Book 3: Chapter 12
Muge-san returned to the group – the writings on the wall seem to be a verse of poetry, so it was quite difficult to understand – and I explained to everyone about the things that had been bothering me since we entered the dungeon (I flicked Zerry-san in the head cause she seemed about to doze off while listening to my explanation).
「I understand all that. But, Reiji, you were saying something about the relationship between adventurers and the party… and the same applies to the dungeon?」
「Yes. First, let’s stop the notion that “anything can happen since it’s a dungeon”. This Labyrinth of Fear is an artificial dungeon created by a person named La-Fisa. Everything happening here has its causes and gimmicks.」
「What does that have to do with a party?」
「I realized that was the relationship between the automaton and the dungeon. Automatons are powered by sorcery. And on the other hand, mana circulates in the dungeon. General dungeons repair damages to the walls and so on, right?」
「Yeah. But I don’t know how that works.」
「So the circulating mana is being restored, right? Another possibility is that the “dungeon” itself is a kind of monster.」
「Ah, that’s the theory advocated by some dungeon researchers who are said to be heretics.」Mimino-san said.
As I expected, there are indeed people who have such theories. But “heretics”, huh.