Nanya’s words kept me up for a while, but eventually, I came to the conclusion that she was simply joking around. Unless Tuberculus was the ugliest old hag in the existence of all known Universes and Nanya was a trap, then there was no way for something like that to be possible.

The following day, I was woken up with a gentle knocking on my crystal body by Shanteya.

“Yawn! What’s up?” I asked with a half-asleep voice.

As the sun began to set over the horizon, it announced the ending of another day. The school was empty, minus a few teachers in the lounge, who were looking over some papers.

Fellyore Magic Academy was a big institution housing 435 students of various species. The number was impressing, but for me, the Godlike Dungeon Lord tasked to protect and repair this school meant just a lot more work for me to do. I had to say, some of them had as much self control over their own Magic Energy as a 7 years-old on a sugar rush at the toy store.

The following day, as I began to wake up, and my mind rebooted, I snuggled close to the warm body I held in my arms without opening my eyes. This sensation I felt was nostalgic, reminding me of something I once truly enjoyed, but which now was lacking from my life. I tried to remember but it was hard.

Where did I? I thought while still half asleep.

A cascade of water fell on the forest fire created by my giant fireball. Tuberculus, a couple of students, and some of the teachers worked side by side as they emptied their pools of Magic Energy in an attempt to save what remained of the forest.

For the first time since I was reincarnated, I moved out of the small room that became my home, or rather the final boss room in the dungeon. Looking up at the sky, I could see two bright moons waving back at this world. One was yellow and filled with craters, while the other was smaller and looked like an uncut ruby: Lunaris and Lunoria, the two sisters of the Sun God.

I wasn't a nameless Dungeon Core anymore! Yay!

Unfortunately, it was a girl’s name, and my soul was that of a man… Sigh…

After Nanya left and made me promise not to say the Voice Command of that blasted spell again, I remained alone in my room and began to wonder about many things regarding my nature.

“This is erm... for research purposes?”

I said as I stretched the panties one more time and looked back at her.

Technically speaking, it WAS for research purposes... I thought, but there was nothing else I could do. The incriminating evidence; the weird title pop-ups; there was too much indicating in the wrong direction.

This just in! The pervert known as [Pantsu Snatcher] was apprehended in front of the Magic Academy and is now taken into custody by the local police!

Such were my thoughts as I stared at the two holy items brought before me by the useless Colly Tos skill.

Three hours...

That was how much time I spent trying to choose a name for myself. I went from normal and plain ones to names I previously heard only in mangas and animes. It was hard for me to accept the truth, but my naming sense was quite bad.

And there you have it, folks! I ended up reincarnated as the Core of a Dungeon, an entity also known as Lord of the Dungeon, or Dungeon Lord, but my job wasn’t to manage a dungeon but a school and the countless noisy brats running around inside it… I could already feel a terrible unending headache just waiting to happen.

Ah!~ Life! So beautiful and yet... so fragile...

Although filled with countless opportunities and unexpected moments, not all of them managed to knock at my door. Most of them slipped through my fingers, leaving me with an endless regret, while others showed me the hope for a better tomorrow.

If I was still alive, maybe I could have experienced more, but alas... such a thing was not meant to be.