255 発想の転換と言うのは、簡単そうに見えて盲点だったりする
Another side
「海堂先輩、お疲れ様です」
「あ、りがとうっす、勝君。ヤバいっす、先輩がマジでヤバいっす」
「そんなにですか?」
次郎への襲撃を終えて、息絶え絶えに逃げてきた海堂の顔面は蒼白であった。
あの時、次郎と戦った時間は十秒にも満たなかったが、そのわずかな時間で海堂に恐怖を植え付けるには十分であった。
勝に差し出された飲み物を受け取る海堂の手は震えていた。
ガタガタとそれはもうわかりやすく震えていた。
「なんすか、あの攻撃、止められた瞬間先輩と目が合ったっすけど、一瞬頭の中で胴体が真っ二つになる光景が浮かんだっすよ」
どうにか飲み物を飲んで一息ついたかと思えば、逆に一息ついて冷静になり海堂は先ほどの出来事を思い出してしまいさらに震えが増してしまった。
「手加減なしだったら、俺絶対ヤバかったっすよ。生きてるって素晴らしいっすねぇ」
先ほどからヤバいヤバいと繰り返す海堂。
その様子に並大抵ではないことを感じたんだと、勝は思い生唾を飲む。
「いやぁ、海堂先輩のおかげで作戦がうまくいってよかったでござるよ。本当にお疲れ様でござった」
「軽い!! 俺のやり遂げたことに対してなに、ほんわかしてるっすか!? 俺危うく切り捨てられるところだったんすよ!! 俺のお腹が真っ二つになるところだったんすよ! 切腹でももう少し容赦あったっすよ!!」
そんな緊迫感をたれ流しにしている海堂に話しかける南の口調は非常にのんびりしている。
まるで近所のおばさんがマラソンを走り終えた小学生にお疲れさまと声をかけるくらいな気安さだ。
「いや~、海堂先輩ならできるって思ったからこその采配でござるよ。思った通り無事に帰ってきてくれたでござるし」
「いや、そうっすけど、なんか納得できないっすね」
一緒に行動し、片や切り込み身を危険にさらし、もう片方は後方で安全な距離を取り身を守っていた。
その事実に納得いかない海堂は、まぁいいかと後で問い詰めることにして、状況を確認するために、四つん這いになって一方面だけ明るくなっているエリアに向かう。
「それで、北宮ちゃんどうなんっすか? 先輩の動きは」
「南に言われた通り、なんとか意識は下に向けられてるけど、こっちに気づくのは時間の問題よ。海堂さんじゃないけど、次郎さんの動きが本当にすごい。最初に南の言うこと聞かないで正面から挑んでたら全滅してたわ」
その明るくなった場所に北宮が膝をつき下を覗き込んでいた。
ここは闘技場の中でもひときわ高い支柱の中に南が魔法で掘り結界で固め造った空間。
まばらにある支柱の中で極力目立たないようにと、南が選んだ一本だ。
そんな空間で見下ろし北宮の操るゴーレムと次郎が戦っている光景を見る。
「うへぇ、ほとんど一刀で切り捨てられているじゃないっすか。北宮ちゃん大丈夫っすか?」
「今は絶え間なく攻撃してるようにして、時々水の中から攻撃するようにして意識を逸らしてるけどいつまでもつか......」
険しい表情で、現在進行形で戦っている北宮は今の戦況が肌で感じられるほど分が悪いものだと思っていた。
次郎がすごいと称える海堂の言葉に素直に頷けると思うほど戦力が離れすぎている。
足場を孤立させ、水に落とせば動きを封じられるというのに、あの場所から動かさないように誘導するので手一杯。
そんな自分の心境を正確に把握した北宮はいつもみたいに頭が熱くなる前に深呼吸し、心を落ち着け次の手のカギになるアメリアに声をかけた。
「ん~、半分かナ? ポーションで回復したけど、これ以上は飲めないヨ。むしろ、ちょっと飲みすぎてお腹が、う~」
最初の一手で大津波を引き起こすほどの大魔法を放ったアメリアは、魔力切れ一歩手前で貧血を起こしたようにフラフラだったが、二リットルのコーラのペットボトルを一気飲みするかのようにマジックポーションを飲み切り顔色は復活した。
代わりに、液体を大量に摂取したため胃は膨らみ、少し体を動かすとポチャンと音がしそうで恥ずかしそうに彼女はお腹を押さえこれ以上は飲めないと宣言する。
「十分ね、最初にあんな大魔法使わせちゃったけど、次はもう少し規模の小さいのを頼むから」
「ノープロブレム。大丈夫だヨ!」
そんな様子でも元気に返事をしてくれる妹分に北宮は微笑み、気合を入れなおしゴーレムの操作に集中する。
作戦は順調に進んでいる。
海堂の命がけの奇襲のおかげで次郎は北宮達が水中に居ると踏んでいて、その場から動かず周囲を警戒している。
そのおかげで北宮が操作する氷のゴーレムは見事に次郎をその場に留め次郎の動きを観察できるベストなポジションを確保できた。
これで、最初に目指していた目標は達成できた。
「いやぁ、見れば見るほどリーダーの動きが人間離れしてるってのがわかるでござるねぇ。これ、本当に勝てるでござるか?」
「んふ~」
「そのドヤ顔なんとかできないの?」
