<Infinite Dendrogram>

Episode 13.5: From the Window of Ouroboros

■[Ring spelling road ouroboros] Second class passenger car

Ouroboros is connected to more than just armed vehicles loaded with bonus weapons.

Freight cars are a regular feature of rail transport, and as a matter of course, passenger cars also exist.

Five passenger cars were gathered for this quest.

And when the battle began, about 30 people were divided into three second class passenger cars.... more than 90 people in total seemed nervous at that time.

They are not as powerful as those in the special class and first class vehicles... they were named "regular" fighting forces, but now they are uniformly wearing masks of the same design and black combat clothes.

According to their employer, "[unclear] high-performance bespoke equipment" means that if you try it out, you won't even be able to read the names of the other participants.

Probably to reduce the psychological hurdles of the half-war and half-crime by hiding their faces and identities.

Although they are amusementists, I understand that they are carried by one of the biggest things (...).

Knowing that, they're still here.

For a reward that is much higher than your level of merit, for a cause that is at the heart of a grand affair, or for a curiosity to participate in the grand event itself.

However, the battle actually started and spread outside the window. If you see the kind of Cataclysmic battle that sparks each other... it seems that we are only the end of a tree.

In the chaos of such nervousness and helplessness, one of the second-class passenger cars...

Ahn?

The sweet smell suddenly came out.

It smells like beans... it smells like candy.

It never smells like a warrior on a military train.

"Mogumo"

As you can see, a woman in the passenger car had a black mass... and she was mouthing a reed.

Since the mask can open the lower half, you can eat, but "Do you eat normally?" and the other faces in the vehicle thought in unison.

Since it was a gathering of masters, even if the equipment was equipped, her personality could seep out, but she was still the only one eating during the operation.

"Hey, hey..."

"Ah. Do you want to eat?"

When the Master, who was sitting opposite, called out to her, she offered her a new one, saying that there was no bad wind.

No, no, no, no.

Really? I've brought a lot of them, so don't be shy.

The girl who was turned down by the opposite [Master] offered her to the surroundings, but everyone shook their heads uniformly.

It's not like the food is going through your throat or the situation.

"From now on, it's the best thing to do, and you should feel hungry." After all, you have to spin sugar around your head in the game. "

((Even if I eat here, the sugar won't turn to my real head?))

All but her heart became one in the Tsukumi.

While I was saying that, the Ouroboros they were riding was hit directly by lasers and some defensive abilities were bouncing back.

You can hear screams from other vehicles, but in this vehicle, the unique air created by the caldera missed a surprising timing.

"Damn, this isn't the time to eat it, is it?"

"I can only eat or rest now." Our work has been delivered, and we still have time. It's not good to rub down your nerves from now on. "

”You're so used to this kind of quest, aren't you?”

"No? I don't do many quests like this." But I have a lot of gaming experience. ”

She's an experienced eagle girl, but she's probably twenty years old or so, even if she estimates her appearance high through the mask.

(... well, does the avatar have anything to do with real age or gender?)

When I noticed, I talked to the master, who was quite calm compared to a few minutes ago.

The other [Master] seemed to have the same shape, swallowed by an over-paced calveswoman.

We're almost there, so let's do our best.

In the words of the lady, all she could do was nod around her was say "ahhh".

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■[Circle spelling road ouroboros] Minutes before first class passenger train

There were only four first class passengers in the luxurious interior of the car.

A woman with glasses wearing a thick coat.

A cute, but black dress with plenty of frills, a girl with tiny eyes.

An armored knight silently restrained behind it.

And even if you hide your eyes with your cut-out black hair, you can still recognize the beauty of hunting clothes.

Well, why don't you make arrangements before the operation begins?

Among those who are unusual and have nothing in common, the woman with glasses begins to talk.

What's the plan?

"We belong to the same clan, but this is our first quest." I just introduced myself. Then I thought I'd make the minimum arrangements during the quest. "

That woman with glasses... [Puppet Princess] Mattel looked around.

