＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

"" I'm home. "

"Sorry to bother you, Kumar."

Marie was finishing the equipment setup when me and Nemesis went back to the box seat with my brother.

And Luke and Babi were awake. Perhaps Marie woke it up.

All three of them are tilting their necks when they see the bear's dressed brother.

Well, is it natural to wonder if a stranger wears a mushroom all of a sudden?

Is that it? You mean just Marie tilting her neck... hardening?

"... Um, Ray,? What about this, bear's, people?

Marie asks as she pulls her cheeks.

Uh, I figured if you suddenly came dressed like that, it'd be a dong pull.

"Oh, my brother. It happened to be the same box seat."

"Heh, that's an interesting coincidence. What's the matter, Marie?"

"No, anything, nothing, yo?

What's wrong with it?

The look on your face is terrific.

I still bump and grumble, "Similar, very similar, not furry, but just like texture... similar voice... bear..."

No way......

"Marie, you"

"Huh!? What is it!

There is no doubt about this upset.

Marie is......,

"You don't like bears?

I asked with certainty.

"Oh, that's right! Yes, yes! I don't like bears! Never, ever! Because I'm not talking about being scared of this human individual or anything!

Are you so afraid of bears?

'... then this outfit is a bad bear. Wait a minute, Kumar.'

Shortly after I said that, the bear disappeared......... instead there was somehow a bipedal “whale”.

No, I don't think he's a whale at the point of bipedal walking.

It resembles the Guzi O of Mons-O Farm 2, which is a retrogue, or the Great Sea Beast of Ge O Ge's Kutaro.

"If you can't have a bear, you can have a whale."

"Hey, you can't have that tail for whatever it takes! Too much throwing!!"

'Then what other words should I end up with, whale!!'

"I don't know!!"

I can't remember a whale character's tail pattern!

"Oh, um... I'm fine. I'm calm now, it's okay with bears."

"Right whale? Then I'll go back, whale. '

Saying so, my brother was again in the light and back in his original bear.

Oh, don't let a bear calm down more than a whale when you see it this way. I feel very secure.

... but can I feel at ease that my brother, who is already in his mid-twenties in the first place, is wearing a guru and saying "bear"?

............... let's shelve this question for a while.

"Introduce me again, then. The contents of this goose are my brother."

"Greetings Kumar. This is Ray's real brother Shu, Kumar. '

Okay, I'm Kumar.

"So, this is from the same party as me."

"It's Luke. This girl is my Babi."

"It's Babi. Yo!

"I'm Marie Adler. Greetings."

"... Marie Adler?

I heard Marie introduce herself, and now my brother tilted his neck.

Marie trembles victoriously at the motion.

I knew I was still afraid of bears...

"Could the profession be [reporter]?

"Yeah, yeah, that's right."

I wonder why I even knew my profession just by asking my name.

'Cause there's some shooting equipment around?

'Cause I was reading that comic book, too.'

"That comic book?

"Into the Shadow is a comic book titled. Marie Adler is the name of the main character in that comic book, and her profession is... she's a reporter. '

"Heh."

I didn't know.

"... Yep, yes. I like that comic strip, so I put my name and career choices together."

"And the tone?

"Of course, it's role-play. You're over twenty years old, but you don't usually call me that."

It's thorough.

Were you older than me after all?

'It's just that the magazine is out of print. The first part ends in a series. "

Whoa.

"It was a popular comic strip, and I liked it, so I'm waiting for the series to resume somewhere."

"... thank you"

Thanks?

Does Marie really like the comic strip?

But if you two like comics that much, I'll look for them and buy them next time, too.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the venue! Thank you for waiting!! This will start the main event of the day, Super Clash!! '

Looks like it was game start time while we were talking.

Music plays inside the venue and announcements play.

By the way, they do this announcement with magic devices as well as toilets and such.

"Ooh, the bears that start the game. Kumar entering the spectator position '

"Right. I have to shoot, too."

I'll take a seat, too. Let's get ready for the start.

"Here we go."

"Right."

