162話 命石学者
ジュンヤ君が言うには『採取』スキルの派生で『発掘名人』というスキルがあるらしい。これは鉱石を手に入れる上で必要な『採掘』スキルの上位版らしく、『採取』スキルから派生するという事はあまり知られてないとのこと。彼はそれを会得しているらしく、このスキルなどを使って鉱物を発見しているらしい。
スキル『発掘名人』の中には『
「タロ君、見ててね」
俺はジュンヤ君についていき、背の高い茂みに二人して身を潜ませた。
彼の目線の先には一匹の蛍。
その七色蛍が地面に落ち、『
「1、2、3、4、5、早くどこかに行こうよ、トレント」
じれったそうに彼は呟く。
「あぁ......時間が、間に合うかな......」
』がジュンヤ君の願いを聞き入れたのか、生えだした地点からぞわぞわと地面を這いながらどこかへ移動していく。
「よし! 40秒まで、まだ時間がある!」
が落ちた地面のあたりを、急いで掘り始めるジュンヤ君。
鉱石を求めるのだから当然、採掘用のピッケルかつるはしで地面を掘り起こすかと思いきや、家庭菜園に使いそうな小さな片手用シャベルで土をすくっていた。
「七色蛍が地面に落ちて、トレントができる。その地中には、七色蛍の光が詰まった原石が見つかるんだ! ただしトレントが生まれて40秒以内ならの話だから急がないと鉱石の光が失われてしまう。だからって、焦ってシャベルを石に当てたりするとかなり
しかも、まさかあんな所から鉱石が採取できるなんて、と感心しつつも彼の作業を見守る。
ジュンヤ君は注意深く、丁寧にシャベルを用いて石を探していく。
「あった! あったよタロ君! ほら、綺麗な石でしょ?」
彼が喜びながら、土くれにまみれた手を差し出してくる。
には、いくつもの立方体や八面体が重なり合った結晶のような石が鎮座していた。
緑や黄色、ピンクといった複数の色が混合している不思議な色合いを帯びている。
サッと『見識者の
ふむ......まさかの『古びたカメラ』や『ゾディアークの望遠鏡』といった、錬金術キットの元となりえる素材かもしれない事には驚きだ。
さらに説明文が二つに増えたのは『知識眼』の第二段階詳細を知れる、という要素が深く関わっているのだろう。『白宝の鍛冶師旅団』......今は滅んでしまった『白宝都市ミスランティア』と深い関わりがありそうだな。
』は青灰色と紫っぽい結晶の塊が合わさっている。
なんだか彼は、自分の好きなモノを誰かと共有したい一心で少しだけ警戒心が下がっているのではないだろうか、と心配になってしまった。しかし、ホクホク顔で、石を披露してくれるジュンヤ君は少しだけ可愛らしい。
結論から言うと後に見せてくれた石の数々は、先程発見した『
』による、第二段階詳細を読む限りでは、無色透明な物の方が高純度だと書いてある。
「一つ一つで色が違うなんて、個性豊かで......まるで人間みたいだよね!」
うっとりと『蛍石』を眺めるジュンヤ君に、俺の考察を述べようか迷っていると。
「良かったら一つ、あげるよ」
彼は何の抵抗もなく、先程採取したばかりの『
「え、いいの?」
「もちろんだよ」
「いいから、いいから! 受け取ってよ!」
ちょっとした押し問答の末、俺は『
って、熱と相性がいいなんて説明欄には表記されてたけど、実際に鍛冶の場で加熱したら砕け散っちゃったし。今のところ活用方法は見つかってない鉱石なんだ」
俺の見解が正しければ、そっちの無色透明で地味な『蛍石』なら、もしかしたら純度も高いだろうし、耐えられるのでは? と思い立ち、説明しようとするが、やめておいた。ジュンヤ君は自分が一番いいと思う石を、俺にくれたのだ。その手前、実はそっちの地味な方が純度が高いんだよ、なんて指摘は嫌味に聞こえてしまうかもしれない。
その代わり、俺は石を惜しみなく譲渡してくれた彼に誠意を示すものとして、正直に自分の事を言わなくてはならないと思い立つ。
「あの、錬金術スキルを頑張ってて......錬金術スキルも素材とかけっこう必要で、それで採取に夢中になってたりして......」
「れ、錬金術!? ええと......タロ君ぐらいの年頃の間では、流行ってるのかな......?」
ジュンヤ君はもごもごと何かを言っていたけど、よく聞き取れなかった。
これは、やっぱり錬金術に対する悪印象が及ぼす影響か。せっかく友達になれそうな
って、けっこうな有名人らしくて......不遇と言われた錬金術で、珍しい鉱石素材を持って来たらしいんだ。ボクも負けてられないなって」
しかし、俺の予想に反してジュンヤ君は両目に熱い炎を宿し、まるでライバルか何かのように、その
しかし諦めきれない部分はあるけど、無理強いは良くない。
ここは一旦、引き下がるしかないだろう。
「そ、そっか......今のは気にしないで。もし今後、そういった機会があったら、お願いしても?」
「もちろん! ボクなんかにあんな子を紹介する機会なんて巡って来る気配はなさそうだけど、できそうだったら、話しかけてみるよ! ちょっと厳しめだけど、いや、うん、だいぶ近寄りがたい雰囲気というかね、とっても
そう快活に俺のお願いを承諾してくれたジュンヤくんに、俺まで自然と笑みが生じてしまう。もちろん仮面越しで相手には見えてないだろうけど。
こういう時は、ちょっとだけ『見識者の
とにかく、俺は彼に好印象を抱いてしまっている。ましてや、他の錬金術士との繋がりを持てそうな人物である。
そのため、切り出すなら今だ。
のおかげで、ボクだって錬金術には興味があるしね。何より、採取を愛する同好の仲間として、タロ君とはぜひともフレンドになりたいよ!」
ほう、その錬金術士は女性なのか。
俺はジュンヤ君の手を取り、新しいフレンドが増えた喜びを噛み締めつつ、まだ見ぬ凄腕の錬金術士に思いを馳せた。
一体、どんな人物なのだろうか。
164 162 Stories Lifestone Scholar