「いや~、北宮が珍しく拙者を褒めるのでござるから、今見せないといけないと思ったのでやったでござる」
北宮の視線の先には遠目に見える次郎の姿と北宮が用意したゴーレムが数体見える。
北宮の感覚的にはゲームをしているような感覚だが、それでも自分なりに最善を尽くしゴーレムを操作しているのに一刀のもと切り捨てられるゴーレムを見ると次郎の強さに冷や汗が一滴流れる。
一体一体を倒す間隔が短い。
そう感じるのは彼女が次郎と戦っていると実感しているからだろう。
彼女にしても今回の研修で鬼王と呼ばれるキオ教官相手に少しでも対抗できるように研鑽を積み、仕上がった術だ。
多少なりとも自信をもって今回の使用に踏み切った。
なのにもかかわらず、鎧袖一触。
少しでも相手と同じ土俵に立たないように剣よりも間合いの広い槍を選び、一撃離脱を繰り返すようにした。
さらに援護ができるように、さりげなく槍から弓へと切り替えられるようにもしたのにもかかわらず、さっきからゴーレムを作り直すことが多くてそれを使う暇がない。
周囲をアメリアの魔法によって水で満たしたのは北宮の氷のゴーレムを作る際に消費する魔力を節約するためだ。
ゴーレムを作るのにも魔力はいる。
一から作るよりも素材があった方がいいのは当たり前、こうやってみるみる魔力が減っているのを感じるとそう思ってしまう。
「様子を見るのはいいけど、そろそろ私の魔力が持たないわよ。次の段階に行かないと」
正面からでは話にならない。
そう実感できたからこそ、北宮は南に意見を聞く。
フィールドもわかっていない状況で作戦を立てるのは無謀と必要最低限の打ち合わせしかしておらず、各々身に着けた新しい技で勝ちを拾おうと北宮は頭をめぐらす。
北宮たちがやったのは南風に言うなればレイドボスの攻略をひたすらやっただけの話。
で教官に挑み、指摘され、直し、強化し挑む、その繰り返しだ。
教官は個々で改善点を指摘しアドバイスをする。
実戦的かつ効率的な指導方法だった。
弱点を減らすという意味での教導と長所を伸ばすという教導をこなす教官の腕前に海堂たちは感心しながらも、容赦のない相手に鬱憤をぶつける日々を過ごした。
今回の研修の締めも、そんな雰囲気を海堂たちは感じた。
相手が普段は味方の次郎ではあるが、そこはそれ、気にせず全力でぶつかろうと教官の意識指導が実を結んだ結果、こうやって使える手は使うという容赦のなさを体現している。
「そうでござるなぁ、正面からは勝つのは厳しいというよりムリゲーなのは事実でござるが、それ以外なら勝てないわけではないでござる。リーダーは人を辞めているでござるが、幸いまだ教官たちよりは勝ち筋が見えるでござる。問題は、アミーちゃんの大魔法をどうやって当てるかでござるなぁ」
北宮はゴーレムを操作しながらであるため次郎から視線を逸らせないが、それ以外は顔を突き合わせて、次の展開を相談する。
だが、あと一手決め手に欠けるという結論に至る。
いや、決め手はある。
単純に次郎に攻撃を通すという方法で考えぬかれた結果が、今回の研修でアメリアが身に着けた大魔法。
そして彼女自身も魔法を覚えたいと思っていたので、今回の研修でちょうどいいとばかりに火力を補った。
いや正確には、膨大な魔力のせいでアメリアが細かい魔力操作がまだできないので、魔力操作が多少大雑把でいい大魔法しか使えないと言った方が正確だ。
それならさすがの次郎もダメージを負う。
「勝君とあんたに後方で支援してもらって、海堂さんに足止めしてもらうってのは?」
「三秒でリーダーに当てられるならそれでいいでござるよ? ただし、その時は海堂先輩ご臨終のお知らせがでるでござるが」
「俺ごとってことっすか!? それなら残念なお知らせっす、その場にとどまって先輩を止めるのなら三秒以下で俺は終わる自信があるっすよ、いやでも気合をいれれば三秒はなんとかできるかもっすけど」
「それでも、秒殺なのね」
海堂が身に着けたのは、接近戦の技と気配の使い方。
意外や意外。
キオ教官は威圧する術だけではなく、自身を弱く見せる方法にも熟知していた。
当人曰く、中にはワザと実力を隠す輩もいるらしく、そういったときに油断し隙をつかれないように相手の実力をはかるために必要だったという。
使うことはないが、理屈を知っているというたぐいの話だ。
海堂が身に着けたのは自身の気迫を増減させ強さを偽る術と消す術。
さらにそれに合わせた柳のような戦い方だ。
それを駆使してもあっという間にやられると先ほどの手合わせで肌に感じている海堂は堂々と断言した。
「NO!海堂さんを撃ちたくないって意味もあるけど、魔法の準備にも少なくとも十秒は欲しいヨ!」
アメリアはアメリアで、俺のことは構わず撃てというセリフにできないと言うタイプの人種のため、両手でバツ印を作り北宮と南の言葉を拒否した。
「海堂先輩で三秒、まさる~残り七秒稼げるでござるか?」
「二秒......いや一秒半なら、それでも十秒に届かないか。厳しいな」
