＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ Yuri Götier

"... how can money be gone, Sonya"

"That dialogue, didn't I tell you before?

Monday morning I was spilling foolishness on Sonya in the dining room.

"Huh? Didn't Yuri have a good feather in Dendro?

"Because that's already the story of the past..."

The bounty for the Ghozmaids Bandit Crusade that Ray split, that one is finally gone.

To get Mr. Niara to use the Genocide Condor, because he gave me the 10 million lil I had.

But I still have the money there on hand. Even with the bounty gone, it was supposed to be okay for a while.

But that's not enough to fix Magingear at all.

Originally a luxury item, and my fuselage is a one-off aircraft [White Rose].

That's... kind of broken beyond words anymore.

Not even a single safe part.

All ready-made parts have to be replaced.

That's just hard, but the problem is [White Rose] original parts.

My sister applied some automatic repair function at the point of production... but it was too bad to fix it.

... So I have no idea how much it will cost to fully repair it.

"You don't think I'm gonna get any money?

"I plan to earn money... but I don't know how much..."

I'm sure you'll get paid for Mr. Manigold's escort, but I didn't ask for the detailed amount.

He said, 'Let's prepare the reward as satisfactorily as possible', but I don't know if that will be enough for [White Rose] 's repair...

Besides, I lost touch with Mr. Manigold.

I logged out right after that incident because I was exhausted, and when the ship on the move arrived, I just moved the logout location to that ship, and I could barely talk.

Then until I logged out last night, I haven't seen Mr. Manigold.

Mr. Manigold said he was still alone on the boat looking into something after everyone escaped, but he lost touch there. Mr. Isara was worried, too.

I think that guy will be fine... but after that incident, I'm also a little worried.

"Ha..."

It was a really tough case, and [White Rose] was messed up and scattered.

But there was also something to gain.

I crusaded, [Wreck Dragon Machine Imperial Glory].

As a reward weapon, a power reactor (...) named [Machine Dragon Heart Nuclear Imperial Glory] was obtained.

When I checked the part specs, I had two skills.

One is called "Permanent Institution/Death". It's kind of a noisy name, and although many parts of it seemed to require special skills to read the skills and could not be read in the description, the effect was that it was a power reactor that produced MP itself.

Yes, the same one [Imperial Glory] had loaded before it became < UBM >.

I don't know what happened to the increase or decrease in the amount of MP to produce, but with this on board, [White Rose] stood a chance of solving the energy problems that continued to plague me.

By the way, the other skill was called "Machine Heart," but this one is on hold now because I couldn't read the description at all.

…………

I'm so glad we got the power furnace.

But that's not just in terms of functionality, there's another reason.

That's what the name left out.

[Imperial Glory] was created creatively by everyone in.

The name remains even after it became a reward weapon.

It didn't seem to be in vain, and I was just a little happy with that.

Besides, that perk weapon seems like a sign that I didn't give up until the end.

... of that time, like him.

"Mm-hmm. She seems a little happy, saying she doesn't have any money. Was this some kind of luxurious, fun way of spending money?

"I didn't..."

... Is it a luxury and fun thing to make a bomber self-destruct for 10 million lil?

"Ah. It's time for your breakfast. The first hour is Dr. Nina's society, and we need to get into the classroom early."

When I rushed to clear the dishes, Sonya stopped me from "waiting, waiting".

"Did you hear that the first hour of the day is going to be self-study in the library?

"Why?"

"Dr. Nina's off."

"Huh!? I wonder if you've been ill..."

Otherwise, I don't think that serious Dr. Nina is taking the class off.

"I don't know.... heh heh, maybe a date with a guy?

"Yep... I don't think so..."

Someone as serious and tough as Dr. Nina leaves work for a date.

Yeah...... that's a little hard to think about.

... but.

"But if I did... that would be nice"

"Right! Passionate. No!

Me and Sonya imagined a romantic story, and it was just a little shabby.

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By the way, that afternoon. Mr. Manigold was waiting for me when I logged into Dendro, who somehow got very skinny and beautifully shaped.

[White Rose] got his whole life in nine deaths because Manigold, who had a mysterious transformation, told me, "I'll have all the repair bills".

