＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

First door breakthrough, right?

"That's how it is."

Escape from the central arena and the battle against the PK that was waiting for you in the square.

With the tactics Luke proposed in advance, he was able to defeat his opponent with less damage than this one with all his might.

When using Hell's Chi, I was concerned about whether there were ordinary people around the square.

However, some of the advanced players in the arena resembled Radar, so they were able to carry out the attack after checking their safety.

This one was able to fight at the forefront with tactics that used [charm] as well as the cancellation of enemy magic by [Chanting Gloves Valtbourg], which Luke had also obtained since then.

Along the way, I thought I was going to die by accident of my opponent, but I live forever thanks to the [substitute dragon scale] that had been handed to my brother before I left the arena.

"Counter Absorption" may have prevented it, but it's low on stock. I've only recovered once since yesterday's [Gozmaids] battle, so it's more than anything I could have kept warm.

But... I could tell from earlier fights and encounters with Xuan Yu before the Super Clash started, but that's also by no means an invincible skill. There's nothing you can do if you don't notice your opponent's attack and activate it, or if you don't activate it in time in the first place.

You should also consider the shortcomings of your skills in the forthcoming struggle.

But even with that problem, we were able to destroy the PK that was in the square in front of the arena.

Mostly according to Luke's outlook.

... Looking back like this, Luke is amazing. It's insane.

"From what I can tell, Mr. Ray's out of common sense, too, right?

"Don't respond to the voice of your heart naturally"

"Oh, excuse me. But it's easy to understand what Mr. Ray thinks."

Really?

'Cause it's easy on your face. Even I don't have to tell the default story to figure it out, do I?

Is it that easy to understand......

Then I'll wear a walkie to hide my expression too... no, it's not in the boulder.

"Mr. Ray seems to look good in a dog outfit or something."

"I don't know if this is a hamster. Tori? '

"Let's not ratty. This is still a wolf."

'No, with a panda to go with the Kumani Sun...'

"Will you stop!?"

gossip.

We are now on our way to Gideon's West Gate.

After the battle in Central Square, our escape team from the arena broke up on all sides.

And I chose the west, accompanied by several people, including Luke.

Now I'm on silver. It's the shape of me running the lead.

By the way, I wasn't on silver because it was a riot earlier in the fight. If I'd been on it, that offensive magic would have melted just silver.

Back to the story, behind me running in silver is Luke and Babi riding Marilyn.

Plus three, a woman's < master > is following Luke.

Perhaps he came here because he has a super beautiful boy Luke.

I can't help it. I know how you feel.

"So, Mr. Ray. I'm late to ask, but why are we headed west?

…………

Yeah, like Luke said, I'm headed west with an idea.

More precisely, somehow… certain words are caught.

- My destiny is west.

That's the word I heard when I broke up with Hugo.

Words I heard from Hugo, the < master > of the Empire of Drife.

Words I heard from Hugo, who belongs to the Clan.

Hugo said.

Said it was the biggest clan in Drife.

That is to say, a clan owned by Franklin, the top clan ranking in Drife.

Words were added then to deceive, but their sincerity was probably......

"There's something to the west"

Unless Hugo expected me to think this and lied... something.

And I think Hugo's not the kind of guy who lies like this.

That's why I'm heading west.

You convinced me of something, Luke nods and walks with me.

That's how we headed straight to the west gate.

But if Hugo's words are correct and there is truly something at the west gate.

I'm sure at that time... he'll stand up for himself.

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■ Hundred Metels Over Dueling City [Night Lounge] Upper

Covered flying monsters [Night Lounge] flying all the way west as they blend into the night sky.

With his hips down on its back, Franklin was operating the terminal at hand - something akin to a tablet device that was popular in the 2010 's.

"All the turnovers in Central Square are wiped out. The results are within our expectations, but they're too early."

"What are you looking at?

"Go ahead -"

Franklin took the same device he was operating from the item box and handed it to Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth dropped her gaze on the terminal handed to her, there was a map of Gideon displayed.

At the same time, light points that exceed a thousand are displayed.

But 80% of them were inside the central arena.

"Is this one...?

The number of light points is high but too small for the total number of humans in Gideon.

Then Elizabeth thought it might be someone in Gideon and narrowed it down to Master.

"You're right. You're not stupid. I like it because I talk to people who aren't stupid fast."

"I don't care if you say you like me."

When Elizabeth answered that, Franklin said, "What's wrong?" That's right! That's normal, isn't it? I said, "I laughed.

The reaction was unpleasant for Elizabeth, but more than that, it was strange why she would react like that.

"That guy hasn't even noticed that yet, has he? Perhaps it is not natural for anyone who killed all the royals of the Song more than himself to take the throne of the king."

"I've been wandering for a while now."

"That's because there's a difference in the prerequisite information that you and I have. Let's get back to it, as you can guess, this is a map of the location of the Master who is currently in Gideon. of real time (...)."

Over a thousand light points are each moving on the terminal.

This map shows information from a surveillance network sent by a Franklin handmade secret surveillance monster received and illustrated by a receiving terminal created by Franklin's Clan.

Franklin had been sprinkling them all over the city a little bit from a few days before the execution of the plan.

However, as a result of having advanced covert abilities and the ability to identify < master >, only location information can be transmitted as information, which is a substitute for not knowing who is there.

But that's fine with Franklin.

This map only needs to be able to identify the location and the enemy allies.

