Gunman Demon Prince’s Capture of Another World -Is it okay to summon modern weapons and fight overwhelmingly even though it is the Demon King’s army — Prologue

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I was participating in the American Survival Game Tournament.

After winning a national survival game tournament in Japan and gaining recognition, I received an email from a certain American organization inviting me to participate in the tournament.

　

My name is Junya Takayama, 31 years old. I got into military stuff when I was a kid, and now I’m a millionaire and a virgin. I’ve always loved firearms, and when I was a kid, I had someone buy me a modern weaponry encyclopedia, and I used to write down each in a notebook, fantasizing about these weapons one by one. From then on, I got more and more into military things, researching all sorts of weapons, from guns, rifles, grenades, and bazookas to tanks, missiles, fighter planes, and battleships.

I had never had a girlfriend in my 31 years of living. I just kept collecting model guns, to the point my apartment, where I lived alone, was filled with model guns. It looked like a hideout from a spy movie. I want to try these model guns out sometime soon! After that desire was born, I became addicted to participating in survival games, becoming a great millionaire virgin in the process.

Because of my maniacal personality, I had trouble making friends and was always lonely. I enjoyed living the exact opposite way of living, competing in survival games for 12 years, and being a virgin for 31 years without a girlfriend. But even I had friends sharing the same hobby that I made while hanging out at the survival game specialty store.

Of course, these guys were also millionaires.

Shortly speaking, I formed a team with my friends and continued to compete in Japan’s survival game tournaments. Although the team members had been replaced several times, it could be said that the current members were the strongest. They were like comrades to me, so to speak.

This time, my millionaire friends and I came to America together in a group of four. And we were in the middle of a semi-final match against the American team.

There were many spectators at the special venue, which was equipped with various obstacles. The audience watched images from cameras installed in various locations on monitors. As expected from America, it’s a pretty expensive venue. This would be a good safety measure.

Five minutes into the match, the game had reached a stalemate, and we were trying to get things going.

“As expected of the American team that made it to the semifinals.”

Authentic American survival games were on a different level, and it seemed like we won’t be able to win easily. That’s no wonder; apparently, there were veterans and former special forces members participating. Well, I was happy just being able to participate in the American tournament.

From behind an obstacle to my right, Minagawa, a member of the same team, was issuing military-style signs instructing us to turn left. I quickly slipped into the obstacle in front of me on the left, and the other team should already be within a stone’s throw. 

Nothing less from Minagawa, as a former member of the Ground Self-Defense Force, he is able to accurately read enemy movements. Moreover, he was a Ranger* in the Ground Self-Defense Force. (*TL Note: special forces-trained soldiers oriented toward Commando operations.)

Holding my breath, I lurked as I looked at Hayashida, who was further to my left. Hayashida was an IT employee who was smart and able to act while understanding the situation. The moment Hayashida confirmed that I had moved forward, he jumped out to move on to the obstacle in front of him.

Tantan!

I heard the dry sound of a model gun’s firing. Hayashida was hit by a pink paint bullet and cried out.

Kuu! After all, the real ones are strong. But…this is as expected. Hayashida was taken out by that one shot. With this it’s 4 against 3 That said, they’re old men. This is where our team shines! At the same time, I looked to my right and saw Minagawa and Tanaka moving quickly without hesitation. I jumped right next to the American team, who lost their focus for just a moment after taking out one of our members,

Tantan!

I accurately fired blue paint bullets into the backs of two opponents – creating an advantageous situation by breaking the opponent’s focus. The strategy to use Hayashida as a decoy was a great success. This is of course a tactic unique to survival games, and one that cannot be used in actual combat where lives are at stake.

2 against 3

If I could shoot paint bullets from behind the two remaining people who were still recovering from the shock, I would have won this match even if it was a trade. Unlike actual combat with real guns, you won’t die even if you trade shots with model guns, that was the strategy we came up with for the survival game.

And this quick attack was our true strength.

A blitzkrieg!

When I dyed the first person blue with paint bullets and pointed the model gun at the second person, the other person also turned around and pointed the gun at me. The last one seemed to be acting quite calmly, but he just did what I wanted.

It’s our win!

“Hmm? Why are you smiling?”

Tantan

Bang bang!!

Bang bang?

The moment I saw that the opponent had been dyed blue, I heard a very loud gunshot and felt a strong shock in my chest!

“Gah!”

It hurts! I felt a tremendous pain and a heat in my chest that felt like a pair of chopsticks had been poked into it.

“Goff!”

I fell onto my back while spewing blood. Everything in front of me became dark and I lost consciousness.

・・・・

When I opened my heavy eyelids, Minagawa, Tanaka, and Hayashida looked at me with faces that looked like they were about to cry and were shouting something. …No…there were two more…they look like emergency personnel. Or maybe emergency workers.

I can’t breathe…

It’s a bit choppy, but I was able to pick up someone saying that the guy had shot me with a real gun they somehow managed to sneak in. I couldn’t see the other person’s face because of the goggles and mask…but it certainly looked like he was smiling. Originally, you shouldn’t be able to see through the goggles…

But, why bring a real gun?

Apparently I was shot in the chest with a real bullet… that’s gotta be a lie… there’s no way that can be true… and it wasn’t a rifle either, but a handgun… why…?

My vision went dark.

When I opened my eyes in a daze, it seemed like I was being loaded into an ambulance. I could hear the blaring signal coming from the ceiling of the car, the emergency personnel, and Minagawa’s voice even though I couldn’t see it.

“Takayama! Hang in there! Let’s return to Japan!”

In any case, it seemed that he was trying to keep me conscious.

Come to think of it, I was the one who invited Minagawa to join the survival game team in the first place. I approached him at the shop without realizing that he was a former JGSDF Ranger. This guy was a really nice guy, and he’s been with me since the beginning of my survival game. He even followed me to America. Also, it’s all thanks to this guy that my team has become so strong…because he’s a former Self-Defense Force Ranger…

“Sorry… it must…have… been… boring…”

I was in pain and couldn’t say anything, but I felt sorry for myself and said those words to Minagawa.

“You idiot! I don’t care about that, just stop talking!”

Minagawa looked angry with a serious look on his face. He’s still a good guy… It’s hard to talk because something was stuck in my airway. …I wish I could find a girl who acts like him…

“Hu.. goff..”

I grinned even though I was vomiting blood. And fell into deep darkness.

Beepーーー The electrocardiogram made that sound.

“Takayamaーー!”

I died.

My eyes opened slightly, but everything around me was blurry. It dazed me.

… Let’s sleep again.

… I’m hungry.

A faint light shone through.Something warm came and filled my mouth…Blurred.

Let’s sleep again.

Even in my daze, my crotch felt damp and uncomfortable.

Wake up.

Someone was doing something around my waist.

I felt sick.

Sleep again.

But, the feeling prevented me. This is infuriating.

I suddenly felt like my body was floating.

I’m swung slowly.

Sleep again.

My body was hot and my head hurt.

I woke up feeling uncomfortable.

I felt ill.

I was made to drink something bitter and was shaken slowly.

Sleep again.

I feel like I’ve been repeating this in my slumber for quite some time. Like living in a whitish, murky world for a while. It was a blurry period that I couldn’t remember very well or have any clarity on.

But…

What is this? I just feel happy…warm… And… 

It’s shaking.The wind was hitting my cheek.

It’s dark.

Noisy. 

I felt a vibration.

It’s dazing.

Sleep again.

…

Then one day, I woke up. It looked like I was sleeping on a bed. The ceiling looked faint, but was it wood grain? It was an unfamiliar ceiling… It seemed like moonlight was shining through the window into the dark room.

What?? 

Wait… Minagawa!?

I hurriedly sat up and stretched my legs to get off the bed.

I noticed something strange. I couldn’t touch the floor! Eh? Aren’t my legs getting really short? I could see infant-sized feet. My hands… my hands too! This is… it’s my own hands!

“What is it?”

Giku!

I heard a young woman’s voice coming from behind me. Someone was sleeping in the bed with me, and when I turned around, I saw a beautiful blonde haired woman around 20 years old with a good looking face. Her hair length from her shoulders to her chest. She’s beautiful…and she’s wearing loose  light clothes… her breasts were exposed … or rather, only the tip was showing through.

Wow! I never knew American hospitals have this kind of service…how wonderful!

…No way.

No… I knew this person well. My consciousness gradually became clearer… This super beautiful blonde woman… Is definitely my mother… despite her obviously not being Japanese. I myself understood this somehow. I recognized this beautiful woman in loose clothing. Considering my actual age, she’d be much younger than myself.

“Do you want to pee?” She said.

I nodded my head.

“Well well.”

My beautiful mom gently took me off the bed and onto the floor. When she lowered the bed, I almost saw her breasts exposed, but unfortunately I couldn’t see them.

Then, my beautiful mom lit the candle by the bedside and led me by the hand as she left the room. The doors were made of wood, the floors were the same, and so were the hallways, giving it an old-fashioned feel. But, this isn’t a Japanese house…this isn’t a hospital either…if I remember correctly…this is my home.

I went to the bathroom, went back to my room, and went to bed.

“Raul, go to sleep now.”

The beautiful mom murmured softly.

“Un.”

I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep, but I was confused and my heartbeat was racing.

Dokidoki

I do have memories from before I went to bed today. It seems like I was raised by my beautiful mother who was sleeping next to me. Raul is my name, and it’s obviously not a Japanese name. Yesterday I fell asleep while the woman read me a book.

But, just now… I woke up and remembered. I participated in a survival game, got shot with a real gun, was taken away by an ambulance, and was enveloped in darkness. After that, I was in a daze and couldn’t remember much, I couldn’t move, and even when I tried to think, I couldn’t think of anything…I just remember that it felt like that for a long time.

However, there is no doubt that the young and beautiful woman sleeping next to me is my mother. I have memories from before I went to sleep until several months ago. Those are memories of being raised in this house by this mother.

My father also lives there.

My father must have been a strong man and reasonably good-looking. With six-pack abdominal muscles. A good father who is very kind to his family.

It came into focus in my head.

Maybe I was killed by a live bullet in a survival game. Not wrong at all. Apparently I died and was reborn as a child of this foreign family. It’s hard to believe, but it seems like I really died from being shot with a real gun in a survival game and was reincarnated. Who was it? The one who shot me with live bullets under the cover of a survival game!

But… uh…

I’ve seen something like that on a TV variety show where memories from before the previous life are retained after reincarnation. I felt my heart pounding as the memories of my previous life suddenly came back to me.

Doki doki

“That’s what I mean! I’m becoming a child! ! Will it be accepted? ! Such a reality!”

I had almost no memories of my childhood. I only remember it from a few months ago. However, now that I’m able to speak at the level of sentences, for some reason, memories from my previous life seem to have come back to me. Is it because my brains have grown and become more understanding?

Hmm?

But, seriously…

My recollection of my previous life are still vague. I remember that my name was Junya Takayama, I was a 31-year-old office worker, and that my friend Minagawa and I got hooked on airsoft games and even went to the American tournament. I remember the general stuff, but the details are hazy.

It may be because adult memories have entered the brain of a three-year-old and therefore are unable to be processed properly.

Anyway, what year and month is it now? Can I return to Japan? I guess I’m bilingual now? I’m speaking a foreign language. I’ve never heard this word before…but it doesn’t seem to be English, French, or German. Maybe Middle Eastern language? Well I don’t know.

It’d be nice if I am some sort of a Young Master. Judging by the huge bed and my mother, it seems like she comes from a classy family. But, the toilet earlier was strange. There was a sound like the murmuring of a river coming from below. There wasn’t anything in particular to flush the water, so it just came out, but it was the shape of a toilet I’d never seen before…

As I was thinking about various things, I started to feel sleepy…I guess it’s because I’m a 3-year-old. I couldn’t seem to stay up until late at night, yet. I think I’m going to fall asleep, so I’ll think about it again tomorrow morning. Yep. tomorrow…. But… 

she’s beautiful… my mom… Since she’s my mom, it’s okay if I tough it…

I fell asleep while touching my beautiful mom’s breasts…

GGCE 6 – Another will open… (3)

Avery left the group to wait in the living room. She walked down a corridor on the left side of the home, passing two other rooms before reaching the end of the hall. She stood before a partially open door painted sky blue. A worn spot sat just above the handle, where her parents always pushed the door open.

“We’re back, little one!” For a moment, she heard her mother’s voice ringing out as she pushed the door on with her hand on the worn spot – Like her parents use to do. Inside was a mostly dark bedroom with a single glowing orb in the farthest right corner. Her eyes adjusted to the almost pitch black room. The room brightened into a sea of black and whites as she made her way through the once lived-in room to the orb that shone brilliantly in the corner.

Her eyes narrowed as the sea of white that surrounded the orb disappeared, replaced with the swirl of reds, blues, purples, and the other colors of the rainbow. The orb floated a half-an-inch above an ornate spire of twisted wood and meteor stone that stood up to her chest in height. It was Fable’s End control matrix. It controlled everything from the climate to permission controls.

A delicate fingered reached out, tapping the orb on the top before a blueish-grey screen appeared – hovering in mid-air. A few stats appeared on the screen, but the first one was the sky cycle. The sky was set on enteral Milky-Way with a few other options such as day, night, and a few other more atmospheric settings. She tapped the furthest left; Current world cycle.

Bright orange light poured into the room through unseen windows high up. The room lit up as Avery pressed a few more buttons and hit “Status Report” before it prompted her with a “Please wait, reports being processed”. She turned from the orb to look at the room in a better light. The room looked untouched since the last time she was here which felt like so long ago. From the light, she could tell it was dusk and it made the room feel that much lonelier

An ornate single bed sat against the wall, plushies of the game’s animals sat on the single pillow as if waiting for their owner to arrive. She turned to her right where a wardrobe was and opened. Inside, an inventory menu should have been prompted. What greeted her was a wardrobe stuffed to the brim with her outfits, baffling her as her eyes went wide in surprise.

A myriad of colors greeted her in the dim light and when she pulled one off the rack, the contents of the wardrobe poured out like a dam bursting. “Shit!” She yelled in frustration as she jumped aside as her half her room was filled with clothes. She looked in awe at how much was actually in that wardrobe when her door burst open a few seconds later with Navara pushing her door open and the men behind her with their weapons drawn.

Avery was only huffing in frustration while the other looks into the room at the pile of clothes that looked like an avalanche as it filled the space between the wardrobe and the bed. “I’ll help you…” Navara said in awe of the situation. Both Randol and Ter’Yut nodded and made their way back down the hall while Desmond’s eyes bulged with excitement.”H-Hey… Aren’t… All those magic infused clothing…?”

Desmond could feel the mana. It was ever so subtle. He could see that some glowed slightly from the magic embroidery. Even the material of all the clothing were enough to bankrupt his Father’s small empire!

Navara pushed him away “Doesn’t matter. No peeking!” She stepped into the room and slammed the door in his face, mad he was ogling another girl’s clothes. Even though she herself hadn’t been able to catch his eye. Once inside, she did notice what he was actually ogling, the magical clothing that seemed to have been collected like a girl would collect clothes for every day of the month. While she was a simple tribal beast who didn’t own a pair herself, she did slightly understand that it was something that only powerful people would have.

