「んぎぎぎぎ! びくともしないでござるぅぅぅ!」
「だろうなぁ。軽戦士の素の攻撃力じゃ、厳しいと思うぞ」
俺達の前には完成したグレートソードが鎮座している。
これでも随分と軽量化はしたのだが、それでも大きさが大きさなので重量は半端じゃない事になっている。
場所は星降りの丘、夜時間まであと二十分といったところ。
いよいよレベルもカンスト間近である。
「あの有名な竜を殺せる剣は、推定で約160kgなんだってよ。これはまあ、剣の厚みとかはそれよりも少ないし、所々軽量化してあるから......」
「それでも100kgくらいあるのでは......?」
「かもな。ゲーム内だから正確には測れないけど。ただ、武器の重さは装備を外した状態の攻撃力で変化するらしいからな。ゲームによってはSTRって表示されるアレだよ、アレ」
「つまりトビ、貴様は貧弱、貧弱ゥ! ということだな!」
「うっさいでござるよ! 単に職差でござるし! 大体、マッチョな忍者なんて存在して――いや、普通に居るか。格闘ゲームなんかにも、とびっきり暑苦しいのが......」
「ともかくユーミル、持ってみろよ。お前が持てなかったら話にならないんだから」
「うむ、やってみよう」
騎士の攻撃型は重戦士に攻撃型には劣るものの、攻撃力の伸びは全職で二番目に高い。
装備できる武器も一部被っていて、二つの職を分ける差は魔法剣を使えるかどうかと、魔法耐性が高いか低いかということになる。
重戦士は物理に特化しており、攻撃・防御は騎士より高いが魔法に関してはからっきし。
自身で撃てないし、防ぐのも苦手だ。
「おおー、持ち上がっ......た?」
ユーミルが巨大な剣を垂直になる位置まで持ち上げた。
しかしその切っ先は頼りなく揺れ、手はプルプルと震えており、本人は苦悶の表情を浮かべている。
「だ、大丈夫か?」
「な、何とか、ゆっくり移動して真っ直ぐ振り下ろすだけなら出来そうだ......ぐぉぉ......」
「何という馬鹿力でしょう。やっぱりユーミルさんは人間ではなくゴリラだったんですね」
「誰がゴリラだ!? それに貴様、やっぱりとはどういう事だ! そこを動くな、この剣の犠牲者第一号にしてやる!」
「そんな遅い動きでは、当たりっこないですねぇ」
ユーミルの動きが遅いのを良い事に、黒い笑みを浮かべたリィズが脇腹を
ユーミルも律義に持ってないで剣を放せばいいのに......。
でも、やっぱり常用には厳しいものがあるな。
イベントはどうにかして一撃を叩き込めばいい訳だからこれでも大丈夫だが、普段の戦闘でこんな遅い動きをされたんじゃ何の役にも立たない。
予定通り、イベントが終わったら売却という形になるだろう。
「ほら、そろそろ隕石ラッシュの時間だぞ。元の武器に持ち替えて準備しろよ。ぺたっと」
「じっとしてろって。すぐに終わるから」
んー......うん、褐色っぽい色味も問題なし。
出来は上々か。
「ハインド、これは......?」
「お待ちかねのエルフ耳だよ。欲しがってただろ? 当然の様に設計図は無かったから、オリジナルで作った。後で装備品登録しておいてくれ」
「おお、ありがたい! ......け、剣を降ろして見てもいいか?」
ユーミルが剣を地面に降ろすと、轟音と共に土煙が舞った。
静かに降ろそうとはしていたが、踏ん張りが利かなかった様子。
やっぱり重すぎるな、この武器。
ユーミルは付け耳を触ったり一度外したりして出来を確認した後、嬉しそうにニッと笑った。
「あの耳、まるで本物みたいですね。何の素材で作ったのですか?」
「アルトロワの村の近くの湿地に、ゴムの木が群生してるじゃんか? あれのラテックスっていう樹液を採取して、
「ほう......ハインド殿、これを量産したら売れるのではござらんか?」
「そうか? 型は残してあるから簡単に量産は出来るけど。果たしてそんなに売れるもんかね?」
「いやいや、ハインド。エルフはファンタジーの花形だろう? 需要はあると思うぞ!」
「......まあ、考えておくよ」
誰もがユーミルの様に似合う訳じゃないからな。
特にエルフっていうと、割と美男美女のイメージが根強いんじゃなかろうか。
