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Episode 434: Deepening Mysteries and New Hypothesis, Part I

"I've actually investigated that vertical hole this time... and apparently, as I speculated, that's what caused the dragon to appear in" The Demon King's Castle Realm "... and they're going to conclude that it was an appearance path"

I waited for Theodore's remarks to continue with a few surprises.

I've heard about the giant vertical hole.

That's such a big hole that I think the whole section of town will fit in, and I guess there's some exaggeration, but he says the dragon looks as if it's about a bat coming out of a cave.

The hypothesis that this great hole is connected to the depths of the dungeon and serves as a source of dragons inhabiting the 'Demon King's Castle area' was also already conveyed by Theodore's mouth.

But I didn't know the hypothesis was really going to be centered.

Because of this, Adventurer Initiation still attracts a lot of people.

"I haven't been able to get to the bottom of this, but I have reason to be sure."

Theodore laughed with pleasure and began to explain the information found in previous surveys and studies.

- First and foremost, the definitive basis is the result of fixed point observations of vertical holes.

Despite the observation confirming that more dragons emerged from the vertical hole than assumed, they did not, on the contrary, confirm the individuals entering that large hole.

In other words, it is a one-way street for the dragon to pass through the vertical hole.

It is not assumed that the dragon that moved from the first tier to the back of the vertical hole has returned to its original location.

"Of course, it is also possible that we are crossing (...) Ri (...). It's like a migratory bird traveling through vertical holes for a long period of time, and now it's time to spend some time in the upper levels."

Theodore turned the spearhead of the story to Hild for a moment, unawares of the shortcomings his theory possessed.

"The Knight Hall of the Neon Scale. When it comes to being the administrator of a neutral city, the tree people (dry ads) say that this dungeon is divided into four tiers."

"Yes, the place we called the 'Demon King's Castle area' is the first tier, and the place with the neutral city of Athlopolis is the second tier."

Hild spread a great deal of material on the tabletop.

It is a concise overall imaginary diagram of the dungeon 'Ark of Elements', based on the information provided by the administrator Fraxinus.

At the top is the First Labyrinth, which we call the "Millennium Corridor of Naruto," underneath which lies the First Hierarchy, like the Wilderness, of "Demon Castle Realm".

A small labyrinth stretches beneath Demon King's Castle in the Second Labyrinth, and before it leaves, a second tier filled with water and greenery.

And from here on out, it's completely hearsay and imagination, but likewise the third labyrinth and the third tier, the fourth labyrinth and the fourth tier are also described in the imaginary diagram.

"I also have the latest information on hand. This dungeon is called the Ark of Elements, and it has four hierarchies that capture the four main elements."

First Theodore tapped the third tier of the imaginary diagram with his fingers, then moved his fingertips to the fourth tier.

"The four major elements are assumed to be in the order of soil, water, wind and fire in heavy (...) order, with each hierarchy lined in this order from the top. And the fourth tier is the fire hierarchy."

"Yeah, that's what the admin Fraxinus says."

"Dragons are demons with stronger connections to fire attributes than they were. I don't even know what kind of environment the fourth tier is, but it won't be uncomfortable as an original habitat"

In addition, Theodore began to try to talk about the types of dragons and their respective habitats.

There is a wide variety of different kinds even if you say dragon in a bite, and the flame throwing up from your mouth is called breath (brace), because the things you throw up vary depending on the type… etc. This is the only momentum that seems to set the sun down if you let it go.

"If you follow the standard naming rules, the so-called 'normal dragon' that inhabits this dungeon should also be called a fire dragon, but it's common to just be called a dragon without anything attached."

"Ha ha..."

"Instead, a peculiar kind of flaming all over the body as well as the breath (brace) is called the Fire Dragon…"

"We're off the sidewalk."

Instead of Hildo being pushed by momentum and unable to speak out, I urge him to take care and get the story back to the main point.

"Whoa, excuse me. Anyway, here's my (...) hypothesis. The dragon originally inhabited the fourth tier, but Fraxinus also spreads its territory to the first tier through a vertical hole worn unknowingly…"

"That doesn't contradict the testimony of admin Fraxinus, either."

While turning the bundle of materials, Hild read some of the information obtained from Fraxinus again.

"Administrator Fraxinus, Demon King Gandalf, and Evaldi... they said they resided on the third tier to manage and operate the 'Ark of Elements', a former companion of the Alphazur"

- In the very early days of their activities, each hierarchy was said to have been assigned roles as follows:

The first tier serves as a front-line base to intercept threats from the ground and a mining base to collect underground resources.

The second tier preserves parts of the natural environment on the ground, and conservation districts preserve the lifeblood of flora, fauna, demons and demons.

The third tier is an extremely advanced urban area, inhabited by races that lead civilized lives, including humans.

The fourth tier generates energy that maintains the function of each upper tier, so to speak, the power engine.

However, these are only the initial quotas that Fraxinus will know.

Fraxinus said he had embarked on the protection of the second tier demons quite early on, moving to the second tier and transforming himself into a neutral city (Athlopolis).

Not much information has come in since then, and he had no idea that the dragon was inhabited by the 'Ark of Elements' on the first tier, or that it would be unleashed on the ground under certain conditions.

Not to mention the reason why Gandalf the Demon King abandoned the third tier and moved to the upper tier, the mysterious automatic doll that defeated the Demon King Army...... he has no idea of Agate Lamb's origins or identity, nor of the current situation in the third tier.

The only information we got from Fraxinus was the initial information he had before he became Athlopolis and the slightest information he could have learned since then, so he couldn't know all about the current situation of the "Ark of Elements".

What happened after the Third Labyrinth at the moment is a total mystery.

The terrain and the environment could even have hung away from what Fraxinus knew.

Of course, the current testimony alone is an extremely important and significant step forward.

"This is a really weird thing. I hear that the 'Ark of Elements' was built to preserve the earthly environment and cultural civilization in order to survive the demise of ancient magical civilization. But the dragon wasn't supposed to be covered by that, was it?

There is a fun-loving grin in Theodore's mouth.

"Perhaps the dragon's protection was meant to be left to other dungeons, but dragons now exist. I want to solve this mystery, even if it's not, and... actually, if it's just hypothetical, it's already floating."