＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

Episode XIV: Despair in the Night Sky, Hope on the Ground

□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

There were nearly a hundred of us in the lobby trying to get out.

But they're not the only ones.

There were boundaries that were developed to block the inside and outside of the arena and to discourage their escape.

"That's not the same guy used in the arena games... no way"

"I don't think so,"

You mean besides on the stage, there was a junction generator on the outer perimeter of this arena?

And Franklin is moving it.

To keep us... from getting out of this arena, and from interrupting my game.

"Damn it! What's going on!

"How can one player intervene in the system!

"Let me out. - Hey!

Everyone gathered in this lobby is trying to get out of here, but they can't.

"I had a bad feeling around suppressing Figaro and Xuan Yu with the junction function... but apparently Franklin has complete mastery of the junction function"

It's part of the system, isn't it?

That's... no, it's not.

"The connective system here is set up to use only the legacy of past civilizations. It is actually manually operated and activated every time. So, but you can move it... you mean you can set up these kinds of mechanics.

"I guess so. And because I can do that...... I made him start that game. Because I can definitely push the consequences of winning and losing to the < master > of the kingdom"

If we fail to prevent terrorism after that notice, we will also get the result that we have defeated the < master > of the kingdom gathered in this Gideon.

... I see.

That's not good.

"Shit, when this happens, I'll help you. But I'll smash the line! Gather the power of the advanced class and you'll be able to break it!

Many respond to the voice of one of the Master who eats a stall in the lobby.

Indeed, there were holes in the ceiling section during that game as well due to the offense of Kuniba and Mr. Figaro.

With more than a certain amount of aggression, you might be able to break it.

Shortly afterwards, dozens of firepower bursts into a junction that blocks the inside and outside of the arena.

The junction itself seems to be more powerful than the junction in that ceiling part, but still visibly thinner.

If we keep attacking like this, we might be able to break it temporarily and get out into that gap.

When such air spread during the < master > of the lobby, an explosion sounded from somewhere in the arena.

That's not all.

From outside the arena, you can also hear slight explosions and destruction.

I don't know what that means, but when the < master > gathered in the lobby looks uniformly suspicious,

"Ah-ha! Apparently, there's an idiot out there who tried to force us to break the line!

Unexpectedly, there is a deafening laugh in the lobby.

Everyone explored the origin of that voice... in the direction in which the voice spoke there was a translucent Franklin figure.

"Hey guys, I haven't seen you just now. Oh, this is our new clan product. Isn't that convenient? Sounds like SF, doesn't it? Price 8 million lil. It's a little expensive, but it's going to be for sale after the war, so it's not a good idea. '

Franklin said that to make a fool of himself while politely displaying the tellup of the upcoming sale price.

'So, the real deal. That juncture, but hey. I tried so hard to get torn and I already had to limit it, didn't I? Once attacked, a device opens somewhere in the city in tandem. And if the junction breaks, let it all out before time comes. Well. Oh, of course, because the same goes for stage junctions, right?

The words freeze the air in the lobby.

'Hey, good luck with the janjanjang attack. I know how much damage you're gonna do. It's gotta be this way!

"Chiku ginger ah!!"

One of the attackers releases his attack skills to the translucent Franklin.

Regardless, the damage doesn't go through Franklin, which is just footage.

But the video device seems to have been destroyed, and Franklin, with a thin laugh, had disappeared beautifully.

But I can't use my hand attacking the junction without that footage.

I'm off.

"That's not good. As it were... the defeat of the kingdom."

"And what's the point of that? Even if he wins, doesn't he just" do it "?

Babi raises questions, but Luke shakes his head.

"It's not, Babi. Indeed, as far as < master > is concerned, I'm just saying that Franklin did it to me this time. But... Infinite Dendrogram also has a lot of intelligence that isn't."

Yes, there's Tian.

And from the sight of Tian of the kingdom, what will this backdrop show?

"... I see, of"

Nemesis releases words word for word, heavily as he chews them up.

I'm sure you figured out what Luke was trying to say, just like I did.

That's......

"If we keep this up, the kingdom will lose before the second war."

"Yes."

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■ Dueling city Gideon

There was a shadow flying over a dueling city, just about a hundred meters low.

That's one monster.

Strangely enough, bellies and sides directed to the earth are completely blended into the night darkness, which would be difficult to see from the ground.

But on the back of it was a touch and patterned fur resembling a Persian carpet, where two figures sat.

One created this monster [Night Lounge] [Archprofessor] Mr. Franklin.

The other was Elizabeth, the second princess of the kingdom, caught by his hand.

…………

I woke up as soon as this [Night Lounge] put me on board. She is, but now I'm just looking at Franklin silently.

It's not like I'm staring.

I'm just looking at it a lot.

And ask.

"Why are you making fun of me?

"Oh, is there any reason why I, the Hand of the Empire, should not capture you, the royal family of this country?"

"Not so"

Elizabeth shook her head,

"Why don't you just hang on to me?

