Me and Mayu are prepearing to go outside. I couldn't take any weapons or adventurer clothing from the apples because... They were simply too damaged or show that I should be an adventurer... But no adventurer except the first one has survived this dungeon and nobody has recently entered except the A-class whose armor was too badly damaged to wear.

So I simply made new clothing out of leaves... I guess this is what they call... Makeshift? Well me and Mayu decided to buy new clothing anyways... Well I am already at the entrance and I hear Mayu coming. Mayu also told me that she called S-class heroes to find my core and we need to stop them.

Mayu: "Quinn! Are you ready to go?"

Quinn: "Yeah. We can just pretend we were miners who came in late and left early right?"

Mayu: "Yeah and people know me... They will ask where I was and I'll just explain to them I fell into a pit but there was a pickaxe there and I didn't trigger the apples anger for some reason and got out and then met you digging here and got to know you a little."

Quinn: "Ok... That is all good... But do we need to meet your Guild Master?"

Mayu: "YES. I must tell her that she must NOT send the S-class adventurers here. We had a plan to see if you were going to create new floors and gathered some S-classes just to find your core just in case you got too dangerous so we can destroy it... And well they are going to come here and deffinetly make you an enemy because of your.. Forest."

Quinn: "So that means... I have no chance except telling the S-classes to leave?"

Mayu: "Yeah... Sorry that I called them... And when the S-classes get here they will not leave..."

Quinn: "We better get going then?"

Me and Mayu leave and people look at us but just leave us alone. We immediatly go to the clothing store and buy some clothes what fit us. I change and I now have a pure white shirt with some black trousers and some black leather shoes. I also got a black fedora with a feather... I don't know why Mayu wanted it.

When we start heading towards the guild house we hear something... It is an auction and the prize right now is a sub-human slave girl... Mayu immediatly bet when she saw that it was a slave girl. I didn't know what made her do that but no matter. We have plenty of money I think.

Mayu keeps betting on the girl until nobody bets. We still have half of our money left after we win the auction... The slave girl looks at us like we are evil people because how persistent we were... But when the slave girl looks at me she immediatly lightens up for some reason... I don't know why but I must stop the S-classes for now... I don't want to be destroyed this soon into the game.

I've heard that if your dungeon body gets out of the dungeon core before it gets destroyed you can live on and gather the bits of the dungeon core around the world and then fix yourself. I hope that I don't have to do all that... But If I must I will for the sake of my future... I will live this life to the fullest.

After half an hour of walking we reach the guild house. When we enter... The S-classes are here... And ontop of that the SS-class hero who is really strong compared to S-classes is here too...

Mayu: "Umm.. Mirikin... Why is the SS-class here? I thought only S-classes were suppose to come and find the core..."

Mirikin (Guild Master): "Mayu!? You are still alive!? I thought you were dead!!! I was going to hold a funeral for you tomorrow!"

Mayu: "I fell into a pit but for some reason the apples didn't eat me... I found a pickaxe in the pit and dug my way out... It took a long time with my stamina and strength though. Then I met Quinn here mining the Iron vein."

Mirikin: "Quinn? You mean him? Wow... He looks amazing... But why was he mining Iron?"

Mayu: "I don't know. He won't tell me... Well he is a friendly guy but does not talk much... But now back to the topic of the dungeon..."

Mirikin: "Well.. The SS-class came here of his own interest. He heard of a dungeon what uses apples and got really interested in it. He wants to study the core..."

Mayu: "Well... It seems I can't stop you all from entering... I met the dungeon hive while I was digging..."

Mirikin: "You met it!? Wait... It didn't eat you!? What is up with that dungeon!?"

Mayu: "I already dug away from it's reach when It found me. It was actually quite friendly."

The SS-class suddenly gets up and starts running towards the entrance. The S-classes soon follow.

Mayu: "Where are you guys going!?"

S-class: "Dungeon."

Mayu: "By the way... Quinn had enough gold to buy this slave... Can you keep her for a while till me or Quinn come back? We have to do something real quick."

They all leave and enter the dungeon in just a few seconds. Their agility is nothing to make fun of... We exit aswell and run towards the entrance. We reach it within 5 minutes of running full-speed and then use the secret exit and entrance I made in the first floor to get to my core on the 2nd floor.

I hear explosions above but when I look there... I only see my apples being slaughtered... The 3 rooms are cleared within seconds. The bananas don't attack them but still get burned with fire magic just in case... All of them burned... They start searching for my core...

Quinn: "Mayu. Go. Leave me. You don't need to stay here...  I don't want ANYTHING to happen to you."

Mayu: "No! I can still explain your existence! It seems they realized how bad this dungeon is and how terrifying you could get... Those apples can litteraly eat through an A-Class's magic armor... They will destroy you..."