Like her father, who was the head of her clan, but even he had only a ring.

“So… How did you fit all that stuff in there…?” She asked with an awkward smile, feeling like a peasant before this girl in every way.

. . . . . .

Avery stood bare beneath the heavens as the day she was born, along with Navara. A pile of clothes stood high all around them and sorted by color. Navara had felt like a little girl beside this girl who was half-a-head shorter than her, but her chest was bigger than hers, and her hips… Well, she felt she would lose her little Dessy to this succubus.

Avery, the girl who was the object of this jealousy, noticed but didn’t bother. Avery had better things to deal with, like what to wear. She was very particular about what she wore, but right now another worry was rearing its head while she tried to immerse herself into what to wear.

“This isn’t the game anymore…” A small whisper tingled her ear, she turned around quickly and glared at Navara. “Did you say something?” Navara who was silently beating Avery in her head was startled by the sudden question. “N-No!” She shook her head. She turned her head back and tried to delve back into her thoughts before the whisper came back. “You must protect yourself….” She looked around the room before her eyes settled on the orb.

“Little one… Promise me…” The whisper… Oddly sounded like her mother! But it wasn’t coming from the orb, nor was it coming from anywhere in the room. “You okay?” Navara asked worriedly. She had noticed the change in Avery like she had suddenly gone on alert. She didn’t respond until she had placed her hand on her shoulder, making her jump slightly. “Hey, are you okay?” Navara didn’t miss the panic in her eyes before it was buried under a tinge of embarrassment and slight annoyance.

But Avery held back her snap. Navara was worried about her, probably how she kept looking around the room. “Yeah, just a little out of it. Waking up at the bottom of a pond can do that.” She smiled softly, more at ease around the beast-kin now that she expressed something other than jealousy. The smile side-swiped Navara, dazzled by the beautiful smile.

Avery’s skin was looking a lot more healthy now. Fair with a healthy blush and pretty pink lips that made someone just want to kiss then ever so tenderly. Navara quickly pulled her hand back when she noticed the dangerous direction her thoughts were going. “Stupid! She’s a girl!” But her heart was beating wildly in her chest. She could felt that if she didn’t have fur on her ears, they’d be as red as lobsters!

Avery didn’t notice the storm she had kicked up in Navara’s heart as she pulled a beautiful black dress with a single embroidered golden-paw on its chest “Ah…” She smiled when she saw it. It was her formal Guild Master dress. She set it down on an open spot on the bed as she went about finding other possible outfits.

. . . . .

An hour later, Avery and Navara walked softly down the hall into the living room. The men had long made themselves comfortable on the varies living room furniture and long succumbed to their exhaustion. Desmond snored softly, curled up on the couch, his tattered and dusty robe wrapped around him. Randol lay sprawled on the fur rug in front of the heart, still in his armor. Ter’Yut slept sitting center on a love seat with his arms resting on the couches back. His face was solemn as if he was just in deep thought.

Avery looked over them with a stoic face, thinking. This was the first time she had actually taken a good look at them and they looked pitiful. Desmond’s clothes were dusty, Randol’s armor was bloody and scared. Ter’Yut’s clothes looked cleaner than them, but just looking at the pile of armor by his feet… They were just as beat up. “So… How did you guys end up like this?” Avery asked curiously, but only about how they managed to get into her sanctuary – She just didn’t want to be rude.

Navara looked at her trying to put the words together. Avery had only put on that black dress and combed her hair back, resting the ends on her shoulder to fall down her chest. She seemed heavenly, she wasn’t sure she wanted to tell her what they did. Like it would sully the moment.

Yet when Avery’s eyes turned to look at her, two golden suns threatening to consume her. She felt fear rise in her heart. An instinctual fear. “T-There were undead in the city below..” Navara froze up when those two golden suns seemed to glow brighter for a moment before Avery turned away. “Let’s see if there’s any food in the kitchen,” Avery said in a soft voice. “City? There should only be a village…” She thought to herself as her bare feet carried her soundlessly to the kitchen on the other end of the house. Navara following meekly behind her, feeling wronged.

The kitchen was separated by a single stone wall from the living room with two entrances on either end. Wooden cabinets hugged the outer wall with an island in the middle of the room. The countertops were made from a thick wood that could be chopped on. A refrigerator, sink, and stove sat by the outer wall that faced the viewing platform outside. A small circular window overlooked the sink.

The pair had just entered the kitchen when Navara nearly bumped into Ter’Yut when she stood up from one-floor cabinets. He pressed his meaty finger to his lips and she held back her startled yelp. “I sensed bloodlust. You okay?” His deep black eyes turned to Avery, who was rummaging through a strange, tall glossy box with a door “Blood… Lust?” Her head tilted to the side with a twitch of her left ear.

“Did you feel anything when talking to her?” He asked quietly. Navara was about to ask what when Avery’s soft, honey voice broke through the conversation “If you’re going to talk about me, you should either ask directly or go outside.” Navara yelped this time while Ter’yut stiffened up momentarily. Avery stood right next to them now, those golden-cat eyes burned with displeasure in the dim-lit kitchen.

Before either of them could come up with an excuse, she waved her hand dismissing it. “I understand you may not trust me, but you’re on my mountain. In my home. I will not tolerate anyone being rude, or you all can leave immediately.” As if to answer Ter’Yut’s question, he felt the pressure clearer now. A sort of pressure on the mind. Like someone of lesser power trying to push out their mana over the surroundings.

There was a sort of skill beings of A-tier ability could exert their bloodlust. This sort of reminded him of it, but it felt more unintentional. “Okay, okay.” He rose his hands up in surrender. “I apologize to the lady.” His green lips parted in a sort of wicked grin. For a moment, he felt the bloodlust actually thicken. Then it disappeared as she turned and silently went back to rummaging through the fridge. Navara looked at the orc before both of them silently went back into the living room.

. . . . . . .

Desmond awoke to Navara’s face an inch from his. He smelt the delicious scent of meat in his dreams, but just now, he smelt it so powerful he could taste it. When he opened his eyes, he found Navara’s face instead – With streaks of saliva on her nose and a big grin. “Am I tasty, Dessy?” He could also see the tip of her tail flapping side to side happily. “Wait – I.. I…” It took a few seconds for him to register.

He was licking a piece of juicy meat in his dream. He treated it like the most precious magical artifact in the history of Eos itself! Then it hit him.

“Did I just-“

“Yes.” A sweet voice came from above him. His eyes shot up and found two glowing cat eyes staring down on him, filled mirth. Though her head was nearly three feet away, her snow-white hair flowed off her and down the backrest of the couch nearly all the way to him. Randol and Ter’Yut looked at him with dead eyes as two beautiful girls cornered him in his sleep. “I think my little brother has been a little too comfortable here.” Ter’Yut nodded. “The Third Prince is quite shameless. I think I’ll give him some muscle training when we get back to the capital.”

Desmond was used to Navara’s antics, but having the new girl, Avery, join in on it made it double trouble! He had a tolerance to Navara’s beauty, but not Avery’s. His childhood friend had a wild vibe to her. Unrestrained, temperamental, but easily tamed if you could press the right buttons. However, Avery seemed like a refined young lady. “Seemed like” being the keyword. Right now, she looked like any other teenager enjoying a good prank. “I told you he’d do it!” Navara beamed while puffing her chest out.

Avery’s body gently shook as she restrained a laugh. It was a few seconds before she could respond. “Aye. You win, I’ll let you pick out something from the clothes.” She rested on the back of the couch with her stomach as she watched Navara tip some meat-grease on the tip of her nose and brought it close to Desmond’s mouth. Navara had mentioned that she could get Desmond to lick her nose in his sleep and she hadn’t believed her.

But she lost this bet.

Despite the other two’s words, the prank had lightened the mood in the house as the girls went back to Avery’s room while Randol handed his brother a plate of meat. “What’s this?” Desmond asked as he picked up a piece of diced meat and bite into it like a rabbit. “Greater Dragon’s meat, apparently.” Ter’Yut said in passing as he finished off his third plate. Desmond looked at him for a moment before the piece of meat fell from his hands and down onto his dirty clothes.

GGCE 3 – When the gods close a door. . .(3)

Where grand doors should have been, was only crumbled wall and rubble that littered the uneven cobblestone road. The whole group stopped at the entrance, staring in shock. “Everyone be careful… The passage of time didn’t down this gate. It was breached. I don’t know how long ago either. There might be unexpected residents here.” Desmond’s big brother hollered, scaring a flock of ravens perched on the city’s edge.

Desmond’s big brother Randol looked back and saw the students not bothering to pull their weapons. “That means get your weapons out kids. Large ruins could house a number of dangers!” He hissed, displeased.

Navara and Desmond glanced at each other, a sheen of excitement, but also a hint of caution. Both of them reached from under their cloaks and pulled out their wands. Staves were the traditional magic user catalyst, but wands were also useable – just harder to use. On explorations, they often went for wands as they were lighter and easy to carry when delving into ruins.

It was said that the ancients could cast without using chants or magical catalysts such as staffs and wands, but when they did, they were heaven-defying. Able to summon the elements into massive storms and magical wonders. Some were said to even summon mounts from thin air. Now, chantless magic was considered the exception rather than the rule. Many of those wonderful spells lost to time when they all disappeared, leaving only empty castles and lands.

And Fable’s end was considered the nirvana of all magic. The tomb city of the Hearth Mother. The Ancient who united the other ancient against the forces of evil. Even defeating the Demon King and taking his very fortress as her home!

Statues of her even have the power to repel monsters and demons. They were often found by major roads and areas she had once visited. Yet now, the Theocracy had declared them symbols of heresy, almost all could only be found in the wilderness. Used only by Monster Hunters who used them as camps. It’s even said that the Guild of Hunters had a map of all known statues in the wilderness, but denies it.

Fortunately for Desmond, they had managed to dig up the stone tablet in his hand in ruins nearly a hundred miles from here. While there were many written accounts, most were lost to time or war. Very few accounts were left, leaving the tablet in Desmond’s hand a priceless historical artifact Looking down, Desmond reread the ancient Elven text as the other students sighed and pulled their armaments from their sheaths and bags.

[Here slumbers the child of Death and Life, Gods of Moon and Sun.

Rejected from their original, they created Eos to embrace her.

Yet, now ]

When the Ancients disappeared, the world – who depended on them – was plunged into long years of darkness. War, monsters, and demons plagued the land because the heroes were not around to hold them back. Soon the makeup of the land changed. This meant that historical documents and accounts were lost to time as well, leaving many of the Ancients’ ruins to be forgotten. Even Fable’s End was lost.

The world’s largest mountain it was called in its time. Such a grand geographical landmark should have been already explored, but the world was vast. It sat in a sea of trees nearly thirty feet tall and populated with strong monsters. With the world fighting with the Demons, they couldn’t spare much manpower to the exploration of ruins. Leaving the task to would-be adventurers, monster hunters, and Academies.

Desmond managed to find a map to Fable’s End inside the ruins of a guild called Holy Paws. Strange name, but apparently the Hearth Mother was the leader… However, this tablet rested with the map. It only then did Desmond find out that this amazing discovery had a problem.

Fable’s End rested in an unexplored area that was teeming with dangers. He didn’t trust to tell his father, who would have happily given it to his Crown brother Edin, he managed to persuade his second brother Randol to gather a team and go. However, Randol said on the basis the school list it as a free-exploration. Meaning students could sign up, but they were free to pick a place to explore and keep what they find if they found anything on their exploration.

They managed to pick up people with his brother’s name listed on the security team though…

Looking at the small gathered students from his Academy, most the girls joined to try to woo his brother while the boys who joined either joined with the girls or came to explore and maybe fight some monsters since they could only leave the city on explorations.

Most of the girls held wands in their hands, some even had full staves. Decorated with small ornate carvings and or trinkets, they shuffled uneasily when they held them. The entire trip here was oddly peaceful, with a few monsters that were dispatched by the knights; the students hardly had to lift a finger.

Now they all brandished their weapons with the boys taking the lead with swords and some wands, standing behind the knights – they began to weave through the rubble of the old gates.  Desmond took up the rear with Navara, not keen on trying to show off like his fellow students, he examined his surroundings with interest.

The first thing to greet them once they made it over the rubble was three, five-foot tall grey stone barricade blocks nearly three foot wide and three foot thick. They were uneven and appeared to have been chiseled hastily. The uneven stones were now worn by countless seasons with the scars of war marking them. The structures on the inside were attached to the wall further out, making any invaders having to go through the narrow blockade.

Nature had somewhat reclaimed the ruins as grass grew heavily on the ground with patches here and there of weather-worn cobblestone. Thick vines climbed the structures around them. Even trees grew on the rooftops, but that may have been planted there.

Advancing further, the knights noticed that the stone barriers were pushed inward by the collection of cobblestones and their formations behind them. The knights gave each other a look “What’ca think did this?” One knight said to Randol, gesturing with his head to the blocks. Randol took a quick look then looked at the buildings on either side. Vegetation climbed the walls of the structures he assumed military in nature. Through the small patches of visible wall, large scratch marks could be seen.

“Something we don’t want to find out.” Randol sighed before telling everyone to keep moving.

The city itself was laid out in a strange fashion. The buildings were set into blocks of two, with the main road leading straight through. The main road itself was nearly thirty feet in length with the side roads only fifteen. The destruction of the buildings on the main road was heavy. Grass covered craters, half-collapsed buildings, and even some half-skeletons remains strewn around one intersection. They didn’t even bother to go down the side roads. Most of the mere blockaded with those grey stones with a few broken through.

“Whoever invaded this place must have been serious about it…” One of the student warriors cooed in amazement at the destruction of the main street. “Probably the demons. Fable’s End was the old base of the Demon King before the Hearth Mother defeated him.” Desmond said nonchalantly.  The students in front turned in shock. “H-Hearth mother? Wait! This is Fable’s End?! The tomb city?!” one of the girls cried out.

Desmond looked confused” Yeah. Didn’t you guys read the exploration notice?” The students who were shocked now turned and just looked forward with false curiosity “This place is pretty nice.”, “Yeah, I was looking forward to this place the whole trip!” and other mutterings. Navara laughed then whispered in Desmond’s ear “Hehe, not everyone is as scholarly as you Dessy. Most people don’t read the bulletins so long as they have a chance to go out into the world for free”

Desmond’s brows scrunched up, not understanding why they’d do such a thing. “Don’t bother, you won’t understand their plight!” She said with a dramatic gesture of almost fainting. She had known Desmond since he first came to the Academy and had a crush on him since then. Sadly for her, he stuck his nose into books too much to notice. In the end, she was happy to spend more time with him knowing his family situation wasn’t good. So long as their time was peaceful, that’s all that mattered in the now.

