276話 法薬 (イデア)の崩壊
「むっふっふー」
自然と口から喜びが漏れ出てしまう。
そんな俺を、親友たちは呆れた様子で見つめてくる。
「ずいぶん上機嫌で呑気なこったな。俺らは神経
「こっちとしては警戒する点が増えて心が重いのに、タロときたら......」
確かに色々と油断できない状況ではあるけれど、俺としてはこれだけ順調なのだから忍び笑いの一つだってしたくなるもの。
まずは新しくリアル・モジュール仲間として円卓会議に加わった
『大団縁』の団長と副団長という地位もあって、いざとなれば心強い味方になると期待も寄せている。
「お前らも喜べよ。俺の領地がこれで更なる発展を遂げるんだ」
今回、大きく伸びたのは戦力面だけではない。
これは武器鍛冶で名高い『武打ち人』のネームバリューがうちの領地にも反映されるという事。さらに場所代も支払ってもらうため、安定的な資金源の確保にもつながる。
それに加え、今後は刀の発祥地、『刀の聖地』として話題を呼び領地に
彼女は終始、掴み所のないピエロ顔でニコニコ笑いながらコクンと頷いたりするだけではあった。こちらの条件に何一つ文句を言ってこなかったのは、きっとジョージが事前にお膳立てをしてくれていたのだろう。
『サディ☆スティック』と交わした交渉内容は、うちの錬金工房から大量に作成されつつある『即効性の回復ポーション』、すなわち『
本当はうちで直接ポーションを売り出した方が利率は高い。
なにせ450エソで売る予定らしいので、サディ☆スティックの儲け分も考えると、それより下回る値段で流す他ない。そんなこんなで取引き額は1個350エソと決められた。
俺が直接売れば1つあたり100エソも高く売れるのに、なぜと思われるかもしれない。
それは1つ100エソで、安全と拡散力を買ったからだ。
流したポーションのうち、2割は各自のお店で販売OK。
品切れになったら、ポーションを求める
晃夜や夕輝の言う通り、用心に越したことはない。
だけど、俺には2人がいる。そして円卓会議のみんなもいるんだ。
「危ない時は、お前たちが俺の
「仕方ないね、タロは」
口では否定的な2人だけど、どこか嬉しそうなのは隠せない。
だから俺は学校でよくやっていたように、ペチコラとスキンシップ。
「いつもありがとなッ」
「おまっ、じゃれつくな」
「タロ、ちょっとみんなの視線が痛いんですけど......」
頼れるだけ、頼り倒す!
その分、2人が困った時は全力で俺も動く。そんな信頼関係があるからこそ、俺達はこうやってじゃれ合う事ができるのだ。
「ぐぬぬぬ......さしずめ閣下の護衛騎士か......?」
「俺達だって、いずれはもっとお近づきにッ......」
集団がざわついたり、俺のすぐ背後で姉がピリピリしていたりと、ちょっと面倒ではあるけれど何だかんだ楽しく【感染都市サナトリウム】に到着できたと思う。
「よし、みんな。このまま中層に行こうと思う。そこで現れた【
「「「サァーイェッサー!」」」
総勢70人前後の大集団が【感染都市サナトリウム】へ入るのは少し目立っていた。正直、もっと少人数で活動したかったけれど、姉の『人数が多ければ多いほど安全』という意見に反対要素が見つからなかったため、こうして中層を目指す。
ユウジの部隊がおよそ30人。
あとはミナやジョージにリリィさん、親友2人に続き、ゆらちやシズクちゃん、姉や『首狩る酔狂共』、それに義妹の
「タロちゃん。またキモ兄がいるけど、アレは放っておいていいよ」
「グレン君も混ざりたいのかな?」
ゆらちやシズクちゃんが言う通り、先程から『百鬼夜行』の面々と思われる
「あいつら、面倒事を起こさないといいがな」
「さすがにこの人数差で、ボク達に仕掛けてくることはないんじゃないかな?」
親友たちも放置する方針なので、俺も見て見ぬフリをした。
こうして大規模な攻略、もとい救済活動に踏み出る。
まずは中層にいる【
しばらくして、晃夜や夕輝の傍にいた女子2人が疲れたように『フゥ』と一息つく。
「もしダメだったら、また何か違う解決策を一緒に考えてくれますか?」
彼女たちに問えば、ニカッと頼もしい笑みが返って来る。
「うちはもちろん!」
「継子も一緒に会議する~」
「あの人は......たしか、ゴッホさん......?」
つい最近、『獄戦練磨の獣王国』との戦いの際、成り行きで顔見知った程度の
「こんにちはタロさん」
彼との距離が5メートルを切ったところで、ゴッホさんは自分の長髪を横にかき分けて挨拶をしてくる。
整った顔立ちには、どこか不穏さを感じさせる微笑を携えていた。
「うん......? はい、こんにちは」
】から助けてくれてありがとう。お礼をしっかり伝えそびれてました」
「いえいえ。俺も咄嗟の事でしたので......それよりゴッホさんはどうしてここに? 1人じゃ危険じゃないですか?」
「そう、ですねぇ。ここにいる理由は、あの時のお礼を貴女に差し上げようかと思いまして」
「お礼なんて、別にいいですよ」
「れ、錬金術......!?」
予想外の言葉に俺は驚きと歓喜の気持ちを隠せない。
ゴッホさんは、ニコリと笑みを深めて喋り続ける。
「石とは本来、生物のなれの果て、
石ってあの石コロとか?
