Chapter 6
Ah, this cold and chilling sensation.
Finally, the long-awaited visitor has arrived.
At the appearance of the first visitor, I unconsciously struck a victory pose but refrained from any hasty actions.
If I made a wrong move and the long-awaited visitor ran away, all my efforts up to this point would be in vain.
‘Calm down. Stay calm. This is a chance. An opportunity to prove my worth.’
So, with the mindset of a calm, clear mind, like a fisherman waiting for a fish to bite the bait.
Slowly, I had to create the mysterious atmosphere of the shrine and guide the guest so that curiosity would draw them inside.
“Ugh. Hold on, my heart…!”
If this visitor runs away, it’s over!
Without you, our home will go bankrupt!
More desperate than when I built the shrine, I focused intently on the visitor’s movements and, taking advantage of the moment when their gaze was captured by the statue at the entrance, I lit up the inside of the shrine.
Then, with the mysterious flames, I welcomed the visitor and illuminated the path to the shrine with a brilliant fire show.
“Great!”
The girl who visited the shrine entered with a curious expression, and I clenched my fist at the realization that everything was going according to plan.
After some time, the visitor stood before the staircase, and I watched as she let out a deep sigh upon seeing the tall stairs.
‘Hmm. Should I install an escalator for the elderly later?’
I had installed the tall stairs on the path to the altar to make the most of the surrounding terrain, but it seemed far too inconvenient from the perspective of climbing them.
Seeing the visitor’s expression, I briefly considered installing an escalator for convenience but soon shook my head.
How dare I!
Install the convenience of civilization in this sacred shrine?
As a fantasy enthusiast, it was an intolerable insult!
Wait a minute… if it’s not a machine powered by electricity but a combination of magic and engineering, wouldn’t that be a different story?
‘It makes sense!’
I’ll have to plan a magic-powered escalator later.
As I saw the frail woman struggling to climb the stairs, I felt a twinge of sympathy and thought of ensuring better comfort for visitors… but just as she reached the top, the woman was overwhelmed by the sight of the seven dragon statues I had crafted.
Hehe, I made them as large as possible so that those who reach this point would feel a sense of awe.
“Haha… It’s just a statue. It’s fine… yeah, it’s fine.”
Although my living space had been reduced because of it, seeing the girl overwhelmed by the statues filled me with satisfaction.
But this wasn’t the end.
I cleared my throat and spoke in a deep, refined, gentlemanly voice to the girl whose attention was captured by the statues.
“I never imagined a visitor would come to this place.”
“Huh? A voice? Where is it? Who are you!?”
The girl with bleached white hair, startled by my voice and looking around, was adorably cute, but I feared that leaving her like this might ruin my mysterious aura, so I spoke to her once more.
“Below.”
When I revealed where I resided, the girl looked down with a flustered expression, and upon seeing me beyond the wall, her legs seemed to give out as she collapsed to the ground.
This was solid proof that I had successfully impressed her with my imposing presence!
Believing that I had left a strong impression on the girl before me, I spoke to her slowly in the most impressive voice I could muster.
“I welcome the visitor who has come here after a long time.”
Our business isn’t bankrupt yet!
Since she was the first guest who had finally arrived after a long wait, I naturally felt like treating her with great hospitality and even breaking into a song on the spot!
“If you say visitor… Are you saying that I… am the visitor here?”
“Yes. Or would it be more fitting to say you are a guest who has come to my shrine?”
To the trembling woman, I made a playful comment, half-joking, to assert that I was a kind dragon friendly to people.
But seeing the girl tremble even more, I couldn’t hide my flustered feelings and was about to tell her to calm down when…!
“Let go of the fear in your heart. I am…”
Wait a moment.
I definitely set up this character’s background and even chose a nickname at that time, but what was that nickname… ‘Dduu Ddya Iu Ddya’?
…
……
………Hold on a second.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, STOP. Just hold on.
What did I just recall my nickname to be…?
So, it’s ‘Dduu Ddya Iu Ddya’… is that right?
If I introduce myself with that name to the girl in front of me…
“My name is Dduu Ddya Iu Ddya.”
“Oh? Are you trying to become some kind of master?”
“Gah!?”
“How adorable…”
No! Not that kind of future! I can’t handle it. Stop right now!
The cold, brutal future that flashed through my mind felt like a dagger stabbing into my heart.
‘This is dangerous! Really dangerous. I need a plan immediately.’
It’s dangerous. Extremely dangerous.
Inadvertently, I’d landed myself in a huge crisis.
‘Think of a name that fits my current appearance right now! Brain, left brain, right brain, electronic brain, full power!’
If the name of this splendid dragon is ‘Dduu Ddya Iu Ddya,’ it would be an insult to all the dragons in the world!
That’s something I simply can’t tolerate!
Above all, if that name became my actual name from now on, it would be incredibly troublesome for me!