After half an hour, they came to a major scene of a battle. Large skeleton remains of a giant monster boar the size of a noble carriage laid to the left of the road. The building caving around it. A large gash in the road crossed over to the right side and through a large hole into a two-story corner building. ” Damn!” One of the students said as he walked over to the skeleton remains. “What kind of monster is this?” He asked as he toed it with his leather boot.

“Not sure. There were a lot of species it could belong too.” Randol answered half-heartedly as he and a few knights examined the hole in the wall. The hole in the building across from the remains was slightly larger than them. “Whatever killed it, came from here…” One of the knights said off-handedly.

He was about to step in before a figure crashed into him. “Gah!” He fell backward onto his rear trying to steady himself. As his fellow knights readied themselves to fight, they noticed it was just a White-Dotted Mountain deer. It’s beautiful huge antlers bobbing as it ran down the main street startled. “Haha! Almost done in by a deer! I’ll make sure to put that on your tombstone!” The knight closest to the down man said as he helped him back up. “Yeah, I’ll tell your wife that you got felled by a great whore!”

“You damnable old man!” the knight growled before slapping his gloved hand on the man’s back. “Alright, keep it in check or I’m telling both your wives that you got felled by whores.” Randol said as he walked stuck his head through the hole. Once he checked there weren’t any more deer inside, he made his way inside. “Don’t be like that Captain!” They both said while chuckling.

After a few minutes of the group waiting outside and examining the destruction, Randol called out to Desmond. “Little Dessy, come look at this!” Navara and Desmond looked at each other before they both went through the opening. Inside, the layout reminded Desmond of an inn. WIth worn polish floor, dusty from the passage of time aside from the large black marks leading out the hole, it was relatively intact.

At the end of the marks was a largely armored golem. It’s entire left side completely crumpled or torn off with its head half smashed. It’s armor rusting away, it looked pitiful; even to Desmond. “Ancient tech?” Randol gestured to the golem with his right hand, sword sheathed. “Yeah, but it’s not salvageable. The fact that the metal hasn’t rusted completely away with this much exposure means the armor is either magically imbed or it’s a higher tier than steel.” Desmond said as he made his way to the front of the golem.

After poking around, Desmond sighed. “It’s not steel, I can tell that much. However… Nothing can be salvaged due to the damage.” Desmond kneeled by the outlaying left hand.”Poor thing… Died protecting it’s home.” Three rays of light poured in through the three windows on the second floor with the middle one. Even with the heavy rust, there were still large gashes. Guessing by the layout of the scene, it was probably from tusks that made those marks

“They’re just magical familiars, don’t get sentimental over them…” Randol said. He didn’t feel a thing about them. They were made for war. “Yeah..” Desmond replied half-heartedly with a frown. He did feel for them though, but he assumed they were treated much better by the mistress of this city.

. . . . . . .

Shortly thereafter, the group left the ruined building, stepping back out on the main road. The further in they got, the more fierce the tells of war became. Indents in the road, filled with still rainwater that reflexed the sky. Eventually, the barricades on the side streets were long gone, but no one felt brave enough to go down them alone. They came to an intersection of a terrible skirmish. The remains of a Gaint, torn apart with its moss-covered limbs strewn across the road.

Several golems rested, thrown about. Two rested against a wall, leaning on each other – upper bodies caved in. Another golem’s lower body dangled half ripped from its body from the building’s roof, two stories above. Legs dangling with long vines curling down and hanging from the tips of its feet. Two halves of a single golem rested in the now bony hands of the giant.

The scene sent a chill up their spines, leaving everyone silent as they weaved through the old battlefield. Scenes like those became more common the closer they got to the Elven city’s center. Trudging through piles of rubble or bones, they kept moving. Randol kept stopping every now and again. He had a nagging feeling like someone… or something… was watching them.

Pushing through thick overgrowth, the explorers found themselves walking into a large clearing. The clearing was two-by-two football fields large, with large craters and remains littered it sparsely. Most of them rested at the foot of a circular stone platform the nearly twenty-feet in diameter. On top rested a statue draped in moss and vines as if someone had covered it with a thick blanket of nature. A few nests dotted the shoulders, but they were empty and long abandoned.

The group began to spread out, seeing the destruction of the buildings on the edge. Some examined the golems and skeletons. Desmond, however, walked up to the statue – his curiosity peaked. The platform itself was nearly half his height. With some effort, he heaved himself onto it and noticed there was a stone tablet resting, untouched by time or weather; resting in a snug fitting at the foot of the statue. Broken in half, he got to his knees and examined it.

There was a missing piece and the tablet piece in his hand fit!

‘Place it… Free her…’ A lone voice whispered sweetly in his ear. For a moment, he felt his hands move on their own. “Desmond!” Navara had followed him but stood off the platform as she checked out a strange skeleton hidden under a Golem’s body. She had just glanced at Desmond when she saw him shiver before reaching to put the tablet piece into the hole!

But before she could even stop him, the piece fell into place and Desmond blinked with confusion at what he had done. Before he could even think about what happened, the tablet glowed and hummed before it exploded into a blue blinding light and a concussive wave sent the two flying backward!

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Gunman Demon Prince

I decided to call it Weapon DB.

The shortened form of weapon database. When I realized that I could create a weapon summoning system in my brain, I became hooked.

I’ll summon all the weapons recorded on my computer when I was alive! Because I had that ambition, I became a recluse in order to write down the weapon data. When I’m not eating or going to the bathroom, I stay in my room and continue drawing.

Gram said he wouldn’t be back for a while and never stopped by the house after he left.

I didn’t really go out and continued to immerse myself in drawing weapons. It was one morning. I think I did that on the 6th or 7th. Have I had my body wiped recently?

I’m becoming a hikikomori.

That’s what Iona said to me after breakfast.

“I wonder if Raul likes drawings that much?”

“Un.”

“I understand that, but you stink a little.”

Eh! Seriously? I didn’t notice at all. Am I really that smelly? I guess this is what happens when I act like a hermit looking for enlightenment… In my previous life, I bathed every day.

“Sorry.”

When I apologized, Maria started talking to me.

“Then, Raul-sama, let’s take a bath.”

Ah! That’s it! This house had a bath. I want to feel refreshed for the first time in a while. Yes, yes, here!

“Alright, let’s go.”

When I said that, Maria went to get ready.

“Raul is almost four years old, so you need to be careful about your appearance. Girls will hate you if you’re dirty and unkempt.”

“Yes…”

I was a mili-ota virgin in my previous life, I couldn’t care less about putting on an appearance…

“No, it’s not that, Iona! …Virginity is intentional! I just played survival games and didn’t have any connections with girls. I wasn’t an ugly man! I was a man who risked my life on the battlefield of survival games.”

Like I said, it’s starting to get annoying.

“Just go take a bath already!”

Anyway, my mom scolded me!

…Basically Gram doesn’t say anything, but it’s always Iona who scolds me.

After a while, Maria came to pick me up.

“Then, Raul-sama, the bath is ready.”

“Thank you.”

I headed to the bathroom. There was a place to take off your clothes in front of the bathroom, and I started taking them off. Maria helped me take off my clothes, just like how she always wipes me. I was excited to take a bath for the first time because normally I would just fill the tub with water and have Iona or Maria wipe me off.

Yay! First bath in another world. When I got naked and tried to go in alone, Maria called out to me.

“Raul-sama, please wait inside.”

Hmm? I want to wash my body quickly, but where’s the soap? As I was looking inside, the door behind me opened.

“Maria, where’s the so…ap…?”

Maria entered with a thin piece of cloth hanging from her chest. She was naked…

“Yes, of course I have prepared everything!”

Then, she made me sit on a chair.

Wait, wait, wait!

Eh! Are you going in with me? I instinctively turned around. A 17 year old beautiful naked girl was behind me. What should I do? Calm down… no, I’m a virgin and I don’t have that kind of tolerance! Well, I’m 3 years old. I can’t take a bath by myself… Of course I should have expected that, so what am I so scared of? I was looked up to in airsoft games, so I can afford it.

Even though I was a virgin, I had no feelings for her, who is a 17-year-old brat!

Or so it seems!

As I was thinking about this, hot water was poured over my head. Maria took some soap, lathered it up, put it on my head, and rubbed it.Ah! It felt super good! After all, taking a bath is a good idea to scrub the itchy areas.

“Is there any spot that itches?”

I was asked something similar to what a beauty salon employee would say, and I almost asked for the front part of my body…

“A little more towards the top, above the ears…”

Maria just washed the itchy area. My head was completely refreshed and hot water was poured over me.

“Hah~” I let out a sigh like an old man. In reality, I’m 31 years old in mental age after all, which could count as an old man.

Maria was rubbing soap onto a cloth and lathering it up. A cloth was placed on my back and she gently washed me. Ah…it seems like the dirt on the 31-year-old’s heart is being washed away. However, something that has been bothering me for a while now is that from time to time something gently touches my back. This one is a little ticklish! Huh, what!

What’s going on! No, calm down. She’s just washing my body in the bath.

It seemed like the tip of Maria’s big butt was getting rough.

“Ah, what a refreshing bath! I forgot how refreshing it felt!”

As I was trying to force myself to say something like that…Maria suddenly came around to the front. I was speechless. She looks like she’s in a really good mood and was excited as she washed my body, but there’s nothing to hide her body as the cloth she was wearing earlier was used to wash my body.

It, it’s huge. Is she really 17 years old? At the top of a high hill were two pale cherry-colored dream buttons. Wow wow. I thought I shouldn’t look at it, so my gaze fell downwards. There was something there that I shouldn’t have seen.

I, I, I can see it…

No! Police officer. I don’t have any hobbies like that. This isn’t a crime. I’m not 31 years old. I’m 3 years old. And finally, the time had come.

Picon!

The secret weapon that used to stay extremely calm and not react was now showing its cute horns. It hurts! My secret weapon hurts! Don’t stand!

J, just stay calm!

Maria probably hadn’t noticed yet, but she’s washing my armpits and it’s tickling! Then, as she made her way down to my feet, it felt like her gaze stopped for a moment. However, she continued to wash my feet. Then, she poured hot water on me. It seems that nothing special happened.

And she held me. Ah… I’m being watched…

“Excuse me.”

She let me soak in the hot tub. After that, she poured hot water on my shoulders from a bucket. The water was so lukewarm that I felt like I could stay in it forever…

Maria was right in front of me, so I turned my eyes to the side. Maria seemed to have covered her front body with a cloth, but the thin cloth stuck to her from her chest to her thighs, making her boobs and body lines stand out clearly. I glance at it.

Embarrassing! I can’t relax at all! I can’t relax!

However, as if seeing through my feelings, Maria just patted my head and smiled. Seemingly telling me not to worry about it. When I got out of the bath, Maria wrapped a cloth around my waist and wiped me dry. She didn’t wear anything on my upper body, so I tried not to look at it.

Maria just smiled.

I got out of the bath feeling a sense of immorality for a 17-year-old. The bath was too stimulating for a virgin… That’s crazy… Will I react to Iona as well? To my real mother? I’d like to avoid that.

When I returned to the living room, Iona seemed to be writing a letter.

“Raul looks refreshed. Huh? Why is your nose bleeding?”

“No, it’s okay! I feel refreshed!”

No, on the contrary, it didn’t feel refreshing.

“That’s great.”

“What is Mom doing?”

I asked Iona extremely calmly while wiping the blood from my nose with a cloth.

“…Ah…this. I was writing a letter to Sanaria as a report.”

Iona answered with a strange pause while looking at me.

“A letter?”

“Yes, it’s a summary of the current situation and instructions to the Governor of the territory. All that’s left to do is seal it with this sealing wax and we’re done.”

“I see.”

“A messenger will arrive soon.”

After a while, I heard the sound of horse hooves outside.

“Here you go, Raul. I’m glad you took a bath.”

Really, if people were coming, it was the right thing to do.

Can-can! The doorbell rang. I followed Iona to the entrance. When she opened the front door, a tough knight was standing there. He looked at Iona and fell to his knees.

“Please come in.”

“Yes, Ma’am!”

The brisk knight greeted and entered. Iona and I went to the reception room and sat down first.

“Have a seat, please.”

The knight bowed his head and sat down.

“I’m glad to see both Iona-sama and Raul-sama seem to be in good health.”

“Is Karius doing well too?”

“Yes! No notable change.”

“That’s the important thing.”

“Raul-sama has also grown quite a bit, and when I left Sanaria he was barely standing. Look at him now.”

“Yes, thank you.”

I bowed.

“You’re so smart! Your manners are also great.”

“Is everyone in the territory doing well?”

“Everyone’s the same.”

“We’re all fine too.”

“I see! Is that Leonard doing his job properly?”

“Yes, your little brother is doing well.”

Eh! Is this person that refreshingly handsome knight’s older brother? Ah, but the facial parts may be similar.

“I see, that’s good. Also, news of Gram-sama’s activities has reached Sanaria.”

“Yes, he’s working hard. It looks like he’s about to finish his role and be able to go back to Sanaria. I’d like to ask him a few things to prepare for his return. I’ve written it down in a letter, so please do so.”

“I will quickly return to Sanaria and give it to Jinuas-sama.”

Jinuas is the representative of Sanaria territory. There was a knock on the door, and it was Maria bringing the tea.

“Oh! Maria, thank you for your hospitality.”

“I’m glad to see that Karius-sama is doing well.”

Ah, I guess they know each other. 

Iona then said to Karius.

“Spend a good night at Leonard’s place today. You must be tired from the long journey. Leonard followed Gram, so he’s not there now, but there will be others.”

“Yes! Thank you. Well, I’ll take your word for it and do it.”

Ah, I’m glad I took a bath. If her son looked dirty, I’d definitely be told back from the room. After that, for a while, the two talked about Sanaria territory and exchanged information about the current situation of the Royal Capital, and then they started talking about Karius’ family.

“How is Anasia?”

 Iona asked.

“She’s well. Now pregnant with our second child.”

Anasia seems to be Karius’ wife.

“Yes, I hear you. Maria, bring me that.”

“Understood.”

What she brought was a carefully wrapped box.

“Karius will be riding back tomorrow, so please take this with you. It’ll give Anasia something to eat in case she loses her appetite.”

“Thank you. This is a very important matter for us, and I appreciate your consideration.”

“It’s sweets from the Royal Capital, but I hope it tastes good.”

“She will be happy since it comes from Iona-sama.”

“Also, this is the letter. Please give my regards to Jinuas. Thank you very much.”

“Of course. I’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning.”

After speaking, Karius bowed and left.

In front of me, Maria was cleaning up the tea room and had changed into her maid uniform. I couldn’t help thinking about the scene in the bathroom from earlier. No matter what. Iona saw me looking at Maria strangely. Did she notice anything? There was no sign of suspicion in her eyes. She was just staring at me.

It’s probably alright.

Now that I’ve taken a bath and the guests have gone home, I’ll resume working hard on creating the database. That’s what I was thinking.

Then, Iona said.

“Alright, Raul. Let’s study writing letters. You should be able to write and read letters.”

“Yes.”

Hmm. If I can’t read this country’s writings, I won’t be able to read the literature on weapons or magic, so it’s actually important.  I have to create a database whenever I have free time, keep recording it diligently, while also studying this world.

