The fallen spirit had been slain by monsters before it fell, and then the Dungeon itself corrupted it.
When a spirit reaches a near-death state, it instinctively heads for the Spirit World, but for some reason the fallen spirit had been corrupted by the Dungeon.
"From talking with the Xenos, I found out that monsters are reborn in the Dungeon when they die, right?"
So Urus drew the fallen spirit into the Spirit World.
"I don't know why you became corrupted, but right now you're basically no different from a monster, so I figured you'd be reborn in the Dungeon if you died."
To restore the fallen spirit,
"Everyone... is here?"
"Bear with it, even if it hurts a little."
Magic from hundreds of spirits poured down on the fallen spirit.
"When is this going to end..."
It had already been ten minutes since Urus started dealing with the fallen spirit.
There was nothing for me to do.
Maybe I should explore...
"..."
The 80th floor was practically a wasteland.
There was nothing in sight except the grass growing beneath my feet.
"Hmm..."
There was no sign of any other monsters at all, and aside from the faint scent of wine, there was nothing else unusual.
"...Should I go farther down?"
I had the will, at least...
"Trace on."
I projected a magic sword and aimed it at the floor of the floor.
"If it's here..."
I had projected a magic sword imbued with Urus's power, so there shouldn't be any problem piercing through the floor.
"Igr—"
"■■■"
"!!!"
While I was checking the point to use the magic sword, something grabbed my ankle and spoke to me.
"...The surface has changed a great deal."
"A monster...?"
"For now, please follow me."
The tentacle wrapped around my ankle loosened, and the Dungeon moved, making a path of its own.
Then a voice rang through my head.
"I will invite you to my home."
"..."
Should I really follow it?
"I have no intention of harming you."
"How am I supposed to believe that?"
"I'll stake everything on it."
"..."
I had a magic sword already projected in advance, and I still had an elixir left. I couldn't even begin to grasp what kind of opponent this was, but...
"Will you refuse my invitation?"
"No, I'll go."
If I didn't go now, I felt like I'd regret it.
After passing through a somewhat narrow passage, I arrived in a place that looked less like someone's home and more like a mine shaft cave.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Yes, anything I can answer, I will."
"Who are you?"
"I am Pandora."
"Pandora?"
"Yes, though to you, I am called the Dungeon."
...I'd expected as much, but hearing it for real was even more shocking.
"Why did you invite me?"
"Because I became interested."
"Interested?"
"It was beyond my expectations that the one chosen by the spirits would appear again, and I also highly value your abilities."
Following the tentacles through the wide cave, I saw a massive magic stone like a heart.
"This is..."
"Bellf Crozzo, how much do you know about me?"
"Well..."
"Do you know about my children, whom you have been killing?"
"I don't."
"I see. Then will you listen?"
"To what?"
"About the children you killed, and about me."