33 Serpent

"Who...are you?" The blonde loli asked as she stared at him with helpless red eyes.

"I'm just a normal guy." Takeru answered as he flicked the stone cube lightly.

Crack!

The cube broke and revealed her naked body. She fell to her knees as Takeru watched all of this with an expressionless eyes.

"Now, would you tell me how you got here?" He asked.

The loli struggled for a bit but is able to stand up just after a bit. She looked at him for a while before answering.

"I...was betrayed."

"I don't care. I need the reason why are you in this dungeon." Takeru asked, still expressionless.

The loli felt a suffocating aura sorround her. She felt that a centipede is slowly crawling on her body, slowly eating her.

She shivered as she stuggled to meet his gaze. As he finally managed to look at him, she saw his eyes glowing in violet‐indigo-blue color glaring at her soul, literally.

"I...was...s-sealed by...someone." She answered, lowering her gaze.

"Hn." The aura around her vanished and returned to normal. She still lowered her gaze, afraid to look at him.

"Serve me." Takeru said as he closed his eyes.

The loli looked at him in surprise. She then squeezed out a question.

"Will you...free me...from here?"

Takeru' eyes opened, back to normal as his abyss black eyes stared at her again.

"You can leave now with your strength. In fact, you can just leave me here and go out of here." He answered.

The loli seemed to consider that idea for a little before shakimg her head and looking at him.

"No...you saved me...I will serve you." She swallowed her pride and said with determination.

"Your name." Takeru demanded with his cold tone.

The loli looked down to think for a while. Though she just shook her head after.

"Grant me..."

Takeru's face ia still emotionless as he looked at her.

"Why?" He asked.

"I don't...need my...name anymore. So...grant me." She answered.

Takeru took out a black coat from his newly-made dimensional pocket. He tossed it to the ground beside her and turned around.

"Follow me, Yue."

The loli, now named Yue wrapped the coat around her and followed him. Internally, she vowed to follow his orders no matter what.

Thus, they left the dungeon. They fought the demons and drove them out. Still, she didn't know the man's name. That didn't stop her from being loyal to him though.

They conquered kingdoms and destroyed empires. They became wanted criminals but she still followed. They then eradicated races and became the dictator of the world. She was still loyal to him.

Then, he died of old age. She swore loyalty to him so she killed herself and fell into eternal slumber, attempting to follow his master to the other side. But then...

*clap*clap*

"Really, to swear absolute loyalty like that easily." She heard someone clap.

She opened her eyes and saw that she is back to the time where they first met. The moment she swore loyalty to him. She was stunned and looked at him in shock.

"What...happened?" She asked.

Takeru just smirked and answered.

"Illusion. I want to know if you would be loyal to me." He chuckled, different from his emotionless persona earlier.

"It's all...an illusion?" She looked down with a pondering face.

"Always has been." He said as he turned around and walked towards outside.

He looked back and saw that Yue is still there, pondering with a coat wrapped around her body.

'I should have brought some clothes.'

"Let's go, Yue." He grinned.

"And my name's Takeru."

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Hajime woke up and found himself floating. He looked around frantically and saw a blue ore the size of a basketball floating just beside him.

"Where?" He asked as he looked around. All he can see is darkness beside the soft glow the ore is giving.

"Oh? Hajimechi, you awake?" He heard a casual voice.

Hajime looked around, trying to found the source of the voice.

"Oh, right. You can't see in the dark." He heard the voice again.

Then, 6 blue fireballs the size of a tennis ball appeared on several places in the air, but all of them are near him.

The fire provided light, allowing Hajime to see more clearly. He saw a young man wearing an orange hoodie, black sweatpants and sneakers in front of him, walking.

"Takeru-san!" Hajime exclaimed.

"Finally awake huh? Then walk." Takeru said.

Hajime fell to the ground in his butt, causing him to groan in pain. He stood up shakily and rubbed the place where it hurt.

"Don't just drop me casually." He complained as he looked at Takeru.

"Gomen~" Takeru waved it off.

Hajime then looked around them and saw nothing but walls made of rock and a long passage. Also, dead monsters, creating a trail of blood.

"Where are we?" Hajime asked as he shivered from the cold.

Takeru pretented to loft his imaginary glasses and answered in a deep voice.

"I believe we are in the second part of the dungeon. The dungeon in the surface is made of 100 floors. The bottom is also created with 100 floor but the monsters here are strong. In fact, those who finished the first 100 floors will lose against the weakest monster of the bottom floors."

"So, what floor are we on?" Hajime asked.

Takeru returned to his casual persona and answered.

"Probably in the 60th floor of the bottom area." He answered.

"64 to be exact." Hajime heard a voice of a young girl beside him.

"AHH!" He screamed and went behind Takeru. He peeked from there and saw a young girl of 13-14 of age, only having a coat to cover her body.

He looked at her in wary as he asked Takeru, not taking his eyes off her.

"Who is that?"

Takeru raised an eyebrow as he answered.

"She's Yue. A vampire or so she says. I found her sealed in the dungeon so I helped. Noting to worry about." He answered.

"But we're in the dungeon! What if she is supposed to kill us?" Hajime pointed out the possibility.

"What? Is it wrong to pick up lolis in the dungeon?" Takeru asked.

"Yes! I don't want to be caught by the FBI." Hajime covered his face.

"The FBI will only catch you if you do something wrong. Plus, we're in another world, remember?" Takeru began walking with Yue beside him.

Hajime's eye twitched as he pointed at Yue.

"She is just wearing a coat!" Hajime screamed.

Takeru looked at him with an innocent smile as he replied.

"I know. Better than naked. You know, men of cultures all likes lolis. Maybe not in the lewd way but certainly in the moe way. As a legend say and I quote: "Legally, it's questionable. Morally, it's disgusting. Personally, I like it."." Takeru said.

Hajime just shup up and just followed them. He just can't be bothered to counter him. Takeru's morals seemed to be a total wreck.

Thus, Takeru recounted his 'journey' in the dungeon to Hajime who is surprised of his skills. They arrived in front of a 4m tall door wirh ominous aura.

"What's inside?" Hajime asked.

"An ara-ara demon onee-san? Maybe an MILF fallen angel. Or a legal loli goddess?" Takeru put a hand in his chin.

"Monster..." Yue guessed.

Thus, they opened the door and what greeted them was...

A huge as f*ck 8-headed serpent.

"Yamata-no-Orochi? I missed that guy." Takeru muttered.

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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.