第266話~転~
アサルトライフルへの付与が完了したその瞬間、世界が停止した。
比喩表現でも何でも無く、見渡せる範囲の全てがグレースケールでも掛かったかのように色を失い、興味深そうに付与作業台を眺めていた三人の鬼娘達も同様に色を失って停止したのだ。
『おぉ? やっとかよ! 待ちくたびれたわ』
やらかした! そんな焦りでどっと冷や汗を背中にかいたその瞬間、どこからか軽薄そうな声が聞こえてきた。まるで空間そのものから聞こえてくるような不思議な声を聞いて俺は思わずショートカットキーに登録していたサブマシンガンを構えて辺りを見回す。
「なんだ? 誰だ!?」
『さぁて誰だと思う? 察しはつくんじゃないか?』
「知るか!」
とりあえずヤバい事態だと判断した俺はすぐさま石材ブロックでシュメル達を囲み、半ば閉じ込めるような形で守ることにした。いざという時のために強固な石材シェルターは一瞬で作れるようにしてあるからこれくらいは朝飯前だ。
『んっんー......そこで速攻で女を守ろうとする辺りがお前らしいよなぁ。もう少し攻撃的な性格の奴にするべきだったか? それとも初期地点を森じゃなくて聖女のとこにするべきだったかな。でもなー、あっちルートだと高確率で聖女を庇って死んでたからなー』
「お前......」
何なのかはわからないが、俺にとってどんな奴なのかは今の言動で察せられた。
「俺をこの世界に連れてきた奴だな?」
『惜しい! 掠ってはいるな』
顔は見えないが、ニヤニヤと笑っているような気配は感じる。クソ、姿を見せさえすれば一発ぶん殴ってやるのに。
「惜しいってことはアチーブメントを管理してる愉快犯か? もしくは俺にこの力を与えた張本人ってところか?」
『まぁ概ね正解だが、俺のことなんてどうでもいいだろう? それよりもお前のことだよ』
「どうでも良くないんだが。というか俺のことってのは何だよ」
『お前、なんで自重してんだ?』
謎の声の言葉に俺は言葉を詰まらせた。
『おぉん? なんだ無視かぁ? なぁに良い子ちゃんぶって縛りプレイしてやがんだって言ってんだよ』
「......」
俺は何も答えない。こいつの狙いが全くわからないからだ。
『だんまりしたって無駄だぜぇ? お前が能力を使って何を作ってるかはまるっと全部お見通しなんだからな。ゴーレムコアってのは実に便利な代物だよなぁ?』
黙っていても本当にお見通しときた。参ったねこいつは。魔煌石爆弾で殺せないかな?
『なんだよやろうと思えばやるのかよ。ほんとよくわかんねぇなお前』
しかも人の心の中を読んでやがる。どうしようもねぇなこいつ。
「聞きたいことは色々あるが、質問に質問で返すのはどうかと思うからまず答えておく。俺一人で全部解決しても何にもならないってのと、この世界の問題はこの世界のヒトが主体となって解決すべきだと思ってるからだ。俺は肩入れしたい方に肩入れするけどな」
『んん? お前アレか? ゲームでNPC同士が生存競争するのをニヤニヤしながら見るタイプ? 趣味が悪いサイコパス野郎だな』
「お前に言われるのは甚だ心外だ」
『違いない!』
ギャハハハハ、と謎の声が下品に笑う。人を拉致して身一つで異世界に放り出して妙な能力を与えて覗き見するような奴には言われたくないよなぁ?
