Chapter - 1 

A Dungeon Discovery (1)

 

What in the world is going on here…..?

 

　Just when I got used to living on my own in a single-family home with seven rooms in the middle of the suburbs.

 

　It was supposed to be just an ordinary house which had its own basement and that was it. But there I was, standing right near the entrance of what was supposed to be my basement.

 

　I, Sohei Saino was now inadvertently standing inside a dungeon. Before me was a long stone corridor. The walls were lit with torches at every few meters, just like a medieval castle.

 

　No matter where I looked, it was nothing like what the basement of a house should look like.

 

　I rubbed my eyes, to see if this was really a basement.

 

　But even after that, nothing changed at all.

 

　All I could see was a stone corridor lit with torches.

 

What should I do for something like this to happen? Do I call the police? Or firefighters?…. No, wait should I just go to the hospital and have my head examined instead?

 

　I tried hard to think up a solution, but never really got that far. It’s probably better to just call my parents.

 

　But I don’t even have any of their contact information. I sighed.

 

　Both my parents are adventurers and have gone off on an exploration of their own. They are probably looking at some jungle ruins right now. My mom and dad are so carefree, they didn’t even leave me with a way of getting in touch with them.

 

　We rarely keep in touch, and even if I wanted to, I can’t even contact them first.

 

How about I just explore around for a bit…

 

The adventurer inside me heightened my senses as if trying to speak to me.

 

　After some thought, I decided to just go with the flow. Maybe it's because I inherited my parents genes.

 

　With an unknown area right before me, I’m becoming a little excited. Why don’t I just take a little look around and if anything’s dangerous I will just run for the exit.

 

　Walking down the corridor in just my socks. The floor feels fairly levelled despite the shoddy look of the stonework and bracing. But in the future it would be better to put on some shoes before I explore some more.

 

　Well, there’s also a possibility that I won’t get another chance.

 

SHHhhhhssshhH……

 

……. Where is the air coming from? It feels like it is blowing from deeper inside. It doesn’t look like there is any vegetation or ancient damage here. I guess I don’t have to worry about this place collapsing on me.

 

　I should move carefully while looking more at my surroundings. It seems this place was made really well. When I pat the wall, I can feel the sturdiness behind it.

 

　It doesn’t feel like it would collapse at all. Continuing down the corridor, I suddenly see a wall in front. Could this be a turn towards another direction?

 

　We are already fifty meters away from the entrance of this dungeon. I should have passed right underneath our neighbour’s house by now.

　What is going on with this place?

 

　I quieten the sound of my movement as I approach the corner. The fact that there’s torches lit, must mean that another person has to be here. It wouldn’t be bad to move more cautiously.

 

　I move carefully while keeping my body glued to the wall, slowly sticking my head out from the corner.

 

What the, nobody’s there. This is just another corridor….. Is that stairs going down over there?

 

　I exhale deeply, while not making another sound. For the time being, I’m glad I’m not in any kind of danger. But, the path before me stretches for a long while and leads to another set of stairs.

 

　I’m still not sure whether to consider this place safe, but that’s exactly why….

 

I want to keep going for a bit to find out more…...

 

　Originally I was just going to just take a quick look at things, but in some way, I just kept on exploring.

 

　Well, I’m fast on my feet, so if things do become dangerous, I’m still confident with my athletic abilities I can run all the way back.

 

　The basement door has a sturdy lock, so even if someone follows me, I should be able to avoid the worst possible situation.

 

　So as not to make a sound, I silently proceed down the corridor to the stairs.

 

　….. But that was when I discovered something out of place.

 

　Roughly a meter from the corner.

 

　I didn’t catch it initially because it blended in with the color of the corridor, but a thin notebook was laying on the ground.

 

………Huh, what is this?

 

　With the little book in hand, I decided to open it. The writing was old but it’s still readable, I guess.

 

　What is this written about…… “『Something to remember』?”

 

　There are drawings of all sorts of creatures in here with numbers and descriptions under each picture. But the book itself is incomplete, only a quarter of it is filled and the rest is all blank.

 

　Turning to the first page, I begin to read its contents.

 

　There seems to be a note written right here at the bottom of the cover.

 

　『For you who picks this up. I will entrust you with all my experiences, so that you can have absolute happiness』

 

….???

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