It’s morning already.
When I awoke, I stretched my neck with a growl.
Yesterday, Partner started eating the other dead bodies inside the shrine, and that made me lose my appetite, so I went to sleep right away.

Having a base to take refuge really is the greatest.
In the desert, I had to sleep out in the open.
I still have a bit of memories left of my past life, and yet I’m surprisingly calm.
It’s been so long since I last slept without feeling tense.

“Gra~aa………… gra~aa…………” (snoring)

…… I guess, when it comes to sleeping, Partner wins by a landslide.

I then heard a rattling sound from the inner part of the shrine.
The skeleton, no…… Wight seems to have noticed me when I woke up.
From within the darkness, after seeing Wight’s skeletal figure with no legs, I almost jumped.

…… Seriously, it’s still early in the morning and I’m already scared.
If I was half-asleep, I’d be seeing nightmares.

I’m getting cold feet again.

“Gru~u…… gru~uo!”

Partner, you’re attached to my head, I can’t move freely, please wake up.

“Gra~aa……”

What a weak-willed reply. Her eyes are half-open, so she’s probably half-asleep.
I open my mouth, reveal my fangs, and aim to bite at the egg sac that are stuck on Partner’s forehead.
Partner’s eyes widely opened and she quickly pulled her neck away.

“Gra~a! Gra~a!”

Partner roars at me for doing that.
…… Well, it’s not like I was planning to eat them, spider eggs are too disgusting for me. And, you’re no better.
Hm? It looks like there’s a weird-looking insect insider Partner’s mouth.

I asked Partner to use〖Fake Life〗on Wight’s leg, just to be sure it's fine.
I wonder if it’ll get better right away……
We have a lot of MP, so it’s not really a problem.
Will she get better if she levels up?

Since she’s lower ranked, she’ll probably evolve soon, but one wrong step could be the end of Wight.
Ah… what happens if Wight dies?

I look at Wight.
Wight leans on a wall, and makes another rattling sound while tilting its head.
Well… let’s try not to think about it too much……
It’s not something that I can easily confirm too.

I put my head out of the shrine.
Using〖Presence Sense〗to check out my surroundings, I immediately knew something was approaching.
I pulled my head back inside, and prepared myself if it comes to a fight.

They’re the humans who wear masks.
The Lithuvar Tribe.
There are five body-built men, and two short girls.

The girls have a feather-design on their head, and wore colorful cloth around their bodies, they even held a staff.
A Lithuvar mage?
No, a shrine maiden? [T.N: Basically, a “miko”]

Each man carried an animal on their back.
A fatty boar, a bird with a long neck, a cage filled with fish caught by nets, and a large pot…… the pot was carried by two people though.
And then, they placed them all down in a line.

I slightly put my head out of the shrine to take a closer look.

So, um, it’s okay for me to get that?
It’s okay, right? That’s what you wanted me to do, right?

The two girls came out of the lined up foods and approached to where I was hiding.
So, they really are shrine maidens?

“Ryujin-sama, our Lithuvar Deity! I am the representative of my tribe, here to pray for gratitude at the return of our Dragon God! I plead you to continue watching over us and bless us with prosperity!”

…… S-Sorry but, you’ve completely got the wrong dragon.
I’ve never been here before.
Forget giving you all blessings, I might curse you all.
I planned to temporarily live quietly here…… but, now……

The two maidens prayed for quite a long time.

Um, so, uh, is it okay if I get out and show myself to them now?
Or, is there a timing for me to do that?
I’ll just wait it out a bit longer, is it okay if I get out the moment they stop though?

“Gra~a……?”

Partner starts pushing me, and tries to extend her head outside the shrine.
What? No! Stop!
I immediately pull her back, and both me and Partner stumbled back inside.

Calm down, calm down me……
This is, after all, a good opportunity for me to get familiar with the locals while keeping a considerable distance. I can’t let this chance slip by.

Alright then, starting today, I am the Dragon God of the Lithuvar Tribe.
I’ll stop being the Ouroboros.

I hit my head with my own claw, and steeled myself up.
I don’t really know the timing at all, but those people should probably be able to adjust from it.
I’ll just do it.

The original Dragon God probably would’ve read the atmosphere and knew when to come out.
They’ve started chanting.
Even if you start chanting like that, I still don’t know what to do.
If I come out scared, that’ll be my loss. But, if I do it in a grandiose way, then I might be able to get closer to them.

I shake my head and remove my doubts.
Partner is looking at me with suspicious eyes again.
Hey, you should look more dignified too.

“Our tribe’s honor, and power, we bestow upon them to our dragon god……”

“Gru~oooooo!”

I instantly showed myself to the two girls who lined up in front of the shrine.
They both stopped saying any more words and stared at me stunned.
The men at the back were shocked beyond words as well.

Ah, um, uh, I-I see…
O-Okay then…

I stepped back, and then went back into the shrine.
I dug a hole, sunk my head inside, and buried myself under the shrine floor.

…… I disgracefully came out at the wrong time!
What the hell, I feel so shameful.
I knew I had to go out after the ritual was over.
Yeah, now that I think about it, that makes much more sense.
But still, if I hadn’t come out that time, it would never end, with all their chanting and praying.
Though, it may not have been such a good idea to roar for appeal.

While I shake my head from underground, Wight stared at me worriedly.

After a significant time has passed, I put my head out of the shrine to see how things were going.
Only the tributes were left behind, the Lithuvar people are long gone.

Waah, because of this, they might find out that I’m not their dragon god and just some fraud, but they still left behind their offerings here, so I guess maybe they still look up to me as their guardian deity.
…… Why would their dragon god interrupt their prayers and showed itself with a roar, why would their guardian deity suddenly retreat back in its shrine and shut itself, I wonder what the Lithuvar Tribe thinks of this.

They could’ve left at least one person behind…… I did my best to come out like that you know, so give me a break……