「どっちにしろ、本気になった先輩相手に時間稼ぎが絶望的ってことっすねぇ」
「むぅ、北宮のゴーレムと海堂先輩で五秒、残りの時間は......仕方ないでござる。拙者がどうにかするでござるよ、明日筋肉痛が確定でござるが」
「南? あれをやるのか?」
「仕方ないでござる、ここで負けたらもう一日強制合宿コースでござるからな。負けられないでござる」
各自真剣に南の言葉、特に強制合宿コースと聞いて険しい表情を作る。
この戦いに挑む前に、次郎が監督官とほのかに甘い雰囲気を醸し出しながら同じような激励されているのに対して、海堂たちは笑顔でキオ教官に、負けたら俺の指導が足りないってことでもう一日なと笑顔でサムズアップされ見送られた経緯がある。
なので普段はやる気がない南も、今回ばかりは真剣だ。
「もう一か月、ネットのない生活なんて無理でござるよ!!」
教官との研修を避ける理由が南らしいなぁと一同が少しほのぼのする。
そんな普段は熱血キャラにならない幼馴染を見ながら口元に笑みを浮かべ、この後に起こることに備える勝だった。
Another side End
意識誘導をして、交渉を有利にすることはよくある話だ。
260 255 Fa Xiang noZhuan Huan toYan unoha, Jian Dan souniJian eteMang Dian datsutarisuru
Another side
"Kaido-senpai, thank you for your hard work.
"Oh, thanks, Masaru. I'm in trouble, my senior is in real trouble.
"Is that much?
Kaido's face was pale as he fled breathlessly after the attack on Jiro.
He had fought Jiro for less than ten seconds at the time, but that little time was enough to instill fear in Kaido.
Kaido's hands were trembling as he accepted the drink offered by Katsu.
Rattling it was now plainly trembling.
I saw my eyes met with my senpai the moment the attack was stopped, and for a moment I saw my body split in half in my head.
You're going to have to take a drink and take a breath, but then you take a breath and calm down and remember what happened earlier, which made Kaido shiver even more.
If I hadn't taken it easy, I would have been in trouble. It's wonderful to be alive.
Kaido, who has been repeating "Oh no, oh no, oh no!
You will be able to see that the situation is so unusual that Katsu salivate at the thought of it.
You're very lucky that your strategy worked out so well, that it did. You did a really good job.
"Light! What are you smiling about my accomplishment? I was almost cut off! My stomach was about to be ripped in half! Even seppuku was a little more forgiving!
Minami's tone of voice is very laid back as he speaks to Kaido, who is letting such tensions flow down his throat.
It's as easy as a neighbor lady saying goodnight to an elementary school student who has finished running a marathon.
