「ねえ、わっちー......」
「何だよ? 仕事中なんだから、あんまり話しかけるなよ」
「いいじゃん、お客さん少ないんだし。それよりも、あの後セレーネ殿から何か連絡あった?」
「ああ。なんか昨夜は淑女協定? だかを話し合っただけだから、心配しなくても大丈夫って言われた。こっちにとっては何のこっちゃだが」
先程までお客さんが座っていた隣のテーブルを拭きながら、コーヒーを飲みつつスマホを眺める秀平に応じる。
多分、セレーネさんはワザと分かりにくく言ってるんだと思う。
二人に何か口止めされてるな......その協定とやらの内容を俺達が詳しく知る術はなさそうだ。
「そっか、喧嘩とかしてなかったんならいっか。で、いつものイベント後の掲示板ウォッチなんだけど」
「おー。何か変わった書き込みはあったか? ――ありがとうございました」
テーブルが拭き終わり、メニューを中央に置いたところでお客さんが一人帰っていく。
会計は手が空いていたらしいマスターがやってくれた。
その間に俺は食器を片付け、洗うところまで済ませてから出ていったお客さんが使っていたテーブルを拭き終える。
うーむ、本格的な隙間時間が......。
「マスター、今の内に休憩に入っても構いませんか?」
「うん、どうぞ。もう少ししたら常連さんが増える時間だからね」
「はい。ありがとうございます」
秀平の座るテーブル席の向かいに座り、エプロンを外す。
今日はマスターの奥さんである麻里子さんはお休みである。
昔馴染みのお友達と温泉に小旅行だそうだ。
「......なんか、お前が来ると他のお客さんが一斉に居なくなる気がする」
「失礼な!? お客さんが少なそうな時間を狙って来てるだけだよ!」
「まぁ、知ってたけどな。冗談だ」
「わっちのそういうところ、間違いなく理世ちゃんに引き継がれてるよね......似た者兄妹め......」
軽く伸びをし、持ってきた水を一口含んだ。
こうしてからかってはいるが、休日になると店に足を運んでくれるこいつのことはありがたく思っている。頼むのが一番安いブレンドコーヒーだとしても。
俺は一度キッチンに引っ込むと、マスターの許可を得て冷蔵庫を開ける。
そして皿に一切れのお菓子を載せると、再び秀平の待つ席に戻った。
「ほらよ」
「何これ?」
「チーズタルト。俺の奢り」
「マジで!? ありがとうわっち!」
早速ホクホク顔でフォークを持ち、タルトを崩し始める秀平。
俺はその対面でスマートフォンを取り出し、掲示板へとアクセスした。
「で、どのスレのどの辺の書き込み?」
会話の間が空いたことで、どうやら自分が言い掛けていたことを忘れてしまったらしい。
仕方ねえな......。
「ほら、さっき掲示板がどうとか言ってたじゃんか」
「――あぁ! そうそう、俺達に関する書き込みがあったから教えておこうと思ってさ」
「1位を取ったセレーネさんだけじゃなく?」
「だけじゃなく。大体、わっちと理世ちゃんも上位だったじゃんか」
言われてみればそうだ。
それ以前に全員の出品物が100位以内に入ったというのも奇跡的ではあるのだが。
秀平の指示に従い、書き込みがあったというスレを開いてスクロールしていく。
【プロvs】アイテムコンテストについて語るスレ5【アマチュア】
主催はサーラ王国、審査はNPCのパトラ女王。
荒らしはスルー、マナー厳守で。
次スレは900が宣言して立てること。
178:名無しの騎士 ID:wSS7Z4y
最初の1位出たーwww
てか、金の植物って何だよw
179:名無しの魔導士 ID:fcrywT8
女王様エロいっすなぁ......
180:名無しの重戦士 ID:VNxgBhe
合成植物って奴か
これ女王様と同じ名前の花なんだねアデニウム
181:名無しの弓術士 ID:pMfrfLh
運営の予告通りに女王様の好みが出てる
182:名無しの魔導士 ID:nm6a8UB
1位の人、調べたら花農家さんだったわ
どうやって花を金にしたのかは謎だけど
183:名無しの魔導士 ID:mPW6h2N
花農家......