Nowadays, I think it is important to memorize the characters of this country. There is almost no doubt that increasing your intelligence will increase your magical power, so I think I need to absorb a lot of things while my brain is still soft.

Is there something that doesn’t exist in this world other than the weapon I’ve asked Gram about? What is the principle behind my magic? If there’s someone who can use the same magic as me, it’s probably someone from another world too. Are there others like me?　　

Knowledge is necessary anyway.

First of all, let’s ask Mom, or rather, Iona-sensei, to teach me.

I was to follow Iona-sensei.

FPS 303

The Type-0 water observation aircraft is a biplane, two-seat aircraft, but due to VMB specifications――the front seat is the pilot’s seat, and there is nothing to operate in the back seat. There are instruments and a control stick, but moving them has nothing to do with piloting.

The instruments in the front seats are not much different, but of the many instruments that show aircraft information, only about half are related to flight control. Sliding into the narrow front seat, I grabbed the cane-like control stick that stuck out in front of the seat with my right hand, and grabbed the slot lever/machine gun firing device on the left side of the seat with my left hand.

The method of operation is extremely simple. Just like mobile vehicles and ships, there is no need for realistic maneuvering methods. A start button, which is familiar to VMB vehicles, has been added to the instruments installed in the front of the cockpit, and pressing it will launch the aircraft from the catapult.

If the output remains at 0% after launch, it will crash straight into the sea, so I increased the engine output by operating the throttle lever in advance.

The high-pitched engine sound and vibrations echo through the cockpit, and I couldn’t help but get excited about boarding an aviation weapon that can only be used in extremely limited situations in VMB.

“Let’s go, eliminate the monsters in the sky! Secure the ejection route!”

Of course that order was not directed at anyone. Although I am the one who actually secures the ejection route, the moment of launch is always a thrilling experience.

“Take off!”

I pressed the start button, fully opened the throttle as Type-0 slid along the catapult, and the nose of the aircraft rose at once and took off into the sky. With support fire from the battleship Nagato’s twin 12.7cm high-angle guns and the M51 75mm anti-aircraft cannon installed on a huge rock wall, I soared to the sky of the User World, where seabird-shaped monsters fly around.

There are two weapons mounted on the Type-0: two Type 97 7.7mm machine guns built into the nose, and two 60 kg bombs mounted under both wings. Both are operated using a firing device attached to the throttle lever, but aiming is done using a dedicated aiming icon floating in the field of vision rather than the bomb sight attached to the top of the instrument cluster.

For VMB, aviation weapons are just a small bonus. Normally, it would be an element that could play a leading role in a war, but the main character in VMB is just a single soldier, and the aircraft flying around at high speed in the sky attracts a lot more attention than the ground weapons and ships that can become coffins.

Under such circumstances, the object plane Type-0 retains profound maneuverability, such as simplifying the operation method and visualizing the aiming system, while also being equipped with an assist function for aiming at enemy aircraft. It has been adjusted to make it easier to hit targets with strafing shots.

In the direction of travel of the seabird-type monsters that were currently flying around in my field of vision, the system automatically measured the relative speed and distance between Type-0 and the monsters, and If you aim here and pull the trigger――a marker will be shown if you hit the target. All that’s left to do is control the aircraft’s attitude and aim at the marker while chasing the monster.

At first, the seabird-type monsters didn’t seem to know what the large object that had taken off from the battleship Nagato was, but they were shot down one by one by Type-0’s 7.7mm machine gun as it rose high into the sky. When they saw us go, they immediately recognized us as an enemy that should be annihilated and chased after us.

However, the maximum speed of the Type-0 exceeds 300 km/h. In the blink of an eye, the distance widened, and anti-aircraft fire attacked from behind the seabird-type monster that was pursuing me.

The altitude restrictions for the User World weren’t present here. I wonder if it can continue to rise forever like this――While I was thinking that, the aim of the battleship Nagato’s twin 41cm cannons on the bow caught sight of the Labyrinth Dragon, which was preparing to fire its breath.

No good―― the hull of the battleship Nagato had its bow pointing towards the Labyrinth Dragon. Once the irradiation starts, it is impossible to stop it. We have no choice but to prevent it. We must avoid giving any further shock to that crack at all costs.

When I saw that the pursuing seabird-type monster was crashing down due to anti-aircraft fire, I immediately took my hands off the control stick and activated <Create Labyrinth>. An all-around spherical monitor expanded in an instant, and the control stick and instruments of Type-0 that had entered the sphere faded and solidified, as if time had stopped.

As expected, it’s impossible to operate the weapon while the skill is activated. Recognize it momentarily and take countermeasures before the breath attack is ready――.

“Architect Display――HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall) Selected, Confirmed!”

What I instantly chose was the HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall), an object version of VMB’s strongest shield, the CBS (Circle Barrier Shield). The object itself is only a small disk, but there is a huge barrier generator embedded in the basement, and above it is a white wall made up of hexagons. Compared to the almost invisible CBS (Circle Barrier Shield), the HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall) is translucent and its presence can be seen.

However, the deployment range was incomparably larger than the CBS (Circle Barrier Shield). A wall 10 meters high and 30 meters wide was instantly deployed.

The Labyrinth Dragon opened its huge maw, ignoring the translucent wall that unfolds in front of it, as its mouth begins to shine in brilliant colors. It’s aiming to destroy the red crack where the mad goddess peeked through――now covered by the entire HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall), and widen the crack.

“――skill release!”

I deployed the HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall) and immediately returned to controlling the Type-0――this alone would not be enough. The HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall) will block any attack until the set durability value reaches zero, but there is no way to recover that durability value, and it is not something that can withstand long-term irradiation.

Controlling the aircraft that gradually lost propulsion as it ascended, this time I began a steep descent with full throttle.

The aim was the nose of the Labyrinth Dragon――even though more than half of its giant body was buried in the sand, the Labyrinth Dragon seemed to have set its sight on widening the crack. And the brilliantly colored breath that was emitted was more powerful than any of the breaths that had been emitted so far. It emitted a divine brilliance.

The durability of the HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall), which received the breath directly, decreased in the blink of an eye, but the breath did not seem to stop.

“――Damn! Protect me, Nagato!”

I shouted from inside the rapidly descending Type-0, and in response, the battleship Nagato charged at Labyrinth Dragon at maximum battle speed.  Its momentum did not weaken even when it ran aground on the sand, and the entire hull of the ship crashed from inside the HBW (Hexa Barrier Wall), lifting Labyrinth Dragon’s maw as it released its breath.

Even as I heard the sound of the impact that reached the cockpit of the Type-0 and saw the bow of the battleship Nagato being crushed, I controlled the steeply descending plane, brought it down to just above the sand, and then braked suddenly――Breath’s irradiation direction changed due to the impact. This time, I dived between the forecastle deck of the battleship Nagato and quickly ascended.

The V-shaped maneuver from a high altitude passed the Labyrinth Dragon’s nose, and at that moment――I saw the Labyrinth Dragon’s red eyes following my movements.

As I ascended quickly again, I checked the status of each battle object――the battleship Nagato, which had charged the Labyrinth Dragon, was unable to maneuver. It still had some durability, but the 41cm twin cannon on the bow cannot be used because it’s judged to have been damaged, and since it ran aground on the sand, it is naturally unable to move forward or backward.

However, the hull of the stranded battleship Nagato got between the Labyrinth Dragon and the crack, making it impossible to irradiate the breath straight.

This should buy me some time――

When Labyrinth Dragon’s breath finally stopped, it began flapping its wings while regenerating its tattered wings of fire and ice in order to crush the battleship Nagato that was blocking its path. However, reloading had also been completed. A swarm of Harpoon missiles were fired from both gigantic walls again, and they flew high into the sky along with Type-0.

Harpoon missiles detached and left their boosters behind as they changed their trajectory toward their target, and I continued to raise the Type-0 high into the sky. At the same time, another souvenir began attacking on the ground. It is a support weapon summoned to the ground using a V-shaped maneuver – the super large construction machine Bagger 293!

Gunman Demon Prince 10

E/N: This series will now be weekly now that I’ve built myself a lead.

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My dad, Gram, came back while I was working on drawing weapons. Creating a database is important, but so are family conversations. Let’s listen to Gram’s family-oriented story. Iona and I sat around the table and listened to Gram’s story. Maria was standing behind Grams.

“It’s been a year since we came to the Royal Capital.”

Gram spoke.

“About the current situation…”

“ Yes.”

“It’s going to be a difficult topic for Raul, but please listen to me. The Duchy of Eucrit is currently in a difficult situation, that’s why I was called to the capital.”

Is this country called Eucrit? This is the first time I’ve heard of it. It’s a rather laid-back name.

“The Vargius Empire in the south has become powerful, and diplomatic relations are in very unfavorable conditions. Furthermore, trade with countries in the south has to bypass the Vargius Empire, since if it goes through Vargius, a big tariff will be imposed on our country. It’s becoming a burden.”

Hmmhmm. Does this mean that there are conflicts between countries in this world as well?

“Our vassal states in the north, such as the Kingdom of Rashtar and the Kingdom of Schladen, depend on us as the Duchy of Eucrit, and if our country makes a mistake in diplomatic relations with the Vargius Empire, the situation between the two countries will become even more difficult.”

The country that I live in has some vassal countries, so I guess that means it’s a pretty big country, I guess?

“Although we have a friendly relationship with the Holy Nation of Faatria in the east, we are still in a difficult position due to our relationship with Vargius. There seems to be talk of a union between Eucrit and Faatria, but talks are slow to progress.”

Hmm. We are from Iona’s family, which is a high class aristocracy, so we seem to be wealthy, but the fact that our food is so frugal is probably because of trade…Does this mean that even though agriculture is more prosperous in the south, we can’t get supplies?

“To the west rises a mountain range inhabited by flying dragons and earth dragons, and although it is not a land where humans live, there is an ocean beyond that. If only we could secure a sea route… Even if we did, the sea would also be full of monsters. It’s not as safe as it is.”

There are dragons? Of course there will be dragons. It’s a different world, right? I want to hear about dragons, but I’m not in the mood to interrupt.

“Well, it’s okay to talk about difficult topics. I think I understand that you’ve been called to the capital for this purpose.”

Um, I guess he was called to guard the Royal Palace?

“I think I told you before I came to the capital that there was a disturbing atmosphere in the Vargius Empire. I heard that they were increasing their military equipment. Well, war isn’t necessarily the only purpose.”

Ah, that’s right.

“I’ve heard that monsters are appearing in the villages near the sea of ​​trees that spread out at the foot of the mountain range to the west. Something may be at work. We’re sending out a survey team right now. The Vargius Empire’s military buildup may also be the cause.”

I couldn’t help but ask.

“Is everything alright in the village?”

Gram replied with a frown. He seemed to be angry about this.

“Although it’s not serious, it seems that children may have been harmed…”

The dining table became quiet. Gram continued on.

“That’s why I was called to the capital. While assisting the knight commander, I was asked to help with the reinforcement and maintenance of the army. Furthermore, to protect the capital and strengthen the army.”

“Dad was chosen for it?”

Hearing that Gram has a big responsibility, I asked him with respect.

“That’s right. Well, the reason why I was chosen was probably because monsters appeared in the west and the knowledge of adventurers was needed. They can ask adventurers, but it’ll be limited to an adventurer from noble lineage and a military man. And someone like me who became a knight would probably be better suited to instruct the new recruited soldiers.]

Wow! Isn’t this a managerial position with great responsibility?

“The reorganization of the military organization has been completed, and we have a plan for the Royal Castle security system and personnel allocation. We have also taught the soldiers and guard knights how to safely subjugate monsters. Now we need to move on to the territory’s army on the frontier. Well, once I finish teaching them how to fight, my role will be over. All that’s left to do is return to my lordship and work for the people of my territory.”

Ara, it’s like he’s being used like a middle manager at a black company. Are you okay? Is Gram tired? No, he should go to sleep.

Then, Iona said.

“Please don’t push yourself too hard. Please take care of yourself…”

Gram laughed.

“I won’t be able to rest for a while yet, but it doesn’t really matter. I want to return to Sanaria territory with you guys as soon as possible. If I had known it was a mission like this, I would have come to the capital by myself.” 

“No, sweetheart. I love you and we’re together in this. Although I ended up dragging Maria with us.”

“No, ma’am! I’m just happy. I can’t help but feel happy every day that you brought a girl from the countryside like me to a city like this.”

Maria said happily.

That’s right. I came from another world, Tokyo, and even though this Royal Capital is in the countryside, it’s like living in a tourist attraction overseas. It’s just a shame that the food that I eat is like healthy food and I can’t go to a survival game shop.

“Anyway, it’s almost time. My role will be over soon. Until then, I may not be able to go home for a while, but please bear with me.”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

Iona and Maria replied, so I should reply as well.

“Yes.”

Then, Gram said:

“Raul is almost four years old, I’m counting on you to watch over Mom and Maria.”

Well, there’s not much I can do as a toddler, but leave it to me!

“Yes! Please leave it to me!”

Gram narrowed his eyes and laughed at my reply.

“Raul will be 4 years old in about 10 days.”

Iona informed.

“I see! Then once things calm down, let’s celebrate together.”

Gram said happily, so I thanked her.

“Thanks, Mom.”

“Look forward to it, Raul.”

Iona seemed to be having fun too.

“Yes!”

We ate and talked happily for a while, then Iona started talking.

“By the way, you. I heard that Raul has drawn something.”

Nn?

Then, Gram said,

“Oh, have you started drawing?”

I was asked.

Hey hey hey! This is bad. I can’t let them see that. I can’t explain it either. What should I do?

Iona then followed.

“I haven’t seen it yet either. What have you been drawing?”

Don’t rush. I’m a normal 3 year old. There are only so many things a child can draw like that.

“I’m drawing a picture of Dad.”

“My picture! I want to see it!”

Fuck! I dug myself a grave! Well…

“Um, I just started drawing and it’s not finished. Sorry.”

“Alright! I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.”

Gram patted me on the head again. I got through it anyway!

…..later that night.

I silently wrote down the weapon’s data and image on paper. It’s really fun. The house was quiet. As for me, I didn’t get sleepy at all. In my head, like a man running amok at the end of a certain century, the data I had been creating on my computer kept coming back to me.

My right hand moved swiftly, writing down notes on weapons endlessly like an industrial robot. Then, I noticed something strange. The memories of weapons I had written down on paper began to appear in my head like a database. It’s like a tablet app.

Almost like I could scroll it with my finger.

When I closed my eyes, I saw a pitch-black screen with a weapon on the back. Maybe I can scroll? I reached out with my hand. Then, the screen starts moving. Only the parts that I have handwritten were displayed.

Nn? 

This is? It’s not an image. Am I actually touching the data? Is this… magic? Only data was floating in space in an orderly manner. I have been trying to call up my computer or smartphone but failed. Did I realize it with an image? …But it feels different from that, it’s just the 3DCG that appears as I imagined it. Weapons are floating in the darkness of the screen. However, it feels real, not CG.

