Dogou: Exterior
Slowly opening the door, a piercing light shone through the entire hallway, giving way to a seemingly impossibly large room, spanning at least an acre in height and length. The floors were of a rather cheap carpet, the type one would find in a motel or rundown house, while the walls were composed of thick oak wood; the ceiling was painted plaster of a beige color. The room was as bright as day in spite of having no apparent light sources, and all around the area lay an untold number of cardboard boxes of varying sizes, ranging from something small containers no larger then a ring holder to large containers sizable enough to hold a small car. At the center of the room, a large tower composed of many hundreds of cardboard boxes and slabs, held together by both nails and duct-tape, stood up high, dominating the landscape. The gramcrackery scent of papyrus was strong in the air, causing Propman to sneeze.
"Told you he was insane. I don't know how he managed to get this room down here, but not many people know of its existence. Why, the things one could do with this amount of space are absurd, but alas, the blademaster seems to have his own ideas. Now, he should be somewhere around the first floor of the tower. You should watch your step: some of these boxes have a life of their own."
Propman couldn't think of anything witty to say, simply staring at the odd room's vista with intent. "Er sir, isn't this a dungeon room?"
The smith shrugged. "I have no idea how this place functions, or how he managed to produce it. All I know is that it must have required some powerful magic to create, and it doesn't seem to be one of his standard abilities. He generally doesn't take kindly to being asked questions not pertaining to swords, or boxes. I would say it is closer to a miniature overworld area."
Hearing such terminology come out of the grizzled man's mouth was a bit odd, but the adventurer simply nodded. Box monsters didn't sound that scary, unless they were mimics.