それが元は生物だったなんて初耳だ。
「い、いえ......あ、でも化石とか?」
「れ、錬金術師の集い、ですか!?」
「タロさんにはお礼にと、この瞬間をその目で見ていただこうかと」
俺はこの時、同士の集いがあるという嬉しい事実より、かすかに漂う不穏な空気に注意した。
どうもゴッホさんの表情からは、何をしでかすのかわからない、漠然とした危険な様子を感じ取っていた。でも、それでも止めずにいたのは......同じ錬金術を使う
「何か怪しいよね、あの人」
だけど好奇心を抑えきれず、ゴッホさんの動きを目で追うだけにしてしまう。
優雅な所作で彼はストレージから一本の瓶を取り出した。それはとても、とても【
ある者に――」
キュッと瓶のコルクを開けながらゴッホさんは朗々と言葉を流す。
「かつてのあるべき姿へと、戻せ――」
それはまるで、魔法の詠唱をするかのように。
そうして瓶の中の液体を散布すれば、劇的な変化が周囲を呑み込む。
まずは小さな瓶の分量にはあるまじき、液体の質量。まるでそこだけに雨が降り注いだかのように、辺り一体にその液体は飛び散った。霧よりも濃い、多くの水滴が
の力かッッ! 素晴らしいな!」
瓦礫だった物はギチリと硬質な音を立て、四足歩行のトゲトゲ甲羅を背に持つ亀のような姿に。
床として敷き詰められた
そして崩れた家屋の壁は、小さな顔に巨大な腕が二つ、それぞれが地面から生えているかのような化け物へと変貌した。
どれも石のような体皮の見た目だが、確かにそれらは動き始めていた。
「もちろん、この実験は私だけがしているわけじゃない!」
声高らかに誇らしく叫ぶゴッホさん。
この現象は同じ錬金術士として非常に、非常に興味深いのだけど......街中でこんな風にモンスターを発生させられてしまうと、ヴラド伯爵の統治を見守る立場としては頭が痛い。
「巨大な石の建造物などなど、それぞれの実験対象は様々だ。中には竜を模した石像もあったなぁ」
つまりは......石竜の出現もありえると......。
こちらの焦りをゴッホさんは露知らず、非常に爽快感の溢れる笑みで以って俺を見つめてきた。
その瞳に、激しく奔流する狂気の色を浮かべ。
そう言って、彼はフレンド申請を飛ばしてきた。
唐突なそれは、俺への
まるで俺にその言葉を届けるのが目的だと言わんばかりに――
彼は不気味に、最後の台詞を言い放った。
をばらまいたのも、彼らの仕業だって事か!?
俺の疑念に答える前に、彼は石腕に潰され飲み込まれていってしまう。
「おいおい、この敵の数はちょっとまずくないか?」
親友たちの不安は、もちろん俺も危惧しているところだった。
そしてゴッホさんの残した言葉が、『この事態を収拾したければ、うちの
:突発イベント【街中にうごめく巨像たち】が発生しました:
:【感染都市サナトリウム】の各所で暴れる石像が街を呑みこもうとしています:
のみなさんは討伐するも良し。逃げるも良し。関わらないとするも良し:
:石像よりドロップする素材は多数あります:
279 276 Story Drug (Idea) Collapse
"Muffled."
