Chapter 74 – Lead Pellets are a Good Excretion Method
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Essol Academy, Workshop A.
As I descended to the basement, Leida, the blacksmith with a voluptuous figure, greeted me.
“Oh, isn’t this Yuuna’s handsome boyfriend?”
“That’s right.”
She looked at me with slightly tipsy eyes, standing by the hot furnace.
‘Did she really have a drink during the day?’
“You remembered me.”
“Of course, I remember. Who could forget your face after seeing it?”
It’s refreshing to hear compliments like this.
“Hmm, so? Did you get a Magical Beast Iron already?”
Without further ado, I immediately took out 「Magical Beast Iron – Moonlight」, and Ms. Leida approached with interest.
“You’ve got something amazing. I’ll reforge it right away.”
“Can I shoot beams with a pistol?”
“No. But… this is worth more than thousands of other Magical Beast Irons. I can borrow the power of magic for a moment.”
“The power of magic!”
‘Is that even possible?’
Then, will the Glock evolve into a magic gun?
‘Is it too good to use on a Glock?’
In the future, when facing monsters with strong defenses like the Shark Giant,
I want to have a firearm that can reliably defeat them by combining it with Persona Excretion.
‘Wouldn’t it have been better to do that from the start?’
I didn’t know. I didn’t expect that even enhancing the pistol would be insufficient.
“Did you have another weapon in mind?”
“Yes. Please enhance the Glock with this Magical Beast Iron for now.”
I took out the B-grade Magical Beast Iron that I obtained through party distribution.
“Hmm. You got such a high-quality Magical Beast Iron from the academy.”
“I was lucky.”
“If your luck continues, it becomes skill. Let’s see if that’s the case for you too.”
While the Glock was being enhanced, I visited the gun shop.
There, I encountered someone I had seen before.
“Ah.”
“Hmm?”
Dale Hardnett.
A handsome S-class hunter who was in charge of the scarecrow measurement last week.
It was unexpected to run into him, who isn’t even an academy student, at the academy, but I figured it could happen at a gun shop.
‘Was the item I was looking for here?’
“Decided to use a gun?”
“Ah, yes.”
“What kind?”
“A shotgun.”
Dale nodded.
“It’s better for beginners.”
Come to think of it, isn’t this a good opportunity to get advice from an S-class hunter?
Dale is a hunter who uses guns. He was currently carrying a black shotgun with suspenders on his shoulder.
“Monsters ranked B or higher have tremendous defense. Is there anything with good one-shot destruction power?”
“You want me to recommend something?”
“I would appreciate it. It looks like you use one too, sir.”
Dale shuddered at being called “sir.”
“Forget the ‘sir.’ Just call me Dale.”
“Dale. Isn’t a shotgun the best for one-shot destruction power?”
“It has advantages in dungeons. It doesn’t jam easily, and the destructive power is high. It’s not inferior to other special weapons in that regard.”
I guess this person also suffered a lot from jamming issues at first?
I felt a strange sense of solidarity with people who stubbornly use guns in dungeons.
“What are you looking for?”
“Something big and heavy.”
I moved with Dale to the wall where shotguns were displayed.
Unlike pistols, the long barrels definitely gave off a different sense of intimidation.
Before fighting those monster bastards that easily deflect bullets, I felt secure just having a pistol.
Seeing that I’m no longer satisfied with that,
It seems I’ve become accustomed to exploring the academy dungeons.
“If you want strong destructive power at close range, is it 12 gauge for shell─shotguns?”
“Isn’t 20 gauge stronger?”
“How did you even think of coming to pick out a gun without knowing that….”
I thought the higher the number, the stronger it was.
“So, 12 gauge is stronger?”
“It’s a number that indicates how many lead pellets are made from 1 pound of lead. The smaller the number, the bigger and heavier the lead pellets.”
“Oh….”
Dale looked at several shotguns and said.
“Kim Sanghyuk, why are you so obsessed with one-shot destruction power? I need to know that first to recommend something suitable for your purpose.”
‘Should I tell him?’
I’m a model prisoner, no, a model student, diligently following the 「Interested Student」 process….
It should be okay to hint a little.
“I have a skill that allows me to win for sure if I just inflict shock.”
Dale glanced at me.
He seems concerned about whether I’m serious.
“Then… a slug?”
“A slug?”
“It’s a single lump of lead. You can even kill an elephant.”
“Do you hate elephants?”
Dale chuckled.
“If you’re going to hit someone you hate, buckshot, which shreds fragments to inflict pain, is useful. A slug isn’t suitable. They’ll just die.”
“Is it that strong?”