現実の品種改良のノウハウとかってゲームで使えるのかね?
184:名無しの神官 ID:hcmWKCU
そもそも花農家って品種改良やるの?
食べ物系の農家さんならともかく、
185:名無しの軽戦士 ID:fRhAJHY
よく分かんないんだけど、プロが1位を取ったって認識で合ってる?
186:名無しの弓術士 ID:pMfrfLh
まあ、全く花を知らない人よか有利なのは間違いないよね
俺も詳しくないけど
187:名無しの騎士 ID:QkHZXAW
ぐぬぬ......
188:名無しの弓術士 ID:k5DygA5
やっぱり普通のプレイヤーにも1位を取って欲しいな
次のカテゴリに期待
流し読みをしつつ、更に下にスクロール。
ここまでは、まだ俺達の話題は出ていない。
240:名無しの神官 ID:Mfyttx6
目がぁ!? 目がぁぁぁぁぁ!!
241:名無しの魔導士 ID:fcrywT8
真っ白で何も見えんwww
242:名無しの弓術士 ID:k5DygA5
驚きの白さ
243:名無しの重戦士 ID:yQuXQe2
シャイニングを掛けられたアルベルトの気持ちになるですよ......
244:名無しの騎士 ID:U2Dtk8k
確かにこれは辛いわ
音だけで相手を探せってか?
245:名無しの弓術士 ID:fZnJzjT
モンスターにも効くなら神アイテムだわ閃光玉
逃げにも攻めにも使える
駄目ならPK撃退用だな......
246:名無しの魔導士 ID:3Tdez5T
問題はコストだけどね
安ければ汎用性高そうだし、是非とも欲しい
247:名無しの武闘家 ID:NHtkX5P
これはさすがにプロ関係ないよね?
248:名無しの軽戦士 ID:Cxud9tQ
無いでしょ
プレイヤー名で検索掛けても何も出てこないし
249:名無しの弓術士 ID:fZnJzjT
今のところ1位の数はプロ1に対して他が1か
最終的にどんな数字になるかな?
250:名無しの騎士 ID:U2Dtk8k
個人的にはプロ以外が多い方が嬉しいけどなぁ
ゲームでまで現実的な技術が必須とか、夢がないよね......
251:名無しの魔導士 ID:FsBiArz
それはVRゲームの技術力が高まってきた頃からの命題だからね
ゲームらしさを取るか、リアリティ重視の現実志向にするか
252:名無しの軽戦士 ID:Cxud9tQ
んで、ガチガチにリアル寄りにすると物によってはこう言われるわけだ
「それ現実でやればよくね?」って
戦闘は別として、MMORPGの生産部分なんかは特に
253:名無しの重戦士 ID:StQYGwc
場合によっては現地に行けないとかその状況に持っていけないとかで必要だよ
俺、都会住みだからたまに釣りゲームやってるよ? リアル寄りのやつ
254:名無しの神官 ID:ZU232nD
TBでやろうよ釣り
255:名無しの重戦士 ID:StQYGwc
254
TBの釣りはちょっと簡単過ぎてな......
渓流でも海でも簡単に飛べるから便利よ
256:名無しの弓術士 ID:wzYBwWz
つまりギャルゲ(ry
257:名無しの騎士 ID:U2Dtk8k
256 略せてないw
まぁ、確かにVR恋愛ゲームだって二次元を立体に起こした感じの
258:名無しの魔導士 ID:jpgUwXe
257
そこじゃなくて、その状況に持っていけないって部分が悲しいんだと思います!
259:名無しの弓術士 ID:wzYBwWz
( ́;ω;`)いいもん! 俺の嫁はVR内に居るんだもん!
260:名無しの武闘家 ID:NHtkX5P
話が脱線してるw
要はTBの場合どっちが良いかってことでしょう?