I have to escape from the birth of a lifelong embarrassment right now.
“Bahamut. The dragon who protects people with good intentions.”
I blurted out the name ‘Bahamut,’ which inspired this character.
In the end, I used a name famous among subcultures, making the situation rather pitiful.
‘It’s still better than Dduu Ddya Iu Ddya!’
If I had gone with that name and she had looked at me with disappointment and cold eyes, my heart surely would have died.
To the great fish from mythology and the many Bahamut’s in subcultures! I will borrow your splendid name!
At least it’s a cooler name than ‘Dduu Ddya Iu Ddya,’ right?
“I am a dragon who protects the weak and does good deeds. So, there’s no need to fear. You are a weak one to me, and thus, a being I must protect.”
“Wow…”
After saying the name Bahamut, I followed it up with the line I had been preparing all this time!
Kyaa… Bartender! Close the shutters right now!
It’s not strange that I built this shrine solely for this romantic moment!
‘But, what do I say now?’
At the same time, I felt the crushing reality approaching.
‘Oh? Really, what do I do now?’
Huh?
Thinking calmly, now that I’ve delivered the grand line I prepared while building the shrine, I found there’s nothing else left for me to do.
It’s because I only focused on getting visitors, not what to do with them once they arrived.
‘More importantly, can I even hold a normal conversation with a person without additional rehearsal?’
Above all, it’s really been a long time since I’ve spoken to another person!
Don’t think that I, a shut-in warrior, can chat like a normal social butterfly!
…Um, should I start by asking why she’s here?
“Visitor, for what reason have you come to this place?”
“Well, you see… I was running away from a monster and ended up here by chance.”
“A monster?”
Wait? What kind of monster exists in modern times?
‘Come to think of it, I’m the monster!’
Just as I thought she was lying, I realized that my current appearance would definitely fall into the category of a so-called monster.
Ah, of course, there’s a 50-meter-tall dragon monster here.
I’ve been automatically defeated in the argument.
“That, that green monster… Oh, do you know goblins by any chance?”
…My apologies.
I have no idea.
After I woke up, I was too busy secretly digging a cave and renovating the interior to fulfil my silly fantasies, avoiding human eyes the whole time.
I was a shut-in, unemployed dragon with zero outside experience.
“Aha. I see. I understand.”
But to maintain the dignity I first displayed, I nodded with an expression suggesting I knew everything.
Of course, I understood nothing.
I just pretended to know, while I had no clue about the situation outside.
But I had a baseless confidence that things would be okay.
‘I’ll just handle it flexibly and adapt as I go!’
That’s all I thought.
“This is a sacred shrine where a contract with me can be made. A shrine completed with my power. Here, you can make a contract with me to gain my power.”
Moreover, our shrine is still open for business!
So don’t be afraid and feel free to think of it like your own home!
“If it’s power… Can I gain your power?”
“Of course. But I can’t say there is no cost. Through your contract and power, I will manifest in this world. And in return, I will lend you my power. It’s a sort of contract relationship.”
However, at the mention of cost, the girl’s face turned pale, and she looked around as if confused.
Seeing her expression, I internally grabbed my head in frustration, thinking that demanding a price might have been too much! But I couldn’t take back the words I had already spoken.
So, I said words that might boost the confidence of the confused girl.
“Your presence here means that you have the potential to grow into a being with a great influence over the entire world someday.”
That’s a lie.
This was an abandoned shrine, on the verge of collapse, which had never had a single visitor until now.
There were no conditions for entering the shrine, and my words were as baseless as those of a common street-corner cultist.
“Whether you will benefit the world or destroy it, I do not know.”
But without you, our shrine will go bankrupt!
If this girl shows no interest in a contract and just leaves, I’ll have to endure endless days waiting for a new contractor!
I felt like a street vendor slipping a free gift into a passerby’s hand, desperately thinking of impressive words that might boost her confidence.
“But if you prove your own justice and beliefs, then I will lend you my power, swearing it upon my name.”
In the end, I declared my name!
Of course, it’s not the name my parents gave me; it’s a freshly made one from just a few minutes ago!
“I… I want to live! I want to restore this damned world and live again!”
It seemed she had chosen the right answer.
As she shouted that she wanted to live and expressed her intent to accept the contract, I spoke with a sense of relief.
“…That will do.”
Our shrine has finally achieved a miraculous survival!
Yes, now it’s time to deliver the final line that I prepared before she arrived!
“If that is your wish, then I swear to lend you my power. Under my name, Bahamut…”
And as I bestowed the pre-prepared magic upon the girl and uttered my final decisive words.
“Huh.”
The girl collapsed as if she had fainted.
Hey, this was the most important scene, but if you faint, what am I supposed to do?
This is really awkward, you know?
“It’s fine. It’ll be okay.”
It’s fine. Everything will be okay.
At least I’ve managed to prevent our shrine from going bankrupt.
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