第三十七話 僧侶メアベルの手腕
その後、俺とルーチェが主軸となって残り三体のマミーラーナもすぐに片付けることができた。
毒状態で前に出られなくなったケルトが大人しく後衛に徹してくれていたため動きやすかった。
【経験値を651取得しました。】
地面に転がった四体目のマミーラーナの身体が溶け、気化するように消えていく。
結局四体共、全て俺とルーチェでトドメを刺すことができた。
メアベルは不服そうな様子のケルトの背後から、俺達へ向けて笑顔でひらひらと手を振っていた。
ケルトが振り返ると、メアベルは手の動きと表情をさっと変えた。
「お疲れさんなんよ。お二人さん、回復は大丈夫?」
「あ、ああ、そこまでダメージはないから、ポーションでどうにかなる」
基本的に〈マジックワールド〉の回復アイテムは効果が出るのに時間が掛かる。
自然回復の速度を上昇させる程度の効果しかないため、戦闘中ではほとんど気休めにしかならない。
〉でも次の敵がいつ出てくるかはわからないため、なるべく魔法での回復が好まれる。
「エルマさん、魔石を回収しましょう! あっ、変なアイテムが落ちてますよ!」
俺はマミーラーナの亡骸を眺める。
四つの亡骸の内、三つから黒いキノコのアイテムがドロップしていた。
武器に比べてこの手のアイテムはドロップ率が高いのだが、それでも雑魚モンスターからこの確率のドロップは異常である。
「......さっきといい、なんだこのドロップ率? なんか憑いてるのか?」
ケルトが妬ましげにマミーラーナの亡骸を睨んでいた。
ドロップアイテムはトドメを刺した冒険者のものだが、魔石は後でパーティーごとにギルドで換金した総額をレベルに応じた比率で分けることになっている。
そういった意味でドロップアイテムの恩恵は通常の〈
俺は魔石の回収と同時に、黒いキノコを手に取る。
傘の部分に顔のようなものがついていた。
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香しいキノコ。見た目の通りの猛毒。
胞子を吸い込んだ人間はゾンビになるともいわれていたが、さすがにそこまで凶悪な毒性は持たない。
俺は情報を確認してから、〈魔法袋〉へと放り投げた。
「......あのぅ、本当にこれ、回収して大丈夫なんですか?」
「問題ない。小動物だって、弱っている状態で相当近くで吸い込まなければ大丈夫だ」
「誰が買うんだろう......こんなもの」
「錬金術で何かと使い道があるらしい」
いわゆる素材アイテムという奴だ。
俺とルーチェがアイテムについて話していると、またケルトが諦め悪くメアベルへと近づいていた。
「もういいだろう、ポーズは。いや、二流僧侶だと侮っていた。俺の負けだ、折れることにしよう」
「......何の話なんよ、ケルトさん?」
「俺だって冒険者歴は長いんだ。大した演技だったが、理由でっち上げて後回しにしてやろうって魂胆はさすがにわかる。あっちの二人は身内だし、こんな調子で除け者にされてたんなら堪ったもんじゃない。矛を収めて、仲良くしようぜって話だ。お前だって、わざわざ顔の広い俺相手に喧嘩を売りたくはないだろうがよ?」
ケルトが自身の〈魔法袋〉へ手を触れる。
また買収しようとしているらしい。
「本当に怒るんよ、ケルトさん! ウチは、人の命預かってる立場なんよ! 今回の
これまで大人しかったメアベルが怒声を上げた。
目にはやや涙が滲んでいた。
ケルトは突然メアベルが大声を出すとは思っていなかったらしく、顔に動揺が出ていた。
取り繕おうとはしているが、気まずげな情けない表情を浮かべている。
「なっ、なんだよ、チッ。つまらないことで熱くなりやがって。物分かりの悪い奴だ、お互い損するだけだってのによ。よくそんな甘い考えのままC級までこれたもんだ」
ケルトは捨て台詞を吐き、逃げるようにメアベルから離れた。
「おい、回収は終わったんだろ! とっとと先行くぞ!」
ケルトは地図を取り出し、通路の分岐路まで進んで見比べている。
俺とルーチェの許へと笑顔のメアベルが歩み寄ってきた。
「確定させてしまったら、恨み買うリスクも、余計な噂流されるリスクも跳ね上がる。一回でも敵意を向けたら、どれだけ疑われても絶対腹の内見せないのがヒーラーの鉄則なんよ」
「な、なるほど......」
「ウチも余計なことしたくはないけど、先に仕掛けてきたケルトさんが悪いんよ。交渉次第の場面が多い回復役は、舐められたらババ引き続けることになる」
メアベルはケルトへ目をやってから、唇の先に人差し指を当て、「しーっ」と息を漏らした。
「も、勿論、余計なことは言わない」
メアベルは俺の言葉に満足げに笑みを浮かべる。
......絶対余計なことは口にすまい。
下手に彼女の恨みを買えば、どんな形で返って来るのかわかったものではない。
「あ、あのぅ、メアベルさん、アタシのドロップアイテム、いくつかお譲りしましょうか?」
「さっきも言ったけど、回復役は特別報酬をちゃんともらってるんよ。別に気遣ってもらわなくても、ウチは普通にできたらそれでいい。気持ちだけ受け取っておくんよ」
メアベルはルーチェへと笑みを向ける。
「そ、そうですかぁ、えへ、えへへへ......」
ルーチェも釣られてぎこちない笑みを返していた。
......メアベルはなかなか機転が利くとは思っていたが、想像以上に逞しい。
Volume 2 - Ch 37
After that, Luce and I worked as the bulwark to defeat the remaining three Mummy Rana.
