息を切らしながらも、後方から飛来してくる弓矢を大盾でいなすマモル君。
何陣目かになるNPC検問兵の壁を突破し終えた俺達は、満身創痍に近い状態だった。
「タロ、ちゃん! さっきの青い火の粉みたいの、ばらまけたりすると助かるって感じ!」
ダイスケ君は上機嫌で突き進んでいるけど、彼の言う通りなはずがない。それはPTメンバーの誰もが認識しているようで、彼の妄言を肯定する文言は誰からも返ってこなかった。
確かに暗殺クエストを受けたであろう
なるNPC検問兵との戦いでこちらが、じわりじわりと消耗していくのを待っているのは歴然で、その目に見えないプレッシャーがPTメンバーを精神的に追い詰めていってるのも、また確かなのだ。
何度も何度も追手の様子を見るために振り返り、前方で待ち構えているであろう次の検問兵に備えて戦意をたぎらすのは、けっこう疲れる。
そんな折、追手の様子をチラッと見た瞬間、敵の放った一本の矢が俺の前を走るジュンヤ君の背中に直撃するのではないか、と見事な弧を描いて飛翔してきた。
あっ、大丈夫かな......あっ、ん? ま、まずい!
「危ない! ジュンヤ君!」
当たる、と判断した俺は
その甲斐あって、矢は雪面にストンと突き刺さり、辛くも難を逃れた。
倒れたジュンヤ君の上に乗っかる形になってしまったとはいえ、ノ―ダメージで彼を救えた事は嬉しい。お互い雪まみれになってしまったけど、俺はジュンヤ君にニコッと笑いかける。そして早く起き上がらないと、って意味で手を差し出す。
「ジュンヤくん、大丈夫だった?」
「えっと、うん......ありがと、ございます......天使さん」
ジュンヤ君は俺が出した右手を取る事はなく、視線を逸らしながら1人で立ち上がった。そして、後方の追手から逃げるために再び走り始める。
まるで俺から距離を取るような、逃げるような彼の仕草に......胸の奥がチクリと痛んだ。
大盾と短槍を扱うタンク、両手剣を背負うアタッカー、小盾と片手剣を構える前後のフォロワー、杖を持つ高火力キャスター、そしてイグニトール令嬢の護衛クエストを受ける条件、レベル制限による弊害で配置されたであろう戦力外が2人。
合計6人の
「団長、こちらの被害はハットマン以外ゼロです。相手側の最大火力と思えるキャスターもキルできましたし、ショーは順調と言えます」
被害はハットマン以外ゼロ?
そんなのは当たり前でしょーに。
あちらの護衛さん方は、クエスト受注条件でLv10以上の
「ハットマンがキルされたのは想定外ね」
戦力差がある相手に、貴重な転移スキル持ちを失った事実を指摘してみるけど、私の言葉を受けた団員は肩をすくめるだけね。
そりゃあね、ハットマンは癖のある演者だったけども、私はあれであいつの演出がちょっと気に入ってたりもするんだよねぇ。
他の団員と連携を取るには性格に難もあったから、ハットマンのスキルを
それを活かしたショーによる先制攻撃は、思いのほかイグニトール令嬢の護衛狩りに役立っていたのにねぇ。
「もちろん、団長が演者をする時は目立ちたがりなどと、団員一同一瞬たりとも思ってなどいません! 団長が披露する演者には、我々を魅了する力があるのです! そう、まるでプックリ熟れて今にも咲きだしそうな花の蕾のような、甘く、可憐で、とても黒い! 裏方の我々としてもやる気が出るのです!」
私が団で唯一の女子だからって事で、お世辞を言われてるのかもしれないねぇ。けれど、ここでやる気を失う訳にもいかないし、適当な笑顔で返事をしておく。
「ありがとね。じゃあ精一杯、次は私が演者として頑張ろうかねぇ」
ながら、合法ロ......こほん、団長を必ずお守りしますとも!」
戦場で驚きをもたらすのが私達の
その点、ハットマンがキルされたのは、少しだけ納得がいかない。ありていに言えば、団員がやられて悔しいねぇ。なのに私の隣にいる団員はご満悦そうで、今は身内で争っている場合じゃないのに、と溜息をつきそうになる。
「ハットマンが油断し過ぎって事かねぇー」
「はい、団長。その線が濃厚かと。その分、自分が鉄壁の守りで、合法ロ......こほん、団長を守ってみせます。必ずや久方ぶりの団長の演者姿を! 追手として駆けている団員の目に見せるべく、守り通してみせますとも!」
うん、まあこの人は守りに関して言えばかなり強いから、頼りになるって言えばすごく頼りになるけどねぇ。
「って、もうこの地点まで来てるね。あれが、ハットマンをキルした
