Who was the highest-ranking god in Orario? Without a doubt, it was Ouranos, the god who had founded the Guild. Of course, he truly deserved respect. After all, the other gods had descended to the lower world for entertainment. Even the Familias of great gods like Zeus and Hera, who bore the responsibility of dealing with the Apocalypse Dragon, were free to act as they pleased.
But what about Ouranos? Ever since descending to the lower world, he had remained stationed at the altar in prayer. That was why Orario had been established. Without Ouranos's prayers, Orario could never have been built in the first place. There were simply too many Monsters in the Dungeon; if they all swarmed out at once, no one could stop them.
The fact that the Dungeon's Monsters, including the floor bosses, could remain safely on their respective floors without roaming around or trying to rush to the surface was all thanks to Ouranos. Defeating the one-eyed Black Dragon was likely a condition agreed upon by both sides. If humanity failed to accomplish it, the Dungeon's Monsters might surge onto the surface.
Of course, considering the scale of the Dungeon, even if the one-eyed Black Dragon was defeated, the Dungeon definitely would not disappear. It was probably the beginning of the next cycle. In other words, after another thousand years, the Black Dragon might revive again, and new heroes would be needed to defeat it. Or perhaps it would be some other monster equivalent to the Black Dragon.
"This is what you wanted. Schrift—you should be able to read it, right?"
After the deal between them had been settled, Loki gave Shen Fei a scroll written in Schrift. Shen Fei did not stand on ceremony. He immediately opened the scroll and examined its contents.
"Eighteen,