さんは、木札に描かれた大樹の絵を確認して、大仰に頷いた。
「生涯の友にして、戦陣の要石よ――拙者の刃となりて、いざ道を切り開かん」
そんな文言を吐きつつ、エルフさんは両脚を開いた。
次に腰を深く落とし、左手を鞘に、右手を
白く輝く刃が、一瞬で腰の鞘から抜き放たれたかと思えば、目にも止まらぬ速さで刀は振るわれた。
何閃かの太刀筋が青い輝きと共に空間に残留し、それは正方形の跡をくっきりと残した。
「水の流れに反することなかれ......万殿、流れよ、
と、気付いたのも束の間、その空間がまるで本のページをめくるようにペロリと剥がれ落ちた。
そしてめくられた先の空間には――
屋台の並ぶ、お祭りの会場が広がっていた。
「ささっ、入られよ、『百騎夜行』のみなのしゅう。今宵は
「......エルフざむらい、かっこいい」
思わずポツリと呟いてしまう。
俺の意見にはみんなも同じようだった。
「これが結界魔法......」
「あんなのできたら、すごいです」
「スキルとして実装されてるのかしらぁん?」
「どのようにして、取得できるか気になりますわね」
「部隊規模での即時進軍と移動......戦術的に大きな変革をもたらすであります!」
の方、あいや待たれよでござるです」
俺も例に漏れず、みんなと一緒にお祭り場への一歩を踏み出そうとした時、エルフから声を不意にかけられた。
「銀の異邦人の童女でござるですよ」
「ん、もしかして、おれ?」
「あ、はい。フゥは友達です」
「妖精は精霊の童心でござるです」
「え?」
「妖精は精霊の源でござるです。妖精は長い年月をかけ、成長し、自然と一体化してゆけば、おのずとその力は増していくでござるです。さすれば、精霊へと進化するでござるです......」
「妖精は精霊の子供、ですか......」
すごい貴重な情報を突然に投げかけられ、困惑してしまう。それでも聞き逃すまいと、しっかりとエルフの言葉に集中しておく。
「されど、妖精の自我は薄れていくでござるです。つまり、人格や個性が失われていくでござるです」
うーん......自然と一体化し、多くのモノと精神を共通させるからだろうか?
「稀に自我を残したまま、強大な力を誇る妖精もおるでござるです。そういった存在を、
を大事にされるでござるですよ。やがて精霊になる日が来るやもしれぬでござるです」
にこりと笑うエルフに、俺はもちろんですと頷く。
「おい、タロ。何を一人でブツブツ言ってるんだ?」
「ほらーさっさと行くよ?」
既にあっちの空間へと移動を終えた、晃夜と夕輝がこちらに顔を覗かせるように急かしてくる。
またもや、キィンと刀身が鞘に収まる音が鳴り響く。
いつの間に、エルフさんは刀を抜いていたのだろうか。
刀スキルの取得条件は、知力が大きく関わってるのか!?
だとしたら、これはすごい朗報だ......ステータスの知力が影響するのは、錬金術スキルの成功率だけではなかったのだ!
「では、達者でのぅでござるです」
「あ、はいっ」
トンッと背中を押され、俺はぺろりとめくれた空間の奥へと飛び込んだ。
振り向けば、そこは既に『コムギ村』の景色はなかった。
「うわ、なにここ!?」
空間の扉は閉じ、その向こうに『風の
地面もなにもない場所に、浮いているかのように。
イベントの会場内は、現実の夜七時とは違い、まだ陽が残っていた。
太陽の傾き加減から見るに、ちょうど夕方手前あたりだろう。
そんな日の下に照らされた明るい祭り会場は、今や
「俺達、浮いてるのか?」
「地面が透明? いや、でもこのふわっとした感じ、地面じゃない?」
......風が俺達を空中浮遊させてるのか!?」
高度30メートル前後。
眼下には緑豊かな木々や草原が見える。
「なんだか、落ち着かないです」
まず、『風の
お寺っていうより、道場っぽい感じの日本の家屋だ。
ぜひとも入って中を覗いてみたい。
そんな建物から石畳で作られた道が伸びていて、鳥居らしき門を過ぎた辺りから、石畳が次第に一段一段と下がっていき、本当の地面へと近づいているのだけど......その石床の一枚一枚も宙に浮いている。そんな石道を挟むように、両脇に設置された屋台もぷかぷかしている。一応、石畳以外の高度は、どれも均衡を保たれてはいるようだけど、微妙な差異があり、これがまた自分たちと建物、物体ごと浮かされていると意識させられるのだ。
