Because there are troublesome traps and powerful monsters roaming among those, they usually are prohibited to be trespassed due to the kingdom’s decision.
Although a new one occasionally gets discovered as well, it seems there are many cases of those who raided it without having prepared properly never to return again.
“As for sealed historic ruins, as soon as the request for exploration of the kingdom reaches the guild, the guild’s side chooses appropriate adventurers or parties to perform the investigation… ”
“In other words, there is no other way but earning income by just hunting many powerful monsters as achievement for the historic ruin investigation request?” (Erwin)
“It is as Erwin-boy says. Just that you guys’ situation is a bit different.” (Burkhart)
As Burkhart-san, drinking coffee together with us, said this, he held out a piece of paper.
There, in big letters, was the request enforced by the kingdom written down.
“Enforced request by the kingdom? You don’t say… ” (Wendelin)
“That’s what I am saying. It ended up in your party being nominated for exploring the historic ruins by the kingdom.” (Burkhart)
“Don’t you leave such things to veterans usually?” (Wendelin)
“Usually you would be right, but… ” (Burkhart)
With us being currently novices having just done our adventurer registration and party creation, we were entrusted with quite a dangerous investigation of a sealed historic ruin by being nominated as the exploration party by the kingdom.
If you think normally about it, there shouldn’t have been such a stupid decision.
“Even our group should start by doing such things as gradually hunting in a nearby place, no?” (Erwin)
“Erwin-boy, your opinion is correct, but… ” (Burkhart)
Since it doesn’t mean that he was the one giving the order, Burkhart-san was cringing while answering Erw’s and mine questions.
“It’s because the boy has defeated two dragons.” (Burkhart)
Even if you say that, that’s still no reason to suddenly toss us, who just became adventurers, into a sealed historic ruin.
No matter how much you talk about my magic killing a dragon, there is no guarantee that I can unconditionally use such powerful magic within the historic ruins. Even though I strove to advance individually by training for around two and a half years, it is pointless to move ahead without practice fighting in coordination with a group as we wanted to do from now on.
“Burkhart-san, you have become the chaperone of fresh adventurers, right?” (Ina)
Ina emphasized while asking.
Chaperone is a system that has been established as there were relatively many casualties during the early stages of adventurism.
For around three times a veteran adventurer or party would come along as instructor(s) while a new party entered a domain, where monsters dwell, for hunting.
And then the adventurers, getting through the period of being rookies, would be designated as instructors by the guild to teach other rookies hunting.
In such way, the death in the early stages of being an adventurer is being avoided as much as possible, it seems.
However, despite that the rate of death among the new adventurers is high. It was similar to any kind of business spending time to get used to the most dangerous period.
“Of course you will accompany us as instructor, right?” (Wendelin)
“Ah, a veteran adventurer, huh?” (Burkhart)
“Eh? Is this possibly… ?” (Luise)
“Yes, it is. You aren’t really new anyway.” (Burkhart)
Following Luise’s worries, it has been decided that our instructor would be Burkhart-san before anyone became aware of it.
Because it should have been quite the surprise for Burkhart-san abruptly retiring from the adventurer occupation, we proceeded to start preparing for our departure silently without meddling in any way.
“If it turns out to be hopeless, let’s escape right away.” (Wendelin)
“That judgement is right, boy.” (Burkhart)
“Eh! That’s okay?” (Erwin)
“Fool! A dead adventurer won’t earn a single cent, right?! It is the basics to retreat if things are in vain!” (Burkhart)
Hearing 『Is it alright to escape?』 from Erw, Burkhart-san shouted at him.
Since we were designated by the kingdom and the guild to such a hard request right from the get-go, there isn’t any reason to follow the request’s instructions to the death out of obligation.