvl.4] [Water Resistance lvl.4] [Dark Magic Resistance lvl.4] [Poison Resistance lvl.4] [Acid Resistance lvl.4] [Toxics Resistance lvl.4] [Fear Resistance lvl.4] [Fortiture lvl.4] [Pain Resistance lvl.2] [Thought Acceleration lvl.2] [Perception Expansion lvl.4] [Deadly Evil Eyes lvl.4] [Intimidation lvl.4] [Wild Dance Of Battle Crazed lvl.4] [ Blurred Strike lvl.4] [Natural Regeneration lvl.2] [Absolute Force lvl.4] [Vaccum Shield lvl.3] [Chains of Hell lvl.4] [Binds of Prisoner lvl.4] [Pride of a Lord lvl.4] [Absorption lvl.3] [Demon kind wings lvl.2] [Pain Resistance lvl.3]... and many more
Note *Since the person belongs to the Demonic Race their status after using transformation is not currently shown
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(I will explain later down the line why Noah gave her a name instead of just seeing the status screen)
Has been alive for 669 years, with Silver hair and hazel eyes.
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Elina
The third most important character in the hidden dungeon is also the most miserable person in volume, the emotions she goes through are nothing less than a roller coaster, all done by none other than Noah.
But the fact she still did what was needed of her shows her strong mental resilience.
She is kind but not naive, she is not smart but not dumb.
She also possesses special eyes which let her see about the kind of life others have led, a bad life where they have suffered a lot or a good one where they haven't struggled at all.
She found Noah's to be filled with suffering, utterly black, like a void that would swallow everything up in itself.
But know this, she didn't pity Noah. Well, if it was her past self she probably would have made that mistake but she had learned.
Alive.
Status -
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Name: Elina
Potential Rank - S+
Rank: S-
Strength: S-
Stamina: A+
Agility: A+
Perception: S-
Mana proficiency: S-
Luck: E+
Intelligence : D
Charm: SS+
Class - [Mage] [Archeress]
Affinities: Wind, Water.
Skills : [Water Resistance lvl.1] [Gale Resistance lvl.1] [Poison Resistance lvl.1] [Mana combustion lvl.1] [Songstress lvl.2] [Fortitude lvl.3] [Water Regeneration lvl.2] [Levitation lvl.2] [Wind Slash lvl.2] [Sharp Shooter lvl.3] [Thousand Arrows lvl.3] [Target Lock lvl.3]
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Has been alive for 95 years, Marine colored hair and light violet eyes.
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Marcus
Underrated guy.
That's all I can say about him.
Dude worked his ass off for years just for his plan to be overwritten by a guy who couldn't give a fuck about the things he himself was doing.
The dude's a God hater since he hated his own god.
What was his role in the original? Well, after looking through the status screen of demon lord you should realize it, the original protagonist killing her was considered plot armor but after Noah learned about him, he came to the realization Marcus had remained in the shadows and turned the situation in his favor. That was the truth of the original novel but that future changed and Noah was the cause of it.
Marcus is extremely smart but cruel as well.
Dead.
Status
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Name: Marcus
Potential Rank - S-
Rank: S-
Strength: S-
Stamina: S-
Agility: S-
Perception: S-
Demonic Proficiency: S-
Luck : D
Intelligence: C-
Charm: SS+
Class - [Magic Swordsman]
Affinities: Dark, Lightening.
Skills : [Bolt Resistance lvl.1] [Lightening Resistance lvl.1] [Shocking Resistance lvl.1] [Poison Resistance lvl.1] [Acid Resistance lvl.1] [Fortiture lvl.2] [Thought Acceleration lvl.2] [Parrallel thinking lvl. 2]
Note *Since the person belongs to the Demonic Race their status after using transformation is not currently shown
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Has been alive for 350 years, Aqua colored eyes and hair.
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Elizabeth Archipelago
The previous Demon lord is now just an exclusive maid of the current demon lord.
Falls in love with the other maid named Laura, when Elina visits the palace she is the one to handle the matter and secure Elina's safety until the demon lord returns.
She in the initial stages thought of Noah as an insect which slowly but surely changed as she kept on watching him.
She regards Noah as a weird thing.
She doesn't think of him as a person.
Alive.
Status
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Name: Elizabeth Archipelago
Potential Rank - SS+
Rank: SS+
Strength: SS+
Stamina: SS+
Agility: SS+
Perception: SS+
Demonic Proficiency: SS+
Luck: C-
Intelligence: C
Charm: SS+
Class - [Scynthe Master]
Affinities: Dark, Fire.