She was recruited by Cardina, and after spying for the Empire, she was placed in the chairman's quasi-clan, number 12 [Hanging Man], which is one of the [Major Arcana] seats.

The other three are the same as her.

The girl in the dress and the armor knight belong to the number 6 "Lover", and the beauty in the hunting costume belongs to the number 17 "Star".

They're the ones who are shaking the numbers, but there's no room between them.

In the former Major Arcana, Fatum, number one [The Magician], and now Zachariah, number 22 [The World], the other members are equal.

That's why (...) Mattel is speaking up to take the initiative in the future.

"The objective of this quest is to capture or kill targets inside the Laputa. And destroy as many enemy forces as you can within Laputa. A simple combat quest. It's an international issue, but don't worry about it. We won't be named in Cardina, and that's for sure, even if we have a [contract] with the chairman.”

"You didn't have to tell me with your partition face, but I already explained it from the top." and..... "

In response to the explanation given by the woman with glasses, the girl in "Lover" said unhappily.

However, Mattel continues to explain, interrupting her words.

"I'm going to do the main thing." We're working on the same quest, but we've never worked together before. We don't know each other's abilities, and we don't want to be (...). There's no way we can work together in such a situation. So let's do something else. "

……

"It looks like a castle inside." We should split up and move to find the target. But even though it was supposed to be an enemy battle force, one of the < super > was quarantined, and the other one didn't seem to be able to do much inside. That's why, if you go beyond protection, the enemy's battle strength will be a little bit more than < super >. You can deal with it even if it's dispersed, right? The breakthrough in defense will be taken care of by those people (...)

Mattel said that and turned his attention to the vehicle in front of him.

It is a special purpose vehicle used by only two passengers, even fewer than here.

It wasn't Major Arcana.

Those with more terrifying powers.

"Well, I guess they've joined up for that too..." But I thought that the doctor who scouted me (...) would also participate this time, right? "

"Are you Yumiya-san?" We've heard that she won't participate in quests like this. ”

It was the beauty of [Star] who answered the question of the girl in [Lover].

He seems to be more familiar with the person than the others, and continues to explain.

"It seems that if the injured or sick person dying is in front of him, he will be cured. Therefore, it seems that such an iron fire will result in indiscriminate treatment, and they will be removed from the quest."

"...... if you think it was decent, you were quite a freak." Still, in a double sense, it's better than Bracon (Gee), Knowledge Paranoia (ISBN), and Hentai. "

The girl in [Lover] once remembered the [super] people in the country she belonged to, and she looked disgusted.

Oh, even if it's a disgusting memory?

What's up with you? What's up with you?

"Because there were more problematic children in the world than in personality (...)... super >." In particular, Mr. Hua Tongue was a very difficult person. "

"... the jaundice is also supernatural, isn't it?"

"Yeah. (ex), but..."

The beauty of [Star] - Jiao Jia smiled back as he laid his hand on her cheek.

"With, with, with, with." Let's disperse and move inside. "

Mattel forced back the conversation, wondering if they were frustrated that the subject was off the list of their own suggestions.

"Even if it wasn't as generous (......) as me, you guys were also scouting for [Major Arcana]." No way, it's not inferior to the opponent who is not a superpower, right? "

Before he infiltrated the Empire, Mattel received a huge supply of metal from Cardina.

She uses dolls as weapons and external HP tanks, making them coveted mythical metals and even harder mythical metals. In terms of the amount, it would amount to tens of billions.

The fact that you invested so much in the contract money.

This statement is precisely because I judged that "Cardina holds herself in the highest regard."

I am recognized. and make them more aware of it. "She has a strong upward orientation, and she has a lot of merit and a higher position...... and she's already thinking about being the owner of this clan.

(The owner, Zachariah, also comes to Winter Orb, but does not interfere with the Rapunzel's entry. Well, I'll do the best I can for this plan.)

First, the members of this clan. Thinking that "no one would be more appreciated than myself", he took the initiative to take the mount on the opponent who judged it to be inferior, and he was trying to obtain the greatest reward in the clan.

