7 No harem? (2/2)

Her skin was porcelain white, with no imperfections. The only thing that stood out were occasional white scales, giving her an otherwordly appearance.

Her golden snake-like eyes made it hard for people to look away, giving her a soul snatching charm.

And her rosy pink lips looked like they would taste like the sweetest treat that both men and women would only be able to see in their sweetest dreams.

Her appearance could best be described as a real kingdom toppling beauty.

Carla lazily stretched out her arms, getting the light silky robe to expose some of her belly skin.

She wore what looked like a two-piece pyjama made of silk.

She barely had time to move around since she started looking over the dungeon, but ever since she met Boros she mostly sat in this office-like room.

The room was not too small, but not too big either. In the back of it stood a desk made of what looks like dark oak. Behind the desk, Carla was sitting in a comfortable chair which was wrapped in some kind of leather. At the moment, Carla was facing the wall, left of the desk, looking at the screen-like anomaly.

Behind the desk and the chair stood a window, but either because of the way it was made or because of some magic, only some light could come through, not letting anyone see inside or outside. But the faint blue colour that seeped through could not conceal that a clear sky was behind this window.

Besides the desk, the chair, an anomaly and Carla, there were also a few shelves and two potted plants.

The two plants looked like two bonsai trees, but the major difference from the bonsai trees that Boros is familiar these was that these two gave off blueish light orbs!

Even if Boros didn't know from all of the obvious clues that he is on a magical world, just seeing these two bonsai-like trees glowing with the mysterious lights floating around them, he would surely come to that conclusion.

Well, in his case he would either think that he inhaled some weird gasses or that he is in a strange new world.

Carla, however, didn't mind the plants too much. She was more interested in watching Boros. Probably because their souls are linked by the strings of fate, Carla could find comfort simply by looking at him, no matter what his current form was.

Now and then she would stand up and walk in circles around the room, but other than that she really had nothing else to do other than to talk with Boros.

Even though their conversations were being held mentally, Carla still talked out loud, just to kill the constant silence that almost made her go insane.

At the moment she looked at the lazy snake and said: ”Either way, being an overseer just means that I need to make sure nothing destructive happens to the dungeon, and if needed to resolve conflicts that might arise between the monsters that moved into the dungeon.”

'A while back, you said that you are a temporary overseer, right? How long will you be here then?'

Once Boros finished his questions, Carla stopped in the middle of her walk around the room, her smile slightly withdrawn.

But after no more than three seconds, her smile returned, as if to suppress the not so pleasant thoughts that crept back into her mind.

”I am doing a favour for a friend... Or is she doing a favour for me? Whatever might be the case, I am to be here for a single month, but almost two weeks passed already...”

Carla exhaled after finishing her sentence. Boros could hear that something was bothering her from the way she talked.

'Until now, the most we talked about was some general information about this world, and some things from my previous life... But I still don't know much about you.'

Boros realised that Carla must be going through something in her life and that she is trying to avoid it by coming to the dungeon as a temporary overseer. But he also felt deep inside that knowing more about her problems would make it easier for himself to help her if he can in any way.

”You know how I said that I have had a long life and pretty much the whole conversation we had the first time we talked?”

The Boros, as seen in the mirror-like anomaly, tilted his head and stroked his chin with his tail, appearing as if thinking about something profound.

'Yes, that was before I could control which of my thoughts could be heard by you... Now that I think about it, you acted like some big shot. But now I see you were all mirrors and smokes.”

”Pffft!”

Hearing Carla lose her composure, Boros first thought that she became angry, but he was surprised to hear her laugh like that.

'Did I say something funny?'

”No, no! Sorry, it is just that I really did overdo it back then.”

It has been just a couple of days and we already talk like it was something that happened way back in the past. My parents used to be that easygoing... What has gotten into me, It hasn't been a month since I last saw my family and I already miss them. I wonder how my brother is holding up with all that mess...

”The way I acted before was just me trying to imitate that friend of mine that let me be here in her place for a month. By the human calendar, she is 152 years old but she is a Naga. To her, that is like the late twenties... By the way, don't let her know I told you her age, she would quite literally squeeze me until I was a size smaller.”

'Hahahaha, don't worry, I won't tell her, unless... Hehehehe! ”

Even for a snake, you are cold-blooded! That laugh sounded so sinister! What did I do in my past life to get him for my soul mate?!

” Cough! Anyway, nagas are similar to us gorgons, but her forms range from half-snake to full snake, while gorgons go from humanoid to half snake. Nagas are also very large when in full snake form. So her squeeze is nothing to scoff at.”

'Cool.'

”That is all? Just cool?”

'Well, I will be more amazed once I see it in person, but until then I will just have to be cool with it.'

Seeing the way this conversation was leading, we would once again steer far away from the initial theme. It must be because we both have so much to say, but we always manage to get off track.

' Carla, back to the point, please. '

Carla once again set in the chair after making herself dizzy from so much walking in a circle. Any more of this and she would not be able to tell left from right.

Boros and I really wander off with our conversations... At least we will always have something to talk about!

”I think it would be best if I redo my introduction from scratch!”

Carla looked into the anomaly with a serious expression, as if she could no longer try and run away from the problems from which she hid by coming to this dungeon.

”My name is Carla Silverscale, I am a daughter of the Royal Serpentine Silverscale family. My brother is the current king of the Reptilian Island.”

At this point, a pretty smile returned to Carla's face as she said in a teasing tone: ”I am somewhat of a princess, you know?”