However, there were some names where the event name remained a superclash.

From now on, Mr. Figaro and Mr. Kuniwa, two super positions, clash between the two Super Embrios.

I'm sure this is the first fight I've ever seen.

Fighting between the high ends in this < Infinite Dendorogram >, top-notch showdown.

"First the East Gate! Admission from guests!

Upon announcement, the spotlight is directed to one of the entrance gates.

"I came from the far eastern Yellow River." Ugh! Sen Dawu with two names "Yinglong”! [Autopsy Immortal (Master Kyonsie)]!! Quick! Feathers!! '

Announcement screams, explosions, music and even smoke are burned.

So he appeared out of the smoke that he could stand in.

A giant over four meters that makes everyone in the audience scream astonishingly.

Exceptionally long hands and feet running cold just by looking at them.

Clothing that never belongs to this country, like crawling out of a world of madness from a Western-style world view.

The guy - Xunyu - entered as he was alone in the terror and amazement of the entire venue.

Raise your arms and let them roar and so forth, and at the same time explosion flames rise from both sides of the swift feather.

Cheer and scream from the venue at that performance.

"... I'm familiar with entertainment here"

"Bears because entertainment is the main city. There was some advice, and there was some development in the performance, Kumar."

Oh, I knew it.

It looks just like the martial arts event you see on TV.

Still, I guess the announcer is better at TV.

Kind of not used to it yet.

"The number two in both the Xunyu and Yellow River duel rankings. Familiar Bear '

Number two, does that mean there's a top besides him?

"By the way, what kind of job is [autopsy fairy]?

"The Yellow River has a profession of [Taoist (Taoist)], but it seems to be a super profession of it. Speaking of which... [Magician (Mage)] is the classification."

"The distinctive feature of the [Taoist] system is to make and use [symbols] of consumed items. An advantage is that magic can be activated at high speeds and continuously. The downside is that we need production costs. '

"You can also mention that it takes a lot of time to install [symbols] for the use of the major moves."

"But at the same time as [necrophilia] is a Taoist lineage, I hear it's also the top compatibility of a job called [Zombie (Kyonsie)]. [Zombies] are professions specializing in endurance. Then you should see that there is not a pure magic combat style, but also proximity '

"Oh, I was. Taoist lineage is the type of super job that can be obtained by combining jobs, right? So [necrolysis fairy] may rather be right to call it a zombie lineage superposition"

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And when you two explain and Luke becomes a listener, I'm like the background guy.

It's okay.

"That's different, isn't it, Johnsy and the necrophilia? Why are you reading Master Kyonsie?"

"Ma, not all of them are direct translations like [King of Destroy]"

"Super is especially twisted a lot, isn't it? [Outstanding Shadow (Death Shadow)] or something"

They also have a lot of naming because the super position is one-of-a-kind.

"What kind of player are you in the end to fight?

I was just curious about Luke's question, too.

I confronted him at the reception and also watched the offense with my brother, because I didn't know what was going on.

"It is called by the two names" Yinglong ”Xuan Yu, but the name" Super Embrio "doesn't mean Yinglong. Besides“ Yongryong, "it's also called“ Mine "or“ Divine Speed. "

I get the exact opposite impression from those two words.

The former does not move and waits, the latter under the impression of moving around.

I wonder which one of them is who that chemistry is.

"And yeah! West Gate! Gideon's pride! Absolutely a king!! '

The music changes, and now the spotlight hits the gate on the other side.

"Make me king, lonely seeker! The most powerful man with the two names“ Infinite Chain ”and the title" Super (Over) Fighter "(Gladiator)!! Figarovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovovo

Without having to be introduced, it was Mr. Figaro who showed up from the west entrance.

With a soft grin, eyes that hold bottomless pressure and don't let the mind read the calculations.

Of course it's not the wearer, it's the same bizarre combination of gear I've seen before.

Mr. Figaro cheers simultaneously from the audience when he appears.

"Figaro! Figaro!

A Figaro call from the audience is showered by Mr. Figaro walking slowly to the stage.

