This was not how Hans pictured his retirement from adventuring.

The discovery of Gomi's fledgling dungeon upended his plans for quiet days of reading in between teaching classes. Instead, running Gomi's chapter of the Adventurers' Guild had become a clandestine operation to train adventurers to cull the dungeon while using the unique abilities of the dungeon core to inject unprecedented wealth and opportunity into the town.

While Gomi contends with the challenges of a growing dungeon, the fallout of the orc war across the kingdom at large creates new challenges for Hans and his adventurers. Blossoming Apprentices dream of plying their trade on the road like proper adventurers but can't because of the town's secrets. Long-dead comrades reenter Hans' life in unexpected ways, putting Gomi at risk as old enemies search for new answers. And Hans unearths new feelings about his failure to reach Diamond rank, putting him face-to-face with the shortcomings that ended his career.

Gomi is counting on Hans' expert knowledge to keep their people safe, and his new crop of adventurers trust him with their lives every time they go back into the dungeon to explore a section with new, greater challenges. If Hans comes up short anywhere, someone he cares for will pay the price.