「あの三つの小山はなんでありんすか」
「おそらく『火の
ちょうど俺達が浮遊している場所と同じぐらいの高さの小山が、ここから三つ見えるのだ。
「火の
は、ぶにぶにっとスライムみたいな水? の山だね!」
「ウォーターベッドみたいな感じなのかなぁー。木も水色でうにょらーってゼリーみたい......あれー? 川なのかなぁ、真ん中にある湖に水が流れて行ってるねー」
は、んんっ? なんだか普通の山頂に、普通の屋台が並んでる!」
ゆらちーとシズクちゃんが各
だけ見えない山、風力が土台になってると」
「これは有利かもな、ユウ」
「そうだね、コウ」
「商売は目立ってナンボでありんすからね」
「『屋台』の立地条件は最高級ですわね。
うーん。
いろいろと見て回りたい。
「とは言ってもな......この状態じゃ、しばらくは商売どころじゃないって雰囲気か?」
「そうだねぇ......みんなイベントエリアの散策に夢中になってるよね」
「というわけで、タロ。お前、散策したいんだろ?」
「いや、べつに......」
しかしここで、はいそうです。なんて言えない。
みんな商戦のために、今日は気合いを入れてきたんだ。
エリアだけでも様子を見て来てくれない? お客様と共通の話題を出して、いい接客ができるように情報を仕入れてきてよ。さすがに火や水、土の社まで全部回られたらけっこうな時間がかかりそうだから、この近辺だけでもお願いできないかな?」
なんとも魅力的な提案だ......
「や......でもさ」
「いーじゃん、いーじゃんっ! タロちゃんは、見てきなよ」
「屋台の準備は私達に任せてー」
「お子様のタロさんに、我慢は禁物ですことよ?」
「タロ氏の洞察力や着眼点なら、面白い発見やお土産話を持ってきてくれそうでありんすね」
「閣下はおくつろぎください! 我々が陳列任務を完遂致します!」
「今さっき試してみたんだけどさ、攻撃系のアビリティは発動しないみたい。だから心配はないと思うよ?」
「早い話が、このエリアじゃPvPには発展しないってわけだ」
「じゃあ、天士さまっ! 風妖精のフゥちゃんも、この辺りなら喜びそうなスポットがたくさんありそうですし! ちょっとお祭りを見に行きませんか?」
「あらぁん、じゃあ天使ちゅわんの付き添いわぁん、あちきと神官ちゅわんで決まりねぇん」
の提案に賛成してしまったので、俺は遠慮の断りを入れる機を失ってしまった。みんなして、俺を甘やかし過ぎじゃないだろうか?
「じゃ、じゃあ、お言葉に甘えてっ」
「やっぱ、不思議な感じだ。浮いてるようで浮いてないこの感覚っ!」
屋台や階段がある場所以外は、木々のようなモノに囲まれている。
「天士さま! 石床から離れて大丈夫なの......ですね」
「二人ともぉン、あんまり離れないようにねぇん。この人ごみだから、はぐれちゃったら大変よぉン」
「はいよ、ジョージ。というか、これ見て! かわった木だ!」
緑の色がついた、風? が小さな竜巻のように螺旋状に吹き回り、木を象った形状をしていた。これは『風の木』とでも呼べばいいのだろうか?
なんとなく興味本位で試しに触れてみると――
「天使ちゅわん!?」
手が風に絡め取られるように吸い寄せられ、そのまま一気に『風の木』の軌道に強制的に乗せられた。
身体ごと巻き上げられたのだ。
「こ、これはっ」
視界がグルグルと回転するなか、俺は天高く、舞い上がった。
「わあああぁぁぁぁ......すごいなコレ」
上空へと勢いよく飛ばされた俺だが、降りは穏やかなものだった。
ゆっくりと、地面というか......人々が立っている『風の
「おい、今の可愛い子のジャンプ見たか?」
「なんか、あの木みたいなのに触ってなかったか?」
「ボクもやってみよ。なんだかおもしろそうだ!」
「おう、俺も試してみる」
俺の様子を見ていて、安全だと確信したのか、こぞって他の
』周辺に落ちるように風の流れが設定されているようだった。そして、なぜか知らないけど、社からは激しい怒号の声が聞こえてくる。
「はいっ! 天士さまとお社見学です!」
「ちょっと、天使ちゅわぁん、先走りすぎないでねぇん?」
The samurai of the elf (Takeshi) nodded aloud, confirming the painting of the great tree on the wood plaque.
