第十九話 ケルトとの軽口
俺とルーチェは酒場にて、ケルトと交流兼情報交換を行っていた。
「なに......〈幻獣の塔〉で、また〈
ケルトは声を上げて叫んだ後、酒を一杯口にして一気に飲み干す。
その後、大きく頷いた。
「いや、お前らに誘われたとき、俺の〈第六感〉が反応したから嫌な予感はしてたんだ。いかなくて正解だったぜ」
「......ケルトさん?」
ルーチェが眉をピクピクとさせて、ケルトをジト目で見る。
「い、いや、違うんだって! 俺のスキルの〈第六感〉......近くの危険な魔物や宝箱の感知はまあまあ正確なんだが、なんかしようってときの悪寒みたいなのは、ほとんどアテになんねぇんだよ! 俺もまぁ、縁起悪いから今回はパスするか、くらいの気持ちだったからな。こんなんで引き留めて、後々損したってボヤかれても嫌だろ?」
ケルトが慌てて手を振って弁明する。
「......結構あんだよ、そういうの。俺みたいな斥候系クラスはよ。〈聴力強化〉のスキルもそうだ。俺にしかできねぇし、一瞬何か耳に入ったことから、正確に情報を読み取られねぇといけない。確証もなく下手にデマ情報流したら戦犯だ。何か感じた、何か聞こえたって、確信がなきゃ俺が損することの方が多いんだよ」
「なるほどな......」
データが正確に情報共有されているゲーム時代でもよくあったことだ。
この世界であれば尚更だろう。
「自分に都合よく誘導するために嘘流したんじゃないか、なんて勘繰りまでされる始末だ」
ケルトはそう言って、寂しげに窓の外を見る。
何故ケルトが固定パーティを組みたがらないのか、なんとなくわかった気がした。
「ケルトさん......ごめんなさい」
ルーチェが頭を下げる。
「......まぁ、実際、やったこともあるんだけどな、うん」
ケルトが気まずげに鼻を掻く。
「頭下げて損しました。僧侶のメアベルさんにチクっておきますね」
「止めてくれや。ただでさえアイツ、あの後、顔合わせる度にウザ絡みしてくるんだよ......」
仲が良さそうな様子で何よりだ。
最初の二人からは想像も付かない。
「しかし、魔物や宝箱以外にも反応することがあるのか」
それはゲーム時代にはなかった仕様だ。
〈第六感〉は単に、『たまに危険な魔物の接近やレアアイテムの存在を感知してくれる』というスキルだった。
やはり〈マジックワールド〉とこの世界は、限りなく似てこそいるが、非なるものらしい。
ただ、スキルの応用の幅が増しているというか......納得できる範囲ではある。
「......いや、あったのか、この設定?」
確か〈マジックワールド〉の世界で、釣り人のNPCの台詞で『俺の〈第六感〉が囁くから、今日は早めに帰るのさ』というものがあった。
フレーバーテキストが拾われて、辻褄が合わされている......という解釈が一番近いのかもしれない。
この差はものによってはとんでもない影響力を及ぼしかねない。
頭に入れておいた方がよさそうだ。
しかし......なんだろう。
「ああ、いや。そういうわけじゃない。悪いことばかりじゃなかったしな。レアアイテムは沢山手に入ったし......それに、ハウルロッド侯爵家とお近づきにもなれたからな」
「魔物からスノウ嬢を助けて、その件で昨日歓待を受けてきたところだ」
「ハウルロッド侯爵家に恩が売れたとは羨ましい......。やっぱ俺も行っておけばよかったぜ。そうすりゃ上手く取り入ってアピールして、私兵かギルド職員に役職持ちとして登用してもらえたかもしれねぇのに」
ケルトが口惜しげに舌を鳴らした。
「しっかし、そうか、噂のスノウ・ハウルロッドに会ったのか。腹黒で冷酷......人形のように喋らない不気味な奴だって話だったが、よく気に入られたもんだな。まぁ、魔物から助けられて、後ろ砂掛けるような真似する馬鹿ではなかったか」
ケルトがカラカラと笑う。
......腹黒で冷酷、人形のように喋らない不気味な奴......か。
〉に、例の宝石......〈哀哭するトラペゾヘドロン〉が転がってるのが見つかったんだとか。その調査ってことだな。今回も〈黒き炎刃〉、カロスが冒険者を率いることになりそうだってよ。......なんだ、お前ら、二人揃って神妙な顔しやがってよ」
「いや......すまない」
ハーデン侯爵の話していた、例の計画の
「いや、この依頼はヤベェだろ。〈第六感〉がなくてもわかるぜ。あんな不気味なアイテムが出てきたんだ。お貴族様の政争が噛んでるんじゃねぇか、なんて話もある。どう傾いたって、関わんねぇのが正解だ。お前もそう思うだろ、エルマ?」
ケルトが笑いながらそう話した。
Volume 3 - Ch 19
Luce and I went to meet up with Celt at a tavern to exchange information.