そもそもこの暗殺クエストってこっちが邪魔するだけで、あとは自然に護衛側が大量のNPC検問兵に押しつぶされていくパターンが大半だから、団員が言った通り、足止めするだけでいいんだよねぇ。
「いつも通り、馬車の移動スピードを活かした突進、逃走と言うべきですかね。それに護衛側の
いつもの事ながら、ちょっと面倒なNPCだと毒づく。
第6陣の検問兵を突破すると令嬢の馬車の両脇で騎乗している二人のNPCが、移動スピードを上昇するバフを護衛側の
戦闘中はスピードバフが失効するとはいえ、追う側としては面倒な事をしてくれるなって感じね。
「ふぅん......バランスの取れたPT構成ね」
第8陣のNPC検問兵とぶつかりあった、護衛側の戦う様子をちょっと遠目で観察。
「キャスターはキルしたんじゃないの?」
「そのはずですが......」
20人以上の検問兵を相手に、目が覚めるような銀髪を翻す美少女が、次々と花火のような爆炎魔法? を放ち、黄色い液体をかけては範囲攻撃でひるませていくのだ。なにアレ、強酸魔法? とか聞いた事ないねぇ......その美しい少女が作った隙を突く形で、護衛側の
「ねぇ、あれって、噂の妖精使い?」
「自分にはわかりかねますが......もしかすると......」
銀髪の少女の傍らに、6枚の羽根で羽ばたく......小人にしてはちょっと大きめのサイズの妖精っぽい存在が宙を舞ってるし。あの子は一体、何なのだろうねぇ。
刀っぽいものも振り回してると思えば、青い火の粉を振りまきながら移動する......植物? みたいな物を配置していくし。既に馬車に置いて行かれる形で、後続を追いかける検問兵達に燃え移っているのを見るあたり、あの燐光に触れるとダメージ受けたりするんだろうねぇ。
「あの銀髪の女の子......幼いわね」
「団長ほどではありません」
「いや。私、中身はれっきとした21歳なんだけどねぇ」
「それ、どういう意味よ」
「いえ、何でもありません」
どっちにしろ、破竹の勢いを誇る相手さんも私達の足止めには、速度を緩めるしか......先に進むという選択肢を放棄せざるを得なくなるでしょうねぇ。
一定の動きしか取れないNPCに追従して自滅するなんて、できないでしょうし。
「検問兵たちが突破されましたね。未だに追撃をかけてはいますが」
「護衛陣は、ふぅん。馬車の後続に2人、先方に3人って別れたのねぇ。あ、銀髪ちゃんは先方なんだ」
さてと、私も久しぶりに演者になりましょーかねぇ。
「そこのひたすら進む少年少女たちー! ちょーっとストップだよ~!」
甘い声で、凛と響くように、全ての観客が私に注目するように。
「どうして、止まらないといけないかってー?」
そりゃぁそうなるよねぇ。戦場に似つかわしくない、身長145cmのちっちゃな女子が、マジカルステッキなんか振り回して、華麗に綺麗に参上したんだものねぇ。
「止まる理由? そ、れ、わぁ、ねぇー!」
特に箇所を定めていないポイントに、ステッキの先端を適当にちょんちょんちょんっと、それらしい振舞いで振っていく。
からの、決めポーズねぇ。
「マジかるマジりん、マジ子ちゃんのマジックショーの時間だからだよー♪」
うん、自分でも痛いってのはわかってるんだけどねぇ。
ゲーム内でちょっとぐらい、非現実的な私を演じてもいいよねぇ。
アイドルもののアニメとかに憧れた事のある女子ならわかると思うけど、こういうのって割と楽しいんだよねぇ。
八度目になる検問兵の壁を突破した矢先。
、まるで女児アニメに出てきそうなその人の登場を目の当たりにした俺達は......後ろから追いすがってくる検問兵の猛攻を、一瞬忘れてしまう程にポカンとしてしまった。
「あれは、やばいって感じだねー......魔法少女コス?」
「ガハハハ! 大丈夫だ! あっちが魔法少女なら、こっちには天使のタロちゃんがいるんだぜ!」
そしてジュンヤ君は、第六陣を突破したあたりからほとんど無言だ。つまりは俺が顔を見せた瞬間からで......やっぱりジュンヤ君の様子はおかしい......。多分、きっと俺のせいだとは思う。けれど、彼が何をどう思ってるのかはわからない。
本当はゆっくり話をしたい、だけど今はそんな暇がなくて......。
それなら、急いでこの窮地を乗り切ってクエストクリアをすればいいだけなんだ。
「むむ......」
俺は目の前に現れた魔法少女っぽい
Mamoru, who breathes out but uses a large shield for bows and arrows that fly in from the rear.
