＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Armored Pilot] Hugo Receps

"We are the Dreiffe Orthodox Government. Tell the crew of the [Eltram] '

Such an announcement inadvertently sounds from a speaker in a venue turned into a crucible of confusion.

I assumed this was the information transmission device Starr was talking about during the day.

But...

"Drife Orthodox Government......?

I doubt the name of a group that bears the name of my country of origin, but I don't know it.

'I urge you not to resist until we have finished what we are supposed to do on this ship. If we don't resist, let's promise we won't harm passengers either. However, in the event of resistance, we use force indiscriminately against passengers. Nor will I quit attacking non-combatants'

That was a word directed at 'fightable passengers', including the Master.

He says if we resist, we will take the lives of other passengers, including women and children.

It was the kind of language on the outside road.

... Though my sister also said close words.

"After we have achieved our purpose, you will be freed safely. Until then, I want you to keep me company on the spot. '

Shortly after that word, a new [Marshall II] appears, breaking through the door of the special hall where the passengers were about to escape.

That's how [Marshall II] was handed out to block the entrance and exit, and the passengers who were in the special hall were trapped indoors.

Perhaps not only here, but all parts of the ship are in the same situation.

"... chip. Are you blocked?"

Mr. Manigold, standing next to him, does his hand in his ear and is tongue-in-cheek.

If you look, your ears are fitted with telepathic cuffs. Probably tried to communicate and that didn't happen.

Mr. Manigold came up with a few ideas and saw Mr. Isala.

And finger yourself silently, Mr. Isala, and me in turn.

Then…….

"Can you hear me?

Suddenly, Mr. Manigold's voice was heard as it sounded inside his head.

'Keep your voice out of your mouth. Keep your mouth shut and whine small, and that'll tell you.'

'Ha, yes... But this...?

"We are now conducting Isala's steel yarn bones... the point is we are connecting the conversation over a yarn phone. Don't touch the comet. It's got yarn on it, so I can cut my fingers off '

Even if they say it has yarn on it, it's like I can't see it......

"Isara is a [Steel Princess], a super position in local attribute metal-operated magic. I can do this much artistry. Yeah, I don't mind for moving. Each time Isara adjusts the length '

When I saw Mr. Isala with surprise, he smiled back softly.

"But it's problematic. Speaker, didn't you even know it was them who set me up for this?

"Mr. Manigold. What is Dreiffe Orthodox Government?

'In short, it is a wreck of the Imperial Civil War. As a result of the war, the surrender, the escape of punishment, the people flowing this way. Moreover, they possess a significant number of [Marshall II]'

... from the name and [Marshall II]. Though I thought maybe it was from our country.

'Mr. Manigold... what are you going to do with this situation?

"Well, I wonder what's going on"

Mr. Manigold roars, stroking his lazy jaw.

"Isara. How far can you cover?

"Operation over long distances is bad...... I thought half the venue was limited"

'Is that the place? Now, as you heard, Isara is a personal combat type, and she can't fight like she covers a wide range of areas. Conversely, I can only (...) fight to involve other passengers'

…………

The problem with personal combat and wide-area extermination that my sister used to say, too?

In a situation where there are these protectors, a wide area controlled type or… a purely large number is advantageous.

"Can Hugo [freeze] them all at once and control them?

"Cuco's Hell Gate can't be so finely distinguished."

You can distinguish between Tian only, Master only, Monster only, etc. Like when you fight Luke, you can also set targets for monsters and save Tian.

However, there is no convenient distinction to be made between hostile Tian only, etc.

Rather, it is a form of setting 'not eligible' first.

When used in Gideon, it was in the form of registering your sister and Mr. Berdolbel to be excluded and freezing other masters before the execution of the Plan.

In Cortana, where I couldn't afford to set that up, I've even frozen the others when stopping Emily.

"If you [freeze] only Tian now, the passengers will freeze some too"

The number of homogeneous crusades of the people of Cardina is relatively high, as Cuco had shown the difficulty.

If your body freezes even partially, this is the situation. It could crumble in the confusion.

The Second Hellgate, which works with damage from the target, doesn't worry about it, but if you allow the target to attack, the passengers will be harmed.

"Strong skills have their drawbacks. At this point, Hugo and Cuco have weaknesses they're not aware of yet, either?

…………

No, I can't say that.

Because there are not so many uses in action, it is undeniable that there are specifications that we have not yet grasped.

