＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ Francesca Götier

".................. mukdori?

to myself and as I confirm to him...... I speak the name.

"Yes, over there"

What he pointed to was a bird figurine that I now offended.

"... Oh, in Japan, you say mukudri"

The name of a bird different from the one I know...... Japanese name (...).

And it's the same name as the man in front of you (...).

The feeling of my heart getting cold.

Negative emotions that were distinguishing flow in.

Already, there is no calm tea table comfort.

Stay on the surface, my back switches.

I'm sure of what I need.

'Accidental Match' or 'A Strange Bad Edge', we have to see which he is.

"Same name, right"

"Yes, the kanji is with me"

"What kanji, was it?

"Uh, this is it"

He operates a mobile device and enters Mukudri kanji.

But I guess I typed my full name somewhere before...... I didn't miss that the predictive conversion labeled it 'Lingji the Toad'.

The Kanji character of the name is close to the "Decree" of the "Order" and… I also found that it can be read as "Ray".

"It's strange that birds you see are called by letters or names different from those you know."

"Oh. Maybe so."

Mukudri Ray. Ray Sterling, if you translate.

To call it a coincidence, it's already overlapping.

But let's do some more validation.

Maybe... because I just overlapped occasionally.

"Earlier, the same goes for Verbena. In my hometown, France, Vervene, I say. What do you say in Japan?

"I'll do a little research. Oh, in Japan, they say beautiful cherry blossoms."

"Hehe. Sister, joy, you will"

"... hey, I don't know"

I know the Japanese name of Verbena.

I know, I told the cushion of the story.

I want to hear it next.

"Mukudri Sun bought your sister a verbena, but two sisters brother?

I connect you to the story of Verbena, who said it was a birthday present earlier, and then I put my exploration into the family structure.

"No, you have another brother in between and you have three sisters."

- The presence of my brother.

Until I was sure, I was one step closer.

If there's anything else that connects him to Ray Sterling...

Gaze around to find the end of the story.

I have already used the tea and figurines in the store as a topic. Looking outside the store.

Outside the window, it's falling apart and raining.

But on the other side of the slight rain grain......

…………

I saw something just right.

That I met him here today, that figurine, and the sight out the window.

I even think it's all pushing my back, 'Let it be confirmed'.

So throw the last stone.

"- CM of < Infinite Dendrogram >, new"

In the guise of a casual breeze, as if talking to myself, I said so, watching the commercials in the street vision outside the window.

He also sees you caught.

"Huh? Oh, it's true.... That's Chesha, that"

Long CM with a white cat out, unlike what I saw a while ago.

I guess they changed the CM for Japan before the big holidays.

Sometimes it's not so unnatural to get into your eyes and whine.

"Mascot in the tutorial, I see. I was a different character."

And if you say something like this...

"Was Mr. Francesca also playing Dendro?

If you are still logged in to Infinite Dendrogram frequently, then you are likely to react knowing who you share a common topic with.

"Until a while ago, I was doing it"

I was doing it until I logged out and came shopping.

Speaking in a deceptive, nonlying manner stained in the dendro... issuing an inquiry to be sure.

"- And Mukudri Sun?

"Yes, I've been here since this spring."

"Yes."

Thoughts circle in me at high speed while I return that word.

Name.

The presence of my brother.

The man who started < Infinite Dendrogram > in the spring.

- If the three overlap, it's not a coincidence.

He's - Real.

I'm Mr.... Franklin was convinced of the reality of Ray Sterling.

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Then I paid for the tea, we both bought tea at the grocery store, and we headed back to the apartment together.

Of the same apartment, it's also next door to each other. There is no unnatural.

Walk down an umbrella to each of us in the rain getting a little stronger.

…………

But there were some terrible coincidences.

I can't believe the biggest obstacle... was living next door in real life.

Causes of stress spanning several months in body feel time.

That's walking next door now.

"Rain, you're getting stronger"

"Right. I'm glad I didn't come by bike..."

I naturally have a conversation, - thinking about how to eliminate (...) him.

Me and him are in a hostile relationship.

Even a war a week from now will surely be an obstacle.

You know where those enemies are and you should leave them?

No. That's not it.

