Nihonkoku Shoukan (WN)

Esperanto Kingdom

Esperanto, the king who lives in the Royal Castle, was waiting for an exotic soldier who saved the kingdom of the kingdom, the scholar Say, during the audience.

"Mortes, what kind of knight do you think will come?"

The King, dressed in golden armor, puts on her cloak and talks to Mortes, the knight standing beside the King, as she recalls the image of a veteran brave man who has used a magic sword.

The dignified old knight Mortez, with a slightly difficult face,

"Yes. I guess there is something close to guns recently developed in the kingdom in deducing the weapons of foreign soldiers from the report. I think the musketeer Zabile is more familiar."

Mortes oriented the musketeer Zabil to stand between the same king's audiences.

Musketeer Zabiru ... A gentleman with a slightly thin shape and green clothes, familiar with the recently developed new weapon called a gun, and boasts the highest accuracy in the kingdom.

"My Majesty, I heard that the foreign soldier who heard the story pointed his black stick at the enemy, pierced the enemy with a continuous firing of bullets of God speed, and defeated him. In a sense, there may be something close to a gun, but I don't know how to fire continuously and fire.

A gun is a powerful weapon, but it will be difficult to shoot continuously and even once every 30 seconds. Also, the bullets don't shine ... I recognize that they are similar.

I don't know what kind of soldiers will come. "

Zabiru denies the possibility of a gun.

Eventually, a subordinate knocks between the audience….

"Soon the scholar Sey and foreign soldiers are coming."

Everyone looks at the door with little expectation.

"Your Majesty! You're back! Are you sure you want him through?"

Say talks to the king with the same tone. Regarding language, they have given up on Say.

"excuse me!!!"

A dirty soldier wearing a green mottled pattern enters the room.

Everyone who is present at the prestigious place called Audience of the Imperial City is clouded with his dirty appearance.

"What ...!"

Everyone looks stunned, looking at clothes that do not have a piece of elegance. But the king speaks with gratitude.

"What is his name?"

"Yes, I am Shinji Okazaki, a member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force !!!! Thank you very much for inviting me to the Royal Palace this time!"

Takaoka salutes and faces the king.

They are slightly impressed by the crisp movement.

"Yes, I'm Esperanto, the king of the Kingdom of Esperanto. Thank you for helping Say, the brain of my kingdom, to attack from the demons."

"Haha!"

"By the way ... what is your weapon that defeated that jet-black knight?"

"Yes, it's a Type 89 automatic rifle."

After Takaoka answers, the scholar Say turns to the king.

"My Majesty, this is a gun. It's a more advanced gun than we do."

"A gun? It seems that the characteristics of the weapon I heard are a little different ..."

"No, this is a awesome gun."

The face of Musketeer Zabil is slightly cloudy in Say's words.

"I see ..."

King Wang wants to see the power of a foreign soldier who calls himself Oka.

"Oka, I want to see your strength."

A sudden remark.

"What do you mean?"

King refers to the person in green clothes standing beside him.

"The guy is called the musketeer Zabil. He is familiar with guns developed in Japan and can be said to be the best user in the country.

Don't guess with this person ... There is a competition to hit a distant target. "

Oka makes a troubled look at King's offer.

"Sorry, I am a SDF member in Japan.

In Japan, the use of weapons is strictly restricted, and it is not possible to use them without permission, even if the situation is not imminent at my sole discretion. "

Takaoka refuses the king's offer and is stunned by the fact that one of his soldiers declined the king's offer, albeit in a foreign country.

"I see ... it's very hard. Then Oka-dono has a request ..."

"what?"

"Actually, there is a dormant volcano called Bagura on the north side of our country. Near the crater .... I can understand that it is impossible to imagine that monsters are forming a town.

They continue to increase their numbers and are preparing for a clear battle.

The size of the enemy this time is incomparable to the past invasion, and a calm analysis of the ratio of forces shows that if the enemy starts a full-scale invasion this time, it is estimated that 80% of the kingdom will be They will be robbed and the people will be killed. With normal estimates, the kingdom will be destroyed ... all walls will be broken. "

"e!????"

The doctor Barthus, who was present with Takaoka, and Safine utter a surprise voice despite being in front of the king.

"But there is light to avoid destruction ... Light for the kingdom has come down from the sky.

