＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ ■ Royal City 4th Floor

"... it's a nasty story at all"

[Flaming King] At the same time that Fuel Rasburn activated Supernova.

Hearing about the possible destruction of the King's capital by an underground explosion, Dormouth was about to evade with Theresia.

The Infected Castle Fortress may also absorb the enormous calories of Supernova and protect Theresia, but being safe in a blast that devastates the King's capital makes future activities difficult in itself.

The same is true even if the Dormouth itself goes directly to a halt.

Then Dutchess's decision that it was a prerequisite to take Theresia and escape the blast was not an error, and Dormouth was going to follow suit.

'Wait, Dawmouth. There's no need for evacuation. Stay where you are.'

However, the movement was stopped by correspondence from colleagues.

It wasn't Dutchess who gave that instruction... it was Humpty Dumpty in charge of Embrio.

Unlike the Dutchess window, communications fly directly into the thoughts of the Dormouth.

Dormouse also responds to it by unspoken thoughts.

"What can I do for you, Humpty? And what do you mean you don't need evacuation?

"The reaction of Embrio disappeared from Tian, who is about to blow himself up. Now they're just Tian. Not on reason. '

"What's wrong with that?

"Don't you see? If Tian's attack (...), [evil god (...)] would be thorough (...)?

…… Humpty, no way......!

What Humpty was trying to say was immediately understandable to Dormouth as well.

Now [Flaming King] Fuel Rasburn is not a foreign object to [Evil God].

Therefore - I say incinerate Theresia, the [evil god], with that suicide bomber.

…………

Dormouse thinks about Theresia, who remains silent and silent on his own back.

When [Evil Gods] die, some span will be needed before the completion of a new [Evil Gods].

That period fluctuates greatly depending on the completeness of the dead [evil god], but at least if Theresia dies now...... the next [evil god] is after their plan is over.

[Evil God] and < End >, which can even be described as the biggest problem. Fuel's suicide bombing, which can completely eliminate it from the plan, is nothing but a good opportunity for the managing AI.

"Humpty, it's..."

But Dormouth hesitated to follow the word.

"Oh? What are you lost?

"… as it is, even if my generation manages it, it is unlikely that the [evil god] being planned will be completed. If we engage in suicide bombing here, we may rather have unexpected consequences due to the unsafety… '

Dormouth defends Humpty that way, but that seemed like an excuse somewhere.

'Yes. So unexpected results and complete erasure. Which one do you think is more likely?

"It's..."

"Dawmouth. You're just in love, aren't you?

…………

Dormouth could not contest the words to Humpty.

In fact, because it was right.

[Evil God]... It's his role to protect Theresia, but it's not like he doesn't have any feelings for that role.

Rather, against Theresia, the current Dormouth is... no longer just about the role.

"Because modern [evil gods] were similar to your < master >, they're just giving emotional reasons for the act of protecting them. It doesn't make any sense. '

……

When Dormouth was once just an Embrio, his < master > was a sick girl.

A weak girl who's going to die if you don't help her.

Or maybe his power to protect, his true power as sick, was born because < master > was her.

He grew up to protect the girl with that power, reaching < Super Embrio > and beyond the last trial to < Infinite Embrio >.

And the girl who was - at that time, already old enough to say she was a woman - died as if Dormouth had become an infinite embrio and could exist even without... seeing it.

It would be a lie if Dormouth told him that he was not overlapping the Master of such a day and Theresia, who was sick and weak and had to protect himself.

'But that's futile, Dormouth. [Evil Gods] similar to yours live or die, but if the plan ends anyway, this < Infinite Dendrogram > is...'

"I know! But...!

'You seem troubled for a long time. The reason for this is my thoughts on… "

Humpty said this while returning to Dawmouth's words with some chilling voice.

"Sorry, but I don't - I don't agree at all (...) Wow."

Alternatively, if it was Cheshire or Rabbit, if it wasn't, if it was other managed AI, it would have been somewhat heartbroken by the words of Dormouth.

But Dormouth also knew that only this Humpty would never have it.

That she doesn't have any strong feelings for herself.

That's also why she's in charge of managing Embrio.

"You don't understand philosophical zombies (...)..."

"Alas, calling me like that is a sign of willingness to die - Dormouth."

He says it's over communication, but the killer on Humpty's word shoots through Dawmouth.

Dawmouth knows.

That the few beings who can break the defenses of the physically and chemically absolute Dormouth, that the whole thing is this humpty.

Once feared as "the incarnation of all death," the fact that any < infinite embrio > is one-on-one (...) and can never be won (...).

With such an existential killer, Dormouse still tries to return the words without bending his own thoughts...

[That's it... do]

Dutchess stopped them from arguing.

[Which way... we can't evacuate in time anymore...] So the Dormouth is on the spot...... I don't know if I'm going to protect you... but that's when I decide... come on]

"... I see."

Dormouse nods at Dutchess's words.

Humpty, who was the other person in the conversation, was already out of communication.

"Your Highness! Your Highness Teresia-!

Then shortly afterwards, a voice calling Theresia sounds on the fourth floor.

That belongs to Liliana, who kept searching for Theresia. Some of them rushed to see the explosion of the castle.

They soon find Theresia and Dormouth, and they rush over.

"Your Highness Teresia, you are well safe...!

"Yeah... and Liliana..."

The rendezvous reassures Liliana and the others that Teresia is safe.

But Dormouth thought that this would make it increasingly impossible to evacuate outside the King's Capital.

"Now let's head to the underground evacuation facility. Your Highness Elizabeth and the others first..."

To the word, Dormouth thought, 'That's not good'.

Liliana hasn't gotten the information yet, but there's no place in this king's capital that's as dangerous as the underground evacuation facility is today.

How do we communicate that information, Dormouth thinks...

"Huh?"

……

Around them, a window suddenly opened.

No, that's not a window. It was like a translucent, universe-floating sign, like a window, but it's not Dutchess's manipulation.

It is a hologram made with the application of phantom magic, where it says:

"Stay away from the warning range. We are handling explosives underground. underground evacuation facilities and to stay away from the perimeter of the wall (·) '

Behind the message of the hologram is formed something like a magical wall that looks like a sea attribute.

It is arranged to be a circular wall at the corner of the fourth floor, shaped like a barrel if the inside of the wall is cavity.

And perhaps the cylinder is equally arranged from the ground floor to the third floor.

It was like the enclosure of a construction site, or directed to heaven...

"Who the hell is this... Huh?

When Liliana was surprised and proceeded to read the message, the name of the one who remitted it was also specified.

"[Great Sage] Integra Sedona Clarice Fragman," and.

"Integra!? I was back ⁉"

Liliana is surprised by the name of her old friend, and Dormouse blinks at the name of 'Flagman'.

I knew about Integra, but Dormouth didn't know much about her.

So much so that he is the disciple of [the Great Sage] and the person who set the boundaries of the Royal Castle.

That's what she calls a flagman.

The association between Flagman, who once developed numerous weapons that also engaged Dormouth, and Integra Flagman, the Lord of the Message, is also unknown to Dormouth.

What even administrators don't know is now moving underground in this kingdom.

…………

The certainty in it is that she is trying to stop [the Flaming King] from self-destructing.

Whether it plays a feat, or the King's Capital disappears for no good, is an unknown future for even Dawmouth.

But if you couldn't stop yourself from blowing up.

Whether I protect Theresia or not...... I couldn't predict my choices then for my current Dormouth.

Even with the arithmetic ability of < Infinite Embrio >... I don't know everything about my mind.

To be continued