This…I remember seeing it in a science fiction movie when I was a kid. If you manipulate the screen that appears in the air with your hand, you can move the screen away or open multiple windows.

But, this is slightly different. It’s just the weapons I drew floating in a row in the darkness.

“Could it be…!”

I thought of something amazing and decided to write down the weapons on paper again. Yes, it’s an imaginary weapon. First of all, it’s the Beam Rifle that I saw in the anime. If you write this, something amazing will happen!!

After I finish drawing, I try to imagine the database mentioned earlier.

…

…

Nothing. 

Let’s try drawing other weapons to see.

Next up is a hooded knight fighting the Galactic Empire with a sword of light. It’s romantic! This time, visualize it clearly and write it down.

…

…

Nothing. 

I’m disappointed. No matter how I try to imagine it, all I can think of is scenes from anime or movies.

This seems to be a system where only actual weapons from previous lives will appear. Maybe it’s summoned from another world? I don’t understand how it works anyway.

Now, let’s write down some actual weapons.

This is what the US used in the Vietnam War.

M9 flamethrower

It is a deadly weapon that can be used to kill or injure large numbers of people, or to burn down vegetation and houses. Because the user will have to carry a fuel tank on their back, the maneuverability is poor, but it can cause considerable damage. Although it cannot be used in melee, it is very effective against enemies holed up in caves.

When I finished drawing properly…

It came out in perfect shape.

It seems like it won’t work unless it’s a weapon that actually existed in a previous life. Maybe it’s a problem with my image… Can this be searched?

I suddenly thought of the first P320 I drew. The P320 screen was immediately brought up. Ah, it’s here. I tried scrolling horizontally with my finger. Perhaps this scroll is just my imagination.

P320 comes in full size, compact, and subcompact sizes.

It’s a success. That’s amazing!  I was so excited that I couldn’t help but touch the P320 subcompact.

Clank !!

Oh, I did it! ! I started it by mistake! What should I do?

I was stunned when I saw the P320 that had fallen in front of me. But…it’s cool…I tried to squeeze the grip, but my small hands couldn’t reach the trigger. I slowly tried removing the magazine. It’s empty. That’s it!

I quietly left the room and hurried to the closet. Making sure to keep my steps as quiet as possible. I took out the box where I hid the bullets and knife and extracted only the bullets from inside. I tried loading it into a P320. It was definitely a perfect fit.

Ugh, I want to fire it. I want to shoot at an empty can. But my hands were too small, so I don’t think it would be possible. Grow up fast, me!

I had no choice but to keep the gun in a box and put it in a hidden place in the closet. And then quietly return to the room.

“Phew…”

This is amazing. I can even take out complex weapons without any problems! No problem with magic! Even complicated firearms can be drawn as 3D data. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep. I’m working overtime today. I wished there was an energy drink.

After that, I continued to draw weapons.

As I continued drawing, I suddenly wanted to see if I could summon food. The dish here seems bland, I wonder if I could summon some salt and sugar? However, I don’t think it will come out even if I call it normally. Until now, I couldn’t summon anything other than weapons.

So, what I came up with to call it wasn’t the usual salt or sugar. That’s what I devoured in my previous life. It’s portable food for the military. Combat rations…commonly known as milimeshi. I’ve eaten milimeshi from the militaries of many different countries, but the Self-Defense Forces one was the best.

I’ve gotten and eaten it so many times that I remember its shape and name. I got it from Minagawa, ate it, and even wrote a food report on my blog. I remember that the flavor was quite strong and salty. I immediately imagined it and drew it in a picture. First up was canned white rice. The image came out just as I imagined. The background was dark and the texture was realistic.

Let’s also check my brain database.

It’s a success. It’s in the data!

I’m getting hungry, but I don’t have a can opener. Let’s stop touching it. There’s nothing I can do if it comes out now.

I keep adding to it one after another. Cans of cooked rice, cans of red rice, cans of simmered foods, cans of hamburgers, cans of fish, cans of sausages, cans of pickles, hardtack bags… I got hungry and wrote as much as I could remember. But… with this, even if we were short on supplies, we would definitely be able to continue fighting. I don’t know if we will ever be short on supplies or not. But if you don’t have enough food to fight a long war, you’ll lose!

I would like to give this to Gram, who is forced to do black labor to the point of exhaustion during expedition after expedition…

I was thinking of my father…

FPS 302

That was… the person I least wanted to meet at this timing――no, it was the person I had never even thought of meeting in the slightest.

“Is it here?”

With the sound of a message being received, what appeared in the chat window that appeared in my field of vision were hieroglyphs that were impossible to read as they were――the automatic translation function immediately activated, and the characters were translated into a silly archaic language.

Above all, as the rain of Harpoon missiles fired to destroy the wings of fire and ice began to fall, I stood on the battleship Nagato’s aircraft――I was planning to use the Type-0 water observation plane to jump into the Labyrinth Dragon’s mouth. For that reason, when I looked back from the rangefinder to the rear deck, I saw something unbelievable.

It’s a crack――

Beyond the huge rock wall that was destroyed by the brightly colored breath released by Labyrinth Dragon, a blood-red crack had appeared in a place that coincided with the northern boundary of the User World. .

It was probably about 3 to 4 meters in size――a crack floating in the empty space. 

The problem is that through that crack, I could see a different world, and it’s neither my User World nor the natural world―― And just as I was looking into the other side, I could also see a giant eye looking at me from the other side.  Her large black eyes were bloodshot, her eyelids were wide open, and she looked gaunt and thin, as if they were clinging to her bones, and when I looked at her eyes alone, I felt the terror as if I just saw a real ghost.

“My love, my child, is it here?”

The Mad Goddess――trapped in the intersection of the worlds, the birth mother of the labyrinth and the master of the labyrinth.

It was right in front of my field of vision. At the same time, a rain of harpoon missiles rained down on Labyrinth Dragon, and the sound of an explosion was heard as the area where the wings of fire and ice were growing exploded. Even though I felt the heat of the hot air on my back and neck, I couldn’t bring myself to check the results of the missile attack. I couldn’t avert my gaze from eyes of hatred and madness that overflowed from the crack.

“Come save me, come save me.”

On the other side of the crack, Mad Goddess’ big eyes twisted and laughed.

“My beloved child, pray help and save Mother.”

The mad Goddess was struggling to get into the crack while repeatedly slamming her huge face into the crack from the other side.  When I was shown that image, I was unable to make any sound other than the sounds of gunfire and explosions.

“The time hast come to unite mother and child and envelop them all in flames of hatred!”

Help…? Ah, I see… The mad Goddess exists neither in this world nor in my user world, but in a world in between. I’ve only been close to that world once before――on the other side of the shooting range. At that time――I was afraid that if the walls of the world were torn down, the mad Goddess would invade our side. However, I didn’t know how to make the mad Goddess cross over the world.

Is this the answer――?

The mission assigned to the labyrinth and its master is to annihilate all living things in the natural world. For that reason, the labyrinth cannot be kept in one place. That’s why there is a way to absorb the labyrinth core placed in one’s own labyrinth and exit the labyrinth, and the skill <Create Labyrinth> exists.

However, this is only one of the missions of the master of the labyrinth. Our original mission is to increase the power of the labyrinth and search for other dungeon masters. Now, I’m convinced of the real reason why I was dropped into this world――Trespasser is a detonator and a nutrient for growing the labyrinth――or, to put it more casually, like chemical fertilizer.

The reason why the mad Goddess drops beings like me from another world into this world is to obtain a system powerful enough to destroy the world’s walls. Then, the two grown labyrinths collide, killing each other――when the two collide violently, the resulting energy should be enough to destroy the walls of the world.

If you think about that, you can see the purpose of the Creator God. While cutting a wedge with the labyrinth, it holds back the beings that have fallen into this world――while eliminating the risk of the world’s walls being destroyed, it conveniently leaves a presence in the world that can compete with the grown labyrinth.

Originally, it may have been the champion of the natural world――the dragon, who was supposed to take on that role. But as if it’s a joke――the defense mechanism the God prepared didn’t work, and was even taken into the labyrinth, causing it to evolve into a powerful being.

The roar of joy that the Labyrinth Dragon let out was no wonder.

Labyrinth Dragon and I each possessed great power. And in reality, the richly colored breath that collided with the boundary line of the User World, it was most likely meant to create a crack in the wall of the world.

Waiting beyond that is the resurrection of the mad Goddess――I can’t afford to waste my time.

If the third breath hits that area, the crack will become even bigger. That one blow might create a big enough hole for the mad Goddess to return to this side, and it might even be the fourth one.

“――I have no intention of helping you…just continue to be jealous of the living who lives in this world forever.”

As the explosion echoed, I couldn’t tell if the voice I was trying to make reached the mad Goddess. But, it doesn’t matter whether she heard it or not. It is important to vocalize my decision to part with the mad Goddess.

I strongly expressed my will not only in words but also in my action――I controlled the aim of the two 41cm twin guns mounted on the front deck of the battleship Nagato as the Labyrinth Dragon slowly lowered its head, perhaps in order to get ready to fire its breath. I aimed for the moment when the head began to fall and fire the main gun.

The twin 41cm cannons on the rear deck were aimed at Mad Goddess’s large eyes peeking through the crack, but given the possibility that this attack could widen the crack, it would be unwise to launch an attack so easily.

My priority right now is to defeat the Labyrinth Dragon.  If the boundary between the worlds is to be destroyed by a collision between two labyrinths, it would be better to just annihilate the labyrinths themselves, as I had originally thought.

From the sight monitor of the 41cm twin cannon, I could see the Labyrinth Dragon shaking violently from the impact of the bullet hitting the head. The mad Goddess’s eyes saw right through me, and I couldn’t move as if my legs were frozen, but by saying my intention and restarting the battle, I was able to take a step forward, even though I was trembling.

Walking slowly one step at a time――at the same time, it was an act of getting closer to the Goddess who had slowly gone crazy. Despite being just one step away, the insanity that seeped through the crack increased tenfold. Even though I felt so intimidated that I wasn’t even allowed to blink, I closed my eyelids to block out the fear and madness beaming from her eyes.

What spread out in my field of vision was a world of darkness and HUD information that never disappears, and the aim monitors of each battle object chase the monsters, and no matter how many I fell, they continue to bombard me, even though I don’t feel like they’re decreasing.

And what I saw on the other side of the darkness was the figure of my beloved. Her red-gold hair shines even in the darkness, and her smile, staring at me, erasing all my fears and anxieties.

With my eyes closed, I moved to the rear of the rangefinder and put my hand on the fence.

“Doth thou not love me, my child?”

As if the insane Goddess also felt what had happened, the anxiety welling up through the cracks reached my skin.

“――Fuu.”

Just looking at her face made me feel stupid for being afraid of such a Goddess. Her eyes widened as I looked directly at the mad Goddess again, no longer feeling any emotion in her eyes. I didn’t even need to say anything――I laughed at the figure trapped on the other side of the crack, and jumped from the rangefinder to the catapult of the Type-0 surface observation aircraft installed on the rear deck.

“My child? ! Where art thou going?!”

I’m tired of hearing your voice. I turned my attention to the hieroglyphs displayed in the chat window and selected the reject function, which is one of the communication functions.

“Off to the Blacklist you go.”

When I landed on top of the Type-0 surface observation plane, the chat window became completely full at the same time as it was thrown into Blacklist.

FPS 301

The battle against the Labyrinth Dragon and countless monsters was severely draining my spirit. The number of weapons installed on the battleship Nagato alone is close to 40, and the total number of battle objects installed on the Wake Island fortress was twice that number.

All of those are controlled by the FCS (Fire Control System), and it handles everything from aiming to firing while managing the cooldown time for loading the next bullet. In addition, I must keep an eye on Labyrinth Dragon’s movements and take evasive action while maneuvering the battleship Nagato to avoid being hit.

If I make one wrong move, I’ll lose the battleship Nagato, and if I can’t stop the monster’s invasion, my User World will be eroded and swallowed up by its violence.

However, in order to prevent this from happening, determining the next and necessary actions in seconds was a common practice in FPS――like during clan battles or team battles. Feeling a somewhat nostalgic feeling of tension, I aimed the 41cm twin cannon, which had finished its next bullet reloading cooldown, on the Labyrinth Dragon’s head.

The moment I was about to notice the salvo of the main gun – the Labyrinth Dragon’s crown descended to the sea surface again and the huge maw opened up.

“It’s that breath again!”

I quickly shifted the aim of the main gun to the Labyrinth Dragon’s maw――its open mouth. When the first breath was fired, despite its power, I felt that this attack was an opportunity for me. The labyrinth core shining in rich colors could be seen at the back of the mouth. If it can be destroyed, Labyrinth Dragon will lose its labyrinth power and return to being an ordinary island.

Attack is the best defense. So I intend to attack at this biggest gap, aiming everything at one point. Calculating the movement of the battleship Nagato instinctively as it sailed through the bay of Wake Island fortress at maximum speed, I predicted the trajectory. The aim was slightly shifted from the Labyrinth Dragon’s mouth.

“Salvo!”

At the same time, battleship Nagato’s four 41cm twin cannons emitted gun smoke, and Labyrinth Dragon’s maw released a brightly colored breath attack.

I could see eight red, flaming bullets colliding with the brightly colored breath attack over the sea, but I couldn’t continue watching them for too long until they landed. Simultaneously with the salvo of the 41cm twin cannons, the battleship Nagato was turned and the hull was turned vertically to reduce the probability of a direct hit from the breath.

The breath attack that came flying through the sea passed right next to the battleship Nagato, and my gaze drifted backwards as if to follow it. I thought that the second breath shot would also shatter the huge rock wall and create a large hole, but the point of impact happened to be close to the first shot.

Even though the large hole in the huge rock wall was getting wider, the breath weakened again and disappeared once it penetrated the huge rock wall. When I returned my gaze to Labyrinth Dragon, black smoke was rising from a part of maw that was wide open.

It seemed that the bullet landed, but unfortunately it didn’t seem to reach inside its mouth. However, with this second shot, more information about the breath has increased. First of all, there was a long gap between the first and second shots――I guess it can’t fire consecutively. In addition to that, it can’t seem to shake its head while spitting out breath.

If it’s just a giant straight laser, it should be possible for me to keep evading it.

However, at this time, I was unable to notice the abnormality that was happening behind me.

“Uooooooooo!!!”

When the Labyrinth Dragon saw that the richly colored breath attack was dodged, it raised its dragon head high in the sky and let out a roar that shook the world. The moment the roar that ran through the User World pierced through my body, I felt it was a loud cry of joy rather than anger or hatred.

A rapture that aggravates the entire natural world, a rapture that destroys and annihilates all living things. And an explosion of emotions bubbles up from the depths of a heart that dances with joy at the signpost of resurrection.

“Heeeaa.”

I couldn’t help but vomit from the overwhelming feeling of joy. As I held on to the railing of the ranging station and vomited my gastric juices onto the deck, I felt frightened by the joy I felt just now.

