The Madman's Purpose

Leaving Linares behind, I came to a dungeon in the eastern part of the Empire with Fiene.

There was a dungeon here that No-Name had visited.

"This is my first time entering a dungeon!"

"Dungeons aren't very common these days."

Dungeons were a blanket term for a wide variety of structures, including ruins of the ancient magic civilization and buildings created by demons.

Most were difficult even to enter, and even after getting inside, one had to deal with monsters and defensive mechanisms.

The monsters inside dungeons were either monsters that had survived in isolation or new species adapted to special environments, so it was rarer for them to be ordinary than otherwise.

The defensive mechanisms dated back to the ancient magic civilization, and many were extremely powerful. Even their remains could fetch a high price.

Despite such obstacles, dungeons had continued to be conquered throughout the continent. These days, the word dungeon had become so uncommon that people hardly heard it anymore.

Why...