＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ Melo

The beginning of my mind is a wooden athletic.

A playground that was on the back mountain of the garden.

I can't remember the beginning with everyone, and I've been playing with them since the beginning.

There was no game in the garden, so for everyone, Noyama was the playground.

Me, Big Daddy and Little Mi. A little messy, yeah.

And, Hikaru.

Hikaru was a kid with a house, not a garden kid, but they were playing together someday.

Together, we were playing.

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I remember the day I went on a trip with everyone.

Hikaru invited me to the villa.

Hikaru showed me a picture of a villa surrounded by beautiful cherry trees.

The trip with all the friendlies has been a pleasure for days and I couldn't sleep at night.

In the car, both big and small, it seems like fun.

Michi, too, was more excited than usual.

The people were a little loud, though.

We were in the gardener's car.

But I wonder why.

It was fun, but the memories were interrupted there.

There was a loud noise, and my body wobbled.

From there, I've always been in the dark.

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None of my friends were supposed to be around.

Alone, lonely.

I don't know how long it's been since.

Lonely, sad, helpless.

Feel like I'm going to melt.

But suddenly, the light shined.

In front of me it was brighter and there were many books and one cat.

Mr. Cat stood on two legs, talking, he was a strange cat.

Explained, I wasn't sure.

I just found out I had to go somewhere from seven countries.

Because I saw a beautiful cherry tree in the view I could see.

Remember the trip we were all supposed to be on, tears.

I was choosing that country.

So a miracle from there.

In that country...... because I met everyone again.

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I traveled with everyone.

We all did our best.

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So for the sake of all, I...

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□ ■ - First basement floor

"Roucou. I could rendezvous with Ray."

In front of Melo, who is feeling the fear of death, Luke received a call from Babi.

Luke had Babi looking for Ray. Babi had something close to echo location in his acquired skills, because he was able to grasp the surrounding terrain without vision.

And reassure me that I seem to have been able to rendezvous with Ray without any problems.

Igor Ronak, who is relative to Marilyn, was also halting his movements with half a fracture.

Skills have also been de-skilled and immediate dangers can be said to have been eliminated.

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Luke's doubts were therefore aggregated into Melo's inexplicable reaction.

If you die, you die. I don't think there is such a mechanism, but if the immediate cancellation of the previous skills is due to it, I can understand it.

(If so, what should I do?)

What if killing the Master in front of you leads to death in real life?

Luke's thoughts are slightly skewed by issues he didn't need to think about in Infinite Dendrogram.

In that gap, the situation moved.

Melo's child machine suddenly leaves her hand and widens its circle.

"- Get the fuck away from Melo!!

- It was the third Igoronak and [Broadcast Eye] that emerged from the circle.

The fuselage Vito sent out to drain the imminent danger to Melo.

It was an indisputable ambush and poked Luke's surprise.

(- Is that how it works)

- At the same time, [Demon King (Luke)] made me understand how Igoronak works (trick).

The visibly visible scenery was too much, even though I was poked at surprise, but I was otherwise divided in my thoughts.

Luke understood everything in the cockpit of the [red crystal] that he saw at the end of the spread circle.

To summarise the information gained against him, Igoronak carries out an attack in [Steel Rift].

Armed choice to tear it apart, even if prevented by liquid metal slime.

The behavior was never an error, and Luke's surprise was also at stake.

Even if Liz chooses to attack, not defend, she is forced to break her bones as they are and be fatally wounded by a method of warfare that cuts meat.

But I didn't have enough information.

"Ho, it's an odd karaki. Only Kubi?

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice can be hung by Igoronak.

But that doesn't stop Vito from operating.

Whatever it is, eat it down, defeat Luke and save Melo.

Changso, wielded with only that in mind,

"What!?

It was stopped by Liz's body, which was supposed to subtract defense and eat through it.

Not that much defense was in Liz......

[Steel Rift] works according to the magic poured… is weakened.

'This guy...!?

"It's Rich, This Magic"

There was a girl over Igoronak who turned upside down.

She is a translucent girl dressed in a Chinese style outfit.

From the beginning, the fourth submissive Luke had made lurking on guard against unintentional strikes.

"[Reis]! MP Drain (...) Huh!

Hikaru saw what the other person looked like and understood what was done instantly.

Taller, [High-end Dragonic Race].

And one of the skills of the monsters belonging to the Necromancer (Leis) is Drain, and one of Tallur's unique skills, comparable to the ancient Epic < UBM >, "Depleted Absorption" is a substitute for the drain amount.

If you approach the activated Taller, any magic that has not been transformed into magic will be eaten.

Therefore, they ate the MP poured into the [steel crack].

"Liz"

With Luke's short words, Igoronak is dimensioned.

Vito tries to revive him instantly, but it doesn't come true.

Igoronak is not full of magic to resurrect in Paranoia.

Even if you pour MP remotely, it drops zero like a bucket with a hole in it.

