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

three groups, our margin of safety should be plenty.
Of course, we should take into account the possibility of an unexpected enemy showing up.”

Aro and the black lizard react with a twitch.

Splitting into groups does indeed sound reasonable.
If we fought the mandragoras seven-on-one, the experience points would be split too widely.
In more concrete terms, treant-san’s level wouldn’t rise.

“Ouroboros… No, now you are oneiros, I suppose.”

『…It feels weird for you to change what you call me.
Irushia is fine.
There’s no guarantee I won’t evolve any further, after all.』

“Mu… That is your name?”

Volk asks in surprise.
Right, I guess I never told him my name.

“It’s a rather cruel name… No, I suppose it might suit you.”

Volk laughs lightly.

『N-no, I used to be more cute, you see.』

“This is the first time I’ve heard it too…”

Aro’s mouth is wide open in shock.
I-I haven’t had [Telepathy] until recently, so I had no way of conveying something as detailed as my name.
I’ve used [Humanisation Technique] a few times, but it never felt like there was a good opportunity… It’s a bit embarrassing now.

“Then, from now, I shall call you Irushia.
I believe the best strategy is for, myself, Irushia, and Aro to act as chaperones for the magical tree, nightmare, and lecherta.

Upon hearing Volk’s suggestion, Aro closes her mouth and blinks.
The black lizard glances at Aro and shakes her tail happily.

“I-I… I think it’s better if I’m not a chaperone… I’m still far too weak…”

“There’s no problem.
From what I’ve seen, you have more than enough power to fight a troll mandragora.
But I suppose it is sensible for you to be paired with the nightmare, who is the strongest of those that need help.
I will be careful too.”

Precise commands, as expected of Volk.
I can see everyone’s statuses, yet my view is the exact same.

“The one who needs the most help is the magical tree.
As far as I can see, it is unsuited for combat.
The magical tree seems to excel at supporting and applying status conditions, but without some other strengths, it is hard say it can take the first step towards being able to fight.”

Why so harsh against treant-san!? Treant-san stares at Volk open-mouthed, then looks at me as though asking for help.

“Ultimately, in the high-level battles where support magic and status conditions are useful, unless the practitioner is able to keep up with the battle themself, there will not be much they can do.
On the battlefield, there is no need for one who cannot stand alone to some extent.”

Why does everyone bully treant-san so much! Treant-san has a sturdy body and some fairly powerful magic skills, including the deadly [Gravity]…!

『…S-stop.
Please leave it at that.』

I raise my foreleg to rein in Volk.

“Mu… I was only thinking about our actions for today…”

『I know you were only taking everything into consideration.
I’m counting on you for results.』

“Let’s see… Irushia should probably go with the magical tree.
Even if I were to try and cover for it, I expect I would end up doing most of the killing.”

『…I suppose that does make sense.』

I nod in agreement.
I should be able to create a situation in which treant-san can play an active role.

The black lizard’s wagging tail droops down.

“Kishi…”

“By elimination, I shall accompany the lecherta.”

Volk plops his hand on the lecherta’s back.

Behind them, Aro appears to clench her fist in triumph, but then stretches out both her arms.
Ah, she was just doing warm up exercises.