Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

A dwarf with pale skin stares at us with big eyes. Yellowed, sharp fangs could be seen from the wide mouth next to her, and she was grabbing the cable on her long standing finger.

GIEEE!?

After both of them were rigid, the dwarf ran away with a strange voice.

"I won't let you get away!"

Then Toka chases after him. We can't let him go ahead alone, and we continue in a hurry.

Ledge-san, that's a native creature!

"Protozoa? It's not a machine."

Well, no matter how you look at it, you're still alive.

Letty quickly did a "biological appraisal" to discover that the dwarf was a creature. In other words, they are completely different from machine guards, and they are also enemies.

Gee! Gee!

”Whoaaaaaa!”

Toka chases a dwarf who jumps and moves like a pyonpyon and a frog. However, in the narrow secret passage, the wiring and piping are complicated and intertwined, and the speed cannot be output as expected. And the garden of the dwarfs was as though he knew it by himself.

After that, it goes through the obstacle.

Lacto, can't you shoot through with an arrow?

"There are too many bends to make a straight line!"

We can barely track them so we don't lose sight of them, and we can't attack them.

"For now, I took a picture." Let's retreat and report back to Neseca and the others. ”

”Whoaaaaaaaa!”

The secret passageway is a particularly mysterious place in the seventh tier of unexplored space. There are many bends and branches, and if you lose your mind, you will be in distress immediately. I advise you to go back to the control area and regain your position, but the Torka does not stop.

"Yes, you need to calm down, Toka!"

"Giggle!?"

Letty grabs Toka's collar trying to chase the dwarf. Her neck was squeezed and she raised her voice like a crushed frog.

"I-I 'm sorry. I'm sorry I missed my first shot..."

Oh, you were going to guess.

I was shocked by the words of Toka, who dropped his shoulders. I thought that Letty had broken down the wall and was still waiting for the dust to unleash the sword to contain the opponent. However, from the beginning, she seemed to have pulled out her sword with a killer sword.

"I don't know if you're going to blame Toka for his battles." You seem to have the ability to evade as much as a chiffon. "

"I-It's not like that!"

Chiffon shouts a protest as Amy speaks lightly.

In that scene, the tensions were lifted, and we decided to return once and for all.... but...

"Oh dear. That's weird..."

When I visited Neseca, who was working in front of the information processing terminal in the control area, I was surprised to see the photo that was supposed to be in the camera there. The figure of the dwarf, who was supposed to have been captured, disappeared beautifully as if it had been processed later.

Is it true that you're a dwarf?

"Yeah. He was about the size of a dwarf, but he had long limbs." Her pale skin was exposed and she didn't seem to have any body hair. Also, my ears and eyes were unusually large. "

"Hmm......"

I can't help but tell you verbally, and Neseka twists her neck while stroking her beard. Apparently, I don't think anyone has the appearance to match such characteristics.

“Have you ever been a DWARF official?”

I don't know anyone like that.... maybe Lepad knows something. "

Neseca says that and gets up from her chair. He took us to the bright corner of the library.

Ho ho ho ho ho ho! The data will be parsed! This is the wisdom of the DWARFs! The treasure of civilization!

Lepad, can I have a moment?

Due to the progress of the seventh tier, the power supply area has been restored to a minimum for the time being. Lepad, the librarian general manager who poured the data from the documents into the information terminal equipment that was quickly introduced, turned to his face while revealing his dissatisfaction with the unexpected.

What? As you can see, Watakushi is very busy right now?

It looks like the Ledges saw a strange creature in the seventh tier. Is there a dwarf other than us? '

Impossible. DWARF is a specialized group founded by Koshua-Egdelwon. The personnel are the only ones left. "

In response to the answer given in a determined manner, Neseca stretched her shoulders and looked at me. You'll have to tell Lepad again about the explanation you gave him earlier.

"Beyond the seventh-story wall, I was in a secret passage."

Did you destroy the wall again!? I don't even know if Zorala is mad at me. ”

"My dad was mad at me the other day when the power went out..."

Continue explaining to the librarian who raises himself to the shelf while dropping his shoulders firmly. The fact that he told the dwarf what he looked like and it was not shown in the photo. It adds that its existence has been rumored among the investigators.

"Hum. It's an interesting story......"

At the end of the explanation, Lepad puts a deep wrinkle between his eyebrows. She is knowledgeable compared to other DWARFs, as she fits the position of Chief Librarian. Probably exploring the enormous amount of information in his mind.

”Hmm. I have no idea.”

"Yeah..."

But in a few seconds. She speaks succinctly and succinctly. I felt like I had a scratch on my shoulder and my strength was relieved.

That said, there may be something in the materials you are checking as a librarian. Please wait a moment.

When Lepad says that, he begins to hit the huge keyboard on the table with a fierce momentum. It's even bigger than what we're used to seeing, and it's packed with lots of keys. The reason why the Library Department was happy with the restoration of the information processing terminal can be seen while listening to that hitting sound.

"Oh, more and more information is flowing."

Amazing, isn't it? This is the database system that underpins DWARF!

In the window projected in the air, a line of symbols that should be called dwarf words flows instantly. It is the same as the inscription on the stone tower, so if you had the [Decipher] skill, you would be able to read and solve it if you only took some time, but you can't afford it.

From the third tier of the first base to the seventh tier. There was a huge amount of material just discovered in the tactics so far. The librarian managed it and put it in the database again. And it's also their job to find the information they need.

'Over 700 billion hits, including unreliable, fragmented, and decrypting. If you want to narrow it down further, I want visual data of the exterior as well. "

"There's a lot of them..."

