Lijensetsu

—Alice Kaede

Lijensetsu's Demon Form

## Information

***Lijensetsu*** is an Unusual who currently holds the rank of ***Upper Rank Seven*** within The Mezurashi. He is known as "*The Dungeon Master*" due to his unique fighting style in which he will not face you unless you can prove yourself worthy of fighting him. In order to do this, he has the power to send anybody he wishes to his dungeon, known as "*The Pit*". This dungeon consists of 100 floors filled with puzzles and monsters that the challenger must solve and slay in order to move on to the next floor, with a powerful demon awaiting them every 10 floors, until floor 100 in which they will finally face Lijensetsu himself.

Lijensetsu has 4 cores, one in his neck, one in his heart, and two in his torso.

## Joining The Mezurashi

Lijensetsu is one of the only demons who joined The Mezurashi per request. He heard about the organization through word of mouth and found great interest in its operations. That, paired with the fact that his magic was pretty much unique to him (Realm Creation), gave him a rite of passage into the organization. Lijensetsu seeked out Zichi, despite it taking numerous years for him to successfully track him down, and inquired about membership.

Zichi stated that membership was strictly invite-only and that he would not accept any members unless they could prove their worth in ability to him. Lijensetsu offered to show Zichi his realm, known as "The Pit". Zichi entered the realm alongside Lijensetsu and explored, impressed with what he saw.

He ultimately decided that Lijensetsu was worthy and offered him an interview with Ankou, afterwhich he was accepted as a lower rank and promoted to one of the Upper Ranks throughout his time in The Mezurashi.

## Fighting Style

Lijensetsu's fighting style is a mystery, as nobody has ever come out alive to describe it. In terms of his actual combative abilities, they are completely unknown, though it is to be assumed that he is incredibly deadly.

His "fighting style" is to send you to your inevitable death in The Pit.

Lijensetsu is a bizarre case in which he is seemingly invincible unless in his realm, meaning all attacks will be unable to damage him given you are not inside of The Pit. However, this has yet to be tested with the strength of The Senshi.

## The Pit

***The Pit*** is a 100 floor dungeon that also serves as Lijensetsu's home. Lijensetsu forces everybody that faces him to complete this dungeon as a test of strength to ensure that they are worthy of fighting him. The dungeon is split into ten sections, each with ten floors. Floors 25, 50, 75, and 100 each act as a checkpoint where the challenger can heal themselves and rest for as long as they need before moving on. Food and water is also supplied on these floors.

Each floor involves a different kind of puzzle and battle sequence, where you will need to solve puzzles to access different parts of the floor, and defeat monsters to obtain the key to the next floor. Every 10 floors there will be a powerful demon acting as a "miniboss", and must be defeated in order to progress. Completing the entirety of the dungeon can take multiple days.

Each section of the dungeon is based around a particular theme, with the tenth floor of each theme acting as that theme's miniboss.

More Information: The Pit

## Location

Lijensetsu primarily resides in City G, where he challenges extraordinary individuals to take on his challenges in The Pit, to which many accept, but all die. When he is not in City E, he is either in the Mezurashi HQ, or in The Pit.

## Quotes

"A challenger approaches! Hello there! I assume you are here to fight me, yes?"

"Many come to face me, yet all have failed, as I am still alive. Do you think you can do better?"

"Before you can face me, you must prove your worth. A trial awaits you, extraordinary one. A trial of 100 challenges! Complete the challenges, then, you may face me."

"I'm a nice guy, if you feel like you cannot go on, call my name and I will release you from my dungeon. This of course does not apply if you face me in battle, though."

## Trivia

* Lijensetsu is an incredibly powerful demon, as he possesses the ability to instantly teleport anybody he chooses to his dungeon.
* It's unknown how Lijensetsu himself fights, as nobody who has made it to floor 100 has ever come out alive to describe it.
* Lijensetsu claims that only 7 people have ever made it to floor 100, and he was disappointed by how weak they turned out to be despite clearing his challenges.