The Dragon Lord System
S3 - Lowly Insects "3"

...***pov***...

I stepped up hand in hand with my little sister, Luna.

His face twinkled after I told him that orthros, his pet, could come back to life if he followed me.

We both walked to a place that was "secret" in my opinion, even though I was just joking around and saying so to Luna.

We walked inside this spacious dungeon, floor by floor, until we finally reached the 10th floor.

This is a sacred place for us, because this is where our father's room is.

But to be honest, I'm just trying to prank Luna. I know this place isn't a "secret" but I want to give her a little surprise.

Who knows, maybe one day I can take him to a place that's completely secret.

Suddenly Luna's facial expression turned sullen again, and she did not hesitate to voice her disappointment, "Hey, sis! You said we were going to a secret place!"

I with a sweet smile tried to ease my sister's annoyance, "Yes, this is indeed the 'secret' place I mean."

But Luna did not give up so easily, she conveyed her suspicion and confusion, "But this place is the floor where Papa lives, sis..."

While keeping a smile, I gave an explanation, "Rubber, which is why I wanted to report my success in the face of an intruder and ask him to revive Orthros, your pet."

However, the smile on Luna's face faded even more, and her flat expression took over.

She let out her feelings in a low voice, "But, sis... I don't actually want to see Papa right now... I feel like I let her down... I was ashamed to be in front of him..."

With complete confidence, I embrace Luna firmly while explaining, "Luna, this is not your fault entirely. One hundred percent of the responsibility goes to those lowly insects. It's not your fault, brother. I will definitely not be angry, even from this mistake, you can learn to obey your words more and not doubt them anymore."

Luna looked at me with a confident look and clasped my hand tightly.

We continued on the 10th floor, where our father was.

The 10th floor is so spacious with a large variety of rooms.

The walls are dominated by black-and-white-dark shades that create a mysterious atmosphere. It seems my father has a taste that skews in dark colors.

This entire floor underwent a major renovation designed by my eldest brother, Sebas.

This happened when our father had a long enough rest. Surprisingly, the father seems to have no problem with the drastic changes made by Sebas.

We continued walking, looking at the beautiful rooms that were so elegant on this floor.

After a while, finally the two of us, me and Luna, arrived before the big door that led into my father's bedroom.

With an attentive look, I looked at Luna who was standing beside me, still hesitating to step inside my father's room.

It seems like her anxiety still arises, even though I had already assured her earlier that father would not be angry with her.

"Are you ready?" I said while looking at Luna with understanding.

Luna simply nodded, gesturing that she was ready to step in. Carefully, I knocked on my father's room door quickly.

Geck...

Geck...

Geck...

After a while of waiting, the door of my room opened slowly. And in front of us was my brother, Vael, who was kindly opening the door for us.

Before I entered my father's room, Vael asked me curiously, "Have you finished off the human intruders? I asked him."

My response quickly came, "Of course, I now want to report to him."

Vael seemed relieved to hear my answer, and he allowed me to go inside. However, her curiosity was not satisfied, and she asked further, "Why did you bring Luna here?"

I looked towards Luna, who was calm by my side.

"His pet was destroyed by an intruder, I brought him here to comfort him and who knows you can bring him back to life."

Vael nodded, understood the situation, and then approached Luna attentively. He showed his unexpected side of concern and concern, as his hand gently rubbed Luna's head.

"Ah so," he said with a smile, as if relieved to know the reason behind Luna's arrival.

It seems that Vael is also sensitive to the emotional changes of his sister who is usually so active and chatty.

After a while, the three of us finally entered our father's room with great respect.

Our eyes were immediately fixed on the father who was located in his giant mattress. For a moment his sharp gaze swept over me, but I don't know, maybe just my feelings.

In a careful step, we approached father with great respect.

As soon as we arrived before him, we quickly knelt down and lowered our heads, waiting for his order.

"Bless your head" came a firm and wise voice from my father.

We did it deftly, lifting our heads one by one. As we looked at our father, the atmosphere in this room grew tense.