It's because I knew you could do it, that I did. You came back safely as I expected, that I did.
No, I know, but I'm not sure I understand.
They worked together, one cutting into and endangering himself while the other kept a safe distance behind to protect himself.
Unconvinced by this fact, Kaido decides to chase him down later to see what's going on, and gets down on all fours and heads to the area that is only lighted in one direction to check out the situation.
So, how is Kitamiya? Senior Movement
It's just a matter of time before they notice you. I'm not Kaido, but Jiro's movement is really amazing. If I had challenged him head-on without listening to Minami first, I would have been annihilated.
In the brightened place, Kitamiya was kneeling and looking down.
This is a space dug and warded with magic by Minami inside the tallest pillar in the arena.
It was one that Minami chose to be as inconspicuous as possible among the sparse pillars.
In such a space, I look down and see a golem controlled by Kitamiya and Jiro fighting.
"Wow, it was almost cut down with one sword. Are you okay, Kitamiya-chan?
I try to distract them by attacking them incessantly now, sometimes through the water, but I don't know how long it will last. ......
With a grim expression on his face, Kitamiya thought that the current war situation was so bad that he could feel it firsthand.
The forces are so far apart that you can honestly nod to Kaido's words of praise that Jiro is amazing.
You can isolate the scaffolding and drop it into the water to block their movements, but you're too busy guiding them away from that spot.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out exactly what I'm going through, so I'm going to take a deep breath before my head gets hot as usual and call out to Amelia, who will be the next key to calm my heart and my next move.
''Hmmm...half? I recovered from the potion, but I can't drink any more. Rather, I drank a little too much and my stomach, ugh.
Amelia, who had unleashed enough magic to cause a tidal wave with her first move, was dizzy, as if she were anemic on the verge of running out of magic power, but her complexion revived as she gulped down the magic potion as if she were gulping down a two-liter Coke bottle.
Instead, her stomach distended from ingesting so much liquid, she clutched her belly in shame as if she could not drink any more, as if she could hear a clunk when she moved a little.
"Enough, I let you use such a big spell the first time, but next time I want something smaller, please.
"No problem. It's okay!
Kitamiya smiles at her sister, who replies cheerfully even though she looks like that, and concentrates on the operation of the golem with renewed vigor.
The operation is going well.
Thanks to Kaido's deadly ambush, Jiro believes that Kitamiya and the others are in the water and remains motionless and cautious of his surroundings.
Thanks to this, the ice golem operated by Kitamiya has successfully kept Jiro in place, giving you the best position to observe his movements.
With this, I've achieved my initial goal.
"Well, the more I look at it, the more I see that the leader's movements are very inhuman, that I can see. Can we really win, that we can?
"Mmmm~
"Can't you do something about that smug look?
No, since Kitamiya unusually praises me, that I had to show you now, that I did.
You can see Jiro in the distance and several golems that Kitamiya has prepared for you.
Although Kitamiya feels as if he is playing a game, he still does his best to control the golem, but when he sees the golem cut down by a single blow, he feels a drop of cold sweat at the strength of Jiro.
The interval between defeating each one of them is short.
The reason why she feels that way is because she feels that she is fighting Jiro.
She's also learned and perfected her art against Kio, the so-called demon king, during this training program.
She decided to use it with more or less confidence.
Nevertheless, you've never worn a sleeve.
To avoid being on the same level as my opponent, I chose to use a spear with more distance than the sword and to repeat my breakaway moves.
I was also able to casually switch from spear to bow to provide additional cover, but I had to rebuild the golem so often that I didn't have time to use it.
Amelia's magic filled the surrounding area with water in order to save the magic consumed in creating the ice golem of the North Palace.
Creating the golem also requires magic.
It's better to have the materials than to make it from scratch, of course, when you feel your magic power gradually decreasing like this.
"We'll see how it goes, but my magic is running out soon. I have to go to the next level.
You can't talk about it from the front.
That's why Kitamiya asks Minami for his opinion.
Kitamiya thought it would be reckless to plan a strategy when the field was unknown, so they had only the minimum amount of discussion, and Kitamiya tried to pick up a win with the new skills each of them had acquired.
What Kitamiya and his team did was just to capture the raid boss in the southern style.
They challenged the instructor as a group (party), and after being pointed out, they fixed, strengthened and challenged, and the process repeated.
The instructor will point out the areas for improvement and give you advice individually.
It was a practical and efficient way of teaching.
