＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Armored Pilot] Hugo Receps

Death is the greatest thing that stops life.

If good deeds, evil deeds, anything dies, it stops there.

There is an undead in this < Infinite Dendrogram >, but that is not a complete death, it has just shifted to a life called undead.

The end of death is in everything, and it should be irrevocable.

My Cuco, my < Embrio >, was born with the power to impose the price of death because I believe it is irrevocable.

But the [Murder Princess] Emily in front of me wasn't.

[Murder Princess] Emily, who should have been the dust of light, is back in front of us.

Not even a temporary first death as... cannot be given to this Emily.

Emily, I can't stop you.

"Hey..."

I wasn't the only one who was devastated by that fact.

It was in the form of an alert raid from the outside to surround Emily, but she wasn't able to move for a few seconds in my physical time to understand what was going on in front of her.

I, too, couldn't move that time.

And the killing begins.

In sight, other masters are killed one after the other.

A transcendent who has a status of breaking and is instantly resurrected in an attempt to die.

The top < master > I've ever seen. Beyond even my master, I feel a threat even close to that [Destroyer King] who fought my sister.

"... ugh! Squeeze the target to more than 10,000 < MASTER > to restart!

"Lager."

Nearly ten < masters > were dead even in the seconds before I reconfigured and restarted Hell Gate

Ultrasonic manoeuvre. In turn from those who were nearby, she waves her axe and feeds off.

I can only see the remnants, but I can understand that she is searching for her prey...

And for a moment, I tasted the feeling of my spine being frizzy.

The feeling made me understand that I was being targeted and - unlike earlier - that she saw me as an “enemy”.

"Hell, Gate...!?"

And sooner than I redeployed The Hell Gate, the sound of something knocking on [White Rose] 's armor and… the shock that even passes to the cockpit sounded.

[White Rose], which should be a weight commensurate with heavy armor, steps back.

"... ugh!

However, it jumps backwards as it operates and takes a little distance.

After a moment of floating, the shock, which could not be absorbed by the absorber, rocked the cockpit.

"...... ku"

"Cuco!?"

"Daiji, bu. They just gave it to me... They gave me a little (...), but that's how it came to pass. The one that came under this."

This [White Rose] has the biggest defense capabilities in the Triple Defense of Skill Reduction, Cuco's Ice Armor, and Body Armor.

But now the axe throw had penetrated those defenses to the main armor.

'What is the damage to the armor...?

"Hey, I just got distracted"

The damage is still taking place.

... but the mythical metal alloy armor made by my sister is immune from destruction even in axe attacks.

Then I can still stand it.

But it doesn't last long when she herself has made a series of attacks, not throws.

'Emily,...!

"... Oops"

The Hellgate worked for the second time, and Emily was [frozen] again.

But the axe flies again, crushing and killing Emily,... and resurrecting her.

…………

But the resurrected Emily didn't chase this one, she was after the others.

Now she is unreasonable in her offensive behavior, as if she had used Berserk-based skills.

I don't see a clear priority for the target to attack, and instead of us using Hell Gate, we are launching a gradual attack on the surrounding < Master >.

... or maybe he's attacking someone close to him or a high level < master > as a priority.

If that's the case, we shouldn't be so high on priority right now, with levels far from Kanst and distances away.

"- Negative - Negative"

While she kills, [frozen] in Hellgate, she is crushed by an axe, or repeatedly revived while taking lethal damage with other Master's Special Abilities.

... It's like hell.

"No Kiri......"

"Anything wrong?

'... if there is, destroying that axe'

Perhaps those two axes are Emily's.

Once it's gone, she can't use her resuscitation skills.

'... but I can't destroy that axe'

One of the masters activated a Special Ability in an attempt to destroy an Axe that still flies.

However, the Axe killed the Master without going into one of his Special Abilities.

The destruction of Arms' Super Embrio is not easy.