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□ Cardina Station

It's the day four days have passed in internal time since the incident.

Eldridge's appearance was amidst the clutter of a certain city in Cardina.

It is one of the cities of Cardina, but not the berth of the [Eltram].

The faces of Goblin Street had been saved to the city beforehand.

When something happened and someone on the membership became a death penalty, we were supposed to rendezvous here at a set date and time.

It's not a ship's berth because the flow of things lowers the likelihood that the investigative hand will reach them.

…………

In the midst of the mess, Eldridge thinks about the battle ahead as he heads to the rendezvous point.

Faye wanted me to win, and Niara believed me to win.

But Eldridge lost.

He had always carried the fight in his favor against Emily, but was lightly defeated by Rascal's intrusion.

There's no excuse, and I'm not willing to.

Because that wasn't a duel, it was a PK killing each other.

There were intrusions and uncertainties, naturally.

Therefore, he was defeated. The fact is unshakable.

…………

Repeated defeat to Super.

Results like betraying two people who believed in themselves.

If it had been him so far...... if it had been a hunted down state before I got on that ship, it would have broken my heart this time.

But wonder... he didn't blame himself for his defeat right now.

I'm sure that's not the same as before... because I'm sure I hit and fought everything about myself.

Previous encounters with < super > that kept losing at first hand and didn't even make it into a battle.

But not this time.

This time he... fought.

Do everything you can for your victory.

Not the result (...) of losing using all of your own.

The process of being able to fight with all of his own (...) remains strong in his mind.

"Next..."

Nature, his lips try to spin one word.

But sooner than he uttered the word, the terrace of the rendezvous place entered his sight.

Faster than the meet up time but Niara and Faye had already arrived and the two of us were having tea.

"Owner, I don't know yet. By the way, Niara, how are you doing today?

"... for the first time, I took a break for personal use"

Eldridge speaks to the two of us talking about that.

"Niara, Faye. You kept me waiting."

"Owner!

"Good morning, owner"

"Oh...."

Eldridge worried about how he should tell the two of them his defeat.

'I'm sorry I betrayed your expectations,' I thought I should apologize, but Faye utters the word sooner than that.

"Owner! You won (...)!"

Faye, without any doubt... said that to Eldridge.

"... why, do you think?

Eldridge said he was defeated, but he couldn't figure out why he thought Faye had won.

But Faye tenses his chest and says why.

"Face it!

"Face?"

As Eldridge touched his own face, Faye smiled and said this

"Owner's face, it's like when I was in the kingdom! Confident!"

――――

It's something I didn't realize myself.

I wondered if my face had changed that much, including when I kept losing to < super > and sinking... Eldridge finally realized.

And then I thought, 'You two followed me, too, when I was visibly and visibly losing confidence'... my tear glands just loosened a little bit.

"... What does Niara think?

Careful not to cry, Eldridge also asked Niara.

"Right."

Niara thought a little after she was questioned......

"Me too, I like the current owner...... (...)"

I slightly mixed up another intention and told him so.

"Ah!? It's sloppy! And Atashi! I like you too!

Niara runs me out, and Faye tells me how she feels like she panicked, too.

"... both of you, thank you"

Eldridge followed me admiring myself to the two of them, and his eyes got hot again, covering his eyes with his right hand.

The two of you guessed in that reaction, 'Oh, they don't think I like this between men and women after all'.

But still good.

Eldridge, whose face I've always had in mind, now looks sunny.

They were honestly pleased that the three of us could continue to work together.

"Then I want you to tell me how the owner won!

"No... I lost. I lost."

Eldridge wets his tears and corrects Faye's remarks.

And......

"But next time, Super will win."

Laughing...... that's what I said.

No shame whatsoever, I laugh powerfully at both of them with the confidence I once had...... more than ever.

Against him like that...

"" Yes!

They both answered again... with a smile.

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< Goblin Street > kept losing to < Super > and his heart was broken.

He also lost the battle of the [Eltram], which boarded him in time for a relapse.

But they... they did make a comeback now.

Their minds are already up.

Episode End