「お前、何のために俺にこんなことをさせてるんだ?」
『そりゃーおめー、娯楽と実益を兼ねた趣味ってやつよ。仕事とも言うわな』
「ということはお前以外の何者かの思惑があって俺が連れてこられて、お前が面白おかしく過ごすためにこんな能力を与えられたわけだ。いや、人員の選定からお前が関わっているのか? 初期地点も......やっぱお前が殆ど黒幕じゃねぇか!」
『お、気づいたか? まぁ大体俺だが、黒幕は俺じゃないぞ。俺はホラあれだ。しがない下請けみたいなもんだ』
ヒヒヒヒ、と再び謎の声が軽薄そうな笑い声を上げる。
『しかしお前の女好き具合は誤算だったぜ。まさか惚れた女を立てるために自分が一歩下がってサポートに徹するとはな。お前が主導してガンガン能力を活用していけば今頃聖王国なんぞ無くなってただろうに』
否定はしない。全く自重せずに大量に作業台を作り、山を平らにする勢いで採掘と伐採を繰り返せば補給の問題なんぞなんとでもなる。ミスリルツールの性能を十全に振るえば山一つを一時間で資材の山に変換できるからな。
それに、さっきこいつに指摘されたゴーレムコアがネックだ。俺は作業台でゴーレムコアを作れるようになった。そのゴーレムコアを作れば『どんな』ゴーレムも作り放題だ。普通、ゴーレムコアというのはそのゴーレムの用途に合わせた術式を書き込み、細かい設定をしなければならない。
だが、俺の作業台ではそんな必要はない。ゴーレムコアと必要な素材があればいくらでも好きなゴーレムを作ることができる。そんな都合の良い事があるかって? 木製の水筒に入れた生水が焚き火を通すだけでペットボトル入りの飲料水になり、人や家畜の排泄物とちょっとした素材から『万能の火薬』を作り出すようなこの能力の前にはゴーレムコアの
つまり、やろうと思えば重機関銃や火砲で武装したアイアンゴーレム軍団を作り出すことも俺には可能なのだ。ゴーレム駆動式の戦車を作ることもできるし、風魔法式推進装置の開発によって恐らくは空を飛ぶゴーレム戦闘機の開発すら可能だ。
というか、重武装アイアンゴーレムに関しては既にいくつかの試作機を開発済みである。多分こいつを十機も投入すれば北方二国からの侵攻は容易に粉砕できるだろう。
「何が目的だ? 俺に何をさせたい?」
『今の所は特にねぇよ。見ててまだるっこしいだけだ。まぁうまくやってんじゃねぇ?』
ということはつまり、聖王国の主流派の教えを駆逐することがこの声の主の、ひいてはこの声の主に『仕事』を発注した黒幕の目的ってことか? 大丈夫か? こいつの思惑通りに事を進めて問題ないのか?
『おぉっと、その心配はいらねぇよ。俺の趣味はともかく、上の意向は現状の所謂亜人が差別されてその幸福を損なうような状況を憂いているだけだからな。そこには悪意も何もねぇ、本当に100%の善意というか、慈愛の心ってやつだよ。あとはまぁ、そんな不幸を生み出す連中への制裁ってやつだな』
「慈愛を謳う一方で制裁という名目で戦争を容認する。支離滅裂だな」
『んなこたぁない。痛みがなければ顧みることをしないだろ、ヒトってのは。救い手が現れて不幸な者に手を差し伸べ、悪を為す者を誅する。そんな
謎の声は唄うようにそう言った。その言葉にはどこか茶化すような色が含まれており、甚だ信用ならない。
『ひっでぇなぁ。まぁお前が信じようと信じまいと構わんがね。既に動き出したものは止まらないし、その動きに抗わなければ国は滅び、お前の女達には不幸が訪れる。お前はどうあっても俺の思惑通りに動かざるを得ない。それとも、今からお前の女達を裏切ってあっちに着くか? それはそれで面白いものが見られそうだが、そうはしないし、できないだろう?』
舌打ちで返事をする。確かに今更シルフィ達を裏切るのはナシだ。今更そんなことをして何になるというのか。もし最初からシルフィ達を俺の好きなようにすることだけが目的だったなら、黒き森を出てオミット大荒野に拠点を築き始めたところでどうとでもしている。もっとも、当時はメルティの戦闘能力を把握していなかったし、色々と準備も足りなかったから実現できたかどうかは疑問だが。
「それで、今回は何の用なんだ? こんな話をするためだけにこんな大掛かりなことをしたのか?」
そう言いながら危険は無さそうだと判断した俺はミスリルツルハシをインベントリから取り出し、シュメル達を守るために出現させた石壁を破壊し始めた。いきなりこんな状態になってたらびっくりするだろうからな、三人とも。
『いやなに、銃に高度なエンチャントを施す事をトリガーにこうして話せるように予め仕込んでおいただけだ。いつまで経ってもやろうとしないから本当にやきもきしたぜ』
「そいつは失礼。あまりに壊れ性能だから遠慮してしまってな。で?」
『今のところは思惑通りだから特に用はねぇな。見ててまだるっこしいからとっととやっちまえって要望くらいだ』
「俺には俺のやり方がある。奥の手ってのはいざという時に使うもんだ」
『そうやって結局使わずじまいなんだろ?』
うるせぇな。奥の手は使わずに済めばそれに越したことはないんだよ。使い渋って被害を拡大させるのはただのアホだけどな。今の所は魔銃兵の訓練も上手くいってるし、この調子なら北方侵攻も跳ね返せるだろう。
「なんだこの野郎。何か言いたいことがあるなら言えよ」
『別にないぜぇ。まぁ何があってもお前がなんとかすんだろ』
ククク、と声が含み笑いをする。こいつ本当にうざいな。恐縮だが、今すぐ爆発して死んでくれないか?
