Currently, the store in the Royal Capital will do just fine even if I'm not here, the Female Samurai is able to manage the store on my behalf. If some unexpected problem beyond her abilities to solve happens, it is always possible to contact me through the ear cuffs.
Since Solitude make up the work force there, they should be able to cope to a certain extent. Thus, there isn't any actual need for me to remain in the Royal Capital.
That is my single journey, and it became clear that for the sake of our future, we need to expand our operation range beyond Sternbild Kingdom.
There are several reasons for this, but the major one is due to the fact the kingdom only has a handful of [Age of the Gods] dungeons, and the highest level amongst the bunch is only [Demigod].
ED: "Age of the Gods Dungeons" is the Set containing all Demigod, God, and Great God dungeons. Demigod is the weakest of the three types in this set.
For the sake of increasing our combat potential, I will not act alone this time. For the sake of conquering high level dungeons, I'm bringing along Kanami-chan and the other [8 Demonic Generals]. Among the [Age of the Gods] dungeons, there are [Demigod] class, [God] class, and the highest: [Great God] class dungeons. Apparently, there are only 5 [Great God] dungeons in the world, and just thinking about it gets me all pumped up.
But in order to enter [God] and [Great God] class dungeons, we'll need to go beyond this country.
Of course we can simply enjoy the [Demigod] class dungeons, but we'll conquer them in no time since there simply aren't enough.
Thus I decided to conquer the [Age of the Gods] dungeons beyond the Sternbild Kingdom. While I was thinking that we should start with a [Demigod] dungeon instead of a [God] class, they wanted the latter. I thought: "Isn't challenging a [God] class dungeon a little too early for them?" But apparently, the fact that I was able to conquer a [Demigod] alone egged Minokichi-kun and company to immediately start with the [God] class, I personally would like to try it, so I guess it's decided.
Moreover, if, during the conquest, we realize that it's simply too hard, we can simply change the dungeon, that's the gist of things.
Fortunately, in the early levels of a [God] class dungeon, there shouldn't be that much of a difference in difficulty compared to the upper floors of a [Demigod] class dungeon, so surviving shouldn't be a problem.
Although we have decided on challenging a [God] class dungeon, where exactly is still unclear.
We have some choices, but the most likely amongst the candidates would be the Demonic Empire.
On the borders between the [Demonic Empire] and the [Holy Kingdom], there is an [Age of Gods] dungeon known as the [Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain]. As a result, even if the relations between the countries is poor, a large scale war is nearly impossible, limiting everything to small skirmishes and secret wars. Well, leave us out of it.
[Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain] is fundamentally different from the previous dungeons we've been to, where you go into underground basements. This is classified as a Natural barrier type, one that has never been conquered before, until now that is.
To briefly explain what a Natural Barrier type dungeon is, they are separated into two areas: areas inside the [Border zone], and areas outside the [Border Zone]. Areas inside the [Border zone] is where the actual dungeon is.
Natural Barrier type dungeons are usually places like great forests, expansive valleys and whatnot, but in this case amongst the Natural Barrier types, [Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain] is a volcanic type, known for its high difficulty.
The dungeon boss makes its nest at the center of the volcano, and the whole place is filled with toxic fumes, countless lava flows, and even plants that adapted to the harsh environment such as a forest with flaming trees, housing monsters.
Flame type and death type monsters lurk in every corner of this scorching earth. Traps such as lava-spots are formed by the treacherous terrain and is used to impede conquerors and cheaters alike.
Furthermore, there isn't a single person throughout history who has managed to conquer this dungeon, ruled by a high-level [Wisdom Dragon].