Board Thread:4. General Discussion/@comment-122.53.227.105-20160710121833/@comment-122.53.227.105-20160710184310

Well, here's a brief summary of the sidestories:

Day 282 - Ant Beetle Man

The beetle man used to be a farmer, but he left his village with his companions to become dungeon divers. Though his companions died, he managed to survive a decade of adventuring and is part of a well-known group in the area that has the dream of conquering the dungeon one day. Then he met Rou as the latter easily killed the Red Rose Lesser Dragon monster and decided that it's much better to protect your regular daily life, so he's thinking of visiting home after all these years and getting a wife and family.

Day 297 - The Devil Man Dealer

It's the expert dealer from that casino that got fired because of Rou. The guy's a real gambling addict. It's mostly just about exploring his own thoughts and feelings after his encounter with Rou. Apparently, once he gets to Rou's base to become a dealer for him there, he gets a lover.

Day 305 - Madam Mermaid

It's a mermaid housewife. She was relaxing around the seaweed dungeon's entrance along with her fellow housewives and their children. They saw Rou collecting food excitedly and he apparently became quite the piece of gossip among them.

Day 329 - Fanatic Lord

One of the Parabellum members who challenged the boss rush route in the aquarium dungeon while Rou's army was camping there. He's a nice guy who goes berserk when it comes to worshipping Rou, it seems. Since he's already a Lord, I assume he's a part of Rou's generation. Anyway, he apparently didn't appear in this volume (the Crusade) because he's too strong. Hopefully he appears in the boat trip, then!

Day 331 - Elite Lance Corporal

Some guy who's serving a hero (party member or army member, not sure). He's pretty scared about dying, so he's finding comfort in the arms of a prostitute (the job prostitute does exist!) who he's known since she started working. Apparently, they made the promise to get married once he returns from the Crusade. Yeah.

The last sidestory is from an unknown PoV and date. It's some adventurer who's made it all the way to the mausoleum in Rou's dungeon after collecting 7 keys (Why 7? Dunno). The mausoleum is filled with coffins, and each coffin has a statue protecting them in their arms. Each statue looks differently, probably corresponding to whoever is in each coffin. Going by the guy's thoughts and feelings, it seems like all the members in the coffins became pretty powerful later on in life. Enough that someone can "feel" their strength even after they've died(?). At the end, the guy just goes down on his knees and starts praying after he got to Rou's coffin. He says he's afraid, but that he's also feeling a sense of comfort from standing in front of it. I'm guessing, if Rou isn't a god yet at this point, he's well on his way to experiencing Apotheosis like the Demigod of Deep Green did.