＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

FRAG.7-8 “Tournament” - Last Day G

□ ■ Past

A week after my mother told me about the game < Infinite Dendrogram >.

Alberto's appearance was in the game (...).

It took a bit of hard processing to adapt him to a different shape than the originally assumed user... but this is how he is still here.

His appearance was somewhere like a lab.

At the end of his gaze, a strange silhouette man is doing some work.

A variant that combines several different parts into a human form.

The glasses on his face indicate that he is an intelligent person.

"Hmm?"

The man with glasses looked up at the ceiling with his hands on his mouth as he noticed him visiting and looked at you... to think of something.

"............ surprised. Really, I'm surprised."

The grunt seemed to have leaked heartfelt feelings.

"How many years has it been since No. 0 provided the core technology (in return)? Was it possible to login...... < Embrio > created a conforming body of information (...)? Even though there was a technology offering, this partly gives us what we once were... No, according to No. 10, the technology currently popular should not extend far. So the producer was out of standard?

Seeing Alberto, the man seemed to organize his thoughts by mouthing his own consternation.

"It's called the Gentiles to whom No. 3 responded, and there's a lot of difference in the environment there... Mm"

But finally calmed down, the man adjusts his gaze to Alberto again.

"I'm sorry. I was disturbed by an unexpected event."

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To the word unexpected, Alberto wondered if he could log himself in.

He has no desire for gameplay himself, but my mother has asked for a report.

"Oh. Don't worry. At the time I was able to log in, you were qualified to be a person... just like the rest of us. Start making avatars"

That's how many windows open before Alberto, and he'll set his own appearance.

It was difficult to imagine myself moving as an avatar, so I had set up a snail based on an old movie my mother used to watch.

That's how he became a muscular giant avatar, and after receiving the necessary items, < Embrio > was implanted on his left hand.

"............ Huh?

But at the time he got the avatar, Alberto's body was complaining of malaise.

Terrible discomfort is causing him trouble.

"It will be a struggle at first. However, as it is rare, I personally expect it to continue. The freedom to continue or leave, to do whatever it takes."

The man with the glasses...... Management AI IV Javawok said so as if he knew what was causing Alberto's malaise.

"Whatever, welcome to < Infinite Dendrogram >. We welcome your visit."

With his words like that, Alberto's body was thrown out into the air… falling to the Cardina chosen for the starting point.

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He stood in Cortana, the big city of Cardina, as so many players do......

".................. Huh!?

The discomfort causing him to step into the land of Cardina did not disappear, but rather worsened more noticeably when he reached Cardina.

The sense of smell that captures the air, the taste in your mouth, the touch of the wind that strokes your skin.

To impossible information (...), the world distorts.

Five senses of realism in operation...... Previous issues.

That is not the discomfort of the five senses experienced by many users in the former < NEXT WORLD >.

Five senses itself...... to the error of the biological body (...), he could not move either.

Him - for Alberto Schwartzkaiser, a mutant computer life form (...), because it is the biological avatar that is responsible for the five senses irritating error.

Real, he's a mechanical computer that delivers information about him.

Forced by the avatar to feel that he was not inherently present, the discomfort prevented him from even standing up and squatting to the dust ground.

Suffering from an unknown sensation and unable to even process the logout manipulation, he did so for hours and squatted.

But eventually the pain can disappear, too.

Because the embrio on his left hand hatched and the body...... was replaced with the body of the machine.

As soon as that happened, his errors subsided.

Sight and hearing, and then there's the degree of pressure sensitivity... because the feeling he knows so well is back.

It can be said that he adapted and overcome this world by becoming his own body.

That's how he was able to move, and he adapted to his current body with motion training.

After about a week of repetition, being able to move as much as a human being, he begins his activities as one < master >.

As such, he repeated activities close to the common Master from the side, such as crusading monsters classified as vermin and participating in duels that also combined tests.

After that behavior, his body, the Septentrion, evolved into Super Embrio.

It will be convened in the eyes of the chairman of Cardina and will act as part of < Sephiroto >.

He was then put into a crusade under her command and into battle with the < master > of the nomination arrangements.

One of the biggest exceptions to that activity was… participation in this “tournament”.

