＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□[Unconfirmed Flight Fortress Laputa] First day of war

On the first day of the war, the Laputa was on his way to Winter Orbs, and the escorts were spending their time with each other.

The Fairy Tale Squad was also included, and Grimes, the chief of staff, spread a number of materials in the library inside the Laputa.

(... I see. The ability characteristics of the raputer are "gravity control" and "bonding". Pull it together and connect it. It seems to make sense as a personal grey, alpha, and centauri, but... anyway, floating around the island is its application)

One of the materials Grimes was spreading was an internal illustration of the Laputa that was distributed for defense purposes. Of course, the most secretive places are painted black... but that's not a problem.

(Both the castle and the island are just options attached to the underground laputa body. In particular, the outer edge is almost composed of earth and sand, except that there is a launch port for unmanned weapons. It is built as a garden, but it is essentially a cushioning material to reduce damage to the laputa body. then.....)

Grimes plots for something while keeping Laputa's data in his head.

Sonia peered at him like that from behind.

"Grims, what are you reading?"

"It's the internal structure of the laputa." I'm thinking about where to break it (......)

Sonia looked at Grimes, who replied without turning a blind eye to the material.

”Break it... were you a spy?”

"It's your fault, mine girl."

Grimes is grumpy to deny badly heard remarks.

"If I let you fight in a defensive base without thinking about anything, it would be the worst enemy action." So I'm trying to figure out where I can use the clock dill. "

"... that makes sense, doesn't it?"

A mine with all the firepower. Even if I made a mistake, I couldn't use it indoors in a turbulent war.

At this point, it is not Sonia who uses the solution in the party, but Grimes's role.

"Ah! Can you use it here in the first place?!" Laputa's been in motion all this time! Random doesn't get super random!? "

"...... Sonia"

Grimes turns to Sonia and grins.

Sonia said, "Fufufu. I grew up to realize the blind spots that Grimes didn't even notice." I'm impressed with Grimes, too. "

"You didn't understand anything..."

Huh?

Grimes sighed in amazement, then pulled Sonia's cheek.

"N-No, no, no, no, no, no!?"

For what purpose did you think I rented the arena after the Tournament?

Huh?

It was after Grimes won the “tournament” and Sonia got the special weaponry.

The Fairy Tale Squad chose the Second Princess's escort quest to participate in as a next step in the war effort in exchange for a second prize in the tournament.

And before heading to King's Landing to participate, Grimes rented one of the battlefields, saying, "There's something you can do."

Skilled players such as Duel Rankers are used for occasional simulation battles.

I had never been in Gideon or used it due to financial difficulties, but Grimes borrowed it for a short time using the money he had sold the armor he had won as a side prize.

At that time, Sonia also used a crock dile with Akiko, including the verification of perk and weaponry...

At that time, I was using Gem to make an earthquake within a narrow range, right?

"Yeah, I thought you were wasting your time."

Grimes thought to himself, "I don't want you to be the only one to waste my time."

"What was that?"

It's just to make sure your clock dyke works in the event of an [earthquake]!

The clock dyke attacks moving objects in range at random timings.

Then, what happens if the entire range of the clock dile moves?

How is it different when the whole vibration is uniform and vibration differs depending on the location?

Grimes was doing such a detailed verification, but Sonia didn't understand its importance.

"As a result of the verification, it did not operate in the whole vibration such as earthquake. Including Sonia, who's swaying up there. Conversely, when walking during an earthquake, or when vibrating separately from the earthquake, it detonated. When two types of vibration were generated, the explosion occurred in a narrow range."

Was that so?

"That's right!" Not just the earthquake, but the blast. In other words, the crock dale will blow up anything that moves more than a certain distance from the deployed ground. ”

That's why it doesn't normally detonate with a slight movement caused by the heart beating or breathing.

The combo with the Benefit Artifact allows the minerals to vibrate at high speeds, causing vibrations that reach the detonation area from the shallow buried area to the surface.

Heehee

Sonia, who didn't really understand her, was annoyed by Grimes... but she already knew that it was basically short-circuited (stupid), so she gave up.

In the first place, it can't be said that the fact that Embrio came out with a simple penetration was not influenced by such aspects of the person.

Better or worse, it's a question of thinking patterns. Jinx said that someone with a simple mind would give out a terrible < Embrio >. The representative example was the [Demon General] of the Empire.

(Calm down. He's in charge of firepower. Our Ace. We can't win without him. It's my job to make up for it, and Asma's job to make up for it.....)

Grimes swallows frustration because members know their strengths better than anyone else.

