[DISCONTINUED] Regrets and Wishes: To the Parallel Past

Chapter 1 - Our First Friend

(Ciel's Perspective)

<< Commencing operation. Creating a [Multiple Parallel Existence] as a substitute for Master...... successful. Gaining every single information of this world since the Beginning until the End of Time and Space............... successful. Creating a parallel dimension of this world......... successful. Starting [Teleportation] to the said dimension and warping to the past.... >>

Thus, I begin my long report regarding our process transferring to the parallel dimension.

<< ...... successful. Report: Master has arrived to the parallel dimension of our world. >>

The view around us now isn't a view of a luxurious room with a table and a pile of papers anymore. Now, it changes into a view of a dark cave with so many glittering stones spreading all over the cave.

This place is where my Master first reincarnated in. It's the cave where Veldora was... I mean IS sealed in, which is why this cave is also known as the Sealed Cave.

In the original timeline, before Master arrived at this place, Voice of the World bestowed me, who was still Unique Skill [Great Sage] or [Wise One], to Master, whose soul was still in the middle of transferring across worlds and dimensions.

It was unknown how Master's soul could keep itself intact in the middle of transferring. When someone died, his/her soul would break into thousands of pieces, then reincarnate to various worlds.

Transferring across worlds and dimensions took a really huge toll on one's soul, since it meant that the said soul would be exposed to a monstrous amount of energy. One could lose the majority of his/her memories, or even become a completely different person when reincarnate. But to have his soul fully intact, not even a tiny loss in his ego, it was really insane if you think about it.

His soul needed around 90 days to "establish" itself to his new slime body. I used those times to perfect the voice aspects I had usurped from Voice of the World, so I could have a proper response function for Master. It was unknown how I was able to do that.

Maybe, just maybe, he was so lonely at that time. He wanted a friend to accompany him in his new life. [Great Sage] which sensed this, felt an obligation to fulfill its Master's will, leading to it doing whatever it could do to realize it.

Wait! This isn't the time to feel nostalgic and contemplate the past. Master has a request for me to fulfill.

<< Master has arrived to this place. What is Master's request? >> I ask Master who is observing the surrounding this whole time as though reminiscing the past like what I just did before.

By the way about that request, I don't know why Master felt a need to keep it a secret at first, then made sure that I'd agree to it without me knowing anything.

I always dedicate myself to fulfill his wish, of course. But if it's about "that sort of thing", then I'll make sure that he'll regret playing secret with me.

Master isn't a type of a master who'll impose orders to the others. He can even be terrified by his own subordinates. By exploiting that side of him, it puts me in an even greater advantage over him, especially when arguing.

Huh, I'm supposed to be Master's loyal servant, but why are my thoughts all about defeating him in an argument....

Anyway, I think it's not about "that". He sounded so shocked when I warned him before we went here. So, it showed that he hadn't even thought about it and that I was only worried too much.

"Umm... C-Ciel... c-can you......"

There was a long pause at the end of his sentence. It's unusual for him to stutter like this.