＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ [Tetra Gramaton]

[Tetra Gramaton], a giant battleship based in < IF >, is moving through the desert.

Rascal's figure [frozen] in the battle in the power block and escaped with his life was in his own chamber on board.

The [freeze] of the whole body is dissolved in about an hour from the escape.

"............... not at all, this time it was really a tread or kick"

Rascal sighs heavily as he sits in his own chair.

"Exhale and you'll escape one happiness, won't you?

"You're gonna want to throw up because you got away happy."

Makina said that while making something out of the workbench she had set up indoors, and Rascal replied to that with a tired face.

"The destruction and securing of the power furnace failed. Though the force survey was done, the pivotal scouts failed. Emily is inactive until one crack of [Yonardepaztori] is revived. [Third Nix] is the total replacement of armor. Besides, I'm this (...)"

Rascal, sitting on the chair, pokes his cheek cane with his left hand.

However, the right sleeve of the change suit was hanging on the opposite strand from the lack of location.

Although [frozen] has been solved, the right arm lost by Purgatory Flash has not healed.

Even if the wound is blocked by the medicine and is already covered in skin, the tip is missing from the upper arm.

"... the treatment of the right arm needs to wait until Zex's escape."

Complete burnout of parts of the flesh.

Full healing would require super job restorative magic or a death penalty.

But no death penalty can be chosen for Rascal, who is on top of the nomination arrangements, and only Zex, who is in “prison", has a super position where he can ask for treatment.

"Oh, speaking of which, [Virgin], what did you have? I've never met that transsexual slime before."

"Don't call our owner like a new breed of monster"

[Transsexual Slime]. I kinda hated the name Dendro might really be there.

"La Crima's report also shows that steps are progressing towards heaven and earth. Zex will be out before the season changes, too. A little inconvenient, but patient until then."

"They have our sister at that owner's, too, so hey. I'm looking forward to seeing the owners and Gabella out of jail."

Unit 2 of the Brilliant Jade Man, the [Golden Diamond Annihilator], is the property of Zex and is now in “prison” together.

As a girlfriend of Unit 1, I am also looking forward to reuniting with my sisters for the first time in 2000.

"But wouldn't it be okay for Mr. La Crima to say treatment? You can increase human hands and stuff, can't you, that guy?"

"... it's not like I don't care what it looks like, either, huh?

Rascal reminds me of La Crima's [Ignis Idea]... the [Flaming King] who became four arms, or [Wespertiglio Idea]... the [Surprising King] who became a bat human with a dermis.

If I left it to La Crima, it would often be a non-human arm, and worse, even a triple arm.

"ㇵ! Flesh Modification...... Mukimki Muscle...... Safe for my maneuvering...... Tough body and hustling at night......!

But Makina continues her delusions, regardless of Rascal, who looks like she hates the bottom of her heart.

"Right. If you can afford to think so much about being stupid, why don't you hand polish the surface armor of [Tetra Gramaton]"

"Nu!? Hey, no, hey, it's Jordan, right? So don't bother cleaning 300 Metel Class Battleships..."

"I don't like the eternal itachi with the desert dust," Machina complained with half a cry.

"... well. So, what did you ask for while you were saying something stupid?

"Ah, yes. And then take a little bit of here...... Done!

Makina turns back to the workbench and makes it look rascal with the last finish on the thing she was on the table.

"That's why I'm a prosthetic!

It was a mechanical prosthetic hand.

It is the type to be worn on the cutting surface of the arm, the length of which corresponds to Rascal's lost right arm.

"My fingers move without a nerve connection. It's a very easy substitute to handle! Try it on!

"Right. It helps not to have to open the wound."

Machina prompts me to take off my suit and attach it to the cross section of my right arm.

Then Rascal was able to manipulate his prosthetic arm with the same sensation as moving his biological right arm.

"... as always, the skill and speed of making things is honestly amazing"

It's only been about an hour since I ordered Makina to produce it.

It was amazing speed and completeness.

"You can praise me more!

"Wow, wow."

"Yay! Oh! That's a compliment.

"Is this okay..."

Rascal felt guilty the other way over to Makina, who was greatly shuddered by her obnoxious compliments.

"Ah! I've come up with a good thing! Any unscrupulous manipulation of the whole body..."

"Don't do that"

Rascal made a stop with a serious look at Makina, who started thinking too much and dangerous things.

"Well, fine.... By the way, do you want anything?

"Huh?"

"Thanks to this prosthetic hand.... and this time, I put a lot of effort into escaping after I became incapacitated. Me and you are the owner and the owner of the property, but you can do whatever you want."

"You're dressed! You finally dele!? Hiccup!

"... if you don't want it, stop?

"Don't stop! I'll think about it!