As I was asking, it seems very celebrity and very popular here.

Oh, I'm wearing these.

"Pergero! Pergero!

Hey, don't mix weird voices, brother bear.

'Come on! The Battle of the Century is about to begin!

The two stand on the stage and at the same time expand the window.

That's the setting window for the junction that was also used in games leading up to the semi-event.

If it's the same as it was until the semi-event, oh right before the game to check the rules and start the fight by mutual agreement.

Many of the duels that take place in the dueling city of Gideon are one-on-one, with few rules. Whatever attack or tactic you take is allowed.

Not allowed is the use of some accessories and recovery items.

Speaking specifically of restricted items, accessories such as [lifesaving brooches] and [substitute dragon scales] that have the effect of "disabling instant death damage" I used before, as well as healing items such as [soothing all-purpose psychotropic drugs].

The latter seems to have no problem with skills and gear effects, so it's difficult for me as an amateur to draw lines.

"Figaro would have been in my favor if I could have used that type of accessory."

"Huh? You can use it, but on the same terms, so it doesn't change that much, does it?

"Other than Figaro, I guess so."

So you're saying that only Mr. Figaro can make a big difference?

"Both rules confirmed! Finally, the junction is activated...... oh?

Announcements are interrupted.

Because Xunyu is raising that long right arm for some reason.

Are you dissatisfied with any rules?

"Argh, can you hear me, Na?

Speak like a microphone check, and Xunyu communicates his voice throughout the venue.

"Me and Figaro there are going to play a game, Ga., I have one thing to declare from me to celebrate the game, Sa."

to boost the game...... declaration?

I don't know what you're talking about...

"I'm not moving a step in this game until Figaro gets to his knees,"

Xunyu uttered words that were not even tons like that.

For a moment, the whole venue was distracted.

I feel the voices of all hearts match what the hell this guy is talking about.

'I'm not moving a step. De, I'm telling you I'm gonna make you kneel down Figaro there. Ze? You know, Ka?'

After another silence, I understand that Xunyu's words are an insulting provocation to Mr. Figaro and to the dueling city that will have him king.

And once again, the venue was filled with rage and booming.

With that in mind, Xuan Yu is obsessed.

"Nice, this way, Hill! If I knock you out in this air, you're gonna be the best. Na, Figaro. '

…………

Mr. Figaro is just quietly watching the swift feathers.

I don't know if that's what comes from spare time, or if it's due to another reason.

But I didn't think it was ever possible for me to do what Xuan Yu was saying.

At least if it wasn't me standing there, not Mr. Figaro, he'd be killed without moving a step.

Earlier, it was about to happen.

But maybe this declaration isn't just a provocation.

"He's slapping a lot of hatred... you think he's thinking something?

"If it means pointless provocation or meaningful cloth stone... it's definitely cloth stone first"

In fact, in relative terms, I understood that he was a lousy guy who wouldn't hesitate to smash his opponent's head in an instant.

I felt it at the same time.

I'm sure that's not all he's got.

Reception, admission, what he's saying now, he must be some cleverness that moves as he calculates the impressions people around him in his actions.

That's how you swallow your opponent out of the air first.

But I'm sure it's even some kind of fabric stone.

'I'm launching the junction!

Booing to the Xun Yu also subsides and the junction is activated.

Now the game is fully ready.

"Bye! Main Event,.................. Match Start I!!"

The start of the match is announced and the battle begins.

- After the moment, a golden “something” crossed the stage with the explosion sound.

That's a really short time.

In a short time, I guess a lot really happened.

All I could see was the results.

Soon Mr. Figaro had a sword in both hands and deployed four chains at the same time.

But three of them have already been turned down.

Both arms and two swords continue to move at tremendous speeds, playing “something”.

“Something” was on the whole stage at some point.

After “something” spread across the stage, I could see it.

“Something” is a very long one, and it looks dazzling how fast it is moving.

It's just that because it's so long, you just know there is.

The tip of its movement, the tip part, is almost invisible.

