Reincarnated as a dragon’s egg ～Lets aim to be the strongest～

und you.
Seeing you like this has helped me calm down a bit.』

『Master-dono…!』

I hold my head and think.
Both Aro and the treant are safe.
I really am happy about that.

…But, the situation’s still terrible.
Now that I’ve found them safe… and having seen treant-san acting like his usual self… I can finally reexamine the situation calmly.

I know why God’s Voice made a point of showing off his [Spirit Servants].
It was to prove the difference in our power, and to tell me that I’m far too weak to have any chance at the moment.

It was probably true that God’s Voice hoped I would choose to obey.
But, that sudden rage was no doubt a performance to make the difference in strength obvious.

To instil in me an objective of getting even stronger, God’s Voice threatened to send the [Spirit Servants] throughout the world to rampage.
I need to quickly escape from this world and stop God’s Voice.
But, God’s Voice also made it clear that I stand no chance as I am now.
So, while searching for clues as to how to return, I’m to raise my level.
If I don’t obey… The cost is everyone I’ve ever met in the world.

『What kind of a ridiculous…』

I mutter unintentionally.

God’s Voice wants to observe the data of how I get stronger.
But, I’ll never be allowed to climb to the same heights as God’s Voice.
Once I’ve reached just one rung below, God’s Voice will use that ridiculous strength to squash me.

God’s Voice’s ultimate objective is to produce a monster stronger than themself, and then use that monster to destroy this world and return to their original world.
But, I made it clear that I wouldn’t cooperate with that.
There’s probably no chance that God’s Voice will let me get stronger than them.

If I were to lie and say I’ll obey, is there any chance I could take God’s Voice by surprise? No, they’re not that naive.
There’s nothing I could possibly say to persuade them, and it wouldn’t be strange for God’s Voice to directly look into my heart somehow.
That’s why God’s Voice told me to kill Aro and the others, to prove I don’t have any lingering attachments to this world.

Do I have no choice but to keep moving, just to keep saving new hostages one after the other? Now I think about it, this might be how it’s been for a while now.
For everyone I’ve ever saved, if a different ‘Irushia’ was made to be God’s Voice’s underling, would they have ever been in such danger? If it wasn’t for me, God’s Voice probably wouldn’t have dragged them in in the first place.

Do I have no choice but to keep playing along to God’s Voice’s script? At the end, I’ll be abruptly killed.
Once that happens, there’s no guarantee that Aro and the others will survive.
After all, the scale’s way too big.
God’s Voice is a god, after all.
At the very least, they have a power worthy of being called godly.

I hang my head.
What should I do? The more I struggle and with each trial I clear, the more of the world God’s Voice drags in, and the more difficult the problems presented to me become.

What can I possibly do?

『You always overthink things like this.
There’s only one answer.』

I feel as though I hear a voice in my head, and inadvertently look to my left.
Noone is there, but I feel as though someone was.

My mouth curves into a smile.
Partner… Even after you’ve gone, you’re still pushing me on.

“Dragon-god-sama…? What’s wrong?”

Aro stands in front of me, asking worriedly.
I suck in a breath, then raise my mouth to the sky and roar.

“GuuOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh!”

Aro and the treant quiver in shock and stand up straight.

There’s no use getting lost in hestiation.
No matter what, I need to do whatever I can to improve the situation, even a little.

『I’ve decided, Aro, treant.
I’ll do as God’s Voice wants and get stronger.
But, not just to the point of being able to overwhelm someone like Lilixira, or defeat that giant spider monster!』

There’s only one way to escape from God’s Voice’s control.
I have to outwit them and get stronger.
That’s all.

There’s no way to tell if it’s impossible before I try.
Right now, God’s Voice is slacking off and waiting idly for my level to rise.
This is unmistakably a big chance.

『I’ll knock down that complacency and set this world free!』

That might be exactly what God’s Voice is hoping for.
They did say that a strong will is essential for surpassing the walls of the system.
But, that’s fine.
If God’s Voice is going to incite me to get stronger, then I’ll blast through their assumptions and get even stronger.

Now that I think about it, I’ve always been trying to get stronger in order to protect something.
To protect Miria’s village, to protect Nina and the ball rabbit, to protect the Lithovar village, to protect the city of Alban, and to protect my friends; I’ve always sought strength in order to protect what’s in front of me.
But, that’s not enough.
God’s Voice made a point of contacting me directly.

So, to protect everything, I need to get strong enough to defeat God’s Voice.

『I’m not going to aim for anything but the strongest!』