『どちらかというと爆発して死ぬのはお前だと思うけどな。毎晩毎晩取っ替え引っ替えご苦労なこった』
「クソ変態覗き魔野郎は速やかに滅びろ」
ゲラゲラと下品に笑う声にありったけの殺意をぶつけておく。本当はこの手で一発二発と言わず気が済むまでぶん殴りたいが、どう考えても尋常な相手では無さそうなのが悔しい所だ。俺は所詮こいつに与えられた力を振るっているだけに過ぎないからな。いざとなればこいつは俺の能力を剥奪したり、無効化したりすることも簡単にやってのけるだろう。
『まぁ折角与えた力だ。上手く使って楽しめよ。圧倒的な技術力で未開の蛮人を蹂躙するのは気持ちが良いだろ?』
「趣味が悪いにも程があるな。俺はそんな理由でシルフィ達に技術供与してるわけじゃないぞ」
『おいおい嘘は良くないぜ。そういう気持ちが欠片も無かったってのか?』
「クソが」
欠片もないと言えば嘘になる。ああ、嘘になるよ。俺が作り出した武器や戦術で聖王国軍の連中に目にもの見せてやった時はやっちまったと思うと同時にスカッとしたさ。
『そうそう、認めろよ。そしてこれからも楽しめ。折角の舞台だ、楽しまなきゃ損だぜぇ?』
ククク、フハハハ、ハァーッハッハッハ! と無駄に三段笑いをキメて声の気配が遠ざかっていった。それと同時に世界に色が戻り、全てが動き始める。
「んン?」
何かを感じたのか、鬼娘達が不思議そうな表情で首を傾げた。気づく前に石壁を壊しておいて良かったな。
「どうした?」
俺は色々と考えた結果、すっとぼけておくことにした。今あったことを三人に話しても反応に困るだろうしな。
「いや、今なんか変な感じがしたけど、きっと気の所為さァ」
「姐さんもっすか? あたしもなんか変な感じがしたっす」
「その作業台のせいじゃないでしょうね」
トズメが鋭い指摘をしてくるが肩を竦めて華麗にスルーしておく。そして、俺は出来上がったものを魔力付与台から取り出した。
「見た目は変わんないっすね」
「見た目はな。Oh......」
インベントリに入れて性能を確認した俺は思わず息を呑む。いや、こうなるんじゃないかとは薄々思っていたけども。
・改良型アサルトライフル+9(自動修復、無限弾薬、貫通強化III)
こいつはやべぇ。
267 Episode 266 ~ Turn ~
At the moment the assault rifle was delivered, the world stopped.
It was not a metaphor or anything, and the three demon daughters, who looked at the grayscale as if everything they could see, had lost color and stopped as well.
Oh? Finally! I can't wait. "
Yay! I heard a faint voice from somewhere as soon as I felt my cold sweat on my back in such a hurry. When I hear a strange voice that sounds like the space itself, I inadvertently look around with a submachine gun that was registered to the shortcut key.
"What? Who is it!?
"Come on, who do you think it is? Don't you get it?
"I don't know!
In the meantime, I decided to immediately surround Schmel and the others with stone blocks and protect them in such a way that they could be trapped in the middle of the day. For times of emergency, strong stone shelters can be made in an instant, so this is before breakfast.
