271話 伯爵邸へのお客人
「おじゃましまーす」
相変わらず客足が途絶え切った俺達の聖域、輝剣屋スキル☆ジョージに到着。
出会った頃と変わらぬ色黒パンチパーマな相棒が俺を快く出迎えてくれる。
事前にフレンドメッセージでこちらに来ると伝えてあったので、どうやらジョージは俺を待っていてくれたようだ。
「ジョージ、ついにできたぞ」
「ふふふん♪ 天使ちゃんがわざわざそう言うってことわぁん、またとんでもない物を持ってきたのねぇん」
期待の眼差しを向けられたら、やはり悪い気はしない。
錬金術を至高の生産職として扱ってくれるジョージに、俺はばばーんと持ってきた
輝剣
「......ッガッッ!?」
ふぅ。
これは毎度お決まりのパターンが来るか。
目を見開き、ジョージの喉ちんこ限界まで露出という悪夢の
「......ッキョッ!?」
しかし、俺の予想に反してジョージは新しい反応を見せてくれた。
を見つめ、時々奇声を上げながらも顔だけを細かく震わしている。まるで壊れた機械みたいに奇怪な動きを数度しては、また同じ動作を繰り返す。
「......ウッ......」
「う?」
いい加減その変な動きはやめて欲しかったので疑問をぶつけてみれば――
「美しいわぁん......」
ほぅっと溜息をつき、まるで恋する乙女のように頬を薔薇色に染めるジョージ。
瞳は完全にハートマークと化している。
どうやら最初の『ガッ』はガチで? と言ったニュアンスが含まれており、次の『キョッ』は今日一、いや年一で驚愕しちゃってたらしい。そして最後の『ウッ』は美しいという、三段法で有り余る気持ちを伝えたかったようだが、感動しすぎて言葉がうまく出て来なかったそうだ。
「これ、ジョージのお店に卸すからさ。お願いね」
「適正価格はわからないのだけど、どれぐらいがいいの?」
「そ、そうねぇん......ざっと50万エソぐらいかしらぁん?」
そう言われれば確かに、男子として刀という武器には妙に惹かれる。
あの薄くて上品な曲線を描く美しさが魅力的に映るのだろうか。しかも切れ味は世界最高峰の武器であり、西洋剣みたく敵を叩いて潰すといった野蛮な物ではない。あくまで、優美に滑らせては骨の髄まで断ち斬るのが刀だ。
その分、刃こぼれや耐久性は著しく低い、などといったデメリットはあるものの......そこにこそロマンを感じずにはいられないってところか。
「だけど50万はさすがに買える
「50万エソはかなーり高額だけどぉん、これぐらい高値にして希少性をアピールゥン、付加価値を上げた方がいいわぁん。そもそも簡単に量産できるタイプの物じゃないんでしょぉん?」
ジョージの両目が鋭く光る。
完全に商売人の目だ。
「確かに生産するにはそれなりに時間を要する。数も今はこれぐらいが限度だ......」
「ならバッチリと特別感を、ダ・サ・ナ・ク・チャ♪」
ナニを出せというのだろうか......?