If you follow the visible part of "something," it leads to both sleeves of Xun Yu.

For a moment, I thought “something” was a chain, just like Mr. Figaro.

But no.

In the sleeves of Xun Yu there is no arm to grab the chain, nothing but “something”.

“Something” is - both arms of Xuan Yu.

His arms are stretching at a speed that is not even visible to his eyes, and he continues to attack Mr. Figaro like two dragons.

"Too fast......"

Nemesis groaning, that was exactly like me.

At that time, the last surviving chain strikes with a speedy feather.

"Uh, you're missetting the junction. I guess I'm slowing down my internal time...... this is still too fast (...) '

Its chains, which approached the swift feathers at super high speeds, were torn apart into five inches in an instant that was not even visible to the eyes.

At that time, even the chain that threatened to kill me was too late in front of both arms of Xun Yu.

"" Ultrasonic free-standing attack "... but... faster"

That must have been Marie's voice.

And understand late.

The beginning explosion, that's the sound of both arms breaking through the sound wall.

And with all that speed, they're well controlled.

Exactly worthy of the name of "Divine Speed” Xuan Yu, plus his extended arm is like a “dragon”.

If I had fought like that, I would have been killed shortly after using Counter Absorption.

Even if he was using it more and more, he would have been immediately bypassed and his neck severed from behind.

I have stretched arms left so I can know the trajectory of my movements.

But the tip part, the movement of the hand, is not even visible fine dust.

Even if it slows down by the junction, it's also a chilly rate.

but Mr. Figaro is awesome too.

He still doesn't look like he's ever been hit while exposed to so many hypersonic attacks.

He sees it all through, plays it, and avoids it.

Step by step, Mr. Figaro's movements also become more difficult to visualize.

"... what did I say when I was like this in an old comic book"

Yao Cha perspective, was it?

The same seems to apply to Nemesis, Luke, and Babi.

But my brother and Marie were different.

My brother found out from the atmosphere that Marie seemed to be following the movements of both arms of Xun Yu from that gaze motion.

"... you see it?

"To some extent. I'm not AGI-type, so I can't see or see."

Does AGI make you look expensive?

My brother can tell from the attack at the reception and the fact that he said he was a former ranker that he was fairly high level.

But are you seeing Marie, too?

"…… [reporter] has a passive vision correction, so you're in pursuit"

And the commentary goes in as if you read my mind from Marie herself.

I see, do you have such passive skills even in non-combatant positions?

"... I can't even see it."

< Infinite Dendrogram > is that possible, and that's how fast the top players fight each other.

No, was this still getting late...

"Run corrections against battle speeds in the junction!

And that's when I heard the announcement.

Shortly afterwards, Mr. Figaro and Kuniba move slower than they are on the verge.

... still faster than the semi-event game though.

"I hear you've maximized the internal time setting of the junction. 'Cause if you don't, you're just gonna have an audience you can't watch.'

"Oh, I'm better off this way too"

Yes, it looks painful now.

Golden right hand approaching the head from the left side.

Mr. Figaro dodged that in Sweeback.

The passing right hand re-orbits the letter U and raids his head again.

Mr. Figaro plays his right hand to come again this time with his right sword.

A series of attacks that were not visible until just now can be captured with your eyes.

But still, it's still like a video spin early.

Really, how fast are you fighting those two?

"... if we don't keep up with the speed, we can't even strike."

"If there's any other hand, it's an ambush from non-combat. It's impossible to fight a duel within the contiguous world."

Marie is right, in the duel, we accept each other's terms before the battle begins.

One hit with full combat capability of each other, without surprise attacks.

A simple battle won by the stronger.

And Mr. Figaro is a player at the top of a dueling city, a dueling mecca.

In other words, he's the strongest player in the kingdom if he fights alone.

The faster that Mr. Figaro becomes on the defensive side, the faster he is.

I mean a super position that specializes in AGI...... no wait.

What did Marie say before the game started?

- You're a [Mage (Mage)] for classification.

Magic......!

"He's still doing his best...!