Even if that [Corpse Immortal] Xuan Yu used his < Super Embrio > nails, it should be noted that he was unable to destroy [Super Fighter] Figaro's < Super Embrio >.

Unless that [Superfighter] Figaro pulled up his own < Super Embrio > effect, like he didn't break his Xun Yu nails.

At least, destroying that axe is impossible with [White Rose] fire power.

I'm sure that would be the same for the master.

[Destroyer King] of the kingdom might be able to... but that can't even be hoped for.

"I can't punch my hands......"

Ray or Luke who fought me, maybe he can find a winner from this situation as well.

But I can't...

Not me... I can't stop that child from killing.

'... can I stay like this?

'There's no good reason! But...'

I can't do anything anymore...

I don't know what to do in this situation...

"Hugo…" To be a knight for the protection of women "

'... Huh?

Cuco said that quietly when my heart was about to complain of weakness.

"Cuco? Suddenly, what...?

'That's what you glanced at Hugo (...), isn't it?

'............... it'

Surely that is what I wanted from Hugo.

Being a knight to protect women.

Defeating the tragedy that afflicts vulnerable women.

of beautiful flowers… who become thorns.

The figure I was looking for and playing in Hugo.

I entrusted it to Hugo...... Wish.

'Keep it up, that one won't hold up. I'm sure one of you will have a lot of shivers, too. "

…………

For I am good from thy twist. Therefore I will bring thee up, and I will bring thee up into thine midst.

When those words were thrown at me, I felt hugged by Cuco, who was now supposed to be [White Rose] 's armor.

For I will bring thee. Don't give up on me. "

Cuco's words are:

"Don't turn away from me..."

"Cuco......"

Her words with the name of Iced Hell (Coquitos) were... very warm.

So when Cuco's words reached his chest, he was remembering another... word with my heart.

-You 're too drunk, young lady.

Words that were thrown away when I was once lost and unable to progress or retreat on my own.

He has friends in common with me and hits me with all the words that dictate people's hearts... the words of the boy I hate the most in this < Infinite Dendrogram >.

But I do.

His words determine my heart, because he kept on speaking and exposing the truth of my heart, which I keep from seeing.

Now I have also hallucinated his words, because I myself recognize the sole.

But now his words push my back.

At the same time, I recall one sight.

Even in front of the mighty enemy, he never retreated... looking like one master.

"... don't turn your back, Hugo (I)"

Pick your own choice, move on.

No matter how powerful and inexperienced they are.

At least those two shouldn't have had anything to retreat from with it.

"... choose, Hugo (I)"

Besides, there's something clearly different now than then.

Not Gideon, who weighed the tragedy and sister of many people.

It's not the same thing that gets lost then.

Before the threat in front of me, I'm just wondering if I'm going to try or give up.

Then the way forward for Hugo Receps (I) should be fixed......!

'... okay, Cuco. Neither do I... Neither have I... I will not give up!

"Yeah, good luck"

As I proceeded...... I decided to challenge the threat.

Coming up.

Again, I have to figure out if there's anything I can do again.

…………

Ray, who was once equally far super... relative to his sister, said something like this.

- Even you couldn't have created an invincible monster for no reason.

Yes, it's impossible to be completely invincible or indestructible.

Even if it looks that way, it should have its faults and shortcomings somewhere.

Think. See if there's a gap in Emily's immortality...!

'... yes'

That's how I realize.

Emily now [freezes] herself every thirteen seconds, crushing herself with her own axe, and is soon resurrected.

But...... [frozen (...)] is (...).

Though dead and fully recovered, the inactivity effect of systemic [freezing] continues to function effectively on Emily as well.

"And there are two kinds of axes that fly for..."

When Emily threw herself and when the axe flew spontaneously.

The power is clearly different in those two patterns.

Perhaps Emily's STR rides when Emily throws, but not if the axe flies alone.

The former can't take it so many times even with [White Rose] armor.

