＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ Wangdu Althea Adventurer Guild [Holy Knight] Ray Sterling

My father-in-law is.

The boy did say that.

"Your father-in-law is the master, so he'll never die.... but I haven't been home in six months... so I want you to look for me..."

The boy, weeping in front of the counter, says why he tried to ask for it.

"Soon, my brother or sister... will have a stepfather and a mother's child. So I want you to meet my stepfather too..."

The boy said that far, crying out and leaning down.

The way it looks...... shakes my heart.

But at the same time, there was something to be concerned about.

"Senior, I have a few questions…"

"Jesus on whether I can marry NPC. Let me say yes only in theory about whether we can have children."

That's what the senior answered as he prefaced my question.

Yes, the latter is what I wanted to hear.

"If you are the age at which it is possible under real life law - eighteen years of age or older in Japan - you can marry NPC and other players... and“ deep communication ”of child making"

... Well, there are [women] and [whores].

There will naturally be that “deep communication”.

For the record, once upon a time, I was like, "Is this a job like a demon?" It was Luke who had questioned, "but that was only about jobs in Dendro, and he usually knew about women outside Dendro.

"I was grasping it because it's common sense," he said. Is a woman common sense even at Luke's age?

And let's get back to talking to the seniors.

I'm stopping a little because I was thinking about it.

"... was it still too early to talk about that"

He looked seriously troubled with his hands on his mouth.

"No, because I'm of okay age..."

I've noticed since I said it, but no, I'm supposed to be unlocked by now... "deep communication".

Maybe not.

"Really? Then I'll continue the conversation. Acts are possible even for players, but certain problems make it almost impossible to achieve a child because of the result of the act."

"What's that?

"... watch a little"

That's what the senior said, taking a knife and a handkerchief out of the item box. Neither is a substitute for any weird philosophy.

…………

That's how the senior remained silent - putting the knife on his palm and stabbing him in the tip.

"Nah!?"

Suddenly, I rise from my chair in surprise.

But...

"... aye, aye"

In the senior's hand, the knife was not stabbed.

No matter how many times you try to stick it out, the knife doesn't stab a senior in the hand.

One of these days I'm going to be worried about this one, but my senior hand won't get hurt.

Normally, my palms are rarely stabbed and no wonder, but I don't even have a mole in my senior hand.

I'm starting to feel like, "Am I watching my senior tricks?"

and stopped the senior from moving the knife.

"... excuse me. I tried to bleed a little to explain, but my END (endurance) was too high for my teeth to stand with this knife"

"Oh......"

Speaking of which, my senior job was [shield giant].

And because he was skilled once to Kanst, his senior defense seems to be considerable.

... I think it's harder than that palm or my armor.

"I have no choice, so let's explain without presenting the actual item. Ray, you've never seen a player become a death penalty... have you?"

"It is, yes"

I've seen quite a few in the past month.

"At that time, the splashed blood, the fluids, have also become particles of light and disappeared."

"... right"

The first thing I associate with you is Mr. Ray's battle, which I once saw on the crystal.

Both the body fluids and skin of the meat dissolved in the drool of the < Master > defeated by Mr. Raleigh had at the same time become dust of light and were extinguished.

"The same phenomenon as that also occurs with normal logout"

"Same phenomenon?

"For example, if I had stained this handkerchief with blood and then logged out... that blood would also disappear when I logged out"

"... I see"

I mean, is this what seniors are trying to say?

"You can't have children because“ fluid ”disappears at the same time as you log out,"

"It will."

That's... I wouldn't be able to have kids.

You need to log out every now and again.

"It's just the reasoning that" in the fetus, for the period until the fetus establishes itself as a fetus, you might be able to do so if you keep logging in "

I see. It fits reason.

I understand the logic that if it becomes an established one life, not a gene attached to an egg, it will not disappear.

"But that's..."

Hard.

Even though I was imprisoned yesterday and just couldn't log out for less than a third of a day, I remembered considerable urination and hunger.

It will be impossible to keep that thing going for days to weeks until you have a fetus......

"Then who's that kid's brother or sister?"

"The most probable is the child who was created by injustice with another Tian, and the next is" Tian, whose father-in-law was deceiving the Master, "and the two most serious children, the last of which is the case that established the earlier reasoning."

Seniors gave them three possibilities before saying, "However, in the next case, extreme sentences apply. Because Tian is not allowed to perjure himself as" being a master, "he added.

"... then as far as I'm concerned, I'd like to wish for a third."

The first two have a bad aftertaste, no matter what you think.

"In any case, it's unlikely to be a good ending,"

"Why not? And the third one is to find his stepfather... Ah."

"Have you noticed"

Yes, you can find it.

But that's... not this one (...) likely.

"Earlier, we would have talked about special notes on finding people. That's about looking for someone who hasn't logged in for a long time... and won't be around for a long time. You know why, right?

I guess so.

It is absolutely impossible for Tian to find < Master > while logging out.

And even if... Finding people in real life is extremely difficult.

That's why we have to hire a detective to look for him.

Still unlikely to be found. Anyway, Dendro's players are all over the world, and the only information we have on the searcher is what's inside Dendro.

"Looking for < Master > who hasn't logged in for a long time is an impossible quest. Plus...... staying away from < Infinite Dendrogram > for a long time would mean you're already looking at retirement. I think it's hard to convince you of that."

…………

What the seniors are saying is correct.

In fact, I can see that both Tian and Master around the boy have already given up and avoided getting involved.

That's understandable.

Absolutely impossible for Tian, who has no body in real life.

Even so, the success rate is low, and it is understandable that there is no point in running around in real life and searching for people because of events in Dendro in the first place.

I can understand...

"Senior"

"What is it?"

Still, I decided not to see the boy leaning over there crying because

"Excuse me, today's promise, can you do it again?

"Why not?

"I'm going to ask you to find her."

- The aftertaste was bad.

"... as I said earlier, this is an impossible request"

"Perhaps so. But what I overlook like this is the bad aftertaste."

…………

To my words, the seniors were thinking with their hands on their mouths again.

A natural reaction. I'm aware that I'm saying I can't do it myself.

I don't want to keep this serious and kind senior attached to that impossibility.

"Seniors?"

"Then I'll stay with you, too"

But the senior response was against my expectations.

"But... is that okay?

"I told you I'd leave the choice of today's quest to you."

That's what he did say.

But it's about a normal quest….

"And if I borrow your word,"

The senior looked me in the eye quietly,

"It's bad aftertaste to just break up with yourself here."

Yes, he said it gently.

"... thank you"

A deep thank you to the seniors... I took my seat.

Approach the boy leaning by the counter, crouching and gazing.

And put your hands on the boy's shoulder... and tell him slowly.

"I'll take your request."

"... Huh?

The boy seemed very surprised.

That eye says, "Really?," he says.

I nodded so hard at the boy's gaze... I said this.

We'll find your stepfather.

As a result, me and the seniors take the quest.

Target is Impossible Quest, "Find."

Aim...... Happy Ending.

Quest, start.

To be continued