Am I quick to notice or is that fast?

There is a roar over the stage, and the red light ravages the inside of the stage, which has been held back by the junction.

If you look, countless red hotlines are released from your arms after stretching.

The red light is visibly rambling as it scorches the stone stage and air within the junction.

The firing mouth of that hotline was affixed less than universally to both arms of Xunyu - it was paper (...).

"Is that!?"

"[Symbol] It is."

"I've planted the attack magic beforehand and put it on the side of my arm stretching the [symbol], and I'm shooting the hotline."

"Unhelpful..."

Countless hotlines naturally also hit the arms themselves stretched in all directions.

But those arms seem to be quite sturdy, as if they haven't been damaged.

To the extent that some of the [symbols] affixed to the arms fall over the stage with a flicker, there is no indication that the movement will stare.

What strength?

"If the strength was low, the thread would have been cut off."

Both arms are difficult to destroy, even Figaro.

Including the fact that he is a [autopsy immortal] classified as a magic job if we break it up a lot, but he is in hypersonic combat, I can think of...

"Those two arms are Xuan Yu's < Super Embrio >"

The arms shine golden and attack the enemy at supersonic speeds are not biological.

The prosthetic type,.

Its ability trait is' stiff arms stretch fast '.

It's simple in words, but when you see it, you only feel horrible.

Strong, fast, far away.

It's very simple, and then there's no way to deal with it.

"If we can deal with it, it's..."

"Likewise, only simple local forces"

At the same time that the words of Nemesis get into your ears, there is something in your eyes.

Red light and stripped countless [symbols] rambling and the destruction of supersonic speed blowing through hell.

In that hell, it should be noted that Mr. Figaro continued to attack unharmed.

I'm not even doing anything special.

Simply, avoid, play, run.

Avoid hotlines.

Both arms play.

It gradually packs the distance on top of it.

It's a simple fight.

But that level is unusually extreme.

"... wow"

The sooner you can only come up with words like that, the more different the fighting is in character.

It looked like a thoroughbred defense party from the start, but it's not.

Little by little, Mr. Figaro's speed approaching Xunyu is accelerating.

Mr. Figaro is packing his distance little by little, without the attack of Xun Yu ever hitting him.

It would be only a matter of time before we capture Kuniyu himself in time.

Again, as Oz said, Mr. Figaro wins - I realized it when I thought so.

That's not about the two above the arena.

It's about my brother and Marie next door.

The air is changing.

I remember this air.

When I first fought [Demidragworm], when I was attacked by < Super Kill >, and [Gardranda] and [Gozmaize] fights.

An air full of urgency similar to those death fights is emanating from the two of us.

My brother seemed to be looking at something over the clothes and Marie over the shifted sunglasses.

That gaze is directed at one of the monitors installed in the box seat, not the stage, the one with the face of Xun Yu up.

That face hidden in the bills like a john sea.

The face, slightly curled in a mundane clap, was...

"Awakening - Thunderstorm!!"

Moment after moment, something ran.

There are three things I saw.

Play from the inside. The back of the right hand of the flying swift feather.

Be dewy - "[jewel] of monster containment".

And it's a red lightning monster that popped out of [Jewel].

Released at close range, that monster devours Mr. Figaro at first sight with the fangs of thunder light itself.

"Elemental's... rare species"

"Is it a race that has enhanced the attack performance and speed of [Lightning Elementary]? It's a luxurious blind eye."

Blindfolded, quicker than I doubt that word, Mr. Figaro's twin swords cut the lightning monster to a cross.

For a moment.

The Tiger Child monster was only a blind eye to Marie's words.

But when you realize it, in that moment, the golden left hand is winding back to the front of the swift feather.

One [symbol] is caught between its original length, its fingertips, index finger and middle finger.

That was elaborate, elaborate, as if it were a painting - but I felt terrified before I thought it was beautiful.

At the same time, hundreds or thousands of [symbols] sprinkled on the ground in the middle of battle begin to glow red.

