episode_0152

After a long time, I was able to train at the academy training center.

Most of the knights of the prestigious imperial family use swords. It’s not that they don’t use firearms at all, but they are generally seen as auxiliary tools.

In the first place, there were military police armed with firearms in the imperial palace. From these people’s perspective, swords were rather auxiliary tools, and guns were the main weapon. So there was a training ground for these people, but…

Well, to be honest, I was a little tired of going to the training ground and training alone.

It’s not that there are no women, but most of the jobs are held by men. In addition, all the knights and gendarmes in the palace were people under the imperial family, and if I went, it was obvious that the training itself would be paralyzed. There is no such nuisance as this.

That’s why I trained with guns as a child, either by shooting birds in flight or just shooting anything in the room. Even at that time, I was so young that even if I had gone, they wouldn’t have trained me seriously.

So, to me, this training ground where I could take over and shoot bullets to my heart’s content whenever I set my mind to it was something I was very thankful for.

“Hoo… … .”

As I was exhaling while checking my gun at the end of the training ground, I heard the sound of applause behind me.

For a moment I thought it was Sophia Bianchi so I turned around, and there was Lena standing there.

And after I checked who was clapping, I felt a little embarrassed.

Just a little while ago, I was walking around the training grounds without turning back time even once. After meeting the masked woman twice, I realized clearly that if I rely only on my ability, when that ability disappears, I will become a truly useless person.

As Geumseong said, I’m not a person with talent in that area. I’ve shot so many guns so far, so to be honest, I could shoot something and hit it, but that’s it.

That doesn’t mean I’m going to live with my abilities sealed, or that I’m never going to rely on anything here. It’s just that when I lose my abilities, I should at least be more useful than trash rolling around on the street. While playing cartoon games, I used to curse at useless characters, calling them useless. I don’t want to be that kind of person.

To do that, all I had to do was practice one more time so that it could be of some help in that situation.

“Excellent.”

“Is that so?”

I had to work very hard not to show an embarrassed expression at Lena’s words. If I had gone back in time, I might have been indifferent. It was the result of my own manipulation to make it happen anyway.

But the fact that I received this kind of praise without ever turning back time… … at least in Lena’s eyes, it meant that my skills weren’t that lacking.

… … It might be because I’ve been to this training ground hundreds of times.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t join you yesterday.”

“It’s okay. I guess it couldn’t be helped because I had to check the equipment I brought.”

It felt strange to be having this conversation with just Lena. Is it because they’re both using extremely polite language towards each other?

Lena’s equipment is said to have arrived only yesterday. It seems that the atmosphere in the area has quickly frozen as the autonomous nation has become tense due to Jaden’s bombardment of the enemy camp with monitors, and the Empire has reacted to the deployment of troops a little closer to the warlord area.

Even Lena’s weapon was a weapon transported to the Academy, where the children of the Empire’s noble bloodline gathered. Because of the complicated procedures, it was tied up in the border area for a while, and because we were checking the weapons that arrived yesterday, one by one, it couldn’t come to the cafe with us yesterday.

I didn’t seem to care that much, but… … Honestly, if the Empire wiped out the area near the border like that, I would be terrified even if I was the one who asked first.

It was nothing more than a cannon. Furthermore, although it is said that there is only one per ship, the caliber itself is the same as that of the dreadnoughts over Rhondarium. Considering the number of ships, it may have been the same result as if Lord Rednought had gone there and fired the cannons himself.

It was a bit absurd that the autonomous country moved its military after committing such a crime, and the imperial army responded.

“Are you here for training?”

“Yes. It’s been a while since I received a weapon, so I thought I’d check it out.”

I nodded and got out of my seat.

*

Lena’s skills were still the same.

It is only natural that he could not take a break from training during the vacation due to his personality. In fact, it can be said that the refinement of his movements has improved compared to before.

Well, in some ways it looked similar to my movements.

Previously, he had been holding a pistol in each hand and shooting, but now he was carrying a short submachine gun on his back.

“It was great.”

As I watched Lena run around the training grounds, I clapped my hands like she did. Lena’s face turned red. It couldn’t be because she just ran around.

“Referenced to Sylvia’s movements.”

Those words almost made me blush.

It was fortunate that it was dark at night.

I was just mimicking the movements, I’ve never really been a special forces soldier. I just did whatever I could with the little bit of knowledge I had as a secret nerd, thinking ‘this must be right’.

Still, it seemed somewhat practical to those around me, so that’s fortunate.

“Is that so… … .”

“Yes!”

As I was answering Lena and wondering what to say next, I heard a voice shouting from behind me.

“The princess is so cool!”

… … .

Looking back, this time it really was Sophia Bianchi.

“It was a movement I never thought of!”

Of course. You’re a prosecutor.

Thinking about it, I think there are too many tests in the Niajerna Chronicles. But wasn’t the game set in the Industrial Revolution? No, in an era where people were dug into trenches on the battlefield and cut people down with machine guns, swordsmanship? Of course, the people who wielded swords here were monsters who survived by swinging their swords against those who shot guns.

If they get shot, they’ll die too.

“There are many people in Belbourg who have a job that involves handling firearms, but I have never seen anyone who moves like you two.”

“… … .”

Lena’s face became slightly blank as she listened to the story.

I knew about Lena Sophia Bianchi. She was in the same class as me and she hung around me. Lena was also one of our group members, so we had a chance to talk to her naturally.

It seems that Sophia Bianchi is thinking that if she can’t do it, she should at least attack those around her.

“Is this training ground made just for you?”

When Sophia Bianchi asked her that, Lena shook her head.

“No. Other students can use it too… … ”

… … Since I’m here, no one can think of anything to do.

Because most students who handle guns are commoners.

“Is that so?”

Sophia Bianchi tilted her head, then shrugged her shoulders.

“How did you get here at this time?”

“Ah, I was going for a quick walk when I heard a sound, so I came here. If there is such a nice place, I want to try it too, um… … .”

Sofia Bianchi looked quietly towards the training ground and said.

“Can I try using it?”

Lena also followed her and looked at me.

“I have no right to stop it.”

“Oh, then can you tell me how to use it? How do I get the wooden board with the enemy drawn on it back up?”

“… … .”

I really wanted to say, ‘You go and wind them one by one yourself,’ but…

Sophia Bianchi was a great mechanic, especially with her watches, which broke down about once a month.

Like winding the mainspring too tightly and breaking the parts, or pressing the interpreter button and instantly turning it into a dead battery. It’s a scene that was added for gag purposes, so I didn’t pay much attention to it while playing the game, but in real life, there would be no other disaster.

“… … I will help you.”

I held back a sigh and said.

*

And the results were disastrous.

My complacency was the problem.

Yeah, honestly, I thought all I had to do was wind it up.

Who knew that hitting a red sign so hard would cause the part to snap in half?

After seeing Sophia Bianchi walking around the training grounds with a proud expression on her face, I looked back at the training grounds and saw that the sign was bent in a strange direction, so I checked it out and it was the same as expected.

“… … Sorry.”

And Sofia Bianchi immediately apologized for that.

It seemed like this situation was familiar.

“… … .”

I had to try really hard not to wipe my face.