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Quinn: "It is of no matter to me. I have already seen Death once. I will see it again. Leave Mayu!"

Suddenly the door to my core opens and the SS-class hero steps in.

SS-class: "Holy! If we didn't have spells we would've died to those apples! They ate through our mana like it was the squishiest and most delicious food in the world! Thank god that we had mages! Now... Time to destroy this dungeon. This one could kill even me if I wasn't careful here. And what would've those bananas done... I don't wanna know. Wait... Mayu!? What are you doing here?!"

Mayu: "Well... I lived with the dungeon in co-existence! It helped me survive! Do not kill it!!! Please!"

Suddenly an S-class jumps forward and cuts Mayu in half.

S-class: "Heretic! We don't like heretics! Heretics are the worst! They like dungeon so much they give the dungeons their mana and help it grow even more dangerous to human life! Because of heretics towns have been destroyed!"

SS-class: "Seems this dungeon even has brainwashing abilities huh... I don't want to know the growing capabilities of this one."

They move towards my core. I left my body in my personal bedroom. I look at the dead Mayu infront of me. They called her a heretic? Hmm? I cannot summon mobs? What is this? Innver?

Innver: "Seems they are using magic to seal your mana. Seems your road ends he- Wait! Escape to your body! It is a seperate existence right? Also bring all of your mana with you. If a sudden surge of mana happens into a seperate existence the barrier can't hold! You can survive! You still have that slave girl to take care of right!"

I immediatly jump to my body. The mages jumps back in fright but the moment they jump the SS-class throws his sword into my core. I feel intense pain before entering my body... Damn SS-class... Why did they have to kill Mayu?

I must escape. The mages probably felt my mana enter here... Luckily I have a secret entrance here too...

I open a door and close it and just run to the entrance and leave. I feel something falling from my eyes onto my cheeks and then to the floor... Is this what they call tears?

Innver: "Feelings huh... Seems you have them Quinn."

Oi Innver... How are you still here?

Innver: "I am your mana actually. The dungeons mana is actually the same as the dungeons Inner voice."

Oh... Well I atleast have you... I have to escape quickly before they come and find me. They might have some ideas about me being a Heretic also... Which I am not... I also need to tell Mirikin to take care of the Slave Girl for us...

Innver: "Yeah. We can't have her dragging us back. Maybe if Mirikin teaches her how to fight and then we return to pick her up when she is good enough?"

Yeah... Even though that will be harsh I will take good care of her when we meet again.

I rush to the guild building surprising Mirikin.

Mirikin: "Oh Quinn! Where did Mayu go!"

Quinn: "Don't ask questions. I have to go soon. Take good care of the Slave Girl for me right? Train her to fight and survive in dungeons. This one here is going to collapse... And for the record... Mayu is now dead."

I leave Mirikin in the dust as I run away and see the S-classes soon return to the guild house. I run and run until I notice something... I've reached a port.

I pay to board a ship and jump on it. Apparently I jumped on a ship what is going on a trip around the world to find new places.

I tell them I am not going to wake up soon so they don't have to worry about me until something really bad has happened.

I go to the lower deck and fall asleep on the rafter. I forced myself to sleep to be exact... I wanted to wake up from this bad dream. I knew the pain was too real but still wanted to wake up. I didn't keep track of time... I only heard us land on shore and  then go somewhere else again... Then suddenly I hear the sound of fire approaching my head. The ship was sinking because fire magic was used on it. One of the crew members was already on an escape ship and I jump on it too. The other crew members seem to have died or escaped.

Crew Member: "Oh hey you. The one who payed to board the ship... You slept like a rock for like... 7 years? Damn... Didn't know anybody could go without eating or drinking and only sleeping for seven years! The ship was shot down by pirates. We are close to the port we set sail from 7 years ago..."

Quinn: "Seven years... The bad dream still continues huh... Well I will see the progress of that slave girl I left to Mirikin..."

Crew Member: "The bad dream? Oh no matter. We won't meet again when we land."

Me and the other crew member row the small boat for 3 days until we see the port. When we reach the port it was night time.

I had also been gathering mana when I was asleep for some reason. I think it comes to me naturally now... When we land the crew member heads over to the inn and I head over to the guild house. I want to see how Mirikin has raised the girl.... That girl is the only thing left that Mayu left me huh...

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Creator's note- Sorry if this chapter was really fast paced! And sorry if this seems really similiar to some other LN's and the setting gets all messed up. I have a really good idea of what to do now! It will still involve apples though!

I just saw an awesome dream what seemed destined to meet with this LN!

I apologize again for the fast pace and stuff what I might've messed up! I apologize three hundred times!

Sincerely,

Creator of this LN.