Nature and joy leak out of my mouth.
My best friends stare at me like that.
"You're in a lot of a good mood and swallowing mood. We have nerve tips."
"As for this one, I'm more alert and my heart is heavy, but when it comes to taro..."
Something that I would like to be one of those sneaky laughs because it's going so well as far as I'm concerned, although it's certainly a situation that I can't be alarmed by.
Firstly, the presence of Zilong (Shiryu) and his stepson (Mako), who joined the round-table meeting as new Real Mod buddies, the two of whom are so casual and honest. I feel comfortable being honest with me, too.
Besides, they also have the status of leader and deputy leader of the Grand Mercenary Corps (Klan) and expect to be comfortable allies if they have to.
"You guys should be happy. This is how my territory develops."
This time, it wasn't just in terms of battle power that grew significantly.
This means that the name value of the famous "Martial Striker" in weapons blacksmith will also be reflected in our territory. It will also ensure a stable source of funding in order to have the cost of the location paid for.
In addition, from now on, mercenaries (players) will gather in the territory as the birthplace of the knife and as the "Sacred Place of the Knife". At least the mercenaries who find romance in the knife should take a trip to the land and show off the bustle with knife maintenance and checking out the new knife.
All she did was snort cocoons laughing at Nico with a clown face with no grasp. One thing I haven't complained about on these terms is that I'm sure George was feeding me in advance.
The negotiation with Sadie Stick is a proposal for an exclusive purchase of the "Recovery Potion of Immediate Effectiveness," or "Tears of Emerald (Emerald)," which is being created in large quantities from our alchemist.
The truth is that selling potions directly at us is more expensive.
Anyway, they plan to sell it for 450 eso, so considering Sadie Stick's profitability, there's nothing else to flush below that. That's how the deal was decided at 350 eso per piece.
You might wonder why I would sell 100 esos per direct sale.
That's 100 eso per piece, because I bought safety and diffusion.
Of the potions flown, 20% are sold in their own stores.
Once out of stock, the mercenaries (players) looking for potions came to our territory to create streams such as coming to buy them.
I've never gone over caution, as Shaking Night or Evening Fai put it.
But I have two. And there's everyone at the roundtable.
"When you're in danger, you'll be by my side, won't you?
"I don't have a choice, Taro."
Two people who are negative with their mouths, but I can't hide that they seem happy somewhere.
So I skinned with Petticola, like I used to do at school.
"Thanks for everything."
"Oh, don't be silly."
"Talo, it hurts everyone's gaze a little..."
I can count on you, I can count on you!
For that matter, when you two are in trouble, do your best to move me, too. Because of that trust, this is how we get along.
"Grungy... Your Serene Highness's escort knight...?
"We'll all be closer..."
I think the group of mercenaries (players) that RF4you (Yuji) brought in bothered me, and my sister was tingling right behind me, which was a little cumbersome but somewhat fun to get to [infected city Sanatorium].
"All right, guys. I think I'll keep going to the middle tier. Let's cure more and more of the [Cannibal Demon (Gool)] that showed up there!
"" "Saar Yesser!
It was slightly noticeable that a large group of around 70 people would enter the [infected city of Sanatorium]. Honestly, I wanted to work in smaller numbers, but I couldn't find the opposite element in my sister's opinion that the larger the number, the safer it is, so I go for the middle class this way.
There are roughly 30 troops in Yuji.
And then there's Mina and George. Lily, followed by two of her best friends, Yukiya Shizuku, her sister and "Neck Hunting Insanity," plus her sister-in-law, Michelle (El).
"Talo. I have a creepy brother again, but you can leave me alone."
"Glenn, do you want to mix things up, too?
As Yuriya Shizuku put it, mercenaries (players) who appeared to be the face of the 'Hundred Nights' were seen as flirting from earlier. We're a little too far apart, Glenn, and there's a group of around 10 people watching us.
"I hope they don't get in trouble."
"Isn't this exactly the difference in numbers that's going to set us up?
It's my policy to leave my best friends alone, so I pretended not to look at them, too.
This is how we embark on a massive offensive, a bailout effort.
Meet [Cannibal Demon (Ghoul)] in the middle tier first, fight and weaken him. Where the movement is dull, sprinkle with lots of "Red Water of Unstrayed Salvation (this is how it rubs)" to heal the original NPC inhabitants.
