＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Priest] Ray Sterling

After the recent hotline, the Royal Palace officially informed us about the War.

And three days have passed within Dendro, and a whole day has passed in real life, on April 29th.

At this time today… many < MASTER > have been summoned to the Imperial Castle in the name of Azrite.

That's to set up a place to talk in the kingdom before the war.

Target audiences are crusade and duel rankers, ranking clan owners and sub-owners.

And the people who are in the kingdom.

To put it, the top tier of < master > in the kingdom.

Because they were scattered throughout the kingdom, they made a three-day respite for the convocation.

Some of them did not respond to multiple ranking duplicates or convocations, but nearly a hundred were still in the form of convocations.

I was also called as the owner of a second-place clan, now sitting in the Capitol, the venue.

Next to me is Luke sitting as a sub-owner.

Because I hadn't decided on a sub-owner for the clan yet...... because Luke became a sub-owner as a result of the discussion.

Sometimes my brothers and senior Beasley have solidified, but also because many members decided that it was a good idea to leave it to Luke in terms of brains.

…………

If you look around, you still look like a master. There is a wide variety of outfits.

It seems that many are reaffirming the basic rules distributed in advance by the kingdom.

They were presented by the Empire, and it is also said that this meeting will also be announced on the rules on the Kingdom's side to be added here.

The same applies to the date, time, and duration of the battle, as well as to the battle area, which was undetermined.

We haven't even heard about these yet.

However, it is rumored that it will be old Lunnings territory when it comes to the combat area.

Because it is a place of contention between the two countries, as well as an area where no one already lives....... There is no risk of human damage even if the exterminated types collide with each other.

Rumors in the city, as well as the discourse heard on this occasion, are made up of such predictions.

"That's a lot of people I've met for the first time."

The top duel rankers are all familiar to each other, but many of the lower rankers, crusade rankers, and clans meet for the first time.

Or someone I've seen but never talked to.

For example, two neighboring long desks, someone who somehow sits on a cloud instead of a chair and floats. [Storm King] Cadence, owner of the fourth-place clan, took third place in the crusade to defeat Marie in the "Tournament".

Next door, subowner [General Flying] Ms Leaf is feeding the little bird in her hand.

The Welkin Alliance is a clan responsible for the air transport of people and things, but it only travels to and from the sky, where celestial dragons and monstrous birds travel, and is highly combative. The fact that the owner and subowner are quasi gives rise to a high level of strength.

The same applies to the eighth place clan with associate super members.

That's the eighth-place < AETL coalition >. It is a coalition of princesses and Liliana fan clubs.

No, should I say it was a coalition...

You mean there's just a little cause with me... my fault (?) So Liliana's fan club has left, a clan that has shrunk in size.

He seems to be a guy named [Sickle King] Voinich, the sub-owner of Quasi < Super > and fan club leader of Third Princess Teresia.

And the owner is Mr. [Saint Knight] Patriot, a fan of Azrite.

Yes, it's supposed to be [the Holy Knight]...

- For some reason, he was a horrible piece of equipment coordinated in black with a helm.

I don't know what to say, death 0a gear for monster hunting games.

"............... that guy, why are you dressed like that?

"haha"

Luke next door laughs small, but somehow he says in a sub voice, "I don't think you want Mr. Ray to tell you, do you?" I thought I heard it.

But that guy, when I saw him before, I think he was fresher coloring like white or blue...?

'That's right. For one thing, it's your influence. "

I heard a voice from the desk to answer my question.

Soon, there was a head with only one eye on it... a little angel floating around.

"Ah. I'm Voynich, subowner of the AETL Coalition. This is mine, isn't it? Well, it's like a moving comms machine. '

Looking at the < AETL Coalition > seats, Mr. Voinisch was waving flirtatiously.

"Ha... so, what's my influence?

'See, you're close to His Highness Ultimia, aren't you? They talk about it all the time, and it's rumoured that you softened your attitude to the Master. "

"We're close, we're friends."

'So, well, my owner's referencing it,'

"Reference?"

For a moment, I thought it was like when the Liliana fan club chairman paid me in advance, but he didn't.

'My owner, unlike the Lillifans who are gone, I'm not the type to complain about being "sloppy"... but I'm just the type to poke myself for that matter'

"............... I mean?

"In order to get along with Your Highness, Your Highness and I are friendly. I am referring to your fashion"

"Wait!? Kind of in the wrong direction!?

I'm not dodgy, dodgy, dodgy, dodgy, dodgy!?

"" It doesn't make sense to be the same. I'm going first "or something..."

"That's totally moving in the direction of the day after tomorrow!?

