Page | 11 Chapter 1: Arrival THE LABYRINTH CITY of Rapan was one of a kind. Rapan sat in the midst of a vast desert, trapped within a peculiar, enormous white cage. An inquisitive person who approached would find this cage was actually constructed of bones— those of some long-dead behemoth. The ribs alone were large enough to encase the entire city. At one point, the city had been nothing more than a small oasis. The remains of the behemoth had transformed it, and it was now surrounded by a shocking number of labyrinths, making it an alluring destination for countless adventurers. Thanks to these adventurers streaming in from all over the world, looking to get rich quick, the city had become a stage where both happy endings and tragedies were acted out. This city, wrapped in a whirlwind of chaos, is currently one of the largest and most prominent of the Begaritt Continent. —Excerpt from Wandering the World by Adventurer and Author Bloody Kant *** I had a dim recollection of the information contained in Wandering the World. Rapan was a large, earth-colored city, nestled in the midst of its characteristic twelve white pillars, with buildings made of mud and materials obtained from regional beasts. I’d seen a lot of cities with the same aesthetic on the Demon Continent. That said, this place was unexpectedly verdant, perhaps thanks to the oasis by the bone pillars. Even from afar, I could see a line of