'But I understood the situation. You don't have enough hands to contain the damage and solve it. Let's Increase (...)'

'Huh?'

"Isara, add one person to the call. Target audience… '

That's how Mr. Manigold... pointed to one of the passengers who was at the venue.

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□ ■ [Eltrame] - Special Hall

A special hall that was extremely confused by the raid.

There was just a lonely, grinning man in that one.

(... I won! We won the bet! Niara! Faye!

It is Eldridge, the owner of Goblin Street.

He is heartily pleased with the raid of the Dreiffe Orthodox Government.

Because this is what he was waiting for.

The target that Goblin Street was after was the Dreyfe Orthodox Government.

The market price in Cardina for [Marshall II], which they operate, will not be lower than 80 million lire per plane. Other pieces of equipment are luxury items with lots of mechanical technology.

It was by chance that they grabbed the information that such an extremely expensive prey was planning a raid on this [Eltram] and they boarded this ship.

It reached the last night without being found, and Eldridge was also anxious to empty... but heaven had not yet forsaken them.

(And then the timing. What time does it move? That changes the situation after the robbery)

If you just take it, it's not that hard.

Eldridge has as many skills as he can, and he also has enough item boxes to store large quantities of [Marshall II] in case of this time.

There is also no problem in returning the Dreiffe Orthodox Government, a raider that contains a danger to life, and taking possessions.

But as the speaker's voice said earlier, resistance to the Dreiffe Orthodox government will continue to lead to Tian's murder.

I don't particularly care about that in itself.

The problem is the detriment which is secondary to it.

Passengers triggered by Eldridge's reckless behavior...... if that also does a lot of damage to passengers located upstream of Cardina, the later developments will be bad.

If you arrange a nomination, or if you're a commercial associate and you're a blacklist, you won't be able to blacklist the [Marshall II] you got in Cardina.

On the contrary, there was a fear that a killer like Super Killer would be sent out of resentment.

Because such risks are possible, Eldridge carefully weighs the timing of his actions.

(Best timing is when a counterattack begins across the ship)

If the trigger isn't me, it doesn't matter.

Rob [Marshall II] as much as possible in the midst of chaos and confusion.

If you benefit while avoiding accountability, that's best.

(In that case, I can live up to my true self as a clan. Now we just wait.... but you can't see Faye)

Eldridge has already confirmed Niara's appearance even within the confused venue.

But I didn't see Faye, the other member.

(I can't even use [Telepathic Cuff] due to multiple types of communication jamming. What to do......)

Collaboration is more important than timing.

And Eldridge, the [robbery king], can take even [Marshall II], but Faye and his < Embrio > would be better suited if the infantry took the equipment they had.

(Ask Niara what's going on or we need to go find her. But more than instructions have been given not to move off the spot, moving here can be a trigger...)

'- Hey. You, [Robbery King] Eldridge, right?

In the imaginary Eldridge's brain, there was a call to freeze his spine.

"Huh...!

Eldridge slowly explores his surroundings as he stops himself from attacking behind his back.

There was no suspicious person around him. Instead, just someone frightened of him looking around with a rugged look.

But a little further away... there was someone who looked straight at him.

That was a rounded obese man...... [Prodigal King] Manigold.

The same steel thread of Isara that connected to Hugo was now connected to Eldridge.

"It's a bone conduction yarn phone. Don't touch the comet. Words whine in your mouth '

With his gaze and the words he has conveyed, Eldridge immediately understands how his voice works.

But there are things that I naturally didn't understand.

(Why is this guy...)

I was wondering if you knew your name.

Even our actions and plans were captured by Sephiroto?

Such suspicion swirls into Eldridge's brain, but it's actually not.

Among the PKs that once took part in the blockade terror of the kingdom led by Cardina, information on the owners of the three clans, with the exception of Super Kill, was shared within Sephiroto.

Manigold was only aware of it because of the fact that it was the face he saw.

"I can easily guess what you're after, but keep it still."

'... I know'

Eldridge's vigilance can be raised by Manigold's words, but he returned it so because he himself was not yet willing to move.

"We want to keep the damage to people as low as possible. If you're gonna do it, at least timing it and target the people in positions we can't deal with."

In short, I understood that you wanted to incorporate Eldridge as a force of war into your counter-attack operation against the Dreiffe Orthodox government.

That's just what I want as Eldridge.

