正直、戦わずにしてここまで順調にヴォルフを手中に収める事ができたのは予想外でもあった。
「フン。何を今さら、お前は知ってるのだろう......あぁ、こちらの内情を明かす説明も恭順の意を示す内に入るわけだな」
ベンテンスに苛立たしげな視線を送られ、姉や親友たちに厳しい目で睨まれているヴォルフは何かを勝手に察したようだ。
「グランゼ側がキルされた時点で負けるNPCは二人、グランゼ侯爵とハーディ伯爵。そのうち、ハーディ伯爵がキルされたからだ」
な、なるほど。
だからNPCの事情に精通しているのか、どうのって俺に言ってきたのか。
ごめん、ヴォルフ。そんなの全く知らなかった。
初めて聞く情報だ。
それとNPCが大規模クエストに関わる重要NPCをキルするルートなんてある事にも驚きだった。
「最近、攻略先端組の
姉がしたり顔で頷いたので、俺は知ったかぶりのまま耳を傾ける。
「総称は『天滅の十氏』。彼らは世界を巡り、様々な観点から均衡を保とうと働きかける至高の調停者とも呼ばれている。クラン・クランの支配階級として君臨している、神人たちですら唯一恐れる存在でもあるわね」
さすが姉だ。俺が知ってないであろう事をさりげなく説明してくれるのは助かる。
一体、どんな人達なのだろう。
「『聖騎士』『竜宮使い』『錬金術師』、この三人のみ、極少の情報が出回っている」
「錬金術師だって?」
「あぁ、お前なら聞いた事があるんじゃないか? 世界を変質させ、創造さえも容易く行う狂人......ノアって名前だけだが判明してるな」
ノア......その名には確かに聞き覚えがあった。そのNPCはミソラさんと知り合いで、リッチー師匠と同門、神智の錬金術師ニューエイジ・サンジェルマンの後継になったという......。
「創世の錬金術師ノア・ワールド......」
俺の呟きにみんなが唖然となった。どうして俺が『
種』が一柱、『錬金術師』の正式な名か。とにかく今回は、それと同じ『熾天種』である『聖騎士』にハーディ伯爵はキルされてな。原因は掴めず、いつキルされるかわからない頭領を抱えて、悠長に戦って勝てる見込みはない。クエスト失敗を避けたい俺達は、短期決戦にこうして出向いた訳だ」
「お前の話を信じる根拠は?」
ベンテンスが敵意むき出しでヴォルフへと詰め寄る。
「『聖騎士』をこの目で見たからだ」
「『天滅の十氏』なんて存在に、俺は元々興味なんてなかった。だけど雇い主の傍に『聖騎士』がいれば、話は別だ」
ますます訳のわからない状況だ。
グランゼ側に強力な『熾天種』がいて、そのNPCがグランゼ勢の重要NPCをキルしたと......。
「俺は曲がりなりにも、グランゼ侯爵から『
種』の正式な名だと判明した事に、一同は神妙な表情でヴォルフの説明の先を促した。
「どうやらこのグラントール継承戦争を扇動したのは『聖騎士』っぽいぞ。目的は不明だが、グランゼ侯爵を焚きつけ、イグニトール王家からの離反を画策したっぽいな。俺達の雇い主は『冥覇アレス』の言葉によく耳を傾けていた、というより、そもそもグランゼ侯爵は『聖騎士』に従っているように見えた」
ヴォルフの言を信じるならば、今回の大規模クエストの黒幕は『争乱の申し子 冥覇アレス』という事になる。
アレス』はこの戦いを勝利した暁に、神の力を開放し授けるだとか、神力を持つ強兵を与えるだとか、グランゼ侯爵や俺達に色々と吹き込んできたが......」
ヴォルフの言葉に、ゲームが現実へと浸食している事を察知している俺達は冥覇アレスの甘言の意味を正確に理解する。
神の力を開放し授けるとは、現実でのスキル保持を指しているのだろうか。次にグランゼ侯爵に対しての発言、
「ここにきてハーディ伯爵の殺害は理解できない。『聖騎士』にとって気に食わない行いを、伯爵がしでかしてしまってキルされたにしろ、そんな不確定要素を抱えた陣営でクエスト完遂なんて御免だ」
ヴォルフはいつグランゼ侯爵が殺されてもおかしくないと、自嘲気味に説明を終えた。
結局、俺の予想していた内容は外れだった。援軍がヴォルフに対しての反乱分子ではなかったようだ。これで、なぜ急にヴォルフに非協力的だった
ヴォルフにとってこの砦で籠り、守りに徹していればグランゼ側は侯爵がキルされて自然消滅する可能性が大きい。それならば俺の下につくのも頷けてしまう。
「白銀の天使、このグラントール継承戦争後のお前の振舞いはわかってるだろうな?」
これで全て話したぞ、次はお前の番だ。とでも言うかのように、ヴォルフは俺に確認を取ってくる。
「白銀の天使って......タロと呼んでほしいんだけど。もちろん、戦後も
「あぁ、そうだ。よろしく頼むぞ、タロ」
妖精の舞踏会での借りを返す、というヴォルフとの交渉事は『一匹狼』の
「じゃあ大きな一戦も終えた事だし、守備の方はしばらく他のみんなに任せて俺は一旦オチるよ」
会議に出席していた各代表格にそう言い渡し、後は各々だれが交代で砦の守備を担うかの話へと流れていった。
『聖騎士』の手によってグランゼ侯爵がキルされる可能性もあるとわかれば、敵側の自然崩壊もありえる。砦の守備陣は予想以上に自分達が有利だと把握でき、安堵しているようだった。
「さっきの友達、
どうしてでしょうか? とミナの顔にはありありと疑問の色が浮かんでいる。
だけど俺はそれに答えず、ただ安心させるように笑顔を向ける。
「えっと、......何を言っているのでしょうか?」
「またね、ミナ」
さっと手を振り、クラン・クランからログアウトする。
ミナにああ言った手前、自分の中での動揺や疑問は抑えたつもりだった。けれども鏡に映った俺の顔は......銀髪の美少女は不安そうに自分自身を眺めていた。
ミナと現実で
Honestly, it was unexpected that Wolfe could have been kept in hand so far without a fight.
