＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Brilliant Cavalry] Ray Sterling

There are weapons asleep besides Brilliant Jade Soldiers in that.

Even if Brilliant Jade soldiers are an unnecessary empire, they will move if they have anything else to ask for.

We contacted the Countess and the Guild that Dreyfe could soon intervene with communications magic. When I went to the Alliance earlier, Azrite was successful in keeping a child machine for the Alliance's communication magic items.

"But there's only one thing I can do for you about Drife. If Drife is going to attack, that makes it almost certain that a second weapon exists. … something less likely to miss a greater danger"

Is that how you see it, too?

"But you're getting bigger with the story in a circle..."

Brilliant Jade Soldier that would continue to be produced in the factory.

A second weapon that may be sleeping somewhere in the.

And the Druff Empire moving out for that weapon.

It's a mess that could outweigh Franklin's case, which has been the biggest difficulty ever.

Still... if difficulties come, we'll have to face them, huh?

"Dr. Mario also knew to shut down < ruins > tomorrow. If Drife's gonna set us up, what time do you think it is?

Do you want to come and seize it while it is in operation before stopping it?

Alternatively, come after stopping.

Will it not come until the time of war?

There are several possible cases.

"As it stands, they can't see the army moving in the territory of Drife. So if you're going to set it up before or after the ruins are stopped... it must be an electric shock fight with a few elites."

"Minority Elite..."

"Secret Service, starting with the man who named Mario, and excelled in battle."

Same thing Franklin and Hugo did at Gideon...... not.

That was an operation that used Gideon's ability compatibility with Cuco and an event called Super Clash to seal up the kingdom's power.

Because there shouldn't be any such mechanism this time...... it would come at me purely with combat power.

"There just shouldn't be a lot of them. It's only been about three days since this relic was found. Like that Gideon case, there shouldn't have been time to get ready."

"Even so, not many guys can suddenly be so convenient..."

But that's the same here.

There are only a handful of people in this Calcherathan who came to explore, or who were originally based in this Calcherathan.

Assuming the opponent brings up Super as a force, as it did in Gideon's time, it's about Tom, the former dueling champion, who can fight it as a force.

Or…….

"Either way, we need to be vigilant."

"Oh. How long have you been on the kingdom side?

"... I asked for it to be stopped, but I'm here..."

Azrite clouded his words there.

I just know what she wants to say...... no, I know what she doesn't want to say.

As I heard yesterday, she doesn't want to use Master for war.

Even if we can tolerate the exploration and suspension of, we don't want to use it for direct combat with Drife… "war”.

So I guess you don't want to put out < master > for the upcoming battle, which can also be called war outposts.

"... on defense, you'll hit me with a tien centered around me. So, including you, he stopped..."

I guess that's what she said, distressed by the situation in front of her and her thoughts.

But my answer to that is different.

"No, I'll stay on the ground and fight Drife's"

"Ray!"

As blaming my words, Azrite called my name strongly.

Still, I overlap words.

"Yesterday. You said you'd offer your cooperation to the kingdom if you had to, right?

"... Yep"

"So did I." I also said. So tomorrow, we will also fight the < master > of the raiding drife "

For the reasons I told you last night, I choose tomorrow's battle.

"So it's my role, and the investigation goes to you guys until the war anyway......!

Let me hear it.

"... Huh?

I don't know why Azrite refuses. Now I think I should fight for myself.

So you have to ask before the fight.

Why Azrite?

"Why do you refuse to enter the battle so far?" Why... let me know how you feel. "

"Mine, feelings?

"Why don't you want to go to war?

If you don't hear that, I can't make the choice that got her thoughts either.

Azrite shut her mouth to my question with that intent.

Instead of not having anything to talk about... I figured it out to be some sort of distressed silence.

However,

"............... ok,"

That's how Azrite speaks out slowly.

"There are two reasons. One is distrust of the Master."

That's what I know, too.

Some Tians in the kingdom don't trust the Master because of earlier wars.

Mr. Langley, a master, or [the Great Sage], whom he called a teacher.

She may have lost someone besides them, but she can't help but distrust the Master.

"But your refusal to cooperate... is different. It's not like you don't believe in Ray."

That means she can believe it.

But at the same time, it means it's rejected even after it's believed.

"Reason for refusal... is the words of my late father"

"Azrite's, your father's?

"Yes, my father… was at the heart of the kingdom's politics and had been thinking a lot about the increase in Master for four or five years"

Four or five years ago… the service of < Infinite Dendrogram > started.

It was when the first group, starting with my brother, logged in, made various cases, or started solving them.

"My father is immortal, and I've always wondered what would happen if < master > with strong powers continued to grow like this"

"Does that mean danger sight?

