I was a Sekiryuu in the past. I received an order from the Creator God-sama to manage the dungeon in the Kingdom of the Beastkin.
It was a dungeon exclusive for the heroes’ use, created to nurture them. And so, I had a lot of free ti because ordinary adventurers didn’t co here.
Nobody ca for a long ti, but finally, a hero entered my dungeon around a hundred years ago.
I rember how excited I was back then.
That was because I ca up with a thousand ideas on what to say to the hero who finally made it to the last floor.
A hero duo attempted to challenge my dungeon
The human hero was probably teleported from another world, and he was accompanied by a half-elf woman.
This woman was probably his retinue.
I rembered that her swordsmanship was good.
The hero was strong, but he also had instances where he narrowly escaped harm. That half-elf woman skillfully supported him.
They were a good pair, so I thought.
Finally, they reached the last floor where I was waiting.
I finally used the lines that I had thought carefully during these hundred years, so I was brimming with satisfaction.
Okay, all that was left was to deal with them.
I had been watching their movents through the dungeon managent crystal, so I knew that they weren’t powerful enough to defeat .
When the battle with the heroes began, they skillfully evaded my barrage while also attacking . They worked well together, but their strength wasn’t enough to wound , as expected.
It didn’t matter how hard they struggled; it was impossible for them to defeat .
They should give up right away, and just return later on.
That was what I thought, but —
The woman suddenly put her sword away and rushed behind the hero.
In the next instant, my survival instinct shouted at to leave this spot imdiately.
It was the first ti I felt this way since I was born.
I was born as the most powerful dragon, so I never experienced any predicant that placed my life in jeopardy. This terror — this was the first ti.
The words that the hero directed to as I felt overwheld with fear were still etched on my mind till now.
“Sorry, but let us cheat just for a lil’ bit.” — that was what the hero said.
That hero probably didn’t go all out while battling with .
However, when he sensed that he would never win against , he decided to activate the cheat skill peculiar to the heroes teleported from another world and use it against .
I lost.
There was nothing I could do about it.
I didn’t even manage to see his figure in my peripheral vision as he charged towards at an unbelievable speed; I was already beaten black and blue by the ti I regained my senses.
He ended my life without a single trace of rcy.
I also thought a lot about the words that I would say when it was my turn to be defeated, and yet — he didn’t even let say a single line.
My last words were “eh, wa-wai—”, that’s it.
Argh, too uncool.
I died.
Well, I supposedly died, but I still woke up.
Creator God-sama stood right before my eyes, and he declared that he would make the next Dragon God.
He bestowed a new life to .
Well, it was a bit different than being bestowed a lifespan.
It was because I beca a deity.
I no longer had any connection with life and death.
There was a possibility that my existence would vanish if the piety towards was too ager.
Regardless of that, deities could not directly intervene with the people and monsters of these worlds. That was why I created the [Dragon’s Shrine Maiden System].
The dragonoid woman that I designated — in other words, the Dragon’s Shrine Maiden — would receive my divine protection and power, and she would be able to heal the wounds of both dragonoids and dragons.
When the dragon race thanked her, those feelings of gratitude would be converted to faith in , and it would be my nourishnt.
I copied Creator God-sama’s [Saintess], just a little bit.
That was a splendid system, after all.
It wasn’t a rip-off, okay?
It was called paying homage, got it.
Hakuryuu and the Dragon Shrine Maiden called out to .
I frequently played with Hakuryuu in the past.
Actually, before I beca a deity, I fought with Hakuryuu several tis, but the younger white dragon was stronger than .
I was a bit frustrated with that.
But, I am the Dragon God now, so there’s no way I will lose against Hakuryuu! — was what I thought.
I...will win, right?
The current Dragon’s Shrine Maiden was doing her job well.
I received a huge amount of pieous feelings just recently.
Dear Hakuryuu and the Dragon’s Shrine Maiden who sent pious feelings called out, so I decided to manifest myself.
When I faced both of them, I slled the scent of that hero’s soul from them. It was faint, but I could also sll the Half-Elf’s scent.
I had turned into a dragon back then, so I had the ability to sniff the souls of people at that ti.
“The scent of the guy who defeated long ago is coming from both of you.”
I thought it was sothing impossible, but I couldn’t help saying that out of nostalgia.
“Uncle lost to him? Then —”
“Are you perhaps talking about the Guardian Hero?”
“Yeah. That’s right, he was called that way.”
I learned that the guy who defeated was called the Guardian Hero after I beca a deity.
Apparently, his status would multiply if there was soone he needed to protect behind him.
Suppose he was Level 100 back then. When the Half-Elf woman put away her sword and moved behind him, the hero’s status rose to Level 200.
Hey, isn’t that cheating!?
That was why it couldn’t be helped that I lost against him.
Well, I beca a deity now, so there was no way I would lose against him this ti around.
I was justifying my loss in the past, when an unimaginable information suddenly spilled from Hakuryuu.
“Actually, that Guardian Hero has reincarnated.”
“— Huh?”
W-what?
What on earth was that?
“I-is that true?”
“Yes, it’s the truth. The scent of the Guardian Hero’s soul that you sensed is probably his, I believe.”
The Dragon’s Shrine Maiden replied.
The Dragon’s Shrine Maiden would never lie to .
The Guardian Hero reincarnated?
Eh, seriously!?
I-in that case —
“It’s my chance for revenge against him!”
“Eh, ah, ahm… Dragon God-sama?”
“Fuhahaha, Guardian Hero. I’m going to make you regret being reborn into this world!”
Nah, I didn’t have any plans to kill him.
I just want to make him pay for the past.
Pay for not allowing to finish the lines that I had painstakingly thought about long and hard.
Deities couldn’t intervene with humans directly, but that was only in the Realm of Humans.
It’d be enough to just bring that Guardian Hero back to the Divine Realm, and challenge him to a battle. That guy would probably let down his guard because he already won against before.
Also, if there was reason for the battle, then…
I must look for a reason that would make him want to fight against ; I couldn’t fail on this.
Well, I could just think about it when I et him.
I had beco a deity, so there was a mountain of things I could offer as a reward for winning against .
Of course, the thought of losing never crossed my mind.
I would face him as he knelt on the ground before , and I would definitely say all those lines that I didn’t manage to say back then!
It had been a while, but I transford into Sekiryuu.
The amount of power overflowing from couldn’t compare to before, thanks to becoming a deity.
I grabbed the Dragon’s Shrine Maiden and Hakuryuu, who had morphed back into her human appearance, and I flew away while clutching them in my talons.
They seed shocked by my sudden actions, but both the Shrine Maiden and the Hakuryuu never kicked a fuss, and they obediently stayed inside the claws.
If I followed the scent wafting from these girls, I would definitely reach that person.
Fuhahhaha, just you wait, Guardian Hero.
I’m coming now!
I’m so going to make you pay for all the grudges of the past hundred years!!
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