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□ [Spellman] Ray Sterling

After the final match between Mr. Figaro and [Destroyed King], a closing declaration was made and the “Tournament” was successfully concluded.

The full audience got home, and Mr. Figaro's challenge to the beads is another day later.

However, several officials have been gathered in a room in the Central Grand Arena.

The touches are from me, my brother, Mr. Figaro, Mr. Hannya, Marie, Azrite, and the knights of Azrite's escort.

And it is [the Annihilated King] Alberto Schwarzkaiser.

When it comes to what is to be done, it is an investigation.

Because the intent of [the exterminating king] was completely unknown.

A sudden transfer to the kingdom of one of Cardina's super names.

There are too many puzzling things about jumping into a "tournament”.

It was not investigated during the "tournament" to maintain fairness, but it brings together as many members as can be gathered in this way after the end.

I don't know if Azrite is okay even though the target is unknown, but I didn't give in when I asked him directly because the matter was serious.

I know you've met me at Calcellatan because of that personality, but if the assassination was aimed at you, it's like hanging prey in front of your opponent.

... That's why I also have a hand that I'm hitting.

Just in case, Seniors Suizumi and Moonshadow also lurk in the shadows of this room.

If anything, he would drop the AGI in Thin, crack it and go in.

That's how we set the scene and began the investigation by Azrite.

"Well, I'll ask you in order."

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"What was the purpose of your participation in the“ Tournament "... and your transfer to the Kingdom?

It's a core question from the start.

No more false declarations can be made than there is a "verdict of authenticity".

But......

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"... any response?

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But it doesn't make sense to someone who doesn't talk about anything.

[Destroyed King] speaks nothing in silence with an iron-like faceless expression.

Speaking of which, I feel like I was only talking about declaring my skills and calling them at the end of the game in the "tournament".

"... Could they be tying up what they talk about in their contracts?

I notice 'I see' in Azrite's words.

Yes, there is a [contract]. If a contract such as' If you tell a secret, you die 'is imposed in advance, there is no alternative to silence.

... but when you break the covenant, will [the Destroyed King] die?

Contract resistance or something?

…………

But with that in mind, [the exterminating king] shook his head slowly.

It is a clear 'denial' expression of intent.

…………

In silence, Azrite and [the exterminating king] exchange their sights directly from the front.

"Did the chancellor instruct you to come to the kingdom?

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Nodded. Possibly an 'affirmative' gesture.

"What did the chancellor send you in for?

…………

I tilted my neck. Possibly an 'unknown' gesture.

"... uh"

Somehow I understand.

[Destroyed King] doesn't talk. He answers affirmations, denials and unknowns in a gesture.

So the first question, "What is the purpose of [the King of Doom] himself?" "I guess I was unresponsive to questions that I couldn't answer because I was positive, negative, or unknown.

But why this way of answering...?

"Is that an answer, some kind of skill or contract restriction?

…………

Shake your head.

"Can't you speak the language?

…………

Shake your head.

"... maybe you like it and do it?

…………

I nodded,... are you nodding!?

"... yes"

Azrite put her hand on the comet like she was tired... and slowly began to reach for the [Alter] of her hips.

"Wait, wait!? Don't try to get ahead and be disrespectful! Calm down!"

"... oh, yeah. I felt like I was being cocked by the chairman of Cardina over [Destroyed King]..."

Maybe that will happen because it's the chairman of Cardina who sent me in. Come on!?

... Hang on, there's nothing wrong with this investigation.

I don't even know how long it would take me to hang up if I'd just listened to Jesus No.

"Oh. I think I'm about to call you a helper, Bear."

"A helper?"

Reacting to my brother's words coincided with the room being knocked from the outside.

From outside the room, a report is made that is the voice of the knight.

"Mr. Luke, a member of Death Period, has arrived"

"Luke?"

When Azrite gives permission, Luke enters the room.

A little dirt can be seen on your face and gear, probably because you were independently training for your challenge during the "tournament” as well.

"Thank you for waiting"

"Whoa, a little interpreter, please, bear"

That's what my brother said and took his place... replacing Luke with the position next to [Destroyed King].

But...... interpreter?

