4 Isekai 101 (1/2)

”Are you serious?”

The female voice asked, the sound of disbelief apparent in her voice.

The snake tilted his head as if thinking if he should tease the female voice or if he should just come clean.

'No, I just had a hunch...'

”And that was enough for you to try and anger me? Hehe, you really are a funny snake.” the female voice seemed to be slightly amused.

The snake strangely felt like the voice is only acting tougher than it actually is, and by the sound of it, he couldn't help but picture a delicate and beautiful young girl.

It subconsciously made him trust her even though he didn't know why.

But the voice said it had lived for quite a while so she can't be that young as she sounds like.

He wanted to ask, but he didn't deem it very gentlesnakely to ask a lady for her age.

After thinking a moment more about what the figure behind the voice might look like, the snake regained the focus in its eyes as it thought of something.

'Can you not call me a snake, we are in a den full of them.'

After a soft chuckle, the female voice asked, sounding more and more amused, yet also somewhat playful as the conversation got along.

”But I'm not wrong, right?”

'Yea, I guess...'

The snake lost the focus in its eyes again as it got lost in its thoughts yet again.

'I need to think of a name for myself. Maybe like, some heroic name from one of the novels I've read about? Like a great hero or a legendary man... Wait since I'm a monster why don't I go with being a villain? But too much attention caused by evil deeds would make me a target for everyone who wants to play the hero. And if this world is full of hypocrisy like the last one, that would be a pain in my tail.'

The snakes thought started wandering like a blind man in the mist. The mist didn't obstruct him because with or without it he would be lost.

A gentle female voice suddenly stopped the snakes train of thought that was leading nowhere.

”Why don't I give you a name?”

'Eeh?'

The snake was taken aback for a moment what because of the sudden interruption and what because of what the voice said.

'But I don't even know who you are, and this is the first time we have ever met...'

”Well, we didn't meet yet. Remember? I'm not really here, I'm talking into your head.”

Hearing the voice say that, the snake looked upwards, but then let out a soft breath. Thinking there is no point in rebuking her for that.

'Alright, that is fair enough, not helping your case, but fair enough.

So can we start by you telling me your name first?'

To the snake's surprise, he could hear a faint sound of what should be the voice clearing her throat in order to make a perfect presentation of herself.

”Behold, for my name is Carla. The temporary overseer of this dungeon!”

The snake froze for a moment after the introduction ended, trying to hold in the laugh that would surely hit the girls pride. It wouldn't be nice if he went that far, right?

'Hmmm, she makes herself sound so big while being only a substitute.'

But to tease her for a bit would be a waste of the moment.

”Hey!”

Carla shouted, but her voice didn't contain anger, but only some irritation. If this was the snakes previous life, he would even say she was trying to sound cute. Though by the sound of it, she wasn't acting.

'Sorry, I lost myself for a bit. Could you please tell me more details, as you have noticed I am very new to this world.'

Being a newcomer anywhere requires one to adapt to the situation in order to survive, or to be strong enough to make others adapt to himself. The latter requires one to have overwhelming power, but that isn't something little snake has now.

Not being sure if she should laugh or cry because of the snake's bluntness, Carla decided to just ignore what she heard and move on.

”Fine, but only because I am bored here by myself. First off, this planet that we are on is called Aequalis. It is split into three areas, the western continent majorly inhabited by the Bravemane Kingdom. The eastern continent mostly inhabited by the Heavenly Path Alliance. And the last part that takes up almost as much space as the two continents combined, the Monster Isles. The Monster Isles are a cluster of many islands that can be found anywhere in between the two continents. It was named by humans but we who live here call it by another name, Goddess Sanctuary Isles.”

Carla explained, unconcealed pride in her voice as if to point out how knowledgeable she is.

'Let's go in order then, what kind of kingdom is this Bravemane kingdom?'

The information is one of the key factors needed in making a plan for the future, knowing about the leading powers of this world would make the stay in it easier. It would also mean to have more information about possible dangers.

Almost as if getting into her teacher mode, Carla began to recite what she knew about the Bravemane Kingdom, trying to say all the important information she could think of.

”Well, as the name says, it is ruled by the Bravemane royal family, it has a king as it's leading figure, I believe Dominik Bravemane is the current king, Archmage Julius is his right-hand man, the power over the country is mainly split between...”

'Wait! Full stop!' Hearing a word that to this day he only heard within games and novels, little snake put a stop to Carla's lecture in order to confirm something that has crossed his mind a few times since he crossed over.

'You said Archmage, that means there are mages here, which means there is actual magic here?!'

The little snake couldn't conceal excitement in his voice. Will one of his childhood dreams really come true in this new world?