In the world of that time i got reincarnated as a slime—
Deep within the Jura Great Forest, in the Sealed Cave forgotten by time, slumbered an existence that once made the world tremble—Storm Dragon Veldora.
This cave, besides being permeated with the aura of ancient magic, also held an indescribable silence.
The walls inside the cave were covered with frost and flowing light, these flowing lights were the power of 'seal,' maintaining the force that trapped Veldora.
And within this light, Veldora's figure appeared faintly.
At this moment, he was immersed in a long and complex dream, the scenes of which flashed by like a movie.
In those years, due to his childlike nature of disliking boredom, Veldora roamed freely across the continent like an unpredictable storm.
Whenever he felt there was nothing to do, he would release a large amount of magicules, thus causing terrible wind disasters.
This not only caused great destruction to human nations but also plunged countless lives into fear and despair.
He had toppled countless buildings, as if playing with building blocks, effortlessly, yet he did not know how much suffering such actions brought to many humans.
For the warriors who tried to subjugate him, Veldora never took them seriously.
Every battle was like an insignificant game, and the results naturally all ended in failure.
Especially in the Eastern Empire, which was once one of his most active places, countless attacks cast a thick shadow over the entire empire.
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Even so, what truly made him fearful was not those tiny humans, but his elder sister, the White Ice Dragon Velzard.
Whenever Veldora acted too recklessly, Velzard would appear and mercilessly annihilate him.
This experience sowed a deep seed of fear in his heart, so much so that he would unconsciously tremble every time he saw his sister.
However, even such a powerful existence had times when he met his match.
The Night Rose Kingdom, established by Luminas and other vampires, was blown away by him overnight, but he then faced the challenge of Demon Lord Dagruel.
The battle between them was exceptionally fierce, with no clear winner, until finally, the Hero Chronoa ended his freedom, sealing him here with the infinite prison for three hundred years.
Just as the memories were about to end, Veldora slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were like deep blue sapphires, radiating a mysterious and majestic light.
His massive body was covered with scales that shimmered with a blue glow, each one seemingly containing the power of a storm.
Although his wings could not fully spread due to the seal, one could imagine their former magnificent appearance from the taut muscle lines.
The horns on his head were long and curved, emitting a faint glow, symbolizing his identity as a calamity-level monster.
Just as he was thinking of finding some fun, he suddenly discovered a strange light gate appearing not far away.
That light gate was outside the infinite prison.
He couldn't feel any magic power fluctuations.
"What's going on?"
It looked more like it was made of some unknown energy, its surface shimmering with colorful light, appearing both beautiful and dangerous.
Although curiosity urged him to approach, the current Veldora could not leave the infinite prison that trapped him.
Three hundred years, three hundred years of boring life had made him suffer immensely.
Now he saw something so interesting, but couldn't approach it?!
What a joke?!
After a while, Veldora quickly became dejected.
Since he couldn't leave the infinite prison, he shouldn't even think about touching that interesting colorful gate.
However, he was still very curious as to why such a strange door appeared in his field of vision.
Could it be that the hero who once defeated him had returned?
No, this was impossible.
After all, he was sealed here precisely to prevent outsiders from coming into contact.
"When can I get out?"
Veldora shook his head and swayed his tail, continuously hitting the ground.
But due to the infinite prison, his strikes on the ground, though causing vibrations, left the entire sealed barrier completely unharmed.
He had thought about breaking out of here before, but no attack had any effect.
Over these past few centuries, the only 'fun' thing Veldora could do was probably scare the monsters outside with his roars.
Although he didn't know their specific reactions.
Just like that, several hours passed, and Veldora remained seated in place, quietly observing the gate of light.
What was on the other side?
Veldora felt curious.
Perhaps this could become a source of fun in the future.
Rather than staying inside the infinite prison, doing nothing and just slacking off all day, he could fantasize through that gate to relieve the boredom in his heart.
Just then, the gate of light suddenly changed.
Its surface began to ripple like water.
The next moment—
A young human figure appeared in Veldora's line of sight.
"A human?"
While Veldora was surprised, the other party calmly and naturally greeted him.
"Pleasure to meet you, Storm Dragon Veldora-sama."
Facing the suddenly appearing human, Veldora became excited.
After a hundred years of being sealed, there was finally some fun!
— — — —
Chen Hai left the room and teleported to the thirtieth floor of the Dungeon.
He wanted to see where the dimensional gate, which connected to the that time i got reincarnated as a slime plane, actually led.
As soon as he arrived at the scene, Chen Hai saw the giant dragon that had been staring at the dimensional gate.
Recalling the settings of that time i got reincarnated as a slime, he quickly found the answer.
The giant dragon was named Veldora, the Storm Dragon that appeared in the early stages of the novel and anime.
Because he didn't act like a proper person, he was eventually sealed away by a hero.
This was a pretty good 'worker'.
Having reached a conclusion, Chen Hai didn't hesitate and walked directly forward, passing through the dimensional gate.