例えば、エルフ耳を付けた太ったオッサンとか......個人の自由とはいえ、俺は余り見たいとは思わない。
そんな話をしていたら、辺りが徐々に暗くなってきた。
もうパーティ全員が慣れた様子で、今日も今日とて降ってくる隕石を避けながらの経験値稼ぎ。
「フハハハハハ! 柔らかい! 柔らかいなぁ、貴様の体は!」
「コアはここかなぁ? ん!? 間違ったかな......で、ござる」
馬鹿二人が悪役の様な言葉を
最初とは打って変わって、今は高レベルのゴーレムを優先して狩るようになった。
そして、このように二人が調子に乗っているのには理由がある。
いです。そうやって無駄な攻撃ばかりしていると......あなたたちも呪いますよ? イベント終了まで、あまり時間が無いんですから」
「「はい、ごめんなさい」」
それは、リィズがメテオゴーレムに使用したデバフが非常に効果的だったからだ。
掛かっている魔法は攻撃力を下げる『アタックダウン』、防御力を下げる『ガードダウン』、魔法抵抗を下げる『レジストダウン』、それと速度を下げる『スロウ』の四つだ。
特に『スロウ』と『ガードダウン』が効果的で、ただでさえ速度の遅いゴーレムの動きはハエが止まりそうな遅さに。
硬く、ユーミルが腕が痺れると言っていた防御力も、今では豆腐を切るが如し。
勿論、以前から使用している俺のバフも使っての状態だ。
相性もあるだろうけど、単体の強敵に対しては圧倒的だな、闇系の魔導士。
ちなみに魔導士のタイプ分けは「火・風」「水・土」それと「闇」という三つの魔法系統から選ぶという形になっている。
この中でリィズはデバフが豊富な闇系統を選択したというわけだ。
いや、選択してくれたというべきか。
今回のイベントではデバフが必要だというのを、言わなくても理解していた感じだった。
リィズが杖を構え、攻撃魔法の詠唱を開始する。
「では、事前に言った通り魔法の試し打ちを行います。二人とも、離れてくださいね」
「ハハハ、もらったぁ!」
「あ、ユーミル殿ずるい! ラストアタックは拙者が!」
「......忠告はしましたからね。撃ちます」
「「......え?」」
俺は無言でトビに『レジストアップ』の魔法をかけた。
リィズがコアに対して小さなブラックホールを生み出し、周囲の物がどんどん吸い込まれていく。
今更だが、このTBはフレンドリーファイアありのゲームである。
範囲魔法を放つ際には、味方の位置に充分に気を使わなければならない。
......気を使わなければならない。
しかも、この『ダークネスボール』は周囲の物を引き寄せる性質を持っている。
一度捕まったら最後――
「あばばばばば!」
コア共々、ブラックホールに捕まった前衛二人にガリガリと連続でダメージが入っていく。
ユーミルは騎士らしい持ち前の魔法抵抗によって耐えきったが、紙防御であるトビは『メテオゴーレム』よりも先に死亡。
バフ込み、しかも大した攻撃力のないこの魔法でも駄目かぁ......本当に柔らかいのな。
そんなトビに続いて、『メテオゴーレム』の体がバラバラと崩壊を始めた。
図らずもレベルがカンストしているトビを間引いて、より多く三人で経験値を分配するという図式となり......トビを除く三人がレベルアップの光に包まれる。
俺は『リヴァイブ』を詠唱すると、すぐにトビを復活させた。
「あ、レベルが30になりましたよハインドさん。めでたいですね」
「「めでたくないわっ!!」」
「いや、約束を忘れて攻撃してたお前たちが悪いだろう......」
フレンドリーファイアによる戦闘不能は当然ながら、PKにはカウントされない。
それから一つ分かったこととして、魔導士の闇型はあまり攻撃力が高くない。
今の『ダークネスボール』も優秀なのは足止め性能であって、ダメージはそこそこだった。
飽くまでも闇型の本分はデバフ・妨害にあるらしい。
[Hngg!!! It won't even budge!]  (Tobi)
[Thought so. With the base strength of a light warrior, I believed it'd be rough]  (Hind)
In front of us was the completed greatsword.