Counter-attack instructions by < Sephiroto > directly under the Cardina Congress. There is no further timing for recourse to liability.

It was a good suggestion, if not to trick Eldridge into covering all the blame.

'... what are the benefits of following that instruction?

But that's what Eldridge asked, daring to hide that he would already benefit.

Get it when you get it. It was an experience and judgment that it could still be multiplied (raised).

Manigold's answer to that is......

- You don't have to turn me against the enemy.

It was a very simple, no more words.

…………

It was half-threatening, but indeed it is a benefit.

Turn to enemy. It was an absolutely avoidable development for him as he continued to fall after losing to < super >.

... Besides the fact that it was Cardina who planned the first blockade of Wang Du that triggered the fall, the Manigolds... Eldridge has no reason to know.

'That's also what I'm talking about if you guys don't target other passengers. And then... I'm gonna introduce you guys to who you're gonna buy out without buying your harvest'

That's just what I wish for as Eldridge. There are still no handouts on Cardina's black market either. If it is given, it is fully beneficial.

Eldridge had no other option but to ride the proposal.

'... ok. Accept'

So, temporarily... Goblin Street formed an alliance with Sephiroto.

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□ ■ [Eltrame] - Commercial block

Control of the [Eltram] by the Dreiffe Orthodox Government.

The main place of control was the special hall where people gathered, but the other blocks have also been turned in power.

To control passengers who are not participants in the ball and to make them hostages to prevent counter-attacks in special halls.

It was important not to take hostages in just one place.

Currently, the mall, which had a direct lift from the containment block as well as the special hall, has several [Marshall II] battle forces, plus infantry forces that have begun to act separately from it are heading towards the room block.

There were people watching that from the implantation of ornamental plants lined up in the mall.

(... Nah, it's hard to understand.)

That was Faye who was coming to the mall to buy Deodorant items.

Now she is hiding while using the Sign Manipulation skills that the Bandit System possesses as well as the Hidden Genealogy.

Not that I can erase the signs completely, but it was enough if I was just hiding without moving.

(That's what Atashi and the others were after. Prey....... that means now I'll start treating you tomorrow!

[Marshall II], which drives gradually to Fay, has looked like money, but as it stands, it is for the calculation of raccoons that we have yet to capture.

(Still, seriously, you seajacked this ship. Wasn't that a waste of information that Atashi pinched in his little ear in the alley)

Faye nodded as satisfied with the outcome of his first job.

However, I look up to heaven as if I realized something important.

(... here, it's the desert, so it's not Seajack. Dessert Jack)

It was not particularly important either.

(What are we going to do now? Atashi, you're not smart enough to know what to do alone. I want to go back to the hall and talk to the owner and Niara, but when they implant it out, they're going to find it.... Is that it?

Faye was hiding and peeking at the mall, but something unusual appeared there.

It had a head mimicking gold armor and dragons - the [Imperial Glory] of Curtis, the head of the Orthodox government.

The golden fuselage moves out of the mall somewhere with the two [Marshall II] aircraft and the infantry in their arms.

(Sounds like a totally flashy, bossy guy came out...... Can the owner take that too... But it's like I'm going somewhere. Hmm......)

A fuselage that would be the finest prey to see.

Faye somehow thought it might be a bad idea if she lost it.

(One, let me try to tail him)

Faye wears the back of her left hand - the crest of numerous hands stretching out to ask for something.

Then the translucent liquid stained out of the crest and dropped zero.

(Geschpenst No. I'm going after that golden pimp!

After a slight tremor, the translucent liquid moved to slip through the floor and started tracking [Imperial Glory].

(Ah. Right. Now I can get in touch with the owner. I'll have it delivered to you by letter.)

Also when the crest was applied, the translucent liquid dropped zero, just like the previous one.

("Atashi, Mall. Instructions, seek ',. Sounds kind of literate, hehe...)

Faye wrote a note as he left it, and put it on the translucent liquid issue.

Then, the symbol moved toward the special hall sooo much with the note on it.

(Huh. Now all you have to do is wait. Niara says, "There's something called 'Sleep and Wait for the Fruit News' in the Oriental Idiom.")

That's how Faye remembers the accomplishment of finishing the job,

"Hey, we got something like slime coming out of that implant over there."

"The guy who's hiding there, come out. If you don't come out, I'll shoot you."

Several gunshots were fired along with sounds of warning.

To be continued