What the hell is this? ……

When I woke up in the morning, I grabbed my sword and walked out of the tent.

There were traces of battle around me, bone remnants, swords with rust on them and magic stones lying around. The ground was covered with objects. If I were an adventurer, I’m sure I’d be able to take it home and sell it, but even if a villager like me were to take it, it would only be used as a common asset, and there would be no profit in it. What’s more, they’ll get in the way of my search for the dungeon.

I’ll just collect the magic stones. I decided to do so, and picked up the magic stones, moving my feet so as not to step on the bones in the way. That’s normal. There’s nothing to mention about it.

After I finished collecting the 10 magic stones, I stretched out.

Hmmm. My fatigue is gone and I’m fully recovered. I think I can do it again today.

I eat my breakfast, soaking the hard bread in the soup. I hadn’t noticed it yesterday, but the lake in front of me seemed to be inhabited by small fish, and I was relieved to finally see some decent creatures in this forest.

If there were fish, then it seemed that there was no dungeon entrance in the water. If there were, it would have been crawling with aquatic monsters, not fish.

I took out my map and searched for my next destination. There seemed to be a big rock further north from here. The magic power might be thick in that area.

I sat up and lightly flapped the grass off my clothes. I folded up my tent and began my search for the day.

On the way, I met a skeleton knight, but it was only one, so I defeated it with a blow from an «Ice Ball».

After that, I didn’t encounter any more monsters. I walked along the roadless path for like, 3 hours? I finally arrived near my destination just as the sun was reaching its peak. There should be a rocky area ahead.

As I passed through the trees that were blocking my view, I heard the sound of sand being stepped on, and the atmosphere around me suddenly changed.

「What the heck, I’m in a completely different …… place.」

In one word, it’s a cemetery. The rocky ground has turned into a graveyard.

Tombstones with names engraved on them were lined up at regular intervals. There must be several hundred of them. In some places, the soil had been dug up and the lid of the coffin was open. Could it be that the Skeleton Knight had emerged from here?

The cemetery stretched to the back of my vision, and I couldn’t tell how far it went. I’m sure it’s the entrance to a 〈Dungeon〉, but I’ve never seen one on such a large scale.

For a moment, I wondered if I should continue on or return to report. Even if I told them I had found the dungeon, it would take a while for them to believe me. In order to sway the Lord, I would need evidence. And it should be easy to understand.

For example, it would be quicker to bring back the magical armor, accessories, and potions that I found in the dungeon. Or an oversized magic stone?

There is also the option of bringing back equipment and things from the dungeon, but this is not something I want to do, as attacking the dungeon can result in a large number of monsters.

The appearance of the cemetery also made me feel fearful, even though I was used to dungeons. But I couldn’t just run away.

「Shall I go deeper?」

I shouted and made up my mind.

While keeping an eye on my surroundings, I decided to head deeper into the dungeon.