Everything was being sucked by Tallur.

(... natural enemies!

Hikaru understands.

Luke Holmes in front of him and his subordinates say he is Igoronak's natural enemy.

Even if you crush your vision, the slime covering your body assists you.

Even sending in paranoian engraved Igoronac stops the resurrection by absorbing MP.

At least we don't have a winner in infighting.

If the humanized dragon that appeared in Ray Sterling's rescue is also an obedient demon, it could be dangerous in an outrageous shootout.

(Assuming you have a chance... just the showdown formation (formation))

A showdown formation that can be called our own last resort.

Then we may be able to destroy this natural enemy as well.

But it cannot be used in this labyrinth, and in this situation where there is danger to Melo himself.

"……… Now"

Pushing Igoronak into inaction, Luke approaches Melo again.

Liz's blade, which tore the fuselage, was unfolding as it was.

"Again, open the gate just now. Then I won't make you a death penalty here."

While Liz pointed at the deformed blade...... Luke blackmailed Melo.

No, it wasn't Melo who was blackmailing me, it was her people.

'Huh...'

Inside the [red crystal] they groan.

But just like when the King asked for it, there's no choice.

"... ugh, ugh..."

That's what Melo knew.

As it is, my people... swallow their demands for themselves.

For your own sake, your people are in danger.

So she had to make a decision.

"Huh!!

Melo pulled his protective gun out of his own pocket,

"Little (Chi)! Broke my child machine..."

When I tried to scream at Luke with a gun in my mouth...

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- Liz moved when she sensed Luke's danger.

A lethal slaughter, unleashed on Melo's heart and neck.

[Brooch] is easily crushed.

The child machine in his hand and Melo's neck (...) dance the universe.

"... and... and..."

But the last word she said to her companions, which will cost her life... will be executed.

The changeling child machine Luke grabbed collapsed in his hand.

(Consciousness... far...)

She herself turns into the dust of light.

(... Hey... Hikaru...)

As her body and consciousness disappear, Melo thinks and wishes.

(Me... see you again... right...?

Again, a miracle to meet my people.

(Also with everyone..................)

That's how her consciousness disappeared into the darkness.

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Luke silently dropped her off as she disappeared.

".................. hum"

The look on his face only looked like a taller who looked down at him.

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■ [Red Crystal Crusher] Cockpit

[Red Crystal] 's cockpit had unspoken emotions swirling.

"... you know, fuck, you bastard...!!

There was anger and sorrow in Vito's words, caged.

His colour, which spills tears from both eyes, is unusual.

They made my people a death penalty...... not a normal < master > grief.

It was as if they really (...) killed one of their people.

"If I don't disarm..."

Michi seemed to blame for his actions.

Large also regrets that he might have let Melo get away with using his skills.

Among those companions, Hikaru had stronger regrets.

(Previously, we've avoided everyone's death penalty. When crossing a really dangerous bridge, I've moved alone)

That's because Hikaru was afraid of the worst.

Even if I'm super, I'm just like many other masters.

But there's a clear difference between my people.

That's why... he told me not to take risks that I couldn't assume.

This war left Melo on the battlefield with half no choice.

(No, would you really...... More, good means......)

Hikaru repeatedly asks himself and exhorts himself.

That's when Small spoke to her with a worried face.

"Hey, hey, Hikaru"

"... What's up, Small"

"Melo, properly, you can come back...?

".................. oh. I'm sure I'll see you again. Over there, he's alive... so"

Hikaru tried to calmly answer that.

herself, wishing so strongly.

(I didn't put everyone at risk because there was no certainty of re-logging in. This miracle (...) proves that there has been a second time. Fortunately, everyone's embodied it in the style that makes it possible, so far it has come without sacrifice...)

But now, I've lost Melo.

(Whether she can log in again. Also, whether to exchange words or not.... Now we just have to live up to the possibility)

If she could come back, when Hikaru thought it would also be hopeful on the contrary......

"Vito......?

Vito saw the thing that made him emerge from his own item box.

It is a fuselage coloured with yellow and black warning colors.

It was smaller than Melo's [Igoronac type] and had the form of a powersuit type [Marshall] muscular.

My people knew exactly what it was like.

"You guys... you're not gonna stop this, are you?

Vito with blood running eyes.

The name of the weapon he took out was - Ancient Epic Machine Armor [Disaster Provoking Destruction Fuse]

It is one of the trump cards owned by Igor Ronak of "Immortality”.

"The guy who killed Melo, the guy who's running around, the guy who gets in the way, he always won't forgive this guy either...!

Vito has a bloody eye for the anger and sorrow of losing his people, and he can roar.

When you slap all of that emotion against the enemies that caused it.

He can do that for the [disaster-induced war] he took out.

Because the [catastrophe] is...

"- I'll erase every dungeon!!

- It is a reward weapon for suicide bombers.

To be continued