＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

"To be strong, is it? I see."

Marie listened to me and said so and nodded hum.

By the way, the place was on the open terrace where Marie was, and Nemesis was trying a pile of sandwiches as breakfast.

Oh, this is gonna disappear the money I earned from my morning hunt.

"Uhm! I want you to advise me to revenge on that one day too!

"... I see..."

Marie somehow covered her face with her hands.

"Marie will have a longer calendar than me, and I thought she knew more about it."

"I know a lot of things. Again, don't work in real life for a year. Because I'm doing Dendro. Abandoned."

... is that okay?

"Well, now, what can I do to be strong enough to beat Super Kill, right? Hmmm......"

Marie put her hand on her mouth and thought of something,

"What do you think Mr. Ray's weakness is?

"Weaknesses?"

Weaknesses, huh?

Because I'm still weak. I think that's full of holes... if I'm going to mention it strongly.

"Short range, and bad luck with nemesis skills."

"Right. It fits. Can you explain why?

"Oh."

First of all, my range is short.

Revenge, the trump card, can only reach the shaking range of the Great Sword, and even for Purgatory Fire, the range is no big deal.

That's what's hard to resist if they shoot you with guns and magic from a few hundred meters away. Few Counter Absorptions can be used for defense.

Combat ranges were matched with the formidable enemies you have defeated so far, [Demidragworm], [Gardranda] and [Gozmaize].

Conversely, he has not been able to scratch one of the bullet buckets coming from a distance.

This was clearly my weakness.

Next, being able to fail my skills.

For example, being hit by a very weak attack by Counter Absorption and being forced to shoot in the air.

Or, as I was concerned in the previous [Gozmays] battle, the damage conduction of "Vengeance is on Me" can be stopped by self-cutting and so on.

If dealt with in that way, the inherent skills of Nemesis are easily deactivated.

If you look at it first, you won't have a problem yet.

"Yeah, you're right. But you're missing one."

"What am I missing?

"" Lack of speed or solidity. "

“Lack of speed or solidity"?

"Well, Mr. Ray. I'm talking about wanting to be strong, but first let me show you how to be strong systematically in the game."

"Mm-hmm."

"Yes. Then you say how to be systematically stronger. Raise AGI (agile) or END (durable). That's it."

………………………… above?

"No, wait. Whatever it is, it doesn't mean it's all."

"Haha. Yeah, sure. There are lots of job and skill configurations, combined tactics, etc. But to be strong systematically, you have to clear one of these two points."

"Do I have to clear it?

The way I say it, I get hooked.

"Mr. Ray. Have you ever looked sloppier around you in battle than usual?

"... there is."

This is especially true when it enters a reinforced state with "reversal".

It also makes it extraordinarily easier to avoid an opponent's attack because the world sees it moving slowly and in such a state.

"That's because the difference in AGI values between everyday and combat is huge."

"Big difference in value?

"Yes, when nothing was about the job...... the non-HP, MP, SP stats would have been about 10 to 20, right?

"Oh, it was just about that"

"That's the status of a regular person on Earth, isn't it? So, if this goes up to the job level, it's like 100 or 200... if it's a senior position, it's like 1000 with a special status. That's 10,000 for HP, MP, SP specialties."

"Right."

In my case, HP would be over 10,000 by the time I finish raising the level of [Holy Knight].

[Saint Knight] doesn't just specialize in HP, and as far as Liliana's status goes, I guess the original [Saint Knight] doesn't go that far... because in my case, there's a correction for nemesis.

I guess that's how easy it would be for the other Masters to make a correction.

"So, the figure is, when AGI compares 10 to 100 people, the physical time in battle is different."

……

"This is my regular AGI when I'm not fighting or doing anything, but if I try to get into battle or consciously do it, I'll switch to a stat number right away. Why don't you try it?

…………

My AGI is about 100, including the rising value of [Purple Grievance A].

I try to switch status consciously, like Marie told me.

If you look at the road in that state, you do see people walking on the road slowing down.

I never tried it outside of combat, but was it?

