Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 21 [Parts 1 to 6] by Sakon Kaidou

Author:Sakon Kaidou
Language: eng
Format: epub

Episode IV: The Invited Immortals

Dryfe Imperium, Micalos Wasteland

The imperial capital of Vandelheim and the Barbaros March to Dryfe’s southeast were separated by a vast wasteland.

Though this had once been a heavy producer of grains, this region had recently become barren—just like the rest of Dryfe—and now not even the most basic vegetation would grow there.

Now, the desolate soil was being showered with rain. The downpour and the clouds formed a thick veil that hid most of the daytime light.

And yet, despite these unfavorable conditions, there was a caravan of ten dragon carriages making their way through it.

They were transporting people to Vandelheim.

The imperium’s capital was currently hiring a wide range of individuals in preparation for going to war with foreign powers. Some of the people in the carriages were rural folk who wanted a job simply to avoid starvation, while others sought to advance some sort of cause. Among those driven by their goals, there were youths who loathed Altar for turning their backs on Dryfe and vigorously claimed that the country must be defeated—as well as one elderly woman who hoped that the two lands could somehow be on good terms like they had been in the past.

Various conversations could be heard from the train of carriages cutting through the wastes. No one really knew which view was right, nor did they have anyone to guide them, creating a chaotic atmosphere that permeated each carriage.

“Hmm-hm-hmm...” But there was someone there who clearly seemed dubious.

In one of the wagons there sat a person wearing a mask made of intertwined wood and dressed in cheap-looking clothes, humming quietly.

Such an appearance would normally make people uneasy, but the crest on the back of the person’s left hand made everyone disregard all of this as just the typical quirkiness of a Master.

Under the mask, the man himself was wearing a smile.

He—Splendida the Evergreen—was simply enjoying this turbulent mood.

Following the incident on Eltram, he’d crossed the blazing heat of the desert, arrived at the Barbaros March, and hopped on this dragon carriage.

The imperator had invited Splendida to join Dryfe in the coming war.

As always, the scenery here isn’t much to look at, but the people’s expressions sure are colorful, he thought. The air around him was one of chaos caused by an imminent war, but Splendida found it nothing but delightful.

In the real world, he would never even think of heading to a country that was preparing for such a conflict—after all, he could die.

However, Splendida’s body was an avatar, and couldn’t die permanently even if it was killed. In fact, his avatar couldn’t be killed in the first place.

And because of this, he could enjoy what was happening purely as a game.

No matter where, when, or what—to Splendida, all of Infinite Dendrogram was an event.

Everything’s better when you take it easy, he thought. There were people in this world like the imperator and Crys. The former had invited Splendida despite the fact that he’d taken part in an assassination attempt, and the latter had struck deals with him despite the fact that he was a Master.

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