"What....there was a Wandering Lord again in the Phantasmal Beast Tower!?"
After shouting that out loud, Celt drank down his drink in one go.
Then, he gave a large nod.
"Daamn, my [Sixth Sense] reacted when you invited me, so I had a bad feeling about that one. Boy, am I glad I refused to come along."
".....Celt-san?"
Her eyebrows twitching, Luce glared at Celt.
"N-no, it's not like that! My Skill, [Sixth Sense] is.... well, it's fairly accurate when detecting danger or treasure nearby, but the vague feelings I get before decisions are not reliable at all! I only had a slight bad feeling about it, so thought I would stay out of that one. You wouldn't want to stop people solely based on something like that, only for them to grumble about lost opportunities after the fact either, right?"
Celt kept gesturing in a panic as he explained.
"....that happens a lot, you know. To Scout-type Classes like me. It's the same for [Enhanced Hearing]. I tend to be the only one that has that Skill in parties and it takes some time to assess the situation before I can share it with the others with any confidence. Providing incorrect information before making sure first could lead to the whole party's defeat. If I say I felt or heard something before confirming it, most of the time it ends up in my detriment."
"I see...."
That's something that happened even when this was just a game, despite that information was freely shared there.
This must go doubly so for this world.
"Sometimes they even accuse me of lying so I could lead them where I want."
Celt said as he looked out the window in melancholy.
I have an inkling now why Celt hasn't yet joined a party on a permanent basis.
"Celt-san.....I'm sorry."
Luce apologized.
"....well, there have been times I did do that, actually. Yeah."
Celt rubbed his nose in embarrassment.
"I immediately regret my apology. I'll just tell Mabel-san about this."
"Please don't. She kept pestering me as it is every time we came across each other after that...."
It's good to hear they are getting along well.
That's something I never would've guessed based on their first interactions.
"That's interesting, so that Skill can react to things besides monsters and treasures."
That's something that wasn't in the game.
[Sixth Sense] was a Skill that could 'detect incoming dangerous monsters and nearby rare items' and nothing more.
This world is very much like Magic World, but it appears there are some differences after all.
Only, the application of Skills became a bit more broad.... though still within reason.
".....or was there? A worldbuilding factoid like that."
If I remember right, in Magic World there was a line from a fishing NPC that said 'My [Sixth Sense] whispered to me, so I will go home for today', or something like that.
Most likely, the flavor text was also picked up to create a coherent world in this case.
Depending on circumstances, that could have a huge influence on things.
It's best to remember this for the future.
But....what is it?
"Ah, it's not that. It was not all bad either way. We got a bunch of rare items too.... and we managed to make some connections with the Howlod Family as well."
"We saved the young lady Snow from monsters, which gave us the opportunity to visit her family yesterday."
"I'm so jealous that you managed to get into the favor of the Howlod Family like that.... Damn, I really should have gone with you. Then I could've buttered them up and got them to grant me a position in their private army or at the Guild."
Celt clicked his tongue in regret.
"Even so, you managed to meet the rumored Snow Howlod. It's surprising that she took a liking to you, even though people say she's a cold, ruthless woman who gives off this creepy atmosphere due to her doll-like muteness. I guess she wasn't dumb enough to throw dirt in your faces after getting saved from monsters."
Celt laughed out loud.
....a cold, ruthless woman who gives off this creepy atmosphere due to her doll-like muteness....huh.
"They say someone found another Dungeon with those gems.....those Mourning Trapezohedrons scattered around in it. The plan is to investigate that one. Apparently Kalos from Black Flame Sword will be the one leading the adventurers again. ....why do you both have that strange expression on your faces?"
"Ah....sorry about that."
It must be the Raid Quest that was mentioned in Marquee Harden's future plans.
"Nah, I can tell that this Quest is bad news, even without my [Sixth Sense]. There were those creepy items too. Not to mention that this may be some kind of political thing. No matter how you slice this one, it's better to stay out of it this time. You agree with me there, right, Elma?"
Celt said with a grin.
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