System.

You have entered Zerak’s lair.

Difficulity: Unknown.

A familiar robotic female voice suddenly popped up in Kai’s head as he was still unable to control his body.

…..

………..

ZERAK'S LAIR?!?

“....You are a noisy one aren’t ya?” (???)

The humbling voice of a middle aged man can now be heard echoing inside Kai’s head as he just gained back his consciousness.

Who-?!

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, brother.” (???)

Ah, uhm nice to meet you...Wait I had a brother!?!? Val what have you done !?!?

“Val?...” (???)

Eh?....Aren’t you my father’s second son??

“Oh? People don’t use that term anymore? Sorry for the misunderstanding then.” (???)

Phew...I see...Wait...Isn’t this inside my head?

“So what of it?” (???)

The man asked in a curious tone.

So what of it…You said!?! Isn’t it supposed to be mine?? Wait who the hell are you in the first place!?! Ahh… I get it this is a dream isn’t it?

“Ah...Sorry for the late introduction, my name is Zerak, and-” (Zerak)

ZERAK!?! The evil dragon!?!?

“Who are you calling evil??!” (Zerak)

…...Sorry..

“Ahem! Anyways, this is indeed inside your mind, I simply used one of my skill to get in...Sorry but I was too excited to meet you.” (Zerak)

Excited?? What are you talking about?

“Isn’t it obvious? You are from another world aren’t you?” (Zerak)

Wha!?!?

“You are not??....Damn..I was pretty sure that you were after watching you using soul absorption.” (Zerak)

Ah no you are correct..I was just surprised…

“Oh! Just as I thought! Never would I have expected to meet another fellow countryman in this place..My long living has finally paid of!” (Zerak)

Eh...Excuses me..

“Ah~ You don’t know how tiring it was to keep everything as a secre-!?”(Zerak)

Oi!!

“Ah right… Sorry.”(Zerak)

No..It’s fine but do you mind explaining the whole thing?… I am getting pretty confused here..

“Uhmmm...It’s a bit of a long story, but if you don’t mind then..”(Zerak)

Ah sure go ahead...By the way what happened to Eri?…”

“Eri?…Ah! That loli magician? I already got my underlings to pick her up no need to worry!”(Zerak)

L-loli??…and I see, thanks.

“No biggie! We are the same aren’t we? No need to be so formal, my brother!”(Zerak)

Ugh...Can you drop that brother thing? It sounds weird...Just call me Kai.

“Ah, right sorry, by the way, is that your real name?”(Zerak)

Real name? Ah you mean my original, It is Daichi, Daichi Akiyama! Nice to meet you.

“Oh! That is such a lovely name!”(Zerak)

You think so?...

“You bet! It has been quite a while since the last time i have heard anything that sounds so familiar…How long has it been, I wonder?…”(Zerak)

You are not even aware of it?!

“Uhm..I guess not? I have been concentrating on building my own dungeon after defeating the Demon Overlord together with the hero...Ugh that dude was so annoying..But for the sake of the world I had to team up with him.."(Zerak)

Demon Overlord?! Oi oi that was 3460 years ago!

“Ehhhh??? Already?! Time sure went by fast when you are having fun doesn’t it? Ahaha…”(Zerak)

*Sigh*

“Anyways, let’s get into business shall we?”(Zerak)

U-uhm sure, but first let’s get out of here...It’s weird to have someone talking inside my head...

“Ah..Certainly! Uhm.. Now that I think about it, It would indeed be weird to have someone else talking inside your head doesn’t it?…”(Zerak)

The voice of Zerak slowly disappeared into thin air as Kai headed toward the light inside his consciousness.

……

*Plop...Plop..*

The sound of water drops falling into a pool can now be heard as Kai slowly opened his eyes.

Phew...Was that just a dream?……Or.

“Oh! That was fast! It seems like that you are getting used to it already.”(Zerak)

Ah...It wasn’t a dream..

Kai said it to himself as he began to turn toward the owner of the voice.

“Yo!”(Zerak)

“Y-yo…..”(Kai)

……………

“Hm?? What is wrong?”(Zerak)

“Aren’t you supposed to be a dragon!?!”(Kai)

“Ahhh that was a long time ago, the body of a living creature can’t last that long, so I went ahead and made this golem! Pretty cool huh?” (Zerak)

“I see...By the way this is quite a place you got there.” (Kai)

Kai responded as he took a look around at the enormous room with golden floor and crystal clear diamond looking wall on all sides together with many other items from weapons to furnitures.

“I know right?! You don’t know how much time I have spend on this room! Oh by the way this is the gauntlet of leviathan, oh and this is the spear of light! Pretty cool isn’t it?? Ah and this is-”(Zerak)

……….

One after another items in the shiny room were introduced to Kai as he was standing still in the middle of everything while being speechless…

Normally Kai would surely be surprised or amazed by all these legendary items, but it was different this time, He was being consumes by all of the questions that keep popping up from one after another inside his head...

“Sorry for interupting, but can we save this for later? I have too many questions in my head at the moment...That I really want answers to..” (Kai)

“Ah, Sure..Sorry ehehe...It is rare for me to have a visitor so.”(Zerak)

I don’t think visitor is the right word, when you just kidnapped me..

