Goshujin-sama to Yuku Isekai Survival!

ough to kill a man with one shot.”

By the way, both of these pistols are from the land of hamburgers.
Personally, I like the pistol from the land of vodka, though.

“This is for close-range combat?”

“Yes, it is.
In my world, close-range combat with swords and spears had already become obsolete, so we basically fought with rifles that could fire repeatedly, and for close-range combat, we used guns like this or submachine guns capable of firing multiple shots in quick succession.”

“But this one can only fire six shots, right? Wouldn’t that be a problem in a melee?”

Yes, it’s a question that is very typical of the inhabitants of a fantasy world that focuses on close combat.
As long as the sword or spear doesn’t break, it can be used over and over again.

“In the first place, in my world, such battles themselves rarely occur.
Look at it this way, each one of us has a rifle with continuous fire.
If you try to start a melee, you’re going to get shot at and riddled with holes.
The pistol is often used for self-defense in unexpected encounters where the rifle cannot be used.
It’s also a weapon used by cops… or guards, I guess.”

But even in the 21st century, there are still some crazy people who go on bayonet charges.
The military in the land of tea is really crazy.
(Compliment)

“I see… How about that big gun over here?”

“I can’t say I’ve ever been in a close combat situation, but this is a gun for close combat.
Well, it still has a normal effective range of about 50 meters.”

“Well, how is it different from a rifle?”

“Well, it can fire many different kinds of bullets.
It can fire multiple bullets simultaneously, just like this pistol, or it can fire countless smaller bullets.
You can also fire a single large bullet.
Basically, the smaller the bullet, the lower the range.”

“Hmm… what kind of use is that?”

“Urban warfare, or indoor warfare when you go into a building where the enemy is holed up.
Also, it’s often used for hunting.”

“I see.
Is that it?”

“There’s more.
You want to see it?”

“I’d like to see it all first, anyway.”

“All right.
Let’s go up to the wall.”

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I put the guns in my inventory, and Sylphy and I climbed up the wall.
Then I took out a large weapon from my inventory and set it up.
This is an installed object, you know.

“That’s a pretty big crossbow.”

“It’s called a ballista.
It flies an arrow as thick as a spear.
We both have to turn this lever and squeeze the string.
Let’s try it.”

“Umu.”

The two of us worked together to turn the lever at the ballista’s back and pull the string.
It takes a lot of strength, this thing.

“So, what now?”

“These are the ballista arrows.”

“…It’s almost like a spear.”

“I know, right?”

I set the ballista with the special arrows and move the pedestal to set the sights.

“To fire it, you have to pull this lever.
Try to aim far and wide.”

“Yeah, I got it.”

Sylphy aimed at a rock in the distance with the ballista and pulled the firing lever.
Bang! The string popped with a loud noise, and the arrow shot out with tremendous force.
The arrow, like a spear in flight, hit the rock with great accuracy, and the rock shattered as the arrow pierced deep into it.

“That’s a lot of power.”

“It flies farther than a crossbow, so it can attack enemies at a greater distance.
I think it can destroy a fortress from a distance.
This one is next.”

I put the ballista in my inventory, and now I take out the iron cannon and place it on the parapet.
The cannon is not that big.
The barrel length is about one meter.
The diameter is less than 5cm.

“What is this…? Is it a gun?”

“Close one.
It’s not a gun.
It’s called a swivel cannon.
It’s a weapon that shoots bigger bullets farther than a gun.
It’s more powerful than the ballista, but it’s more expensive to manufacture… As you can see, it uses a lot of iron, and the gunpowder and shells are very expensive.
The power is great, though.”

“So it’s not suitable for mass production?”

“At least, not yet.
I think that will change when we take back the Merinard Kingdom and acquire the mines.”

Even so, I don’t think there are many situations where we need firearms.
As far as I have heard from Danan and Sir Leonard, a ballista seems to be sufficient.

The weapons of this world, especially projectile weapons, are underdeveloped.
The best weapons in this world are bows and arrows, throwing spears, and slingshots with poles, and weapons with mechanical structures such as stone-throwers, ballista, and crossbows are not well developed at all.

I can only speculate, but I think the reason for this is magic.

A skilled magician can unleash a powerful attack on an enemy from a farther distance than a bow and arrow.
Naturally, the status of magicians becomes higher, and they turn to the side of the rulers.
In essence, they are nobles and royalty.

For them, as rulers, projectile weapons that could kill them from a distance are a threat.
So the development of these weapons would not be a happy event for them.
I suspect that the development of mechanical technology is being hindered by the magicians’ hands, the nobles and royalty who have gained power.

It may just be that it is not considered necessary because of magic and is not being developed.
I really think this is the case when I see the elders bickering about natural disasters.

“Let’s give this a try.
I said earlier that it shoots big bullets, but this one is actually designed to shoot differently.”

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“Is that so?”

“Yeah.
Hold on a second.”

I select the special ammunition from my inventory and load it with a command action.
It’s more reliable than loading it on my own! I don’t have the knowledge to load a front-loading cannon, after all.
When I’ve finished loading, I aim the swivel cannon.

“Let’s shoot.”

“Yeah.”

Boom! The sound of the cannon was far more powerful than the sound of a bolt-action rifle, and the wilderness was filled with countless small plumes of dust.

“Wow, that was amazing.
Did it send a lot of small bullets?”

“Yeah, they’re called canister ammunition.
Canister ammunition is the big kind of ammunition shot by the shotgun I just showed you.
They’re used to overwhelm enemy troops coming into the fort.”

If ten of these were installed on the fort’s walls, the infantry would have no choice but to flee.
It’s impossible to deploy them with the current production capacity, though.
In addition, the training is… honestly speaking, the only way to learn it is to watch me load it with command actions.
I don’t have the knowledge, after all.

“I don’t know when you started making these things…”

“I’ve been working on it during the renovation of the village wall.”

All of them took a long time to make, and it was hard work.
After all this work, the one that was officially adopted was the bolt action rifle after considering power, operability, ammunition consumption, and many other factors.

The weapons I’ve just shown are all prototypes, except for the ballista, which is almost done.

“Well, the ballista is the only one I’ve shown you that can be officially adopted or mass-produced.
In a sense, it’s an extension of the crossbow, and it’s relatively easy to learn.”

A person of this world, if it is a subhuman who is proud of their power, might be able to roll it up by themselves, like Shumer.
It might be interesting to try and make a large crossbow for Shumer.

Also, I think I should mass produce some anti-personnel mines.
There is no other weapon that is as effective as the anti-personnel mines in closing the numbers gap.

“I see… but, how about that pistol? It’s kind of a beautiful thing, isn’t it?”

“Oh, do you like it? I can make one for you if you want.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.
I’ll make one.”

Sylphy, who was not very interested in bolt-action rifles, was interested in the revolver, which suits her… Isn’t it sexy when she has a Pale Moon in one hand and a revolver in the other? I think I’ll get her a cowboy hat or something.

The silver-haired cowboy dark elf is too much of an attribute, yes.
But I want to see it, don’t you want to? I’d really love to see it.

As for ammunition, I’ve made enough for my own use, and I can share it with Sylphy.
I’ll have to teach her how to use it.
I don’t want her to get injured or die from the gun going off.

While I was thinking about this, I made an appointment to craft a revolver for Sylphy on the improved workbench when Sir Leonard and the others returned.
They seem to be in a hurry.

“Welcome back.
What’s the matter, you’re in such a hurry?”

“I heard a great noise, so I came back in a hurry.
What was that noise just now?”

Oh, it was because of the swivel gun, wasn’t it? To be honest, I’m really sorry.