Chapter 125

Chapter 125

Both arms felt slightly sore from the large and beautiful magic gun.

As Luna checked its appearance, she immediately frowned.

"What's that filthy thing?"

"Keke, isn't it large and beautiful?"

"I get that it's big, but it's not beautiful, is it? More importantly, to think you would put such a strange thing in our Rezé's hands! I absolutely can't accept it!"

"Lu, Luna! To, to think of me like that!"

Rezé showed an expression of immense emotion, even starting to choke up a bit.

'It would be easier to persuade Rezé than Luna, wouldn't it?'

If Rezé says she likes it, Luna would have no choice but to agree.

From the conversation a moment ago, the way to move Rezé...

"Keke, it's the most suitable weapon for our Rezé, isn't it?"

"...Eww. It's, it's totally awful."

"...?"

When I looked at Rezé, she quickly hid behind Luna, only peeking her face out.

It's a rejection almost as solid as a fortress. Why could that be?

Could it be that there's a difference between the 'our' Luna speaks of and the 'our' I speak of?

'Damn those slit eyes.'

It was clear that the appearance of slit eyes had caused Rezé to form a negative impression.

It's not because she dislikes me, so that reason must be it!

But this is a weapon that could make Rezé ten times stronger.

I absolutely cannot back down.

"Keke, don't be like that and try holding it in your hand once."

"No way! And it's too big for Rezé to use!"

"Everything is better when it's bigger! Look at this large and beautiful form!"

"Kyaa! Don't bring that filthy thing near me!"

"Please, save me!"

Luna and Rezé started to run away, and I chased after them.

Hey, try it! Just try it!

Just try it once... I mean, use it and then talk!

The reason Luna and Rezé called the magic gun dirty and avoided it.

It wasn't because it came from my lower half.

It was because, in this world, the perception of 'magic guns' was close to that of garbage.

'Mages, and archers.'

Beings that can attack from a distance.

Mages use mana, while archers use bows and mana to attack their enemies.

In a world where the majority can't grasp mana, there are significantly more archers than mages.

Typically, they use bows similar to longbows.

The important thing here is, in this world, the bow is one of the means to make a name for oneself.

'Of course, not as much as swords.'

If the rate of making it with a sword is 60%, with a bow it's about 15%?

There's a significant difference, but it's undeniable that it's the second means of making a name for oneself after the sword.

Compared to magic, spears, or martial arts, it takes up an overwhelming ratio.

There are even noble archer families who are serious about bows, and those who have reached the state where they can shoot a bow with just mana are called divine archers and are praised.

There are a few in our advanced class who use bows as their weapons.

'Anyway.'

I've gone a bit long, but this is the situation where the 'magic gun' comes in.

A product of magical engineering, created with great effort by magical engineers.

It operates on a principle similar to guns on Earth and shares similar advantages.

Pulling the trigger releases it, the speed of the bullet is faster than an arrow, and it reloads automatically.

The difference is that it uses 'mana' instead of bullets.

Yes, the magic gun is a weapon that anyone can use easily as long as they have mana in their body.

'It's a perfect weapon for Rezé, who lacks strength and destructive power.'

That's why I recommended the magic gun, but I never imagined they would dislike it this much.

It's more about the prejudices and biases of the people in this world than its crude appearance.

What kind of prejudices?

"That's not one's own skill!"

Cornered, Luna shouted loudly.

Rezé nodded vigorously in agreement without stopping.

The mindset that the magic gun is the power of engineering, not one's own skill.

Yes, that mindset was the problem.

'Is it because there are many famous archer families, or because there are heroes who wield bows?'

It was marketed with the slogan 'enhances the concentration of children', but it's unlikely to sell well.

Mana conductivity: 30%

Skill [Overcharge] available.

A weapon with a desperate sense of naming.

But it will always be so. Why?

'Because that's engineers' humor.'

When playing the game, you often come across magic guns, and most are like that.

Players speculated there might be hidden quests and scoured every corner, but nothing existed.

And much later, they understand the reason.

-This really is an incredible sense of naming!

A post by an engineering student who started the game.

Yes. They genuinely found this amusing.

Of course, it could be a statistical error, but it's an incident that many veterans nodded to in agreement.

Wobble-.

Rezé swayed as she received the magic gun.

About 1.5 times larger than a rifle.

From Rezé's perspective, with her low strength stat, it might as well be a boulder.

"How do I use this?"

"Just mount it on your shoulder and use it like this..."

Shoulder, arm, hand, thigh, leg, foot width.

It was while I was touching various parts of Rezé's body to adjust her posture.

Luna, standing on her tiptoes, rested her face on my shoulder.

She stared straight at me. Uncomfortably close.

"Keke, Miss Luna? What are you doing?"

"Making sure this pervert isn't up to no good with my friend."

"Eh? A pervert? That's serious. Where is it! Where's the pervert!"

"Right in front of me."

Ah, I see. Right in front of you.

You're saying you're the pervert?

Luna sure can make objective judgments.

"Keke, I better keep a good watch then."

"Yeah, I'll be watching all day, so don't worry."

Luna flashed a grin.

Is it because I'm seeing it up close? Her smile seems particularly broad today.

Puff puff-.

Rezé's face turned bright red, and steam seemed to rise from her head.

Why is she reacting like this? We were just having a normal conversation.

"Keke, focus. Unlike a bow, it's a weapon with recoil."

"Yes, yes!"

As Rezé took her stance, a blue aura began to swirl around the magic gun.

Mana from Rezé's body was being injected into it.

"The mana...!"

It's no wonder Luna was surprised.

To externally release mana, one needs to be at least 5 stars.

At best, Rezé, who is at the 2-star level, shouldn't be able to perform such a feat.

"It's the power of the artifact in the magic gun. It forcibly extracts the user's mana."

There's neither a magazine nor bullets in the magic gun.

It's natural since it shoots 'mana' condensed.

"Fire whenever you're ready. Control your breath as you pull the trigger."

I didn't need to say it. Rezé was already focused.

As someone who has completed military service, I can tell.

Gaze, posture, concentration, the breath being exhaled.

All of it was perfect.

The figure of an exceptional marksman.

Click.

When Rezé pulled the trigger, a stream of blue mana shot out.

Thunk!

The sound was soft. But the outcome was anything but.

--TL Notes--

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