"It's not like the physical time is equal to the AGI as it is. That's how the system, or the creatures here, including tians and monsters, are made. I'm sure there's a reason it's too early to interfere with everyday life."

"... difference in physical time during combat due to AGI,"

I'm starting to understand the meaning of the phrase "must clear" Marie said earlier.

If AGI had 1000 times as many as mine...... Advantage is like different.

"I don't mind if you're a guard. If you're going to do the avant-garde, you're going to need an AGI that can move more than your opponent, or an END that will withstand even if your opponent hits you a lot. Well, in the latter case, we also need the means to hit back."

I'm [Holy Knight], and I'm END close to either status or not.

But it probably hasn't reached enough to counter advanced opponents yet.

Whatever, I'm the first Job this [Holy Knight]. The status of the lower grades is rounded out.

I see, this is tough.

"By the way, riding a fast ride or something doesn't change your physical time."

"I know."

I travel faster when I'm on silver, but I don't remember feeling that much faster.

"But that's all the difference, and so far..."

... Uh, I just noticed.

You haven't always had a very high AGI for the opponents I've won.

[Demidragworm], [Gardranda], [Great Necromancer], [Gozmaize]... all the guys who excelled in endurance in one way or another.

"Even if I say lower level senior level, I can take six lower level positions and two upper level positions. Even if you bury it, your combat power will change dramatically."

"First job, half-level. That means I'm not there yet."

"It will. Oh, yes, AGI-type super AGIs can reach five digits."

"Five digits!?"

Inflation. Wow, super job.

"They move at supersonic speeds and can also play and grab flying bullets. And it's only (...), to a biography (...), with wind rumors (...), what I heard (...), but that < superkill > also seems to be an AGI-type superposition, so you should also raise AGI or END to counter it"

Is that AGI type too...

We have to raise the AGI or END to fight him.

Hmm? If you say you'll be strong.

"By the way, if you specialize in STR, can't you?

I think it's the simplest way to get more aggressive.

"You're gonna die."

I will die!?

"If you specialize in STR, you'll only be missing AGI and END for that. No matter how much power you have, it's inevitable and it's not hard. You'll get hit right away."

"Is that what it is"

"Some people are like the [Beast King] with a high STR after some balance, or the“ strongest physics ”with all the stats as silly as they are. It's just STR. It's very expensive."

I see......

And you were one of the Empire's < super >, [Beast King].

What kind of street name is "physics most powerful”?

"Well, we're talking about the“ foundations ”where this neighborhood gets stronger and fights, and from here on out, we're talking about player skills."

That's it. Marie drank tea to moisten her throat and took a breath.

"Huh, there's a lot going on when I say player skills. For example, if you can fight in real life, you can use it here, or if you can paint in real life, you can paint better here without acquiring skills."

"Fighting in real life......"

It's my brother who remembers.

My brother, who once also won the Ankla.

But over here, they're in charge of the gatoring cannon, and they're in more tanks.

... I mean, can you fight with that clothesman?

I'm not going to be able to move... and you're not more of a fist fighter to knock me down, Bear.

"Leave aside real skill stories because they vary dramatically from individual to individual. There are three important ideas in battle, especially interpersonal battles."

"Thoughts?"

"Knowing the situation in which the other person exerts the most power. Knowing the circumstances in which you are least able to" help ". And reading the opponent's special. These three points."

…………

The first one understands. That you don't stand on the other person's mound.

I was the first to fight [Demidragworm] to remember.

I could have won then, but if he'd dragged me underground like he did to my brother.

Even if Nemesis were here, I wouldn't see anything. In the dark, in his realm of survival, would I have won?

I can tell the second one.

Circumstances killed by.

He was exposed to countless bullets that could neither be swept nor prevented from the complete outrage.

That was a dead end for me with only a single shot of defense and a close range attack.

Now I can move more than then, and I've extended my range, but I still can't say I'm dealing with ranged fights.

I don't understand the third one.

"Special?"