That roar was the same one I felt when the Labyrinth Dragon was born. 

The Crimson Empress Ant took advantage of the momentary gap shown by Elkeynes and plotted to take control of it. However, when it regained consciousness, it was killed by a blow from the master of the labyrinth, and then by the bullet that I fired. Everything was supposed to be finished then.

However, in the end, the one who got everything was the labyrinth itself that had lost its master.

That was when the Labyrinth Dragon was born. The Labyrinth Dragon let out a roar of joy and stepped forward to revive the evil mother――the mad Goddess. That’s right――that is the purpose of the Labyrinth Dragon. To that end, it attacked living things in the natural world, destroyed their living areas, and searched for a labyrinth――a master of labyrinth with the same amount of power.

And it found it in me. A labyrinth that can compete with another that incorporates the power of a dragon, and the master of the labyrinth itself… it is overjoyed to have found me.

The Labyrinth Dragon’s roar was filled with all of its emotions.

It’s not an unpleasant story. Labyrinth Dragon considers me to be of the same species, and says that we should kill each other in order to revive the mad Goddess. I don’t know how killing each other will lead to the resurrection of the mad Goddess, but I have no intention of helping that happen.

However, if fighting between labyrinths――between the masters of the labyrinths will lead to revival, then this battle cannot be prolonged.

Although I was still feeling a little nauseous, I returned my attention to the operation of the battleship Nagato, and resumed mopping up the monsters that had invaded the User World using FCS (Fire Control System). At the same time, in order to contain the movement of the Labyrinth Dragon that had begun to invade the U-shaped bay, I activated the Labyrinth Creation.

“Creation command display… Terrain change – Sea to land, embankment decided. Soil quality change – Battle object placement, skill release.”

The U-shaped ends were connected by an embankment to cover the gigantic body of the Labyrinth Dragon, creating a gigantic rock wall. While securing an area large enough for battleship Nagato to take evasive action, the sea in the bay was converted into land.

The Labyrinth Dragon needs to be killed in this area. In order to do that, it was necessary to completely stop the invasion, take away their freedom, and deliver the killing blow to their vital points without fail. This is the preliminary stage――particles of light surge up in front of Wake Island Fortress, and as they converge, a huge rock wall closes behind Labyrinth Dragon.

Changes occurred in the seawater in the bay, the sparkling sea surface spread out and turned into sand.

As if driven by this change, the fish-shaped monster that had been moving underwater was pushed up onto the sand, and field artillery attacks rained down on it.

Labyrinth Dragon, who was roaring with joy, also seemed to have noticed the changes happening around it. 

As the dragon head slowly lowered its altitude, it swung slightly from side to side, watching as its huge body was buried in the sand and unable to move. The red eyes that glowed darkly distorted, and as it spread its flame wings and ice wings in annoyance, countless flame bullets and ice blocks began to form around it.

I guess it was trying to blow away the sand and huge rock wall that was keeping its movement in place, but it didn’t work that way. Before launching an attack on the main target, first I need to neutralize both wings.

“Open silo, begin missile attack!”

In order to defeat the Labyrinth Dragon, several steps need to be taken.

One, long-range attacks using heavy cannons and naval guns. Second, wipe out the swarm of demonic beasts spewed out by Labyrinth Dragon. Third, take away their ability to move and take away their means of attack.

In order to do that, I thought it would be necessary to use a physical attack that could rip off the two wings that were getting in the way.

That was the battle object that had been installed inside the newly constructed giant rock wall――a silo-launched Harpoon missile. When a round 50cm diameter silo installed at the top of a huge rock wall was opened, the rocket engines of the Harpoon missiles installed inside it were ignited, and white missiles began to fly into the sky one after another, stirring up smoke. .

This Harpoon missile is an anti-ship missile developed in the United States, and is a masterpiece of missile weaponry that has been adopted by more than 30 countries, including Japan. It can be launched in a wide range of ways, including air-to-ground from an aircraft, underwater from a submarine, and ship-to-ship when mounted on a ship, making it a missile that is compatible with all types of launch mechanisms even at VMB.

The missile group soared high into the sky, detached its booster, and flew to the point marked as the target point using a jet engine.

Naturally, when they were ready to launch, I had marked both wings of the Labyrinth Dragon as the Harpoon missiles’ target locations. The missiles fired from both sides of the huge rock wall were about to rain down. It started a steep descent.

Confirming its trajectory from the jet engine’s sparkling flame in the sky, I also began to proceed on to the next move.

The final step to subjugate the Labyrinth Dragon――take away its means of attack, and use that momentum to directly destroy its core. To do so, I will use the Type-0 surface observation aircraft, a carrier-based aircraft on the rear deck of the battleship Nagato, to board directly into the premises.

With that in mind, the moment I turned back to the rear of the range finder, I saw something completely unexpected, far behind the battleship Nagato.

　Pui♪

Amidst the jet sounds of Harpoon missiles flying through the air, the sounds of field artillery and 75mm anti-aircraft guns that continued to shoot down countless demonic beasts, the sound of the chat reception was very clearly audible.

“Is it there?”

Gunman Bullet Prince – 9

Kay: Oh, was I so confused and caught off guard when I read that opening statement. I had to go back and reread the previous chapter because I felt I missed something. Nah it was the knife almost cutting his balls off xD I had forgotten that.
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Yesterday I was on the verge of losing my balls, but I also saw a big improvement.

Good progress, I guess.As expected, my magic power has increased and I can summon weapons. And after summoning the knife, I learned a certain amount about my magic.

First, magic has to do with things that happened in childhood and things that are deeply engraved in the psyche. And it seems like the mass of things that can be summoned can be increased depending on the strength and amount of magic power. And the important thing is whether you can fully imagine it.

It seems that both Iona and Maria have the image of being able to produce water and fire. I have no image of being able to produce water or fire. Maybe it’s because people think they can’t make water or fire. I’ve never seen a Japanese person like that.

It’s definitely been drilled into my psyche that people can’t produce water or fire on their own.

That’s why childhood experiences are important. I might be able to get it out! I think it depends on whether or not you really thought about it. That’s just my hypothesis though. I’ve been drawing weapons and recording data since I was a child. Especially when I was a child, I used to imagine having weapons in my hands and playing around with them. I was playing around with my imagination, imagining all kinds of weapons.

Furthermore, in my case, the bullet was also reincarnated with me. This becomes a very important point. This means that things can be brought here from the other world.

This is not just imagination. It’s real. It means that I can bring things from my previous life here. That fact was enough to make my subconscious think that I could do it. Furthermore, I had a large amount of knowledge about weapons from my previous life in a database on my computer. The name, performance, image, and URL related to each weapon were listed one by one.

When the image and official name match and you can imagine an elaborate shape, it seems safe to assume that a weapon can be summoned. In that case, I can get my hands on the real weapon that I so longed for in my previous life.

I couldn’t help but be excited.

Moreover, every day, every time I remember the details of my previous life, I feel like my magic power is increasing. I think the amount of magical power increases with intelligence.

Even if I summoned a battle knife, I could afford it.

I just had a problem.

I’m about to turn 4 years old, but the weapon is too big for such a child. The battle knife was too big for me to handle. I’d like to summon a bigger weapon, but I can’t because I have to think about where to hide it and what to do with it afterward. I can bring out a large weapon, but I won’t be able to move it from that spot.

I want to summon my favorite weapon. But if they found it, they would definitely think it was strange. What are these anyway? I won’t be able to explain it when asked. Even now, the knife and bullets were hidden in the closet. What I haven’t tried yet is whether I can summon complicated weapons such as guns, but it’s easy to find ones that are too large.

If so, what should we do? t’s about not letting the memories of your previous life fade away.

I remember my childhood in my previous life. When I was a child, I used to copy weapon encyclopedias into my notebook. Even as an adult, I created a weapon database. The fact that there are books in this world also means that there is paper and something to write on. I don’t know if it will be possible to compile it into a book, but I intend to keep the weapon database in paper form.

A picture that serves as an image

Formal name

The functions of the weapon

Cool points

I have no choice but to write them down. I need paper and something to write on.

First, let’s ask Iona. Paper and things to write on must be expensive in this day and age. I may need to resort to childish tantrums.

But, this is urgent. I immediately took action and went to Iona.

“Sure why not.”

“Eh! Really?”

“I’ll give you a quill, ink, and parchment. Draw as much as you like.”

“Thank you.”

Wow, we must be rich!

“What do you want to draw anyway?”

“I want to draw all sorts of things that come to mind.”

“At this rate Raul will become a famous painter.”

“Hahaha….”

After saying that, Maria gave me a quill, an inkwell, and a thick bundle of parchment. Now we’re talking here.

I’ll try to write as much as I can when I have time.

I quickly returned to my room.

I hid the knife for three days. I’m having withdrawal symptoms, but now I’m trying to release my stress by dumping it on this quill and paper. I went back to my room and started slowly running my pen around.

First of all, it was the bullet that was summoned.

Next is the knife.

It’s easy to draw because it’s been summoned out. The goal isn’t just to make a perfect picture; it’s just a matter of being able to imagine it.

“Ah…it would be easier if I could summon a computer…”

I have an image of a computer, but I don’t remember fantasizing about using a computer to fight when I was a child. However, I thought it was a good day! The image is clear, so let’s try to summon it.

I tried imagining a computer without thinking about where I could hide it.

I could easily imagine it. However, it wasn’t a dark scene, but a computer on the desk in my room, and the next moment I suddenly remembered my computer at work. For some reason, the image was not fixed at all. I could clearly imagine the bullets and knives, and the background was pitch black.

However, computers are often associated with the background of my previous life.

“What? I can’t concentrate.”

No matter how much I try, it will just be recalled along with various memories.

Hmm? Why? If so, it may be a size issue. Let’s use a smartphone. If that’s the case, it should be easy to imagine since I carried it with me every day.

But…

“It’s the same as when I tried imagining a computer…I don’t see any signs of it coming out at all.”

The only thing that doesn’t come to mind is the smartphone. I’m just remembering the scene as a memory. It doesn’t float with texture like a real thing. Well, according to my hypothesis, magic must have originated from childhood. I didn’t want a computer.

Then, I realized something. There is no electricity or internet in this world. Even if I can call it, I may not be able to use it. Also, it’s possible that only the hardware can be summoned, and no OS or apps are installed.

In any case, there’s no point in trying any further if there aren’t even smartphones that can be used to make calls. After all, I have no choice but to summon up knowledge on my own and record it on paper.

So, I decided to pick up my quill again and draw as many weapons as I could remember.

Illustration (By みてみん)

The first thing that comes to mind is the gun that shot and killed me. I’ll never forget, the last moments are clearly etched into my memory. I could see my hands moving as if in slow motion.

At that moment, the background became dark and it appeared. It was a dizzying feeling that made my blood pool. There is definitely magic going on. Moreover, the waves were quite strong and big, completely different from the first time.

However, I don’t touch the pistol that appears. You can’t hide something like this, and it’s different from bullets that look like blocks of iron or knives that look like swords that exist in this world. If a structure like this were found, there would be no excuse.

Thus, I won’t touch it for now.

Anyway, I stared at the gun that took my life seriously.

“So cool.”

A full-sized SIG Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistol. It can hold 17 rounds of 9x19mm Parabellum bullets.The dark brown body is too cool. You could even say it’s sexy.  It’s a modular handgun that allows you to swap out grips and other features, as well as options for suppressor. By replacing the grip, even women with small hands can handle it.

I couldn’t help but reach out.

“No, no, no.”

I withdrew my hand. I was almost tempted to summon it. For now, I will draw the details and illustrations and save them as data on paper. I will also write about other sizes of P320. Carry compact, subcompact

This gun was a new gun adopted by the US military. That being said, I will also write about guns that were used by the military before that. Beretta 92fs semi-automatic pistol This was the handgun previously used by the US military. Also known as M9. This also comes in different sizes, with barrels of 125mm, 119mm, and 109mm. I will also write this down on paper.

Wait…if I write a versatile semi-automatic pistol, I’ll have to draw that too.

Draw an image of my dream gun.

Magnum Research, Israel’s IMI Desert Eagle available in 357 caliber, 41 caliber, 44 caliber, and 50 caliber. It can be loaded with 357 Magnum bullets, 41 Magnum bullets, 44 Magnum bullets, and 50AE bullets. It is the most powerful semi-automatic pistol that has appeared in various movies and can be called the star of pistols.

Although the number of bullets is small (9 to 7), the destructive power is abundant, and this pistol is nothing but romantic. After that, I continued to draw semi-automatic pistols, and before I knew it, it had gotten dark outside. I’m tempted to reach out for all of these, but there’s nowhere to hide them, so I didn’t.

Also… Speaking of survival games, let’s draw my main weapon.

It’s a rifle, and speaking of assault rifles, it’s the main character in survival games. Come to think of it, it was a handgun that took my life. I don’t know why a handgun was used in that situation.

Anyway, when it came to rifles, they were often your main weapon in survival games.

Popular rifle…

The first one I bought was an M16. The Armalite’s product name is AR-15. This is where my survival game life began with a 5.56 caliber M16 rifle air gun. After all, I had seen it on the TV news a lot and was so impressed that I fell in love with it and bought it. It can hold a magazine of 20 to 30 rounds and fires bullets at a rate of 900 rounds per minute.

The next thing that comes to mind is the AK-47, which is also a masterpiece…it is recognized by Guinness as the most used military gun in the world.

I continued to write down things like this without stopping.

At that time, I had no idea that this maniacal hobby would drastically change my life in the future. While I was doing that, there was a knock on the door. My heart fluttered and I hurriedly covered the paper.

“Come in.”

Then Maria opened the door, informing me that my dad had returned. And he wanted to see me. I put what I had drawn on the bed and left the room. I felt embarrassed and felt like I had seen something that wasn’t right.

When I went to the living room, Gram was there.

“Dad, welcome home.”

I went to the side.

“Raul! Have you been a good boy?”

My greeting was replied with a smile, but Gram seemed tired.

“Dad! Please tell me about your adventures.”

“Ho, oooh. I promised you, didn’t I?”

Then, Iona said.

“Raul. Your father seems a little tired. Let’s save that for later when there is time.”

Ah, he must be really tired. That’s good though! I didn’t whine like a child. I want to continue creating the database.

“Yes, I understand.”

“I’m sorry, Raul.”

What a good father!

“Then, Raul and I will have dinner together, then we’ll have a family talk. Is that alright?”

“Yes.”

A family talk?

Once the food was ready and everyone was sitting down to eat, Gram started talking.

“The current situation is…”

FPS 300

Dozens of S23 180mm cannons placed in the Wake Island fortress began firing all at once, and the battle began against Labyrinth Dragon, who had approached the border of my labyrinth – the User World.

A few seconds after the bombardment began, the huge body of the Labyrinth Dragon was covered in white smoke.

“Guoooooooo――”

The dragon’s head, which had descended to near the sea surface to spit out the monsters, swayed, and let out a scream loud enough its echo could probably be heard all over the world. Waves so strong that they could be seen from a considerable distance displace the sea surface, washed over the Wake Island fortress.

