Another Frontier Online

The Hayato came to the land of spirits.

The objective is to acquire materials to build a new base. There are stones, wood, ore, and all kinds of materials in this country. There are many kinds of places, and it is a good place for Hayato, who is a production worker. Instead, there were many kinds of monsters, and the weather changed easily, which was troublesome.

I walk along the scenic spots that I went to with Diete before, and now I feel like I want to go relaxing.

I used to get the wood of the world tree as a thank you from the Queen of Elves and the King of Dwarves for protecting the world tree, but I don't have it right now. By the time I built the airship, my gratitude was over.

I came here for the reason that Hayato, who was troubled a lot, had been thrown out of the base by Esha.

"I'm stuck in a base and thinking about it, so it's a bitter smell. Please leave the store to me and Rose to play. Also, let me quickly break through the culinary skill limit.”

I was kicked out like that.

Even if they say it is spicy because I am not going out, I think the actual body is in the coffee shop, but I will not say it.

Ren saw it and said, "You look like a wife! And Ash said," Are you already on your ass? "" I don't know if I've read the air or not.

And it came to pass, that Hayat was silently prepared, and came unto the land of the Spirit, without any tskomi.

I have a lot to think about, but I switch my mind to enjoying the game normally today.

There is nothing Hayato can do at this point in time. If I could, I'd be ready for battle.

The demons were stolen from their consciousness, and they had already contacted Diete that the Holy Demon Ten Swords in the Eastern Kingdom served Amanda. It seems that Daté acted immediately, and I hear he took measures to do so.

I'm not sure what Daté can and can't do right now, but at least the response of the NPCs to manipulate them was sealed.

I don't feel like a lot of things are turning behind, but the part where Hypnos betrays Amanda is a big advantage.

However, Amanda suspected that Hypnos would betray her, and Dieter suspected that Hypnos might be hiding something.

When I started to doubt it, it was not so good as to believe it, so I talked about going out with Hypnos for a long time.

That is probably correct.

I don't know if you're on our side, even though you want me to take down Amanda. Enemy enemies are allies, you better not think about that. Maybe it's better to think that we have more enemies.

That's how Hayato thinks.

"Hayato, what's wrong? Your legs have stopped just now?"

"Huh? Ah..."

Ash, who was going ahead, came back and called out to Hayato.

I was stopping and thinking sometime.

(I was going to switch, but... no, I feel like I should think more... what should I do?)

Hayato shook his head to the left and right before moving on and joining Ash's group.

"I'm a little too distracted. It's safer here than the demon kingdom, but the spirit kingdom is also a lot more dangerous, so it's better not to leave too far away."

Rarely does Lunaria say such a thing with a serious face, watching her surroundings.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

"There's a giant centipede here." You can't beat the Demon King. "

Thinking that was what I was wary of, I suddenly thought of something else.

Amanda didn't find out about that weakness, did she?

"... I think..."

"Don't worry, Luna!" I'm the only one who can stop such a centipede! It's like abandoning and forgiving! "

"Benny-chan...!"

"I don't mind the hot friendship, but it's time to do it properly." In addition, this time, it was everyone's combat training, including my training. It's different from the eastern countries, so you have to get used to it before it's a serious battle. "

Simon said that, and both Lunaria and Benituru bisquitted and said, "I'll do my best!” he replied cheerfully.

I thought Lunaria was irrelevant, but I looked through and looked around.

The usual members are Hayato, Ash, and Lunaria, and the rest are from the eastern lands. Samurai, Ninja, Kunoichi, Shrine Maiden, Yin Yang Master... members dressed like that.

Basically, it was a personal battle with the New Demon King's army, but there were also ferocious monsters in the demon kingdom. Even when they took territory, they were more likely to attack, so the members of the Eastern kingdom were told to fight the monsters of the Western kingdom.

Monsters are different in the East and West. I wonder if there is such a difference from Hayato who doesn't fight, but Simon said it was completely different.

