Kapitel 1: Chapter 0 - Opening Act

" Why so serious?... Let's put a smile on that face!" - THE JOKER

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Sadness,

The one raw emotion that every person on this planet has faced, it is such a raw and vivid emotion that it invokes a reaction completely different to others.

After all the people that are sad will begrudgingly trudge through the day, a frown happily adorned on their pathetic little faces. We were truly pathetic creatures that It makes me laugh every time I observe every single one of them.

Oh how entertaining these mortals were, although I couldn't say much for I am a man myself. One that is very 'optimistic' in life.

" Hey! why'd you put quotes there?! " I raised my fists to the sky before staring back down at the high street from my office. It wasn't much but it had things that held some sort of value.

Turning my eyes away from the populace, I walked over to my desk. My hands running across the wood varnish, the glistening it has had reflected my own face. A scowl heavily prominent on it, I hadn't been in the best of moods these days after our failed business meeting with a new upstart.

' What was its name again? ' rubbing my left hand along my chin to try and come to a conclusion faster, ' ah, it didn't work. I forgot, i'm truly a shitty boss '

I place my fist in my palm before chuckling, I didn't know why I even started this firm. After all it's been five years and we've barely had any sort of success except that one time which I completely botched and ruined. I was useless, I knew that but if it wasn't for me this company wouldn't have had the funds to be lifted off the ground.

Everything I had done was for the company, well except the times I ran off to read manga and manhwa. But that was different alright, I didn't have meetings that had hundreds of thousands at stake. Releasing a heavy sigh, I raised my right hand from my desk turning my attention to it.

It was a sickening white, I do not know if I had grown ill or I was simply turning my winter shade in the middle of summer due to me having not left my office in a month. My stomach growling, I also haven't eaten in that time period.

My body was frail and fragile, like a piece of untempered glass. Too much pressure and I would simply shatter into pieces, although I have skirted on the edge of death a few times but this was the closest I had ever been. I could feel the cold breaths of the reaper at this point, honestly he should just take my life, their is not much worth in me living this pathetic life style as of now.

* Thump… Thump *

My heart was beating faster and my legs suddenly grew weak, quickly placing my right hand on the desk I collapsed onto my knees.

"Mother, save me mother.." I whispered out as my left hand reached forward before I eventually collapsed with my mind going numb.

People said the last sense to leave you was hearing but right now? I can't hear anything and i've only been dead for a few seconds.

* Dripp… *

No, theirs definitely something but I can't really figure it out. Reaching my hand forward, i felt it collide with something their body warm and comforting.

" Oooo, Master look here! this one's alive. " I heard shouting in my ear from a child that hasn't seemed to have even hit puberty, " I think he'd be a good dungeon boss, don't you think so?"

" ?#*?#%^*?!" I couldn't really make out what he was saying but most of it sounded like gibberish to me anyways, "#%*+?!*¥#"

As the being stopped speaking I felt a part of me be grabbed before I was suddenly tossed somewhere, "WOAHHHHH, STOP THISSS!!!!"

I screamed out as I continued to fly for what felt like at least ten days with my arms flailing around before I suddenly landed with a loud bang on rough terrain, by the texture and sharp edges I had to guess it was stone.

Trying to open my eyes, my retinas were flooded with a brilliant amount of light practically almost blinding me which had caused me to take longer to regain composure while staring at my surroundings as I laid collapsed on the floor.

One thing had caught my attention, a large pedestal had been placed directly in the centre of the room. A large crimson crystal ornately rested atop the stand, seeing this I rose to my feet extending my hand which seemed to be wrapped in black with a glove placed atop.

Not caring for the strange attire I was wearing, my hand touched the crystal causing a loud buzz and whirring noise to come alive before suddenly my entire body was shocked by electricity which had sent me across the room into the rocky walls.

" Aghh, fuckkk that hurts! " I leaned my head against the wall as I tried to rest from the damage I would've received from the sudden impact against the wall. Placing my hand against the floor I tried to stand up which took me around ten seconds to do, which in my eyes was too fast but I didn't have time to think over those things.

Walking forwards once more, I extended my hand out towards to the crystal that gave me the most brutal beat down of my life. My hand getting closer with each step until eventually after the seventh step, my hand had touched it once more.

I closed my eyes prepared for the violent electric shock that was to come only to receive nothing but instead a mechanical click and then a ding reached my ears.

Seeing that I was safe, I opened my eyes once more before they landed on the system that was before me.

[ Welcome to Dungeon Managing, Boss! Due to your unique race a specific dungeon has been picked out already! Press YES to proceed. However, if you do not want to proceed Press YES! ]

Scanning through the words that laid before me on the blue panel I couldn't help but sigh, if you were gonna force me into being a dungeon manager why give me a choice. Clicking Yes, I felt my body suddenly twist into a weird pose before being sucked into a vacuum.

Before my body eventually landed on a chair, feeling this I opened my eyes once more to see a whole circus room laid out before me. To think my dungeon would be based on a circus, they must think i'm a joke or something.

Standing up from what I assume to be my throne, I stare towards the system. " So what now? what am i meant to do? "

[ Commencing tutorial, dungeon will not be raided until tutorial is completed and is adequately evaluated to be around E rank ]

Reading the prompt I nodded before staring around the room confused at what I was meant to do, their was a tutorial but where is the tutorial.