と、とにかく、なるほど。ロマンスキル兼実用性もあり、買った時点で他の
遠回しに宣伝よろしく! と言われてしまった。
こうしてジョージの取り分は2万エソで俺の取り分は48万エソとなった。
俺がもらう額がかなり多いと感じたが、ジョージはこの刀術スキルの
せめて10%は取ってもいいと思う。
俺からすれば販売の場所代、安全を買うと言う意味での投資だ。
ジョージに倒れられたら嫌だし......お金があればそれだけ、強力な対抗策だって準備できるかもしれないんだ。
「大丈夫よぉん。あちきに任せてぇン。変な輩や、中途半端な
「やぁ、コウ」
『コウ』と、ゲーム内のキャラ名で呼びかける腹黒の声に振り返る。
そこには案の定、親友の
約束通り、俺達はタロが絶対安全と豪語する都市へと到着していた。
「ふぅん、ここが集合場所なんだ? なんだか辺境の都市って感じねー」
「あ、あの......」
ゆらちとシズクの2人組も集まったようでなにより。
だが、2人はいつものお気楽な雰囲気とは違い、どこか重々しい空気を纏っていた。
彼女たちが警戒する理由、それはきっと俺の後ろにいる2人の女子にあるのだろうな。
「早い話、この2人を円卓会議の新メンバーに推薦しようと思ってな」
「あっ、ちなみにボクもコウに賛同してるよ」
俺の発言に夕輝が調子を合わせる。
ちなみに円卓会議とは、タロの姉シンさんが命名した会議だ。
クラン・クランというゲームが現実に影響を及ぼすと知ってから、定期的にその対策案を協議し合っている。
俺たちはこれから、タロが言う『絶対安全』と保証する場所でその円卓会議を行う予定だ。
「はぁー!? なにそれ」
「え、えっと......フレンドさん?」
俺が連れて来た女子2人に対し、ゆらちとシズクは不信感を隠さずに警戒の色を濃くする。
「まぁ、そんな感じかな?」
ゆらちとシズクの疑問に曖昧に答える夕輝。
俺はそれに続いて事情を説明する。
俺の背後から一歩進み出る2人。
「それが何で、この会議に参加するって流れになったのよ」
ゆらちが何故か不機嫌そうにぼやく。
シズクもどこか不満気な顔で夕輝を見つめているので、ここからは腹黒に任せるとしようか。
チラリと夕輝に視線を送れば親友はすぐに察した。
「彼女たちのキャラクリは、リアル・モジュールだそうだ」
「えっ、それって......」
ゆらちは驚きで手を口に持っていく。
シズクは不安そうに2人を見つめている、か。
「そう、彼女たちはボクらやタロと同じ、現実改変を認識できる
』の団長でもある」
俺の言葉にゆらちとシズクは信じられない、といった表情で子龍を見つめる。
「その団長さんが......まさか私たちと同じ年齢ぐらいの子......?」
最初は俺たちも疑ってしまったが、確かに『大団縁』の団長としてあの大人数を牽引している姿を何度か見させてもらった。最初に助けてもらった時にそれは理解していたのだが、何せ規模が規模なもんでなかなかに信じがたい。
「それにだ。やっぱ、心細いだろ。特に......タロは俺らより不安を抱えていると思うぜ」
正直、信用できるかどうかはまだわからない。
けれど敵対するよりかはいいと判断しての推薦だ。
なにより、彼女たち2人と現実改変について話し合った時の目には本物の怯えが宿っていた。現実改変を目の当たりにして不安が燻る毎日......いつその火の粉が爆発し、この身を燃やし尽くさんと牙をむいてくるかわからない。その恐怖に押し潰されそうな姿だけは、俺達と共通していて......信じられる。
「わ、私も......ユウ君とコウ君がそこまで言うなら、わかったよ」
どうにか2人を説得できた事に安堵した俺達は、内心でほっと息をつく。
まだまだ本番はここからで、他にも納得してもらうメンバーはこの先にいるのだ。特にタロの姉さんは手強い気がする。
ほんの少しだけ重くなった胃の痛み、それはきっと隣の腹黒も同じなのだろう。
乾いた笑みで4人の女子を取りなしてはいるが、内心では疲れているのだろうに。そんな風に夕輝を他人事みたく達観していれば、チラリと『何やってんの』と咎めるような視線を飛ばしてくる。
』の2人には愛想良くする、だったな。
少しでもタロや俺達の不安を取り除くためだ。なるべく現実改変を認識できる仲間は多い方が心強いだろうしな。
さてと、接待するか。
ニコリと慣れない笑顔を浮かべて4人の女子を案内する。
と言っても、俺もここに来るのは初で夕輝もそのはずだ。
「しかしタロはどうして、こんな何にもないような都市を円卓会議の場所に選んだのか」
「うーん、たしかここってイグニトール王家に謀反を起こしたハーディ伯爵領だったよね?」
夕輝の言う通りだ。
たちの間では、実入りの少ない都市という認識が強い。イベントやクエストが極端に少なく、特に平凡で見どころのない......しかも支配権を有していた存在は謀反の懲罰で殺されたので、攻略する要素もない、傭兵たちが集まり辛くひどくつまらない場所だと。
もしかして、だからこその穴場だってことか?