“Whoa――”

The high waves reached the battleship Nagato, and the tremors shook the ranging station on the upper part of the bridge. I had to tighten my grip on the handrail and hold on.

The voice emitted by the Labyrinth Dragon was completely different from the roar of a monster or dragon; it is more conceptual. The reason I could hear its voices is not because the sound collection sensor is catching it. It echoes throughout the world without decaying――maybe that voice will even reach the port city of Amar or the Royal Capital of Kurtmerga.

However, I could care less about that for now.

Countless monsters were spewed out into the sea, creating white waves that crossed the border of the User World.

Switching from the 180mm cannon, since it enters a cooldown period before the next bullet is loaded, to a small-caliber field cannon placed on an overhang halfway up the rock wall as a countermeasure against monsters, I unconsciously kept in mind countless aiming points and aim ahead of the white waves.

At the same time, I turned the helm of the battleship Nagato, which was advancing slowly inside the bay of the Wake Island fortress, and prepared to attack Labyrinth Dragon with one broadside facing the Labyrinth Dragon. I walked around the rangefinder of the battleship Nagato, which was steered to the left, and controlled the aiming of the four 41cm twin guns that were the main guns of the battleship Nagato, keeping the Labyrinth Dragon directly in front of me.

The distance to the labyrinth dragon observed by the rangefinder was displayed in my field of vision, and the barrel angle of the 41cm twin cannon was adjusted based on it――

“――main guns fire!”

I felt like a navy commander――but the reason I dared to even vocalize the order despite it being unnecessary was because I needed to hype myself up. The Labyrinth Dragon, huge as it is, with wings that burns the sky and froze the sea, wasn’t something that can be faced against without feeling a shred of fear.

The hand gripping the railing was trembling slightly. I didn’t have time to think about whether the trembling was due to the force I put into it, or if it’s from fear, as I’m concentrating all my attention on the FCS (Fire Control System).

The 41cm twin guns spewed out plumes of smoke as big as the entire width of the battleship Nagato, and the Type 91 armor-piercing shells, which weighed over a ton, were fired from the four gun barrels and flew off with a roar. The giant body of Labyrinth Dragon, which was approaching through the white smoke, was shaken violently.

The bombardment was definitely causing damage――without slowing down the attack, the 180mm cannons that had finished their next round reloading cooldown resumed firing one after another. Meanwhile the monster that had invaded the bay came out to the surface of the sea. Judging from the part where it was, it was probably a fish-shaped monster――I’ll deal with them as soon as the cooldown time for the next round of the field gun is completed.

However, there is no way Labyrinth Dragon will continue to let itself be a sitting duck.

The wings of fire and ice slowly but frantically flapped, and began raining flame bullets and ice chunks towards the two huge rock walls of Wake Island fortress. Then, the huge head opens fully and its mouth begins to shine in brilliant colors.

“Maximum battle speed! Evade!”

The Labyrinth Dragon’s maw released an extremely large breath attack――or rather, it was more like a laser weapon.

A brightly colored breath attack lightly grazed the stern of the battleship Nagato and hit the huge rock wall behind it, exploding from the middle and creating a large hole before fading away.

I noticed that the battleship Nagato’s durability value displayed in my field of vision had decreased. I gasped, since that damage was caused from simply being grazed by it.

Direct hits are a big no-no ――we’ll sink if we don’t take some defensive measures.

Labyrinth Dragon began to cross the border of the User World. The giant moving island approached the U-shaped bay.

At the top of the huge rock wall, the 180mm cannons installed were being destroyed one after another. There are still some gun ports that survive, but if things continue like this, they will all be destroyed soon.No hesitation, even for a fraction of a second, will be allowed.

I floated the TSS screen monitor in my field of vision and selected the garage.

Displayed there are a number of transportation vehicles that I have collected over the three years I have spent on VMB. From practical items to hobby items, special vehicles that can only be purchased after clearing special conditions, and expensive vehicles that are recognized as collector’s items――I sold them one after another and converted them into CP.

I was prepared for this to happen. If we make a move, the opponent will naturally counterattack. The attack of the labyrinth that incorporates the power of “Elkeynes of the North” cannot be underestimated, and the opponent is an island that moves in a sense――blowing off an arm and shooting a leg off won’t cause it to lose its will to fight.

The invasion of the Labyrinth Dragon cannot be stopped unless the labyrinth core that shines within it is destroyed. That’s when the very existence of the labyrinth will be destroyed.

And just as I expected, Labyrinth Dragon’s counterattack was extremely fierce.

The field artillery created for anti-monsters turned out to be a waste of time—there are too many of them. As soon as Labyrinth Dragon saw that the breath had been evaded, it raised its dragon head high in the sky and began spewing out magical beasts into the sky. The black dots covering the sky increase in the blink of an eye, and the User World is being invaded from above――it is a swarm of flying monsters, a swarm of monster birds that look like larger seabirds.

However, this is also what I expected. I had already installed an anti-aircraft gun――M51 75mm anti-aircraft gun, and was planning to add battleship Nagato’s twin 12.7cm high-angle guns to deal with the situation.

“Prepare for anti-aircraft guns――”

I didn’t know how many windows of FCS I’ll need to control all those firearms at the same time――but I’m sure I could do it. I believe in my body, which feels completely assimilated with the VMB system, I believe in the power of the mad Goddess’ system to materialize things. I controlled all the cannons as if they’re part of my body while staring at the labyrinth dragon in front of me――Assess the speed of the monster bird, predict its route, and set my sights on its destination.

“――fire at will!!”

The 75mm anti-aircraft gun that remained undestroyed at the top of the huge rock wall fired as its barrel moved back and forth like a piston. Battleship Nagato’s twin 12.7cm high-angle guns also began firing anti-aircraft fire while making a heavy sound.

The battleship Nagato turned around in the bay at maximum battle speed while being immersed in the sound of cannon fire from all directions, and the main guns spewed out plumes of smoke again just as the cooldown time for the next round of the twin 41cm guns was completed.

The cannonball that flew through the flock of the flying monsters that was being shot down hit the Labyrinth Dragon’s gigantic body directly, causing it to shake again.

“GUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOO！！”

I couldn’t clearly tell if it was the labyrinth dragon’s chest, but a part of its huge body was blown away and fell into the sea.

But it didn’t stop. The Labyrinth Dragon’s invasion speed did not slow down at all, and it swung its wings of fire and ice like giant arms, destroying the tip of the U-shaped gigantic rock wall.

At the same time, explosive flames ran through the cracks in the huge rock wall that had been destroyed by the flame wings, and it exploded from within. On the other side of the ice wing, the huge rock wall froze in an instant, and the impact of the destruction shattered it into pieces as it slid down.

We’re fighting each other while scraping each other’s body――but it’s my User World the Labyrinth Dragon is scraping with.

“<Create Labyrinth>!!”

――The destroyed terrain can be re-created. That’s why I chose and placed large turrets that were cheap but would definitely cause damage!

Operating the all-around spherical monitor that instantly deploys, I rebuilt the tip of the destroyed giant rock wall, rearranged battle objects, and unlocked skills. The remaining weapons should last for a short time until the construction is completed, but this battle has only just begun.

MANUKE FPS 299

Nagato, the first ship of the Nagato-class battleships that the Imperial Japanese Navy is proud of, has long been a familiar symbol of the Imperial Navy, until the existence of the secretly built Yamato and Musashi came to light. She served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet at the outbreak of the Pacific War, along with the same type of ship, Mutsu.

 　

In addition, Mutsu is one of the seven strongest battleships in the world――the Big 7, and all seven have been featured in VMB as object ships.

The most distinctive features of the battleship Nagato are its twin 41cm cannons, which had a great influence on shipbuilding around the world, and its curved chimney.

The huge battleship, with a total length of approximately 225 m and a total width of approximately 35 m, was equipped with four 41 cm twin cannons, two in the front and rear, which was later restricted by the Washington Naval Treaty, for a total of 18 single 14 cm cannons on both strings. There are four 12.7cm twin high-angle guns, and numerous 25mm single and twin machine guns placed in various locations.

The rear deck is equipped with three catapult-launched Type-0 surface observation aircraft, but due to VMB specifications, it is not possible for one player to operate all of these weapons.

The number of people varies depending on the weapon, but in the case of the battleship Nagato, one person operates the four 41cm twin guns, another person operates the 14cm guns and the 12.7cm twin high-angle gun, while the 25mm machine gun can attack the target with automatic control.

The carrier-based Type 0 is a biplane, two-seat seaplane, but in VMB it can be operated by one person, and three players can operate valuable aviation weapons with three aircraft in total.

However, as I am now――I should be able to control all weapons using FCS (Fire Control System) control.

Then, the light particles converging inside the factory finally solidified, and the battleship Nagato appeared.

“Shall we get this started now…”

I accessed <Create Labyrinth> and looked up at the newborn battleship Nagato. However, with this arrangement, my remaining CP was completely depleted. I had no spare magic stones in the inventory, and from now on, the only option to obtain CP is to sell the firearms and vehicles I own.

The front hatch of the arsenal was opened, and the battleship Nagato slid from the dock to the launch pad, launching into the sea from the stern side.

Before the Labyrinth Dragon crosses the boundary line, I must first finish turning the battleship Nagato.

Following the ship as it was being launched, I ran out of the side of the factory and jumped onto the deck in one go――I got onto the deck and headed towards the bridge.

However, I had no intention of going inside the battleship Nagato. The scale of Wake Island Fortress had expanded several times from its original size, making it impossible to see the locations of all battle objects with the naked eye .

There should be no problem with aiming using the window monitor floating in my field of vision, but my opponent would not be just the Labyrinth Dragon. In order to check the movements of the countless monsters, it will be necessary to stay outside of the bridge where I’ll have good visibility.

　
The bridge of the battleship Nagato is 41 meters above the waterline. The apex I look up to is as high as a building, and the truss structure that can be seen and hidden from the many layers of the bridge has an artistic beauty that brings together the best of shipbuilding technology at the time.

Jumping from the deck to the bridge deck and climbing up the outside of the bridge――I put my hand on the handrail covering the high-angle gun pedestal on the lower bridge and climbed over it, then jumped to the secondary battery reserve command center and the compass bridge, all the way to the top. 

This was still about a third of the way, and during this time the battleship Nagato will be turned around in the bay of the Wake Island fortress. The depth of the water in the bay has been made deep to prevent the ship from running aground. As long as I can secure the turning radius, turning inside the bay should be no problem.

I checked the map to make sure it’s safe, then jumped up from the top of the compass bridge to the lookout command post, grabbed the edge of the reserve command post in front of the main gun, and climbed up. I was starting to feel like I was rock climbing, but I was almost at the top.

Once you get past the secondary gun command post and main measurement station, you will find the air defense command post and range measurement station, which are directly under the battleship bridge.

The ranging station is a pedestal with 360 degrees covered with handrails, and is a place to measure the distance to enemy ships. For this purpose, a rotary 10-meter rangefinder is installed, and this is a unique feature of Nagato-class battleships, as it rotates 360 degrees around the bridge to measure distance. .

There is a battleship bridge and a main gun firing station on top of this, but the rangefinder may be more convenient since there is less risk of slipping and easier to look around. While resting my elbow on the railing of the ranging station, I glared at the bow of the ship that had turned and the Labyrinth Dragon facing each other directly below the bridge of the battleship.

It took less than an hour for Labyrinth Dragon to cross the boundary line of the User World. The huge body, which was nothing more than a black shadow, had gotten close enough to be clearly visible, and its dragon head, which reached the sky, was looking down at Wake Island Fortress with its neck raised.

“Fuuhー”

I took a long, thin breath and focused my attention on controlling the FCS (Fire Control System)――

While glaring at Labyrinth Dragon, countless remote control screens for battle objects set up all over the island were displayed in my vision, and I focused on the monitor of the S23 180mm cannon.

“First, test fire――”

One of the 180mm cannons installed on the rock wall began to move, and the elevation angle of the gun barrel opened up by nearly nine meters.

“Alright then, Nagato, tell me the distance to the enemy.”

At the same time, the viewpoint and information sent from the battleship bridge of Battleship Nagato were displayed in my field of view as a HUD. I raised my elbows from the railing of the ranging station and gripped the iron grate with both hands――grasping it hard.

This single shot became the signal gun that started the war. Once started, there is no turning back. Either I win, or I lose everything and return to nothing.

“――Now, come. Let’s make it clear which world is better, my labyrinth user world or your Labyrinth Dragon――let’s go!!”

I let out a roar as I leaned over the railing, and in response, I heard a jet of water from one of the units installed on the rock wall――A few seconds later, a large pillar of water spewed out in front of Labyrinth Dragon.

“Elevation angle correction… fire the second shot!”

The ammunition for the 180mm cannon was automatically reloaded, but its cooldown time is about one minute.

The second shot was fired from another 180mm cannon, and this time it landed halfway up the Labyrinth Dragon. In contrast to the sound of air being blown out when the gun was fired, a large white smoke rose up when the explosives packed in the shell exploded.

And the offensive power of VMB’s firearms tends to be amplified in this world. The 180mm cannon is no exception to this principle. Even from a distance I could see that the Labyrinth Dragon’s midsection has been gouged out.

It’s working――

With a little confidence boost, I adjusted the elevation angle of the remaining 180mm cannon.

The Labyrinth Dragon that covered the horizon, also seemed to realize that it had been attacked. A dragon’s neck from the sky descends to the sea surface――it has a shape similar to Elkeynes, but I didn’t feel any life force in the head made of a block of rock.

However, its deep, dark red eyes give off a feeling of intense hatred and destructive urges. Countless monsters gushed out from its slowly opening mouth, jumping into the sea one after another and coming towards my fortress while creating white waves.

And… deep inside that mouth, a brilliantly colored dot can be seen. That should be its heart, the Labyrinth Dragon’s core. Unless it is destroyed, the Labyrinth Dragon will not stop moving.

But I need to get there first――

“All guns firing in unison!”

Dozens of 180mm cannons placed on the Wake Island fortress started shelling all at once, and at the same time the battleship Nagato moved forward.

“Nagato, advance slowly!”

――I will make Labyrinth Dragon to become strongly aware of my presence and lure it into this bay.

Gunman Bullet Prince 8

When I realized that I couldn’t use any magic other than summoning bullets, I suddenly realized something.

In the first place, even if I can take out bullets and weapons, where do I hide them? I can’t experiment with summoning unless I find a hiding place…

That afternoon, I was alone again.

When I looked outside the front door, the sky was unfortunately cloudy. Iona and Maria had begun tending to the garden. The two women looked like ordinary townspeople, wearing large straw hats and work clothes. Long sleeves and long pants are perfect for sun protection. Iona is the daughter of an aristocrat… yet she’s far from the image of an aristocrat that I have in mind. I don’t think she’s an ordinary person because she has the elegance of a noble, but the sight of her holding pruning shears doesn’t give me the impression of an aristocrat.

