Infinite Dendrogram, Volume 6 by Sakon Kaidou

Author:Sakon Kaidou [KAIDOU, SAKON]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2018-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five: The Impossible Quest

Paladin, Ray Starling

Fujibayashi and I had decided to meet in the capital, rather than Gideon, so I chose to log in at the place where I’d last logged out instead of my save point at the city of duels.

Sure, I had my worries about appearing right next to the aberration’s lair, AKA The Lunar Society’s headquarters, but thankfully, no one was waiting to ambush me.

Hold on, I thought. The King of Assassins could be hiding in my shadow again.

Just to be sure, I coated one of my Grudge-Soaked Greaves in Purifying Silverlight and kicked the ground beneath.

Nothing happened, which could only mean that my shadow was mine and mine alone, making me sure I was safe.

“It appears you had no trouble making it to college.” Nemesis popped out of the crest and spoke to me. “But that seems to have led to even greater trouble.”

She could only be referring to the fact that the aberration and I were in the same college.

“Well, I’m glad you were able to escape her clutches, but this makes it two times I couldn’t help you in any way.”

“Hm?” I raised an eyebrow. Nemesis seemed uncharacteristically down. It was as though she were deriding herself for something.

“While you were on the other side, I was thinking things through,” she said in a slightly dejected tone, probably as a reply to my thoughts. “I was of no help to you during yesterday’s battle. Even when attacking the King of Assassins, you could’ve used any other weapon, and the result would’ve been the same. My powerlessness back then made me consider whether I have really grown since our battle against Gardranda.”

“But you did,” I said.

And don’t think otherwise.

“I knew you would say that,” she sighed. “But you can’t ignore that I haven’t even evolved since then.”

“But there’s still stuff you’ve learned to do, right?”

“...Oh, you mean that? But it’s a technique we didn’t even have a chance to use against the High Priestess and King of Assassins.”

“We’ll use it eventually, properly paired with what I’ve learned. So yeah, don’t be so down. And don’t mind the skills and stats so much. I know better than anyone else that you’re growing and working hard for it,” I concluded with a light tap of her shoulder.

“I must say, you speak very passionately sometimes,” she said and cracked a wry smile. “You sound like an overly-enthusiastic teacher.”

Though probably not in the way I’d intended, my words seemed to have lifted her spirits.

“So,” Nemesis spoke up again. “We’re cooperating with one of your acquaintances from the other side, yes? If you exclude Brother Bear, this is going to be a first.”

“That’s true.”

We arrived at the rendezvous point, the familiar fountain, and I became aware of a problem.

“While Fujibayashi seems to know me, I know neither her avatar’s name nor what she looks like.”

For reasons unknown, she’d insisted on telling me when we were online. I hadn’t pushed it, but it was still going to be a problem when trying to find each other.

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