That's why most of us today are members of the eastern kingdom.

Esha and Rosé are shopkeepers, but Ren and Noato are also waiting at the base today. In addition, Genesis Dragon Suen and Randa came to play, but when they held a girl's talk at the base, they were breathing.

By the way, Suen was appointed one of the Seven Demon Generals of the Demon King's Army, in the form of a jealous Suen.

I thought I'd hate it, but instead, I said, "I swear to you, women are going to be beautiful out of jealousy. I did take on that big role!" It was surprisingly unnerving.

And Randa said, "Do you have anything for yourself?" Lunaria said that she would think about it. Randa was delighted to have been inherited by the Demon King's army, but I thought that would be fine.

Rosalier and Gill were investigating in the Demon Kingdom, but they weren't here today.

Not only that, but I also seem to have asked the Maid Guild to investigate, and a lot of information has been gathered.

As Hayato imagined, Amanda's new Demon King army had information that the emerging major clans would be on its side.

The big clans that participate in the clan meetings are the “bounty hunters,” the “rampage,” the monsters that defeat the hunting grounds, and the bizarre “angels of despair,” who don't know what they're talking about. Incidentally, the official name of the desperate angel is written as "Desperate Angel" and it is called Dispair Angel.

And Alvey the Kiss of Death is here.

It seems to me that hostility towards Noato is outrageous. Noat was also seen by members of the Kiss of Death, and no one disliked it.

However, Alvy has recently arrived at the base and is trying to get Noat out, which is a sad consequence of being quite alert to Noat.

Anyway, I predicted that the medium and small clans would be able to win, and from now on, the Maid Guild and Butler Guild were spreading rumors that the Lunaria of the old Demon King Army was stronger in various places.

(We need to take as much territory as we can before we can take it with Amanda. The prize money was on the line, and the ancient ginseng's biggest clan would want to win, so the opponent would fight for it. I heard you're forming an alliance to grow your clan, and we need to increase our allies...)

Hayato thinks so much, and he hassles. I shake my head and open my mouth.

"Then it's time to get to the logging area and equip yourself with an axe and a ring." The target is 100 per person. It would be a great success if you could get even one of the Holy Tree timber, but don't worry if it doesn't come out because the odds are bad. And as soon as the monsters get close, we'll crush them. "

The purpose is a sacred tree, which is said to be a rare tree after the world tree. The demon tree that became the material of the mist coffin is similar, but it can only be cut down in a very dangerous place in the demon kingdom, so I decided to cut it here.

Hayato handed out rings to everyone who improved their felling skills in the same way as the "Wooden Axe". Everyone replaces their equipment as they were told, and everyone enters "oh".

Lunaria wasn't the only one equipped with an axe.

“I think I'm going to cut it down with Arondite. I don't cheat on other weapons."

"Even if it's not cheating, Arondite will cry, so stop it." Most of the time, you can't cut with a normal sword. "

"Then I can't help it. Benny, let's race to see which one gets more." If you lose, it's your treat. "

Fine. But before I do, can I have a word with you?

Ah, is there anything you don't understand?

No, I'm the princess of the Eastern kingdom.

"I know, but...?"

And Luna-chi is the king of the demon kingdom

"I know that very well."

Benitzur opened his eyes wide.

"Isn't it strange to ask those two to cut down trees!?" No, I'm going to do it? I'm going to do it, but I'm just going to ask you to do it!? "

"Princess, I owe Hayato a lot of trouble. It's only natural to do this."

Simon tells Benitzur to do it, but Hayato certainly thinks so. Regardless of the grace, it was impossible to think of a normal way to ask the demon king or princess to cut down the forest.

However, let me tell you, both of them don't have the feeling of a princess or a demon king, and they're just kids in the neighborhood that take a lot of trouble.

