The "training" is less about simple growth and more about surviving isolation. His normalcy is warped by spending millennia conversing with his sword.
III. Thematic Elements of "Gekokujou" (Overthrowing the Superior)
By Chapter 2.1, the power dynamic has fully shifted; Kai is no longer the victim but a solitary figure ready to unleash his subjugated dungeon subordinates upon the outside world. IV. Literary Reception and Adaptation The "training" is less about simple growth and
Trapped in a nightmare dungeon where time flows differently, Kai trains for 100,000 years without physically aging.
Early chapters highlight his subjugation of high-tier monsters like the legendary dragon Fafnir , who becomes a somewhat unwilling subordinate with a difficult attitude. boots) from dragon parts
Kai constructs a small house within the labyrinth and crafts legendary-tier gear (cloaks, boots) from dragon parts, rejecting his "trashy" old clothes that witnessed his suffering.
The "Gekokujou" (下剋上) subtitle refers to the lower-ranked overcoming the higher-ranked. This is realized through: the power dynamic has fully shifted
Chapter 2 typically bridges the gap between Kai’s entry into the high-difficulty dungeon and his emergence as an overpowered (OP) entity.