"That's right, I did quite well in the duel." We have won several times over people like Hungry Ghost Dao and Wang. "

I don't know if I know Matthew's intentions.

The orangutan nods unmistakably in provocative terms.

"... huuh?"

On the other hand, the girl in [Lover] slightly moved her eyebrows, perhaps distracted by what she said when she looked down at herself.

Then he remembers something and turns a flirtatious and provocative smile to Mattel.

"That's right. I think I'm superior to Bonkla, who has only a superjob." But then again, how about you (...)? "

Mattel's expression twitched as the girl in [Lover] 's snuggly words moved.

"... what do you want?"

"[You're not inferior to someone who's not a superhero]?" I don't want to say that, but I'm going to eat it (...) Chan "

……

The [Lover] girl stood up from her seat and pointed to Mattel, giggling and provoking.

Isn't that right? I was challenged to orgasm by the owner of < LotJ >. Didn't you? "

In response to her provocation, Mattel was unconsciously clenching his teeth.

The provocation... it's all true (...).

When Mattel was spying on the Empire, he defeated Kata by betting on the owner of < LotJ >.

And there is a past in which Cardina's spinelessness prevented her from continuing her mission in the Empire.

For some reason, this girl also knows it, and she is turning Mattel's provocation back tenfold and instigating it.

"This kid...!"

In response to the girl's incitement, Mattel was angry and tried to take the doll out of the coat...

"Oh dear, have you even left it in the owner's stomach bag somewhere until the end of the tolerance period?"

Master Brenda, please stop stuffing your people like that.

"... et al?"

The armored knight, who had been silent until then, stopped the girl's further provocation.

"Johannes, this is Nakama, but it's a rival? The idiot who tried to take the mount without even seeing his position after having already missed it once. Don't take the mount by inciting it. What are you going to do?"

I wonder if it is better to duel to determine the top and bottom. Then I will do my best. This is your first mission in this country. I am telling you that you should not reduce your success rate in time. "

"Boo hoo. I can't help it."

Girl ─ ─ Brenda sat down and stopped scolding Mattel.

Master Mattel, I apologize for your disrespectfulness.

"... hmm"

Armored Knight - Johannes apologized, and Mattel took a spell.

During this exchange, the jaundice remained with a gentle smile.

However, he suddenly looks up at the sky as if he had noticed something.

“Oh, it looks like it's time for work.”

Floating in the cloudless desert sky is like a fantasy science novel in the sky.

"Huh. I'm a little moved to see the real thing... it looks like a good tourist attraction."

"You're doing a good job, aren't you? Well, from now on, I'm going to enter the battlefield."

Brenda and Mattel looked up at the sky and muttered their thoughts.

Soon, the war was opened with the questions of T'Kunft and Gray.

As soon as the battle began, the ground turned into a sea of fire and Ouroboros ran into the sky.

Brenda was shocked and admired, "[Super] is a flashy thing to do."

And I witnessed the Laputa disk battalion approaching Ouroboros.

"Oh, I wonder if it's time for the horseshit."...... Johannes? "

Your Will

Johannes, whom Brenda had named, knelt on the floor.

Then she pushed her palm against the floor of the train and chanted.

O calamity, behold the glory of my loyalty!

Loyal Minister Johannes [Dair Troyer Johannes].

Grimm Fairy Tale-inspired type: At the same time that Guardian's Special Ability is activated, the light emitted from him envelops Ouroboros.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of lasers were irradiated by the Ouroboros from the Disk Battalion... but they all bounced in an unknown direction and disappeared.

"This is..."

Mattel let out a surprised voice, but Brenda laughed at it with her nose.

"It's determined by our special skills, isn't it?" I was doing something similar to the [Annihilus King] who had left the [Cefiroto]. When used, it grants 100% resistance to the next hit attribute. However, Johannes is not only able to grant Immunity to himself, but also to other subjects in the set. This time, this train is awesome. "

It was exactly what I would call a Guardian.

Then Brenda points to Johannes' chest with her fingertips.