"Hung. What do you know now... oh, so the explanation that reveals this insider is also within the meaning of Kyoujun"
Sent a frustrating glance at Bentence, and stared at with harsh eyes by his sister and best friends, Wolfe seemed to have guessed something on his own.
"There are two NPCs to lose when the Granze side is killed, the Marquis of Granze and Count Hardy. One of these days, because Count Hardy was killed."
I see.
So are you familiar with the circumstances of the NPC and how did you come to tell me?
Sorry, Wolf. I had no idea about that.
This is the first information I've heard.
I was also surprised that there was a route for NPCs to kill important NPCs involved in large-scale quests.
"Recently, there's been a rumor about NPC among mercenaries (players) in the offensive tip group. I'm not sure if they're here, but I've found traces and heirlooms of their presence all over the Clan Clan. That power is powerful, supernormal, and the total number of people is ten, and it's been confirmed that up to three people exist."
My sister snorted and nodded with her face, so I listened knowingly.
"The generic name is" Ten Mr. of Heavenly Extinction ". They tour the world and are also called supreme mediators who work to maintain equilibrium from various points of view. Even the gods, who reign as the ruling class of the clan clan, are the only ones who fear it."
That's my sister. It helps to subtly explain what I wouldn't know.
What the hell are they like?
"" Sacred Knight, "" Dragon Palace Users, "" Alchemist, "only these three have very little information out there"
"An alchemist?
"Oh, you've heard of it, haven't you? A madman who perverts the world and even creates it... only the name Noah turns out."
Noah...... the name did sound familiar. That NPC knew Mr. Mithola and became the successor to Master Richie and his fellow master, New Age Saint-Germain, the alchemist of divine wisdom......
"Genesis Alchemist Noah World......"
Everyone was flabbergasted by my whining. The surprise of how I knew the full name of "Shitene" appeared in the faces of the members on the spot.
"Hmm. Is that the official name of the" Alchemist "with" Shitene Seeds "on one column? Anyway, this time, Count Hardy was killed by the same 'Heavenly Species' as that, the Sacred Knight. I can't grasp the cause, have a leader who doesn't know when he'll be killed, and there's no chance he can fight long enough to win. This is how we got to the short-term showdown to avoid a failed quest."