Maybe the costume doesn't matter!? When I first met him, he said, "Worse than the [Angry Demon King] costume" on top of his sword!

"That's why look at the owner with a raw warm eye."

"Can I have raw warm eyes..."

The people of the AETL Coalition also seem to be stranger than I thought.

Well, that's how many Capitols come together, but some don't see what they look like.

First of all, Tom's not in attendance.

That guy has rumors about the operating side, and it's no wonder he attended the escort for the last harmony conference because it was unusual in itself.

Speaking of the other Ranker non-participants I found out about... there is no [King of Light].

It is ranked thirtieth in the Crusade Rank, but its strength is probably a Cashmere monster.

He was also the opponent he once encountered and engaged in an incident.

No nominations have been arranged in the kingdom, but the poor nature is a man close to Franklin. There will be many others of my cause, and I had predictions not to show my face on this occasion.

Still, given his stance of 'overlooking' and 'interfering', he would be involved somewhere in this < war >.

Which side he might interfere with...... I don't know now.

That's when I thought about it, the Capitol clock became a heralded carving limit.

◇ ◇ ◇

□ Kingdom of Alter/Royal Castle

Ultimia meditates in front of the Capitol door, which serves as the venue.

Maybe what she's about to talk about is just a seed of disaster for the country.

Before the war, we try to define the country's stance of our own free will.

Some would say ego.

It may also be blamed from within the country that it is a path that the father, who is a king who loved peace, would not choose.

But it's... it's the same with her father.

With just different directions, my father's decision from the last war can be described as... ego.

If Ultimia dares to praise Eldor, his father, he can be said to have dreamed of a future king.

To the great transition of an era of increase, Eldor would have thought it was something that would cut through the future of mankind.

Paranormal powers, including the agrarian reform carried out in the former Lunings, could have saved human beings.

But Eldor only saw the good side of it.

Even though that [Plague King] had not yet destroyed Mayhem, he had not realized the horror of a malicious < Master >.

Or... did he know something else more terrifying (...) and also want < master > the means to overshadow that future?

Either way, he was killed by a calamity (monster) created by the hand of the Master, who had considered the existence as if it were a 'divine charm'.

And for Ultimia and many who lost their father, < master > would have been an object of disbelief and a 'monster' kind of being.

I can tell you that for Ultimia the days since the last war have only gone down the ups and downs and turns.

There were many difficulties, and it was a day to blame itself.

But in the darkness of a lost forest, the light (RAY) she meets illuminates her path… there is now.

From that encounter, it was also a day of revisiting my own past and thoughts.

In those days… some thoughts become a little more certain.

It's the difference between my beloved father and myself.

I'm sure the decision I'm about to make is the path that I would never have chosen had I been a father who loved peace and the future.

It could be ego.

But I know that a king is someone who decides, of his own free will, where the country is going and is responsible for its back.

So already she made up her mind and opened her eyes, pushing the door open herself.

◇

Ultimia revealed herself on the spot where she summoned the rankers.

Following Ultimia, knights and integrators, including Liliana, will also enter the room.

Ultimia slowly heads to the altar at the bottom.

"First Princess Ultimate Azrite Alter, acting for the King."

Standing on the altar, Ultimia looked around the venue and named herself.

"With things imminent, I'm not going to lengthen the foreword. But first, thank you for coming together today."

When she said so and thanked the Capitol masters, there was also a slight twist from the participants and the escort knights.

There are tears coming from the orbits of the pigeons, such as the Patriot of the Pigeon Helm.

Rankers mixed with the worlds and the plays, but no one takes lightly the meaning of the king bowing his head.

Ultimia continues her words after lifting her neck.

"First, as is well known, there will be a war with the Empire. The rule is Tri-Flags. Only < MASTER > in the rankings can participate in battles. And the victorious country gains control of the other country. It's a war of winners."

The end of the battle if you lose.

To that fact, the participants are breathtaking.

"In addition to the pre-distributed rules, I'll first notify you of what we've decided in our discussions. Start date and time is"

That said, Ultimia tells us this calendar, but there are also a few that are not pinned down by the current month.

Therefore, she overlaps words.

"The king told me, 'If you're dealing with him, you'll see.'"

She retrieves the note and reads the date and time it was written there.

"- Greenwich Standard Time, May 7th at 00am"

It's the Earth's calendar.

No wonder. On the imperial side, there are also < masters > working closely together, including [Beast King].

The date and time in Japan is 9: 00 a.m. on May 7. In real life, a week from now.

The last day of Golden Week, is.

"I hear it's an easy day for a lot of people to participate."

