＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Fighter] Figaro

"Let's Take It"

Shu accepted Mr. Drill Mo's request to kill God in one word.

Though I was worried... Shu said he made an instant call.

We have to do something about that tiger. We can't get out of the way, Bear.

Indeed, if the junction is not broken as it is, it will live trapped within the junction of this mountain all the time at worst.

I don't like that.

That's no different than over there.

"... Now, depending on the pattern, if you are all destroyed, the tiger may also unravel and go somewhere." That's not the possibility I want. So, Lord Figa, what do you do, Kumar?

Asked by Shu,

"I'll do it."

I also... accept the request of "God Killer”.

[Quest [Crusade - [Out of bounds Tiger Closer] Difficulty: Eight] occurred]

[Please check the quest screen for quest details]

At the same time, an announcement of receipt of the quest was displayed.

... Oh, I haven't seen this since I first tried my quest at a party and failed.

"Oh, thank you, Mog!

"Thank you bears after you finish this quest. And now I want to hear more than I can bow my head."

To the drill mos who bow their heads deeply and thank them, Shu said so and cut out the question.

"I have generally understood the tiger and your history in previous stories. But don't you really have any more idea about the damn wolf? And if you have any information other than sending out a shadow wolf, I'd like to hear it."

"No mog......"

'Right. Then somehow see what's going on on on the ground......, is there any way to see the tiger and wolf battles in the black junction to be exact? There's no way to assemble a winning muscle like this.

"If that's the case... please wait a minute, Mog"

That's what Mr. Drill Mo said, stood up and took his seat off.

Only me and Shu, and the dragon villagers, will be left in the assembly hall.

Look, the villagers all look tired.

That's so much so that even I know the race is different.

I couldn't help it.

They were suddenly attacked by a terrible werewolf bucket, and then trapped in this mountain by the tiger they were serving.

There were some seriously injured, and he also said it would be life-threatening if we didn't get to the city soon.

And to save the lives of our families, we have to kill the God we have worshipped.

... If they are in a position, they deserve to be physically and mentally depressed.

"Um..."

All the while, one of the villagers... a little girl talks to me about that.

But somewhere, he also looks scared against this one.

... Oh, I thought < master > seemed like a very strong thing to them.

"What's going on?

I try not to scare you, but listen back in a calm voice.

"Um, are you going to put that kabe on me?

"... yeah"

Precisely, you're going to go kill the tiger that was their patron saint.

But I don't think that's a very good story for a child.

For this kid, it's all about us being locked up.

"Please."

The girl,

"Please take care of yourself..."

He bowed his head deeply to me and said so in a crying voice.

"Brother?

"The kid's brother is one of the warriors who fought during the Wolf raid, Mog..."

…………

That means one of those who is still wandering the frontier of life and death.

This child is now frightened by the fear of losing her family.

The other dragon people on this scene, as well.

…………

I don't know how to respond.

Because I couldn't do anything... I've never lived and asked anyone to do it before.

Because earlier, if Shu hadn't answered me first... I might still have been lost in my response.

"Give me a break..."

But.

"... yeah"

But now... I wanted to reassure this girl.

We'll take care of it.

Little by little, think of your best words,

"We will... help you."

Make the best smile and I'll answer that to her.

"... thank you!

The girl's expression became bright enough for me to understand.

I wonder how much I had in mind.

"Um, this!

That's what the girl says and offers me one brooch.

"What's this?

"It's an oar! Instead, where my old man and old man were going, I got it..."

"From your father and mother..."

Isn't that something very important to her?

"I can't have it. 'Cause it's an important amulet, isn't it?

"Yes, but... it's better if you stay... because I want you to stay..."

That's what she said and made me grip the brooch.

"... ok"

I received the brooch and equipped it with only one empty accessory.

"Your brother will help us."

That's what I swore to the amulet brooch the girl gave me.

◇

"Thanks for waiting, Mog"

A little while after receiving the brooch from the girl, Mr. Drill Mo came back with some equipment.

That was like an oval look.

"What's that?

"This is one of the magic items your ancestors brought from the Yellow River, Mog. You can see footage within a kilometer radius, Mog."

It's convenient.

Was it originally used as a surveillance camera or something?

Seeing the dust on him, though he seemed to have been punished for a while.

"This a properly moving bear?

"Yeah, I move it once a year with motion checks, Mog"

Mr. Drill Mo touches a magic item that resembles his appearance with a slightly obnoxious gesture.

Shortly afterwards, the visual appearance showed footage.

"I saw it. It's inside that black junction, Mog."

"This is..."

In the footage shown, two giant beasts were fighting hard.

One is a tiger dyed all over his body in a single color of pale.

Without stripes he was like a leopard, but his face was clearly a tiger.

The other one, Black Wolf.

Even though it's black body hair, it's red as only my back dyed it for some reason.

……

When the footage showed and I saw the two of them, for some reason Shu tilted his neck.