"What makes you believe your story?
Bentens stops at Wolfe with hostility.
"Because I saw the Sacred Knight with these eyes."
"I wasn't originally interested in the existence of" Ten Men of Heaven's Extinction. "But if there's a" Holy Knight "beside my employer, it's different."
This is an increasingly inexplicable situation.
There was a powerful 'Heavenly Species' on Granze's side, and that NPC killed the important NPC of Granze's forces...
"I have been given the status of Commander (OFFICER) by the Marquis de Granze, even though I am bent. I guess that's why, by way of exception, I was invited to Granze's private room. At that time, he met with NPC, who called himself" Ten Mr. of Heavenly Extinction ". The members of the Mercenary Corps (Clan) who were with me at that time are also watching The Holy Knight."
"Conflict petitioner Megumi Ares". After "Genesis Alchemist Noah World," it was found to be the official name of "Seeds of Heaven," and they all urged Wolfe to explain it with a mysterious expression.
"Apparently, it was the 'Holy Knight' who fanned this war of Grantore inheritance. Purpose unknown, but you seem to have set the Marquis of Granze ablaze and plotted a departure from the Ignitol royal family. Our employer used to listen to the word 'meditation Ares', rather than the Marquis de Granze seemed to follow the word 'Saint Knight' in the first place."
If you believe Wolfe's words, the mastermind behind this massive quest will be "Allez the Conflict's Offender".
"In the dawn of the victory of this battle," Megumi Ares "has breathed a lot into the Marquis of Granze and us, like opening up the power of God and giving him a mighty soldier with divine power..."
With Wolfe's words perceived as eroding the game into reality, we understand exactly what Hades Ares means by his sweet words.
Does opening up and imparting God's power refer to retaining skills in reality? Next, a statement to the Marquis de Granze, a strong soldier with divine power (skills), must mean the mercenary (player) himself. Many mercenaries (players) are now conducting quests about the Granze side.
"Come here. I don't understand the killing of Count Hardy. I'm sorry that the Count has made such an indeterminate effort to complete the quest in a faction with such indeterminate elements."
Wolff finished his self-derisive explanation that it was not strange when the Marquis of Granze was murdered.
In the end, what I expected was off. Looks like reinforcements weren't insurgents against Wolf. This revealed why we suddenly began assembling as reinforcements even to mercenaries (players) who were uncooperative with Wolfe. I guess it's because the losing colour on the Marquis de Granze's side began to be visible by the deeds of the 'Pluto Ares'.
For Wolfe, caged in this fort, and if guarded thoroughly, the Granze side has a great chance of the Marquis being killed and naturally extinguished. Then you'll snort beneath me.
"Silver angel, you know how you behaved after this Grantor inheritance war, don't you?
Now I've told you everything, it's your turn next. But as if to say, Wolfe will get confirmation from me.
"An angel of silver... I'd like you to call me Taro. Of course, make friends with the Mercenary Corps (Klan) 'Lonely Wolf' even after the war. Right?"
"Oh, yeah. Nice to meet you, Taro."
Negotiations with Wolfe about paying back his debts at the Fairy Ball ended with deep interaction with members (members) of the "Lonely Wolf". It was Wolfe's opinion to peek into his face for the children's mercenaries.
"Then the big fight is over, and I'll leave the defense to everyone else for a while, and I'll be right back."
He said so to each of the delegates who were attending the meeting, and later went on to talk about who would take turns defending the fort.
If we know that the Marquis of Granze may also be killed by the hands of the 'Holy Knight', then the natural collapse of the enemy side is also possible. The fort's defensemen were able to grasp that they were more advantageous than expected and seemed relieved.
"An earlier friend, Shintaro, said he was trying to go to someone's house. Try visiting his house again."
How could you? and the color of doubt floats over Mina's face.
But I don't answer that, I just smile to reassure you.
"Uh... what are you talking about?
"See you, Mina."
Wave gently and log out of Clan Clan.
Before I said oh to Mina, I meant to contain the upsets and doubts in me. But my face in the mirror... the pretty girl with silver hair looked anxiously at herself.
Encountering Mina in real life seemed like the beginning of something.
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