Takaoka, you heard that you defeated a very unmanageable jet-black knight alone, alone. If you aim and defeat only powerful monsters, the damage to our country will be half of the people, 150,000 people. "

Damage enough to make a phrase.

"Are there any assumptions about the path of invasion of creatures called monsters?"

"Despite the terrain, the situation, and the defense, the Karls Quarter will definitely be the first target.

Despite the fact that Okaden cannot cooperate in defeating powerful monsters, this area falls in consideration of the power ratio. Unfortunately, the people in this area will be exterminated. "

Even if Saffine is present or standing, he will not be able to stay.

"Hey ... Your Majesty! Then evacuate the residents of the Karls district to the center immediately !!"

The king and his aides have a painful face.

"Is it a daughter from the Calz district ... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I can't do that."

"why!?"

"It's food. The Karls district is an agricultural area, one of the kingdom's food producing areas, but it's always going to fall in terms of power.

If people in the area are protected in other areas, the number of days they can fight will be drastically reduced.

The damage in the case of a long-term war is 20,000 more than in the case of abandoning the entire area of Karls. In other words, when the battle begins, the gate seems to be ruthless, but the gate will be closed and will not open again.

This is not limited to the Karls Quarter, but the first invasion will probably need to abandon three territories. "

"So ... that's it !!"

Saffine collapses.

"... I don't mind if you move to the royal capital now.

During their conversation, Oka's head was spinning at full power.

Esperanto's estimate that half of the nation will die if you do not participate in the war, even if you do.

If you keep it ... The kind people in the Karls district who helped me and saved my life will die.

Takaoka decides.

"Your Majesty ..."

"What?"

"I'm a single person and I'm helping to get rid of harmful birds and beasts, but sometimes I can't help alone."

The story continues.

"I would like to have all the information on the enemy's situation, number, characteristics, characteristics, expected invasion route, why it was predicted, and so on. I want you to return all of the equipment that is. "

"I'm fine."

The king answers immediately.

"And I heard that there are people called Musketeers in this country.

Please lend me at least 10 people who are used to handling this gun. It means that you are under command. "

In response to these words, the eyes of the musketeer Zabiru open. In the Kingdom of Esperanto, the most powerful weapon that emits smoke and defeats enemies with a loud volume is a special thing that can only be used by nobles, such as putting it under the command of a foreign alien ... Springs up.

"Foreign soldiers ... If you are going to" use "a Musketeer in our country, even if your Majesty grants you permission, it would be impossible for me to show your strength.

Excuse me, but as you say, you don't look great. "

Takaoka thinks a bit.

"I see. It's an emergency with tens of thousands of lives. The use of my weapons will be a persuasive measure."

The building looks at Oka and laughs inappropriately.

"The game is a long shot of the gun. Any number of shots can be fired in one minute, but you can score by breaking the designated dish. This dish gradually goes away, and the farther the dish, the higher the score Become.

You should use your country's weapons.

I will, of course, use the best guns produced by our craftsmen. "

Zabiru faces the king.

"I'm very pleased that Oka-dono will help you, but if his ability is below the expectations of His Majesty, he can lend him alone and a soldier other than a musketeer. I would like to respond in the form, is that OK? "

"Um, I understand."

There were many other things I wanted to talk about, but after Oka showed his power in front of the king, the audience was finally opened, and that day's audience ended.

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2 days later

"Hey, undertaking that, is it really okay?"

Safine feels uneasy and talks to Oka at the target competition held today, the target battle against the musketeer Zabil at the shooting range.

Recently, Oka and Saffine are no longer using honorifics because they seem to be getting used to them, and their age is so close.

"It's okay……."

The gunner of Zavir, who saw the practice scenery, was a matchlock gun, albeit decorated, with a spherical bullet inserted through the muzzle and pouring gunpowder for firing.

If you show your usual ability, you will win by the difference of gun performance.

However, as a Saffine, the musketeer Zabiru is called the "genius" by saying that "there is no one on the right of Zabiru", the strongest gun user in the kingdom.

Although his gun is said to be the masterpiece of a master craftsman Ranzal, Oka certainly admitted his ability to defeat the jet-black knight, but he was worried about it in the form of a "match."

She prays to God because she thought that if Oka won, the damage to the Karls district would be reduced at all.

"Please! Win !!!!"

"Ah!!"

"Your match will begin soon. Here are two elite warriors.

