There is no Epic Loot here, Only Puns.

TLDR: Very fun story if you are looking for light and funny reading. Not really worth it if you are into more "serious" stories. 

 WARNING: I tried to be as general as possible not to have any spoilers.

Let me be very blunt. I didn't like the story. It is not really my type of the narrative and even after reading 60 chapters I was struggling to keep myself engaged. But at the same time, I truly believe that this is an excellent story that fully deserves the praise that it gets. It is just not my cup of tea I guess. But let me elaborate:

I think the story title describes it perfectly. If you are here for an epic adventure full of heroic acts, intrigues and complex machinations - you are on the wrong webpage. This is a tale about people. A charming narrative that explores character interactions and is one of those refreshing slice-of-life tales, that leaves you smiling after every chapter. It is funny, it is fairly unique and the story at times gets quite complex and engaging. All of the characters are well developed and as story progresses we learn more and more about them in very organic way. At the same time for people like me, who read the stories for the thrill of challenge, wanting to experience main characters doing badass things in a badass ways, or alternatively enjoy joining MCs as they struggle for the survival in the cruel and unforgiving world, this story is not really for you. Characters do face struggles here, but the struggles they face are more personal rather than external. And the overall tone drifts much closer to the "friendship is magic" narrative, rather than fantastic realism that personally I prefer in my tales.

In the end I have nothing but compliments for author. I find it honestly unfortunate that I won’t be able to accompany you till the end of this fantastic story, but even though I can appreciate the quality of the tale, I can’t really relate with it. I wish author the best and see you all around on the RoyalRoad.

Overall: My feelings towards this story can be summarized by a random thought that I had just as I was starting the latest chapter, and was looking at the title of the story in my bookmarks. "There is epic loot here, it's the whole story." It has an abundance of heartwarming elements including an emphasis on that large family vibe that is one of the strengths that dungeon novels have. Comedy suffuses the entire thing until I cannot think of any elements of dungeon building that haven't been given their own hilarious personality. 

Style: The entire story has a very lighthearted feel, where any of the "rules" that normally encompass a system world exist as a framework that makes a melodic snapping sound. A great deal of the focus is on character interactions between a caste of oddities that makes a very comedic sort of slice of life, and even during chapters that often come across as dull (info dumps, construction queues, lore) there is typically both a twist that makes it entertaining and another scene in the same chapter. 

Grammar: For most people, grammar is a set of rules like gravity that are inescapably there, and resented like when the yogurt falls out from the fridge like a dungeon door trap out for your morale. However, mastering gravity is, paradoxically, the key to flight. stewart92 has that kind of mastery of grammar where little things like the use of all caps, or carefully placed apostrophes are the crux of a joke or characterization. I haven't noticed any problems so they are fixed with a great deal of promptness. 

Story/Character: I think this story needs the slice of life tag.  There are conflicts on a larger scale, beyond the scope of the dungeon, that have satisfying setups and climaxes and conclusions, but the bulk of the story is moments in the lives of the characters (to such an extent that I combined both categories rather than rave about the same things twice.) The story even avoids the pitfall of tedium common to slice of life stories by taking the collective common sense and leaving it in a corner to gradually collect assorted fungi. 

 Overall, this story is amongst my favorites on the site, and I would recommend it to anyone, bar none.

There Is No Epic Loot Here, Only Puns is a dungeon core story that leaves me at different points laughing, breathless from awe, or crying from the sheer emotions conveyed. The characters are each in-depth individuals with their own personalities and motives that mean that their interactions with each other are amazing. It has a bit of a rough start, but only in comparison with how overwhelmingly good it becomes later on in the story. It has a well developed world, plenty of mystery, and it continuously goes sideways in a direction that is both wonderful and compeletely unexpected. Sometimes has problems with rambling, and the puns could use work, but part of the puns appeal is how bad they are. I truly love this series, and it is quite possibly my favorite series on RR. Highly recommended. 

Heartwarming will be the best word to describe this story, but that does not mean the story does not possess epic or action moments and amazing characters. If you add the writing, plot, character development (Oh, Nu...), world building, dungeon building...

But returning to the review stuff.

The story is centered around Delta and the characters around her, since it starts as a classic dungeon core story (dungeon building and resource management), it keeps that going non-stop but with a VERY different and unique approach and I will even be able to say that this is a story which can be read by both 13 and 18+ year old people with a double reading with characters as endearing as DEO (screaming intended) and the rest of the cast, both from the dungeon and Durence that try to be happy go lucky even if the world is a bit grey for them.

If you can spot the puns (good and bad), it's because the grammar is solid and constant, the writting flows and even if it skips to a different POV from time to time, it sounds more like extra chapters than part of the main story while helping developing the world around the dungeon.

The main character has spun, even if Delta tries to be a loving and caring "mother" to the dungeon, and at the same time, Nu is the strict father figure that acts more like a protective and caring brother for Delta.

The cast keeps increasing and in ways nobody expected due to Delta deltaing her life inside the dungeon, and the dungeon affects at the same time Durence, making eccentric people appear from there from time to time.

At this point in the story, there have been some antagonist figures in which my favorite was the tax collector (biggest evil in the world!!), but even if everybody survives Delta, that doesn't mean that they weren't deltaed in the process.

Release dates are constant and abundant, which helps a lot with serialized works; author answers properly to critizism and at the same time addresses queries made by fans. The author even draws maps for people to understand better the description and the layout of the dungeon.

If you liked the Wandering Inn, this series is similar in some tones but keeping both a warm theme and a clear direction to the story that does not let it stagnate.

It really feels like I'm Preaching to the choir here about this but here we go.

You! Whoever is reading this, you should stop reading my review and go read this story, like, right now.

Still here? let me convince you.

Here we have a dungeon with CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! they go through phases before figuring out what they truly want. They have genuine mistakes and setbacks that cause their friends pain and they learn from it.

The town is honestly my favorite part, however. Large amounts of characters who feel like they were originally created as one-off jokes become deep and complex. backstories are dark and tragic without feeling overbearing.

It is rare for a book or story for me to like it with no villain, no real goal. And yet, I can't stop reading this. Even now I'm looking at chapter 111 desperately waiting for 112.

So, yeah, read this like right now.

She is human and she likes people. This is a problem because the best way to get mana is to kill. Yet she perseveres and survives.

 This is a really funny story. I just love it when something is hilariously broken and Durence has A LOT of those people. I also love puns, and Delta has A LOT of those. So yeah... 42/5 Stars

This is an incredibly charming story about a dungeon named Delta. Full of humour and fairy tale fun this is one those stories that will continuously surprise you. The grammar is excellent and there's a diverse cast of believable characters to support the story and take it above and beyond!

First I thought it was the standaard dungeon gimmick with a twist but it is a really cute novel with puns and fantastic characters.

I like it very much.

Thank you for writing it!

Its Ruli good. The depth of Deltails provided in the imagery and descriptive language makes it a joy. By the time its finished I believe it will be a Core story of Royal Road.

 Keep up the writing and puns. Look forward to the many chapters to come.