Castle-Breaking Cannon
"This is terrible…"
I couldn't help but let those words slip out.
Eighty years of sleep had calmed my anger somewhat.
No
I hold a grudge, okay?
I'm angry, okay?
But when I see the one-sided slaughter in front of me, I don't care anymore.
Well, I'm not going to hold back.
I will give my last words to the soon-departed hero Yuta.
"Hey, Yukikaze?"
"What?"
"The firearms used by the Empire's soldiers are gunpowder, right?"
"That's right."
Yeah
Of course, fire comes out of the muzzle at the same time as the gun is fired.
The question is about the other strange weapon.
"The cannon that just fired into the castle of the Holy Kingdom? What is that?"
"It has many names, but for now I call it the Castle-Breaking Cannon."
"I see, it's the Castle-Breaking Cannon. That's not gunpowder, is it?"
Iron spears were launched with a roar from numerous airships.
I felt something strange about the way the shots were fired.
After a while, I finally understood the discomfort.
There's no fire coming out of the cannon.
On the contrary, there was no white smoke.
The recoil was small compared to the sound of the explosion.
"Airships fly quite high, don’t they?"
"Yeah."
"The temperature difference is quite severe. The center is fine, but the outside, where the cannon is attached, is not."
"Is it because of the atmospheric pressure?"
"Ask the scholars about that area when we get back to the Empire. They'll be happy to teach you about it... for about five hours."
"I'll refrain from it."
That's torture!
"It's damp."
"The gunpowder?"
"Yeah, and the shock can throw you off balance."
That's because they're unsteady without any support.
"We were all doing some research to see if there was some kind of compatibility with gunpowder..."
"Did you find it?"
"There's a magic stone. And..."
It seems that while I was sleeping, magic stone-related techniques were honed considerably.
Dramatic progress has been made in low cost, high performance, and downsizing.
In extreme cases, it is even possible to replace all gunpowder with magic stone.
"But what if you don’t do that?"
"Well, gunpowder is cheaper."
That's right.
"By the way, the bullets of the Dragon Knights are special because they are made from magic stones."
"Yeah, they fly."
"I was expecting them to fly through the clouds. Here you go."
Saying that, Yukikaze takes out a bullet from a firearm installed on the bridge and hands it over.
"Heh, the cartridge itself is made of magic stone..."
The tip of the bullet is made of iron
The body is made of stone that is as transparent as glass.
It looks like it could be sold as a small stylish accessory.
"If the shape is the same as the gunpowder type, does that mean the firearms themselves are compatible?"
"Yes, but firearms made with the magic stone type in mind are not considered heat resistant, so rapid fire like with gunpowder type is strictly prohibited."
"Not heat resistant? The magic stone type."
"Yes, the explosive power comes from the critical rupture of the magic stone. And when it ruptures, a very small amount of freezing magic is triggered."
Ahh, so it cools the barrel of the gun as soon as it fires.
"It's amazing, it will not burn and you can keep shooting forever."
"That's what I thought, though."
"Is there a problem?"
"First of all, the magic stone doesn't break completely. Little by little, fragments accumulate inside, so it needs to be cleaned every time a certain number of shots are fired."
That's scary, like an explosion.
"Then there's the shooter."
"What's wrong?"
"When we were doing a durability experiment by using it continuously for a long time, something abnormal happened to some people.''
Ah, I know that.
"Numbness in the fingers, loss of grip?"
"How do you know?"
"What is it? Did I mention the vibration disorder?"
"Ah, yeah. I think that's right. It's caused by prolonged exposure to the vibration of firearms."
"It can't be helped due to the structure of the human body."
While we were talking about this, the second shot of the Castle-Breaking Cannon began.
Countless iron spears fly towards the castle with a roaring sound.
"Uwaa, that's overkill."
The castle is now half destroyed
The front line is also on the verge of annihilation due to the split in the ranks as the Dragon Knights and the Imperial soldiers on the front line attack.
"They were surprisingly weak."
"Well, you can’t let your guard down."
After all, the hero Yuta hasn't appeared yet.
"Now... when will the bastard show up?"
"......"
As I surveyed the entire battlefield, I saw Yukikaze looking at me with a strange expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Ah... I was surprised because Shiro's expression was so scary just now."
"Seriously? Did I look that scary?"
"Look at the bridge."
When she said that, I looked over and saw the soldiers on the bridge looking at me and getting scared.
"Seriously... I thought I was a little calmer..."
"Please fight while not involving the Empire's soldiers, okay?"
"I will"
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