But if the latter... it can be stopped with armor.

And

'… [frozen] post-action is completely routine-worked'

After [freezing], she can't move herself until she's crushed, and the axe flies with her hands crushed at the time she [freezes].

Or if you're flying, interrupt the attack and head for her crushing and return.

The axe goes both ways to her, even in a situation where the attacking opponent can be finished with one more hand.

What it means is that on the occasion of 'Emily's inaction', the axe automatically moves to kill her and recover.

Because that's what we need to do.

"... if it's not crushed, it stays [frozen]"

A trigger called death is a must for that child's recovery.

It will not recover unless it becomes dust of light.

Yes, Emily is immortal - because she dies.

... then!

Use the Second Battle Mode of "Cuco! [White Rose]!

"... give me that one like a hourglass? Besides, can we do this now?

'Which way, it won't last long!

This [White Rose] uses up MP quickly due to the constant activation and heavy armor of the skill defense.

It would be even worse if the Hell Gate was rolled out on top of each other.

That's the biggest drawback of [White Rose], which was also written in the instructions given to my sister with the fuselage, the unfinished part.

- [White Rose] is a long-term warfare aircraft, but can only fight for a short time (...).

Durable, yet terribly quick to run out of gas.

That could also be said of the Synergy with Cuba.

If you're an opponent with a count of over a hundred, like Emily, you'll settle right at the Hellgate, but you'll have to bring it into a long fight in an opponent with only half a count, like that Luke.

An airframe that takes the time to dominate an opponent with Hellgate while preventing the opponent from attacking with a heavy defense originally.

But I can't use [White Rose] for long on my MP right now, and I don't have an MP supply system like Ray's [Purple Grievance Runaway] that supports it.

[White Rose] now has those structural flaws.

Well, the second mode of combat you're about to use is applauding MP consumption.

It won't last five minutes.

But... sometimes that's all I can do.

'That's the only way to break this situation...!

"Okay."

I wait for that moment while I operate the console next to the cockpit.

Even now Emily is [frozen] by the Hellgate's judgment every thirteen seconds as she kills around, crushed by an axe.

From Emily's [frozen] until the axe moves to Emily's return...... for a maximum of three seconds.

The battle, for those three seconds.

"Cuco! Countdown to judgment!

"Until I was soldering, I was soaking, soaking, soaking...!

At my behest, Cuco begins to count the time to judgment.

But the next moment,

"- Negative"

……

Emily approached us awaiting a verdict as we were summoning ourselves with supersonic manoeuvres.

Look, most of the surrounding masters have already been killed.

'We're finally targeted... but!

Emily had it in both hands. The axe is throwing.

The axe is swirling and attacking other than us.

And she herself, with her bare hands, slapped [White Rose] in the armor.

"...... ugh!?"

Her ramblings are heavy and her fuselage is vastly out of balance.

That's more intense than when you once fought Luke's subdragon, making the frame of the fuselage snap.

This performance is not comparable to what it was then. But Emily is also not comparable to the subdragon class, whether bare hands or not.

"Himmen Damaged That Way. Hibi's gone. '

Hang [White Rose] armor made of an alloy of mythical metal with bare hands.

It's like that [Destroyer King].

"My body..."

"Cuco, it's okay!?"

'Let it be...!

But Cuco and [White Rose] still endure.

'We... still won't give up!

And we kept waiting in the midst of a few short seconds of indiscriminate beating that seemed like a few dozen seconds or minutes.

Until that moment - I survived.

"To, yi......!

The moment the Hell Gate decision occurs and Emily [frozen].

"[White Rose] All Armored Purge (...)!! - Second Combat Mode Doh!

Emily's attack removes all of her [White Rose] armor, which is cracked and distorted.

But that's not shedding due to an attack - spontaneous separation.

Instead of the body armor that came off, Cuco immediately became [White Rose] 's armor.

"Oh, come on!