That's what I asked my father's revenge (...).

"Hmm. You're calm for recognizing I'm an enemy."

"What's Shizumon like?

"Oh. Because you're telling me not to kill you. I'm not going to kill you personally. Don't worry, I'll treat you generously. Oh, I have sweets, but do you want some?

"I don't want it"

"Right."

The wind blowing wherever he was answered without a nibble and Franklin began to wipe his glasses.

Franklin continues his words as he wipes his glasses.

"Rest assured that you will be able to return safely to Wang Du once the peace and annexation have been reached."

"What if I don't?

"I'm flattened (...) You'll be able to return to Wang Du. Because if there is no peace, there will be a straight line of total war."

Tell him to be nothing again, and hang back his glasses.

"Ma, that crazy... from the thought of His Majesty, you will be safe. He won't want his sister-in-law to hate him, and his queen."

"What do you think?

"Come on, what does that mean? Ma, I know your father was in the way, but you won't be in the way. That's it for this story."

In the wind of not being willing to teach from one to ten, Franklin cut the story off there.

"Then I'll ask you a few questions. Why do you look at Gideon?

The sky they are in is a quiet one, but there is a sound of destruction and screaming on the earth.

Monsters for what has already been opened up and Franklin's men are rambling all over the city.

I therefore asked.

I was wondering why you would do this.

To that question, Franklin laughed ni... and raised his voice.

"This is a sort of afterlife, behind the curtains of an event called War!

Let them circle around in circles over the flying [Night Lounge], adding gestures and gestures.

"This is a game! And a rite of passage (initiation)!

"Initiation?"

"The mightiest knight is dead, the greatest sage is dead, and so is the king of good governance, one hundred protégés. The people also escape. Desperate. There is no more after. The kingdom is so packed. Everyone knows that."

That's it, Franklin puts his face so close that it seems to touch Elizabeth's eyes.

"Why do you think this country hasn't given up yet in that situation?

When the surprised Elizabeth lags slightly, she joyfully laughs and connects her words.

"That's because there's a master."

Knock on the back of the [Night Lounge] with your fingertips.

"The war ahead did not involve most of the rankers belonging to the kingdom. So I lost. That's the perception."

Gradually and gradually, the tension in that voice drops and becomes a normal way of speaking.

"That's not wrong. The truth is, we won so easily because they weren't there, right?

I sigh and shake my head...... I look back at Gurli and Elizabeth behind me.

"But come on," if < master > joins the war in the next war, the kingdom can win, "" the kingdom hasn't lost yet, "you know, it's a bad idea. Come on, it's a hassle. War isn't free, either."

Looks like a real pain in the ass, Franklin says.

"What a flow this time. Show off the kingdom's < super > power and say," You can still do your best! "Nah, really, evil! Demon!"

That's how Franklin throws up as he sees the central grand arena getting smaller in the rear.

"In fact, if anything goes wrong and everything in this country participates in the next war, the result could be turned upside down without joking. Some of them are unknown... and there's even a chance that this one will fail."

You're bitter about that. Distort your expression..., then smile ferociously in that face.

"So hey, I came here to press-fold (...) before such a hassle. The heart of this country."

It's a hellish clown laugh that seems to shred even the sanity of the beholder.

"If the unreliable kingdom that was assembled in this city was knocked out and kidnapped by the princess..."

More grin, Franklin utters words.

"- It's already Tian's in this country. But I don't have hope for < Master >, and I'm afraid I'm going to run out of strength to fight it?

And Franklin hid his smiling face with both hands,

"The most vibrant city in the Kingdom. The most forceful city in the kingdom. The Kingdom's strongest [superfighter]. Etosetra Etosetra......"

Raise your hands to heaven vigorously as if you were going to banzai and laugh.

"Now is the night of despair! All myths end tonight. Come on!

Gideon's night sky echoed a malicious laugh trying to swallow this Gideon.

"Really?"

But there was also a small voice that was about to be erased by the laughter.

"Wrinkles, no more."

That's the voice of one girl.

"Okokoko's"

Believe in hope, girl voice.

"Are we done here?

It was a girl's voice, knowing what she was like spending time with herself yesterday.

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□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

"Kumanisan. How many do you think are outside the battlefield, the power of the kingdom side?

"The Kingsguard Knights of the Princess's Guard and the Knights of Gideon. And I like things in Gideon that I didn't come to see but... '

Yes, nothing in this arena is everything in this city. You must still have the strength to resist.

But......

"If you're a fighter in this dueling city, you'll come see today's game no matter what. What you don't come to see in combat is a pattern where you couldn't get tickets, but the stronger you are, the easier it is to get tickets financially and connectively. Naturally, there aren't many strong guys outside the arena this evening.

Yes, that's why Franklin set up a plan to seal the Master in the arena tonight.

"Some fierce men may not have dared to come to see the game... but Franklin will be thinking about anti-bump too"

It was in the square outside the Central Grand Arena that my brother sneezed the jaw of the bear's clothing.