“No, it’s fine…”(Kai)

“Well then, let’s waste no time.” (Zerak)

“U-uhm..” (Kai)

……

Several minutes later….

“I see…” (Kai)

According to Zerak or Akira , he was in the middle of his 20's when he got transported to this world, after being hit by a truck...But unlike me, he has never been in that empty space before..

Anyways, it seems like that he played a big part of the fight against the demon overlord back then. But was somehow mistook for being evil by the people...After completing the mission he headed back to his birthplace and began to make a dungeon inside this mountain which is something that he has always wanted to do...

Nevertheless he seems to be a pretty nice guy.

“Ah by the way Akira, what year was it? The year that you got transported here.” (Kai)

“Uhmmmm….” (Akira)

…..

……….

“So?” (Kai)

“I think it was somewhere around year 3000 on earth...But I am not sure..What about you?” (Akira)

“I see..That is around 700 years in the future for me then...It looks like that times doesn’t count here…” (Kai)

“U-uhm...You are right, but still, why us?…I have always asked myself that question..It’s not like that I am complaining, you may find it weird but this is more of a dream come true for me hehe...”(Akira)

…

Is it karma? God’s will? Or summoning? No...This is just way too random...Both of us were just normal citizen with no special backgrounds or what so ever...

…….

“Ehm... Daichi-san??” (Akira)

Ugh..Crap.

“Ah, pardon me, I was just lost in my own thoughts.” (Kai)

“Heh~, You reminds me of my grandpa back then, ahahah sorry, sorry.” (Akira)

…..

“By the way that is a good body that you have found there….Umu, very good taste!” (Akira)

Akira took a close look at Kai’s face then gave him a thumbs up with his golem hand as he finishes his line.

“Ah uhm, thanks we were bound to each other for some reason...I was just trying to save him back then but in the end our soul were fused together.” (Kai)

“Fused??? How?”(Akira))

“Eh?? You don’t know how to do it??” (Kai)

“No, not at all, this is the first time I have ever heard of it!”(Akira)

“Is that so?....Wait now that you mention it, I had no idea how I did it either…”(Kai)

“What kind of explanation is that??”(Akira)

“Sorry…...But one thing is certain, we still have no idea about how our soul works…” (Kai)

“U-uhm..You’re right..”(Akira)

“By the wa-!?!” (Akira)

“KAIIII!!!!” (Eri)

“Wha!?” (Kai)

The loud shout of Eri suddenly came out of nowhere calling out for Kai himself as the door to the room was forced to open by an invisible force..

*huff huff*

“K-kai~~....ugh..” (Eri)

Eri suddenly collapsed as she was being weighed down by 5 baby wyverns, each with the size of a heavy luggage...

“E-eri?!” (Kai)

“I thought that I told you guys to entertain her??”(Akira)

“Kyu~~”

The 5 baby wyverns suddenly looked down with a sorry look on their face as they heard their master’s words…

*Sigh…*

I wonder what I am going to tell her after this…Wait…What time is it?!?

“Akira!!” (Kai)

“Yes?! What is it all of sudden??”(Akira)

“What time is it right now??”(Kai)

“Ehh...Uhmmm...How do you tell what time it is again??”(Akira)

Seriously?! No wonder why he hadn't realized how much time has passed…

“I see..Sorry Akira, but I have to leave right now...Can we save this for another time?”(Kai)

“Ehh? Already? I guess every party come to an end huh?…”(Akira)

“U-uhm sorry…”(Kai)

“It’s fine, and by the way take this.” (Akira)

A blue triangle gem necklace was suddenly sent toward Kai as Akira finishes his line.

“Eh? Eh?!” (Kai)

Kai suddenly became flustered as he was trying to catch the necklace.

Phew...Safe...A necklace??

“This is??” (Kai)

“It’s a teleportation necklace, It will immediately transport you here when you pour mana into it” (Akira)

…...

“Sorry...But I can’t accept such a valuable item…” (Kai)

“It’s fine, no need to be so formal hehe, also it’s not like I need it anyway...But In return, tell me more about yourself next time we meet!”(Akira)

…..

He must has been lonely after all these years huh? Unlike me he doesn’t have anyone to rely on...As someone who has been in that empty space for a long time I kind of understand how he feels...

“I see...Alright, I will accept it then, thanks.” (Kai)

Kai said it with a wry smile on his face.

“It’s no biggie! Oh by the way it can teleport you out of here too.” (Akira)

“Oh! How convenient.” (Kai)

“I know right? By the way, that is quite a catch you've got there ehehe, mind introducing her to me next time?? Or not? Maybe her sister? Ahahah.” (Akira)

Yuuki said it playfully as he took a look at Eri’s sleeping face while bashing Kai’s back with his golem hand...

………

Want me to punch you??

“Well then, until next time!” (Kai)

Kai said it annoyingly as he pour mana into the necklace while carrying Eri on his back...

“HAhaha, I was just joking, no need to be so serious.” (Akira)

.......

“And...He is gone..” (Akira)

A few moment later at the bottom of the mountain…

What a day…

Kai said it to himself as he and Eri teleported out of the Dungeon.

The sun is about to go down huh? I guess I can still make it back time…No, I must make it back in time…

Kai suddenly got a chill down spine as he remembered what happened to him during the last time he broke the rule.

*Gulp*

Uhm..I must hurry...

Chapter 20 end...