Makina starts to think it's not like this, not even oh, while she puts her index finger of both hands on the comet.

"Se... not eh... not at night... not..."

"What's going on with your thought circuit?

Rascal was vegan and worried about Makina, who only came out with color love words.

Still, Makina keeps thinking......

"I've decided!

"Right. What do you want?

"Have a date!

Makina said so while holding both hands in front of her chest, the so-called 'Girl Shakes Courage Pose'.

"... is that a date at night?

"Your husband's eh! No more! You can't just say nasty things!

…………

Rascal was diligently stopping the inner phrase 'I'm gonna strain you down, you pompous piece of shit' and his own arm trying to move to execution.

"It's a normal date! It's fashionable, the two of us eat something delicious and see a beautiful view!

"... is that okay?

"Yes! I've never done it!

"... right"

"............... don't you think of a bereavement girl you've never dated in 2000?

"I don't think. Okay, I'll admit it. That's the reward for this one."

Inside, although I thought, 'You, mourning woman is not a pattern,' Rascal accepted Makina's request.

"Huh? Seriously? I couldn't do it... oh! I did -!

Makina bounced around with her hands in full swing, expressing joy all over her body.

"But is it a date? On top of the nomination arrangements... well, if we get another fake accessory, we'll figure it out."

Makina's ability to create items would make a substitute that she wouldn't find so.

The effects of what I made before have also been demonstrated.

"Oh, I forgot"

Machina, who was bouncing around, stops moving and turns to Rascal in a crease.

"That prosthetic hand, it kind of works."

With that said, Rascal points to the prosthetic arm worn on his right arm.

"How it works?"

"Try bending your index finger twice, then bending your pinky three times"

"Hmm?"

Rascal is told, but lets try to bend his fingers.

- Shortly afterwards, the tip flew away with a rocket spray from his right wrist.

The right fist is buried with a large dent in the wall facing the hallway.

…………

Rascal looked at his prosthetic hand, which was missing a tip from his wrist, and the destruction marks on the wall, and said, 'What is this?' I looked.

"Ahead flies from the wrist. It's a rocket wrist by name!

"... what's the point of this?

"It's a hidden weapon!

"... I don't think that many of the opponents have enough concealed weapons to create a dent in the wall? It's only gonna be cat deception."

Though he was quite surprised inside, he didn't even give it a yawn, and Rascal tried to calmly say so.

"Ah. No. No. Twist your arm twice to the right and then four times to the left in that condition."

…………

'I don't want to...' but Rascal twists his arm.

- Shortly afterwards, an elongated beam of light smashed through the wall.

"I get a beam out of my wrist!

"............... right. So what do you want me to (...)? Even American comics for kids today don't have so many rare prostitutes?

Rascal inquired with a seated eye as he slowly followed Makina's cheek with his remaining left hand.

"Wow, you're aligned with me..."

"... your forearm, you planted something like this"

I knew I made my own instead of the left arm that I lost it while it was out of function, but I didn't even know Rascal had a rocket punch and a beam on it.

…………

"Oh, with that punishment...?

'I could be left without a date......' Machina asked, freaking out.

"... that's good. But renovate this prosthetic arm. The operation of using a hidden weapon is too simple. I don't know when this will cause a malfunction."

"Oh, yes."

"And you fix the wall. And cleaning."

"Way to go!

Bishi decided to salute him and Makina immediately went into cleaning and repairing him.

"Kind today? Did you dele after all? You promised me a date, 'with your heart.

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A little after Makina started cleaning, the doorbell of Rascal's room rang.

When Rascal gave permission, Zhang entered the room.

He's here to report on a girl named Doris who was protected on the [Eltram].

When he retreated with Emily, Zhang also retreated with Doris.

The reason is to protect her.

Zhang had been entrusted with the protection of Doris by Emily.

And at that point in time, he thought, 'It's dangerous to leave it on the ship'.

In fact, this decision is not a mistake.

There were multiple factors that could have claimed the girl's life, such as the battlefield with the exterminating model, the remaining power of the Orthodox government, and the heavily damaged ship.

Therefore, he took out with him Doris, who had passed out to ensure his safety.

Think we should send it to some city office or facility later.

"So, how's the girl named Doris?

"I woke up earlier. I was terribly confused when I woke up, but now I'm calm with a sedative incense. I was also wondering if it would be significant for Emily to be speaking beside her."

"Emily..."

"... Doris said his father was killed by the military in that incident. Information from DIN confirmed that."

"Right..."

…………

Both of them silence together.

To be clear, < IF > is involved in Doris' father's death.

The primary culprit is that the beads were sprinkled.

And after the death of his boss, the original bead owner, it was Rascal who led him to the ship where he died, where he accidentally got the bead, and Zhang was the one who was escorting him.