It is Saturday and Sunday, even if it is twelve hours before or after uneven due to jet lag, and it will be easy to participate.

If you pour in the power of both sides, it's not a mistake.

"And the war lasts for three days."

To Ultimia's remarks, the entire venue shows the biggest twist ever.

You have 30 days to maintain a 30-fold acceleration.

I dare to separate it from three days.

"For us, for us, for us, that means a period of profit."

The kingdom is vastly inferior in number.

The longer the battle, the less difficult it is to imagine that difference resounding.

In contrast, the Empire invites the intervention of Cardina if it does not settle early.

The longer it progresses to that, the more the Empire's famine also progresses.

For both, I've never been over settled in a short period of time.

This revealed the date, time and duration.

All that remains is a combat area and additional rules.

"Hope over there on the date and time of the war. Period is both consents. And the battle area is in the hands of the kingdom."

This means that you can determine the combat area at the will of Ultimia.

"And the battle area I have defined is former Lunnings territory -"

Ultimia cites a place name as much as one would expect,

"... all the kingdoms except the abandoned districts."

- I denied it and stated the opposite answer.

"Nah!?

By far the biggest blur fills the conference hall.

No one has anticipated the answer on this occasion.

Ray aside, even Shu and Luke couldn't read that.

Perhaps… even for those of the Empire who will be heard later.

"Hey, what are you thinking!? Ultimia!?"

The voice came from Integra.

[The Great Sage] and now the wisdom bag of the present kingdom, she had not heard of this either.

Therefore, the voice of agitation was coming out of his mouth.

But that's the same for some of them, starting with Ray. If she had said that a little later, she would have acted the same way.

Not to cause any more damage, but to make the whole kingdom a battlefield is to fall.

That's why I couldn't read Ultimia's intentions.

Ultimia continues her words without breaking her expression.

"Even when I say all over the kingdom, downtown is outside the area. It is not possible to install the, and the functions are stopped in downtown. If the other two are downtown with the Fort destroyed, they will be defeated at that point."

…………

But while that also reduces the chances of a battle occurring downtown, it must be more dangerous than a battle on the old Lunnings territory.

When he thought of it that way, Ultimia also spoke of additional rules.

"And there is only one rule to suggest additionally." No Harassment of Tian During War ""

"Except in cases such as self-defense and felons, anyone who commits harm dies instantly. I'll thoroughly participate in this. Perhaps it should be stipulated that the signing of the [Agreement] is mandatory for participation. And to each other's leading Tian."

"That being said, it's..."

If you tie up the assault on Tian with a [contract], the reckless killing will be restricted.

But where tied up, the danger is not zero.

Worst case scenario, some may be ready to launch a massive attack.

"... in the old Lunnings territory, can't you?

"The former Lunings territory is an effectively controlled area of the Empire. It's not like I know what's being set up at the moment. Worst of all, it's no wonder that sensors have been laid to clarify the position of the fort."

"That may be..."

Although Integra was convinced of Ultimia's opinion, it seems to be unacceptable.

I guess this area designation was different from her assumption, which is the wisdom bag of the kingdom.

Or did the thoughts you were after at the time of the war slip?

"But it's just around the corner, right? We should not risk damage to the kingdom Tian..."

"- Sole."

Ultimia waited for Integra's statement.

The word is the reason why she made this decision, as well.

"Integra, and the people who took the row seats. You will have heard it already. Empire, and the world calls this a war game..."

Just a war.

War without the dead.

The cleanest, flashiest, gamest war.

But......

"Undying War (Game) Relied on…"

And Azrite cut off his words there, and looked around at the faces of those who were in the conference room,

"- I hope you don't call me an idiot. War is not a game, it is not a human resource."

- Speak of your heart.

"There's no point in this country if you just put it on the wrong foot and delegate it. < Master > is...... not the divine charity that will solve it if you wish (...). A living human being, like us. That's why... just like you, with you... we'll do everything we can."

――――

That must be her word of determination.

It's a word I couldn't say to her once.

It was her father who considered < Master > like "God's Will" and did not ask him to participate in the war.

She was trapped by the word, but still took a different path with that calcheratan.

And now I totally shook off my father's words.

Together, to walk.

"Even if the battle personnel are you, Tian of the kingdom will support you with all his might. supplies and meals, rest, treatment, and information. To back up, we need to turn the kingdom into a battlefield. Is there anything out there?

No - no.

No voice of denial, no voice of agitation, no more.

I'm taking her readiness.

Everyone on the spot is... waiting for the words to follow.

And she looks at them, she says.

"Let's win this war."

The corresponding voice - boiled from all over the venue.

To be continued