312話 神罰の天使
冷やせ。
頭の芯から凍土を根付かせるようにして、高ぶる感情を絶対零度で研ぎ澄ます。
『............ジョージ......』
『あらん? どしたの天使ちゅわん♪ そんなに怖い声で、いやん』
『ミナとリリィさん、コノエくんが【
『いいんだ。事後処理、任せてもいいかな?』
当たり前の戦術論だが相手の戦力が定かでない状態で、敵の懐に飛び込むのは下策だ。
敵の情報を制した者こそが、戦争を制する。
戦争は始まる前の段階で既に勝敗が決する、と言われることもある。
『もちのロンよ♪ でもそうねえ、あちきも暴れたい気分だからぁん、なるべく急ぐわねん☆』
だから、きっとジョージ的には俺の先行は賛成できるものではないのかもしれない。
それでも止めて来ないのはきっと、フレンドチャット越しから伝わる俺の感情を察してくれているのかも。
『頼んだ、ジョージ。俺は一足先に行く』
『あちきの分も残しておいてねン♪』
きっとジョージは俺を案じて、間接的に無理はするなと言いたいのだろう。
『――それは、保証できない』
ミナからチラッと聞いた惨状に、心の底から凍てつく風が吹き荒れるのだ。
自分を抑えられる自信がない。
都市の防衛力も加味して部隊の全てを引き連れることはせず、『
聖痕の人狼部隊
精鋭部隊の編成を素早く整え、出陣の合図を出す。
「今宵は
クラン・クランの大空に、夜のヴェールが舞い降りようとしている。
うっすらと浮かぶ白い月を見つめ、俺は自領より全力で跳躍した。
「あはは~、この程度かよぉお。天使の取りまきって奴はとんだザコ集団だなぁあ!」
不快な音声が耳を貫き、怒りで心が震える。
魔導錬金の『古代遺物の解明者』によって【失落世代の懐中時計】を用い、『神喰らいの大狼フェンリル』と融合した今の俺は、速度、膂力、その全てが限界突破していて、もちろん聴力も凄まじい。
俺に届く悲劇を察知し、逸る気持ちを抑えつけながら状況を素早く把握する事に全集中する。
「なんだなんだ、必死の抵抗もその程度かあ~! お前ら、まだこのガキ共をキルするなよ! 猫どもがキルされる姿をじっくりと見せてやらねーとなぁ。それにまだ......」
音だけで判断するに、どうやらミナとリリィさんのパートナー猫が奪われてしまっているようだ。
「はーい! 2匹目キルゥゥゥ~! さってと、次は3匹目~!」
あまりにも非道すぎる行いに俺は思わず吐き気を催しそうになる。
まだ、目では見ていないけれど、その残酷な光景は容易に想像がつく。リリィさんのゴールディさんがキルされたと知り、俺はさらに足に力を込めて爆速で空中を駆ける。
早く、早く――――
どうにか、ミナのパートナー猫のももちゃんだけでも助けたい。
ようやく村の広場に足を踏み入れ、敵が集中する箇所へ猛進する。
俺は目に入る敵NPCを不意討ちの形でなぎ払う。
神獣化した四肢にはフェンリルの爪、口には牙が宿り、俺の進む道を阻む雑兵を塵の如く散らして喰らい潰す。
「はぁーい3匹目ええ! 残念でした~また来てねえええ」
「ハァッハァッ、やめろ!」
奴は、奴は......あろうことか俺が辿りついたその瞬間に、まるで見せしめに晒すかのようにミナのももちゃんへ短剣を突き刺した。
「やっと来たか。そこのガキがこそこそとフレンドチャットしてるのを、この俺様が気付かないとでも思ったかあー?」
「はっはっはー愉快愉快! お前は俺らに誘い込まれたんだよォォオ?」
非常にこちらとしては不愉快な煽り文句を言ってくる傭兵はスルーし、まずはミナ、リリィ、コノエくんの無事を確認する。
「天士さま......ごめんなさい」
「タロさんにはご迷惑をおかけしてしまい、申し訳ありませんわ」
「トラが、トラが......」
1ミリも無事ではなかった。
ミナは今にも泣きそうな顔で謝って来るし、あの勝気なリリィさんですら俺への謝罪だ。
そしてコノエくんには至ってはトラ君を失った悲しみのあまり、涙をこぼしていた。子供の、少年の心を踏みにじるその悪行に腸が煮えくりかえる思いだ。
そんな内心とは逆行し、身体からは神獣の力が抜けていく。どうやら融合時間制限が過ぎて元の身体に戻ってしまったようだ。
俺は少しでも早くここに辿りつきたくて、【失落世代の懐中時計】に登録された多くの神獣と順番に融合して来た。
結果、次の融合が可能になるまでのリキャストタイムは、早い神獣でも1時間。温存できた神獣も、防戦といった観点からあまり適した戦術は組めないだろう。
つまり、ここからはほぼ神獣の力に頼ることはできない。
「なんだなんだ、その程度かよ? 時間切れってやつですかぁ~? まんまと俺らの支配領域に誘い込まれて、無様を晒しに来ただけなのかぁ?」
支配領域......ひっかかる物言いだな。
「俺様が直接に手を下す必要はなさそうだなあ。なにせ俺様はここの支配者、寄生プレイのお前には到底理解できないだろうが、俺様の一声でここのNPCは俺様に従うのさ」
なるほど。お前も領地を支配する爵位持ち
もしくはそれに準ずる何かを持っている?
