We follow the traces of deer and predict their hiding spots. I’m on standby and Saran becomes a force and drives the deer towards me.
Fwooooooosh――――.
Saran releases an arrow. It is an arrow that makes a lot of sounds.
The deer will run after being driven off by it!
Doun! Doun! Doun!
Two of the four have collapsed!
Even a running deer can be hit by me from the front.
Doun!
The last shot!
Hit!
Was it hit in a bad place? It’s still struggling.
Pull the fore-end eject the spent casings and put new slugs into the chamber and pull the fore-end!
Doun!
Did I miss one … But three were caught.
The deer here aren’t too afraid of humans, so looking at me doesn’t change their course.
If it was a deer in Hokkaido, it would race sideways and run away.
Thanks to that, I managed to catch it with my arm.
Pump-action guns aren’t as good as autos, but they can still fire much faster than bolt-action guns (* 1).
“Hey, Good hunting, Good hunting!”
Saran looks happy.
Buobbu ――――――――!
When Saran blew the horn, men came from the village.
“Oh my god!”
Everyone was surprised to see the three deer.
Everyone, including Saran, will carry it home.
“I’m tired of eating the same things…”
Don’t say that this is a luxury, fucking… children.
“Do you smoke?”
“Sausages are good too”
“First, let’s go with dried meat”
The faces of the villagers are also bright.
That night, I was called to the village mayor’s house.
“You don’t have to be nervous. I want to thank you.”
Saran and I enter the largest log hut in the village.
“Well done. Come in.”
The elf who greeted me, Naga, looked like a middle-aged man.
Does he look like this and is actually hundreds of years old?
He was a tremendously beautiful person. As expected of an elf. He looks like an actor.
I was advised to drink, but I’m sorry I refused because I can’t drink. I was a little surprised, but I hope I’m not rude.
“It’s not rude. It’s not uncommon for elves to be bad at drinking. Please eat a lot! Don’t hesitate.”
I am glad that various meals are recommended.
The seasonings are… all are light. Is this a natural food, to put it better, or an elvish style that lacks saltiness, to put it worse?
“I heard that you use a strange magic tool?”
Yeah, I thought I’d be asked someday.
“This is it. It’s called a gun. I’m not using magic.”
I will hand over my favorite gun, the Remington M870.
Of course, the bullets have been removed, so no matter how they play with it, it won’t fire.
“Hmm… Iron was used… It’s a wonderfully crafted item. It doesn’t look savage without any decorations, but on the other hand, it’s sophisticated… The craftsmanship and human skills applied were tremendous. How does it work?”
“The gimmick is surprisingly simple: it explodes gunpowder inside and shoots copper bullets with the force generated by the explosion. It’s invisible to the naked eye. It makes a loud noise when shooting.”
“Well, do you use medicine? Interesting. Is this difficult to get?”
“I brought it when I came to this world. Unfortunately, I think this is the only one in the entire world.”
“Well… Are you the only one who uses it? Doesn’t every human being use it?”
“No.”
“Did you say, ‘this world’?”
“Yes.”
‘I can’t say I’m from another world. I wonder if that will happen… Because there were no elves in the world I was in.’
“Hmm……”
“In my original world, I’m probably dead. I remember being attacked by a bear. Then I realized I was in the mountains.”
“… I wonder if there is such a thing. I can’t believe it, but as far as I can see regarding this magic tool, it’s something that’s not of this world. It may be a possible story. Your clothing and everything you use, are all mysterious things to me.”
Saran and I are nodding. I wonder if it was a convincing story.
I think it’s a very good lie to say so myself.
“Isn’t it easy to kill us with this?”
The village mayor looked at me and asked.
“… I think I can do it.”
“Have you ever killed a person or an elf?”
“Never.”
…….
“Hmm, you, it looks like you’re lying.”
That said, I laughed.
“Oh, I’m not lying …”
“I know you aren’t. If you want to tell a lie, you should tell a better one. I’m foolish and honestly, you’re crazy about a story that no one can believe so…”
While laughing so, he handed me the M870.
“Thank you for reducing the damage caused by deer. The villagers are happy. Thank you for your continued support.”
“Yes!”
“deer are not the only ones damaging the crops, there are also crows and raccoons. Some foxes are stealing livestock as well. Currently, the fields are fenced, but even if we want to enlarge the fields, it is difficult to get around to it.”
“… Is that so? Let me think about it.”
“Ask”
“Naga look at that and that! “
What is it, Saran? Are you hiding something?
“Oh, that’s right! Can you prepare some salt?”
“Salt? It’s just like the one I gave you yesterday.”
“A little more …”
“Hmm …”
I wonder if it can be done. I think you can buy a lot of crude salt.
“Human merchants come and buy fur, horns, produce, etc., but instead, salt is the currency.”
“That’s a lot… expensive shopping.”
