「はーい。今日はまず防具を作りまーす」
場所はそのまま、見張り台の下。
そこに俺は、インベントリに大量に存在するアルミラージの皮を広げて並べていく。
以前にも触れたが、このゲームには解体や素材化の概念が無いので既になめした状態の皮――というか「革」が、目の前に転がっている。
までも初期装備の防具のままでは弱いので、今回は最初に防具を作ろうという訳だ。
地べたなのでちょっと作業に向かないが、他に場所もないので仕方ない。
......ゲーム内のホームっていくら位の値段がするんだろうか?
「はい! ハインド先生! 作っている間、私は
「うむ、ユーミル君。キミはどっかに行っててよし! と言いたい所だが......直ぐに済むからちょっと待ってろ。現実で防具を作るほどの手間は掛からないからさ」
「ハインドさん、私は何か手伝いましょうか?」
「リィズはゲーム知識が皆無だろ? 俺が防具を作る間、ユーミルに気になることがあれば聞いておいてくれ。ユーミルも、いいな?」
「えー」
それなら俺にも考えがある。
「......鍛冶で作れるキラービーの甲殻を使ったアーマーもあるけど、そっちにするか? すげえ肩とかトゲトゲしてる上に、黄色と黒の警戒色が――」
「やらせて頂きます!」
「うん。頼んだ」
防具を作る際の手順は、
この『設計図』、必要な素材をインベントリ内に一つでも所持していると出現するという実にゲームらしい仕様をしているのが特徴だ。
レアな素材を手に入れた時は、この『設計図』を確認すると残りの必要な素材も分かるので非常に便利。
但し、当然ながら裁縫のカテゴリーに限る訳だが。
鍛冶の方で作る防具にも『設計図』は存在しており、そちらの場合は『鍛冶セット』の中にそれが現れるという事になっている。
まあ、この二つに関してはカテゴリー分けがされているだけで仕様は一緒だ。
ただ防具は裁縫・鍛冶のどちらかなので、両方を確認した方が漏れが出ないよ、というだけで。
「はあ? 四時間で朝・昼・晩と巡るのに、どうして日付進行は現実と同じになるんですか? しかも夜はやけに短いですし」
「細かいなお前は! ゲームなんだから、そういうものなんだ!」
「大体、四時間という事は地球だったら誕生直後並の自転速度ですよ? ここが地球と同じような星であると想定するなら、とても人が住める環境ではないと――」
「絶っっっ対に開発者もそこまで考えとらんわ! 馬鹿かお前は!」
「馬鹿とは何ですか! 貴女にだけは言われたくないです!」
防具も武器と同様にプレイヤーがアレンジを加える事が可能だが、今回は設計図通りに進める。
革製品は布製品よりも扱いが難しいので、武器と一緒で素材が乏しい序盤では冒険したくない。
ちなみにユーミルの体型に合わせて作る必要は無く、設計図通りに作れば後からゲーム側が体型に合わせて変化させてくれる。
アレンジする場合は例外で、本人の体型に合わせて作らなければならないので手間が全く変わってくる......これは後々だな。
まず最初......革に印を付ける
母さんに財布をプレゼントしたのが最後だったかな? 確か去年か?
うーん......最後にやった日がいつかは覚えていないが、一時期は節約の為にバッグなんかも作った。
なので、やっている内に徐々に思い出すだろう。
確か革を切る時は、思い切りが大事だったな。
力を入れて、一気に直線に――ぬんっ!
おっ、綺麗な裁断面。
「インベントリというものも不思議ですよね。こんな小さなウェストポーチに大量の物が出入り......しかも、重さも何も無く......」
「おい、まさか一々そうやって難癖をつけて回る気か? キリが無いぞ」
「いいえ、あるがままを受け入れる......そういう姿勢も、ゲームを行う上では大事なのだと......」
「そ、そうか! ようやく貴様も素直に――」
「ハインドさんが言っていました」
「それよりもユーミルさん。私、このインベントリを使って試したいことがあるんですけど」
でもないことだろうが、聞くだけ聞いてやる」
次に、結構面倒な下処理の工程なんだが......おお、何もしていないのに裁断面の
床面処理も、コバの処理も、あっと言う間に進み――いやー、これは実に楽。
鍛冶と同じで、部分的な作業の精度で出来を判定するシステムのようだ。
この分だと裁断・縫い・仕上げの三つだろうか? 主に防具の性能に関係してくるのは。
「このインベントリ......どんな大きな物でも入るのであれば、人間も入れられるのではないかと思いまして」
「お、おい、まさか......」
「ねぇ、ユーミルさん......中に入ってみませんかぁ......?」
「貴様、止めろ! プレイヤーがインベントリに入る訳がないだろうが!」
「入る訳がないのなら、どうして怯えているんです? 試したことがないから、不安なのでしょう......? もし万が一、入ってしまったとしたら......どうしましょうねぇ?」
「く、来るな! 近寄るな!」
「さあ、ハインドさんにたかるお邪魔虫は――インベントリにしまっちゃいましょうねぇ」
糸はドロップアイテムの『キャタピラーの糸』、これにロウ引きをして二本の革用の針に通す。
布の裁縫とは糸の通し方が違うので注意だ。
......よし、準備完了。
二本の針を使って交互にクロスするように縫っていく。
チクチク、チクチクと......さすがに、ここからは少し時間が掛かるか?
