＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ Wangdu Althea/Royal Castle

Ultimia was working on the last filling in the clerk's office that day, a week into the pageant.

I have cleaned up every step leading up to the meeting and no matter what happens at the meeting...... I am consolidating my readiness to move as a country as soon as I die.

…………

She believes that there are three patterns if she were to die in a pageant.

One, if the harmony conference itself was a trap.

Two, if you transition to a state of combat due to the breakdown of the harmony conference.

Three, if you are attacked by a third force aimed at a reconciliation conference.

In the case of one and two, the war will be resumed against the Empire.

However, in the case of three, we cannot read what the situation will be at this time, and we must ask those who remain to think about what is the best hand.

Because of its difficulty in judging young Elizabeth, he decided to leave his own belly, the Marquis of Findle, and his trusted friend, Liliana, in this king's capital.

After his own death, he took those two as his guardians, and he also left a letter to support Elizabeth and Theresia.

"Integra didn't make it."

Integra, a good friend who has sent a letter to Ultimia and successor to [The Great Sage]. Her letter did not specify when she would return, even though it said so.

And even at the moment, there are no reports of her return to the Wang capital.

The harmony meeting is only a few minutes away. I don't think her return will be in time, and I'm ready without her.

Working that way, the office door was knocked.

Asking the Kingsguard knight outside the gate for an errand, he told the office to let him through because he received a response saying, "Mr. Ray Sterling is here".

I had heard that I had traveled to Wang Capital yesterday, so I had told him to come soon.

Ray disappears (logs out) to other worlds quite often (for college), so the next day was faster than Ultimia assumed.

"There you are. Ray, Nemesis. Long time no see."

"Oh, long time no see"

"Not since Hanya's incident, Azrite."

"Right. I was busy preparing for the pageant, and soon after that, I went back to King's Capital."

"Are you okay over there?

"Yeah. I've finished the rough steps. So I called you for two reasons, but first it's about silver."

"Silver?"

Ray tilted his neck when he was suddenly given the name of his own brilliant jade horse.

"They really needed a copy of the structure of the original brilliant jade horse with that restoration work going on at Calcellatan. [Second model] It's a simplified part, so I can't help it."

"I see. Are there parts of the world that are only mass-produced and cost less?"

"Yeah. So they want structural data on the original brilliant jade horse for repair. Mr. Blue Screen in charge is in Wangdu's workshop right now, so I was wondering if you could show your face later."

"Okay. Still, what's one errand?

"... there was something I wanted to ask you personally"

"Azrite?

Ray said, 'Was there anything I could ask you?' I questioned it, but the answer came right back.

You made your own clan.

"Oh, you mean that. You already know that."

"Yep. It was rumored..."

That's it, Ultimia squeezed her mouth a little and blushed her cheeks.

The reason for this is that the rumors even contained the contents of that proclamation that Ray made in the popular circle.

Imagine that Ultimia blushed, even though she did not hear it directly in Ray's voice.

"Azrite? What's wrong?

"... nothing. What more members did the clan gather?

"Me and my brother, our party members, and Mr. Laylay. And then I invited a few of the < masters > I knew, and the three of them got a reply to join. That's a total of nine."

That's a normal size for a clan, rather a small number.

However, at a time when there are two super members and two named PKs, this is unlikely to be a regular class.

It should be noted that the three people who joined us are the three people of Kasumi, Fuji-no-Io, who also accompanied them on quests from time to time.

Xia was invited by Luke, "Wow...... Luke, you and Ray, and your master are in the same clan... That's very good, huh......!" I understood in two replies blushing. The other two are also replies.

… It should be noted that Kasumi's subsequent fainting with other members face-to-face is a trivial issue.

Occasionally, Beasley was in Barbaroy mode, so it was a bad time.

It should be noted that Ray spoke to his fellow Moot Duel Ranker, but there are no subscribers from there yet.

I didn't see Riser, who already has a clan called The Babylonian Fighting Regiment, and Bishmal said, "I'm not in the clan, but I'm going to work with Riser's bastards!" I said no.

Juliette and Chelsea said they wanted a response put on hold.

Chelsea hasn't missed the shock of breaking up the previous clan yet, and she can't make the decision to enter the new clan right away. Juliette said she decided not to subscribe yet because Chelsea was worried about that.

When Chelsea settles down, they're going to tell her whether to join or not. We still don't know if the two of us are going into Ray's clan, or if we're going to even start a new clan together.

"... Whatever your brother is, you're even in Laylay"

"That surprised me, too. And then my brother says that Mr. Figaro and Mr. Hannya are coming in, but they haven't joined because they haven't come back yet"

So there are four of them.

Ultimia worried whether she should be surprised, happy,... or frightened by such a state.

"I couldn't imagine the kingdom coming together that long ago.... thanks to Ray?

"Then Azrite is the reason. Azrite made me decide to make this clan, too."

Ultimia's heart rate increased slightly to those words that were lightly said.