There were three shield marks lining the chest of his armor, from the left to the white, red, and red colors.

It can be said that only one of the three colors has changed.

"As you can see, you can only use it three times." The number of times was less than that of [Annihilation King], and I didn't have any additional attack abilities like that. Well, there are other effects. "

…………

Brenda revealed an overview of her Special Ability, which was supposed to be a trump card, to target Mattel, who said earlier, "We don't know each other's abilities, and we don't want to be."

Or as if stirring up "I don't care about that, unlike small objects like you".

"Also, the work of Watashi and Johannes is the defense (...) of this train."

Huh?

Mattel looked surprised at Brenda's words.

"The Quest is different from yours, and you won't even go down to that castle." I was going to say it first, but I didn't say it because the eating chan kept explaining it to Doya's face. "

Mattel grinned, but Brenda was smiling.

"... um, yeah. Well, I guess so. It's a very poor ability to defend yourself."

"Fufufu, that's fine." Johannes is the defender. "

Outside the window, there was movement in the laser-deactivated disk group.

If your weapon doesn't work, we'll use another means of attack.

An attack that leverages the power and mass of an unmanned aerial vehicle... in other words, a surprise assault.

It is a primitive and effective means of attacking the plane itself.

If you can destroy or derail a train, you can greatly reduce the enemy strength on board.

Therefore, the front of the disk group suddenly approached Ouroboros...

"─ I'm offensive."

--As soon as Brenda sniped her finger, it bounced.

Explosion in a space where there was supposed to be nothing. Destroyed without hitting Kalul.

It was obvious to those in the first class car that Brenda had done it.

Of course, for Mattel.

(...... invisible levitating mines......) Perk Weapon...... No, considering the job, it's magic. Considering that our ouroboros itself is moving at a high speed, is it set and deployed to maintain a certain distance around her?)

Mattel was trying to get Brenda a mount, but she was calmly analyzing what was happening.

She has a high self-evaluation and tends to look down on others, but her analytical ability is not low for what she sees.

I understood that Brenda's Special Skill, called Johannes' Special Skill, was a steadfast and steadfast ally against words, deeds, and appearance.

"... I see. You just have to leave me alone to protect my legs when I come home."

Huh? Do you need legs to go home?

Ah?

You're going to do Despena anyway, aren't you? '' Mattel leaned blue on his forehead in response to the incitement of the straight ball.

Mattel, who was trying to take the mount, and Brenda, who was aiming for the brittle adversary to "let him go," were the worst companions.

But no matter how dangerous it was... they were both first-class weapons.

There is no problem if it is used in different fields.

…………

And when it comes to the remaining fistulas, the two of them look out at the wind that blows.

Outside the vehicle is still in the midst of air defense.

Not only Brenda's guns, but also Kalu's cannon, which had climbed up the roof from a special vehicle, was intercepted by a group of disks.

(Mr. Kallul, I'm sure you're trying to keep us out of this.)

I belonged to Cardina now, but Kalulu and I knew each other from heaven and earth.

Therefore, I thought that the keel infarction was a very serious attack.

No matter how many attacks you take, the invincible Kalul won't be defeated.

However, even if they were shot down by a whale cannon or blown up by Brenda, the number of discs is still slow as rookies continue to deploy.

It was likely to get in the way of the rest of the development.

(Before we go in, let's clean it up a little bit)

That's why I decided to help (...) with a little bit of the keel infarction.

Remove the brush from the crest of the left hand, take the origami out of the nostril, write something down and fold it.

The viewer will notice that the ink of the brush was filled with enormous resources.

The paper doll that was made like that---a summoning medium (...) filled with magic, and she let it go through the window.

"Come here, Shikigami: Meteor Boy?"

Shortly thereafter, the paper doll turned into a starfish with a spear and flew into the sky.

Then, the starfish draws a stroke of trajectory in the sky and destroys all the remaining discs.

A paper doll...... I repainted my empire with a monkey god.

Both Mattel and Brenda were stunned by their incredible attack ability.

(Current resources... this is the same storage as me, no? A decisive build?)

