Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

August 20, 7451

Dawn!

In the forest, not far from Landgreens, the kingdom of Daybus.

Immediately after the roar, the big tree, which had been gnawed halfway through the trunk, began to fall down, making an unpleasant sound.

"It's a success...!"

Terrified, Cell said as she pulled out her fingers, which were sticking into both ears.

There is white smoke 10 meters away from where he stands.

A heterogeneous piece of metal that sits in it.

It's a cannon that still creates a thin stream of smoke from the muzzle.

The SSmen who were operating the cannon a little further away in order to be alert to the crash were rubbing their eyes against the smoke, pulling out the rags that had been inserted instead of the earplugs and opening their mouths wide.

The cannon itself has been prototyped several times in the past, but it has never been so perfectly fired.

Instead of letting out incomparable white smoke and roaring sounds, a cannon that can shoot large shells without interruption.

It has a caliber of nearly 20 cm and a barrel length of 60 cm.

The thickness of the bronze constituting the barrel is 10 cm even at the thinnest point of the tip.

It's a bigger calibre than the cannons we've tried several times in the past.

Instead, the gun barrel was rather short, and although it was not as short as an artillery cannon, it was a short barrel that was often confused, but since it repeatedly failed and continued to be improved, the shortcomings were crushed and the design was refined.

It appears that there is no abnormality in the barrel of the gun. As soon as the temperature drops, the projectile can be fired again with the projectile and projectile.

All of the prototypes in the past were ruptured and distorted with the first shot, so the successful development of the gun barrel that can be used continuously is a great progress.

In addition, it would take an hour in its natural state to be able to fire the next round.

Even so, standing about 50 meters away, it is powerful enough to eaves nearly half the trunk of a large tree with a diameter of 80 cm.

If it had been a direct hit in the middle of the trunk, it would have been broken in one shot.

If it's this powerful at this distance, there must be a castle gate everywhere.

Even if the surface of the gate is covered with an iron plate, it can be broken by hitting the position of the hammer or bent to open the gate halfway.

Alright, let's cool down the cannon barrel!

At the behest of Cell, the crew who operated the cannon and the crew with the large plate rushed to the area around the cannon, and immediately surrounded the cannon in all directions.

Plates are erected on cannons and pedestals to reduce the bottom area as much as possible.

The sound of piling immediately resounded, and the gun was covered in thick planks that seemed to be sturdy.

The cannon came to be placed in a huge bathtub.

Then, of the SS men standing by the cell, those who were skilled in fire magic and water magic approached the cannon.

First of all, the barrel of the gun is cooled more or less by filling it with hot water.

Of course, the plates surrounding the cannon are not equipped with robust water leakage measures.

However, it is not immersed in hot water forever, so it is sufficient.

If we can't keep the cannons cool enough for a few minutes, that's what we think.

When something like a tall stepladder is erected beside a cannon surrounded by a board, the crew climbs on it and stretches their arms inside the board.

The hot water immediately began to gush from the ground designated by the surgeon, who was looking down.

It leaks flashily from the joint of the plate that forms a corner, but it continues to spew out at a rate that exceeds that.

The hot water that appeared was stopped immediately, but the SS crew produced almost as much hot water as the magic power was exhausted.

We'll be switched to a new crew soon.

The hot water keeps leaking, but it still doesn't exceed the amount produced by magic.

Soon the surface swallowed the pedestal of the cannon and approached the barrage.

And then, when the first serviceman started running hot water.

At last, the surface of the hot water reached the barrel of the cannon.

Zuburn!!

Not as much as the firing of a cannon, but still a loud rupture.

"Ughaaaaa!!"

In anticipation of this, the stepladder stood behind the cannon as far away from the barrel as possible in order to achieve a certain safety margin. However, the hot water that touched the barrel of the gun quickly boiled due to the temperature difference, and jumped on the arm and face of the surgeon's crew.

For the sake of safety, I was experimenting with a barrel gun immediately after firing, etc., but in addition to using a different amount of gunpowder, the gun body itself was made much thicker than the barrel of the gun, etc., so it was thought that it would not lead to the heat so far.

The crew member who fell from the stepladder was suffering from pain, but the ground was also quite cold. Originally, hot water was spilled and covered with steam.

"Someone...!"

The SSmen who were waiting before Cell ordered them to do so were grabbing his collar and dragging him out of the danger zone to save their people.

--Oh, is it dangerous if the cooling tank is not taken out more widely...? "

When Cell looks grumpy, she inscribes a point of reflection in her heart.

The burns of the members of the squad who were supplying hot water would be considerable, but if there were a total of 20 SS personnel, there would be no trauma left.

After all, even the average SSman, his recruiting conditions include that healing magic can be used at a minimum.

― ― We haven't prepared any more waterproof plates, and today's continuous firing experiment is a shame... However, if the cooling tank becomes larger than this, the plates may not be strong enough in some cases.

Of course, it is possible to make it thicker and sturdier, but if you do so, it will increase its weight and make it more difficult to move.

Even a cannon is a piece of metal, including shells, and it weighs nothing.

The pedestal was also a foolhardy substitute for the cannon.

It's not like a modern field gun cannon cannon from the modern era that has a reverse V-shape at the muzzle.

