After killing the Hoarder, Carl and Princess Donut find a tutorial guild near the boss room. The Hoarder drops only a Neighborhood Map, but the map permanently reveals about a square mile of the dungeon, including nearby tutorial guilds, remaining enemies, and a pulsing corpse marker for Crawler Rebecca W near a main corridor.

Princess Donut wants to loot Rebecca's corpse immediately, but Carl decides they need information first. They wake Mordecai, who is drunk and sleeping with the photo of his brother, and Carl asks about bosses. Mordecai explains that the dungeon has several boss tiers: Neighborhood, Borough, City, Province, Country, and Floor bosses, plus elite enemies.

Mordecai confirms that the Hoarder was a low-tier Neighborhood boss and says future boss lairs should be easier to recognize. Carl asks whether bosses are always transformed people from Earth, and Mordecai says no; the dungeon recycles many kinds of creatures and people from previous games, not all of them human or from Carl's world. Mordecai also warns that some stronger bosses on the early floors are intended for groups and cannot usually be escaped once engaged.

Carl and Donut open their reward boxes. Donut rashly applies a spell book without reading it and learns Torch, which creates a light that follows her; Donut is annoyed, but Mordecai and Carl point out that it is useful. Carl reviews his growing skills, notices Iron Punch has improved, and realizes he needs hand protection if he keeps relying on bare-knuckle attacks.

Carl's most important rewards include Wisp Armor, more dynamite and explosives, Confusing Fog scrolls, Iron Skin potions, and enchanted spiked kneepads. Mordecai advises that Wisp Armor is valuable but currently too costly for Carl to cast, so Carl keeps it for later rather than giving it to Donut. Carl equips the kneepads, gaining reflected armor damage and protection against momentum-based attacks.

Princess Donut mocks Carl's appearance and asks whether the dungeon has a worst-dressed award. Mordecai explains that an aftershow profiles contestants and sometimes interviews crawlers after notable boss fights, which makes Donut eager for fame. Donut says Miss Beatrice will be her agent once they reunite, though Beatrice is far away, and Carl uneasily agrees before preparing to head back into the dungeon.