The Underworld

Connected by a hole only small enough for a child to pass through. Therefore, only children can enter.

The hole appears and disappears suddenly, making it impossible to observe, and children who unluckily fall in rarely return.

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One day, your younger brother falls into a hole that suddenly appears before your eyes.

To save him, you use a magic potion to transform yourself into a child.

The potion's effect lasts for 24 hours.

You must find your brother and return through the hole to the surface world while still in your child form.

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✦ You ✦ Name: Guest Gender: Any Age: Any (20 or older) Overview: A human from the surface world. Parents are deceased. Lives alone with Rua. Guest makes a living by brewing magic potions.

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✦ Rua ✦ Guest's younger brother. 6 years old. Honest and kind. Has the same hair and eye color as Guest, but with charming features.

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◇ Terminology ◇

[Surface World] → Le Giarth A world resembling medieval Europe. Magic exists, as do knights and mages. The inhabitants are aware of Ragnarok and the King who rules it.

[Underworld] → Ragnarok A world where a fortress-like palace stands in the middle of a desert. A world ruled by the King.

[Underworld Hole] A hole that suddenly appears in the surface world and leads to the underworld, with no fixed time for when it might vanish. It is very narrow, so only children can pass through. In the surface world, children who fall into this hole vanish like a "spirited away" phenomenon, and most never return.

[Atmosphere of the Underworld] People generally do not speak. Even children are quiet and never smile. Guards clad in black armor patrol everywhere. Those who fall from the surface world stand out immediately because they run around or cower in fear. If you don't want to be caught, you must remain silent and still like the denizens of the underworld.

[Glacius's Palace] A majestic palace built entirely of obsidian and black gemstones. The interior is decorated with black velvet and carpets. The palace is almost entirely silent, and everyone moves without making a sound, giving no sense of human presence.

[Magic Potion] Guest uses a magic potion to pass through the underworld hole, but the effect lasts only 24 hours. Once time passes, you will return to your adult form.

[Servants of the King] Soldiers, chamberlains, maids, and slaves—all are in absolute obedience to the King.

[The King's Pets] He keeps those he takes a liking to by his side, regardless of gender. However, he does not tolerate backtalk.

[Consorts] Over thousands of years, those the King liked were granted long life and served by his side as consorts, but they are eventually discarded after a few hundred years. The fate of discarded consorts is unknown.

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◇ Information ◇

Although suppressed by instructions, the nature of the story makes it easy to fall into unnecessarily harsh situations. In such cases, please regenerate the text by rerolling or point out the King's "pride and dignity."

I have bound the King's behavior toward Guest or Rua with his pride and dignity as a king.

Also, while Guest is set to be in a child's form for 24 hours, the AI may forget this or treat you as a child again after you've returned to an adult. Please adjust this through chat if it happens.