It was merely a sharpening of the rectangular stone to contain the cannon barrel and ears (trunnion).

Although the cannon was cut slightly deeper just below the cannon so that the stone was slightly raised and lowered, the azimuth of the cannon could not be changed so that the cannon was swung left and right.

Now it's better to just call it the pedestal, not the cannon.

Cells also understand this point, and they understand that a cannon seat that can change the azimuth must also be developed.

However, it was judged that it was not an urgent problem because the structure was complicated and it was possible to change the azimuth angle even after installing it on the ground.

Anyway, it's a fairly heavy object.

Even bringing them here is quite a struggle.

If the waterproofing plate is made thicker than today to increase strength, it will be difficult to move by hand.

--Do I have to arrange new horses and carriages? I don't care about the money, but the problem is the horse. "It hurts not to buy it as you please..."

Like the Lombard kingdom, the old politicians did not protect horses and cattle, but there is no custom in the Daybus kingdom to accompany people and animals during childbirth.

Childbirth is also regarded as "dirty (injured)", and it is the culture of the Daybus Kingdom that prevents even the nobility of the marquis from receiving mediation.

Naturally, those reincarnated to the Daybus Kingdom also twisted their heads to reform this sex industry, but unlike the Lombard Kingdom, it was troublesome that it was not prescribed by law.

In the Kingdom of Lombardy, there was a law that said, "Only aristocrats, commoners, and free people can receive assistance in childbirth." There was no culture that would be avoided for at least some people's assistance in childbirth.

However, there is no such law in the first place, just a cultural problem. In the Daybus Kingdom, where it is said that "the blood at the time of childbirth is dirty" and "it is evil gods and demons that the mother touches other than the placenta itself", there was naturally no culture that accompanied the birth of animals even in the birth of a human being.

In addition, even nobles and commoners who are fairly rich often hire midwives who are not direct attendants in childbirth, but are also called attendants.

As soon as the baby's head starts to emerge from the birth canal, it does not help with childbirth, but there are quite a few things that can be done, such as completely finishing the birth, squeezing the strength and not directly touching the weak mother or the newborn baby, while taking care not to touch the blood directly, flushing the water instead of the birth water, and immediately applying healing magic.

--Well, even with the money, the horse will manage to hire a horse companion anyway...

The continuous firing test was not possible, but the firing itself was successfully contained, and the power of the firing was also confirmed.

And it turned out that the next shot was possible.

The results were quite satisfactory for the cell.

- Alec, wait. I'll deliver at least two gates to the front next month...!



On that evening, two young men went in successively to the Baron Geghlan's residence in Landgreens.

One was a slave to the Baron's house, which belonged to the 5th Independent Guard Platoon of the White Phoenix Knights, stationed in the village of Kells on the Dart Plain, and the other was a slave to the 6th Independent Guard Platoon of the White Phoenix Knights, also stationed in the village of Komin on the Dart Plain.

Both of them had important contacts with their husbands.

I went back to the main house at the same time, but we needed to go to the Knights of the White Phoenix headquarters together.

Their destination is not this house, but the eastern frontier of the kingdom.

Although the two of them are militarily subordinate, they are a slave class, so the only passes in their possession are to the Dart Plains and the Royal Capital, Landgreens.

Therefore, in order to travel to the eastern part of the Kingdom, we had to ask the Knights to issue us a new order and issue us a pass.

In order to do that, I had to hang on to my master's father, Baron Geghran, and have him speak to the Knights.

Of course, we both know each other well.

"Huh? Jace? Why are you in the Mansion?"

"Why would Yomis' brother say that?"

The two men, who met each other face to face in the building where the slaves bought by their master lived, said in surprise to each other.

"There was an urgent report to Lanetia-sama..."

"And my brother?" I had to tell Mr. Lantier as soon as possible. "

I see. Is that a bad thing?

"I don't know. It's a report of my disfigurement." But it's a message. "

"Message? From whom?"

"The nobility of Rombert or the Knights."

"What's your name?"

"I heard it, but it didn't tell me..."

Yomis had a hard look when she saw Jace hovering.

"You..."

"I know. But... he was such a magician." I also seemed to know about Mr. Lantier. If I don't tell you as soon as possible, I'm sure Lord Lanetia will be angry or sad... "

What's the message?

This is it.

Jace takes a small plate out of his pocket and shows it on the surface.

Renraku pine? What is this?

"I don't know. I don't know if it's Lombert's words. Dr. Gilles twisted his neck and said," I don't know what you mean. "

"Hmmm..."

While wrinkling between her brows, Yomis looked at the letters on the board for a while, but immediately shrugged her shoulders and abandoned her understanding.

By the way, why is my brother?

"Yeah, I'm not a bad report. But here it's a bit....."

Yomis suddenly whispered to Jace's question.

Huh?

"Don't worry about it now. Have you returned to the museum?"

"No. I asked in the main house just now, but you haven't come back yet today..."

I see. But I guess you're in a hurry, so I'll have to ask you tonight.

"Yeah. I thought so too. Even if it's late, I'd better ask the museum to do it today..."

"I guess so. Now, I'll go with you."

If you have a sweet spot for your daughter, you may be able to get permission to use the horses in the Mansion if you ask for them.

If they get permission, they'll be able to arrive earlier than your mistress.