That's why Grimes took the initiative to verify it, not himself.

(... but is it 'targeting something that moves differently than the whole thing'? Hit the Outgoing Pile ? No, it's him too... [Will the piling be hit?] Fear of irregular movements? I don't even know what personal information this crockdale is referring to.

Grimes felt that it was more difficult to make a judgment than "I want to stretch and move freely in an invisible place" because of the comparison with my personal and brother (Atom) who I perceived from Kutonian.

It should be noted that the Cutonnians themselves travel through the ground and do not vibrate to the surface.

In that regard, it was a bit unusual for the two of them to be perfectly compatible.

So, what happens when you know the specifications?

"Aaaaaaaaah!... fu. Even if the laputa is moving, it can still be used as usual." Because the shaking caused by the movement of the laputa hangs over the whole thing. "

I see!

It was Grimes who finally learned to understand Sonia, and at the same time felt at ease and futility.

That's why I was looking for a place to use the crock dile, but it would be a garden area after all.

"What? It was a beautiful garden, but you're going to blow it up?"

"... the enemy is attacking me at the point of using the clock dile." It's better to break the garden than to break the building. "

Ah, that's true, too.

(This guy used to think more and try to get dressed... but since he remembered to let me and Asma do the brainwork, the thoughtless (stupid) has accelerated?)

Compared to the time of the formation, Grimes was slightly uneasy about the ace climbing only with firepower.

"Well, even in an escort quest, there's always something to do." It's your firepower, my ambush, and Asma...... so Jiminy can read it. "

"I've been wondering how Jiminy could read to the mind." Isn't there a spiritual protection called "Master"?

”Ahh... what do you think spiritual protection is in the first place?”

Specifications?

Grimes explains, “That's true, but that's not true.”

“Whether it's gaming regulations, whether it's the real brains, or why it's completely different. In any case, the spirit of [Master] is not affected by it in any way. Even if I was fascinated, the avatar would only move in auto, and even if I erased the memory of the [Forgotten King], my skills would only be incomplete.... well, there's a pattern of trauma planted in the video brakes, but that's different."

Just because your eyesight is clear, that type of shock is in your mind properly.

Some of the reasons for quitting immediately at first were "fear of being attacked by monsters".

"It is tough to change the spirit due to external factors. Well, it's a big deal to be brainwashed through a game. Still, if you just read the mind, there are some areas where the guards are a little bit sweet."

So that's Jiminy too?

"That was a problem before that."



"Mind reading is not just about supernatural powers and magic." Rather, in real life, it's all about [other than that]. "

Um...?

Grimes seems to have no idea, Sonia explains in turn.

The real Legendary [Chorus Insect] is a monster that reads and manipulates the mind.

However, it is not a so-called magical means, such as a curse or charm.

It is a hypnosis caused by a combination of pheromones and sound waves like some kind of insect.

The same applies when reading. It reads the opponent's body odor, heart sounds, and even electromagnetic waves emitted by the living organism, and translates them into language.

[Chorus Insect] can be said to be a species that excels in scientific mind-reading skills (...).

If so, it is out of the scope of protection at least as long as it is read only.

"That's why... I can imitate the words of monsters."

"That means Jiminy is so smart to see!"

"...... I see."

Grimes swallowed the word 'far more than you'.

By the way, this type of mind-reading art, it seems that there are some amazing people in the kingdom.

Is that so?

Yeah, you can translate in a messy long text without the other person talking to you.

"Wow, manpower Jiminy!"

Just then, Luke sneezed while he was chasing Igoronak.

"Anyway, it's our basic tactic of blasting, ambushing, and reading, but it also evolves by incorporating the remote bombing of perk artifacts." So if you work with other [masters], (...) if you fight as a group, you'll be able to beat me. "

"Oh! That's good!... Oh?"

Sonia rejoiced at Grimes' words and suddenly realized that it was a strange phrase.

Not in a group fight?

"... Dendro has a big difference in his personal fighting power." Remember when you did it with the Summon Monster that [Light King] had sent in before. "

"Ahh..."

Sonia moaned as she remembered the fiercest battle for the Fairy Tale Squad.

"Moreover, this is a guard unit that includes [super]." If they're there, they'll send their forces to that level. There's a risk that someone like that won't be able to get through my combo. "

Only firepower is quasi, and Sonia excels at hiding herself.

Highly ambushing, Grimes is tactically superior.

Jiminy who understands many languages, carpets that can fly with multiple people, and monsters such as Beanstalk, a giant tree of the upper Pure Dragon (high dragon) class, asma with a lot of cards.

