＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

About ■a player

It was in 2043, before he started Infinite Dendrogram.

He performed well in some games and was on the podium.

The event that I participated in, Fairy Wars, was classified as an RTS that moves pre-built units on the board... real-time strategy.

He has great tactics and techniques, and most importantly, he's a good player at finding the undiscovered...... so-called shit combo (...). The combos he used in the tournament will be modified and unavailable in the next tournament.

The "Unlimited Growth Acceleration" used in this tournament final was also a half-dominant bug (glitch), and even in the era when the performance of the game console itself was low, the game itself was stopped due to the pressure of processing power.

That said, half of the voices directed at him on the podium are booing.

(None of the prohibited items. By the rules, I think I can do it if I can.)

He was receiving trophies and prizes in the wind somewhere, such as booing.

Then, look to the left side of yourself... and the other podium (...)

The tournament was massive, and it was a kind of carnival in which he held multiple tournament games simultaneously, in addition to the games in which he participated.

In addition to his culminating RTS, there were melee games, robot actions, FPS solo and team divisions, and digital card games.

It is now the closure of all competitions, with the top winners of each tournament being awarded at the same time.

What caught his eye was the girl who had won the digital card game.

From his point of view, he was still in elementary school, but apparently in high school.

(After all, people in Asia look younger.)

I was thinking about it while looking at the world champions of another genre (...).

He was worried about whether he would participate in RTS or digital card games this time.

He likes construction and tactics, both of which are hobby game genres.

Finally, RTS was selected for the reason that "luck is not involved".

No matter how strong you are, you can be defeated by your luck. I knew it would be boring if it wasn't, but that's it, this is it.

But there was one thing I decided on.

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After the awards, a get-together (party) was held where the participants of the tournament gathered.

It is a luxurious venue with large enclosures for each game that was also used for the tournament events, and it is obvious that considerable money is hung from the number of dishes lined up and people gathered.

On the contrary, the sponsors are willing to pay for it.

Excluding dive VR, the gaming industry is doing well these days. The quality of the game itself has greatly improved due to improved information processing technology and development capabilities using managed AI.

Even though we used to make high spec hardware, it took a lot of manpower to fill in the hard performance that was too high, and in many cases we couldn't take advantage of the performance.

However, in recent years, large companies can use management AI in game development to supplement their manpower. On the contrary, small and medium-sized companies that do not have managed AI began to use media other than high spec hardware to compete with ingenuity rather than graphics. It is also said that polarization is progressing.

Arcade's large housing is said to have reached a certain extreme in such game development.

Play in a large enclosure using stereoscopic video technology.

Its performance and intensity have attracted people's attention, so that not only players and familiar people, but also amateurs can enjoy it like watching sports.

Like sports, the number of tickets sold for the tournament and the revenue from TV and online broadcasting are much higher than decades ago, and the number of people who can eat as professional gamers is also increasing.

The development of the dive type that transfers human senses into the game is difficult to navigate without mentioning the fatal failure of < next world >, but in other respects, it can be said that it has reached the future that people once dreamed of.

Now, at the time when the game cemented its position as esports, at the launch of the pinnacle tournament... he was floating.

Since we use an undiscovered advantage bug when we're here, the reputation of the defeated opponent is bad.

Above all, it uses the game malfunction in the tournament, and it gets publicity... and as a matter of course, it is badly received by the development company.

With such circumstances, his surroundings are like a kind of air pocket, but he doesn't care about the appearance of it, and he drums a sumptuous meal.

I won't be able to leave next year.

This time he won... a number of large-scale tournament victories, making him the first [Hall of Fame] in the [Fairy War].

To put it the other way around, it's "banned."

He could not be disqualified because he used a defect that had not been confirmed in advance, and he decided to exhaust himself face to face and round before being exposed to further defects.

He has no anger or grief at the decision.

I enjoyed the tournament and won the prize money, but I did not live a life dependent on the tournament.

In living, games are just games. It's what we do for fun.

Therefore, for him, there is only one remnant of heart in this tournament.

About an hour after the party began, the atmosphere at the venue was calm.

He approached the person standing far from the other participants.

Miss Hoshizora (...)

He called out to the Starry Sky Calendar, the girl who was the winner of the Bath Ayr.

Would you like to play with me?

That's the only thing left of his mind.

If you win the RTS, you can be the winner of the digital card game.

To test what the culmination point of the path you didn't choose was.

"In response to his offer, the Starry Sky Calendar..."

It doesn't matter.

Without moving a bit, I accepted it in fluent Italian.

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RTS World Champion and Card Game World Champion in 2043.

A century-old exhibition match in an enclosure set up at the venue that attracted the participants' attention.

"But the result is..."

"...... you've come."

His (...) is a complete defeat.

Even though I didn't eat the one-turn kill beforehand, "I couldn't do anything".

(... it looks like you picked the right answer.)

It was completely read.

Tactics and countermeasures were built and sealed.

There is no word in the one-side game that those who watched it would not normally think of.

From the point of view of many people, it was the girl who showed an unusual supremacy rather than the fact that he was supposed to be heeled.

To put it mightily, the winner of the FPS Division...... War Ground Solo Division was giving a thirsty applause to the girl.

No, I wonder if it was really directed at the girl.

Rather, it was given to him as a gift of compassion, "Thank you for your hard work, Sandback."

The more I thought about it, the more I lost.

Even though he should be familiar with Bath Ayr, he once won multiple domestic competitions.

(But... it's strange.)

He is not at the tournament in the present circumstances.

The current deck was also polished in online matches, but recently, Bath Ayr did not participate in the official tournament, so no one knows what deck he will use.

But how did you manage to use the perfectly secured deck so far?

There were mysteries, mysteries, and unpleasant spirits, as if they were predicted in the future.

(Well, that was fun.)

'Thank you, Miss Hoscizola. It was a pleasure to have an experience like never before. I was lucky to see you. "

He offered his hand with the words of his heart, and he shook hands with the girl.

While standing at the venue of the game tournament, which was full of state-of-the-art technology, he praised the girl who made her feel the mystery beyond human wisdom.

Yes, Mr. Silvestro, but the RTS is sure to be your winner.

Haha, maybe.

She's probably right.

I'm sure the RTS will let him win against her.

RTS is important not only for construction and reading, but also for command hand techniques.

She is incomparably strong in turn-based card games, but she is unlikely to be good at RTS, which continues to require unit control in real time.

... it's a bit of a pity.

That's right.

His and her talents are different.

And when I tried to compare them, either side would go up to the other side and play a hand-to-hand battle. I don't care about losing, but I felt a little sorry for that.

(I wish we could have a game where we could compete like a heterogeneous martial arts battle)

He wondered if there was a game where different talents, grinds and wisdom could bump into each other on the same stage.

His aptitude and essence take shape, and he sharpens them to compete for strength, including luck.

(Though such a [game of dreams]... won't come out.)

The day she became a champion on her own stage and was defeated on her stage by a champion of a different genre.

Even as he gave up... he asked for it.

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The following year, he met Infinite Dendrogram.

To be continued