Anyway if you only have contacts there...... if you are so close you have hands to crush (...) here too.

But people will say.

"That's the story of < Infinite Dendrogram > in play".

'Play and reality must not go hand in hand. Think separately',.

It makes sense. Bringing the playboard resentment outside is really lame.

That's the kid... even Logan Godhardt wouldn't take < Infinite Dendrogram > 's grudges outside.

Then I'm trying to be more rude than a child.

So, what's the problem with that?

Whether it's a play or not, he's frustrated me over and over again with things.

And for sure in the future... there is a presence that holds me back.

Not to mention < Infinite Dendrogram > is not a play.

The only kid who thinks of that as a play.

That's the world (...), be it man-made or created by something other than people.

That's what I recognize.

That's what he recognizes, too.

For me and him, the only difference between real and avatar is the difference in power we have.

I can tell because I've been observing it.

He doesn't play (roll).

A hypothetical story. What if… what if < Infinite Dendrogram > were a kind of death game that would really be deadly as it were.

Still, it should be noted that there are occasions where he would have put his life at risk… more than once just observing.

Whatever the difference in power between Ray Sterling and Mukudri, there is no difference in thought, words, or deeds.

To be clear, I just think the screws are off somewhere.

But that's half the same for me.

There is no shaking in my behavior as a man.

If it were a death game, I would have done something similar.

…………

I once declared to him the fold of Gideon's case.

'I would do the same thing in real life if I could do the same thing',.

I mean it.

Same for me and him both.

The location and vessel are just different, and the contents remain the same.

Because he is my enemy, and I am his enemy.

The difference between me and him is the advantage that I'm the only one who knows' both him '.

"The wind is getting stronger too... The weather forecast wasn't supposed to be this weather...... I should have bought it more solid"

"Shut up."

He looks anxiously at the vinyl umbrella in the wind without ever guessing this thought.

Getting rid of him here would be easier than doing it over there.

But not if you avoid the risk.

Though I can think of a few means, there are not many that can be executed.

Especially, physical exclusion...... Darkness is difficult. There will be differences in physical abilities, albeit younger, and you may encounter payback. Above all, discover it immediately.

A more definite method is to trap (...) unnoticed.

"Wow!?

His vinyl umbrella, bought at the steep end of the field, can be rolled up for the gust.

At the same time, the umbrella bones had broken and had changed from vinyl umbrellas to non-combustible debris.

"Damn... I didn't know you wouldn't have it until I got home... Not good."

Suggest to him how he is more worried about his sister's birthday present and souvenirs for her parents than he is about getting wet.

"My umbrella, do you want to come in? It's sturdy, and big, so"

"Huh?"

That's what I say, I put an umbrella over his head.

It was an umbrella I had bought in anticipation of this when it started raining.

"Is that okay?

"Yes, if it gets wet, no"

"Thank you...... Oh, I'll hold the umbrella."

"Yes."

Hand him an umbrella and walk in line.

I'm sure we'll look close from third parties.

He won't feel bad about it either.

But I'm not helping him with favors.

I'm just helping to make you favor (...).

"Rain. It's hard to buy ingredients when the weather is bad"

That's what I cut out when I stopped on the red crosswalk of the signal.

"Oh, I guess so. Well, I've had more retorts and convenience stores since I started living alone. And learn how to eat."

"Whatever the cafeteria is, it's nutritional bias. Nutritional balance, check apps, too, right?

With that said, I lean over to him and show him the app screen on my device.

"Heh. There's this kind of thing."

"Yes, nutritional management, important,"

Keep talking and enter his meal details into the app.

Advice, pay attention to his diet, which is losing balance in the life of a man alone, under the guise of an angry wind only on the surface.

"Already. After all, it's falling apart"

"Wow... I'm pretty shocked when it comes to numbers. … there was also a subtle increase in the amount of food eaten by the nemesis over there"

Pretend you didn't hear any whining in the second half and cut out the main thing that shook this topic.

"Hey, I'm worried. Mukudri Sun. If you like, occasional dinner, shall we make it?

"Huh?"

I say to him, looking surprised, smiling.

"But"

"One for one, two for two. Hassle, it must be. I live alone, too. I might even get help in the future, like before."

"Uh..."

