For the time being, there seemed to be no danger, so we explored the area.
However, there did not seem to be anything special about this place.
My dungeon had completely turned into our House with a living room, kitchen, washroom, toilet and bath, but this room had no adjoining rooms, just a large throne room.
There was no passageway leading to anywhere else.
Perhaps more practical rooms were situated in the front ruins-like area.
There were some shelves that could have been used as storage space for things, but I wondered if it was all simply consumed by the long passage of time.
There was nothing but dust and crumbled debris, and not even a single book survived.
The most noticeable thing was the throne, which was still firmly in place.
Somehow, the sight of this throne made me sad.
Dungeon even had sleeping troops in it, the remnants of a vision of power.
From the looks of that Asura Golem army, this dungeon would have been quite a force to be reckoned with.
So much so that they could survive even if they were based in the West area of this Demon Forest.
And yet… Here it stood, now destroyed, with only its ruins remaining.
Nothing lasts forever, and everything changes.
Though my life may be very long…someday my dungeon may also perish in this way.
I patted the railing of the throne, feeling a little sentimental, when Rir called out to me.
"Kuu….!"
"What's wrong… that…"
What Rir was looking at was a stone monument.
It was set up in a way that it was integrated with the wall, and it was too dim to clearly see.
If Rir didn't notice it, I would have missed it.
There seemed to be some words carved on it… but again, I couldn't see much because of the darkness and the dust.
And this stone monument.
I had seen it before…
It was a similar stone monument to the one in the dwarven village and the dragon's record in the dragon's village.
Perhaps it was made of the same material as those.
"So, this place… was something that existed during the age of the gods?"
[…It's similar to something we've seen before…]
Enne, who was looking at the stone monument, thought so as well.
Of course, there was the possibility that they were only made of the same material…
I rubbed the surface with my hand to wipe off the dust.
This stone might be quite special, because unlike the surrounding ones, it had not decayed at all… and the carvings on it were still readable.
What was written on it… a last will and testament?
"I decay. Life is long, but for those who live, it is inevitable. But my monsters will soon become the sky, the earth, and the forest, and nurture new life. Therefore, my life will not be forgotten. It is a pleasant moment…"
There was just that written on it.
> My monsters will soon become the sky, the earth, and the forest, and grow a new life.
In other words… This Demon Forest was formed after the death of the master of this dungeon, who possessed immense magical power?