「おーっと、あまりの驚きに愕然としちゃったか~? やっぱり、姫プはその程度だよなぁぁあ?」
ふむ。つまり、周囲で武器を構える兵士NPCは......顔の見えない
無造作に俺達を囲むだけで、外周には背を向け、しかも1人1人の武装や練度はうちと比べて異様に低いと見える。
俺が入り込んできた時もろくな反応もできず、まるで奇襲に弱い陣形しか組めない程度か。
ぽっと口から出たのは本音。
が、俺からこぼれた落ちた本音に一早く反応する。
「いや、だからこの程度かって」
そろいもそろって間抜けな兵士NPCたちの事を指し示す。
ついでに、お前も、とわかりやすく指を向けてやる。
「おい、ガキ。この状況を理解できてるのか? ここはそこのクソ坊主みたいに、泣いて許しを懇願するシチュエーションだろうがあああ?」
やすい挑発に面白いぐらいに揺さぶられる男だ。
さて、と。俺の融合化した移動速度についてこれず、置いてきた『
「グルルゥゥ。俺の姫の邪魔はさせない」
出会った当初は反抗的だったのに、今となっては忠実な番犬みたいになってしまっている。
「で、お望み通り、泣いて許しを懇願するシチューエーションになったな?」
「ああ。もちろん、泣いたって許しはしないから」
これもまた、お前たちがしようとしていた事と同じなのだろう?
暗に表情だけでそう語ってやると、敵の
316 312 Tales Angel Of Divine Punishment
Cool it.
Try to root the frozen soil from the core of your head and sharpen your elevated emotions in absolute zero degrees.
"....................................................................."
"Alas?  With such a scary voice, no 
"Mina and Lily, Konoe is being attacked by [Ruler and (Black) Killer's Ear (-List)]."
'That's okay. Ex-post processing, can I leave it to you?
With the usual tactical theory but uncertainty about the opponent's combat power, jumping into the enemy's nose is a bad idea.
It is those who control enemy information who control the war.
It is sometimes said that war is already determined by victory or defeat at the stage before it begins.
"It's Ron Mochi.  But hey, I'm in the mood for a rampage everywhere, so hurry up as much as you can. "
So, I'm sure George, my advance may not be something I can agree with.
Still, what hasn't stopped me from coming, I'm sure, is that you're perceiving my emotions coming from over friend chat.
'I asked you, George. I'll be one step ahead. "
"Leave me a minute, too."
I'm sure George wants to show me around and tell me not to indirectly impose it.
- I can't guarantee that.
A cold breeze blows from the bottom of my heart in the tragedy I hear from Mina.
I'm not sure I can contain myself.
The defenses of the city will not be added to bring in all of the troops, and the mobilization of the Sacred Wolf Squad (Rosary Hunt) will be retained at two-thirds. Still about 40 troops - I'd really like to summon up the Knights of the Count of Taro (Ritter Alden), including the Guards, and crush them before they're completely skinless... but there's also a difficulty with the speed of movement.
"Tell Sacred Mark Wolf Squad (Rosario Hunt)"
Quickly organize the elite units and send out signals for their appearance.
"Tonight is not a hunt (...). It's just the right moon and night to kill, isn't it?
In the great sky of Clan Clan, the vale of the night is about to descend.
Staring at the floating white moon, I jumped to my full potential over my own territory.
"Haha, that's about it. Ooh. Angel traps are a bunch of Zakos!
An uncomfortable voice pierces my ear and my heart trembles with anger.
