Chapter 2

"What the hell!"

Huh? Is my voice echoing?

W-What’s going on? Right now, I’m being completely devoured by a large, black tiger from the head down.

"Is this a dream? But if it is—"

When I touch my neck, the neck that should have been bitten off is still there. But if this is a dream, it’s too vivid. For a moment, I definitely felt pain, and... despair and fear.

The strength drained from my body, and I sat down on the ground. The coldness seeping through my suit pants helped to calm my mind a little.

Calm down. Calm down. That was a dream, something like that can’t happen.

Right, think, think. Don’t think about that tiger.

At that time, I was going to a major construction company to pick up some blueprints. That’s for sure. Proof of that is that I’m still in my suit.

And when I came to, I was in a cave like this... a cave!?

Huh, this looks similar to where I was just now.

Looking around, I see exposed rock faces. The ceiling is high, and there are stalactites like those found in a cave. It looks like a single path, about 5 or 6 meters wide.

It seems to be a naturally formed cave, but the ground is leveled.

The walls and ceiling are faintly lit, probably due to the glowing moss scattered everywhere.

It’s exactly the same... surprisingly the same scene.

If that’s the case, then next, a ridiculously large black tiger will appear—

"Rrrrrrrrrr!"

Ah, right, it’s that guy. The black tiger with black steam rising from it. So, this isn’t a dream!

No, that’s not it. This is the continuation of a realistic dream. Yes, it has to be.

Proof of that is that the black tiger is opening its big mouth again, trying to eat me.

Hey, why am I having the same dream again? And being completely devoured from the head down in a dream is just too cliché—