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A flash of light lit before me.
"Wha... Where am I?"
I walked towards the spot.
...footsteps would be heard...
["Yes! To the next spot! Yeah!!!"]
Conversing voices were audible.
They were getting closer to my place in rather alarming urgency.
The place then got illuminated with bright light.
"Oh! See you! Die!!!"
A wide swing immediately descended on me.
"Hey, wait!"
Yelled his companion.
"Too late!!!"
'Uh... '
I could just get stupefied.
I couldn't understand whether his sorry for hitting me or if he was just emphasising that there was no escape for me.
Whatever. His countenance probably didn't catch up with the pace of his action.
I caught his sword with my bare hand.
["...!"]
Everyone was surprised. Well, it must be expected.
"Phew... Thank goodness you didn't get mincemeat."
Said the slim guy who was on the muscled guy's back. The muscled guy who was currently hitting me with his large broad sword.
"Whoah... "
"Man... You should watch who you're going to attack. I might have... "
"How come you blocked my attack with just your hand?"
I wasn't even finished talking yet and this bulky man already gave me a barrage of slashes.
"Whoa... You're really blocking it all!"
"Hey... Garge, that's enough..."
(Ora, ora, ora, ora, ora, ora...Ora!!!)
"Tsk. You're good man."
The bulky man swayed his sword to the side as he gave me a bright thumbs up and a dazzling wink and a smile!
"Huh? What are you even thinking? If I were someone else I could be dead already. Seriously... "
I complained as I swayed my hand from side to side.
"Anyway, where is this place?"
"Huh?! Why are you asking? Where did you enter?"
"Enter?"
"This is in the dungeon."
The yellow-haired slim guy came with that answer.
Apparently, I was inside the dungeon.
"Dungeon... So the dungeon is still around, huh?"
...
"Come on Rex. To the next place."
I was still muttering when the bulky man who was Garge called his companion.
"Coming!"
Rex replied as he waved goodbye to me.
"Then, take care on your way back... Uhm... "
"Yui."
"It's nice to meet you Yui. The name is Rex and that musclehead there is Garge. We're gonna go deeper, so... "
"Yeah. Don't worry... I'll be safe."
We then took our separate ways.
I then took my way to the surface.
As I was walking, I kept on muttering...
"What are the kings of the world doing... No... More importantly... What is our kingdom doing?"
My name is Yui Mihgilrahann. A successor to a throne.
Just after I got anointed as the new king, the whole kingdom turned against me.
I don't know why they can't understand. Don't they believe that the message was from God? How come? The evidence was there.
Every King in the world was warned.
Every King knows the message. So why?
It was pure evidence that it was a message from God considering that fateful circumstance.
"It was a divine order you know?"
I could just hold my head in frustration.
The kingdom of Ilgrair, a kingdom which was once ruled by the mighty Mihgilrahann family, has now been under the rulership of traitors.
As good as I can remember, the first general, who was also the most trusted advisor, convinced almost all of the nobles to turn against the royal family.
A very complicated occurrence has come down to the face of the earth. And it affected all of the kingdoms.
The world as we know it is almost turned upside down due to that perplexing message. A message which was believed to be from God himself.
All of the kingdoms have heard the message.
|• "Every kingdom shall turn against the dungeon. Hear the divine order; mortals. Destroy all of the dungeons. There will be no second chance." •|
With those words, a rather ominous future was told.
Though abrupt, our event recorder was diligent enough to write them all.
So it was clear in my mind up to now.
Many believe that the order was only a magic spell used to confuse every kingdom in the world. But it doesn't like it to me. I read and reread the message repetitively to understand whether we should pay attention or not.
And it happens that to my understanding, we must take this warning seriously.
The message was all about the dungeon. So whatever the reason is, something dangerous could happen.
So if at all possible, we must erase the dungeons.
"But..."
My eyes could just narrow.
The memories of the betrayal that our most trusted general had committed were really getting into me.
Instead of getting help, what I received was a magnificent betrayal.
Not by only one person, but the whole of my kingdom's people!
And now I don't even have a place to live.
"Should I take back the throne?"
With different sorts of emotions stirring up inside me, that thought came to me.
It was reasonable on my part. I mean I got betrayed by everyone. And actually, it is probably the reason why I am here.
...
"No... "
My complexion immediately changes.
I finally remember...
I was here for revenge!
Because of the extreme hunt, I have nowhere to go.
Everywhere in the land was not safe. From my kingdom to the neighbouring ones, I am horribly wanted.
Because of this, I have no other choice.
I decided to reside in the dungeon.
And in there I set myself to get reincarnated after some time.
Apparently, they can see my presence because of my rather unparalleled power. And of course, I did not mention that just to brag.
In the dungeon, no one can find me. But if at all they could, it would only sway their suspicions because the dungeon is a place which emits a pretty noticeable power. Monsters in there are not to be belittled.
Outside, there is no guaranteed survival. But in the dungeon, I've gained enough time to learn the basics of reincarnation.
Actually, until now, I still couldn't believe that I really have been revived.
But now that I'm here, there are no reasons to doubt.
I then reached the outside.
"Ahhhhh... "
I could just yawn. Yeah. A heartfelt yawn.
'Finally saw the outside world from the very moment I got stuck in this gloomy place.'
The outside is nowhere near the same as the time I was still alive.
Well, of course a lot would have happened during my death state.
This confirmed that my reincarnation was a success.
I looked at my hand as I closed and opened it several times.
'But... It seems I can't use it anymore.'
I feel myself up to know how my reincarnation ability works. But I was almost 100 percent sure that it wouldn't happen again.
'What was that even just for?'
As if disappointed, I thought of that thought.
While at that, I clenched my hand and took a look at the horizon.
"Well... Whatever."
As a refreshing gust of wind passed through me, I opened up my mind and looked at my situation in a very wide picture.
"Now that I am alive... I can finally do what I have to do."
...
I then went to the Ilgrair Kingdom to look for information.
I was away for so long so there would be no way for me to understand what was currently going on. So as a person who has a rightful cause to survey the current standing of the kingdom, I have to be vigilant in seeking information.
And also as a wanted, I have to be so cautious.
As I was on the plains having my way to the kingdom's border, two guards on a horse came to me.
["Halt!"]
They yell as to make the horses stop.
"Where are you from? What do you want? Who are you?"
Those questions rained down on me.
And oh.
I don't have answers ready for these questions.
'This is bad... '
I could just sway my eyes to the side.
"Are you spying on us!?"
"Say, why are you alone? Why won't you talk?"
'These guys... '
"Would you please let me think first? You can't gain information from me if you won't even listen!"
The two gulped. It seems they realised they were being too aggressive.
Now then... What's next?
I can't just say I am from a faraway land right? Should I say I lost my memories?
No, this won't work.
The way I talked to them was not like I just lost my memories; so I'm sure they won't buy it.
Now what to do...?
Should I just tell them who I really am?
Come to think of it, it's worth a try.
(As I was about to speak, this was my thought... 'What happened to my plan of being so cautious.' Sigh... )
I then brace myself. Pose myself blazing in great dignity as I speak...
"My name is Yui Mihgilrahann!"
["..."]
...
There was no reaction.
"Huh...?"
It was like they were waiting for me to continue.
"U-Uhm... Don't you have anything to say about my name?"
["Huh?"]
The two looked at each other.
They then say...
["Who cares about your name?"]