With Celt unable to come forward due to being poisoned, he became a tad more well-behaved and remained in the back line, allowing us to move easier.
[(You have gained 651 experience points.)] 
The body of the forth Mummy Rana lying on the floor started to melt and disappear into thin air.
In the end, all of them were finished off by Luce and me.
From behind the dissatisfied Celt, Mabel waved at us with a smile.
By the time Celt turned back towards her, she already stopped waving and changed her expression.
"Good work, you two. Do you need healing?"
"Ah, no, we didn't take too much damage, so potions should take care of it."
Recovery items in Magic World all needed time to take effect.
They can, in effect, only increase the natural recovery rate, so it doesn't really amount to much during combat.
You can't know when the next enemy will show up in a Dungeon, so healing via magic is still the prefered method.
"Elma-san, let's gather the magic stones! Ah, some weird items have dropped!"
I kept looking at the Mummy Rana's corpse.
From the four corpses, three have dropped some kind of black mushroom.
Those items have a much higher drop chance compared to weapons, but getting this many from small-fry monsters is still out of the ordinary.
"....what's with this drop rate again? Are we being haunted or something?"
Celt kept glaring at the remains of the Mummy Rana in jealousy.
Although the drop items belong to the adventurer who dealt the last hit, magic stones will be exchanged at the Guild as a party, then the rewards will be distributed in proportion to each of our levels.
From that point of view, drop items are even more welcome now than during an ordinary Dungeon exploration.
I also pick up the black mushrooms at the same time as the magic stones.
On their cap, something like a human face could be seen.
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[(Market Value: 400000 gold)] 
A fragrant mushroom. Just as its appearance suggests, it's extremely poisonous.
It is said that any human that breathes in its spore becomes a zombie, but it's not nearly that toxic.
After I checked their information, I threw them into my Magic Bag.
".....uhm, will we be really fine if we pick those up?"
"No problem. Even small animals need to be weak and inhale its spores from close up for it to work."
"Who would be buying something like that...."
"It has some kind of use in alchemy, apparently."
Those are so-called material items.
While Luce and I were talking about the items, Celt did not give up and approached Mabel yet again.
"Let's stop with the pretenses already. I thought you were a second rate Priestess, but it's my loss. I capitulate."
"....what are you talking about, Celt-san?"
"I've been an adventurer for a long time now. It was good acting on your part, but I can tell that you just made up some reason so you could delay healing me. Those two already know each other, so I don't want to end up on the outs by myself. Let's just bury the hatchet, okay? Even you don't want to go out of your way to pick a fight with a well-connected guy like me, am I right?"
Celt put a hand on his Magic Bag.
He probably intends to try bribing her again.
"I will get angry, Celt-san! I'm responsible for people's lives here! The healers for this Raid Quest will also get a bonus from the Guild this time. I'm more than satisfied by that and don't want to snatch other people's share too! I understand the feeling of wanting to grab as much as you can since you are risking your life here! I'm not saying you are wrong to do that! However, I don't want you trying to involve me in it too!"
Mabel, who was quite meek until now suddenly raised her voice.
Some tears could be seen welling up in her eyes too.
It seems Celt didn't expect Mabel to raise her voice, so he was taken aback.
He was trying to ignore the whole thing, but his expression still ended up looking mighty awkward.
"Wha-what's up with you, tsk. Getting worked up over nothing like that. You just don't get it, we just both lose out this way. It's a miracle you managed to reach C rank with naive thinking like that."
Celt threw out a parting shot and all but ran away from Mabel.
"Oi, you've already finished collecting, right!? Then it's time to go!"
Celt took out the map, then walked to the branch in the corridor and started comparing it with our surroundings.
Mabel approached me and Luce with a smile on her face.
"If I were to accept a deal like that, then the risks of them developing a grudge or spreading unnecessary rumors goes up by a lot. It's an iron rule for a healer to avoid revealing their inner thoughts if they are treated with hostility even once, no matter how suspicious they become."
"I-I see....."
"I don't want to do something unnecessary either, but Celt-san was the one how started it, so he's in the wrong here. Healers need to negotiate frequently and being underestimated leads to continuously getting the short end of the stick."
Mabel looked at Celt, then she put a finger in front of her lips and made a shushing sound.
"Of-of course, we won't say anything."
Hearing my words, Mabel had a satisfied smile on her face.
.....like hell will I say anything after that.
If we get her mad at us, then who knows what she could do in the future.
"Ah, uhm, Mabel-san, do you want some of my drop items?"
"I've said it just now, but healers get a proper bonus reward. You don't need to worry about me, just treat me normally. I'm thankful for the sentiment though."
Mabel smiled at Luce.
"Is-Is that so...eheh, eheheh...."
Luce ended up mimicking her and returning an awkward smile.
....I thought that Mabel was pretty quick-witted even before this, but I might've been underestimating her still.
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