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A short distance from Axel, in the northern outskirts beyond the city, stood a hill.

On that hill stood an abandoned ancient city.

It was said that this abandoned ancient city had once belonged to a very famous great noble.

Unfortunately, that noble later fell into ruin. The entire family fled the kingdom overnight, leaving the ancient city abandoned here to become a dead city.

Under normal circumstances, there should have been many monsters prowling around the abandoned city.

However, over recent times, the weaker monsters around the city had nearly vanished without a trace. Even the fairly powerful monsters had left the area, taking over the territories of many weaker monsters and affecting the ecosystem around Axel.

Thus, an unsettling silence now hung over the area surrounding the abandoned city.

A party broke that silence.

It was a party with mismatched equipment. Some of them were even dressed in ordinary clothes, with only the weapons in their hands making them look like inexperienced rookies fresh out of the gate.

"Is that the castle occupied by one of the Demon Lord's Army officers?"

"It feels kind of scary..."

Kazuma and Aqua stared at the abandoned ancient city, their voices filled with unease.

"Hey, let's go back." Kazuma had no idea how many times he had said that already. He desperately tried to persuade Fang Li. "We're a rookie party that just started out, you know? We're a collection of defects without even a single level-thirty adventurer! Why are we coming to subjugate someone as major as an officer of the Demon Lord's Army? Shouldn't we leave this sort of thing to the Royal Knights and the Hero Candidate Corps that come later?"

"Exactly." Aqua tugged anxiously at Fang Li's sleeve as she said, "I haven't cleaned the toilet today. We