Infinite Dendrogram, Volume 8 by Sakon Kaidou

Author:Sakon Kaidou [KAIDOU, SAKON]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Residence of Countess Quartierlatin, study

Deep inside the mansion, in the countess’s study, Azurite and the lady were having a conversation.

“So you will be exploring those ruins, then?” asked the countess.

“Indeed. I wish to find out what kind of facility it is as soon as possible,” replied Azurite as she examined a set of documents handed to her by the countess. They contained all the information on the ruins that had been gathered since the ruins’ surfacing three days ago. “It seems like there hasn’t been much progress beyond the hall with the job change crystal.”

“Yes. They say there are lots of monsters beyond it... the mechanical sort, specifically.”

“Golems, I assume? Ruins are often full of them. What are they called?”

Normally, monsters had their names displayed above their heads. That was one of the laws of this world, which was the reason why Azurite was asking that. But...

“Apparently, their names are... varied,” said the countess with a hint of awkwardness.

“Hm?” Azurite raised an eyebrow as she turned a few pages on the documents.

She quickly saw that there had been encounters with machines called “Little Goblin” and “Teal Wolf,” among other things, and that they didn’t vanish when beaten.

“What could that mean?” she wondered. “Perhaps this is linked to the nature of these ruins. I’ll investigate that, as well.”

“That’s great to know,” said the countess. “Thank you very much.”

“No need to thank me or bow your head,” replied Azurite. “I’m only doing what I must. After all, I am the one who hopes that these ruins will have something that can turn the tide in the second war with Dryfe.”

Her eyes as she said that were full of either sorrow or resolution — it was unclear which.

“Then, will you involve Maste—?”

“I have no intention of using them in the war, countess,” Azurite cut her words short.

“But your companion is—”

“H-He’s...!” she roughened her voice for a moment before regaining her composure. “He is merely a cooperator in this investigation. That and the war are entirely different matters.”

Then, as though to gloss over the subject, she shifted her gaze back at the documents.

“I see,” said the countess as she looked at Azurite with gentle eyes. “But you trust him, do you not?”

“N-No! This isn’t trust!” she denied, as the small part of her cheeks visible below the mask turned red. She didn’t intend it, but the words that followed came out as bashful muttering. “It’s only that... I owe him a lot, so I had no choice but to accept his offer to cooperate. That’s all there is to it.”

The countess observed the blushing girl, with a smile on her face.

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Paladin, Ray Starling

Veldorbell continued his performance, filling the children’s little hearts with endless glee.

But man, there sure are a lot of children. I’m quite sure the number exceeds fifty.

I asked a servant about it, and was told, “These tea parties are a once-a-month event, and we invite all the children living in the town’s two orphanages.”

“There are a lot of orphans here?”

“Yes... many of them lost their fathers in the war, then lost their mothers some other way.

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