"Hehe. Think about it,"

He looked troubled when I suggested it, trying to create a face without malice.

I don't suppose so for a man with a slightly lower heart, but apparently he has a weaker desire for that aspect.

Above all, a sudden offer. Even if it is the kindness of our neighbor, there is hesitation in receiving it.

- Although the actual contents are only malicious.

I am trying to favour him, and this suggestion, too, the point is to create a pretext for entering his house.

Once in the room, fine work is easy.

We can do as much jamming as we can without knowing what caused this.

Apply a trick so that the hardware of < Infinite Dendrogram > breaks, or even serve with a sleep introducer or detergent?

Either way, he won't be able to log into < Infinite Dendrogram > at this intended time.

The opportunity would be great if it was in front of Tri-Flags.

This war lasts three days.

But < war junction > is valid, only about two and a half hours in real life.

If you log in late, the time will pass in no time.

Even if he couldn't log in due to some circumstances.

He can't set the stage for war.

I can't show up in front of those who wait for him.

In that case, he loses.

Lose people's trust and get scolded.

I can defeat him.

For me, who kept losing to him, and for me who can't forgive defeat...... that is the result of a real drop in my hoarding.

"... eh"

But there are some things I think.

Regardless of the outcome, I don't care about the means.

How to make facial expressions disguised as favors, how to hide emotions.

That's what I remember watching my mother.

Because I watched that former actor behave from the moment I got my mind on it.

And I'm sure... the M.O. to plunge a man resembles the way my mother used to capture someone who was my father.

I can be sure it's something similar, although I didn't see it in person.

That is why execution itself becomes stressful, even if it is effective.

…………

Still, the balance between risk and return is good.

"Mr. Francesca, what's wrong?

"No, nothing, sir."

He was slightly distracted by his inner frustration.

Falsely, proceed with your steps.

Looks like we walked a lot while we were talking.

If you cross one more crosswalk, you'll get to the apartment where I and his room are.

…………

To the red light again, stop the foot.

Rain driveway. Dozens of cars pass by a puddle of water that can't wait.

Huh, I think.

I wonder if we need to take the kind of roundabout we're trying to do right now.

- If you push it on your back like this, it won't end?

Push his back in the driveway here and now, and that's it for him.

I will never stand before myself again.

Me and him are the only ones standing on the sidewalk facing the driveway.

Rain, bad vision, and strong wind.

Or now you can push his back... kill him, wouldn't it be an accident (...)?

Rather than continue with means that are not certain, like stressful...... how easy.

…………

My right hand lifts up, touching his back or not, and stops.

Patrol.

Risks and returns shake visibly in me.

I feel my spiritual equilibrium shaking, myself.

As such, I……….

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That's how I got back to the floor where our room was located and to the front of the room.

In the end...... I couldn't push my back.

Did you decide that the risk was too high, or because it turned blue before you could make a decision?

Either way, I haven't executed his murder.

... Now it's better to work.

That's what I think, dressed up on the surface the same way I did until I got home, and I greet you when I say goodbye.

"Mr. Francesca. Thank you for everything today."

"No. When we're in trouble, we're each other."

At least, I'm not frustrated with the plot to plunge in.

He wouldn't feel bad about me being kind enough to help either.

"Bye, Mukudri Sun. Talk about dinner, think about it, right? Starting today, okay?

I dare say it sounds like a joke, but with all my heart.

It may be difficult considering he will return home, but it would be nice to have a chance even once before < Tri Flags >.

"See you then"

And when I said goodbye and tried to go back to my room.

"Um, Mr. Francesca"

"Yes?"

From him, I was held back.

Was it worth pretending to be a favor?

Are you going to say, "I knew I'd start today," though?

That I'm laughing inside out like that.

"Did I piss you off something?

――――

Just in one word, they poked me through the gap in my heart.

I didn't envisage words like that coming out of his mouth.

Because it's a word that can't be answered.

I should have covered it with favor.

Malice, hate, I should have hidden it.

For him, it should have been a sweet temptation.

But how do you know?

Why do you say that?

What did he... what did he see to me?

"… NON (Yea)"

I managed to say just one word, and I walked into my room.

What look I had at that time............ I don't know for myself.

To be continued