After setting up everything on the table, I put my hands together and said, âPlease accept this weekâs offerings.â
âOh, weâve troubled you.â
âNo, no, I am indebted to everyone.â
âFuoh, fuoh, fuoh, many thanks for todayâs offerings. Do let me know if any of them make trouble for you. I shall tell them off~â
I appreciate the words, but the â~â at the end of your words makes the statement creepier than it should be.
[1] Desperately trying to change the subject, I blurted out, âAh, yes, speaking of which, I noticed that Grandpa Gon did not seem to have any kind of Divine Blessing? I have been wondering about it since, as an Ancient Dragon, he should be as powerful as a FenrirâŠâ
â[1a] Well, in the first place, not all Fenrirs are granted Divine Blessings. Your familiar is Blessed as a follower of Ninril. There had been other powerful creatures under Agni and Ruka that were Blessed as well.â
âI seeâŠâ
âEven so, the existence of the Ancient Dragon is a little unique. I created them on a whim when designing this world. [2] Well, rather than design, it was more of a⊠trial and error process. I was young and still finding my way around, so I created a bunch of different things. They all turned out to be more powerful than expected, fuoh, fuoh fuoh.â
[2a] â⊠âŠâ I have no idea what Demiurgos-sama was talking about, but it sounded dangerous. It sounded a lot like he had carelessly made loads powerful monsters by accident. That he had made Ancient Dragons so overly strong that they would be too powerful with a Divine Blessing.
Wait, does that mean Ancient Dragons are stronger than Fenrirs?
âYour Fenrir is a special case. In terms of strength, Ancient Dragons are the most powerful. However, your Fenrir has Ninrilâs Blessing, and therefore his strength is at par with the Ancient Dragon. I must say, youâve got yourself a very powerful team, fuoh, fuoh, fuoh,â
[3]
[2a] So, like, why am I hearing all this again? Why are you telling me all this? Why canât you let me live out the rest of my life not knowing all these unnecessary things?
[4] Wait, can you even create an âAncient Dragonâ back when the world was ânewly createdâ so to speak?
âUmu, naturally, they arenât âancientâ when the world was created, but they could live up to 20,000 years.â
Ugh, wait, what?
âThey can live up to 20,000 yearsâŠâ
[4a] â!!!!!!!!â
I think⊠I just made a weird sound.
âSpeaking of which, the original Ancient Dragon is called the Primordial Ancient Dragon. That fellow should be your familiarâs ancestorâŠâ
[4b] H-how old is an âancientâ beingâs ancestor?
[4b] I carelessly called him âGrandpa Gonâ because he gave off a feeling of ageless dignity, it turned out that he acquired that dignity honestly. Through age!!!??
âIndeed, indeed, fuoh, fuoh fuoh~â
âHaahhhâŠâ
âSpeaking of which, [3a] ahem, speaking of which, there is something Iâm not sure if I should bring up or notâŠâ
[3a]
Eh? What? Why?
âAhem, Mukouda is a healthy young man in his prime after all. It is perfectly natural to have nightly dreamsâŠâ
âWait, what does-Â hiiii!!!â
âFuoh, fuoh, fuoh, no need to be so anxious. Itâs all fine~~â
Itâs not fine at allâŠ
Urgh, urgh, anyway, letâs change the subject, change the subject!!
[3a]
[4c] âSo, uh, is there a reason why Demiurgos-sama created such a powerful creature like Ancient Dragons? Arenât they a bit of an overkill?â It was a lame attempt at switching subjects, but Iâm grasping at straws here. Straws!
[4c] âWell, it mainly serves as a deterrence, and insurance, I supposedâŠâ
Deterrence and insurance? What is this vague answer?