"Nice to meet you, Storm Dragon Veldora."
The moment he stepped into the that time i got reincarnated as a slime plane, Chen Hai spoke to greet him.
"Mr. Dragon, can you speak human language?"
"Interesting human! Hahaha! Interesting human!"
The giant dragon's voice suddenly rang out.
Veldora, speaking through 'magicules', looked down at the human who had suddenly greeted him.
"I am Veldora, the great Storm Dragon, one of only four remaining Dragon species in the world! The strongest natural disaster that once rampaged through the human world!"
"Aren't you sealed now?"
"You human really like to cut me down. Since you know this... could you be someone related to the hero who sealed me?"
"Not at all. I have my own special intelligence channels, so I thought I'd come over and say hello; my name is Chen Hai, the owner of this dimensional gate, and I come from a different world you don't know about."
"Oh? Not a Transmigrator, nor a Summoner... did you come to this world on your own?"
After listening to Chen Hai's self-introduction, Veldora's interest grew significantly.
So Veldora asked with a smile,
"This is our first meeting, yet you are so calm. You must be a human who has seen a lot of the world; now that you've come before me, what do you want to understand?"
"There's nothing special I need to understand, I just came here to make a deal with you."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Veldora, who was trapped in the infinite prison and extremely bored, had no intention of refusing.
This was the most interesting moment in hundreds of years, and Veldora didn't want it to end just like that.
For this, Chen Hai asked,
"I need you to fight for me."
"Haha, are you actually saying that? I'm no one's subordinate! Nor am I anyone's employee! Fight for you? That needs to be decided by me! How could this Dragon casually obey the orders of a mere human?"
"OK, goodbye. 0"
Chen Hai turned to leave.
"Th-that! Wait a minute! I was just joking! Don't leave yet!"
Where did this tsundere come from... Chen Hai stopped and turned back around.
Veldora, standing upright, was rubbing his front paws together, looking somewhat bashful.
This old dragon is not quite right... Chen Hai, evaluating him in his heart, retorted,
"What, changed your mind?"
"Before that... can you really get me out of here? This infinite prison is the ultimate move of the strongest hero I've ever encountered."
"I have no need to lie."
"If you, human, can truly get me out, then I am willing to become your enforcer."
"Based on your attitude just now, I'm skeptical. Perhaps you won't keep your word."
Chen Hai turned around again.
The giant dragon behind him shouted again,
"Eh? No, wait! Wait! Little human, esteemed human, this Dragon will absolutely keep his promise! Rather, this is a contract between you and me! This Dragon swears on his personality and soul! I will definitely abide by everything I said before!"
"Not personality, but dragon-ality, right?"
"I don't think there's any need to nitpick..."
Veldora began to complain.
Chen Hai was quite satisfied with this answer.
Dragons are beings that uphold their promises.
If he didn't comply, Chen Hai also had his own methods.
Thinking this, his gaze fell back on Veldora.
"Since you have sworn on your dragon-ality and soul, then I believe you are willing to abide by the contract."
"That's good... So how do I get out of here? Do you have any special skills?"
"The door behind me."
"What about it?"
"Just watch."
Chen Hai's current occupation rate of the that time i got reincarnated as a slime world was 1%.
The percentage was very, very low, but controlling the Sealed Cave was not a problem.
And so—
Chen Hai retreated backward, and after returning to the thirtieth floor of the Dungeon via the dimensional gate, he raised his right hand and gently waved it.
The next moment, the dimensional gate ignored the infinite prison and appeared at Veldora's feet.
"What?!"
Veldora felt his feet go empty, and the entire dragon plummeted downward.
Bang!!!
Veldora crashed onto the thirtieth floor.
Veldora, now conscious, looked around, his pupils slowly widening.
"I'm out?! Where is this?! It looks like a Dungeon I destroyed before, where did this 3.9 take me?!"
Plummeting into the dimensional gate and crashing into the underground labyrinth, Veldora felt everything change too quickly for his mind to keep up.
"You are free now, Veldora."
The human voice came from the right.
Veldora looked over; it was the human, Chen Hai, who had promised to release him.
"You human... you actually did it!"
"Of course."
"You did well! You did very well!!"
Veldora praised loudly, beaming with joy.
Then he narrowed his eyes, staring at Chen Hai.
"What's wrong?"
"Human... your neck seems to be injured, there are red marks on it."
"Oh, that... I almost forgot."
Chen Hai touched his neck, and the marks there disappeared.
"So what was that?"
"As a single dragon, you certainly wouldn't know. Just think of them as hickeys."
Last night, the Takagi Mother and Daughter were very excited.
Without realizing it, various marks were left behind.
Fortunately, Veldora's reminder prompted Chen Hai to slightly adjust his power, erasing these kiss marks.
"Leaving that aside, Veldora, let's talk about business now. You haven't forgotten your previous promise, have you?"
"Of course."
Veldora, now free, sat up straight and turned to Chen Hai, preparing for the upcoming 'formal conversation'.