そろそろ胴体部の一辺は縫い終わるけど――おっ! おおっ!
驚いた事に、糸が勝手にシュルシュルと縫い穴に入っていく。
どうやら一辺を縫い終わった時点で、作業精度の判定が入るようだ。
つーか、急に持ってた針まで動き出すから刺さりそうで危なかったんだが!
そして最後に、形になった革の防具の仕上げに入る。
「光った!」
革鎧が光を
明らかに作っていない部分まで含まれているのが、少し納得いかない気もするが。
色は素材状態の時と同じ明るめの茶、見た目もそれほど悪くない。
さて、性能は......と。
「おおー! ハインド、それ私のか!? 私の防具なのか!?」
「そうだが、まずは製作者に性能を確認させろよ。近い近い! 鼻息荒いって」
「ちっ、時間切れですか......」
鎧に触れて情報を表示させる。
防御力41......これは防具全体の合計値で、パーツ毎の数値は設定されていないような感じ。
名前は『極上のアルミラージアーマー+8』か。
ん? 極上?
「早速装備する!」
「あ、ああ。防具に触れて所持登録すると、体型に合わせて防具が変化するから」
「なるほど......よし、完了だ! 初期装備ともこれでおさらばだな!」
ユーミルがはしゃぎながらメニューを開き、防具を装備する。
しかし、俺はどうも釈然としない気持ちを抱えていた。
「......ハインドさん、何か気になる事でも?」
「いや、後で調べれば分かる事さ。次はリィズの防具を作るよ」
「本当ですか? ありがとうございます」
セレーネさんの武器でも『上質な○○+10』までしか無かったのに。
防具は判定が緩い? それとも運が絡んでいる? 分からないな......。
そこまで作業の精度に差があったとは思えないのだが。
まあ、この件に関しては後でセレーネさんにメールで連絡してみよう。
あの人は頭が良いから、何か分かるかもしれない。
さて、今度はリィズの防具と、自分の防具もさっさと作らないとな。
[Alright, today we'll start by making defensive gear] 
The place we were currently were at was the same, under the watchtower.
There, I spread out a large amount of Al-Miraj fur from my inventory.
As I've already stated before, there's no concept of dismantling so what was spread before me was already processed fur...or rather [Leather] .
As expected, proceeding with the beginner defensive gear would make us weak, so this time I decided to start by crafting some defensive gear.
Working on the ground is not really optimal, but since we don't have anywhere else to work there's no other choice.
...I wonder how much does a home inside the game cost?
[Here! Hind-sensei! While you are doing that, I'll have nothing to do!] 
[Fumu, Yumir-kun. You are free to go somewhere else! Is what I'd like to say...but since it won't take long, wait there for a bit. In reality, making defensive gear doesn't really take too long after all] 
[Hind-san, is there anything I can do to help?] 
[You don't really know much about the game, right? While I'm making the defensive gear, ask Yumir if you have anything you want to know. That's fine, right? Yumir] 
[Eh...] 
In that case, I have an idea.
[...There's an armor that's made using blacksmithing by using the carapace of killer bees, should I make those? On top of being pointy in the shoulder area, the color scheme is black and yellow, and...] 
[I'll gladly do it!] 
[Yup. I'm counting on you] 
When it comes to the process of making defensive gear, you are fine as long as you set a [Pattern]  and a [Blueprint]  on the sewing set and make them as it instructs you to.
These [Blueprints]  appear as long as you have a material needed for it in your inventory, this was a feature that was really game-like.
Once you get rare materials, you can check the [Blueprint]  and know what the rest of the materials you need are, it was really convenient.
However, this only applies to those in the sewing category.
There are [Blueprints]  for those made via blacksmithing too, those appear when you use a [Blacksmithing set] .
Well, the only thing that differentiates them are their categories, the methods remain the same.
It's just that since you can make defensive gear with both methods, one should check both categories to not miss anything.
[Hah? Even though it goes through the morning, noon and evening in four hours, why does the date change at the same time as reality? Besides, night is awfully short too] 
[You are so picky! It's like this because it's a game!] 