261:名無しの神官 ID:82ArxmL
魔法ありの世界だからきっかり現実寄りだとキツイ
でも程々のリアリティもないとそれはそれで萎える
262:名無しの魔導士 ID:5HGn8Jm
263:名無しの神官 ID:82ArxmL
ユーザーなんて我儘なもんだよ
運営のバランス感覚が悪いゲームなんてすぐ潰れるし
264:名無しの弓術士 ID:3KBMRp9
1イベントだけで判断するのはどうかと思うけどなぁ
265:名無しの重戦士 ID:6VDQxrB
声がデカいだけの少数意見に流されないのも大事
266:名無しの騎士 ID:U2Dtk8k
265
267:名無しの魔導士 ID:5HGn8Jm
まぁまぁ、取り敢えず結果を待とうぜ
難しい話は分かんないけど、女王様のおみ足を見ているだけで僕は幸せです
268:名無しの神官 ID:82ArxmL
267
俺達みたいに眉間に皺を寄せてゲームしてるよりよっぽど健全だと思うよw
269:名無しの軽戦士 ID:ZLPV588
女王様のスクショを取りまくってたらフォルダが凄いことに
楽しそうだね君達......
俺も余計な事ばっか考えてるのがアホらしくなってきたわw
「相変わらずプロ対アマチュアで話題がループしてんな。もうちょっと下?」
「もうちょっと下。薬品で理世ちゃんが入賞した辺りまで飛ばそう......あー、タルトうめぇ」
お客さんはまだ来ないので、今の内にさっさと該当箇所を見てしまおう。
[Hey. Wacchi...] (Shuuhei)
[What is it? Try to refrain from talking to me, I'm working right now.] (Wataru)
[Isn't it fine? There's not that many customers right now. More importantly, after that, did Selene-dono contact you?] (Shuuhei)
[Yeah. She mentioned something about some Ladies' pact or the like? She told me that it was fine and I shouldn't worry.] (Wataru)
While cleaning the table where a customer sat down until a moment ago, I replied to Tobi, who was sitting down while drinking some coffee and checking his smartphone.
I believe Selene-san explained it vaguely on purpose.
Those two must have forbade her from saying anything...doesn't seem like we'll get to know about the contents of that pact of theirs.
[I see, I guess it's fine as long as they are not fighting. So, I was taking a look at the threads after the event ends like always.] (Shuuhei)
[Oh. Was there anything unusual? ...Thank you for coming.] (Wataru)
Just when I was done wiping the table and placing a menu in the middle, a customer stood up to leave.
The owner looked free at the time so he took care of the bill.
While he was doing that, I cleaned and put the tableware on the table the customer that just left had sat down at.
Huh, it's about that time when the store is not busy...
[Owner, do you mind if I go and take my break right now?] (Wataru)
[Sure, go ahead. In a while, the regulars are going to start coming after all.] (Shirou)
[Alright. Thank you very much.] (Wataru)
I took off my apron and sat down opposite Shuuhei.
Today's is Mariko-san's day off.
Seems like she had gone on a hot spring trip with some old friends.
[...For some reason, I think that when you come here, the rest of the customers just disappear.] (Wataru)
[Rude! I purposefully come here when I know that there will be less customers!] (Shuuhei)
[Well, I knew that. It was just a joke.] (Wataru)
[That side of you, Rise-chan definitely picked it up from you...these siblings...] (Shuuhei)
I did some light stretching and drank the glass of water I brought in one go.
I might be teasing him right now, but I really appreciate how he brings himself to come to the store on his day off.
I went to the kitchen for a moment and with the owner's permission, I opened the fridge.
I placed a slice of a cake on a plate and returned to Shuuhei's table.
[Here you go.] (Wataru)
[What's this?] (Shuuhei)
[Cheesecake, my treat.] (Wataru)
[Are you serious!? Thanks, Wacchi!] (Shuuhei)
With a face filled with delight, Shuuhei immediately took a portion of the cheesecake with his fork.
While he was doing that, I took out my smartphone and accessed the message board.
[So, what thread was it?] (Wataru)
It's been a while since we started talking, so it seems like he forgot what he was going to say before.