"... you really surprise me."

"Really?

"Azrite, be careful. Ray's mouth is hot here sometimes, but he usually says things that can stop his heart lightly."

"Really."

"... what kind of treatment is my mouth in you guys?

…………

The fact that the two of them turned a blind eye and became silent was, in a sense, the answer.

Ray was a little depressed by the attitude of the two of them and equipped Shakon and [Stormface] with a sad look.

I don't know if that's an appeal to "watch out for dialogue" or a depressing willingness to "Is my mouth that bad..."

If there was salvation in the depressing Ray, the two cheeks that strayed from his face would have been a little red.... although it didn't look like Ray himself because he missed his face.

"... No, I don't mind Ray's mouth. Let's get back to Ray's clan more than that. There's more to asking about the clan than blushes."

"What's that?

"............... could you take off your mask?

"Okay. So, what else do you want to hear?

Ask Ray so. Ultimia retrieves a certain material.

That was a copy of a recently updated ranking bulletin board.

"It's your clan's name. Because the clan rankings fluctuated so much the other day that I didn't know which one was Ray's clan"

"Oh, this time it was a little bit different from top to bottom."

There are several reasons for major changes.

First, a vacancy created by the disappearance of clans like Golden Pirates and Wesen from the rankings due to their dissolution.

Next, the entry of clans who recruited mercenaries and new members in anticipation of a war to increase their total points.

Then, the division and shrinkage of the ranked second place < AETL coalition > is raised.

The reason the < AETL Coalition > shrunk was because Liliana's fan club left.

Speaking of why that happened,... it was actually caused by Ray's diagnosis of joining the AETL Coalition.

At that time, Ray, who clicked on the accession, was rejected by the sub-owners of Liliana Fan Club......

That became a problem in the clan.

"With that Ray Sterling, we could have made contact with Master Elizabeth through Liliana! What are you doing!? 'complained the fan club of Elizabeth, the second princess escorted by Liliana, in tears.

In contrast, he said, "Ugh! You guys know how I feel! Barkah! 'and Liliana's fan club also argued.

The Ultimian fan club tried to forgive it, and the Teresian fan club kept me out of it.

As a result, Liliana's fan club left the < AETL Coalition > and became independent as < Liliana FC >. … the boulders are the forces that compete for one or two in the rankings, even if they are alone.

Thus the AETL coalition became essentially the AET coalition. (Although the name of the clan belonging to the State cannot be changed after its formation, the registered name remained < AETL Union >)

A new tragedy befalls them like that.

It is "His Highness Elizabeth, enter the Yellow River" information obtained from.

It shocked Elizabeth's fan club.

Those whose login frequency drops in shock, those who run wild and are despenned by the mysterious Glasan PK, "Yellow River? It's a little far away," he said, "and others who started traveling were very confused.

That doozy slightly reduced the membership of the clan, which was also a factor in dropping the rankings.

... Fortunately for them, they wouldn't have known that much about Ray's relationship with Ultimia. If Ultimia hadn't put on a mask when she was accompanying Ray, she might have been more confused.

As a result, the ranking of < AETL Union > at this time is eighth, and the ranking of < Liliana FC > is twenty-seventh. It could be described as a significant retreat.

By such a retreat, it was said that < K&R >, which ranked third in the clan, had surfaced in second place… it was not.

There was a new clan that ate at the top of the rankings.

"There are many new clans in the rankings this time, but my particular focus is on the second-place clan."

"Uh, second place clan?

"It's a clan I've never heard of before, and although it won't reach that lunar meeting, I'm putting it on second place. This is quite a group."

"... Noh, Azrite. It is"

"But the name is too disastrous (...)"

…………

Ray and Nemesis both glanced at the list that Ultimia put on her desk, … and turned away.

"Could this name be a PK clan in the term...?

In response to Ultimia's suspicions, the two bothered to respond.

"Uh, yeah. In a way, I guess?

"... speaking of PK clans, maybe so. Not only those two, but Kumanisan and that snake china would have killed quite a bit."

"Yes, what did Kumanisan or Snake China say now?

Ultimia asked back unexpectedly.

Because Kumanisan was only the nickname of the [King of Destruction] used by Nemesis.

Then what it means......

"... Azrite"

With a cold sweat on his face, Ray opens his mouth looking into Ultimia's eyes.

"The second clan is ours."

"........................................................................... Huh?

Ultimia heard the answer and wondered if her heart would stop this time.

Ultimia drops her gaze on the list again and gazes at the second place.

Ray Sterling's founding new clan to defend the kingdom and fight with Ultimia.

A super mighty clan that could hold two, four, and possibly even more in the future.

A special clan for her and for the kingdom.

The name of the clan is -.

…………………………

Ultimia didn't really realize that was Ray's clan.

Even if there was, I didn't think it would come second because it was a small number.

Above all... I didn't even think I would give it a disastrous name like Death Period.