"Besides, even the Tamer Guild was taken care of by Hayato." Thanks to Hayato, we were able to go through the process without Lord Maris or Lord Surya. You've been with other guilds in the capital, so thank you very much. "

Maris and Surya return to reality and begin a veterinary mission in the colony "Zu". I'm not in this virtual reality, but the two of them are set to go a long way to catch rare monsters.

Therefore, there is a history of Hayato responding to the guidance and procedures of the Tamer Guild on behalf of Maris and the others.

"Yeah. Of course I'm grateful, and that doesn't mean I don't want to." Sounds like fun. However, I want to put a tsukumi in the hayachi! "

"Oh, yeah. I guess it was a bad request for both of you. Speaking of which, I was surprised to hear you say something similar before. I was begging you to--"

Hayato said that, and I had a bad feeling about it.

Then I turned down Benituru and the others, left the scene, and sent a voice chat to Hypnos.

Hypnos!

"Hayato, I can hear you without being so loud. What can I do for you?"

Heroes--Ivan isn't acting like a demon!

That said, Hypnos laughs.

"You've been slow to notice. Ivan seized it before the Holy Demon's Ten Swords. Well, I heard you lost to Lunaria before."

Hayato became more vigilant towards Hypnos when he was told not to do anything.

Hayato glanced at Ash, who was looking at us from a distance.

I can't trust you in the first place. In the end, it ended peacefully, but it was definitely Hypnos that did the worst to Ash and Ren.

"Is Hypnos really what Amanda says?" Why didn't you tell me? "

"I didn't say it because they didn't ask me." I didn't think it was a big deal. Besides, it was definitely Amanda's favorite thing to do. However, I won't give you my opinion. "

"...... I'll check again, but you really want me to defeat Amanda, right?"

"Of course I do... it sounds different than usual." Are you angry? "

"It doesn't matter which one wins, don't you think so?"

That's what Hayato heard, ignoring Hypnos' question.

But Hypnos didn't answer anything.

"Is silence the right answer?"

"No, I was just a little surprised. If you felt it from my attitude, you might wonder whether Hayato's insight is better or whether my attitude is closer to humans.”

“So you're saying what I'm saying is true?”

"Half correct. Whichever way I win, it doesn't seem to affect me very much. If Lunaria wins and I'm freed from Amanda, I'll be trapped in that empty space again. On the other hand, even if Amanda wins, she'll be much better this time. It seems to me that neither future is different."

"Then why did you tell me about Amanda?" If they were similar, they wouldn't have to show up in front of us, would they? "

"Even if it's a future that doesn't matter, at least I want to choose for myself." I asked Amanda not to do what she said. However, apart from that, I expect Hayato. "

Looking forward to it?

"Yes, there are only two futures I just told you about." Do what Amanda says, or do you want to go back to the empty space? But I thought if Hayato got more involved than necessary, I might find another way. ”

"Another way...?"

"It's not a better future than two futures. Some futures will get worse, but I'm afraid we'll get some unexpected results. I expect that from Hayato."

I can't say anything as a Hayato when I'm told to do so.

Shutting up, I heard a voice chat chat laughing, "Fu".

"You don't have to worry about it. I'm just expecting it on my own - now, I'm not apologizing, but I'll tell you. I took Ivan's consciousness from him, but if I defeated him, it would go back to normal. Unlike the demons, you don't have to defeat Amanda to regain consciousness, so don't worry."

Huh?

"I'm just saying what Amanda said, but she didn't tell me not to." I kept that kind of playfulness in mind. "

"Playful... if you defeat me once, Ivan will be on our side."

"I think if you regain your consciousness, you'll do just that."

Hayato strokes his chest. If Ivan always comes out as an enemy, it will be harder to take the territory of the Demon Kingdom.

"Unfortunately, there is also bad playfulness." I'll tell you this, too. "

What? Bad playfulness?

"Ivan's clan and Blackjack members are all on this side, except for Esha." I can't because I'm logged out of the Relic, but you can put Ivan in and think that there are six members here. "

"You're kidding me..."

