Player Name: Kaga Michio
Current Character Levels & Equipment:
Jobs:
Explorer Lv.35
Hero Lv.34
Mage Lv.36
Monk Lv.35
Equipment:
Wand
Leather Helmet
Leather Armor
Leather Gloves
Leather Shoes
Oh really? Is that the case? I see. If that is really how it is, then fine.
Also, the Duke told me that my help with the Labyrinths will be appreciated, even if Im not involved with exploring their highest floors and advancing to new ones.
Now that is a curious decision. Is that really true? That is what the Duke of Hartz told you?
Um, oh, y-yes, I am pretty sure that this is exactly what he told me.
For a second, Sherry had a pretty strange look on her face. Because I am not originally from this world, I have no idea what things are in line with this worlds common sense and what goes against it, which makes me somewhat on edge worrying about what people might start thinking of me if I accidentally say something suspicious or that I should not be saying in public.
Just now, Sherry looked as if she could not believe that I was granted access to all of the Labyrinths within the territory of the Hartz Duchy, so could it be that according to the laws of this world, the laws that I do not know even though I should be familiar with them in Roxanne and Sherrys eyes, maybe it is that not everyone can freely enter all of the Labyrinths of a given territory? And if it really is like that, then how does anyone know which of the Labyrinths can and cannot be entered?
I see.
Y-Yeah. Why do you ask about it, Sherry?
Because for the Labyrinths, people who enter them are nothing but prey that can feed their growth. The Labyrinths which Adventurers frequent will be less active, while the Labyrinths where Adventurers are not common will become more active, because when the Labyrinths start getting hungry they produce increasing quantities of monsters so that they can seek out that which they require to fuel their growth process. This is why it is encouraged to enter the Labyrinths with no fewer than three people, because that is the countermeasure to the Labyrinths carnivorous instincts. When bigger groups of people enter it, the Labyrinth becomes a significantly safer place, so what the Duke of Hartz probably desires of you is to keep the Labyrinths of the Hartz Duchy somewhat in check as a result of being entered on a daily basis.
Oooh, so it is like that, huh? I had no idea.
Yes, that is how it is, or at least that is the relationship that has been observed between the number of Adventurers entering the Labyrinths and the number and ferocity of the monsters dwelling within. For example, the Labyrinths near the cities and villages do not have as many monsters within them as those that are located in the more remote regions, and those are actually rather weak and less aggressive than you would have expected. On the flipside, however, Labyrinths located in the countryside or a wilderness will have a larger number of strong monsters that are more aggressive towards those entering them.
So the Labyrinths can have such differences between them, huh? Well certainly, if you think about it that way, then it really would seem that the Duke wants me to go to the Labyrinths that will also be explored by members of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy to act as potential food, or perhaps a way to keep the aggro of the Labyrinths off his boys while it is going to be busy sending monsters after me, since my Party only has three people in it, so it is definitely going to be an easier target to pick off than the groups that are going to most likely be composed of full, six-people teams.
Later, when I arrived in Tare, I made my way to where I had delivered the relief supplies during my commission: to the house of the village chief. As for Tare as a whole, there is not really that much to say about it. Since it was the capital of the entire Duchy, Bode, even if it was a small town, at least had walls around it to protect itself in the event of a monster or bandit attack.