Junya, I hear you have the skill of 'excavating celebrities' in the derivation of 'collecting' skills. This seems to be the top version of the 'mining' skills needed to get the ore, and it is not very well known that it is derived from the 'collecting' skills. Apparently he's getting to know it, and he's using this skill and stuff to discover minerals.
Apparently, some of the skills "Excavation Celebrities" are Stone Search-based abilities called "Lifestone (Vertigo) Scholars," and when you activate it and defeat a monster, you can figure out how to collect the ore associated with that monster. Of course, there are not many mercenaries (players) taking advantage of it because there is no harvest in the case of monsters unrelated to the ore.
"Taro, look at this."
I followed you, Junya, and let you two lurk in the tall bush.
At the end of his gaze is a single fluorescent.
The seven-colored fluorescent fell to the ground, staring wholeheartedly at where the "Ugly Tree Man (Trent)" grew up, Junya, you started counting down with your stopwatch in one hand and a whisper of breath.
"One, two, three, four, five, let's go somewhere, Trent"
He shrugs like that.
"Oh... time will come..."
Whether the Tree Man (Trent) listened to Junya's wishes or from the point where she grew up, she moved somewhere as she crawled on the ground.
"All right! Up to 40 seconds, we still have time!
Junya hurriedly starts digging around the ground where Hotaru fell.
I naturally wondered if I would dig up the ground with a pickel for mining or much more because I was looking for ore, and I was soiling with a small one-handed shovel that I was likely to use for my home garden.
"The seven-colored fluorescent falls to the ground, and we can do Trent. In the ground, you'll find a raw stone filled with seven-colored fluorescent light! However, if Trent is born within 40 seconds, we will lose the ore light if we do not hurry. Because if you rush the shovel to the stone, it's quite brittle in nature, so it crumbles and disappears. We have to be careful."
Besides, I keep an eye on his work while I admire how ore can be harvested from that place.
Junya, be careful and use the shovel carefully to find the stone.
"There it is! There it is, Mr. Tallo! Look, it's a beautiful stone, right?
With his joy, he offers his hands all over the dirt.
In its palm were stones like crystals overlaid with cubes and octahedrons.
It carries strange shades of multiple colors, such as green, yellow, and pink.
Sapporo observes the sole in the "Knowledge Eye" of the "Visitor's Cover (Visor)" and quickly reads the contents.