- The hallmark of the [Taoist] system is to make your own [symbol] of the consumed item and use it

- And you can also mention that it takes a lot of time to install [symbols] for the use of the major moves.

Right after I remembered those two words,

"True Fire Light - Dragon Hat"

At the same time as the proclamation of Xuan Yu, a giant fire column surrounding most of the field rose.

“Mine" Xuan Yu... It was a sight where his other two names would be remembered.

The fire column is easily broken through the junction separating the stage from the audience, its ceiling part.

On the contrary, he keeps rising from heaven all scorching.

Even our seats are filled with enthusiasm and the audience is filled with screaming things.

But still, there's no harm done to us.

If it were to be damaged, it would be two people on stage.

The attacker, Xuan Yu, is not involved.

The fire pillar has not reached the place where the swift feathers stand.

My right arm, which at some point remained stretched, is also back to its original length.

So, what about Mr. Figaro, who was attacked?

That's no way to avoid it, and it's not exactly something that can be prevented by a sword.

Then what happened?

Fire columns disappear and you see the stage that was closed to flames.

Standing in the midst of pneumonia with ultra-high fever - Mr. Figaro, protected by a spherical barrier, is intact.

"I prevented that with no damage!?"

Marie sounds stunned.

"Is that Mr. Figaro's skill? Or [Superfighter] 's?

'Neither. Equipment skills. The long coat he usually weaves feathers on is an MVP perk. Active Defense Skills Can Block Outside Interference'

Equipment skills.

Is it the same inherent ability of MVP perks as my [Armor] or [Purple Grievance Armor]?

'However, all perimeter defenses have a long cool-time. Once I use it, I can't use 10 minutes. They cut the trump card of defense with the flame now'

"But it should be the same with Xuan Yu who cut the trump card. Monsters are incapable of combat, and there's no second shot if that's all the great magic that uses tons of [symbols]. [Symbol] If it develops the same as it did earlier without"

"Mr. Figaro wins......!

Shortly after I thought that,

"And then the question is what effect another skill activated by Xuan Yu has had."

- Those words came from Luke.

I don't think I knew what Luke was talking about, not just me, but Nemesis, not even Babi.

Only my brother turned his consciousness to Xuan Yu for what he thought, and Marie also saw Xuan Yu as if she noticed something slightly behind.

"Luku, what does another skill mean -?

"Aside from that fire pillar, he would have used his skills, wouldn't he?

"Skills......?

You used it?

At least, I didn't get it.

"Figaro's defensive skills will expire."

The membrane of defense that blocks interference from the outside world disappears.

I was wondering if the supersonic clash would start again with that on the skin... neither of them would move.

Neither Mr. Figaro, who prevented the trump card of Xuan Yu, nor Xuan Yu, who prevented the trump card, move.

The former should be folded, and the latter should be put back on track.

And now even at this time - Xuan Yu was in the mood.

"Stretching hands (tenaga)/stepping feet (asinaga)

The word was still uttered by Luke.

"Luke?"

"That's what he said. Shortly after I let the flames out."

I didn't hear you. There will be a roar of fire columns, and you won't have picked up the audio microphone.

"How did you know?

"Lips, because they were moving. The unique noun doesn't change the movement of your mouth over here."

Is it lip reading?

When did you have that skill... or from real life?

No, rather than that, its name...... is Tenaga Asinaga the name of Xunyu's < Super Embrio >?

Long legged, the name of a Japanese monster, but a name that fits no further into the alien shape of a swift feather.

But the fact that you called that name a skill...

"Named Embrio is the biggest Special Skill...!

I raised my right leg, which Xun Yu had never made slight before.

Its right leg was a golden prosthetic as well as both arms - Super Embrio.

The right toe was as sharp as both arms, but it was grasping something.

It wasn't [symbol], like when I was on my left hand, it was a more obscure form.

Something that seems soft in white, peach, red, and hard to discern colors.

It looked like a human gut to me.

"I missed my heart, Na. Kole, Not Lung Ka '

Mr. Figaro threw up blood and knelt

To be continued