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

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“…I see.”

Despite understanding that this is Lilixira’s usual modus operandi, Alphiss can’t help but feel pity for Ool.

“What do you plan to do next?”

“…It will likely a require a little heavy-handedness, but we should acquire riding dragons from the neighbouring kingdom.
At the same time, I will have the Animal Realm’s kin search the remote regions.
After that, there’s the matter of persuading the Fiend of the Great Prison… As well as the collecting of the Dragon King to fill my vacant slot, and the third round of negotiations with Howgrey.
It’s also important that I raise the level of my title skill in preparation for a worst-case scenario.
Though I’d rather not rely on it, as it’s putting the cart before the horse to some extent.”

“…So that was why you didn’t kill the Dragon King.”

“The primary reason was to keep the Human Realm’s level away from evolution.
Though I suppose that might have been meaningless in the end.”

“However, I’m opposed to taking out the Fiend of the Great Prison.
I have heard of what she has done, and she is not one who can be controlled by humans.
She’s broken from the inside.
I also think you should give up on Howgrey.
I don’t think it’s worth your time to waste any more effort on that old man.”

Lilixira indicates for Alphiss to continue.

“In short… I don’t think you should give that dragon too much time.
It takes time to travel, too, so why not try estimating the dragon’s location with the Oracle now, and then quickly attack?”

Lilixira shakes her head.

“I’ve already given it too much time.
Rather than rushing ahead with incomplete preparations, I should attack with the maximum force possible.
Our return to the Holy Country has already taken too much time.
By the time we find where it is hidden, it will have already evolved and levelled up.”

“Even so…”

“In truth, I already know where it has most likely fled to.
However, that place is a vast unsettled land, and the visibility there is poor.
Even for the kin of the Animal Realm would struggle to search it.
If I were to rush to launch an attack, I would only be giving our opponent ample opportunity to flee again.
There’s a limit to how much I can achieve by myself, and bringing the entire force over is an impossible task.
A chase through an unknown region would only result in our exhaustion.
And so, after fully preparing, I plan to challenge the enemy in such a way that it cannot flee.
Of course, I don’t plan to give it any more time than necessary.”

“…I understand.
I shall begin making arrangements for each right away.
However, borrowing the riding dragons will likely be difficult without Lilixira-sama present, and I expect you would have to meet the Fiend of the Great Prison in person .
I’ll see if the Holy Knights are able to do something about Howgrey…”

Lilixira shakes her head.

“I will leave the negotiations for the riding dragons to the Holy Knights.
What happens afterwards does not matter, so do whatever it takes to acquire a good number.
We also do not need to fully probe the Devil of the Great Prison.
We can no longer afford to play it safe.”

“I-is that so?”

“As soon as Howgrey’s location is known, I will go there in person.
I am the one most able to negotiate, after all.”

“Surely that is… No, I understand.”

Alphiss appears bewildered at Lilixira’s statement for a moment, but then shakes her head and nods in assent.

“I think you already understand this, but I will remind you anyway.
The next time you face the [Human Realm], please don’t make the same error of judgement.”

“……Yes.”

Alphiss hangs her head and responds quietly.

“By the way, umm… What was the title skill were you referring to? I haven’t heard you mention any such thing up to now.”

“…It’s insurance.
It isn’t anything you need to worry about.”