[4c] âAhem, you understand how even the best-laid plans could go wrong, yes?â
[4a] I thought back to my original leisurely plan to live quietly as a decently well-off merchant selling salt and sugar before I encountered the whirlwind that was Fer the Legendary Beast Fenrir. âYes, I think so.â
âMoreover, though we are gods, our influence over the people we look after is limited.â
Whatâs with all this waffling? Still, I played along and said, ââŠyes?â
âAs gods, we sow the seeds at the Beginning and watch over our creation as they grow and mature. As a god, I derived much sorrow and joy watching over my creations. Even so, at times, sorrow tipped over into despair and extreme suffering. Well, that is when the insurance comes in.â
ââŠcome again?â
âAs the Master, you must have seen the Ancient Dragonâs status, yes? There is a unique skill called the [Ultimate Magic] Soul of the Ancient Dragon, remember that?â
â[Ultimate Magic] Soul of the Ancient Dragon⊠I think soâŠâ
âOnly one Ancient Dragon in each generation has this unique skill. As the name suggests [Ultimate Magic] Soul of the Ancient Dragon is an ultimate skill, a special world-ending skill that is.â
âŠhah?
World ending?
The end of the world?
âHaaaahhhhhh!!!!???â
âFuoh, fuoh, fuoh, do not worry, it is all fine~ this generationâs world-ending dragon appeared to enjoy life as your familiar, therefore he would not entertain thoughts about ending the world. Ah, thatâs right, even if an Ancient Dragon uses this [Ultimate Magic] Soul of the Ancient Dragon, it canât activate without my expressed permission.â
No, no, no, what youâre actually saying is that the world will actually end if YOU allow it?!?!
âWell, even though it may look like it, I am still the Creator God of this world.â
âBut, surely that doesnât mean you have to destroy your own creations?!!!?â
âFuoh, fuoh, fuoh, itâs all fine. This world is filled with hope and enjoyable things, it wonât end easily.â
âUgh, well, thereâs that Rubanov Kingdom that likes to consider themselves something like a holy land but discriminates against pretty much everyone else. Plus, their priests and bishops are really tackyâŠâ
âItâs fine, idiots will show up so long as enough people gathered together. I look forward to seeing how you will deal with them.â
âEh? Wait, what was that? Please be reasonable, Demiurgos-sama!!â
âItâs fine, itâs fine, thereâs no need to handle them right away. Just clean up those idiots whenever you have the time.â
âNo, wait. Arenât you a god? Canât you just⊠I donât know, give them an oracle or something?â
âHmm, do you think those scammers would listen to my Word? Itâs better to just destroy the lot with overwhelming force.â
âOverwhelming force you sayâŠâ
Not reasonable force but âoverwhelming forceâ?
Just because I have Fer and Grandpa Gon?
Are you farming off your Godly duties on me?!!
Sure, Iâm a transmigrated person from another world, but I donât even have the âHeroâ title!!
âI shall await your great achievement, good things will appear once youâve completed this mission~~â
âAh, wait! Demiurgos-sama?!â
âItâs fine to do it when youâre free~~â
With that final remark, Demiurgos-sama disappeared.
âWhat the heck⊠what the hell?!? Isnât this so-called oracle too unreasonable? What do I get out of this anyway? More money? I probably have enough to swim in now. But, seriously, just what can I reasonably expect from a God of Creator when he says âgood thingsâ?
Will you raise my love luck?
Or give me a bride?
No, no, no, donât even think about it. This kind of pattern of thought⊠would only lead to a disaster, a disaster!
âŠstill, could I have a little hope?
Just what do you mean by âgood thingsâ Demiurgos-sama!!!
[Gumihou: Poor guy, lol]
[1] Itâs unclear why âDivine Blessingâ is being brought up out of the blue now? And so awkwardly too? Anyway, letâs ease it into the conversation more naturally.
[1a] Reduce the awkward.
[2] Adjust Demiurgos-samaâs dialogue to better reflect his personality
[2a] Adjust Mukoudaâs reaction to reflect these outrageous announcements
[3] Deleted the little exchange about Mukouda complaining about the mind reading and Demiurgos-sama apologising. It just⊠went nowhere.
[3a] Ok, found out why. Eguchi-san just wanted to make things awkward for Mukouda for thinking about women.
[4] Unsure why the age of the Ancient Dragon is important aside from making Mukouda go hiiiiii!!! So, adjusted the text to reflect this and remove any pretension of seriousness.
[4a] Adjust Mukoudaâs reaction to reflect these outrageous announcements
[4b] Deleted scene about Mukoudaâs confusion re Grandpa Gonâs name being correct or not, replaced it with more aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
[4c] Okay, found out why Ancient Dragon info is important, but letâs ease into the information, hmm?