The axe that was attacking swirls back to Emily [frozen].

But just before that, I move the last gimmick of [White Rose].

"-" Book (Play) Lie (Star) Plane (of) Tötter (Shield) "!!"

The two axes hang to kill the Lord in order to automatically free him.

And as repeated until earlier, the axe approached Emily,

- It floated (...) as if to protect Emily's ice statue [White Rose] 's armor.

Axes don't even reach Emily.

"Hugo!"

"... success, success!

Armor floating in this universe is [White Rose] 's second mode of combat - the Bouclier Planetter.

Guard the subject while floating, floating shield.

An armored remotely operated feature that is meant to take shelling and magic away from the [White Rose] body and not cause damage to the body.

Some manipulation and automatic defense settings are possible, to protect the [White Rose] body, as I used for Emily's ice statue... to protect others (...).

Emily's axe crashes into armor many times as she flies.

However, in an axe-only attack not via throwing by Emily, you cannot destroy the armor of a mythical metal alloy as assumed.

Does an axe that repeats automatic motion give Emily's total HP loss the highest priority, or doesn't look like it's going to attack [White Rose] by her side.

I bump into an unbreakable shield, many times.

And blocked by the shield - the axe can't kill Emily (...).

"Now... it's packed."

This is the only winning chance.

Protect Emily from flying axes and don't let her die.

That way, she will not die or... come back (...).

"Protecting Emily" was the only way to stop Emily.

◇

"… unlock Hell Gate." The remaining MPs will be turned to maintain the Bouclier Planetter.

"Lager."

"Cuco too, rest."

'... yeah. It's easy. "

I unlock Hellgate and the depleted Cuco returns from armor to Maiden.

Don't move the fuselage and don't use Hellgate. Only Bouclier Planetter can offset recovery with MP Recovery Items.

And even if the Hell Gate itself is lifted, the [freeze] continues.

This [frozen] time is longer in proportion to the number of fellow crusaders.

Unless it's crushed...... [Murder Princess], she should continue to [freeze] here for a few days.

Perhaps in the meantime, you will need to log out.

However, the normal logout process cannot be performed in the [frozen] state.

In order to log out, she will be using a self-harm system.

Alternatively, if a family member worried about her not logging out tries to remove the equipment, the self-harm system is forced to be used.... that should have been the specification.

The self-harm system is definitely not eligible for her resuscitation.

Otherwise, you don't have to kill yourself with an axe over and over again...... you should still be back.

So I'm settled already.

…………

Even now that I was doing this, the axe was just going to the shield unchanged.

It's called fighting, the way she fights doesn't feel like she's dealing with humans.

It's like having a short circuit like an old game CPU with a behavior routine set up.

Still, she wouldn't have been stopped by the usual means.

No damage or death can stop her from immortalizing herself and having a huge status.

Both the international nomination arrangements and having the greatest notoriety among the < masters > were so transcendental that they had to be convinced.

The damage was enormous and the surrounding figures were totally less.

Many of the Tians who were in Bazaar escaped and survived are now counted with fingers on both hands and feet.

In addition, there are scattered wreckages all around me that I can no longer even call Tian's body...

"............ how so?"

[Frozen] Looking at Emily over "Bouclier Planetter," I think.

'How could this child have caused such a killing', he said.

Of course, not everyone is Maiden's < master > like me.

Some would only see Tian as an NPC, like the [Demon General] in Drife, and consider it to be about an object that can be broken.

But this kid I talked to at the cafe...... I don't think Emily was.

Call someone else's < Embrio > a friend and have fun talking.

She was supposed to be a normal, innocent girl.

'You wonder why you've become a [Murder Princess]...'

Even with the inquiry, the reply from her that became the ice statue...... no matter.

I'm sure...... you can't forever know why I did her.

Only the metal noise of her axe hitting "Bouclier Planetter" sounded lonely in Bazaar, where the battle was over.

To be continued