"No, I'm not. Rather the other way around...... My father is not a human being, but something that leads man to a better future to transform the world. That's what... I was thinking like the use of God or something in the inheritance of the kingdom"

"... the use of God,"

You've never heard of analogy like that.

... example “ships of different continents", I guess it's not like talking about God and his family again.

"So my father didn't want to hire the Master for the war. Because if it became normal to hire a lot of money to use it for war and the idea spread that Master was a force of war, the world would have no future."

…………

That's the idea that elevated the existence of Master.

But for the vast majority, I don't think the idea is quite right.

Because for all of us, including me, the beginning is a game.

Even if some people, like me, or people I know, value the life of this world within touching this one...

None of us should have thought from the outset, "Lead this < Infinite Dendrogram > world in the right direction," etc.

That would be the case even with that feminized senior who is a religious man.

If the person who is Azrite's father was at the heart of politics, in a sense, the perception of it is one of the reasons for the status quo.

Because < master > is never God's use.

"Azrite doesn't think so."

"... Yep. But I keep keeping my father's word. That's with my father, the last..."

So Azrite became silent.

I guess it was in the last war that Azrite's father died.

It hasn't been a year yet.

So my memory stabbed me in the chest at that time and I felt Azrite couldn't say anything more than that.

…………

It is easy to say that you are imprisoned by the thoughts of the dead.

But if she cares about those memories, it should never be said.

So I... I don't pinch my mouth in her thoughts.

It's just...

"... before I came over here, this is what one guy said"

"Huh?"

I decided to talk about my...

"'Be a hero, be a demon king, be a king, be a slave, be a good man, be a bad man, do nothing, be you in < Infinite Dendrogram > or leave < Infinite Dendrogram >, you're free to do anything. If you can, what have you done?" "

That's a word I heard from Chesha at Management AI.

When I asked him what to do with Infinite Dendrogram, he said it back.

"What's that word...?

"The words I heard just before I stood in this world as a master. Maybe most masters hear words similar to this."

Mr. Figaro was also dropped off by Management AI with the phrase "Bless your free days".

I'm sure that's what's important to the management AI... for the operation of this Infinite Dendrogram.

That is… "Freedom".

"Freedom, whatever you do, is your choice. It doesn't change or destroy the world with brackets."

…………

"All < masters > are free to choose what they want and what they want"

Free.

You can choose anything.

Be free to push away the circumstances of others.

You are free to choose, even if you have the responsibility that comes with that choice.

Many have chosen.

Even I repeated my choices in the time I've had.

So again now... I choose.

"My choice now is to protect Azrite and this Kalcherathan."

That's my choice now.

This may be against Azrite or her father's will.

But this choice pushes through.

……

"This is not the general thrust of Azrite, and it has nothing to do with Azrite's father's ideas.... it's just my freedom and my best."

At your choice, protect Azrite even if you are rejected.

That would be the "freedom" of….

"... why do you care so much about me"

"Actually... I'm not sure either"

Azrite we just met yesterday.

If so, why do I care so much about her?

"... because I saw you naked?

"That's not true!! I want to protect you because..."

Only resolutely deny the question and think in your head why.

So, I pinched a few seconds and found something that sounded like an answer.

"... because I couldn't leave you alone,"

"Let go, can't you?

"You, you're the most tenacious person I've ever seen. He seems to talk normally, but he keeps on worrying about it somewhere..."

The strongest feeling of it was what happened in the mural hall and now.

This guy keeps imposing his responsibilities on himself, and he keeps running desperately in a fragile, torn state.

So it makes me want to support you and protect you.

I only see this guy rub off like this... I'm sure because it has a terrible aftertaste.

"Because my heart wanted to support you and protect you. There's no reason more."

"…… yes"

"Horn on the rabbit, I'm in charge of defense tomorrow, too. I won't tell Azrite to throw away his current thoughts or your father's will. Still, I'll be beside you tomorrow with all my help."

"... your reason. I don't know if you're clever or clumsy... I don't know."

Azrite, who says so... was crying.

However, her mouth seemed to be laughing.

"But............... thanks"

Azrite was - crying and laughing.

◇ ◆ ◇

A few minutes later, the two left the scene and moved out for tomorrow's response.

Because we often had to stop the factory tomorrow morning and take action against Drife.

But...

…………

On the spot where the two of them left, a person appeared.

"Freedom, huh"

It's - [Cat God] Tom Cat.

He had also erased the signs, as had Azrite, and had listened to the conversations that had taken place on this occasion.

conversation with Mario, and heard all about Ray and Azrite's conversation. He

"The words seem to have arrived properly."

For some reason...... I smiled calmly.

"It was [the criminal king] and [the underworld] who took those words, followed by the third, I guess.... I knew you were... yeah, he's a good kid"

Murmuring that the rest of us didn't know what it meant... he walked off the spot again, too.

To be continued