I want you to tell me one thing.

"What is it?

"I know this one, Aoi and Aoi, but this one"

"Yep. Red is our handler. Blue is the kingdom side. Yeah, red sounds like an enemy, but I like red, so hey."

The round light points displayed are divided into two colors: red and blue. Pre-registered Franklin's side is displayed with a red light point.

In total, red is considerably less than blue.

However, since most of the blue fits in the central arena, there is little difference between red and blue when viewed in the city of Gideon.

And if you want to add more information,

"It's blue in this downtown area, but there won't be more than half of them who can withstand the battle. Most are non-combatants who are not interested in dueling, or third class who didn't get tickets to tonight's main event even if they wanted to see a duel"

Accordingly, the blue light points have disappeared one after the other in order of proximity to the red light points.

Franklin's gestures have been handed a terminal in the hands of Franklin and Elizabeth, with the exception of the central square turnover set.

Therefore, we can find the blue light point - the < master > of the kingdom and destroy it sequentially.

One of the few exceptions is that the blue light point that just popped out of the Grand Arena instantly wiped out the red light point in Central Square.

Naturally. Central Square turnovers are a weak category among the turnovers.

By contrast, the turnovers are stronger than they are playing downtown. I don't delay early for non-combatant positions and third-rate opponents.

But...

"But I'm here a little bit, aren't I? Someone who wasn't weak enough to go watch today's main event."

A number of red light points disappear on the terminal.

If you look, there is a blue light point in the position where the red light point disappeared.

"It's this map that I've prepared to make it easier to find“ exceptions ”like that."

When Franklin squeals like that, the terminal shivers.

When I operated the terminal, I heard voices from it.

"Yes, help me, Franklin! The“ Masked Cavalry "ranked sixth in the Duel Rankings...!? '

"Lizaaaa kiwik!!"

Immediately after that audio, communication is interrupted with the explosion sound, and the only noise left is emitted.

Franklin pressed the button on the terminal to cut communication.

"Is it sixth? Uh, they say there are others at this minute. I think I have a job for him and that kid."

Franklin laughed niggardly,

"Club, C3"

I told the terminal so.

Elizabeth didn't know what the word meant.

But a little bit, the shock sounds violently coming from somewhere in Gideon.

Looking at the map, I thought I had defeated Franklin's gesture earlier and the blue light point was gone.

Where there was a blue light point, there was a red “club” mark.

"Club?"

That's one of the suits of cards.

Trumps also exist in this < Infinite Dendrogram >, and poker and blackjack are enjoyed in casinos and elsewhere.

Therefore, Elizabeth also understood that it was Trump's club. (I was wondering if the club would be black)

"Oh, this mark is special. The other red dots are the ones I hired this time, but hey, Mark's dots are his own power."

…………

If you drop your eyes on the terminal, there are three light points indicated by the mark.

The first is an earlier club. He's turning off the blue light point ahead of him as he travels here and there. It also has the power to turn off red light points, all the blue light points of the "Exception”.

The second is the heart. Located near the west gate of Gideon and immovable. But...... the blue light point approaching the west is extinguishing without one exception.

And the third is diamonds. I'm slowly moving west. This is... I can tell by comparing the map to the surroundings, but it would be Franklin himself.

Elizabeth realized that there were three more scary things than monsters and turnovers, and that they were hanging out on this Gideon night.

But at the same time I think.

(clubs, hearts, diamonds...... Ha)

That's a natural question.

(What's the spade... where?

The most ominous suite, meaning 'sword', or 'death', did not exist on this map.

"Do you care about spades?

Franklin utters words, as if he had read Elizabeth's mind.

"That doesn't show up on this map, does it? Plus, it's for Plan D, so it won't even show up."

"Plan, D?

"Yeah, if it's plan A now, yeah. I'm not trying to screw this up either."

That's what Franklin said...... changed the course of the [Night Lounge] a little bit.

I wondered why. When Elizabeth looked at the terminal, there were two blue light points on the path of the diamond.

The path is now slightly off to avoid light points.

"Is this map also meant to make fun of the Master?"

"Yeah, I'm weak, so I don't want to fight myself."

As for Franklin, he also stepped on the idea that there was no such thing as someone who could nurse the downward cover-up capability of the [Night Lounge] earlier.

"Even if I fought, the only thing that could defeat me beyond the monster's walls... that would be about all of you who are just like me."

Franklin drops his gaze on the map again, laughing with a bump.

The city of Gideon is unchanged and confused, and the diamonds that show Franklin in its map travel slowly through the deserted field.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Two seconds later, until a blue light point appears directly behind (...) the mark of the diamond indicating itself.

In an attempt to look back behind his surprise at the indication, Franklin was stroked off his carotid artery.

Then a monster as strange as a bullet bursts through Franklin's body.

The damage goes beyond Franklin alone, with countless explosions on the back of the [Night Lounge] - becoming intolerable, dropping altitude, and crashing.

Franklin witnessed in a glaring and chaotic vision.

Someone (...) wrapped in a black (...) has the moment to jump back and hold Elizabeth, who passed out in the shock of the explosion.

(.................. uh)

Franklin looked familiar wrapped in the shadow.

(Speaking of which, you were there. But whoever defeated Super.)

Super Kill.

Remembering the presence of PK, so called, [Night Lounge], which carried the dying Franklin, crashed into Gideon's alley.

To be continued