Gun-ota ga Mahou Sekai ni Tensei Shitara

Chapter 50: – New Equipment

Lute, age 14

Equipment : S&W M10 4 inch (revolver)

: AK-47 (assault rifle)

Snow, age 14

A-minus ranked magician

Equipment : S&W M10 2-inch (revolver)

Chrisse, age 13

Equipment : M700P (sniper rifle)

A few days after the resolution of the incident.

I handed over a bracelet to Chrisse and formally announced to everyone about us becoming a couple.

Unlike my previous world, we dont swear our love in a church, but we gather everyone and tell them of our marriage and exchange wedding vows.

Then weSnow, Chrisse and I, and my number one disciple Meiya, stayed in the Vlad estate. (I remade Snows bracelet I had lost and likewise exchanged formal wedding vows.)

Then what are we going to do now?

We were in Ojou-samasnow my wife Chrisses room, having a tea party while discussing what our plans would be from now on.

Yesterday we talked while we had a tea party in the courtyard, but Merc-san, Merry-san and the other servants came along and half-teasingly called me [Young Master] [Young Master] again and again, so I became embarrassed and today were having it in Chrisses room.

The first thing we brought up in conversation was Snows magic school attendance, but according to the person herself, [Im already ranked A-minus, so itll be alright even if I didnt come back. Ive already qualified for graduation without going to class.]

On the schools side, they wanted Snow to graduate from the Fairy Human Continent magic school at all costs for the sake of their prestige. It seemed she was allowed to do this for that reason.

Therefore, I proposed we go to the North Continent to look for clues to find Snows parents.

Back when we were in the orphanage, she told me she dreamed of finding her parents and living together with them.

However, her reaction was slow.

Of course Im happy youd go there with me but as we are now itd be a bit hard if we traveled there.

It seemed as soon as she had joined the magic school, she had immediately examined all sorts of information regarding both the [North Continent] and the [White Wolf Tribe] in order to find her parents.

The North Continent was located where the number [12] was on a clock.

It was the continent where it snowed all year round.

The White Wolf Tribe was a minority living in the heartland of that continent.

But there were also dangerous monsters living in the continents heartland.

For example, there are the White Dragons and the Giants.

White Dragons, as the name implied, spit out snowstorms from their mouths at their enemies.

These Giants, what are they? Couldnt they be monsters originating from enlarged humans?

Something like fighting while yelling [Exterminate!]

Snow shook her head.

Not that, theyre more like huge walking stone statues. They form groups and are always on the move. Occasionally, one or two would stray from the group and attack human settlements. Theyre dangerous monsters that equal Dragons.

Huge walking stone statues, huh? Thatll be difficult to take down with an AK-47.

[And with a sniper rifle, as well.]

Chrisse voiced her agreement on the mini blackboard.

The White Wolf tribe seemed to live by weaving their way around those dangerous monsters.

Unless we prepare weapons which could stand against those monsters, wed be annihilated before we could find them .

Whats more, were going to form a [Legion] in the future.

In order to become Level V adventurers, we need to take down one or more Dragons or Giants.

Its still a long way off, but we should plan some countermeasures while were at it.

There were weapons I postponed development on since they didnt get much use during the vampire incident and also there were things I felt I needed to make. Since Im going to be fighting Dragons and Giants, I think further weapons development is necessary.

In that case, why dont we go back to my workshop?

Hearing what Meiya proposed, everyone there, Snow, Chrisse, and I, looked at each other.

Seeing everyone thought  it was a good idea, she continued.

My workshop has plenty of tools and materials, you can do research and development as you like there. Theres also an Adventurers Guild there since the Dragon Continent is a famous dungeon paradise of the world! Theres also a wide range of job requests there.

Well, that is an option.

Were already familiar with Meiyas workshop.

As thanks for the Vampire incident, we could also resume Meiyas studies.

At the same time we could also register Snow and Chrisse as adventurers.

Wed level up together, and eventually become level V or level IV.

That way, we could fulfill the conditions for setting up a Legion: one level V and two level IV adventurers.

I suppose I could call it reasonable.

. All right. We should return to the Dragon Continent once more like Meiya says, then. Ive got lots of things I wanted to build, too. Will you two be okay with this?

Where Lute-kun goes, is where Ill go.

[As a wife, Ill stay by Lute-oniichans side, too.]

With this our next destination was decided.

Once we decided on a course of action we moved quickly.

A few days later, we bid everyone in the Vlad estate farewell and set off.

Gigi-san already went off on his trip, so it was a little regrettable we couldnt say goodbye to him.

Before we left the Demon Continent, I sent Elle-sensei a letter.

I wrote about my meeting with Snow, my marriage with Chrisse, my release from slavery, and the continuation of my adventures in the Dragon Continent.

About a month later we returned to Meiyas estate.

We went by coach and then by ship.

Arriving at Meiyas estate, the first thing we did was have a bath, a meal, and some sleepin order to rest from our travel fatigue we spent three days lazing around.

The morning of the fourth day.

I took Meiya and walked into her workshop.

Since I had come to the Dragon Continent Ive been wearing Dragon Kungfu, which were  traditional Dragon Continent clothes for men.

Snow and Chrisse also wore Dragon Dresses.