"A lifelong friend, a stone to battle - a blade of awkwardness that will not open the way."
While spitting such wording, Mr. Elf opened his legs.
Then he dropped his hips deeply, sheathed his left hand, and attached his right hand to the pattern (s), and removed the structure of his abode (yes). Then, having responded to his voice, the white sphere, called the Spirit, drifting with the hoof, was assimilated to a knife that was different from his waist.
I wondered if the white, shining blade had been pulled out of the sheath of my hips in an instant, and the knife waved at an unstoppable speed to my eyes.
Some flashing fat muscle lingered in space with a blue glow, which left a square trace neat.
"There is nothing against the flow of water... to this company, Lord Wan."
And, while I noticed it, the space peeled off as if turning the pages of the book.
And in the space that was turned,
Street lined, festival venues were spreading.
"Come on, come on in, everyone from The Hundred Rides of Night. The Awkward will welcome you tonight."
"...... elf annoying, cool"
I squirm unexpectedly.
Everyone did the same in my opinion.
"This is the magic of the junction..."
"If I could do that, it would be amazing"
"Is it implemented as a skill?
"I wonder how you can get it."
"Immediate marching and mobility on a troop scale... is going to make a big difference tactically!
"Oh, no, wait."
I didn't leak as an example either, and when I tried to take a step to the festival hall with everyone, the elves accidentally called me out.
She's a silver Gentile girl.
"Um, could it be me?
"Ah, yes. Hu is a friend."
"Fairies are the hearts and minds of spirits."
"Huh?"
"Fairies are the source of spirits. Fairies grow over time, grow and integrate with nature, and their power grows every step of the way. If you do, you will evolve into a Spirit..."
"Is the fairy a child of the Spirit, ..."
They suddenly throw awesome valuable information at me and I get confused. Still, if you miss hearing it, keep your focus on what the elves say.
"Now, the fairy's self is going to fade. In other words, you lose your personality and personality."
Hmmm...... because it integrates with nature and makes a lot of stuff and spirit in common?
"Some fairies boast mighty power, leaving their selves rarely. They are called Fairy Kings (Obeiron) and Fairy Queens (Quints)."
"He will take care of his fringe with the fairies. The day may come when you will become a spirit."
I snort at the dusty, laughing elves, of course.
"Hey, Taro. What are you talking about bumps all by yourself?
"Look - I'm just gonna go, okay?
Shaking night and Evening Fai rush me to peek my face here, having already finished traveling to that space over there.
Once again, the sound of Kim and her body fitting into the sheath rings.
When was Mr. Elf pulling out the knife?
Are the conditions for acquiring knife skills a big part of intelligence!?
If so, this is awesome good news... it wasn't just the alchemy skill success rate that influenced the intelligence of the status!
"Well, you're a master."
"Ah, yes."
I was pushed to the back, and I jumped into the back of a filled space.
Turn around, there was already no view of the 'village of Comgi' there.
"Wow, what's here!?
The door of the space was closed, and beyond it a company of the wind was built.
In a place where there is nothing on the ground, as if it were floating.
Inside the venue of the event, unlike seven o'clock on a real night, the yang was still there.
From the inclination addition and subtraction of the sun, it would be just around the corner in the evening.
The bright festival venue lit up under such a day was now full of mercenaries (players).
"Are we floating?
"The ground is transparent? No, but this fluffy feeling, isn't it on the ground?
"Wind Company... the wind is making us float in the air!?
Around 30 meters altitude.
You can see lush trees and meadows under your eyes.
"I don't know, I'm restless"
First, there is also an old-fashioned wooden building called "Windy House".
This is a Japanese house that feels more like a dojo than a temple.
I'd love to come in and take a peek inside.
There is a path stretched out of such a building made of cobblestone, and from the area past the birdhouse-like gate, the cobblestone is gradually descending step by step, approaching the real ground... every single piece of that stone floor is floating in space. The stalls set aside on both sides are also puffy so as to sandwich such stone roads. For once, altitudes other than cobblestones, all seem to be kept in equilibrium, but there are subtle differences that make us aware that this is floating with us again, building, object by object.
"What are those three hills?"
"Probably" Fire Company "," Water Company "," Earth Company ".
Three mountains just as tall as where we're floating can be seen from here.
"The Fire Company, what the hell! A mountain of fire!
