I went into a nearby tavern with Neptune and the others to hear the details.

　It was still a pre-business tavern, but the proprietor welcomed Neptune's face with open arms and let us into a private room in the back.

　They sat across the table facing Neptune, with Ran and Lil sitting on either side of him as usual, with Neptune in between them.

　Looking back, I've known Neptune for quite some time now.
　It's a good thing that I'm familiar enough with them to smile when I see these three together and feel a little at ease with them.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about them by visiting their website. ...... When I got to that point, it occurred to me that I didn't know much about their personal lives.

　I'm not interested in any strangers, even if they're only Neptune's friends.
　I guess that's one of the reasons why I've become a genie (yet to be determined).

'The fried food here is pretty good,'
Is this a familiar place?
Well, it's a place my family uses a lot. You must have a place or two like that, right?
Well, you know.

　In my family, I guess it's Villa D'Eche.
　They serve all sorts of unusual beers, and I go there with my friends occasionally.

Now that I think about it, there was only one.
Really?
'Yeah, we rarely eat out because Emily's food is so good,'
What's so great about her cooking?
Yeah, it's the best food in the world.
Oh, no, of course not.

　It was not Neptune who countered, but Lil beside him.
　She looked strong as usual, raising her eyebrows as she said, "I'm not sure.

'Is that so?'
That's right. I think you're the best cook in the world.
'What?　You cook?
Ha-ha, yeah, a little bit.
It's just not that easy.

　Now Ran, who was on the other side, joined in.

'Nee-kun's cooking isn't cooking anymore, is it? It's magic, magic.''
I don't know how well this Emily girl can do it, but she's not as good as Nee-kun anyway.

　Ran and Lil gave me a challenging look at the same time.
　To these two, Neptune is absolutely, to these two, there's no end to the amount of time I have to go along with it, so I decided to pass it off.

'That's great ....... You're a great cook ...... what a surprise, kind of like I imagined you would be .......
Ha-ha, that's a compliment.

　As always, Neptune has a serene smile on his face.
　That smile is elusive and mysterious.

Now that that's out of the way, can you tell me more about it?
'Right. Let's see, ...... detailed story, or where do I start?

　I crossed my arms and twisted my neck, thinking.
　If I can trace the root cause, I think it's because I was in a black company in my former world, and this and that had an effect on me.

　But I can't talk about it, and there's no end in sight if I tell you that much.

　So I explained to him, and Neptune knows, from the place of the nihonium attack.

'In fact, we almost completed the Nihonium invasion today,'
Oh, is that right?　That's great.
And then there's Nikhonium.
You know, it's pretty easy for you to say that. You're pretty good at it.

　Neptune pointed that out to me and I chuckled a bit.
　That may be ...... so.

　My senses are getting paralyzed lately, but essentially, meeting a dungeon genie is supposed to be an amazing thing.

'So what happened to you when you got to Nihonium?'
We'll talk. We'll work things out.
Does that mean you got your wish?
Isn't that what a genie would do?

　Implicitly, "You guys know what you're talking about, right? I ask back.

'Haha, yeah. Ran and Lil did a great job at that time, didn't they?
No big deal.
'Yes!　It wasn't a big deal at all because it was for nee-kun's sake.

　As they spoke, they still had an expression of fascination for Neptune.

''So?　After it's been settled amicably?
Yeah, so we'll go home together, and then I'm the only one who gets shipped off to another place.
"Huh. ......?
'It was kind of a place that looked just like the one I remember. But it was a dungeon.
A dungeon?
Yeah. I could tell by the vibe, yeah, this is a dungeon.
Okay. Yeah, I can vaguely understand that.

　Neptune nodded, yes, he nodded.
　He was the boss of the Neptune family, and he himself was a pretty good level adventurer.
　Even if he wasn't born in a dungeon, he should at least know the difference between the atmosphere of a dungeon and a place that wasn't.

''If your familiar place has become a dungeon, that means it was your dungeon, right?
'Maybe so. I can get the monster out in my image, so maybe it is.
Yeah, what kind of monster are you, by the way?
'It's hard to explain: ...... They were all humanoid anyway.

　I think that's a point that won't change down the road.
　No matter what happens to that dungeon, I don't think it will change the fact that all the monsters in there are human - looking like Kai employees.

　As long as I'm a genie and it's my dungeon, that part will never change.

'Humanoid, that's a bit of a problem.
Is it bothering you?
It depends on how realistic it is, but there are a lot of people who find it hard to fight in human form.
Oh, I see.

　That's right.
　It's because your opponent looks like a monster that you can continue to hunt and produce without a care in the world.
　If your opponent looks like a human, that's going to be hard to do.

"Can't you do something about that?
Maybe there's nothing I can do about it.

　I responded immediately.
　I think that part is already really true.
　I can say I'm sure of it.

'I see. ...... Oh.'
What's going on?
Where's the dungeon master?
Dungeon Master?
What's going on with the dungeon master over there?
Yeah, ...... it's not yet.
Can you pull that?　Let me out.
In here?
Yeah. You don't mind if it's a spirit, right? You can control it, right?
Ah, .......

　You're talking about the time in Tennesin.

　It's rather famous that time that Nihonium left the Dungeon Master out and controlled it so that it wouldn't move.

'Try it. And I'd like to know if you're really a genie.
Yeah.

　That's what I want to know.
　If you've been made aware of a way to check, there's no reason not to do it.

　I kind of closed my eyes.
　I thought it would be easier for me to do it, and I thought it would give me a better atmosphere.

　I closed my eyes and imagined summoning the Dungeon Master.

　Then I felt the appearance of a monster on the map in my brain.
　The monster - the Dungeon Master is standing beside me.

'This one can't win, in a double sense.
'Hmph.'
Maybe it's sarcasm.

　Neptune and the others had their own reactions.
　Aside from Neptune, what's that reaction from Ran and Lil: ......?　And then I opened my eyes.

'...... Emily?'

　Standing beside me was a girl who looked exactly the same as Emily.