[ Step 1: Host must sacrifice some of his blood into the crystal which will allow for the creation of workers

Step 2 : Give commands to workers such as patrolling or plant traps and prepare for future raids on your dungeon

Step 3 : Summon your servants and soldiers to protect the dungeon, as workers are only good at gem collection and trap making. ]

Quickly scanning my eyes across the panel, I nodded before searching the area for a dagger. My eyes searching everywhere but to no avail, seeing their was no other choice I brought my thumb to my mouth and ripped a small piece of skin off. A ounce of pain flashing through my eyes, with a slight grunt leaving my mouth. I placed the bleeding finger over the crystal, to which it started to absorb the blood.

[ Dungeon synced to host - Welcome to the Carnival of Sweet Dreams. ]

I glanced at the screen before focusing on the second task, finding these workers and assigning them tasks to do, walking around the tent I tried to find them but to no success. Staring at the exit flap, I nodded, if they weren't in here they must be out there.

Walking through the flaps I came across a whole carnival, tents set up for atleast 500 feet, large merry go rounds and ferris wheels also adorned the park.

However that wasn't what I was looking for, I was trying to find these workers, " Hehe, you think the boss is gonna find us?"

' well that was surprisingly easy' turning my head to the direction of the talking, "If you don't come out in five I'll be leaving you out here with no power."

Saying this I started to hear the shuffling of a large amount of people, atleast ten in the group. " You think the boss is bluffing? they'res no way he would stop the park from running. " "Maybe," "Our last one was mean, what if he's nicer?" " Yeah right, no jester is a nice person"

Hearing them i couldn't help but sigh, " alright then, The park will be shut down for the foreseeable future." With a loud clap of my hand i turned back towards my throne room a grin rising on my face as I suddenly heard the rapid movement of my soon to be workers.

"Don't you think your being a little unreasonable boss?" The worker sounded abit anxious when he asked the question, "After all we were only playing a joke. Ha.. ha… Not funny? yeah not funny" the man looked down at the ground.

Turning around towards them, I could see them slighty flinch at my gaze causing me to chuckle which didn't seem to help the mood as they simply started to sweat more, "I was only joking, anyways i've got jobs for you."

"We'll finish these jobs in no time boss, just tell us what we got to do!" the man that seemed to be the leaders of the workers saluted causing the rest to aswell, staring down at them i simply chuckled.

" It's simply really. I need some of you to build traps and the others to act as recon to warn us incase of any invasions." saying this i waved them off when they had started nodding at me before walking back into my throne room, from down here it was pretty imposing I couldn't lie.

'System, tell me abit about this world why don't you.' I asked as I continued to make my way towards the throne, each step loud and with purpose.

[ Checking authority level - Please wait ]

* Ding *

[ Access granted - The world the Dungeon master now lies in is a world according to the hosts memories called " Solo Leveling " .

The world includes monarchs, gates, rulers and many more great dangers. As a dungeon you must choose a side or pick your own path accordingly.

If the memories are true on the start date of Sung Jin Woos activity, that means the host has around 20 years to buff up the dungeon in preparation for the assault that will be done by this worlds protagonist. After all, you are now the villain ]

Reading the words of the system I couldn't help but frown, seriously I have to prepare for Sung Jin Woo, what's the point? He can just steal my armies anyway after all they're people. " Wait.. How do I even get Soldiers anyways?"

[ Secret Task Completed - Have minions build traps without the notice of the system

Reward : Thirty dungeon points

Five rusty swords

Full activation of the Dungeon System

All rewards will be granted in four, three, two and one ]

A blinding light flashed before my eyes causing me to cover myself with my arm as i sat upon the throne, "full system activation? are you telling me it was only at half power? Even then it was shitty, so it must've been on guide mode or something. "

Slamming my fist into my palm i nodded, " That's definitely what it meant. Definitely". Smiling I turned towards the blue panel to be shown my status and appearance.

I was lanky, my arms shown no sign of holding any fat or even muscle at that matter. my outfit was that of a jesters except instead of brightly decorated it was black, the only thing showing off was the now white mask that laid neatly on my face and the many mask that hung on my waist alongside a lantern.

Of course i wasn't human, what did i expect? I'm a dungeon master, i'm no human and should never be grouped in the likes of them. Yes, with this I must leave my humanity for something better.

I felt around my waist before landing my hands on a dagger, " so my class is an assassin? great, i'm a glass cannon then. ". I hated the assassin playstyle, I was never good with it after all i mainly played as a knight in every mmo game I played.

Sighing, I continued to stare at the system to see more of my stats,

[ Name: ???

Dungeons Name : The Sleeping Circus

Race: The Kings Jester

Level : 1

HP: 400

MP: 250

Attack: 20

Vitality: 10

Agility: 40

Intelligence: ???

Sense: 30

No name has been detected, a name shall be added.

New name : Triboulet. ]

Reading my stats I could only help but frown as I had nothing to base these off of, for all I know they could be extremely low.

Releasing a heavy sigh, I leaned into the back of my throne before closing my eyes to allow me some small rest after all the stuff I had been through.

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Well there it is, the beginning of a new journey. One that involves clowning around and very unfunny business, but to think the mc had 20 years to make a name for himself.

Let's hope he can get to S rank by then, goodbye and good reading to all the people that have gone through this stupid idea of mine