After breaking through the NPC Inspector's walls for a few moments, we were close to full creation.
"Tallo, honey! It's like the blue fire powder from earlier, I feel it would help if it splashed around!
Dyske, you're pushing along in a good mood, but he can't be right. That seems to be recognized by everyone in the PT membership, and no wording came back from anyone affirming his paranoia.
Mercenaries (clans) who would certainly have received an assassination quest have never been attacked since Gentleman Hat was killed. But make sure, make sure, they launch another raid at some point.
Again, it is obvious that this one is waiting to become deflected and worn out in the battle against the heavily (every time) NPC examiner, and that the invisible pressure is mentally hunting down PT members.
It is so tiring to look back to see how the chase is going over and over again, and brace yourself for the next examiner who will be waiting forward.
Such a fold, the moment I saw the chaser flickering, I flew in with a brilliant arc that one arrow unleashed by the enemy would strike directly at your back running before me, Junya.
Oh, are you okay... oh, huh? Oh, no!
"Danger! Mr. Junya!
When I decide to hit, I hug Junya to cover her and dive into a similar momentum to Tackle.
For what it was worth, the arrow stabbed a ston on the snow surface and escaped the ordeal painfully.
Even though it has taken the form of a fallen Junya riding over you, I'm glad I saved him with no damage. We've got snow all over each other, but I laugh nicely at you, Junya. And if you don't get up early, I'll give you my hand in a sense.
"Junya-kun, were you okay?
"Uh, yeah... thank you... angel"
Junya, you never took the right hand I put out, and you stood up alone out of sight. And start running again to escape the rear chase.
It's like taking a distance from me, to his manoeuvring to escape... the back of my chest hurt so tightly.
Tanks dealing with large shields and short spears, attackers carrying two-handed swords, front and rear followers with small shields and one-handed swords, high firepower casters with canes, and two out-of-combat forces who would have been placed for the harm caused by Miss Ignitore's escort quest and level limits.
A total of six mercenaries (players), you've got a little duck this time around.
"Captain, this one has zero damage except for Hatman. We've also been able to kill casters that seem to be the biggest firepower on the other side, and the show is going well."
Zero damage except for Hatman?
That's obvious - to me.
The escorts over there will only receive 4 mercenaries (players) above Lv10 on quest order terms and will have a maximum PT of 6. This one on the Kayu assassination side says there is no level limit and he is assaulting with an average of 8 LV12 mercenaries (players). Besides, it comes with an addition, called the NPC Examiner.
"I can't believe Hatman was killed."
I'll point out to the opponent with the difference in power the fact that he lost valuable transfer skills, but my worded members just shrug their shoulders.
Well, Hatman was a habitual performer, but I might even like his performance a little bit with that one.
It was difficult for me to work with other members of the team, so I've been working on a policy for a while to match our enemies to a show that brings Hatman's skills to life. Outreach, when you show off your Hatman transfer skills in the first place, it's also true that the approximate opponent was alert to the transfer, unable to move well, and was easily collapsing?
The pre-emptive attack by the show that took advantage of it, besides my thoughts, was helping Miss Ignitol hunt for escorts. Hey.
"Of course, when the team leader plays, he doesn't want to stand out, etc., and he doesn't even think about the team for a moment! The performers the leader presents have the power to fascinate us! Yes, sweet, poor, very black, as if it were a bud of flowers that are ripe and likely to bloom now! Even us on the back are motivated!
Maybe they're flattering me because I'm the only girl in the regiment. But there's no reason to lose your motivation here, and I'll get back to you with a proper smile.
"Thanks. Then I guess I'll do my best next time as an actor."
"While overtaking, it's legal... I'll be sure to protect the captain!
It's what surprises us on the battlefield. Playing a clown is not us being clowns who defeat and become enemy laughers. Because the last person to laugh is always the clown who is the show's setup.
In that regard, the fact that Hatman was killed is just a little unconvincing. Thankfully, I regret the team getting hit. Yet the members next to me seem happy, and even though they are not in contention within themselves now, they are likely to sigh.
