＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ Royal Palace

"Shit... I'm... I'm...!"

While holding the lost right arm, Elijah was running through the forest at night.

Blood stopped with muscle contraction, but the lost arm never came back.

This is a huge power down.

There is no one on the Imperial side who can heal this wound, and it makes no sense to wear a prosthetic hand.

Because there is no prosthetic arm that can withstand the power of Elijah today anywhere in the Empire.

"......!"

Angry with her impudence, Elijah chewed her lips out.

I couldn't avenge them with the power they gave me.

On the contrary, I lost even my limited time and arm.

I've already used 200 seconds of the 999 seconds count.

Considering the pause cost, I completely lost a quarter.

"Why am I...?!"

However, Elijah's remorse was not solely due to such harm.

At that moment, the moment Figaro shoots The Ultimate, he himself... is the root of the problem.

Why didn't I move?

Why are you lost in judgment before an attack that could harm people?

Why did you focus on protecting yourself at that moment?

There is anger and regret in him about such "self who could not choose at a decisive moment"...

I know why.

That is why he bears the heavy burden.

Friends who have given their strength and time for themselves.A mission that carried the fate of the Empire.

Still, I could choose to fight Figaro.

But I struggled in the battle against Figaro, realizing the fear in me, and defeated by the Ultimate... I was afraid of my own failure.

"I'm... a coward...!"

The sense that he was carrying the fate of the empire made him suffer at that moment.

I was afraid of losing the enormous power I had at the end of my sacrifice... and of telling my friends and the Empire to fail after the defeat.

Even when I chose this plan in the first place... Elijah couldn't tell me what to do.

If Fountain hadn't made a suggestion and my people agreed with me... how could I have said it myself?

From that time on, I must have been afraid of the sacrifices made by the plan I decided on and of failing even after that sacrifice.

"I'm... I'm... pathetic..."

Valhalla holds the power of the dead.

Defeat a monster to earn it or carry the will of a dead ally.

But then Elijah sensed... that he was just riding on other people's choices and destiny.

…………

I know now.

I am timid and afraid of failure.

Thin and empty, I struggled and collapsed.

Confused by the eruption environment, Figaro's life and death could not be confirmed or stabbed. He ran away, lost, and this is what happened.

This was not the case in the battle against Logan.

But that was the arena.

This battle is not a battlefield that can be challenged many times.

If we screw this up... the Empire, the Tians who live there, and the fate of our people will change.

I'm heartbroken in a big fight that I can't retry.

It was the strength of his people that was supposed to support him in such a situation.

But it didn't work for non-standard bugs.

― ― Even today's Elijah is not an easy opponent to defeat Figaro in a state of enhanced limits.

That's how he thought just before he chose to fight.

In other words... the complacency of 'I can't lose if I'm who I am now' was mixed up in my heart.

But that was a big mistake, as the battle showed.

As a result, cowardice was exposed and defeated in the unforgettable battle.

On the contrary, the power left by my friends was impaired.

"I... already..."

You must perform your duties.

He survived. I still have the strength.It should work as planned.

However, he is no longer confident, and his heart is frustrated to believe that he is a coward.

As it stands, he may not be able to rise again.

So, I guess.

Fate here... has prepared a prank.

It was a coincidence.

He kept staring at himself and even running... but his special skill of escape and self-questioning was still preserved.

Needless to say, his status is incredible, and he can be beaten to death if he is of the same mythical class.

And because of the escape shortcut, the wooden stone on the route is moving with the remaining knife.

Even now, the black rock-like object that was still standing on the path was smashed with a knife and advanced.

--Shortly afterwards, there was a scream and blood splash from what was thought to be a big rock.



It's a joke of fate.

The big rock was a pseudo-monster.

You wouldn't have noticed Elijah approaching too fast, and his body couldn't stand Elijah's knife.

Therefore, the monster was killed by Elijah's blow...

UBM Vague Noboru Monkey Throttalis was slaughtered

[Select MVP]

Elijah has been elected as MVP

Giving [Elijah] an MVP bonus [Empty Spinning Palm Throttalis]

"... what about...?"

I'm not even stunned.

He can only make an incomprehensible murmur.

Until then, I was swallowed up by this incomprehensible result, even by the troubles that had narrowed my mind and the answers that lie ahead.

◆

This night he was defeated without skin.

He accidentally and completely unconsciously acquired the privileged armor (new power) in the game of destiny.

It's like a revelation of great will.

It's like the temptation of a vicious demon.

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□ ■

"... eh"

On the morning of the second day of the war, [Magic General] Logan Godhart woke up from his bed and stared at his menu.

The enormous cost of the summons he kept saving and dedicating to alchemy.

That... was down to just two digit points.

In other words, the aliens who took part in the war on their behalf summoned the demons and wiped out Logan's savings.

But the real impact... was that both aliases in the party column had HP 0.

"... you're kidding, calling the devil at such a cost... and losing?"