そんな今では【無名都市】と呼ばれた城門をくぐって、どんどん街中へと進んでいく。
そして最深部に到着する頃、俺は信じられない物を目にした。
立派な門構えの大きな屋敷。
いや、小さな城と言っても過言ではないそれがタロの言ってた絶対安全の場所かと思い立ち、ポイントを合わせてみれば......。
「タロ伯爵邸......?」
「は?」
夕輝の呟きに、俺は気の抜けた声を漏らしてしまう。
274 271 Stories Guests To Count'S Mansion
"Grandpa Shima Su"
As always, our sanctuary, Hui Sword Shop Skills, with its broken legs. Arrive at George.
The same color as when we met, black punch. A perm partner greets me with pleasure.
George apparently waited for me because he told me he was coming this way with a friend message beforehand.
"George, we finally made it."
"Heh heh heh.  I mean angels say that on purpose. Wow, I brought you another hell of a thing."
I still don't feel bad if they turn the eye on my expectations.
To George, who treats alchemy as a supreme productive position, I reveal the bright sword (Arts) that I brought with me to Bubba.
A crystal that houses a quiet light, ripping its brilliance in two is a protruding knife.
"... Gah!?
Phew.
Does this come in a pattern every time?
There is a nightmare routine of opening your eyes and exposing yourself to George's throat penis limit (Routine).
"... Knock it off!?
But contrary to my expectations, George showed me a new reaction.
He stares wholeheartedly at the bright sword (Arts) that I have brought to him, and shakes only his face fine as he makes an odd noise sometimes. After a few strange movements as if they were broken machines, repeat the same operation again.
"... woo..."
"Huh?"
Come on, I wanted you to stop making those weird moves, so if you run into any questions...
"Beautiful wow..."
George sighs softly and dyes his cheeks rosy like a maiden in love.
The eyes are completely turned into heartmarks.
Apparently, the first 'Gah' was with the bees? It contains the nuances that I said, and the next 'Kyo' seems to have stunned me today, no, year after year. And the last 'woo' seemed to want to convey the extra feeling with the three-step method that it was beautiful, but she was too impressed to get the words out well.
"I'm going to wholesale this to George's shop. Please."
"I don't know the right price, but how much better?
"Well, hey... maybe half a million eso?
If you say so, I do find myself oddly attracted to a weapon called a knife as a man.
Will that thin, elegant curved beauty be fascinating to see? Moreover, the sharpness is the highest weapon in the world, and it is not a savage object such as slapping and crushing enemies with a western sword. It is only a knife that slips gracefully and slashes even the marrow of the bone.
For that matter, although there are disadvantages such as blade spills, significantly less durable, etc.... is that where you can't help but feel the romance?
"But there are so few mercenaries (players) who can buy half a million, right?
"Half a million eso is just nasty and expensive, you should make it this high and appeal to rarity, add value. Wow. Isn't that the type of thing that can easily be mass produced in the first place?
George's eyes glow sharply.
Completely merchant's eye.
"It does take a lot of time to produce. That's about the limit now..."
"Then feel perfect and special, da sa na que cha" "
Do you want me to get the nani out...?
And, anyway, I see. Will you establish a brand that is both romantic and practical and can boast to other mercenaries (players) at the time of purchase?
Advertise far away Say hello! I've been told.
Thus George's share was 20,000 eso and my share was 480,000 eso.
I felt I would get quite a lot of money, but George seems to expect this swordsmanship skill to be an awesome topic. Therefore, just placing it in the store would be quite a publicity effect for the store, so negotiations were concluded with this amount.
I think you can take at least 10%.
From me, it's an investment in the sense of buying safety for the location of the sale.
I don't like it if George falls on me... and with the money, maybe that's all I can prepare for, even a powerful countermeasure.
"It's okay. I'll take care of it. I don't want to sell to weird people or halfway Han (Otoko)!
"Hey, Koo."
'Koo' and looks back at the belly-black voice calling in the in-game character name.
My best friend Yuki stood there.
As promised, we had arrived in a city where Taro utterly spoke of safety.
