＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ Suburb of Imperial Capital - Home [High-Level Pilot] Hugo Receps

Vanderheim, Imperial capital of Dreiffe.

Speaking of what kind of city this is...... I can speak from two sides.

One is a city like nineteenth-century Europe, a landscape that can only be seen in monochrome, blurry photographs with details.

This < Infinite Dendrogram > is a cutting-edge, retro-extreme city for those of us who lived on Earth in 2045. That's one side of this Vanderheim.

And another aspect of this Vanderheim is the sight in front of me tells the story.

"Ngah!? A new model for both surface and surface stays sunk in the pool and floats!!

"Uh, did the MP run out? If we use the oxygen generator or the pressure resistance defense system as a magic engine, we'll run out of MP."

"After all, the oxygen supply has to be done by conventional chemical methods, and should pressure resistance be handled by design and materials? You shouldn't magically solve everything. It's a robot."

"Don't tell me you're swallowing. Help me pull up [Zelbar TypeM] -!

"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha..."

"Ah. Isn't this sealed and sweet?

"There's water in it. Something went wrong with the packing or the frame."

"So swallow!?"

"Habobo, Jino!?"

Mr. Zelbar, a [technician (engineer)], hesitates by the pool of the experimental pool at a depth of ten meters. I work in data collection and workmanship at hand looking sideways at that. Again, [mechanic (mechanic)] Frosh and RoboRoman. And I'm probably drowning in the water... [Pilot (Driver)] 's Black Sango.

"I'm sorry, they custom-made [Marshall II] custom assembled that the military had asked for, but what were you going to do with the paint?

"Because I'm talking red... that's got to be painted red all over my body. Let's get some more horns."

"I don't need a corner antenna because I don't need it for my comms over here. It's more red than that."

"... no, if the plain body makes the dark green [Marshall II] just red on the shoulder, it'll stay that way too"

"If I told you that, you'd be all red and horned, wouldn't you?"

"Either way, come on"

"" There's no way you can either!! "

"Hin!?

It was Mr Rufia of Tian, who works in the General Affairs Division, who brought the report. In response to the demands brought to me, my policy...... no. MS Geomad and Assault Tripper of [Painter (Painter)] cornering my hobby.

"No, it looks like the owner went to do something and lost and came home."

"Where's the sauce?

"MMO Journal Planter"

"Speaking of which, I'm obsessed with finishing and testing the design, and I haven't checked it out in a while, except..."

"Me too, ahhh"

"What day?

"Five days dashi"

"I won. Seven days."

"... is that a win?

< Infinite Dendrogram > All night long, both within and in real life, and now assembling the parts of < MaginGear > with a mad grin [High-Level Technician (High Engineer)] Nobu Rantan, Dralagan and Black Company.

He causes trouble, hits policies, and overworks while doing his thoughtful creative activities.

"Yeah...... sight as usual"

The death penalty dawned and what's in front of me logged in is the same look of the clan as usual.

This is a huge facility on the outskirts of the Imperial capital Vanderheim, built with an area of 200,000 square meters.

It is the home (home) of the Empire's largest clan, and home to the most advanced technology in the Empire.

Yes, this... the sight of weirdos and weirdos and convoluted commonsense people hanging out in robots is another aspect of this Vanderheim.

These sights are all over the city.

But the Triangle is the largest ever.

Yes, this is a clan created by that guy.

A clan to match each intelligence and “create what you want freely”.

…………

As this city is, there are several aspects to people as well.

If the plan at Gideon is the shadow side of that man's dream, I guess this one is the side of the sun.

"Well..."

Turn your heels back, turn your back on the everyday landscape of the clan, and I go for a place.

That's the heart of this home country.

Clan owner, Mr. It's Franklin's... sister's room.

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"Don't let him get out of the clan."

When he welcomed me into the room, that was the word my sister let go while sitting in the chair.

"... disengaged (fired), is it"

To tell the truth, I was already ready. So I wasn't even surprised.