I didn't know why I lost, even though I retained my Devil Enhancement skills and Mythic Summons.

There's nothing wrong with the way we fight...There's no tactics, no violence.

"... what kind of bug was there? Wow....."

It was not because of Alias or other imperial < Master > that he began to judge "the opponent was bad" that he grew up.

Or is it because I learned too much with 'someone worse than myself'?

Especially after building the current building, he died instantly at [Gloria β] on Fuso Moon Night.

Regarding the alias who exhausted his savings, he said, "If I had gone myself, I would have died.I even feel tired of working. '

"If only I could return the cost by smelting...Let's... rebuild the alias. "

Characters formed in The Doppelganger are random.

But once created, the personality can be set up again.

You can also draw a random personality, but there can also be first-time 'outliers'.

In that case, Logan thinks it's better to load personalities that are already known to be "winning."

"In order to do that... I'm still in my room today with the alcohol."

Murmuring like that, I look at my room.

In addition to the furnished bed, there are also the alchemical items he brought in.

On the round window of the room... I saw the blue plains.

This is... one of the ships that docked in the port.

Logan has sent the aliens to war before moving on to this ship and answering (...).

/(adv, adv-to) (on-mim) (on-mim) slightly/slightly/slightly/

The door to Logan's room was knocked by surprise.

"Who?"

I came to ask you to deliver your luggage and request breakfast.

"Ahh....."

Logan left it on the bed... wearing a full-face helmet and opened the door.

Standing in front of the door was an ugly robot.

It's like wearing a metal matryoshka. It's the ship's equipment... and its crew.

The robot, which seems a little cramped in the passage of the ship, holds the item box gently with parts that hit both hands.

Mr Lotto (...). Good morning.

Oh, yeah. Good morning.

Called by a strange name, Logan nods with a greeting.

Because that's Logan's title now.

As the mysterious masked alchemist Lotto, Logan is aboard this ship.

This is the package. Would you like breakfast?

"Uh, sandwiches, shrimp and stuff."

Roger that.

Logan stays in the cabin all the time, so this robot and crew will deliver the meal.

When it comes to why Logan is being treated like such a guest on this ship, it is because Logan is an important person to this ship….

That important person is [Bandit King] Zeta.

(Zeta told me to wait here, but it's a nice environment.They serve delicious rice, and they also deliver alchemical ingredients.Zeta said, "Please hide yourself, wear a mask, and keep your tone real"... (I don't know why.)

Zeta is currently active on their quest.

Logan is now waiting for Zeta's return while he is smelting his daily routine.

(When Zeta has finished her work, she will leave the port.You stopped by and headed for heaven and earth.Well, the sea route is faster, and it's quite exciting.)

Drive's navy is Haribote and Logan has never been on board.

Since he had never even sailed in real life, the elementary school student was looking forward to his school trip.

For the record, there are a variety of accessories and medicines for people who are unfamiliar with the ship to get rid of their seasickness.

Ah, yes, I have a question for you.

What is it?

Logan remembers a lot of things he wants to ask and calls off the robot that tried to finish the job and leave.

"Since yesterday evening... what happened to Kiola?"

"Yesterday, a giant monster appeared near Kiola, and the city of Kiola was on alert due to its influence."

Phew

Logan had other HR feelings, such as, "Even during the war, there was a monster attack event, but the operation was also a kitten."

(But it's a giant monster. Then [zero over] is lost.)

"The biggest individual sighted was an urban element."

It's not too big!?

Logan was terrified by the extraordinary magnitude.

The battle is between [Tilt] Catherine Deva and [Tinktula] Proof of Wisdom (· Belifire)].

For the record, Logan was only smelting without detecting a battle outside the city.

"... this ship is okay, right?It won't sink, right?

Logan asks anxiously, feeling that a pinch was coming closer than he thought.

The robot put his hand on his chest - it didn't reach him, but he answers.

"Rest assured, this ship has never sunk before."

If it sinks, it won't be here!?

Logan couldn't help but admit the robot's joke and statement.

I'll bring you breakfast later, Lotto.

"Ah, yeah.... speaking of robots.What's your name?

Logan's questions are just whimsical.

I had the most opportunity to face each other, and I was a little concerned about the robot that treated me politely.

"1589."

"... serial number?"

Everyone in the fleet has a nickname called Orca.

That's fine. From now on, I'll call you Orca, not a robot. "

Thank you very much.

With all due respect, the robot... Orca left Logan's room.

Wasn't Drive a big deal about the country of machines?

Logan, who is in contact with artificial intelligence that is more clearly advanced than the machines of his country, which bears the name of the Machine Empire, cannot help but murmur such feelings.

And 1589.Mass production with serial number.I was proud that Franklin's clan built the robot... but the Grand Barore (...) is going better. "

Logan returns to his room with the name of the ship's country (…).

So he worked on alcohol and dolling in an environment with three lunches and naps, waiting for his master and colleague to come back.

To be continued