"Hatman's too alarmed."
"Yes, Captain. I thought the line was thick. For that matter, I am the guardian of the iron wall, legal lo... Kohon, let me try to protect the captain. Be sure to look like the first team leader in a long time! I'll try to protect it in the eyes of the team running as a chaser!
Yeah, well, this guy's pretty strong when it comes to protection, so if you say you can count on him, you can count on him a lot.
"Well, you've come to this point already. Those are the mercenaries who killed Hatman."
This assassination quest just gets in the way here in the first place, and the majority of the pattern is that the escort side is naturally crushed by a large number of NPC examiners, so, like the members said, you just have to stop.
"As usual, should I say run, run away, taking advantage of the speed of carriage movement? And is the buff placed on the escort's mercenary (player) also a boost to travel?"
As usual, it poisons me that it's a bit of a hassle NPC.
The two NPCs riding on either side of the lady's carriage as they break through the 6th inquisitor appear to put a buff on the mercenaries (players) on the escort side that increases the speed of movement. I guess that's the dimension of weighing the escape from the NPC examiner in the pursuit unit.
Even though the Speed Buff expires during battle, it feels like you're going to be in trouble as the chasing side.
"Hmm... balanced PT configuration"
I bumped into an NPC examiner in the 8th inning, observing a little far-sighted how the escort fights.
"Didn't Castor kill you?
"It should..."
A beautiful girl turning her waking silver hair against more than 20 interrogators, one fireworks blast magic after another? emit yellow liquid and flicker it with a range attack. What are you talking about, strong acid magic? I've never heard of anything like that... the mercenaries (players) on the escort side rush and Miss Ignithol's flaming spear stab each other in the form of a punch through the gap made by that beautiful girl, and she flickers a breakthrough brilliantly.
"Hey, is that a rumored fairy user?
"I don't know... maybe..."
Beside the silver-haired girl, she wings with six wings... and for a dwarf, there's a fairy-like presence of a slightly larger size. I wonder what the hell that kid is.
If you think you're swinging knife-like stuff too, you move around swinging blue firepowder...... plants? I'm going to put something like that in place. I guess if I touch that phosphorescent light, I'll be damaged around seeing it burning into the examiners chasing after me, in the form of it already being left in the carriage.
"That silver-haired girl... you're so young"
"Not as good as the captain"
"No. Me, I'm 21 years old with clean contents,"
"What does that mean?"
"No, it's nothing"
Either way, our opponent, who boasts of the momentum of the bamboo, will have to abandon the option of slowing down... moving on.
You won't be able to follow an NPC that can only take certain moves and destroy itself.
"The examiners have broken through, haven't they? We're still in pursuit."
"The escorts, huh. You broke up with two after the carriage and three ahead. Oh, silver hair is the other way around."
Well, it's been a while since I've been a performer, too - hey.
"The boys and girls that go even further there -! It's a little stoppy!"
With a sweet voice, as Rin sounds, so that all audiences pay attention to me.
"Why do I have to stop?
That's right. A little girl, 145cm tall, who doesn't look like a battlefield, swung a magical stick or something, and came up gorgeously beautiful.
"Why stop? Oh, fuck, wow, hey!
Shake the tip of the stick appropriately a little bit, behaving like that, to a point where it has not been specified in particular.
From, Decision Pose Hey.
"Seriously, Seriko, it's time for your magic show."
Yeah, I know it hurts myself.
You can play me a little unrealistic in the game, right?
If you're a girl who's ever admired idol cartoons or anything, you know, it's fun for something like this.
Arrow tip that broke through the wall of the examiner for the eighth time.
We saw the appearance of a mercenary (player) with pink hair sarcastically washed away and dressed in a cottage-cotte sparkling costume, the person who was about to appear in the girls' cartoon... and we became so pokant that we forgot for a moment the onslaught of the examiners chasing us from behind.
"That feels bad... magic girl cos?
"Gahahahaha! I'm fine! If that's a magic girl, there's an angel tallow over here!
And you, Junya, are almost silent from around breaking through the sixth line. I mean from the moment I showed my face... I knew Junya you were looking strange... Maybe, I'm sure it's my fault. But I don't know what he thinks.
I'd really like to talk slowly, but I don't have time for that right now...
Then we just have to hurry through this predicament and complete the quest.
"Mmmm..."
I wanted to defeat the magical girly mercenary (player) that appeared in front of me as soon as possible.
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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