"That wolf......"

I wondered what happened to the wolf, but now to concentrate on the two struggles, I return my gaze to appearance.

The two forces shown in the appearance were in different digits.

Both are giant yet much more agile than small dogs and cats.

Because of the difference in AGI, I can't see the movement anywhere.

In addition, its ability was abnormal.

Black wolves produce countless wolves from their own shadows - the [shadow wolves] we fought for.

Count dozens. All of them strip their fangs and attack the tiger.

The tiger, however, prevents them all.

It creates several translucent circular barriers in the air that inhibit its special attack.

[Shadow Wolf] 's assaulted barrier wobbles only slightly in impact, but not a scratch.

Immediately after, the barrier rotates, tearing [the shadow wolf] apart like an electric round saw.

But wolves don't move with it either, creating dozens of new [shadow wolves].

".................. strong"

That was the word that came naturally out of my mouth when I saw the battle between the two.

Neither can compare to the monsters I've fought before.

It's like putting feathers and dumbbells on both scales.

But at the same time...... my chest hits.

When I first saw a duel in the Spiritual Capital arena, or more, this heart beats faster.

It's not fear, it's excitement.

In response to the fact that we are going to fight the strong against each other.

"... Mr. Drill Mo. The only request is from the tiger, can I take down the wolf too?

Looking at the video of the appearance, Shu asks.

"Huh?"

"Defeating a tiger is unlikely to keep the wolf from retreating. Then you should also defeat the wolf '

That made sense.

The purpose of this one is to lift the junction that holds back our escape to the outside world, that is, that tiger crusade.

But that's convenient here, and it has nothing to do with that wolf.

By the time you intervene in the battle... there's a good chance that the tiger will come at us or the dragon people.

If I get attacked by that one during the transport of the injured, I can't even see it.

"Wow, I get it. Layer it up, please, Mog!

"Lord Figa would be nice, wouldn't he?

"Yeah."

[Quest [Crusade - [Lonely Wolf Shadow Faeul] Difficulty: Eight] Occurred]

[Please check the quest screen for quest details]

Upon acknowledgment, an announcement was made that the quest occurred again.

"... Difficulty even though I haven't had a single successful quest yet: I didn't think I'd be going two eights at the same time"

"It's a bear too. If you want to take safety precautions, wait till one of the two dies, and then the other is weakened, but this is nothing."

I guess.

'Even if we keep killing each other for a week, we're still so full of energy. You don't know when it's gonna end, and... you don't have that much time to wait, do you?

Now the seriously wounded in this village are at Seto's side of their lives.

If those two struggles continue for another week... many of the seriously wounded will lose their lives.

As soon as possible, we must break the line and transport them to the city.

'Ma, if I'm serious, I just wanted you to speak to me a week ago, okay? Lord Figa is here because of you. "

"Are you counting on me?

"Oh. The type like you who gets excited about difficulties before is much better than the guy who gives up before he does"

Though I may indeed be excited.

"Am I excited?

"Look in the mirror, you're not laughing."

I see.

I'm excited.

Whenever I read the word "excited" in a book, I didn't even feel it because I had no experience.

Now...... no.

"Right. I'm scared... but I'm looking forward to it."

This is what "excites me" means.

Any fear of refraining from struggle is comforting.

Though I may be careless in such an emergency... I am excited for the first time in my life right now.

"Lord Figa is a brain muscle kumar."

"I don't think so. More than that, how far do you think Shu can go?

Whether we're going to fight or not, those two are just as strong as we are today.

I can't afford it, and I don't know if it's possible to win in the first place...

"We're gonna win."

Shu said yes, I assured you.

"How likely are we to win"

"Possibilities? Low. They're both way ahead of us, and that's two of them. You have a high success rate."

Let it look a little out of the way, then.

"But"

Shu said,

'It's always possible, with our will.

It would be on the other side of a few decimal places with zeros lined up.

The only time there is no possibility is when you have given up on grasping the future itself.

As long as we don't give up our will and choose the future, even on the other side of the decimal point, the possibilities won't go away. "

Maybe that's the reason he's lived and made it up so far.

He had a theory he could not make for someone like me who had spent his life doing nothing.

'So I'll do it all (...) to take the chance of winning. That's all. Do you understand, Lord Figa?

"Possibilities…?"

Hearing his words, being questioned, I look back on my life.

Possibility.

It's... there's nothing in that closed world that I couldn't do anything about.

Because I was just a basket of love to sleep in.

Because I didn't even have a future to grab.

So......

"Just have enough."

"That's what happened."

Shu chuckles as he slaps me on the shoulder.

Of course, the look on Gurumi's face doesn't change the shards, but inside of it I felt him laugh.

"I'll do it, Lord Figa. The tiger and the wolf."

"Yeah. Let's do it, Shu"

Me and Shu met each other in the back of the hand.

As those who have been “comrades of war” since ancient times do to each other.

To be continued