After hearing the announcement, Oka was ready to walk to the match venue.

◆◆◆

Royal New Weapons Experiment Station

The audience seats to accommodate about 10,000 people are full, and the king appears while watching the various nobles.

King had opened the test site open to the public, including a sense of legitimacy to cooperate with foreign soldiers if the people had a break and had strong results.

"Introducing the players and players.

A new weapon called the best gun of our country, its strongest user, a man who is said to have the talent of God! ! Musketeer Zabil! ! !

Large applause and cheers buzz at the venue.

"Chur !! Zabiru-!!!!"

Many of the yellow voices of the noble girls echoed the so-called twink of Zavir.

The building goes to the center and bows to the king.

When the cheers reach their climax, an announcement is played.

"The next person is a foreign soldier, a man who defeated that" black knight "by a single man with its extraordinary power! Japan's proud soldier, Shinji Okazaki! !

A cheer is heard at the venue. However, the voice calms down according to the appearance of the man who appeared.

"What ... what is that foreign soldier?"

"What a filthy look ..."

"Did you really defeat the jet-black knight?"

"This is ... Zabiru's victory!"

With no particular grounds, the spectators started to make predictions.

"Hello, I'm happy to have this time with you."

The building greets Oka.

"I am honored to be able to compete with other countries."

Takaoka answers.

"I'm ... rivals are gone ... it's lonely to be too strong."

"I see ... I'm jealous. I'm full of rivals."

"Hahaha, ordinary people are hard."

"Then start the competition! !

A dish about 1m in diameter appears about 50m ahead. Oka is stunned by the proximity and size of the target.

"Huh? Is that?"

"Hahaha ... Are you surprised? The gun of a master craftsman, Ranzal, whose killing distance is 220m, and the inevitable distance is 50m ... but the target is only 1m.

Whatever you are an ordinary person, if you have trained and reached the territory of the master, it will be the distance to hit. "

"Now, the competition begins! !

It will be clear if you hit it within 1 minute about 50m ahead.

The shooting hits every minute, the loss is determined, and the shooting is performed alternately.

"go……."

The musketeer Xavir, who is said to be the best in the kingdom of Esperanto, is on fire and starts preparing.

Include a spherical ammunition, pour gunpowder, hold firmly, and trigger.

The hammer of the matchlock hits gunpowder. The ignited powder exploded quickly, causing the air to explode.

@Pan! !

A loud noise and loud white smoke rise from the muzzle and around the contact of the matchlock, and a spherical bullet is ejected.

The fired bullet flew at high speed while shaking in the air, and cracked the plate installed 50 m away with one shot.

"Ooooooooooo."

Ruffles occur in the venue.

"Um! Stunning!"

The king is convinced.

"I saw it for the first time !!"

"What a terrible weapon!"

Guns that are not yet widely used in the Esperanto kingdom, and their power is so amazing.

"Everyone, this is the craftsman's gun and the genius Xavir.

This weapon will penetrate the armor when fired at this distance.

We are currently working on mass production, and if this is officially put into practical use, it will be a useful weapon against monsters wearing armor such as oak king.

"Ooh!"

The venue is roaring.

"Next is Shinji Okazaki, a brave foreign soldier. There are guns in their country, Japan, and he is a general soldier, but please look forward to how far you can withstand the genius Musketeer Zabiru.

Takaoka follows the shooting line.

"And ... first! !

He quickly and accurately holds his Type 89 automatic rifle.

Confirm that it is a single shot, and aim so that the terrestrial sight gates line up.

Short range shooting, can not be removed.

"Hmm!?"

Zabiru notices that Oka does not have gunpowder.

(Hey, I know I'm nervous, but I forgot to put in the gunpowder, I guess it won't happen.)

He feels Oka is a poorly trained soldier and drops his shoulder.

"This is ... I won't be the other person."

When the building murmurs, a dry sound resounds at the venue.

The bullet fired from the # 89 automatic rifle flies while rotating due to the rifling inside the gun.

The ammunition ruptured the air, flew in a stable manner, smashed the target dish, fell on the ground farther away, and raised small smoke.

Puddle venue.

"It's wonderful! Now, next is 70m! !

A dish 1m in diameter appeared 70m ahead.

"Huh ... I'll do it more than I thought ... but the next 70m will be even tighter. Huff ..."

Musketeer Zabiru is on fire, and he holds a matchlock.