His face looked serious, and his eyes focused as if they were on me.

While waiting for my father's orders, my mind suddenly drifted to the words once spoken by my eldest brother, Sebas.

I remember how he once told me about father being a primordial ancient dragon god.

He was one of the gods who managed to survive the "Ragnarok" era and still lives today.

At that time, he explained that the era occurred tens of thousands of years ago. All powerful gods and humans engage in epic battles, where they face each other in fierce battles.

Once upon a time, humans and gods even engaged in massive warfare.

Hearing this story, awe struck my heart towards father. No wonder he was so strong and wise.

As it turned out, he was an ancient dragon god who had lived for thousands of years. It became increasingly clear why his strength and knowledge were so profound.

Sebas continues his explanation, revealing that the father deliberately chose to stay underground, as his long resting place to restore strength.

When I was created by my father into this world, confusion crept into my mind.

Why did my father choose to live inside this dungeon, a place full of dirt and disgust?

But the explanation of my oldest brother, Sebas, opened my eyes. My father hid inside this land to rest uninterruptedly and disguise his identity as an ancient dragon god.

Although that explanation was quite reasonable, I still felt at a loss as to why my father needed to hide himself.

However, I believe that there is a strong reason behind his actions. Could it be that he still had his powerful mortal god enemy that made him need to hide and gather energy within this dungeon?

But nothing is certain.

Right now, we can only wait for father's orders. The three of us stood before him, staring at his serious face expectantly.

I saw the wisdom and power in my father's aura that was radiating around him. Even though his age had reached tens of thousands of years, even more, he still looked fit and handsome.

I can't help but feel proud to be a creation and a son of a father like him. Truly, being a servant and his son is a priceless honor.

In my heart, I am grateful to have the opportunity to serve and learn from such an incredible ancient dragon god.

However, in my silence, I pondered on the questions that were still running afoul.

What exactly are you planning in the future?

And who were his enemies so powerful that he had to hide?

Only time will answer all these questions.

"Speak," my father's command sounded firm and powerful, indicating that the time had come to give a report.

I intend to tell him about the lowly insect intruders that I have been able to deal with before, confidence is building up in me.

However, before I could get a word out, my father's heavy voice reverberated again, this time with a mesmerizing fury, "INSEER!" Apparently, my father had found out the reason for my arrival.

The loud and angry speech hinted at how much he hated lowly human beings like insects.

I could only hide the smile behind the sweet act I showed him.

Quickly, I gave a report on the lowly insect intruders I had successfully exterminated on the 5th floor.

However, when I looked at my father after giving a report, he only looked at me with a sharp gaze.

Although no words came out of his mouth, the aura of his being told that he had many unspoken considerations and thoughts.

Ah, it looks like dad is just like me. We both have the same feelings towards lowly insects.

The situation grew even stranger as father continued to look at me with a hard-to-understand look.

It felt like he had many unspoken considerations, making me feel uneasy under his sharp gaze.

Fortunately, I have proof of my actions.

I quickly retrieved the three bodies of the insect intruder that I still stored in my storage dimensional space.

I don't want any trace of them soiling my father's magnificent room.

I asked my sister, Luna, to activate the floating magic so that the insect corpses would not touch the floor of my father's room.

When I took out the bodies of the intruders, they floated in the air of the room, away from the clean area.

However, my father's response remained silent.

His gaze was fixed on the three floating corpses, yet he did not let out a word.

Is he not satisfied with my performance?

Or was there any doubt in his mind regarding the number of corpses of just these three?

I decided to overcome his doubts.

Confidently, I spoke to my father, "Dad, don't worry. I know that dad might be looking for both insect remains. But those two lowly insects I also finished off. No more traces of them."

Those words came out of my mouth with a sense of pride.

I tried to make sure Dad that I had done a good job.

But dad remained silent.

His expression remained solemn, and he gave no hint of what he was thinking.

I don't know what was spinning around in his strong and wise mind.

My father's sharp gaze felt like it was piercing into me, and I got even more confused facing him.