Even though its weight was changed to be light compared to a real life counterpart, it was still big and its weight was nothing to laugh at.
The place was Seikori hill, there were about 20 minutes until it was night time.
We were finally close to reaching level cap.
[That famous sword that was said to be able to slay dragons is said to weight approximately 160kg. This one...it's a bit thinner and since it's made to weight less here...]  (Hind)
[Even then it should be about 100kgs...?]  (Riizu)
[Probably. Since we are inside the game we can't really weight it accurately. It's just that, the weight of a weapon does change when your offensive ability is reduced from removing your gear. Inside the game, STR does display "that"]  (Hind)
[Basically, Tobi, you are a weakling, weakling! That's what it means!]  (Yumir)
[Shut up! It's just because I don't have the proper job! To begin with, a ninja that is a macho doesn't exis-...wait, they do exist. They even exist in fighting games, now I'm getting embarrassed...]  (Tobi)
[Anyway, Yumir. Try lifting it. If you are not able to wield it we won't get anywhere after all]  (Hind)
[Umu, I'll give it a try]  (Yumir)
Although a knight's strength is lower than that of a heavy warrior, its strength growth is 2nd among all classes.
The weapons they can equip are pretty similar too, the difference between both is that knights can equip magic swords and that their resistance to magic is higher.
Heavy warriors are more physical oriented, their attack and defense is higher than that of a knight but they are utterly hopeless when it comes to magic.
They can't cast magic at all and their defense against it is very weak.
[Ooh, she...lifted it?]  (Hind)
Yumir lifted the sword in a perpendicular position.
However, the point of the sword was shaking, with her arms shivering, she was currently making a face of anguish.
[A-Are you OK?]  (Hind)
[S-Somehow, if it's moving ahead slowly and swinging it down in a straight line I think I might be able to do it...guoo...]  (Yumir)
[Such brute force. As I thought, Yumir-san wasn't a human but a gorilla]  (Riizu)
[Who are you calling a gorilla!? Furthermore, what do you mean by "As I thought"!? Don't move, I'll make you the first victim of this sword!]  (Yumir)
[There's no way you'd be able to hit me with those slow movements]  (Riizu)
Taking advantage of Yumir's slow movements, Riizu started to poke her on the sides while having a dark smile on her face.
Yumir could just let go off the sword too...
However, it'd be hard to use it normally after all.
Since this event is all about that one strike it's fine, but in a real fight moving that slowly would be useless.
As planned, I'll probably end up selling it once the event ends.
[Come on, it's about time for the meteorite rush. Change back to your usual weapon and prepare yourself. Here]  (Hind)
[Just stand still. I'll be done soon enough]  (Hind)
Hm....yup, there are also no issues with the dark brown color.
The results are excellent.
[Hind, this is...?]  (Yumir)
[These are the long awaited elven ears. You wanted them, right? Obviously, there wasn't a blueprint for them so I had to make an original version of them. Register them as a piece of gear later on]  (Hind)
[Oh, thanks! ...C-Can I put down the sword and take a look at them?]  (Yumir)
Yumir dropped the sword onto the ground, along with a thunderous roar, a cloud of dust was lifted.
She had tried to drop it quietly, but it seems like it wasn't possible.
As I thought, this weapon is too heavy.
Yumir started touching the ears and after checking them out after taking them off, she started grinning with a delighted face.
[Those ears, they look like the real deal. What materials did you use to make them?]  (Riizu)
[There's a marsh close to Altrowa village where rubber trees grow right? I gathered a sap called latex there, filtered it, changed it's color and made them into that shape. I was a bit worried that the color wouldn't turn right, I'm glad it doesn't look odd]  (Hind)
[Oh...? Hind-dono, won't you mass produce these and sell them?]  (Tobi)
[Should I? I got the template for them so mass producing them shouldn't be too hard. However, would they even sell that easily?]  (Hind)
[What are you even saying Hind? Elves are the stars in fantasy settings, right? Of course they'd be in demand!]  (Yumir)
[...Well, I'll think about it]  (Hind)
I don't think it'll fit everyone like it does to Yumir after all.