That fold of the plan, it wasn't heard beforehand...... I betrayed my sister when Plan C, which was hidden, started.

Because if I hadn't unlocked Hell Gate at that time, my sister's plan would have gone a little further as my sister thought.

"By the way, Berdolbel's leaving our clan, too. Well, because he was a guest. I can't imagine this happening."

My sister's tone remains the same, both when you pronounce me fired and when you talk about Mr. Berdolbel.

A man who is an avatar, a mad-scientist in white, Mr. Keep Franklin rolling.

"Belledor Bell was polite enough to leave three new soundtracks in the souvenir. That was a handful of things, and a shame... well, I can't help it."

"... no choice?

"Oh, he was originally in this clan to find a real hero. But in the end, it worked on my plan but I seem to have missed a lot for it. Plus... I guess I had something to think of myself."

That said my sister...... closes her eyes to remind me of something.

"Because I'm hopeless, hey. Even before the war, AR I. CA (Arica) … [The Shooting Down King] ran away.... That kid must be super in Cardina. Making… I'm a limited person."

My sister smiled bitterly... and looked at me.

"You."

That one word is not the word for playing Franklin.

"Why did you come to help me the last time?

It was my sister's own words.

"I should have loved you so much."

"That's not..."

"You felt betrayed by me, didn't you?

My sister overlaps words so as to block my denial.

"It's..."

Answer the question "Did you feel betrayed" and it will be a lie.

I don't do Tian any harm because if I tried it on my sister, I would have been in the calculations to break it from the start.

"So at the end (...) I want to hear it. How did you, then, come to Pandemonium to help me?

Asked.

Asked.

But......

"No, not to me... not to me... I don't know..."

The answer is not in me.

I can't even think about it and it doesn't come to me.

Because before I thought about anything... that's what I was doing.

"I don't know, mon..."

If you noticed, there were zero tears.

It was something that flowed late.

Tears flowed because I heard "the last time," and now I realize I have to break up with my sister, even here.

Finally figured it out.

No matter how terrible you're trying to be from me, no matter if you're lying, betrayed...

Still, I... I like my sister.

"I didn't get an answer when I thought about it... if I moved without thinking about it, I would have."

My sister concluded so to me, crying unable to give a clear answer.

Sister rises up from her chair and walks over to me.

"Then think hard and come to a conclusion next time. Until the end, come to a conclusion that you're comfortable with."

Thus I told him so, wiping my tears with a handkerchief that I had removed from my nostrils.

"Ah..."

That dreaded force application that wipes my eyes... was just like my old sister's.

"Yu. Travel and spread the sight. I used to do that on Earth."

"Huh...?

"Fortunately, the experience in this world...... something about the roots in particular is not to be wasted. If you travel away from me, there must be a lot you can get. So now… not tied to the clan nor to me, but free to see and hear this < Infinite Dendrogram > world. And then... if you want to come back, I'll accept you."

"Sister......"

"Oh, and"

That's what my sister says, she takes something out of the item box.

That was the [garage] where the < maggie > was stored.

"Say goodbye... it's a birthday present. But it's your 15th birthday next Tuesday, right?

"Remember, you were giving me...?

To my inquiry, my sister laughs bitterly.

Then,

"Stupid. I won't forget your birthday."

That's what I said, my sister smiled.

The grin is different from any grin that was stuck on my sister's face in Gideon.

It was... a long time ago... the same gentle smile my sister and I had when we lived together.

"Sister Francesca......"

Tears that should have been wiped are wetting my cheeks again.

Oh, I finally get it.

Like that demon said, I wasn't trying to face my sister's bad side.

The bad side of it does exist and may have tormented many.

But... there was.

The kindness of my sister, like a sunset, to me too.

It's not an illusion... it really happened.

"Sister...... thank you............ see you someday"

"Yeah, you. See you sometime..."

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As such, I left the clan.

When I left my sister's room, Cuco appeared from her left hand, who until then had not shown herself.

"You're doing great, Hugo."

"... yeah"

"I'm glad you got it right, lady."

"Cuco......"