Soon theres... quite a few < masters > and monsters gathered there.

They don't look like they're going to crack down on the city's chaos, but rather they look ready to attack anyone leaving this arena.

"For the most part, it would be a gesture on Franklin's part. If those people or Franklin handmade monsters were to be rampaging around the city...... it would be tough to break through them and defeat Franklin himself '

".................. ugh"

It's packed.

I can't help it, the situation is packed.

And above all... there's nothing I can do more than be in a closed arena in this junction...

"At least......"

At the very least, the Masters in this arena... if we could join the fight, we could increase our chances of doing something about it.

"Even this kind of juncture has to be"

I reach out to the world.

I was really full of wanting to punch him.

But I can't even do that more than that triggers the release of a monster.

but I can't contain the feeling that I can't help it...... try to touch

- My fingertips barely crossed the line.

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

Stunning leaked out of my mouth, and at the beginning, the lobby became a fuss of astonishment by nearly a hundred.

"I'm out... he's out!?"

"What's going on!! Until just now I did!

"The junction is gone...... Ouch!? There's more!?"

"Hey, you! Do you have any connection-related skills?"

"Yes, no, even if they ask..."

I'm the one who doesn't understand the most.

I can't answer you if you ask.

"Ray."

There, my brother's voice reaches.

Strangely enough, the hustle and bustle until then quieted back like lies as my brother's voice sounded in the lobby.

"Is that it? Mr. Wearing Gurumi," "Mr. Kid Mountain was here to watch the game," and "Wasn't that the NPC that said Mr. Bear..." I can hear whispers, and maybe my brother is an out-of-the-box celebrity.

But that's not important right now.

My brother is looking at me over the clothes.

And my brother asks me.

"What's the total level now?

"Total level?

... while I wonder, I answer.

"41 but..."

To my answer, as Robbie's masters understood something, they started talking to the surrounding masters.

And my brother, the questioner...

"Cook...... hahaha!!"

I was laughing.

'That's right! This is the junction of the arena! Well, then we can get through!

"Brother, what's so refreshing?"

'Kuk, oh, it's a simple story. The junction of this arena. Naturally, if we deploy, we'll restrict internal and external access. "

'Otherwise it's dangerous and you can't even use it for a duel,' my brother said, connecting words.

"But such a circumstance is that you slip through the junction, but you can't get into the game because of it... it doesn't matter if you're a guy below level 50 in total"

That's what I said.

".................. Ah!

- I don't know... I looked it up and I can't participate without a total level of 51 or higher.

That's what I said myself yesterday.

At a total level below 50, you will not be able to enter the Arena Match.

That's because at level 50 or less, you'll go through this juncture.

"Well then...!

Me, Luke, and a handful of them. Low level. Then we can get out of here and go to reinforcements outside.

"Tell them they're not here, too! Request help from < MASTER > below level 50 in the venue!

"At level 51 and above, support people hang buffs and automatic healing on Rookie! Otherwise, we're gonna wreck those monsters in the arena!

"All right! Indirectly, but let's blow a bubble in those fucking glasses!

Live path to a spin.

The veterans' movements were quick the moment they showed it.

Instantly an attitude is put in place to fight.

"Brother, have you noticed?

'Oh. You can control the junction equipment, but you can't possibly not have noticed this loophole. Then you can say, "I'll free the monster when I get out of the arena." Must have left this loophole for some reason.'

I guess.

He's got a bad personality and looks like he's ready.

I also leave this hole for some reason.

Even so......

"Ray."

"... brother"

Soon my brother stood next to me.

Against me, my brother is over dressed... and I have a serious eye for it.

'There are loopholes. But that's an eighty-nine Franklin trap. Even if it wasn't a trap, it was his skilled players and legions of monsters waiting. And there's this guy himself.

…………

Franklin is equal to Mr. Figaro and Kuniba, who showed their tremendous power in the Super Clash.

Then surely what lies ahead is a predicament that surpasses even the death battle with [Gardranda] and [Gozmaize], and must be a death zone that surpasses even when torn by that < Super Kill >.

No wonder it would be a death penalty and that would even be natural.

Still......

'You'll definitely die first... but are you still going?

"I'll ask you the other way, brother."

I...

"A girl is being grabbed in front of me and this city is about to be doomed, too. You think I'm such a bad aftertaste... a good enough guy to give up before I scratch my feet?

Hate and give up badly.

A glimmer of light in front of me... there's no way I can give up.

I thought you'd say that.

My brother says that with a bitter smile, and he hands me something.

It was the same as always, [dragon scales instead].

"[Brooch] is hanging up, and there's only one piece of this left... take it"

"Oh. Thank you, brother"

Honestly, I'm comfortable with just one of these.

"... I'll go too when the problems of the junction are cleared up"

"Oh, okay"

'You can't do it. But wait “without dying”. I'll be there for sure.'

"I'm counting on you... brother"