"Huh, this is where we meet? I don't feel like a city on the edge."
"Oh, um..."
Looks like we've got two pairs together, Yukichi and Shizuku, more importantly.
However, unlike the usual pleasant atmosphere, the two had some heavy air.
The reason they're on guard, I'm sure that's in the two girls behind me.
"Quick story, I'm going to recommend these two to a new member of the Roundtable Conference."
"Oh, and by the way, I agree with Koo."
Evening Fai adjusts to my statement.
A round-table meeting, by the way, is one named by Taro's sister, Mr. Singh.
Since we know that a game called Clan Clan affects reality, we regularly discuss the proposed measures.
We're going to have that round-table meeting in a place that Tallo assures us is' absolutely safe '.
"Huh!? What's that?"
"Uh... Mr. Friend?
Yuruchi Shizuku darkens the color of her guard without hiding her distrust against the two girls I brought in.
"Well, is that what it looks like?
Yuehui answers Yuichi and Shizuku's questions vaguely.
I'll explain the situation after that.
Two people stepping out of my back.
"That's what got me into this meeting."
Yuri seems grumpy for some reason.
Shizuku is also staring at Evening Fai with some disgruntled face, so shall we leave it to the belly black from here on out?
Send Chilari and Evening Fai a glance and my best friend immediately guessed.
"They say their characters are real mods."
"What, is that..."
Yuri takes her hand to her mouth in surprise.
Sizuk stares anxiously at the two of them, huh?
"Yes, they are the same mercenaries (players) who recognize reality change as us and Taro."
"Besides, Zilong is also the leader of the mercenary regiment Dadane."
Yuruchi Shizuku is incredible in my words, staring at Zilong with such a look.
"The captain of the regiment... is he about the same age as us...?
At first we suspected it, too, but we did get a couple of times to see him towing that large crowd as the leader of the 'Great Alliance'. I understood that when you first got help, but it's hard to believe it's on a scale anyway.
"Besides. I knew you were careful. Especially... I think Taro has more anxiety than we do."
Honestly, I still don't know if I can trust you.
But it's better than hostile.
More importantly, there was a real fright in their eyes when they discussed reality alteration with the two of them. Every day my anxiety smokes when I see a reality alteration...... I don't know when that firepowder will explode and I will tear my fangs out if I don't burn this body down. The only thing that's going to crush me by that fear is that it's in common with us... and I can believe it.
"Wow, me too... yu and koo if you say so much, ok"
We relieved ourselves that we managed to persuade them to do so.
The production is still coming from here, and there are other members ahead who will be convinced. I especially feel Taro's sister is tough.
stomach pain that only got a little heavier, I'm sure that's the same with the belly black next door.
I'm taking 4 girls with a dry grin, but I guess I'm tired on the inside. If you are so ambitious in wanting to make other personnel of Evening Fai like that, you will fly your gaze blaming Chirali for 'what are you doing'.
Make it more loving for the two of you.
To remove some of our anxiety. I guess it would be more comforting to have as many of us as possible to recognize the reality alteration.
Well, do you want to entertain?
Guide the four girls with an unfamiliar smile with Nicole.
Even so, it's my first time here, and Evening Fai should be.
"But how did Taro choose a city like this for a round table meeting?"
"Um, maybe this was Count Hardy's territory, where we had a conspiracy against the Ignitore royal family, right?
Evening Fai is right.
This should have been the former [Earl Hardy Territory] rebelling against the Ignitore royal family. There has been a strong perception among the mercenaries (players) that the city is less productive. Extremely few events and quests, especially mediocre and unattractive... and the existence that had control was killed by the punishment of conspiracy, so he said it was a hard and terribly boring place to gather mercenaries, with no element to attack.
Maybe that's why you're in a hole?
That's what we now call [an anonymous city], creeping through the castle gates, moving on and on all over the city.
And by the time I got to the deepest part, I saw something incredible.
A large mansion with a splendid portal.
No, it's no exaggeration to say a small castle. I thought that was the absolute safety place Tallo was talking about, and if you point it together......
"Count Tallo's residence......?
"What?"
Evening Fai's whining leaks my distracted voice.
I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie
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