Can't be helped...
[Look, weren't you talking about some thread a while ago?] (Wataru)
[...Ah! Right right, there was some talk about us so I was going to mention it to you.] (Shuuhei)
[Not only about Selene-san, who took 1st place?] (Wataru)
[Nope. To begin with, Didn't you and Rise-chan also place really high in the rankings?] (Shuuhei)
Now that he mentions it, that's true.
To begin with, I guess it's sort of a miracle that everyone placed within the top 100.
Following Shuuhei's instructions, I scrolled to the thread he mentioned.
[(Pro vs)] Thread regarding the Item Contest 5[(Amateur)] 
The sponsor is the Kingdom of Sala, Queen Patra will be the judge of the event.
Ignore the trolls and be well mannered.
The next thread will be made once we reach }}900 comments.
178:Nameless Knight ID:wSS7Z4y
The first 1st place came out LMAO.
Heck, what the hell is a plant made of gold LOL.
179:Nameless Mage ID:fcrywT8
The Queen is so erotic...
180:Nameless Heavy Warrior ID:VNxgBhe
I take it's one of those plant synthesis things.
This is the plant with the same name as the Queen right? }}}Adenium.
181:Nameless Archer ID:pMfrfLh
Like the developer's announcement said, it's something to the liking of the Queen.
182:Nameless Mage ID:nm6a8UB
The person in 1st place, I investigated him a bit and found out that he's a floriculturist.
Though it's a mystery how the plant ended up turning into gold.
183:Nameless Mage ID:mPW6h2N
A floriculturist...
I wonder if it's possible to use the knowledge of selective breeding from real life inside the game?
184:Nameless Shinto Priest ID:hcmWKCU
To begin with, does a floriculturist even deal with selective breeding?
It would be another thing if we talked about the farmer type that grows things that can be eaten but...that would be something you do in university...?
185:Nameless Light Warrior ID:fRhAJHY
I don't really get it, but this confirms that the person that took 1st place was a professional?
186:Nameless Archer ID:pMfrfLh
Well, we can definitely say that he had an advantage over people that didn't know anything about plants.
Not like I know much about them either.
187:Nameless Knight ID:QkHZXAW
Gununu...
188:Nameless Archer ID:k5DygA5
I really want a normal player to take 1st place.
Hope that it does in the next category.
While skimming through the comments, I kept scrolling down.
Up to now, there's been no talk about us.
240:Nameless Shinto Priest ID:Mfyttx6
My eyes!! My eyeeeeeees!!!
241:Nameless Mage ID:fcrywT8
It's all white and I can't see anything LMAO.
242:Nameless Archer ID:k5DygA5
It's suddenly all white, and all you can hear is the laughter from the Queen.
243:Nameless Heavy Warrior ID:yQuXQe2
This has to be what Albert felt when he got hit by Shining...
244:Nameless Knight ID:U2Dtk8k
True, this does feel terrible.
Are you telling me to find my enemy only relying on sound?
245:Nameless Archer ID:fZnJzjT
If it worked on monsters, it would be a godly item}}}flash bomb.
You could use it offensively or to run away.
If that is not possible, it could also be used to run away from PK attacks.
246:Nameless Mage ID:3Tdez5T
The problem would be the cost of the item.
If it was cheap, it would be a highly effective all purpose item, I'd definitely want some.
247:Nameless Martial Artist ID:NHtkX5P
I guess this one definitely doesn't have anything to do with being a professional right?
248:Nameless Light Warrior ID:Cxud9tQ
Probably not.
I'm not getting anything even if I try to search for the player's name.
249:Nameless Archer ID:fZnJzjT
So this makes 1 normal player and 1 professional getting 1st place so far.
I wonder what the count will be like at the end.
250:Nameless Knight ID:U2Dtk8k
Personally, I'd want more normal players to get 1st place than professionals.
If real life skills were indispensable even inside a game, that would be kinda sad...
251:Nameless Mage ID:FsBiArz
This is an issue that was brought up because technology in VR games has advanced so much.