Now that I have used [a lost generation pocket watch] by Magic Alchemy's "Ancient Relic Clarificator" and fused with "Fenrill the Great Wolf of God Eating," my speed, strength, and all of that are pushing my limits, and of course my hearing is awesome.
Concentrate fully on detecting the tragedy that reaches me and quickly grasping the situation while suppressing feelings of deviation.
"What, so much desperate resistance? Ah! You kids, don't kill these kids yet! I need to take a closer look at the cats getting killed. And yet..."
To judge by the sound alone, apparently Mina and Mr. Lily's partner cat have been taken away.
"Yes! 2nd Killuuuu! Well, 3rd next!"
It's too outrageous. I feel like I'm going to be nauseous by accident.
I can easily imagine that brutal sight, though not yet seen with my eyes. I find out that Mr. Lily's Goldie has been killed, and I'll put even more effort into my legs and run through the air at blast speed.
Come on, come on...
Somehow, I just want to help Mina's partner Cat Thigh.
Finally, he steps into the village square and rushes to a place where his enemies are concentrated.
I destroy the enemy NPC in an unexpected way.
Fenrill's claws dwell on the divinely bestialized limbs, and fangs dwell on my mouth, scattering and crushing the miscellaneous soldiers that hold back my path.
"Ha-ha, third one. Yes! I'm sorry - I'm not here again. Yeah."
"Ha-ha-ha, don't!
He stuck a dagger in Mina's thigh as if he were exposed to a show at the moment when he... or I followed him.
"Are you finally here? Did you think I wouldn't notice the kid chatting with you?
"Hahahaha - pleasant and pleasant! You were lured by us, weren't you, Woo?
Mercenaries complaining about unpleasant incitement as far as this is concerned will pass through and first make sure Mina, Lily and Konoe are safe.
"Heavenly Master...... I'm sorry"
"I apologize for the inconvenience caused to Mr. Taro."
"The tiger, the tiger..."
Not a millimeter was safe.
Mina comes apologizing with a crying face now, and even that disgusting Lily is apologizing to me.
And to Konoe, even tiger, I lost you. Not much of my grief, I was spilling tears. The child's intestines boil down to the evil deed that tramples the boy's heart.
Contrary to such an inner mind, the power of the divine beast falls out of the body. Apparently, the fusion time limit has passed and I have returned to my original body.
I wanted to get here a little bit sooner and merged in turn with the many godbeasts registered with [Lost Generation Pocket Watch].
As a result, the recast time until the next fusion is possible is an hour even for the early Divine Beast. Nor would a god beast that could have been kept warm be able to organize a very suitable tactic from such a point of view as war prevention.
In other words, we can hardly rely on the power of the Divine Beast from here on out.
"What the hell, to that extent? Is it the one who runs out of time? Did he really just lure you into our dominion and come to expose the ungodly?
Dominance...... That's a catch.
"It doesn't look like I need to get my hands on you directly. Anyway, I know you don't understand the ruler here, the parasitic player, but with my voice, the NPC here follows me."
I see. Are you some sort of title-headed mercenary (player) who controls the territory?
Or have something equivalent?
"Oh hey, did you get too stunned by the surprise ~? After all, the princess p is to that extent, huh?
Hmm. I mean, the soldier NPC who plants weapons around him... says he's under the influence of a faceless mercenary (player).
Just surround us unconstitutionally, turn your back on the outer periphery, and each and every one of you will appear to be less armed and skilled than we are.
You can't react a lot when I come in, as if you can only form formations that are vulnerable to surprise attacks?
It was the real thing that came out of my mouth.
A faceless mercenary (player) reacts quickly to the true meaning of the spill from me.
"No, so to this extent."
It's time to point to the dumb soldier NPCs.
And then, you too, I'll point my finger at you plainly.
"Hey, kid. You understand this situation? This would be a situation where you cry and beg for forgiveness, like a fucking kid there. Oh?
He's a man who gets rocked funny by easy provocations.
Well, and. You can't follow my fused speed of movement, and you've already arrived at the Sacred Wolf Squad (Rosario Hunt), so let's get started.
"Grrrrrrrr. I won't let you get in the way of my princess"
I was rebellious when we first met, but now I'm like a loyal watchdog.
"So, as you wish, you're in a situation where you cry and beg forgiveness?
"Oh. Of course, because I won't forgive you for crying"
Is this the same thing you're trying to do again?
The enemy mercenaries (players) took a step backwards when they told him that with only a dark expression.
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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