"Nnnh... that's where it seems like you're going to try to protect a woman quickly. Should I have been a little more aggressive? Or maybe we should have taken the early point to the Virgin instead of the forest. But if it's that way, it's because there's a high probability that she died trying to protect the Virgin."
"You...."
I don't know what it is, but I can tell from what I'm talking about.
"The one who brought me into this world?
What a pity! You're looting!
I can't see my face, but I feel like I'm smiling. Damn it, I'll punch you in the face if you show me.
"Was it a pleasure managing the Achievement? Or is that who gave me this power?
Well, you're probably right, but you don't care about me? It's about you more than that. "
"It doesn't matter. I mean, what do you mean by me?"
"Why are you so proud of yourself?
The words of the mysterious voice clogged my words.
Ooh? What are you ignoring? Hey, good girl, I'm telling you you can't play with me tied up. "
......
I won't answer anything. Because I have no idea what he's after.
It's no use getting a little wasted, huh? It's all foreseeable what you're making with your abilities. Golem core is a really useful substitute.
Even if I kept my mouth shut, I was really looking forward to it. Oh, my God, this guy. Can you kill him with a Magic Stone bomb?
What are you going to do if you want to do it? I really don't know. "
And he reads in people's minds. I can't help it.
"I have a lot of questions to ask, but I would like to answer them with a question first. It's because I think that solving all the problems of this world by myself is not going to help anything, and that this world's problems should be solved mainly by human beings. I'll put it on my shoulder if I want to."
Hmm? Is that you? What kind of game watches NPCs compete for survival? You're a sick psychopath. "
I can't believe you're telling me this.
It must be!
Gahahaha, the mysterious voice laughs vulgarly. I don't want to be told by someone who kidnaps people, throws them out into the other world all by himself, gives them weird abilities and peeks, right?
"Why are you making me do this?
Wow, that's a hobby that combines entertainment and practical benefits. It's called work. "
"That means that someone other than you had the temptation to bring me here and give you this ability to have a funny time. No, you're involved in the selection of personnel? And the initial location... you're the mastermind after all!
"Did you notice? Well, it's mostly me, but I'm not behind it. I'm Hora. It's like a subcontractor."
Hihihi, once again, the mysterious voice laughs lightly.
But your girlish condition was a miscalculation. I can't believe I'm taking a step back to support a woman I love. If you take the lead and use your gungan abilities, the Holy King's kingdom will be gone by now. "
I won't deny it. If we build a large number of workbenches without weighing ourselves at all, and keep mining and logging with the momentum of leveling the mountains, the problem of replenishment will be anything. If we shake the performance of the Mithrill Tool to the full, we can convert each mountain into a pile of materials in an hour.
And the Golem core he pointed out earlier is the neck. I can now build Golem cores on the workbench. If you make that golem core, you can make any golem you want. Normally, the Golem Core is a technique that must be written and fine-tuned to the purpose of the Golem.
But you don't have to do that on my workbench. You can create as many Golems as you want with the Golem Core and the materials you need. What's so convenient about that? Before this ability to produce "all-purpose gunpowder" from human and livestock excrement and a little material, the Golem core technique is a trivial problem. And now I have a super powerful magic source called Magic Stone.
I mean, if I wanted to, I could create an Iron Golem army armed with heavy machine guns and guns. Golem-driven tanks can be built, and possibly even Golem fighters flying in the sky can be developed through the development of wind magic propulsion systems.
In other words, several prototypes have already been developed for heavily armed iron golems. Perhaps if we put ten of these in, we can easily crush the invasion from the two northern countries.
"What do you want? What do you want me to do?
Nothing in particular for now. I was just watching. You've done well, haven't you?
Does that mean that driving out the mainstream teachings of the Holy King's kingdom is the purpose of the mastermind who ordered the Lord of this voice, and thus the Lord of this voice, to "work"? Are you sure you're okay with what he's thinking?
Wow, don't worry about that. Regardless of my hobbies, the intention above is to worry about the situation where the so-called subpopulations are discriminated against and their happiness is impaired. There's nothing malicious about it, it's really 100% goodwill, it's a kind heart. Then there's the sanction for those who create such misfortune. "
"We tolerate war in the name of sanctions, while respecting humanity. It's a rift."
