＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ A day of the month

One day, somewhere.

Two figures sat across the playboard.

The play version is one of the play cultures brought in from real life: chess.

One was a brunette with a grin and the other was some carefree young woman.

"Tabletop play is very simple. Don't you think so, Mr. Gabella?"

The brunette man...... [Crime King] Zex Würfel says so, moves Knight's pawn and takes the young woman's bishop pawn.

"... I just don't think this kind of competition is simple..."

Young woman...... that's what Gabella said when she got a dark-eyed combat job called [Night Hunter] and she was playing chess just remembering the rules.

Those eyes are dead somewhere.

There's two of them. This is Zex's coffee shop in “prison," Dice.

This shop, which is usually quite busy, has occasionally had no guests today. Rarely do these things happen because they open from time to time.

For this reason, we have plenty of free time for the two of us to enjoy chess and other things.

No, I guess I haven't exactly enjoyed either of them.

Gabella is just like an amateur...... or less vulnerable and blind to wins.

Zex is also Zex, imposing his own handful of 'You can't check on King unless you take all the pawns but King after pulling out Bishop and Luke' to enjoy such a chess with Gabella.

But still, neither of them enjoys chess because the board surface is overwhelmingly Zex dominant.

Then I decided to open a coffee shop today, even if I should go to Gabella's level without chess or anything else. The store cannot be closed.

Note that Aprile, a resident of a store other than the two of us, does not play chess.

She is authentic artificial intelligence and her ability to compute is a few digits different from that of a human being. Even Zex will be in the same state as Gabella is today in games where luck such as chess does not intervene.

The brilliant ballman made by the famous flagman, it was high performance to the point of futility.

Note that if Gabella says, "Hey, that's what happens when the brilliant balls chess each other? Better to get ahead of yourself. Absolute victory?" I have asked, "but the answer was" other things Ni arithmetic ability 10% Ita Fang Ga Negative Kemas ".

The arithmetic capability is also finite, and if you have control of your own altered weapons and additional uniforms, you naturally have less power to break into play such as chess.

Though there wouldn't normally be a brilliant ballplayer who plays while controlling his uniform.

"Chess is simple. Because there are only two forces on the board, and there's only one King to defeat."

Zex continues his words, saying so and taking pawns other than King in order.

"This is not how it works when it's real. The number of forces is unknown, and the King to take is not necessarily one. In addition, the very surface of the world sometimes strips the fangs. This me too... once saw it"

"The world... is that about an earthquake or something? Oh, my dad also said it was tough being in a natural disaster when I was a kid...... Japan has an earthquake every year, right? It's a little scary..."

Real is a Japanese and British half, Gabella had remembered stories she had heard long ago from her Japanese father.

Earthquakes, lightning, fire and father (Father) are feared in Japan.

Gabella blurred wondering if her own dad would have been scared if she lived in Japan.

"Earthquakes happen every year if you don't ask big or small. But is it a natural disaster...... I see. You could say that."

"... that's a catchy way of saying"

Zex muttered so much to respond to Gabella's words.

It's as if 'The World of Fang Stripping' he once saw wasn't.

"No, it's a natural disaster when it comes to natural disasters. But at the same time, I think it was King of the world."

"... King on the plate?

That was an odd way to put it.

If I were to say it in the chess I'm going to now, it would be a story where the board itself joins as a third player.

'I wonder how you're going to put a pawn on that,' Gabella thought for real.

"Speaking of which, this story of the arr I saw... you hadn't even done it to < IF > people yet. Share your information next time."

"... Huh? Could that be a story over here, not real...?

Zex nodded at Gabella, who asked back in surprise.

"Yep. This is the king of this world I once saw..."

And he...

"In a more straightforward way - it can also be called 'Las Bosses (...)'"

- Shocking, I even uttered words.

To Zex's remarks, Gabella's carefree eyes were opened, and her mouth was open with pokanne.

"... hey, isn't that awesome information? Was there a lass boss in this game...? Seriously...? Not even a raid boss like...?

"Yes. Say 'Las Bosses' and it's a problem free one. Most importantly, according to information from [Tenryu Wang (friend)], he is the lass boss of the game (world) that was the predecessor of this world (game). Now Las Bosses will be the custodians, starting with Redking here."

Describing the information he had obtained from the longest living monster in the world, Zex sipped the coffee he had put on the table to breathe.

"... could it have been made before in Dendro? Besides, my friend...? I mean... I haven't said anything huge since just now, owner?... I... I don't want to be (erased) Despena because I found out a secret or something..."

"It's okay. The Management AI will not be irrevocable to the Master. Except for the psychological shock caused by the events encountered."

"Friendly Tian dies miserably, etc."

"... oh. There's no one who can't portray Gore..."

It was a slightly off exchange, but the conversation itself goes on fine.

There was nothing wrong with the conversation.

"... but the owner. Where did you run into a lass boss like that? Like some kind of godforged dungeon?... Ah! All right! Owners are from the kingdom.

"It's a shame. It's the king's capital, but it's not in the dungeon."

"Huh? With Doyuko?

If it's not in the dungeon, it usually means the whole city.

"How do you meet Las Boss in a place like that? 'And Gabella floated full of question marks.

To Gabella like that, Zex said this with a smile.

"This lass boss I met had a snail on people and lived as a person."

"... ho?

Gabella was even speechless and hardened by the shocking remarks of the [criminal king (slime)] who snatched people.

With a slightly ridiculous look at such a gabella...... Zex remembered that it was unexpected.

(Oh...... that's when this was the first time I met Shu)

I missed that in my heart.

Then it reminds me of a recent report, as it chains up.

(Speaking of which, was it today that Zeta raided the King's Capital at the request of the Empire)

Wangdu raids.

Zeta, arguably a core member of < IF >, and the Wang du raid by a remodeler worked by La Crima.

In that request, Zeta will also move to get something, but the Empire's goal is to burn out the existence that is under attack and, if possible, end it.

…………

What you're looking for is probably what you once saw... Zex guessed.

(I came up with this topic today, probably because that was in the corner of my memory......)

And overlap your thoughts, I think.

Perhaps after this, the Empire will also know the information that Zex will find out.

In doing so, I understand that the world should move big again.

Once upon a time... just like in that war when Zex set up the inevitable battle (...) against Shu.

(If so, will the arr... < end (game over) > move in full? out of mosquito nets as it stands, but I still have nothing to do but I get in trouble for it to end)

Zex looks out the window.

There is a “prison” view there.

False skies and false horizons.

In fact, a false world surrounded by walls of spatially fixed created by Redking.

Zex groaned, looking at the false world.

"It's about time."

His gaze was not “prison” … it was as if he were looking at the world at the end of the wall of space.

◇ ◆

Outside the “prison” world, there are now three major incidents.

The first is the battle taking place on the border between the Kingdom of Alter and the Empire of Drife, an outpost of war.

The second is the struggle between Cardina and Grand Barroa, which is played out on the stage in Cardina.

And the third is the King's Capital raid, which Zex also spoke of… a massive terrorist attack being carried out by his companion Zeta.

The number of < super > involved would be higher for the other two cases.

With the exception of the Wang Du raid, it can be said that it is smaller than the battle where the strongest < super > of the nations collide.

To put it badly, a battle that might be called 'lesser degree'.

But in a way...... I am pregnant with a danger that is not comparable to the other two.

This case could dictate the fate of the world more than the battle of borders or cardinas.

But there were not yet many who knew its true meaning...

To be continued