Particularly, if we are talking about elves, don't they usually have the image of being pretty or handsome?
For example, if we attached them to a chubby old man...even if he wanted to put them on, I don't think I'd like to see that.
While we were having that kind of conversation, our surroundings started to grow darker.
Since our entire party had grown accustomed to it, we were earning experience while dodging the meteorites today.
[Fuhahaha! Too soft! Your bodies are too soft!]  (Yumir)
[Is the core over here? Hmm!? Did I get it wrong...?]  (Tobi)
While saying words that would come off a villain's mouth, they both were killing Meteo Golems.
Unlike when we first started, we now preferred to farm the high level ones.
Thus, that was the reason they were both getting in the mood now.
[You are both so noisy. If you keep making all those pointless attacks...I'll curse you, you know? Until the event ends, I'd rather not waste any time]  (Riizu)
[[Right, I'm sorry] ] 
The reason for it was because the debuffs Riizu used on the Meteo Golems were really effective.
One that reduced their offensive power [Attack down] , one that reduced their physical defense [Guard down] , another one that reduced their magical resistance [Resist down]  and one that reduced their speed [Slow] , these four.
Particularly thanks to the effects of [Slow]  and [Guard down] , they were slow to begin with but now they were so slow that they looked as if they were standing still.
When it comes to their toughness, Yumir's arm used to go numb because of their defense, but now it looked as if she was slicing tofu.
Naturally, I was also buffing them like always.
It might be because the affinity is good, but dark mages are really strong against strong foes.
By the way, mages can choose from 3 types [Fire and Wind] , [Water and Earth]  and [Darkness] .
From these, Riizu choose the dark type that had plenty of debuffs.
No, I should rather say I made her choose it.
We'll need debuffs for this event, even if I hadn't told her, I think she understood that we needed it.
Riizu took a pose with her staff and began chanting her offensive spell.
[Well then, as we had already arranged before, I'll begin testing this spell. You both should back away]  (Riizu)
[Hahaha, I got you!]  (Yumir)
[Ah, Yumir-dono, not fair! I'll be the one to deal the last hit!]  (Tobi)
[...I did warn you. I'll shoot it now]  (Riizu)
[[...Eh?] ] 
I silently cast [Resist up]  on Tobi.
Riizu shot a small black hole towards the core, it started to quickly suck in everything around it.
I know this is a bit late, but there's friendly fire in TB.
In the case of AoE magic, you wouldn't use them until your allies get enough distance from the monsters.
...You'd usually be careful about that.
Furthermore, this [Darkness Ball]  had the effect of pulling in what's around it.
Once you get caught in it...
[Abababa!]  (Yumir)
Together with the core, having been caught by the darkness ball, both of them were crushed and taking damage continuously.
Since Yumir is a knight, she's able to withstand the magic, but since Tobi's magic defense was low, he died before the [Meteo Golem]  did.
He was even buffed and this magic doesn't have that high of a offensive power but even then, it was impossible for him to withstand it huh...light warriors are so paper.
After Tobi, the [Meteo Golem's]  body started to crumble.
Unexpectedly, after Tobi reached level cap, more experience was distributed among us three...excluding Tobi, the three of us were enveloped in the level up light.
I cast [Revive]  and immediately resurrected Tobi.
[Ah, I reached level 30 Hind-san. Such a joyous moment]  (Riizu)
[[It's not joyous at all!!] ] 
[No, that's your fault for forgetting about the promise and attacking it...]  (Hind)
Obviously, being killed by friendly fire doesn't count as PK'ing.
Another thing to know is that darkness type mage's offensive power is not that high.
What the [Darkness Ball]  she just used excels at is at keeping monsters in check, the damage is so-so.
It seems that the main role of a dark mage is to debuff and interrupt foes.
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