If they fight as a party, they will be able to compete against the quasi- [super].

However, the class's strength was overwhelming with a simple power differential.

"And this is the one I think is the worst (...)"

"Huh? What is this..."

Grimes said that and looked at the expanded group of materials.

He looked only once at a document with a picture of a person with brown skin, and then referred to a different document.

In the photo of your document, you can see "White Bear's Clothes Gulmi".

"I bought it from Cephiroto." It's just not that expensive information... but it's biased against a few people with a lot of sightings. "

In a nutshell, if you catch a wiki, it's about the information plus α that you're likely to find.

The most common was Divine Beast Hunt , which had a wide range of activities.

"No, no, no. What are you talking about? Is Grimes stupid? Caldina's on your side, isn't she?"

Sonia also knows that promises have been made between the two countries for this crossing of Cardina.

That's why Grims asked me to make a fool of myself thinking that I had forgotten that too... "

"If the advantages of the promise of the country and the country outweigh the disadvantages, it will be quickly overthrown."

Grimes was not irritated by Sonia's words... rather, he seemed gloomy as if he remembered something.

"Especially if my brother (...) is on the leader's side."



"Well, listen to me. The best thing about Cardina is the Cardina itself." And Cephiroto, Caldina's supreme force. Then you need to be somewhat vigilant. "

"... that's right, maybe?"

"The people who came up with the information were [Rogue King], [Cannon God], [Shot Down King], and [Earth God]." I didn't particularly want to deal with... this dressed-up bastard "

Grimes again points to a picture of a white bear...... Carl Ruhruru.

"Myriad Invincibility." Jiminy can't read because your body is covered in this street without your explosion or my ambush. Since you're the top hunter, you can't even fight an Asma monster. "

Sort of, Grimes thinks.

”This is our natural enemy.”

By destroying the equipment, you can permanently use the [Brooch] to prevent fatal damage, and [Cameo] to prevent abnormal states. You can also possess multiple types of equipment that accumulate damage.

I continued to fight in all environments as a Divine Beast Hunt with excellent fighting ability, and instantly created and mastered traps.

Since the defeated < UBM > is also varied, the total number and ability of the perk weapon is not known.

He was a monster crusader alongside the [Annihilation King] who had already defected, and was the second in Cardina's crusade.

He is also the best known person in < Cephirot > because the chairman's hand has more opportunities to use it (...) than Fatum.

Well then, how do you deal with this in front of you?

"Yeah, even if you say it all of a sudden..."... oh! We need to blow it out of the raputa by explosion! "

"This guy's dress-up, the knockback is invalid." Even in the air, there are stories of sightings. "

It's stuffy!?

Being denied the only winning muscle, Sonia holds her head.

"If you can deal with it with the [Flame Immunity Disabled] of the Clock Dile, it's fine, but if it's no good, then what should we do..." I wish I could leave it to someone else... but there are cases where I can't do that. "

"Umm... but I'm sure you won't come." If Cardina betrays you, it doesn't mean this guy comes. I don't mean to betray you. Grimes doesn't think too much when he's playing games without thinking about it? "

…………

Grimes does not deny Sonia's words.

Gaming is simple, with only a few components: yourself, the dealer, and money. There is no need to think about anything other than calculating some probability, and it is common to lose by only playing with sensitivity...

However, Grimes felt that this quest was not like that.

(What I'm holding on to right now is a kind of surmise and assumption. Still, the smell of the conspiracy (...)

The sensations that I remember from the past are showing my face. Realistic he learned to assist his brother (Atom)... it was useless to Grimes.

One of the reasons I woke up was the presence of an unnegligible figure (Fatum) in Cardina's collection of materials.

(Even if Cephiroto really attacked... there was no problem even if she lost. I can say that I did my reward work. Unlike the Second Princess and the AETL Union, it's just a quest for us. Originally, you don't have to pay attention to that much.)

The Fairy Tale Squad was just a general escort.

It's wrong to ask people who aren't even superjobs to do something about it.

From their standpoint, they would argue that if someone attacked and defeated more enemies than they had, they would have done enough work.

(That said.....)

"But if there's still something I'm not convinced of..."

(No matter who we're dealing with, I don't care if we can handle it like a zac.)

Two letters of "[Holding]".

Even if the opponent were the [worst opponent that can only be ravaged unilaterally if you come out].

'Yes, I see.' His nostalgia is not so wide, nor is he giving up, that he can be spoiled by a biting dog with his companions.