"Is the water company slimmer? It's a mountain!
"I wonder if it feels like a waterbed. The trees are also watery and like jelly...... eh? I wonder if it's a river. There's water in the middle of the lake."
"The dirt company, huh? It's kind of on a normal mountaintop, with regular stalls lined up!
Yuichi and Shizuku share their thoughts on the characteristics of each company (do it).
"The wind company, the invisible mountains, the wind is the foundation."
"This could be advantageous, Yu"
"Right, Koo."
"Business is prominently numbered."
"The location of the 'stall' is the finest, isn't it? It's the right place for me."
Hmm.
I want to look around a lot.
"That said... in this state, the atmosphere is that it's not a place of commerce for a while?
"That's right... we're all obsessed with walking in the event area"
"So Tallo. You want to take a walk, don't you?
"No, stick..."
But here, yes, it is. I can't say.
Everybody's in the mood today for a commercial war.
Tallo, why don't you just come by the wind house and see how it goes? Share a common topic with your customers and purchase information so they can serve you well. It's going to take a hell of a lot of time if they turn all the way to the fire, water and dirt companies, so can we just ask around here for a favor?
What a fascinating suggestion... I guess Shaking Night (Koya) and Evening Fai (Yuki) are just suggesting to me with care... but I also feel a little bit like being treated like a child.
"Ya... but..."
"Yikes, Yikes! Taro, look at this."
We'll take care of the stalls.
"To your child Taro, patience is forbidden, right?
"If Mr. Taro's insight or focus is likely to bring interesting discoveries and souvenir stories,"
"Your Excellency, relax! We will complete the display mission!
"I just tried that, but it doesn't seem to activate the offensive abilities. So I guess you don't have to worry about that, do you?
"The early story is that this neighborhood doesn't develop into a PvP."
"Well, Heavenly Man! The Wind Fairy Hu is going to have a lot of spots around here that look delightful! Why don't you go check out the festival for a minute?
"Alas, then the accompaniment of the angel Cucumber. Wow, it's up to you everywhere and the cleric Cucumber."
With my mouth shut and everyone agreeing to Evening Fai's proposal, I lost the opportunity to put in a reluctant no. Wouldn't you all spoil me too much?
"Well, sweeten your words, then."
"After all, it feels strange. It looks like it's floating. It's not floating. This feeling!
Except where there are stalls and stairs, they are surrounded by things like trees.
"Heavenly Lord! It's okay to stay off the stone floor..."
"You two and Moon, don't stay too far apart. This crowd makes it tough if it gets out of the way."
"Yes, George. Or look at this! It's a tree!
Green colored, wind? blew around in a spiral like a small tornado, shaped like a tree. Can I even call this a 'wind tree'?
I'm kind of interested in trying it out.
"Angel Cucumber!?
His hands were sucked in to be tangled up in the wind, and he was forced into the orbit of The Wind Tree at once as it was.
I was wound up physically.
"Ko, this is haha"
As my vision rotated with glue, I rose to heaven.
"Wow, wow... that's amazing here"
It was me who was flown to the sky, but the descent was calm.
Slowly, the ground... descends near the Wind Company where people are standing.
"Hey, did you see that cute kid jump right now?
"Something like that tree, didn't you touch it?
"I'll try, too. Sounds kind of funny!
"Oops, I'll give it a try"
You were watching me and you were sure it was safe, and all the other mercenaries (players) touched the Wind Tree and flew one after the other.
Apparently, wind flow was set to fall around the Wind Company. And I don't know why, but the company hears intense anger.
"Ha! It's a tour of the company with Heavenly Master!
"Hey, Angel Wow, don't get too ahead of me, huh?
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。
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/i-became-a-beautiful-girl-but-im-still-an-mmo-junkie/
Adventure Comedy Fantasy Gender Bender Mystery Psychological Shoujo Ai
Accelerated Growth Adapted to Manga Age Regression Alchemy Appearance Changes Appearance Different from Actual Age Beautiful Female Lead Chuunibyou Curious Protagonist Cute Protagonist Demi-Humans Disabilities Doting Older Siblings Fairies Famous Protagonist Fast Learner Friendship Loli Male to Female Misunderstandings MMORPG Multiple POV Mysterious Illness Older Love Interests Overprotective Siblings Past Plays a Big Role Past Trauma Pill Concocting Popular Love Interests Race Change Sword And Magic Virtual Reality Weak to Strong
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0170db/
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