"The battle system holds when it becomes more than a certain strength. Whether it's Tian or the boss monster starting with UBM…" If you decide, you can kill them. "That's the kind of trump card you can trust."

Trump card.

What comes to mind is Me and Nemesis's Revenge is on Me.

[Gardranda] 's original Purgatory Fire.

Deadly Mixer from [The Great Necromancer] or [Gozmaize].

"You mean powerful skills?

"It could be a skill, it could be a weapon or a measure. The stronger they are, the more they have multiple Special Attacks. Some of them are called" Special Skills. "

"Special skills?

"Ho."

Nemesis, who has been eating sandwiches, also joins the story with her eyes shining.

Apparently, he was intrigued by his special skills.

"Special skills are the biggest and most powerful, bearing their own name. It's a powerful effect that has revealed the properties of the Embrio without exception."

Maximum and most powerful skill in your own name…?

"This is the last skill the owner used in the battle between Figaro and the owner of the PK Clan."

Oh, I remember.

It must be about the rush I was doing after I stopped Mr. Figaro for a moment.

It had been dodged by Mr. Figaro, but a huge crater had been made on the ground.

"Hmm, special skills? So I'd be the Nemesis."

"Yes, you will read"

Nemesis doesn't feel uncomfortable being a skill name.

"But in some cases, the name Embrio may not be suitable for the skill name."

Momotaroo, for example?

"Well, you have that. In the corner of Gran Barroa, there is a Super Embrio named Abras Masi."

"Abras Masi......"

All I can think of is an illustration of Shigeru Mizuki.

You don't get a strong image at all.

"Ah, it may seem weak by name, but Abras Masi sucks enough to get into the ten fingers even to my knowledge, right?

"Really?

"Yes. Turn whatever liquid you touch into explosives. Whether it's seawater or body fluids, nitro can also be turned into bright blue high-performance explosives. I've turned all the sea water with a radius of 500 meters into explosives, and I've turned a bunch of monsters into wood dust."

What's so frightening?

"And this is an anecdote from fighting with the Pirate Clan, who dared to let him escape after battling one of the Pirate Clans... using that < master > that was turning all body fluids into explosives (...) to blow up the clan's Ajit,"

[]/(adj-na, n, adj-no) (uk) frivolous/

"The street name that came with it was" Human Bomb "…"

It's going to be traumatic.

...... I may not be able to see the oil soot illustration straight in the future.

"Well, I'm talking about names and strength being disproportionate."

Yeah, I know that really well.

"Anyway, I look forward to learning my special skills."

"Yes, but I think you're still a long way off, as it's only after you've evolved early and advanced."

"Ever since I got advanced...? Speaking of which, Marie's been playing for almost a year, three years over here, hasn't she?

"Yes."

"If that's all you're doing, do you remember Marie's evolving advanced and special skills?

"Mm, I've never seen Marie's in the first place."

……………………

Marie was silent with Nico's face as usual.

But for some reason, massive amounts of sweat are transmitting cheeks.

Temperature about spring, but is it hot in a suit?

"Er, me, not my Embrio... my name is Arcane Shell..."

"Rainbow (Arcane Shell)? That's a nice name."

You weren't just a myth or a fairy tale or a creature of fantasy.

Or is a rainbow in myths around the world an ex-name?

"What kind of Embrio... the..."

"Sorry, sorry to keep you waiting -"

"I'm hungry -! Dinner's ready, Rooku!

That's when Luke and Babi, who were waiting to stay, arrived at the cafe.

"Both of you."

"Oh! Good morning, Luke. Babi! Huh! Are you hungry! Then I'll pay for breakfast! Sandwiches are delicious here! I'm gonna order it at the counter. Hey!

Yes, she curled up at once and Marie took a seat and ran to the counter in the store.

... Running is dangerous.

"Haha, Marie, you're tense"

"No, I think it was low to say one way or the other until just now..."

Well, it's good to be healthy.

Then Marie, whose tension was weird, brought in an even larger amount of sandwiches than Nemesis was eating, wings that we all split up and ate.

I don't want to see bread for a while.

To be continued