[Danmachi × Decaying Winter] Sick Rabbit

Episode 1 - A sick rabbit is just looking for the driving force of life.

Victory.

A word that means winning over an opponent in any match.

It also hints at all the wealth and honor that will come later and was one of the stories frequently told in the Dungeon Oratoria by his grandfather.

This is a story before Orario, a labyrinth city where many gods and different races intersect, was built before the gods came down to earth.

The stories of heroes that took place in the days when dungeons were still called 'big pits' have been told to this day.

The stories of adventurers who achieved fame became the driving force that instilled fantasy in many children. As Bell grew up reading 'Dungeon Oratorio', her dream of becoming a labyrinth adventurer was as big as other children's.

The boy admired a hero.

No, it would be correct to say that he 'had a longing for it'.

Because his steps toward Orario went in the wrong direction, his envy and fantasy about being a hero slowly collapsed.

Even though it was a completely different world from the one he lived in, the reality was cruel.

It was only when every inch of his delicate body and mind were violated that he painfully realized the meaning of the suffering described in a single line in the book he had read.

Fear violated the boy's spirit, and the madness that settled in the corner of his heart laughed at the trembling boy.

The man, who was older than the boy, and his comrades who had been active on various battlefields gradually crumbled as they faced the terrible madness that could appear at any time and from any place.

The victory achieved there was not an honorable one. It didn't take long to realize that his struggle to survive was nothing more than the cries of animals with pitiful bodies.

The fire that had formed him had gone out, and only the residual fire and ashes remained, forcing him to lead.

"Orario..."

But, is there a problem with that? If he doesn't do this, this sick rabbit will die somewhere. He moves because he has a small will that he does not want to face such an end.

He moved with the mindset of holding on for a little while and with the hope that this might heal the festering wounds to some extent.

After getting out of the forest, Bell took another step forward through the heavy rain.

Perhaps because he had been living in Eden-227, where only cold emotions lingered for a long time, the lights coming from Orario's numerous buildings and downtown areas made his eyes moist.

He missed so much the warmth of so many people that he couldn't feel from Scavs or cults.

"Finally... I finally arrived..."