Kuro no Maou

"Oh my... I can't believe this was such a big deal"

In my hand, I have the emergency quest arrangements my brother gave me.

That's how I understood all the circumstances.

If I had stayed stuck in the mountains for another week or so, I might have bowled in with a horrible army like the Crusaders without knowing anything.

"Now under construction to use the embankment as a barrier, you see?

At the tip of your brother's finger, you could see a dwarf or beast man setting up a wooden fence over the embankment, while at the same time installing something like an iron line wrapped around a glue.

If I recall what happened to the village after learning the circumstances, I can convince you, indeed, that everyone is acting to prepare for the battle.

"We'll stop the Crusaders here, as early as the day after tomorrow."

"So you can hang out with me or something? Brother, you must be the leader."

"So, guns are a terribly powerful weapon, if you can use them, I definitely want them"

"It's not that big of a deal, a monster with a little hard scales would easily play it, and the offense is plain compared to the type of junior magic that explodes.

And if I suck at it, chanting is faster than reloading, and I don't have to tell you no chanting. "

Monsters up to Rank 2 are the limit of damage dealt by regular bullets.

If you become a strong type of monster in Rank 2, in addition to simply having sturdy scales and skin, there's also a little guy out there who bottoms up his defense with magical factors.

Not only monsters, but also defenses that host the effects of magic defense can prevent bullets in the same way, and magicians' lower defense magic will endure one or two shots without difficulty.

To break such defenses is more powerful magic, and if you use a sword, it is martial arts.

So no magic or martial arts at all. A man like me can never be rank 2.

Even I haven't been an adventurer that long, but I just think I'll remain rank one after 10 years like this.

"Sure, a monster opponent might have a bad minute.

But if you're just gonna kill a human, you'd better have a gun. "

The sibling's eyes, who said so, seemed just a little scared.

I'm sure this guy hates the enemies that are coming, he's oblivious to the emotions of others, and even I can see that.

"The enemy's gear is not thick surcoats on the chainmails, equipment with magic defenses, so a bullet can pierce it enough.

Humans are brittle compared to other races, if you hit one, it's just incapable of combat, even guns of that caliber would have enough killing power. "

I've never shot a human, but if you're a goblin, your brother's right. If you're a species with no fur or scales, you can take it down with one bullet.

But I can't fire in a row, and more importantly, I'm a solo, so I can't fight a herd.

"Besides, there's an avant-garde this time, right?

Your brother said it as if he saw my thoughts.

"You want me to shoot enemies crossing the river from the guild, can you?

"The Alliance and the river are right next to each other, they're within range enough, and if they're human in size, they can hit it even if they're on the other bank."

"... is that true?

Brother with a slightly surprised look, um, I wonder if you think I'm lying.

"I can't use a gun unless I can do that.

Besides, bullets are more expensive than arrows, and if you take them off, they'll go bankrupt. "

Arrows are sold in bundles in every village, but bullets have to be made specifically for that, so it only costs money for that.

"Well, then let me see, no, can I finally let you shoot me?

I can't believe your brother likes guns that much, asking with some exciting face, but he's a magician, isn't he?

"Oh, if the bullets are expensive, I'll give you the money, okay?

One coin played with a finger with Kin, when he rushed to take it in his hand to avoid dropping it.

"One gold coin!? You're not getting this much!

"Just take it, it's like a forward investment."

"Huh?"

"I don't care."

"If you say so much, fine..."

I don't have any particular reason to say no, I just pull the trigger and I don't have to worry about breaking it, or treat it quite abusively but it's designed not to break it.

I'll just load the bullet and give my brother the gun.

"Ooh..."

Your brother's eyes are glittering, he's like a child.

"From here, um, I wonder if the tree standing over there has an effective range"

Point your finger about 150 meters ahead, one tree standing on the side of the road.

Not so much Oki, but the trunk is as thick as a person's torso, just the right size for the purpose.

"Well, then, one quick shot -"

I smell dry gunfire, gunpowder I'm used to sniffing.

The gun fires a smudged bullet with no problem, but I didn't know where it flew to.

"I took it off, it's hard."

"You have to get used to it. It's like that."

"Right, sure..."

The moment your brother sticks his opposite hand forward to hold the gun, magic swirls at its fingertips and a black bullet forms in an instant.

The shape of the bullet was not a round ball like the one I was using, but a pointed elongated shape with a tip.

Well, maybe this shape is more powerful as a bullet.

When I approached that thought, that black bullet was shot out at super high speeds that could not be stopped in my eyes along with the bursting sound of magic, just like a bullet.

Bakin, and the sound of tree trunks crushing reaches your ears.

"Yeah, I knew it had to be something I was used to."

"Brother, now."

"My first magic (original), I created attack magic with the image of a gun"

Your brother laughed when he said that he wouldn't be cool because he didn't have a barrel or a trigger.

I mean, if you have such magic, you don't need a gun as a weapon, do you, brother?

The guns I have worked so hard to build are only as much reproduction of my magic as my own for a mage like your brother.

After all, I hate magic, from those who can't use it, there's no such thing as a zului.

"Well, let me show you an example next time."

"Yeah."

Let's not, I don't envy magic or anything, because right now I'm an alchemist who doesn't rely on magic.

Reload the gun with bullets, just do this operation and you can concentrate all at once.

If you put up a gun, I'm the only one there.

That size at this distance, even if you don't aim well, it's easy to aim right at it.

In less than a second, just pull the trigger.

Fire, hit, hit, hit, natural consequences.

"Wow! I hit it in one shot!

"Beh, nothing, anyone can do it if they're used to it..."

I've never thought of shooting a gun and someone praising me, usually we're all like, "Hmm, so?" Sign. "

You magically hit your brother if you just hit him.

"Hey, can you guess if I throw this?

"Uh, what's that?

Soon, on your brother's right hand, there's an object like a black disc that you think was made of magic.

I wonder if it means throwing this aim and hitting it in the air, the size of just under 30cm in the straight line. Yeah, that sounds pretty funny.

Load the bullet, put the gun up again.

"Throw it."

"Whoa, let's go, then"

Bhun, and cut the wind. The black disc was released from your brother's hand at an arrowy speed.

By a slightly blowing transverse wind, the trajectory of the disc increases the distance of flight with a gentle curve drawn in the right direction.

Targeting a moving target naturally increases difficulty compared to not moving, but just doesn't take an irregular orbit like a feather monster. Better, it doesn't make it a big problem to hit.

Pull the trigger, just after the shooting, the black disc was shattered and scattered in the air.

"Clay, the shooting is perfect, too! You definitely have the gift of shooting!

"Oh, yeah... I mean, Crae, what are you shooting at..."

"Ha ha, don't light it, don't light it"

Laughing in a good mood, your brother slaps Bashibashi and me on the shoulder.

I'm a little sore, I mean, and then I'm stroking my head, too, brother.

"No, don't!

But I can always see my expression loosening like it's solidified, I realize I'm laughing.

Yes, this was the first time you've ever complimented me so straightforward.