As a result of the search, Lepad achieved unexpectedly high results. Too many of them, on the contrary. However, I think that was also caused by our out-of-the-box explanation. If I had at least taken a photo, I should be able to narrow it down more reliably... "

Lepad-san, how about this?

"Whoa!?"

At that time, lettie pointed the window she had made visible to Lepad. There was a picture of some kind of black, thick line tangled in a mess.

What? Mop?

It's a mysterious dwarf!

Apparently, it was a picture of a dwarf painted by Letty Kaoru. In that wonderful performance, we look at each other in silence.

No, I got an error when I loaded it into the database.

"Why!?"

Letty was stunned at Lepad, who shook his head with a cold expression.

Although there are various limitations due to lack of writing skills, functions such as paint software that comes with PC OS as standard can be used in note apps. It seems that Letty's illustrations drawn using it were of no use.

Lepad-san, how about this?

However, thanks to Lettie, I was able to find a way out. Next, Toka digs back in her memories and draws a picture of the dwarf.

A human stick...?

Ugh. I'm not good at being three-dimensional.

Toka painted a simple picture of a human stick. It was easier to understand than Letty's, but it was still far from real.

"You both are bad at painting. I'm not good at it!"

Having said that, pushing the sunken two back is a strangely confident smile of lacto. However, Letty and Toka, who saw the picture, had a stunned face.

It's the same thing, isn't it?

Do you know 50 steps?

"Don't be disrespectful! My hair is properly coloured!"

The lacto paintings were painted differently from the two blacks.... because of that, I couldn't figure out the outline anymore, so it was chaotic.

"Amy-sensei."

"Hey, Ledge!? Is my painting no good?"

Leave the three of you and trust Amy with your hopes. I'm not very good at painting, by the way. I hang some drawings, but I don't like this kind of thing.

"I'm not very good at it either..."

"No, it's good, isn't it?"

Amy's work was well portrayed as a dwarf. It is like an anatomical view, but features are captured so that the subject can be properly understood. Since it is necessary to capture the enemy in an instant as a shield (tank), is the observation eye also being trained?

”Hmm. I think I can narrow it down.”

I'll say terrible things when I snatch it!

Receiving Amy's painting, Lepad nods and enters the machine. Letty and the others bent their mouths to the lettering, but they didn't seem to care at all.

"Nevertheless, accuracy is inferior to photography. I would like other people to provide information as well."

It's okay for Letty and the others to use it.

If you increase the noise, the result will be terrible.

"Grrrrr...!"

When Letty seemed a little pathetic, Chiffon finally raised his head as he silently moved his brush.

Ehehe. I couldn't draw very well.

While saying that, I was presented with a painting of a dwarf that was adorable and defoliated. However, features such as large eyes, ears, and long limbs are suppressed. At least, it doesn't look like a mop or a human stick or a mosaic.

Hm. This is going to be a clue, too.

Repapa passed the examination, and the painting of Chiffon was also taken into the machine.

"I thought the chiffon was on this side...!"

"Huh!?"

Letty chewed her lips and watched.

"... how about this?"

At that time, Migage, who had been silent for a long time, showed the window.

"Nghh!?"

Seeing that, Letty raised her voice in the back of her throat.

Oh, that's amazing.

I leaked my admiration without thinking. Not so much, but the painting of Migarghe was wonderful. The sights he saw are finely separated, organized, and reconstructed. Exactly, it seems that even if it is stored in a top-notch museum, it is not strange.

"It's an amazing abstract painting..."

It was a very elusive picture.

Letty's honest feelings made everyone nod. I can barely tell that the motif is based on that dwarf, but it's mostly a combination of symbols and colors. If you name it "Chaos" in Lacto, this might be good as "Order".

"Painting hasn't been very good in a long time, has it?"

"... I don't want to be told by my sister"

Torka shook her head, making it more unusual. No, speaking of being good or bad, the paintings of the Mikage were never good, but they were artistic. It's too artistic.

"Well, Mr. Ledge, please draw one too." Everyone drew it. "

"Yeah... I know I'm not good at it."

Then it's as if Letty and the others aren't aware of it!

Under the pressure of Letty, who was shaking her ears, I reluctantly took the brush. However, I don't feel comfortable because I'm really bad at it.

I wish the dwarf had clearly fitted into the camera... "I should have captured it even if it was somewhat impossible.

While biting the word "regret" without standing ahead, I proceeded with the brush. Then I managed to get to the finish line.

Yes, it's like this, isn't it?

"... it's normal, isn't it?"

"That's why I told you."

Looking at the picture I submitted, Letty says with some regret. For better or for worse, it's just a picture of an average old man.

... well, maybe it's okay.

Still, it seems to be suitable for Lepad's glasses, and my paintings will be adopted. Only then was there a grudge from Letty and the others, but they turned their gaze to me.

Based on the captured image data, Lepa narrows down the information further. From the vast amount of 700 billion pieces of information, Amy, Chiffon, and I choose the ones that match the characteristics of my image. The information processing terminal was doing such distracting work quickly.

And-.

"Hum......"

Thousands of results will be sorted by Lepa visually checking for incredible speeds. The pupils in the back of the thick lens didn't blink one by one, and seemed to forget that they were even drying out, staring at the window.

A long, long search time. The surveyor picks up a drop of the purpose from the sea of enormous information that the library department has reorganized.

"-Gremlin. There was a very small description of the old dwarf materials before the founding of DWARF."

The librarian, Lepad, speaks.

That was the name of the mysterious ghost.