Apparently, this usually poisonous partner of mine was watching me and my sister have a conversation.

"Cuco, there is."

"Whatever you are, you're both responsible, aren't you? It's a little bit like this, because you two are so familiar with each other."

............... Cuco, I guess that statement ruins everything too much......

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■ [Archdeacon] Mr. Franklin.

I'm dropping you off from my room over the monitor.

A large crowd of clan members were gathered around you trying to leave the facility and travel at some point.

You must have come to see Yu off because you have been notified by now that you are going on a journey.

We all spare our goodbyes, but we encourage you.

I've been in our clan for a little over a month in real life, but Yu was liked by all the members on that one.

The roots are too good, so it looks like you've been baking a lot.

Speaking of which, that kid normally remembers the names of hundreds of members of the clan.

I wonder if it's a favorite factor around here.

Speaking of being liked, the women are crying in circles. That's Yu's fan club that was only made in the clan.

Yeah, yeah, no, that kid, that's a girl in there, right?

I'm a woman, too, but I wonder if it's something that won't be noticed.

Or do you feel like a Takarazuka fan?

I don't get it.

"Hey, don't get lonely"

'Right.... I have good arms. I'll have fewer test pilots'

"I also wanted you to test the [ultrasonic death revolver catapult]..."

Wait, I didn't hear about that nice named device.

"Wow, the contents are also handsome."

"Just the look. The good-looking guy's there."

"Beautiful woman's life is thin..."

You're not dead, are you?

"The pilot with the precious Maiden..."

'It was a painting, nah. thin book too.'

"Oh, I'll send you a new issue of the owner and Mr. Hugo when I can"

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"But I wish the owners could come and drop me off at the exit."

'No, it's about that guy. He could be spying on us with surveillance cameras around there. "

"Hack it and crush the camera's network -?

'... we'll recover later, won't we?

I hope they don't break the surveillance grid on their facility in the first place.

Though it is true that you are peeking.

That is how the drop-off of the members goes on for a long time.

Only a month...... here it seemed that Yu was totally familiar with this clan over the course of three months.

…………

A month ago, I was the one who invited Yu to the clan.

Instead of saying that, you invited her to < Infinite Dendrogram >.

If it was meant to be, I guess I could have invited you earlier.

I didn't think of the wonder and the idea until recently.

But when the empire prevailed in the war against the kingdom, and then also defeated the man who made me Despena, and the < Triangle of Wisdom > as a clan also reached its peak... I accidentally thought of inviting Yu.

I don't know if that's because I wanted that kid to see what I created, or because I could afford to invite that kid.

But then, for the first time in years, I was determined to meet Yu.

So me and you reunited in this < Infinite Dendrogram > land.

............... Though I didn't expect to come in with a different gender avatar just like me.

You had a hard time rendezvous then.

That girl I haven't seen in years was a very good one.

For some reason I was a knight or prince in a stage play with a stiff, distracted roll, but still the roots haven't changed.

Since Embrio was Maiden, he also knew he cared about the existence of what he called Tian in this world. That's the same kindness that she is.

Yes, that kid is really sweet.

It's just that kid is making one mistake.

"No, it's like I made a mistake,"

It's not just for that kid that I'm getting that kid out of the clan and off on a journey.

Though that is one of the reasons...... the reason lies with me.

That's a very simple thing.

"If that kid was close to me - something I couldn't do worse than that"

The plan crushed both Plan C and Plan D.

Then the next time you take action... and get rid of those who beat me, you need to take a more out-of-town approach than that.

The stops hang on me when that kid is beside me then.

In retrospect, this plan could have been hit with more relentless hands as well.

That child's presence is my healing, but in order to win, it becomes a brake.

Whatever it is, now that kid's gone.

He was my beloved sister, the one who wanted to show me tenderness, and the brake of conscience left.

Now I can... go beat the enemy (...).

I have no choice but to win over my enemies who defeated me (...).

"Wash your neck and wait - Ray Sterling"

I put a thought (hatred) on my enemies... and said so.

To be continued