Skills : [Fire Resistance lvl.2] [Dark resistance lvl.1] [Poison Resistance lvl.2] [Acid Resistance lvl.2] [Fortiture lvl.3] [Night vision lvl.2] [Thought acceleration lvl.2] [Air steps lvl.2] [Demon energy burst lvl.2] [Dash lvl.3] [Energy air projectile blasts lvl.2] [Speed acceleration lvl.2] [Body strengthening lvl.2] [Impact increase lvl.2] [Destruction lvl.2] [Evasion lvl.2] [Mind barrier lvl.1] [Freeze lvl.1]
Note *Since the person belongs to the Demonic Race their status after using transformation is not currently shown
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She has been alive for 850 years.
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Laura.
The girl whom Elizabeth fell in love with. In the later story, we learn that she had been in contact with Marcus and was working for him.
But she actually fell for Elizabeth, she couldn't resist her charm.
The second exclusive was made of Demon lord.
The demon lord killed her parents and she was taken in to see what she would do after she learns about the fact that the demon lord killed her parents, the same person who took care of her.
The answer to that should be clear, considering she took Marcus's offer.
Alive.
Status
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Name: Laura
Rank: C
Strength: C-
Stamina: C-
Agility: C
Perception: C
Mana Proficiency: C+
Luck : D-
Intelligence: E+
Charm: A
Class - [Spy]
Affinities: Doesn't Possess any.
Skills : [Stealth lvl.2] [Listening lvl.2] [Persuasion lvl.2] [Invisible presence lvl.1] [Camaflouge lvl.1] [Beginner luck lvl.1]
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She is 17 years old.
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Rubina Darkstar.
She was only a kid when Marcus found her and made her kill one person after another against her wishes, she still remembers it vividly, the screams of the mother who asked her child to be spared, the screams of a man who begged her to not kill his wife, the old folks who pleaded her to not kill their children.
And she hates Marcus.
She grew up for only one thing, that was to kill the demon lord.
Her mission is simple yet far more hard to achieve.
All she wanted was a family, a loving family, and a carefree life.
But her wishes were never granted as she died fighting the demon lord.
She was the strongest person just after the demon lord in the world yet no one knew anything about it except for Noah and Vampy.
Dead.
Status
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Name : Rubina Darkstar
Rank: SSS-
Strength: SSS-
Stamina: SSS-
Agility: SSS-
Perception: SSS-
Mana Proficiency: SSS-
Luck: E
Intelligence: D+
Charm: SSS-
Class - [Chain user]
Affinities: Dark, Lightening, Fire.
Skills : [Bolt Resistance lvl.3] [Lightening Resistance lvl.3] [Shocking Resistance lvl.3] [Fire resistance lvl.3] [Dark resistance lvl.2] [Poison Resistance lvl.3] [Acid Resistance lvl.3] [Fortiture lvl.4] [Thought Acceleration lvl.2] [Speed acceleration lvl. 2] [Fast mana recovery lvl.2] [Mana draining lvl.2] [Silent footsteps lvl.2] [Night vision lvl.2]... and many more.
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She lived for 21 years. Black hair and silver eyes.
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Aurelias Von Fergusa VI
The fourth most important character of the volume.
The most important person in the third part of the book.
He used to have very low self-esteem and wasn't able to make a decision until Noah got him into shape.
He thinks of Noah as a scum but also a great friend.
He gaslights his entire country by turning himself into another person.
He is married to his wife Rachel and is the king of the kingdom Sirendilla.
Is an intermediate aura user.
Alive.
Status doesn't exist in his world.
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Sofia Amsburg.
She is the fifth most important character in the novel. She is at the peak of power level in her world. A master aura user.
Her relationship with Noah starts with that of hatred which over time turns into love.
But she never said anything about her feelings, she simply couldn't even name the feeling and in the end, Noah left that world without a single word.
Now she keeps on going just like she used to. Back to her cold demeanor according to her comrades, she is even more cold.
...And wishes every day to see Noah once again, so that she could tell him what she couldn't back then.
Alive.
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Greg.
A 12-year-old boy was found by Aurelias.
At first, he remained close to Aurelias but over time became closer to Noah.
His power hasn't been explored except all we know is that he can manipulate memories and taught Noah how to do it.
Unfortunately, Noah became capable of manipulating his own memories to only a certain degree and he can't manipulate the memories of others.
Greg was the one who gathered all the dark magicians, alas he never told Aurelias how he did it.
Greg in the words of Noah had simply tampered with every dark magician's memories and made them loyal towards Aurelias.
Noah has a huge impact on Greg and thus Noah leaving without a word to Greg has opened possibilities.
What will become of Greg and in what direction is his story progressing is something no one knows as of yet.
Alive.
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