To someone who doesn't talk about anything?

"Well, I want you to keep digging for a while, bear."

"... Yep"

Encouraged, Azrite repeated the question just like earlier.

An investigation mixed with three answers and silence, I don't even know if I'll get the guidelines or not.

Keep that close enough......

"... largely understood. Please ask me some questions that I can't answer with yes and no"

That's how Luke cut it out.

Azrite looks surprised but nods and repeats the first question.

"What was your purpose in moving to the kingdom?

"'For information-gathering and environmental testing, we decided it was not best to stay in one place. I have spent more than four years in Cardina, so I consider it sufficient, and now I consider staying in the kingdom to the same extent. The chancellor also instructed me to participate in the“ tournament ”of the kingdom, so I thought of it as a boat on the crossing and moved to the kingdom. From now on, as with my work in Cardina, I intend to devote myself to crusading dangerous monsters within the kingdom and tracking the < master > of the nomination arrangements. Regards,"

Many indoors - with the exception of my brother - looked surprised at Luke, who suddenly stated a long dialogue.

Luke's statement apparently speaks for [the King of Annihilation] in terms of content.

Luke's reading mindset. Though I read my thoughts from time to time... they also responded to [the Destroyed King] with a ten-minute Q&A just now.

... No, no matter who you talk to from time to time, how did you respond to the silent person?

Besides, it's been a long time.

"... what you're saying now, is there any mistake?

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[Destroyed King] nodded.

Instead of a faceless look on the boulder, you're surprised or your eyebrows are a little raised.

"They say it's 'roughly fitting'"

"... why don't you speak for yourself?

"'Due to the convenience of my body, I am just a little difficulty with the information output due to the utterance. Not impossible, but unfamiliar. Short sentences are the limit after a few years. There is also a risk that the nuances my language gives will create a sense of communication. Even in writing, my original language would be incomprehensible to Tian's people. In common languages, names and a few words are the limits. In view of those circumstances, we are basically implementing an answer by gesture',"

silent but contented rap!?

"Have you received instructions from the chancellor other than to go to the kingdom?

"'I haven't received anything. Only participate in the" tournament "and their purpose has not been heard. They say you're free after you join. It was also said that if the reception was held at the designated time of the day, it would pass the“ tournament ”lottery" "

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Azrite thinks about the answer.

Instructions to feed in almost blank condition.

And instructions as if you know when to participate to be elected.

Both were puzzling.

"Is there anything you know about Cardina's movements in the kingdom?

"'On the road in Cardina were members of < Sephiroto > … Carl and Dreamway were accompanied, but in western Cardina they encountered [the King of Spells] and [the Summoning Princess] of Legendaria. I'm off to the end of trouble, and after that, it's a different course of action. I am unaware of the instructions they have received from the chancellor'"

"... yes"

Two more, < super > may be coming near the kingdom.

That is critical information and appears to be Cardina's fabric stone.

... but there are also many mysteries that it has been reported without falsehood.

[Destroyed King] has answered me without a backdrop, but on the contrary, the chancellor's intentions are utterly unknown.

... and it was also unclear why Luke had even read the information containing the unique noun.

When I asked him how it worked, he had a reading technique that he had originally trained and acquired from real life, but when he mixed Dendro's skills with it, he greatly upgraded it.

It's common for Luke to level up when he takes his eyes off it, but that didn't seem to be limited to status.

I mean, it's almost psychic.

"If there is a war with the Empire, can you expect to enter the war?

"'It is not a rash to help than to belong to the kingdom. But I want to refuse to do anything harmful to Tian opponents." "

"Only participate. Then what?

"'No problem. Let's do our best as part of the kingdom'"

That's what I said - I didn't say it - he nodded.

... Yeah, well, I'm delighted with this.

As far as Luke's representation is concerned, he seems to be a strong but good and serious man.

... of the kingdom, except you don't talk. But aren't you a pretty decent person?

"'At last, I think I need to belong to the clan in order to participate. Is there not a good clan somewhere?'. Yeah, well, then go ahead and rank second. 'Helpful. Let me in'"

"Hey!?

It was like Luke's one-man play conversation, but the matter had been decided smoothly.