Hmmm... I'm surprised it could be the material on which the alchemy kit is based, such as "Old Cameras" and "Zodiac Telescopes".
I guess the further increase in descriptions in two is deeply related to the element of knowing the second stage details of the "knowledge eye". "White Treasure's Blacksmith Brigade"...... now you're going to be deeply involved with the doomed "White Treasure City Miss Rantier".
I see, Junya, you have been good at disclosing to me, the other Fluorescent Stone (Flores) is a combination of blue-grey and purple-like clumps of crystals.
Somehow he got worried that he was just a little less alert with one heart wanting to share his favorite things with someone. But with a hokuhoku face, Junya, who shows off her stones, you're just a little cute.
In conclusion, the many stones you later showed me were all plain objects compared to the Fluorescent Stone (Flores) I discovered earlier.
However, as far as the second stage details are read, it says that colorless and transparent objects are more pure.
"I can't believe they come in different colors one by one, with a lot of personality... you're like a human being!
Junya, who overlooks Fluorescent Stone, wonders if I should share my thoughts with you.
"I'll give you one if you like."
Without any resistance, he has handed over the Fluorescent Stone (Flores), which he had just collected. Yellow, green, and peachy, Junya said the best clam stone.
"Uh, okay?
"Of course I am."
"Fine, fine! Take it!
After a few questions, I gave up Fluorescent Stone (Flores) from you, Junya.
"I don't want to thank you, Mr. Tallo. This fluorescent stone (sawdust) was labeled as compatible with the heat in the description section, but when it was actually heated in the blacksmith field, it was crushed and scattered. I haven't found a way to make use of it so far. It's an ore."
If my point of view is right, if it's a colorless, transparent, plain 'fluorite' over there, maybe it's pure, and it's bearable? I think, I try to explain, but I stopped. Junya, you gave me the best stone I could think of. In front of that, actually, the plain over there is more pure, what an indication that might sound disgusting.
Instead, I think I have to be honest about myself as a sign of sincerity to him for handing over the stone at all costs.
"Um, good luck with your alchemy skills... you need alchemy skills and materials and stuff, so you can be obsessed with collecting them..."
"Fuck, Alchemy!? Uh... Talo, between your ages, is it popular...?
Junya, you said something about a mochi, but I couldn't hear you very well.
Is this, after all, the effect of a bad impression on alchemy? Because of this, I met a mercenary (player) who seemed to be my friend, but I felt just a little sorry for him, and I had an excuse to throw up words at him.
"Somehow, don't regret it a little! The mercenary (player) looks like such a celebrity... he brought rare ore materials in an alchemy that was said to be an affair. I can't even lose."
But contrary to my expectations, Junya, you had a hot flame in your eyes, and you were talking about that mercenary (player) enthusiastically, as if it were a rival or something. Apparently, I was not disappointed to learn about my aversion to alchemy or the fact that I did not possess a collection skill, and was horrified... besides myself, I was concerned about the existence of mercenaries (players) who were deeply familiar with alchemy.
But there are parts of me that I can't give up, but it's not good to be forced.
Once here, we'll have to back off.
"Oh, shit... don't worry about that one now. If I ever get a chance like that in the future, can I ask you?
"Of course! I don't think there's any sign of a chance to introduce her to me, but if I can, I'll talk to her! It's a little harsh, but no, yeah, it's a lot harder to get close, it feels like it's a very high ridge... haha"
Junya-kun, who so happily accepted my favor, makes me laugh naturally. Of course you don't look like the other guy over the mask.
At times like this, I resent the curse of "The Visitor's Mask (Visor)" just a little bit.
Anyway, I'm getting a good impression on him. Not to mention someone who seems to have connections with other alchemists.
So if you want to cut it out, now's the time.
"Of course you do, Mr. Tallo! All of a sudden, I'm interested in alchemy because of her (...) dealing with alchemy that showed up in my mercenary regiment (clan). Most importantly, as a fellow colleague who loves to collect, Talo and I would love to be friends!
Well, is the alchemist a woman?
I took Junya's hand and chewed up the joy of having more new friends, while giving thought to an alchemist with awesome arms I haven't seen yet.
What the hell kind of person is that?
I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie
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