After a while, the two women who were beside Shaking Night or Evening Fai take a breath of 'hu' as if they were tired.
"If not, will you come up with some different solution again?
Ask them and a nikkah reliable grin returns.
"Of course we are!
"My stepchildren will meet with me ~"
"That guy... but Mr. Gogh...?
Recently, during the battle against the Beast Kingdom of Prison Warfare, he became a mercenary (player) to the extent that he knew his face. As for him, I only have the impression that he was always leaking bumps to himself. How could he be in a place like this by himself...?
"Hello, Mr. Taro"
At a distance of 5 meters from him, Mr. Gogh greets him by pulling his long hair aside.
On his neat face, he had a smile that made him feel disturbed somewhere.
"Yeah......? Yes, hello."
"Thank you for saving me from [Cannibal Demon (Ghoul)] then. Thank you very much."
"No. I was being aggressive too... why is Mr. Gogh here more than that? Isn't it dangerous alone?
"Yes, that's right. I thought I'd thank you for being here."
"I don't want to thank you."
"Ray, Alchemy......!?
I can't hide my surprise and joy in unexpected words.
Mr. Gogh keeps talking with a deeper grin.
"Do you know the theory that stones are inherently the end of life, wreckage?
Stone is that stone colo or something?
It's my first ear that it was originally an organism.
"Yes, no...... ah, but fossils or something?
"Leh, alchemist gathering, is that it?!?
"I wanted to thank Mr. Taro and let him see this moment with his eyes."
I noticed a faint and disturbing air at this time rather than the delightful fact that there was a gathering between us.
Hi Gogh, from the look on his face, I didn't know what to do, I was feeling vague and dangerous. But I still couldn't stop... because a mercenary (player) who uses the same alchemy has developed curiosity about what the hell to do.
"Something suspicious, that guy"
But I can't contain my curiosity, and I just follow Mr. Gogh's movements with my eyes.
Graceful work led him to take a bottle out of storage. It's very, very similar to a [bloodwet permanent bottle (Brad Glass)] -
"A stone to a man who will."
Mr. Gogh flushes good words as he opens his cuddly bottle of cork.
"Go back to what you once were -"
It's as if you do a magical chant.
If you spray the liquid in the bottle that way, dramatic changes swallow the surroundings.
First, it's in the amount of small bottles. Seriously, the mass of the liquid. As if the rain had poured just there, the liquid splashed all around. Darker than fog, many droplets wet the middle layer of cobblestone.
"This is it, this is the power of Innocence! Wonderful!"
What was rubble made a stiff noise, like a tortoise with a four-legged togette methyl on its back.
The cobblestones laid down as floors grew countless small feet on a flat body... in stone creatures like cockroaches. That number is massive.
And the walls of the collapsed houses were transformed into monsters with two giant arms in the small hills, each growing from the ground.
They all look like stone skin, but they were certainly starting to move.
"Of course, I'm not the only one doing this experiment!
The voice shouts proudly, Mr. Gogh.
This phenomenon is very, very interesting as the same alchemist... but it hurts my head to be in a position to watch Count Vlad govern when they generate monsters like this all over the city.
"Each experimental subject varies, such as a giant stone building. Some of these stone statues mimic dragons."
In other words... the emergence of the stone dragon is also possible...
Mr. Gogh didn't know about this rush and looked at me with a very refreshing grin.
In those eyes, the colour of madness floating violently.
That's what I said, he flew his friend application.
Suddenly, it was also accepted as a mercenary (clan) solicitation to me.
It's like you're trying to get that word to me.
He creeped off, saying the last dialogue.
That means that... [Cannibal Demon (Ghoul)] and [Lycan] spreading colored bacteria (virus) is what they did!?
Before he answers my doubts, he gets crushed and swallowed up by stone arms.
"Dude, isn't this number of enemies a little bad?
My best friends' anxiety was, of course, what I was afraid of.
And that's what Mr. Gogh sounded like to me when he said, 'If you want to clean this up, get into our mercenary regiment (clan)'.
: An unexpected event [huge statues all over the city] occurred:
: A rampant stone statue is about to swallow the city in various parts of [infected city Sanatorium]:
: Mercenaries (players) may crusade. Running away is good. Suppose you don't get involved:
: There are many more materials to drop than stone statues:
I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie
美少女になったけど、ネトゲ廃人やってます。
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