“Yes. I’m watching my feet. I’m being beaten up. Well … that’s right.”
“Please wait for a while.”
When I left the village mayor’s house, took out the magic bag, and said, “Salt! About 20 kg!”, The bag became heavy and fell.
When I opened it … I found a huge kraft paper bag that weighs about 25 kg.
It’s salt for business use. The price is $ 25.
Amazingly, a magic bag about the size of an ordinary sports bag contains a vertically long salt bag. When you look into it, the bottom is deep. What kind of reason item is this?
I wonder if it’s used for making this large amount of salt and salted meat. If so, I might have it in an outdoor shop. It’s a modern 100% chemically synthesized industrial product, pure salt.
Is it about another bag?
It’s not expensive, and another bag.
No, give me another bag.
“This is bad, Saran-san, help me a little.”
I carried it to the village mayor’s living room.
“This… is this… all salt!”
“Wow… it’s enough for a year even if all of our villagers use it!”
“Well … how much will you sell this for? No, I don’t have money, but what will you exchange it for?”
“I’m not a merchant. If you let me join this village, I’ll give it to you for free, provided you don’t ask me how I procured it.
I’ve heard that the English word “salary”, was originally derived from the word salt.
Inland where salt is difficult to procure, it may be as valuable as money.
The village mayor looked surprised and laughed.
“Of course. I’m going to do that. Stay in this village as long as you like, Shin.”
He shook my hands firmly.
I’m glad.
The next day, salt distribution began in the morning.
Everyone was gathering at the village mayor’s house with a jar.
I’m overjoyed and filled the jars with salt.
It’s a valuable item …
“Everyone I have one announcement to make!”
The village mayor raises his voice and everyone pays attention.
“We have accepted Shin, who is here, as a villager of Copoli Village. From now on, we are all companions. Thank you to everyone.”
Pachi Pachi Pachi ――――.
Everyone welcomed me with applause.
I’m happy…….
I’m going to tear up.
No ways.
I’m crying.
I cried.
Seeing me like that, everyone gave me a strange look.
Only Saran was laughing.
From that day on, the atmosphere of the village changed drastically.
As women walked by. They would greet me.
By the way, there weren’t many women in this village before.
Have you ever been hiding?
Hey, were you hiding from me?
That’s a bit of a shock.
“Hmm, what do you mean?”
Saran explains that X is bad.
“It seems that an elf woman looks like an amazing beauty to humans.”
Yes. Certainly, everyone was a beautiful woman. Whether you look from the right or the left, they are all beautiful girls with incredible beauty. Is it a fashion show venue? Is it the venue for a Beauty Pageant?
It’s amazing.
“That’s why elf women are often kidnapped by humans. They don’t want to be servants or slaves. So maybe the guys hid them so they wouldn’t show them to you.”
It’s a shocking fact. I’m disappointed. I’m very reluctant.
“Isn’t Saran a woman …”
“I’m not the type that makes humans happy.”
“Well, I think there is a demand.”
“By whom”
“From me”
was beaten up pretty badly. It was painful.
Illustration (By Mitemin)
(I forgot to lengthen the ears…)
―――― Author’s comment ――――
* 1. Bolt-action shotguns are currently popular and the number of hunters using them is increasing in Hokkaido.
There are Sabot slug guns with rifle barrels such as Savage’s F212 and F220.
According to the regulations of the Japanese Firearm and Sword Law, the rifling is cut to less than half, but the accuracy of the hit is 50m and 5cm or less, which is quite good. It is said that the accuracy of hitting is higher than that of the M870, which has a replaceable barrel because the barrel is fixed. By the way, if you shoot a normal slug bullet from the barrel dedicated to the slug, the accuracy of hitting is not defeated by Sabot Slug.
There are two ways to shave the rifling with a half rifle: “remaining” from the muzzle side and “remaining” from the chamber side. In the past, there was a time when it was said that “pre-emption” with a smooth bore on the chamber side was good because it could earn bullet speed, but nowadays most of the pre-emption is the mainstream. This is because the original full rifle is designed and manufactured on the assumption that the sabot will bite into the rifling and the gunpowder will burn and the bullet will start from the state of resistance, so if there is no rifling on the chamber side, it is enough medicine It was found that the chamber pressure could not be obtained and the bullet speed and accuracy of the hit were worse.
Japan is the only country in the world that cuts the rifling in half, but that doesn’t seem to double the grouping, and as far as the grouping of users shooting full rifles in overseas videos is seen, even full rifles Even with a half rifle, there is no noticeable difference in accuracy. It’s surprising.
By the way, Sweden’s air rifle maker “FX Air Guns” is a rare maker that uses a so-called pre-emptive method that has a polygonal rifle only at the tip of the barrel 5 to 6 cm called smooth twist, but this is the first without complaint. Has first-class accuracy. (Video search with FX Airguns Smooth Twist)