"I don't know. You wouldn't care if it wasn't for the pain, humans. And the salvation shall appear, and he shall stretch forth his hand unto the wretched, and shall accuse the wicked. Humans need such heroes. And he that is saved shall be thankful and fearful unto him that stretcheth out the hand of salvation, and unto him that hath sent it; and he that is saved shall have a lesson and a reflection. That's how the world works."
That's what the mysterious voice said to sing. The word contains some sort of browning color, and I can hardly trust it.
I don't know. Well, I don't care if you believe it or not. What has already started will not stop, and if you do not resist it, the country will perish, and misfortune will befall your women. Whatever happens to you, you have to follow my lead. [M] Or are we going to betray your girls and get there now? It looks like you'll see something interesting, but you won't, and you can't, can you?
Answer with a tongue. Sure enough, I don't want to betray Sylvie and the others again. What would happen if I did such a thing now? If the only purpose from the beginning was to make Silfi and the others what I like, I don't care where I left the Black Forest and started building a base in the Omit Wilderness. At the time, however, I didn't understand Merti's combat capabilities, and I doubt if it could be achieved because of the lack of preparation.
"So, what do you want this time? Did you do such a huge thing just to talk about it?
That said, I decided that there was no danger. I took the Mythrilluhashi out of the inventory and began to destroy the stone walls that appeared to protect Schmel and the others. You'll be surprised if this happens all of a sudden, the three of you.
No, I just pre-programmed it so that I could talk to the trigger about putting an advanced enhancement on the gun. I'm not going to do it forever, so I'm really upset. "
"Excuse me. It's too fragile, so don't bother. So?"
For now, it's just as I thought, so I don't need anything in particular. I'm just asking you to do it quickly because it's like you're staring at me. "
"I have my way. I use it when I'm in trouble."
That's how you end up without using it, right?
Fuck you. If I don't use my wife's hand, I'll never move on to it. It's just an idiot who's reluctant to use it and spread the damage. For now, the Magic Gunner has been trained well, and at this rate, we will be able to repel the northern invasion.
"What a bastard. If you have something to say, say it."
It's nothing. Well, no matter what happens, I don't know how you blush. "
Kuku, your voice smiles. This guy is really bad. I'm sorry, but could you blow up and die right now?
Either way, I think it is you who will explode and die. Every night, every night. Thank you for the change. "
"Fucking pervert, pervert, pervert, pervert, pervert."
I smacked all kinds of killing intentions into a vulgar laugh. The truth is, I don't want to say one or two shots with my hand, but I regret that it doesn't seem like an unusual opponent at all. After all, I'm just waving the power he gave me. He could easily strip me of my abilities or disable me.
Well, that's the force given by the corner. Use it well and have fun. It feels good to destroy an unfinished savage with overwhelming technological power, doesn't it?
"Even if you have bad taste, it's not bad enough. I'm not giving Sylphie and the others technology for that reason."
Whoa, that's not a good lie. You didn't feel that way, did you?
"Shit."
It would be a lie to say that there are no shards. Oh, that's a lie. When I showed it to the Holy King's army with the weapons and tactics I had created, I thought I'd done it and it was awesome.
"Yes, admit it. And you can continue to enjoy it. It's a corner stage, you have to enjoy it, right?
Kuku, fuhaha, hahahaha! With a futile three-stage laugh, the signs of voice faded away. At the same time, the color returns to the world and everything begins to move.
"Hmm?
The demon daughters tilted their necks with a strange expression. I'm glad I broke the stone wall before I noticed.
"What's wrong?
Having thought about everything, I decided to leave it alone. Even if I tell the three of them what just happened, I'll have trouble responding.
No, I feel weird now, but I'm sure it's my fault.
How about you? I felt weird, too. "
"It's not because of the workbench, is it?"
Though sharp pointing out, the sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp sharply And I took what I could out of the enchantment table.
It doesn't look different.
"Looks good. Oh....."
I put it in the inventory and checked its performance. I was breathtaking. No, I thought it would be like this.
Improved Assault Rifle +9 (Auto Repair, Infinite Ammo, Penetration Enhanced III)
This guy's a jerk.
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