Reincarnated as a Dragon’s Egg ～Lets Aim to Be the Strongest～

Noah's Forest seemed more dangerous than rumors.

The first inside was going well by slashing down gray wolves and moving mushrooms, but beyond that circling the cliff in the back, it was to be attacked by a large spider.

I guided him well, pinched him with Yuno and knocked him down, but one-on-one could have been a little dangerous.

While walking for a long time, the area gets dark.

Yuno had picked the luminous mushrooms that were growing in the woods and used them instead of lights.

It's been about half a day since I went into the woods, but I haven't found any clues to Dawes and the dogs.

Wasn't it just a bad rumor after all?

"Um, Yuno thinks you're just not in the back this far..."

"You're purely my curiosity, not so much about the request that you stepped in so far. The demons are getting stronger, and it's time to turn back."

When I answer without evil, Yuno glances at me with a slight eye.

"Well, I thought so..."

When I tried to turn my heel back, I saw something strange in the distance.

Two stone statues are placed in front of the entrance to the cave.

One imitated the dragon, the other the human.

There were also shrines in the narrow part of the village and the woods, but are they of the same series?

I haven't heard anything about a custom of believing in dragons in this village.

"I knew we'd just look over there."

Looking back as I say so, Yuno is sniffing.

"That... it's meat, how do you look at it"

If you look in Yuno's direction, there is a large amount of meat stabbed in the leafy tree.

Clearly, it was a different sight.

I was distracted by the stone statue and I didn't see it.

"Oh, I think I've heard of bird warcraft with such a habit"

"Is that true? Would Mr. Bird do that as a whole Leaf tribe? I think the meat is cut to an affordable size."

"Mm... mmm..."

I want a compelling reason and I try to make it in time with the knowledge I have, and Yuno will say it back to me lightly.

"But I don't think there's such a thing as a human being in the back of a forest."

I think after I say it.

No way, a human being lives here that he's gone missing and touched his mind?

But why would you do that?

"I knew this request was crazy! Let's cancel. Cancel! Originally, it was impossible for two people to request C-rank!

"... let's get closer to the stone statue and observe. Anyway, this place is too suspicious"

When I approach the stone statue, Yuno follows me like I don't like it.

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The closer you look at it, the better you know it's done.

But I can't imagine at all when it was built.

It was unnaturally scratchless and seemed to have the magic to prevent degradation.

Whether they say it was built ten years ago or a hundred years ago, I'm convinced.

So I don't know when it was.

The only thing I know is how important it was at the time it was built.

"What's the matter with you? I didn't see you eat like that."

"... this stone statue, no scratches at all. Pretty powerful magic."

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Hear my words and put the luminous mushroom and weapon hammer in Yuno's hand on the ground.

He has an interesting mouthful of "heh" and "ho" while touching the statue with his empty hands.

Then Yuno picks up the branch of the tree that was falling beside him, swings it around and slaps the stone statue.

The branches broke and flew away, but there are no signs of scratches on the statue.

"Hmm."

Yuno says so to his satisfaction, lifting the hammer and squeezing it with both hands.

"The weapon might break better."

When I advise, Yuno unfortunately holds a piece of hammer and picks up the glowing mushroom again.

"So... you know... I knew you were going, right?

"There's a good chance it's related to the request. Just be aware that when you have to, you can get away with it immediately."

"Huh..."

Let Yuno, who has a light-substituted mushroom, take the lead and go through the cave.

Doesn't seem very broad.

I'm just on my way, and I feel the beast in my footsteps.

I thought it was a monster at once and waved down the sword I had erected.

A metallic sound that sounds cum.

Calm down and look, there was just a fur rug on the floor.

"... hey, what is it? A little surprised."

But why are carpets and such laid in places like this?

I gazed at him and found that he wasn't in very good condition.

The embalming process is also incomplete, rough and quite damaged.

If this cave is a little hotter, bugs could gush.

Whatever the stone statue is, this won't be something you can use for years.

What I can tell from that is that at least whoever laid this recently entered and left the cave.

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You from the village?

No, there's someone in the village who can get here alone?

How many people are involved? But then there's no way that the villagers don't know about it.

Or is the temple behind the woods used as a hideout for bandits or something?

What the hell is this place?

No matter which hypothesis you think, it doesn't fit in well.

Anyway, we're going to need to turn around and ask Mariel about this place once.