"What’s with the reaction?" I asked.

The mercenary captain of Jack-O’-Lantern Mercenaries, Palen, gulped visibly before advising, "The Reincarnation Realm is that devil’s domain. Personally, I think we should not venture into it if at all possible. Seriously, young man. Don’t go to the third floor of the Purgatory. This floor may as well be sunshine and flowers compared to it!"

I clenched my fists and declared, "No, I must enter the third floor one way or another. You don’t need to come with me, all I ask of you is to tell me where the entrance is."

Palen thought for a moment before answering, "Very well. I must inform you that the second floor is rife with danger, however. You must be prepared for anything."

"I understand. Why don’t you begin by telling me the situation on the second floor?"

"Mn!"

Palen picked up one of the Swordguard’s swords to be his weapon before starting, "The Samsara Realm is one giant Purgatory ground where countless experts of the Human Realms, Heaven Domain and Ghost Region are imprisoned, and there are over ninety thousand such prisons in total. While some of them are pretty powerful in their own...