“It's true. I just don't think it's strong enough to include Ivan.”

Hayato didn't know what Hypnos was saying.

The clan "Blackjack" won the previous clan war by defeating the Lunaria clan "Ambrosia". It's not weak. I could tell by looking at the members, Esha, Relic, Cecil, and Noat.

Hayato couldn't understand what it meant to be less powerful.

“You seem to be thinking about it, but didn't you see what it meant?”

"I have no idea." There's no way you're weak, is there? "

It's true that the equipment is not weak. I'm wearing a good one. However, Amanda's orders have robbed them of their consciousness. Simple AI is then used to move the avatar. If you're an AI like Ditte or me, you're a normal AI anyway, aren't you? It was like a monster with rare equipment. There's no way they're strong, is there? "

Oh, I see.

“Yes, skill configurations and stats are important, but in this virtual reality, the motor and reflex nerves, and the instantaneous thinking brain, are directly connected to strength. Amanda is only happy to have a monster with strong equipment."

Hypnos laughed that much.

I laughed for a long time at Amanda's place, but she finally stopped.

"Amanda makes me laugh a lot. I don't think there's a lot of people like that who make AI laugh all the time."

"You look so happy."

“People may not understand, but learning emotions is important to AI. In that regard, Amanda is the best teaching material. It's funny, but I think it's pathetic."

"Poor?"

Lunaria is childish for her age, isn't she?

What's all of a sudden?

"The same goes for Amanda." I'm a child. It must be the evil that grew up in a place separate from the outside world, the lab. As a result, Amanda grew up to be an arrogant child who was good and looked down on others. Because of Lunaria's example, it can't be said that the environment alone is bad, but from the perspective of normal grown-up people, doesn't Amanda look pathetic? "

That's true, but Hayato felt uncomfortable.

Last time I talked to Hypnos, I was sympathetic to Amanda. He asked me what I thought of letting him sleep forever.

The customer said that either was OK, but I think you really want me to help you.

It seemed like that to Hayato.

“Does Hypnos want to help Amanda?”

What are you talking about?

"Huh? No, I was so sympathetic to Amanda that I didn't like to let her sleep all the time." I thought you were telling me to help me. "

"No, it's okay. You can do whatever you want."

"Yeah..."

"You said something more interesting than that." I see, this feeling is sympathy. I feel sorry for Amanda, don't I? "

"What? You're sympathetic, aren't you?" But why do you sympathize with Amanda? Because it's pathetic? "

As for Hayato, I wanted the emotion to go to Ash and Ren. If you can sympathize with the opponent's situation, you can never do that.

Hypnos thought about something with a roar of about ten seconds, but said, "Maybe."

"I think Amanda's sympathy is because she's in the same situation as me."

"The situation is similar...?"

"Amanda and Lunaria will be similar. The environment in which I grew up is almost the same. But the other one is admired by everyone, and the other one is not near anyone. What's the difference?"

That 's--

“Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between me and Diete.”

"Hypnos-"

"Lunaria and Amanda could have been the opposite." I don't know if it's a personality issue or a situation issue, but it's possible that my position was taken over. Unlike me, you must be sympathetic to it. "

Hayato felt uncomfortable as he thought he was getting better.

That's the "unlike me" part.

As for the possibility of replacing him, Daté and Hypnos were the same.

"Now I know why you feel sorry for Amanda, but you're not like me, are you?" Isn't it the same? "

That's what I heard, but I haven't heard back from Hypnos.

Hypnos?

"You talked a little too much. I'm going to hang up now."

Hypnos cut off the voice chat without waiting for Hayato's reply.

Hayato returns to where Lunaria and the others are, thinking, "What the hell?"

Ash asks what happened to Hayato worryingly, but since there are many NPCs here, we decide to talk about it in the coffee shop at night.

And I thought I needed to take care of Blackjack, including Ivan, so I sent voice chats to various places.