Reincarnated as a Dragon's Egg

『I didn’t think it would end so suddenly.』

Treant says with an embarrassed grin.

『…I didn’t see it coming either.』

I sigh out as I look at the ymir’s remains.

Since I knew it would be a short battle, I had entirely put [Death God Seed] out of mind. But there was no way [Herculean Strength] skill didn’t cost a lot of MP. In hindsight, if I had kept baiting it into using [Herculean Strength], it could have been possible to win without so much risk.

I tend to view specialised monsters as more dangerous than balanced ones, but perhaps lopsided stats are more of a weakness than I was thinking.

『But this is strange… We defeated the Legendary rank ymir, but I only got a paltry 20,000 experience. I was expecting to get closer to 100,000.』

My level didn’t rise by as much as I expected. The anticipated level gains was a big part of why I chose to take the risk of fighting the ymir.

『Hmm, there might be some rules you don’t know about?』

I look at treant as he changes into his spirit form, and suddenly a realisation strikes me. I look at his status.

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Species: World treant

Condition: Cursed, Tree Spirtisiation: Lv6

Lv: 130/130 (MAX)

HP: 1476/5773

MP: 23/1534

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

His level has risen from 119 to 130. On the other hand, Aro’s has only risen from 114 to 117, and mine from level 92 to 104.

The culprit has been found. There’s no doubt that treant got most of the experience.

『…Treant, your level has hit the max.』

『Really? This means I’ve gotten even stronger! I’ll be able to help you even more from now on, master-dono!』

Treant stretches out proudly.

Now I think about it, his contribution in this battle was immense. His [Death God Seed] worked to cut down the ymir’s MP and ultimately killed it. He blocked the ymir’s attack, and struck back with a brutal [Wood Counter], forcing it to use [Autoregeneration]. Now that I think about it, it’s no wonder he got most of the experience.

『Good job, treant.』

I stroke his head.

『Hehe, of course, mater-dono!』

He puffs out his chest produly.

At any rate, now there's truly nothing left for me to do in this forest. We return to the sky-piercing tower, and peer up through the interior, seeing the spiral staircase appear to continue on forever.

『…Once we leave, there'll be no more running around, looking for ingredient or monsters to hunt for experience.』

There won’t be a need any longer. Even if I wanted to raise my level, only the monsters in this Ngai Forest are powerful enough to make much difference. Even if I get stronger, the only opponents more powerful than me now are God’s Voice and the [Spirit Servants]. It feels strangely lonely to realise that.

Building a base in the forest with black lizard and the orange monkeys…desperately running away from the giant centipede with Nina and the ball rabbit…suddenly being revered as a god and exterminating a bunch of pests…being attacked by strange monsters on a distant island… It was hard work, but it was surprisingly fun. There’s no longer a reason to rush to gain experience.

“We can find a quiet area of forest to live in, and then occasionally pop by human towns to visit. It’ll be fun.”

Aro says, smiling at me.

『That’s true… [Humanisation Technique] should last quite a long time now after all.』

I reply with a wry smile.

At the beginning I was desperate to secure my own safety, and ever sine I got involved with Lilixira, the fight over divine skills hasn’t calmed down. I've been so busy up to now that perhaps I was just afraid of losing my objective. I've become some sort of battle-crazed maniac.contemporary romance

Unlike before,I have a whole lot of useful skills, so there’s a lot I can do. I’ll probably find another goal sometime. I can take my time to search for it.

『Besides… It’s too early to say I have nothing left to do. There’s still an evil bastard I need to take down.』

I mutter as I look up at the spiral staircase.

This time will be the final showdown with God’s Voice.

『But those stairs seem long… From how it looked outside, it should be quite far.』

What treant says is the truth. The tower is so tall that there’s no sign of the top. The only option is to keep going up.

Even with my apocalypse body, it might be a bit far to walk. More importantly, if we don’t return as fast as possible, there’s no telling what could happen in our original world.

“Rather than using the stairs, it might be better if you flew straight up. The stairs could be useful as occasional footing.”

Aro says, and treant thrusts out his wings.

『I see, that’s a good idea. Then, master-dono…』

『Aro, treant, get in my mouth! I’m going to roll up!』

Treant’s expression freezes over in an instant.

With both of them in my mouth, I begin rolling up the stairs as fast as I can.

I hear treant screaming. But as I thought, this is much faster than flying.

Besides, I’ve never had such an obstacle-free course for rolling. The headwind feels refreshing. I fit remarkably well in the stair’s width, so there’s no feeling of worry over falling off. It feels almost as though these stairs were made to be rolled up by an apocalypse.

I’m coming everyone! Just you wait, God’s Voice…!

done.co