They take the form of a game, but they are currently going in a direction where realism takes precedence.
252:Nameless Light Warrior ID:Cxud9tQ
So, because of this tendency of wanting to make things more realistic I have something to say.
[Wouldn't it be fine if you just went to do that in real life?] .
Leaving aside fighting, I'm talking more about the crafting side of MMORPGs.
253:Nameless Heavy Warrior ID:StQYGwc
In some cases, you have to think that people might not be able to do those things in real life because of circumstances.
Since I live in the city, I play fishing games from time to time you know? Those that are more realistic.
254:Nameless Shinto Priest ID:ZU232nD
Let's do it in TB}}}Fishing.
255:Nameless Heavy Warrior ID:StQYGwc
@254
Fishing in TB is just too simple...
It's convenient how you can easily travel to the sea or mountain streams.
256:Nameless Archer ID:wzYBwWz
In other words, a galge (abbreviated)
257:Nameless Knight ID:U2Dtk8k
@256 You haven't abbreviated anything LOL.
Well, it's true that even in VR romance games they are able to make 2D models that give the feeling of a 3D polygon character and feel real close to something you'd find in real life.
258:Nameless Mage ID:jpgUwXe
@257 Teacher!
Not like that, I believe that it's sad if you reach the point where you start thinking about that kind of thing!
259:Nameless Archer ID:wzYBwWz
(';o;`)It's fine! My wife exists in the VR world!
260:Nameless Martial Artist ID:NHtkX5P
We are going off-topic here LOL.
The main point was which one was better for TB right?
261:Nameless Shinto Priest ID:82ArxmL
Since magic exists in this world, making things really realistic is hard.
On the other hand, if there's no realism, it's rather boring.
262:Nameless Mage ID:5HGn8Jm
263:Nameless Shinto Priest ID:82ArxmL
Players are selfish by nature.
In games where the game balance is really bad, they end up going out of service really fast.
264:Nameless Archer ID:3KBMRp9
I don't think it's a good idea to think like that after only one event.
265:Nameless Heavy Warrior ID:6VDQxrB
@263 It's important to not get swept away by the vocal minority.
266:Nameless Knight ID:U2Dtk8k
@265 That's right.
267:Nameless Mage ID:5HGn8Jm
Well, let's wait until the results are out.
I don't really understand difficult topics but...I'm just happy after watching the Queen's legs.
268:Nameless Shinto Priest ID:82ArxmL
@267 Isn't that fine?
That sort of approach is way healthier than people like us, who take the game too seriously.
269:Nameless Light Warior ID:ZLPV588
I took a screenshot of the Queen and when I went to check it in the folder, it was all blurry because it was through that screen! I want to take one live! But Sala is too far.
@ 267-269 You guys sure are having fun...
I feel dumb for thinking too much about things LOL.
[As you'd expect, it's looping around the concept of Pros vs Amateurs. Is it further below?] (Wataru)
[Just a bit further below. Let's skip until around the part where Rise-chan's results were announced in the medicine section...ah, this cake is so tasty!]  (Shuuhei)
Since it seems like customers are still not coming, let's take this moment to look at the part we are looking for.
VRMMO no Shien Shokunin ～Top Player no Shikakenin～
ＶＲＭＭＯの支援職人　～トッププレイヤーの仕掛人～
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/vrmmo-no-shien-shokunin-%ef%bd%9etop-player-no-shikakenin%ef%bd%9e/
Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Harem Slice of Life
Adventurers Beautiful Female Lead Blacksmith Brother Complex Calm Protagonist Childhood Friends Clan Building Cooking Crafting Curious Protagonist Dense Protagonist Elemental Magic Fantasy Creatures Game Ranking System Gamers Hard-Working Protagonist Healers Level System Love Interest Falls in Love First Love Rivals Male Protagonist Misunderstandings MMORPG Ninjas Possessive Characters Priests Siblings Siblings Not Related by Blood Sword And Magic Virtual Reality Younger Love Interests Younger Sisters
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4014ds/
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