Kaido and the others were impressed by the instructor's ability to reduce the weaknesses and develop the strengths of the students, while they spent their days lashing out at their relentless opponents.
Kaido and the others felt this atmosphere at the end of the training program.
Although the opponent is usually Jiro's ally, the instructor's conscious guidance to use his full strength without regard to the fact that the opponent is usually an ally, has paid off, and this is the result of the mercilessness of using the hand that can be used.
It's true that it's more difficult to win head-on, that is true, but otherwise it's not impossible to win. The leader is out of the game, that he is, but fortunately, he still has a better chance of winning than the instructors, that he does. The problem is how to apply Amie's great magic, that it is.
Kitamiya can't take his eyes off Jiro because he is operating the golem, but otherwise they are face to face and discuss what to do next.
However, they come to the conclusion that they lack a clue.
No, there is a decisive factor.
The well-thought-out method of simply attacking Jiro is the result of the great magic Amelia has acquired during this training.
And since she herself wanted to learn magic, she supplemented her firepower just right with this training.
To be precise, the huge amount of magic power means that Amelia is still unable to do fine magic manipulation, so it's more accurate to say that her magic manipulation is a bit sketchy and she can only use great magic.
Then as expected of Jiro, he too will take damage.
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have you and Katsuhito back up and have Kaido-san stop us.
If you can guess the leader in three seconds, that's all that matters, right? However, at that time, you will be notified of Kaido's death, that is.
You mean it's just me? If you want to stay there and stop her, I'm sure it will be over in less than three seconds, but if you're determined, you might be able to make it in three seconds.
But still, a second to kill?
Kaido has acquired the skill of close combat and the use of presence.
Surprisingly and unexpectedly.
Instructor Kio knew not only how to intimidate you, but also how to make himself look weak.
According to him, there are some people who deliberately hide their abilities, and in such cases, he says it was necessary to measure the opponent's abilities so that he would not be caught off guard.
It's the kind of story where you never use it, but you know the logic.
Kaido has mastered the art of increasing or decreasing his own spirit to disguise his strength and the art of erasing it.
And a willowy way of fighting to match it.
Even if you use it, you'll be killed in the blink of an eye, Kaido, who knows firsthand from the previous match, openly asserted.
No! I don't want to shoot you, but I want at least ten seconds to prepare for the magic!
Amelia is Amelia, the type of person who says she can't make it into a line to shoot me without regard to me, so she made a mark with both hands and rejected the words of Kitamiya and Minami.
"Three seconds with Kaido-senpai, no doubt - can you earn seven seconds left, that is?
Two seconds ...... or even a second and a half would still be less than ten seconds. That's tough.
In any case, it's a hopeless way to buy time against a senior who is serious about it.
Mmm, five seconds with Kitamiya's golem and Kaido-senpai, and the rest of the time is ......, that I have no choice. I'll take care of it, that I will, although I'm sure I'll have muscle pain tomorrow.
"South? You want to do that?
"There's no way around it, that I can't help it, that I can't afford to lose here, that I can't afford to lose another day of training camp course. I can't lose, that I can't.
Each person seriously makes a grim expression upon hearing the words of the South, especially the compulsory training camp course.
Before taking on this fight, Jiro has been given the same kind of encouragement as the supervisor with a hint of sweetness, while Kaido and the others were given a smile and a thumbs up by instructor Kio, saying that if they lost, it would be one more day because of my lack of guidance, and they were sent off with a smile.
So even the usually unmotivated Minami is serious this time.
"I can't live without the internet for another month, that I can't!
It's a good thing that you have a good reason to avoid training with the instructors.
Seeing his childhood friend who doesn't usually turn into a hot-blooded character, Masaru prepares for what's to come, with a smile on his face.
Another side End
It's common to induce awareness and gain an advantage in negotiations.
Entering a Company From Another World!?
異世界からの企業進出！？転職からの成り上がり録『祝1億PV突破！！』　
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/entering-a-company-from-another-world/
Action Adventure Comedy Ecchi Fantasy Harem Romance Shounen
Adapted to Manga Angels Average-looking Protagonist Beautiful Female Lead Childcare Demon Lord Demons Dungeons Elves Fallen Angels Fantasy World Game Elements Human-Nonhuman Relationship Level System Male Protagonist Modern Day Monsters Older Love Interests Polygamy Pregnancy R-15 Summoned Hero Transported to Another World Vampires Weak to Strong
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