Even in such a dress, she has an outstanding face and figure, so she will likely be popular on TV as a beautiful gardener. Maria wore the same outfit but somehow looked cuter. Since she serves by Iona’s side, she may seem inferior, but in my previous life, she would definitely have been popular. She’s a beautiful girl.

Anyway, this is my chance to find the hiding place.

I decided to look around the house. First, let’s go straight to the room where Gram’s full-plate armor is displayed! I have to look at the weapon first.

I was disappointed right at the front of the room. Because it was locked. Come to think of it, he said that he also has a valuable sword made by a master craftsman, so obviously the room will be locked.

“I guess that’s how important it is.”

I returned to the entrance, having no choice but to look around at the other rooms. There is a door from the entrance that leads into the reception room. Opening the door on the other side reveals a spacious hall. At the back is the kitchen and the living room. The reception room has a carpet, a table, and a soft suede sofa. There were large oil paintings on the walls, and shelves held expensive-looking liquor bottles, expensive-looking plates, and gold-rimmed tea cups. From the looks of it, it must be Iona’s hobby.

“I can’t hide here…”

But, I had no interest in those things.

Let’s go check out the other rooms.

When I opened the door facing my parents’ bedroom, there was a bathroom. Come to think of it, I only had my body wiped for the past two days, but there’s actually a bath here! I want to enter! I want to feel refreshed!

Could I tell Maria to prepare a bath or something?

There was a storage room next to the bath. There were a lot of things in the storeroom, but they were neatly tidied up. There were no rooms beyond here.

“I don’t think there’s any place to hide here.”

If I leave the bullet in my room, Maria, who is responsible for cleaning my room, will probably find it someday. 

The storage room is the most likely candidate for now, but it’s so neatly organized that I don’t think I can hide it well.

Anyway, I went up to the second floor.

There was Maria’s room and my room, and there were two more rooms facing each other, both of which had single beds. It’s probably a room where guests can stay when they come.

Going to the other side of the hallway, I saw some doors. The first room that I opened was the study room. There were books on the bookshelf, and I grabbed the one at the bottom. I couldn’t read the content at all because I didn’t understand the characters. I would like to read it once I learn how, but I wonder if there is a weapon encyclopedia.

I looked at the bottom step that I could reach, starting from the end, but I couldn’t find anything that looked like it. Anyway, I left the study room and entered the next room. When I looked into the next room, I saw that it was Iona’s room. There was a table, four chairs, and a gorgeous three-sided mirror against the wall. Jewels and dolls were displayed on the shelves to the side. There’s a bed here too, and it’s a very nice bed.

[Why does she always sleep in the downstairs room? To begin with, the location of my parents’ bedroom below me seems odd, but I don’t think there’s a particular reason for it.]

There doesn’t seem to be anything else worth looking at.

The room opposite was the costume room. There were lots of dresses, tuxedos, shoes, boots, and boxes of hats and bags lined up in a row. There were rows of hanger racks and clothes all over the room, making it look like a rental dress shop from my previous life.

“Found it!”

I could probably hide a lot of things here. It’s full of stuff already.

However, as expected, Iona was a good young lady. It looks like she’s carrying the jewelry from earlier, nice clothes, and other amazing things. She said that she was spoiled by her father, but only now I could tell how spoiled she was. I don’t have any knowledge of aristocrats, but I don’t think my father, who is just a Baron, would be able to earn these fortunes.

Anyway! There seemed to be plenty of places to hide bullets here. Let’s hide it here for the time being.

“Alright!”

What’s good! I don’t know if that’s the case, but I found a place to hide it, so all I have to do is do it. When I quickly left the room, I met Iona’s eyes. She’s so beautiful it makes my heart flutter.

“Ah.”

“Ara? Raul, what are you doing over there?”

“Ah, Mom. I was just playing.”

Those were the words that came out of nowhere.

“What kind of game are you playing?”

Iona asked with a smile.

“Exploring the house!”

“You little adventurer.”

“But, there were no monsters.”

What am I saying?

“Thank you for your hard work patrolling.”

Iona said with a mischievous smile.

I made it through! Apparently, she thought it was just a child’s prank. I mean, no matter how you look at it, it’s just a child’s prank. I forget that I’m still a 3-year- old kid.

“It seems like you’ve been influenced by your father’s stories.”

“Hahaha.”

Iona lowered herself and patted me on the head.

There was something I wanted to ask Iona.

“Mom, there are a lot of clothes in this room. They all belong to mom and dad, right?”

“Mostly Mom’s, but I have your clothes too.”

“I see. Why are there so many of them?”

“Most of them are gifts or things I brought from my parents’ house. There are so many that I would like to get rid of them, but since they are gifts…”

As expected, being beautiful enough to be talked about is not just for show. No wonder the room was filled with gifts.

“You don’t wear it at home?”

I don’t wear them that often. Only when I need to go to social gatherings or formal occasions.]

“There are so many beautiful colored clothes.”

“Yes. Well, it might be better to wear it when we have unexpected visitors, but these dresses are often tight and heavy, so I don’t really like it…”

I see. She’s a free-spirited person after all.

“As for the rest…” Iona continued.

“We only wear clothes from this room when we go to the capital.”

“Eh?”

What is it?

“Ah, of course. Raul is still a kid, so maybe you don’t understand, do you?”

I don’t get what she’s saying.

“When I go back to Sanaria territory, I don’t wear most of the clothes from here and wear clothes from my house in the territory instead. Most of the things are things that Gram gave me or that I bought myself, so I like all the clothes from there.”

“Sanaria territory?”

“It’s a territory ruled by Gram’s father. “

Wow! My relative is ruling a territory! But of course, of course. A nobleman would have a territory. Does that mean parts of Dad’s wealth come from the territory taxes? I definitely thought he was working in the castle. 

“What about this house?”

“This is a house given to me by the King.”

Ah, I see, it’s like company housing, isn’t it? But, it does mean that you received it. Does that mean my family contributed something to the country?

Iona said as she was thinking about it.

“It’s true that our home in the Royal Capital is here, but I still prefer Sanaria. There’s no nature around here, so it’s a bit unsatisfying.”

“What does the territory look like?”

“The deputy is in charge of it.”

I see, it’s being handled by a deputy. Does that mean there are also soldiers? That means they’ll be under Gram’s control.

“I’d like to visit there.”

“Of course, we’ll be back there once your dad’s work at the castle is done.”

“When will it be?”

“I suppose we’ll be back before summer. But, it still depends on your dad’s work.”

“That sounds fun.”

I see. Well, I guess I’ll have to reconsider hiding bullets in the closet.

“What will happen to this house when we return to the territory?”

“It’ll be managed by the Count Nastalia family.”

“Mom’s house?”

“That’s right. They’ll use it as they see fit”

She said it with a smile. Iona is really a tough woman.

Anyway, I have to find another spot to hide my bullets. I want to test the magic, but for now I think I’ll hide it in this closet while I’m here. It seems like we don’t use it much, so it’s convenient. Gram didn’t come home that night. Is it like a business trip? Is there an expedition or something happening at the Royal Castle? When I said I would sleep alone today, Iona said,

“Oh, you’ve grown. Mom feels a little lonely.”

She said, showing her lonely face.

Sorry. For her child to leave her alone… for Iona… is it still too early?

…

I found another hiding spot.

Today, I will test my magic in my room before going to bed. As for what I want to do, I think I’ll try summoning weapons other than bullets. What’s important is the image I want. My magic power probably increased yesterday. It felt good. If I can summon other things, the possibilities should expand considerably.

I went to my room and snuggled into my futon. I decided to try meditation to improve my concentration. Anyway, let’s calm down.

I imagined the last day of my previous life.

That fateful day changed everything. Then, the image of the airsoft game came back to me. That’s right, I was a military geek, and I loved weapons, so I got into survival games. And…I must have liked war movies. Yes, it’s a war movie. I watched it to death. If I really want to see a war movie, I go to the theater alone. In front of the image movie theater, there were posters of various movies.

Then, a poster for a war movie came to mind. Ah, so nostalgic! I was the only one among my friends who was into war movies…

In the poster, the main character is holding a battle knife. The knife that he’s holding, it’s too cool…

Ontario OKC-3S bayonet
{E/N: USMC Knife}

It is a bayonet that can be attached to and detached from an automatic rifle. It’s crazy, this knife is also used by the US military… Then, a battle knife appeared again in the darkness. The background disappeared and only the knife had a solid texture so it looks like it’s actually there. Oh! I wanted to try it out for so long. It’s a knife that cannot be legally imported into Japan after all.

I could see it clearly.

When I reached out and touched it, it felt solid. Hooray! Success! When I opened my eyes, I saw a military knife stuck on the bed between my legs.

That was close. It almost hit my balls. Great care must be taken when summoning. I almost lost my balls. Anyway, the weapon summoning was a success. Let’s try to sleep peacefully. Today I’m not running out of magic power…it’s normal…

I fell asleep satisfied.

FPS 298

“Alright――”

Using the skill <Create Labyrinth>, I created a fortress on Wake Island, consisting of huge walls that reached up to the sky, right in front of the Labyrinth Dragon.

Although I didn’t have much CP left, I was able to place many battle objects, including the S23 180mm cannon. Then, a shipyard was set up as an essential architect to install the object ship――an essential weapon for subjugating the Labyrinth Dragon.

This object series is a collection of weapons that cannot be normally purchased individually by users, and includes huge weapons and super weapons that can completely change the course of battle, such as object ships and object tanks. Moreover, while the huge transportation vehicles that can be purchased require an unprecedented amount of CP consumption, object ships that can only be used within the User World should not place too much burden on the creation of MODs――so high CP consumption is not required.

Even so, the consumption is still higher than battle objects…

Before preparing the desired object ship, I would like to thoroughly check my user world that I created by removing the spherical monitor that surrounds it. Thinking so, I tried to exit the <Create Labyrinth> menu, but…

Bip bip.

~ERROR: Object core is not installed~

The text that appeared in my field of vision along with an error sound requested an object that did not exist in VMB’s mod creation tool.

“Object Core…? Ah, it’s probably the labyrinth core.”

When the <Create Labyrinth> skill was unlocked, the entire outline of this skill was drilled into my brain. However, it happened in such a moment that I was almost intoxicated by the huge amount of information, so before I could fully understand that information, I prioritized recalling the MOD creation steps that I had in my memory.

By checking the various commands displayed on the spherical monitor, I was able to quickly find the part related to the object core.

“What is this… first, choose a pedestal to place the object core on――”

While comparing the object core selection screen with the information drilled into my brain, I reconfirmed the use of <Create Labyrinth>. There is no doubt that the user world that I created is a kind of labyrinth if you look at the principles of this world. Since it is a labyrinth, it is necessary to set up a core and protect it. If this is destroyed or taken away from the labyrinth, my user world will no longer be able to maintain its existence and will be sucked into the darkness of nothingness.

If it’s like a normal labyrinth, if the core was destroyed or stolen, my life as the labyrinth master will also be done. The link was once severed by the hands of the Creator God, but since I created the labyrinth again by my own will, it can be assumed that this link has been reunited.

To prevent this from happening, this user world can also be layered and turned into an underground labyrinth, and by placing MOB units――that is, AI-controlled NPCs, it is possible to place so-called gatekeepers and monsters.

However, I had no intention of placing any MOB units. This world is truly a real world, and if I place a MOB unit there, I may be placing it as a living creature rather than my puppet. No matter how you look at it, it was a dangerous act. If they were to go outside of the User World, they would practically become a new species into this world. The changes that this will bring to the world are definitely not something that I can bear alone. Besides, MOB units won’t help me subjugate the Labyrinth Dragon. It’s just a waste of CP.

In that case――to carry out my subjugation plan, it is desirable that the object core be enshrined somewhere surrounded by a strong wall. Also, the location must be one that will never be found even after everything is finished.

“Then…display the creation command and select excavation――”

Before installing the object core, it is necessary to ensure the secrecy of the location. I left the newly completed shipyard and headed for a huge rock wall that reached up to the sky――and when the spherical monitor that wrapped me came into contact with the wall, that part seemed to melt and disappear.

I continued forward by opening a tunnel inside the rock wall, and changing the surrounding soil to create a passage. When I reached the center of the rock wall, I created a room around the pedestals, and installed the strongest isolation facility there――a nuclear shelter. Conversely, the pedestal where I will install the object core is the best. I chose a capsule type that was inexpensive and easy to open and close.

“Place the object core on the designated pedestal…confirm.”

Once the decision was made to install the Core, a brilliantly colored Labyrinth Core appeared inside a cylindrical capsule about one meter high.

“There shouldn’t be any errors with this.”

There was no furniture at all in this nuclear shelter built inside the rock wall. Only the small capsule standing in the space where the cylinder is lying. I think it should be the deepest part of the labyrinth, a solemn place that could be called a temple, but it turned out to be a very desolate space.

“Well, I’m not going to show it to anyone, so it’s okay…”

The only thing left to do is seal it off――while calculating the remaining CP, I installed iron bars and a large bank safe door in the passage, and another safe door on the border of the rock wall. I also set up digital camouflage to blend in with the rock wall so that it would not be visible from the outside.

A VMB player would have many ways to see through it, but even if the humans and demons of this world were standing here, it wouldn’t be easy to see through this disguise.

“This should be fine ―― exiting <Labyrinth Creation> menu.”

This time, no error message appeared. The spherical monitor was canceled and all I could see was the UI as usual. When I looked around the Wake Island Fortress that I had created with my own eyes, rather than through a spherical monitor, I saw a natural world that was completely different from this one. I dug into the soil beneath my feet――it’s real soil after all. The entire island was converted into a rock wall, so there are only a few plants left, but each leaf is definitely a vibrant green color, indicating that there is definitely life there. 

Satisfied with the progress of my User World, I turned my gaze to the other side of the coastline and saw that the shadow of the Labyrinth Dragon was getting even bigger. The other side also seemed to have noticed the island with the giant rock wall that suddenly appeared, and headed straight towards it without making a detour.

 That was not all. Spreading its wings of ice and fire, it burns the heavens, freezes the sea, and spits out monsters. It seemed that the Labyrinth Dragon had also recognized us as the enemy and was preparing for battle.

But what is it reacting to? Is it the labyrinth core that I just installed? Or did it react to the light particles when <Create labyrinth> was activated?

No, that reason doesn’t matter. This too was intended to lure the Labyrinth Dragon into the U-shape. Wake Island was chosen as the base map with the primary goal of blocking the movement of the Labyrinth Dragon and encircling it. And as bait to lure the Labyrinth Dragon here――in order to obtain a means to deliver the killing blow――an object ship was desperately needed.

“<Create Labyrinth> Activate――”

As I walked to the shipyard, I activated my skill and finally started preparing for the real thing.

“Object ship display――”

There are several object ships that can be constructed. However, considering the amount of remaining CP, there aren’t that many ships to choose from. Still, I had no hesitation in choosing a battleship that had the functions I wanted and had a powerful main gun.

“Confirm building the battleship――Nagato.”

At the same time as that decision was made, particles of light appeared, enough to fill the huge shipyard, and the continued brilliance formed the giant battleship.