Year 7447, Month 4, Day 8
Now then, once again today I've been thoroughly teaching them about the handling of guns just the same as the day before yesterday but after all thinking about things from here on out and I can't help but feel complicated about not using them for very long. There's no helping the matter of not earning any experience points but there's no mistake that it's a useful weapon. The advantage of anyone being able to use a long distance attack with a fixed attack power is still great even excluding the experience points.
On the occasions when we're up against Mino, Trolls, and Ogres, monsters with strength, I after all want to one with us as insurance. Those sorts of powerful monsters even if they don't land a hit on the ivtals like the head all it takes is being grazed to suffer serious injuries. Particularly if we could let the porter Giberuti use it then it would be a big trump card.
While Giberuti was preparing breakfast I was thinking about various things while checking my equipment in a corner of the room.
"Hey, Al. I discussed it with Saji when we were keeping lookout yesterday but.."
Before I realized it Ralpha was nearby whispering to me in a low voice. It seems she just finished taking a shower and her hair is still wet as she has a towel wrapped around her head. We can't use magic here so I can't dry it for her.
"Did Bel really point the muzzle of the gun at Al that time?"
Ralpha with a suspicious expression on her face started saying things that make no sense in an even lower voice as her face approached mine.
She was certainly pointing the muzzle in my direction and her finger was still on the trigger. If that wasn't the case there's no way I would have panicked that much. Even Zenom saw it by my side you know.
"What's the mean?"
"Hmn, as a matter of fact.."
Supposedly Basutoral and Ralpha discussed Bel's actions that were the reason for banning the usage of guns while keeping lookout last night. And then the two of them couldn't help but feel doubtful about Bel, who's knowledgeable about projectile weapons and normally using them damage monsters, handling one carelessly.
"If you put it like that then that's certainly true.."
Though I replied like that, I've already understood the reason why after talking to Bel that night. She said she couldn't hold back her excitement over the gun that was several times more powerful than a bow. She was intoxicated by the fact that it could even render a mino or troll powerless in a single shot. After all, when it comes to the bow let alone a mino or troll, unless you can hit them in the eye from the front you can't even stop an ork or hobgoblin with a single hit.
"For that Bel to handle a gun carelessly is.."
Ralpha was trying to say that Bel's actions were too unnatural coming from her. Certainly if it's put like that then it's hard to imagine Bel ignoring something so basic even though I've been nagging them normally over the handling of guns for so long. Fundamentally Bel's never gone against the things I say. Of course, she occasionally objects and comments on things so she's not just a simple yes-man but she's never done something so shameful as going back against something that's already been decided.
Even though she's like that for her to be negligent with safety in that sort of situation...
Certainly it doesn't make sense.
However, didn't we just enthusiastically go over learning gun command yesterday...
"Hey, what do you think about it?"
"Hmm. If it's put like that then..Certainly I've started to feel that it was a bit strange. Call over Baustoral, no, I'll directly ask Bel about it."
"Yeah, do that. But I'm sure Bel has some sort of thoughts about it. If possible you should do it when you're alone with her and not get angry."
That's only obvious. Of course I understand.
The next one to leave the teleport crystal room for morning beauty(though there's no shampoo) after Ralpha was Bel. She's the only one outside of the room..right. Everyone else is in the room. I told Giberuti to wait a bit longer on breakfast and left the room. I'm not going to peep so don't misunderstand.
I decided to wait for Bel to return in the middle area between the rocks we use as a shower and the teleport crystal room.