Lute-sama, what kind of handgun shall we be making this time?

Were not going to be making handguns or weapons today. I was thinking were going to put together some personal equipment.

Not weapons but personal equipment? Will it be armor or something?

Meiya tilted her head in question.

Even though I said personal equipment other than weapons, it seemed she still didnt get it.

I showed her the memo I had prepared beforehand and explained.

This was also one way Im repaying Meiya for the Vampire incident.

At the minimum, I thought I should make these.

• Combat Uniform
• Eye Protection Gear
• Helmet
• Backpacks
• Combat Protectors
• Combat Boots
• ALICE Clips
• Bulletproof Vests

A, are you going to be making all of these?

Thats because they dont need large-scale work like the M700P. Ill explain what each one is and what theyre used for in turn.

Yes, please treat me well!

Meiyas eyes shined like a child being given a toy, then she took out a blank memo pad and a feather pen.

I explained each one in turn and in a way that made it easy for her to understand.

• Combat UniformClothes worn during battle. The outside was designed for easy movement and was made from a robust material that breathed easily. For now I planned to make them with cotton. They were equipped with pockets in various places for storing lots of small accessories.

• Combat ProtectorThere were two purposes for it: [Protecting the knees and elbows] and [Mental effect of safety even if you moved around violently].

  In times when one needed to squat or lay prone, there was a possibility that a moments hesitation over getting a knee injury meant the difference between life and death. However, if one wore a set of protectors, the mental safety/practicality of not getting injured when overdoing things would be important in close combat situations.

• HelmetThe purpose of the helmet was to protect a Humans most important organ: The brain. Making a helmet out of magic liquid metal would make lighter and stronger helmets compared to making one out of needlessly thick iron.

• Eye Protection GearGoggles. There were lots of things which could damage the eyes in combat. Dust carried by the wind, spent cartridges ejected by allies, wood or stone fragments scattered about by bullets. With magic, there would also be fragments scattered by blasts. If these hit ones eye then combat power would decrease. Therefore eye protection was necessary. The problem was what the glass parts were to be made of. Of course we couldnt use this worlds glass. It wasnt strong enough. It would conversely increase the risk of damage.

• BackpackDuring the vampire incident, the clay to stop one of the functions of the magic prevention collar and the softball-sized smoke grenade was put in a bag. However, since there was no time I made one which was barely suitable for the job. This time Ill be making one foremergencies in advance.

  The total weight of the equipment [shouldnt exceed a third of a soldiers body weight].

  Fighting strength of a tired soldier drops significantly. I thought rather than giving soldiers all they could bear to carry, it was better to set a standard.

  I also thought I shouldnt stuff 20 kg of baggage into one large bag, but instead disperse the weight using smaller bags linked together to make it easier to carry. Pack together three 5 kg bags and hang two 2.5 kg bags from each of them.

• Combat BootsDuring the vampire incident I used ones with soles made of soft materials to reduce the sound of footsteps, but the combat boots Ill make this time are going to be for field use. However, theres no rubber in this alternate world. Ive never seen any. Therefore Ill be attaching metal rivets to the shoe soles.

• Metal rivets are useful as an anti-skid mechanism but the downside was the temperature of the ground would be  easily transmitted to the foot, in cold regions heat easily flows out, causing frostbite. Tentatively, Ill put a sheet of monster skin between two plates made from magic liquid metal. This way cold and heat wont go through and one could safely step on metal pieces. The tip of the toes would also be fitted with metal to make the boots safe.

• ALICE Clip[Sliding metal clips] attached to pistol belts. The advantage of ALICE clips was that one can attach them wherever one likes along the belt. The mechanism wasnt complicated, either.

  However, if used this way the trousers would slide down from the weight of the equipment, so it should be supported using suspenders.

  The combination of a [Pistol Belt] and [Suspenders] was called a [Belt Kit].

• Bulletproof VestProtects against piercing by soft point bullets favored by police or VIP guards. However, there was no chance of us getting hit by a bullet in this world. Bulletproof vests cant defend against stabs from arrows or the like. For that reason, I planned to make leather vests using this worlds materials as a substitution. Ideally Id like something which could defend against sword, arrow, and spear attacks.

Well I suppose Im thinking about making some things like these. Weapons are important, but armor and a way to increase the number of magazines and the small stuff we carry are necessary to raise the odds of us surviving from now on.

As expected from Lute-sama! Ill  be learning from this!

Meiyas expression brightened as she gleefully jotted everything down on the memo pad.

While I waited for her to finish writing things down I called out.

Well then, Ill immediately begin making the [Combat Uniforms].

Yes! Your number one disciple shall help you out!

Im sorry to disturb your work.

When Meiya had just gotten psyched, one of the estates maids came along.

A letter addressed to the Meiya estate just arrived.

Good grief, who is it!? Barging in when I was just going to have some sweet time with Lute-sama!

Meiya puffed her cheeks in anger and checked the sender of the letter.

*sigh*

Meiya?

She faintly sighed.

Leave it in my room.

Understood.

You dont need to read it first?

It doesnt matter! Its a letter from my childhood friend. Anyway, my time together with Lute-sama is more important than anything!

She returned to her cheerful self as if ignoring her previous sigh.

Meiya cut the chatter about the letter with a smile.