(Hmph. Former 5th place in the World Duel (......)? I'm going to hit the boulder. It looks like there are a lot of cards, so I don't think we should sell our cards in the future.)

Even though they were superficially childishly mounted, they were powerful.

Those who were scouted by the elite Major Arcana, instead of the quasi-quasi-quasi-quasi-job.

Number 12 [Hanged Man], [Puppet Princess [Marionette Princess]] Mattel.

Number 6 [Lover], [Burst Princess] Brenda Forsyth.

Number 17 "Star", [Formula Princess] Gyoderma.

Three sheets (large arcana) with enough power to move the balance of the ending were arranged in the field.

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■[Ring spelling road ouroboros] Special passenger car

There is naturally a culture of fantasy novels in Infinite Dendrogram.

A fantasy or science fiction worldview, but the atmosphere of the earth is a little different because it is a novel written by Tian who lives in such a world.

…………

With such a novel in hand, a lady was enjoying her tea.

Unlike what Brenda wore to emphasize her cuteness, a lady dressed in a clear long dress with little exposure.

She is dexterously twisting the hardcover novel page with one hand and pinching the tea cup with the other.

Since this special purpose vehicle has a more lavish interior than the first class car, the space alone is like a painting with a tee time theme.

(Not as bad as Big Three, but not as bad as the sci-fi novels in this world.)

When the lady finished reading one of the short stories, she pinched the cup and placed the empty cup on the saucer.

A pot on the table floated in the air, pouring in a new cup of tea.

This tea set is a "magic item that automatically makes delicious tea".

Cardina's auction raised the bar quite a bit, but since I can enjoy black tea on the go, I like to use it more than the poor perks and weapons.

As you can see, even if the train suddenly runs out of the sky, it is high enough to operate normally.

"...... Phew"

Tasting a new cup of tea, she looks at another cup on the table.

There were two passengers in the special car.

And the passenger... Carl opened the door a while ago and moved to the roof.

There's a series of Dokan Dokan and Whaler cannons now, very noisy.

(Frustration, you seem to have accumulated)

When I was drinking tea, I was in a bad mood, and now I'm stretched out.

Although he is a person with a small number of spokespersons, he seems to have stored something in his stomach after suffering a defeat at a certain management event.

(It seems that work in the West was just a chore.)

While escorting a dream path that had combat power but was not suitable for killing each other, he moved the monster's habitat under the direction of the chairman.

However, those tasks did not change the memory of defeat, and now they are trying to make it in a battle with fellow fierce cultivators who had been waiting for them.

I barely speak, so I have no choice but to observe.

(Whether it's Kalulu or Alberto who transferred, it's difficult to communicate with him in any way.... compared to a color demon (AR, I, CA) who doesn't understand words)

The lady slightly raised her eyebrows when she remembered her disgusted colleague.

Ladies are sincerely glad that they weren't fighting with that woman in this quest.

(Anyway, Edwards and his wife are suitable for her. And I'm the right person for that)

Including tea, I glanced up out the window.

There is a fantasy novel there... Raputa still comes to mind.

"UFOs, castles in the sky, flying locomotives,... clothes." It's too much, it's a novel with three sentences. "

Shake your head as you sigh.

The current situation seemed to deviate from her taste.

Still, it was better if AR, I, and CA weren't around.

(A little further.)

This time, as she shifted her gaze to her eyes, the lady thought.

Her full-scale work is about to begin.

Currently, I am still working on "strengthening the privileged weapon installed in Uroboros", but I was not sent to the end of the north on purpose for such a thing.

(... well, I don't care about the accompaniment)

Considering the closing time (...) of this quest, I think that she would expect some support rather than an attacker.

Still, she doesn't mind.

I was free, and I was able to meet the new member of the team, Zukunft, so I didn't care.

If the Lady is so strong now, then there is something she cares about.

”Nevertheless, that castle is so... smart (...)”

Let her look up (...), the castle in the sky.

Her gaze at it was like... locking on to the underdog.

To be continued