"............... how did you get a name like this?

"... there was a lot going on"

That's how Ray opened his heavy mouth and slowly started talking about that time.

◇ ◇ ◇

□ A week ago [Dead Soldier] Ray Sterling

That fateful day when we were to form a clan.

We were in the process of forming an Adventurer Alliance contact.

I didn't have to decide on the base or anything yet, so I didn't have as much trouble creating the paper.

Except for the biggest idea point: clan name.

Needless to say, the name of a clan is also an important one to be called a clan sign.

As a result, it was very difficult to determine the name of the clan.

recoil with too many distinct members, or "This is it!" I don't see a name that would convince the members.

Even if you have a name that sounds good: 'Ah. The same name clan is a bear in the rankings of Grand Barroa, "or" The name is the same as the bandits used to work in Cardina, "so I was bothered because the informants said" I'm wearing it ".

That's how we discussed it for over an hour, when the Adventurer Guild window was closing.

"I have a good idea"

That's what the senior said as he glowed his glasses.

"This is the method I used to determine my clan name, and it's quite a major way to do it"

Thus, the senior removed the paper from the item box and divided it into twelve equal portions.

"The early members of the clan, in this case the six of us here, will each write the words' first half 'and' second half 'on a card, divided by' first half 'and' second half 'and put them in a box. The box..."

"A bear that processes a little cardboard boxes for use in popcorn?

"So please"

Copy that, Kumar.

That's what my brother said, he took the cardboard box and scissors in flat condition out of his pocket (shaped item box) and started working with the tape.

With that sidelined, seniors go on to explain.

"Clan owners pull the cards in the box in turn and stick 'first half' and 'second half' as clan names. If it's a funny name, we'll start over again by creating a word card."

"I see. That's an easy but interesting decision. I think it's a good idea to pull a clan owner."

That's what Luke says, and everyone else nods.

"Yeah. It's easy and interesting, so this method is used in many clans. As well as Mad Castle, Goblin Street should have been this nomenclature."

... something that can be quite a noisy name in Dompisha.

My brother's hand made the box quick, and we all started writing word cards so that we wouldn't look like the other members.

Well, what am I going to do...

Right, a positive word is good.

Let's write "Life" in the first half and "Guard" in the second half.

Lifeguard sounds kind of like that kind of profession, but both have a low chance of pulling their cards, and would be a good salt plum if mixed with other people's words.

◇

Eventually all six of them finished writing and put cards in each box.

Then Nemesis stirs the "first half" box, Babi shakes the "second half" box, shaking it with shakashaka-shaka. Only members wrote word cards, so it's the form I asked the two of them to shuffle.

That's how ready I am.

"Well, here we go"

I pulled the first one out of the 'first half' box as I grabbed everyone's attention.

With nervousness, look at the card you pulled.

"........................... huh?

There it said... 'Death (Death)'.

It's the exact opposite of my card.

…………

Unexpectedly silent on the disturbing and extreme word that suddenly popped up.

That was the same for everyone else.

Without saying anything, I'm looking at the 'second half' box.

... To be honest, I also think you're a bot at this point, but on the contrary, it's noisy in any combination, so pulling the 'second half' like this would be a bot.

That's what I thought, I pulled the 'second half' card.

There it said... 'Period (Termination)'.

…………

Combine it with the word 'first half'.

Named, < Death Period >.

"What the fuck, this combination!?"

Why are you here to end it with a double!?

You're dead at the same time as the formation!?

It can be a far more noisy name than a senior or [robbery king] clan!?

"... I've been able to do something amazing since the first time."

"No, to the boulder. This is..."

It's a clan that protects the kingdom in war, but on the contrary, it's a name that's going to curse.

This clan name is a bit......

"... that's good"

... Senior?

"This clan name is great! No, I put in the word 'Death', but I didn't think it would be the perfect combination so far."

Wait, [Outstanding Shadow (Death Shadow)] Marie Adler.

"Ooh, this is a medium rock name Dayo. I like this, Nah."

Mr. Raleigh, why are you so cowardly?

"As far as I know, there's no clan wearing names in famous places, Bear."

No, that's important too...

"I let 'Period' in. Isn't it the right name for Mr. Ray's clan," End to Irrational Death "?

Luke also says that with a smile that seems to sincerely think so.

Right, that's how you read it and you figure it out...

"... that's what the Lord thought." Life "didn't make me look good."

"Put an End to Life" in... That was a PK clan no matter what you think.

... but is it?

"If you put a negative on it, it's positive, that's a name like"

"Ha-ha-ha. I feel like that would suit this member, too, Bear."

Everyone nodded in agreement with my brother's words.

All in all, the members seemed to like this name.

... I feel that some of the names are noisy, but if it means anything like what Luke said, I can even convince myself.

"... ok"

Then that would be settled.

"The name of our clan, which is about to begin, is -"

That's how our clan name was decided.

... I knew it was a little disastrous though.

To be continued