(There are many worst things in the world that are unexpected, like the case with your brother. Then, I guess I should be prepared and prepared for the worst.)

As it stands, Carl Ruhruru is only one of the virtual enemies.

But Grimes can think about it because he's the worst of the virtual enemies.

In his thoughts, Grimes caught sight of one of the materials on the table.

Including that, I connected the points of my hand, allies, enemies, and surrounding information with a line.

As a result, a single strategy emerges even though it is a thin line.

"...... ahh, can you do it with this hand?"

Grims?

Seeing Grimes' face suddenly murmured after a moment of silence, Sonia leaned her neck.

Because the colour looked like 'I'm pulling myself somewhere'.

It was like, "I've come up with something terrible."

Well, with this plan, other than Divine Beast Hunting , even if [Prodigal King]... can't defeat them (......), I wonder what I can do about it.

Grimes gets up from his chair and touches the terminal near the wall... the civil war equipment for internal communication.

"Do you hear me, Mr. Gray?" Grimes of the Fairy Tale Squad. I need your permission for two defense plans. "

"Let's hear it, Todd."

Grimes was also the winner of the tournament, so Gray decided to listen to the suggestion.

Then, after listening to the proposal for "mine (metal) laying in the garden area" and another (...), Gray often thought about it and accepted the former.

The latter was also accepted on the condition of "obtaining permission before closing".

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And after a whole day... Grimes' worst assumptions became reality.

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□■[Unconfirmed Flight Fortress Laputa] Garden Area

Worst case scenario in advance...... Kalul's attack.

After intercepting it, the Fairy Tale Squad witnessed that even the clock dyke of the bespoke rope could not pass.

The appearance of desperate enemies.

In doing so, Grimes tried to maintain calm.

(Don't be frightened. It's as expected. Think of it as lucky to be the one with the most information.....)

Nevertheless, the situation has changed.

The explosion of the Clock Dilee and the Kutonian ambush almost collapsed, and the advent of the Carl Ruhrulu revived the unit.

Callul-san!

"Awesome... that explosion is nothing..."

The fact that their reinforcements were known to be < super > invincible, pushed their morale back to the bottom.

…………

However, Kalur himself remained silent and turned his gaze to his feet (...).

Was it a mine earlier, or were you alert to the chains that attacked our people?

Either way, we can say that the situation has changed with just one man.

[G-Grims... what should I do...!]

Sonia was still hiding behind her illusion and called on Grimes.

"Grims against her..."

[Blast Point F]

He calmly instructed them to blow up all but Kalur (...).

[Eh?]

[I couldn't help but shoot at an ineffective opponent in vain. Sonia reduced the number. I'll take care of that dress with Asma (...)?

[I got it!]

Upon Grimes' instruction, Sonia continued to detonate remotely using Mine Vein Fork .

It blew up one of the < Master > without any problem.

…………

But shortly after that, Kalulu moves.

Kalul stopped staying there... and started moving around the minefield.

Of course, the act was suicidal, and Clockdale stripped his fangs of his vigilant opponent.

Even if it was an opponent whose fangs of flame were completely impenetrable.

(...... Damn. You already understand.)

I must have noticed that the foot of the explosion at the time of detonation was vibrating.

I noticed that the clock dyke's firing conditions were movement and vibration.

That's why... you're acting on your own initiative.

Showtime Mine is a random explosion that hits a moving opponent.

If no one is moving, you can aim and shoot with the vibration of the buried metal, but if anyone else is moving, it is half.

By moving on its own, Kalulu became a wall actor (tank) of the other "master".

(I have used more than half of the metal that I buried here. It's tougher than this. Besides, he's looking for him.)

Kallul is not just walking around.

I built this minefield... I'm looking for Sonia.

Shockwaves and blasting gardens will also reduce exploration accuracy, but you'll find them far away. Then it's over.

The Fairy Tale Squad was cornered without a moment's delay.

(...... Shall I do it?)

Grimes realized that there was only one thing he could do as it stood.

Then, I turned my gaze to Asma, who was next to me, with a certain intention.

…………

Asma remained silent as usual, but nodded clearly to Grimes.

So Grimes' stomach was decided.

Pull out the communication device and connect it to Gray in the command room.

Gray-san, Kalulu is here.

... I see.

Gray responds to Grimes' transmissions, even if he is fully prepared to respond to overhead fire.

That's the only way to make sure that there are fewer words in the communication.

"Laputa (here), I'll break it."

It doesn't matter, I was also thinking about cutting the cost (...)

- To do just one thing to get out of this predicament.

To be continued