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

ontinue on to the village by myself.
I thought she might want to go to the village too, but after thinking for a bit, she shook her head slightly.
She might not have found her resolve just yet.
Until she says she wants to go, I’ll just watch over her quietly.

As I get closer to the Lithovar village, I notice things are off.
It’s strangely quiet… I don’t see a single person around.
It doesn’t look at all like the aftermath of a battle with abysses.
Even when I look around, there’s nowhere near enough traces of blood.

“Gaaa…?”

As though thinking it strange, my partner tilts her head.

Using [Presence Perception], I’m able to confirm that there are people further inside.
For some reason, they’re stock still.

“GuoOOOH!”

I raise my voice.
Normally, Hibi should come flying out with this.
I’ll have her explain what’s happening.
I don’t like rudely calling out to her like this, but there’s something’s wrong with the village.

A short moment later, two spear-wielding Lithovars run up to me.
They might have been guarding nearby.

“Wh-what should we do… Dragon-god-sama has come!”
“B-but, but…”

…H-huh? I’m not all that welcome? Are they simply in shock… Eh? Seriously, what’s going on?

Other Lithovars start coming out of their houses and appearing in front of me, but there’s really something strange with them.
I notice one person walking while supported on the shoulder of another, and then I see more of them that seem to be in a poor state of health.
What’s more is that their expressions are all dark, as though exhausted.
N-normally they’d be in high spirits after seeing me…

One person… My attention shifts to one man in the middle in particularly bad condition.
Sweat drips from his forehead as he leans against the wall.
The people around him are fretting and tell him to come down.

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[Roji Rogum]
Species: Lithovar
Condition: Poisoned, Paralysed
Lv: 27/65
HP: 26/155

MP: 132/132
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…P-poison and paralysis? Could the anti-dragon-god guys have done something? They poisoned my partner with paralysis poison before.
I thought things would go better after I defeated the manticore… but I guess that was naive.
No, it’s not like it’s certain that that’s what’s happening.

A-anyway, I can’t leave this be.
[High Rest] can… But it’s not like it’s one or two people… My MP… Well, I shouldn’t run out.
It might be worth having them gather all those that are in danger into one place.
To do that, I first need to get Hibi…

“Is there anyone who can hear dragon-god-sama’s voice?! If we do not borrow dragon-god-sama’s wisdom, it will be terrible! Besides, at this rate, we may be abandoned!”

A single old woman screams hysterically at the people around her.
Eh? H-huh, is Hibi perhaps not around?

“I’ll try looking around in the equipment storage.”
“That won’t do! Only women of the miko family can enter there! Do you want to rouse the anger of the feared gods?!”
“B-but, since Hibi-sama has died…”

H-hibi has…died?