Without them, you wouldn't have died on board.

... On the contrary, without them, my daughter would have died with me as soon as I got the beads, though the formula is high.

"Don't get sick. His father's escort had ended when he arrived on the ship. You're not falling for it."

"… but I feel responsible. Because I left my child that year unaccompanied... So did I. And so did you."

The head of the organization Zhang used to belong to.

I thought of the young incense lord, who would now be connected to the Yellow River prison or already be dead, and Zhang let go of his words with his own emotions.

"... you were... too good to be in the back."

"With all due respect, isn't that Mr. Rascal, too?

Zhang seemed to mourn the misfortune that Rascal, like himself, had caused to a girl named Doris.

"Not really.... I don't know my face or my name if it's for a purpose, because I'm not one of those people who thinks it doesn't matter how many tens of thousands of Tians die."

Rascal looks out the window.

It is the desert that spreads there, the land of this cardina.

Seeds of disturbance scattered by the beads… This is the image of a country that would have caused numerous damage.

"... that the wishes of loved ones prevail over the lives of others who know neither face nor name"

"Mr. Rascal......"

His words seemed cold, but they are not.

In other words, he feels responsible for 'those who know his face and his name'.

Still, his expression tells me there's something I have to do.

"So that kid...... what should Doris do in the future? Better send it to some city office or a sanitary facility..."

"... let's not. Various things have been seen. There is also the fear that Cardina is securing" Exploring Tian's Memories ". It's a country with a lot of skill."

"Indeed..."

So what should we do?

Zhang, who had been in the back society for a long time, also considered the possibility of being ordered to seal the girl's mouth (...) and was nervous.

"How does Emily deal with her?

"... to put it in short, I miss it. Doris is still confused, but Emily is treating her like a good friend."

"Right..."

Hearing that, Rascal thought for the time being......

"... take care of him for a while. Emily's emotional education may also require friends of that age."

"Yes.................."

The term emotional education and the act of taking them out to the scene of a rough affair involving murder.

That felt like Zhang was pregnant with a big contradiction.

But I don't know if that's just a contradiction, if there's any connection... Zhang felt it.

"Sooner or later, by the time we leave this Cardina... we'll have it in a trusted facility."

"Okay."

That's how the treatment of one girl was decided, and Zhang left Rascal's room.

(Speaking of which...)

When leaving the room, Zhang remembers one question.

(What does Mr. Rascal and Emily have to do with this?

Clan buddies, not just that.

Obviously, Rascal pays special attention to Emily.

I've been briefed on handling hazardous materials, and I'm sending them to an iron fire.

But when I get to know the two of them longer... I know very well that Rascal cares about Emily.

(Maybe...)

I was wondering if Rascal's "wish" was about Emily... Zhang thought.

◆

"Speaking of which, I've been wanting to hear it for a long time."

"What?"

After Zhang leaves the room, Makina, who has been cleaning, asks Rascal.

"What is the relationship between your husband and Emily over there?

…………

That was similar to Zhang's questioning, but it's not about the relationship here... it's about asking about the relationship in real life for the Master.

"Your sister?

I don't have any siblings.

"Your daughter?

"Do I look that old?

"He doesn't look the same over here..."

"Right. But there's no big difference."

"... Ha! No way...... ma'am!?

"You want to make me a sex offender too..."

With an open-hearted face, Rascal answers.

"Then what is it! Me, I care!

…………

To Makina's question, Rascal thinks a little.

Should I say it or should I say it?

Troubled...... decided to just talk a little bit.

"You're my sister. It's not my..."

Machina's arithmetic circuit tries to start out the meaning of the unknown word, but before that, Rascal mouths the answer.

"My... my best friend's sister"

"Friend, you were over there, too"

In response to Rascal's words, Makina had no choice but to react angrily.

"Are we gonna get mad?

But Rascal is behind those words... and I can't see the anger.

He laughed a little bitterly, but seemed to miss something.

'Friends', is there something about the word…?

"... I was a better student. Friends, acquaintances don't bother me."

"Well, you're right"

Rascal is never a bad communicator.

Otherwise, there can be no substantial operator of this crime clan, nor can we negotiate with various organizations.

"Still... there was only one person I could call my best friend."

…………

It was clear that its only best friend was Emily's brother.

"What about that best friend?

"Dead already."

I guess I knew I'd be questioned.

The answer was inconsistent with my hair.

Or was it such a memory that if you didn't answer right away... you'd be speechless?

"Years ago...... they killed me (...)"

"That's..."

…………

Rascal said nothing more.

From outside the room where the two silenced, over an empty hole in the wall...... Emily and Doris were sounding ghostly talking.

To be continued