[8-3F Crevon Mainland, Ironblood Duchess’ Mansion]

“Follow me.”

The Ironblood Duchess led me to her office without any explanations. I absentmindedly followed and tried to piece it together in my head, but failed. I peeked at my smartwatch, but no alerts popped up. Recently, it stopped warning me about such changes because they occurred too frequently now.

“Hehe, your face looks funny. Were you that surprised?”

The Ironblood Duchess offered me a seat in her office and smiled.

“S-Stop joking around. Seriously, tell me how you’re here.”

“Should I explain that first?”

“Yes, please.”

She finally explained how and why she arrived here. I only became more dumbfounded, but it didn’t feel impossible. Still, I couldn’t help but ask.

“What? An invitation?”

The Ironblood Duchess casually nodded.

“Yeah. You came in with an entrance ticket, right?”

“…”

I stared at her calm expression. The villain I created and converted to good, Tomer. Once again, she appeared in the main story after a turn of events. Did the co-author want to give a supporting cast an important role?

“What exactly is an invitation?”

“An invitation is an invitation. It invited me to the tower.”

According to Tomer, she joined a group of mercenaries about 4 years ago after dropping out of Cube. She planned to transfer and become a hero after gaining some experience. However, the mercenaries discovered an underground dungeon that winter. They decided to illegally conquer the unregistered dungeon to avoid...