[To begin with, if these four hours were referring to the Earth, it would mean that it rotates at quite the speed, you know? If we assume that this is a planet that's like Earth, I don't believe it's an environment where humans can-] 
[The developers are not thinking about that kind of stuff! Are you an idiot!?] 
[What do you mean by idiot!? I don't want to hear that coming from you!] 
When it comes to weapons and defensive gear, players can add their own arrangements to the process, but this time I'll stick to what the blueprint says.
Leather is more difficult to process than cloth since I don't have many materials like that time with the weapons, I don't want to take a risk.
By the way, I don't need to take into account Yumir's figure, if you follow the blueprint, after you craft them, the game will change it to fit her body.
If you make your own arrangements it's different since you have to make them so they fit the person's body it takes a lot of time...this is probably something I'll leave for the distant future.
First off...I'll start by marking the leather.
I believe the last time was when I gave mom a wallet as a present? I think that was last year?
Yup...I can't really remember the exact day it last happened, but I did make a bag one time to save money.
In that case, I'll probably gradually remember while I work on it.
If I remember correctly, when you are cutting leather, you have to do it with resolution.
I put strength in, and cut it in a straight line...there!
Oh, it got beautifully cut.
[The inventory is also weird. To think you can take out a large number of things from this small waist pouch...furthermore, it doesn't weight anything...] 
[Hey, don't tell me you are going to find faults with every little thing!? We are not going to finish at this rate] 
[No, I'll just take it as it is...this sort of approach, is important when you are playing a game...] 
[I-I see! You are finally going to obediently-] 
[That's what Hind-san said] 
[More importantly, Yumir-san. I tried to use this inventory but...] 
[...What is it? It's probably going to be something worthless but I'll hear you out] 
Next is a pretty bothersome process but...oh, it's aligning itself on the ground without me doing anything.
Having part of the process done by itself in the blink of an eye...yeah, this is quite comfortable.
Like blacksmithing, there's a judgement system depending on how you do the process.
In this case, I guess it's cutting, sewing and the finishing touches? The ones that affect the performance of the defensive gear.
[If you can place an item no matter how big it is in this inventory...I was thinking that we might be able to put a person inside it] 
[H-Hey, don't tell me...] 
[Hey, Yumir-san...won't you try getting inside...?] 
[Stop it! There's no way that a player would be able to enter inside the inventory!] 
[If it's impossible, why are you getting frightened? Are you getting worried because you have never tried it...? If by any chance it's possible...what should I do?] 
[S-Stay away! Don't come any closer!] 
[Come now, fly that flocks towards Hind-san...let's store you inside the inventory] 
By using the drop item called [Caterpillar thread] , I stuck them through two needles to be used on leather.
Since it's different from using a needle on cloth, I have to be careful.
...Alright, preparations are done.
Using both needles I started to sew the leather by crossing between each other.
stinging stinging...as I thought, this might take a while?
I'm nearly done with a side of the torso but...oh! Ooh!
The thing I was surprised about was that the thread started to sew by itself on the holes.
Seems like once you are done with a side, there's a system that deduces the precision of your work.
To begin with, having the needle I'm holding suddenly come to live is dangerous!
Finally, I put the final touches on the leather defensive gear.
[It's glowing!] 
The leather armor started to shine and float mid-air, once it finished, it fell to the ground again.
There were parts in it that I clearly didn't make, I slightly felt like I couldn't agree with how it turned out.
In terms of color, it's the same light brown color from the raw material, and its appearance wasn't too bad.
Well then, how about its performance...
[Oh! Hind, is that mine!? Is that my defensive gear!?] 
[It is, but let me verify its performance as the crafter first. You are too close! You are breathing too heavily!] 
[Tsk, I'm out of time, huh...] 
The armor's information was displayed once I touched it.
Defense 41...this is the value of the entire armor, so it seems like there are no values set for each part.
Its name is [First-rate Al-Miraj armor +8] .
Hmm? First-rate?
[I'll put in on immediately!] 
[A-ah. Once you register the armor as your own, it'll change to fit your body] 
[I see...alright, done! Goodbye beginner gear!] 
Yumir hurriedly opened the menu and equipped the armor.
However, I couldn't feel satisfied for some reason.
[...Hind-san, is there something bothering you?] 
[No, I'll probably figure out once I investigate it later. I'll make one for Riizu next] 
[Really? Thank you very much] 
Among the weapons that Selene-san made, there were no other than [Good quality **+10] .
Was the system lenient for defensive gear? Or was I just lucky? I don't know...
I don't believe I was doing such a good work though.
Oh well, I'll contact Selene-san about this by mail later.
Since she's smart, she might know something about it.
Alright, next is Riizu's, I should quickly make mine too.
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