“Even if you’re wearing a bulletproof vest that stops pistol bullets, if it hits your chest, your ribcage will rupture; if it hits your stomach, your abdominal cavity will rupture. All your internal organs will be destroyed. Even that doesn’t work well once you go over A-class.”
What kind of world is A-class?
If I can’t even inflict damage with a slug, which boasts the strongest stopping power with a solid lead bullet, what should I attack with?
A grenade launcher?
‘Ah. That won’t work either.’
I thought of Isabella’s Devil Suit.
Considering that even rifle bullets didn’t leave a scratch before she wore it, it would be difficult to face our student council president even if I brought an armored vehicle.
“A slug sounds good.”
It’s best to be sure about everything.
「Excretion Slug」
It already feels bizarre.
“There’s also a disadvantage. Shotguns basically spray metal, so they don’t have rifling, but slugs need rifling.”
“Does that mean the accuracy is bad?”
“It drops so much that it’s ridiculous once you’re out of effective range. It’s just a lump of lead, so you can see the trajectory drawing a rainbow.”
“……”
A rainbow trajectory….
Still, it’s hard to change my mind once I’m set on a slug.
“I like slugs.”
If 12 gauge is like inserting a small dick multiple times,
A slug is a very powerful 「Big Dick」.
What weapon could be more suitable for super-powerful Persona Excretion?
“At that age, there are times when you get caught up in just the destructive power.”
You’re not that much older than me.
Even if I give you a lot of credit, you’re in your mid-20s.
“Should I look for a slug gun with rifling separately?”
“No. The biggest advantage of a shotgun is that it’s easy to change ammunition. Learn how to use various types of ammunition according to the situation.”
Dale grabbed a black pump-action shotgun and handed it to me.
“It’s a Benelli M3. It’s the only Benelli shotgun model that can use both semi-automatic and pump-action.”
“Shouldn’t it be semi-automatic if you’re going to kill an elephant?”
“Do you hate elephants that much?”
“I like them, so I’m going to use slug rounds if I ever have to catch one.”
Holding a shotgun after only using a pistol, the weight in my hand felt different.
Dale watched me take various stances and said.
“Benelli’s semi-automatic system relies on continuous firing using the recoil from the shot, but when it’s not combat ammunition, there may not be enough recoil to reload.”
“Ah. Manual reload at that time?”
“It means that pump action is effective when using non-lethal rounds.”
Easy ammunition change was said to be the advantage of a shotgun.
In other words, to clearly distinguish between lethal and non-lethal purposes…….
‘Is this the Benelli M3?’
From the perspective of Dale, an experienced hunter, he must have been worried about me saying that I would only load heavy and strong bullets.
I’m glad I asked.
Come to think of it, the shotgun I use doesn’t necessarily have to be strong.
It just needs to exceed the opponent’s defense.
If I only insist on huge lead bullets, the organs, including the personality, will be destroyed before excretion.
There will be more times when it’s better to carefully insert each bullet.
“Thank you.”
“Connect it with a sling like me and carry it on your shoulder. Then, when a situation arises….”
Swish.
Dale grabbed the body of the Benelli he was carrying like a guitar and spun it around to grab it right away.
Ooh! Cool!
“You can switch like this.”
“I’ll buy it right away.”
“It’ll be quite expensive for an academy student, though?”
2,500 coins…….
The Python wasn’t cheap either, but this easily exceeds it.
It’s money that’s hard to even call a luxury for me right now. I’ve invested 300,000 in our house, so no one will say anything about this.
I bought all kinds of shotgun ammunition, including non-lethal rubber bullets, as if collecting them, and put them in my inventory.
What is 「Dragon Breath」……?
“That’s a shotgun shell filled with incendiary powder. It can burn the enemy. As I said before, this kind of ammunition can interfere with the operation of a semi-automatic shotgun.”
“It might occasionally jam in reality, but it’ll definitely jam in the dungeon.”
“You have a good understanding. That’s what the pump action is for.”
By the way, I didn’t expect there to be a magical shotgun shell that spits fire.
Isn’t advanced technology not much different from magic?
I also purchase 「Dragon Breath」.
I engraved in my mind the advice to practice switching between various types of ammunition as needed….
I also bought a shotgun shell belt, inserted thick bullets one by one, and moved my body.
“I’ll buy this too.”
Total expenditure, 5,844 coins.
Shotgun full package purchase complete.
‘It’s so convenient because I have a lot of coins.’
“Did you pick everything?”
“What did you come to buy, Dale?”
“A choke. It’s an accessory for shotguns. I need to shoot at a bit of a distance.”
“Why bother with a shotgun? Can’t you just use another gun?”
Dale sighed.
“I’m already so invested in shotgun enhancement that I can’t do that. I have to learn how to twist and use one weapon somehow.”
It was a hardship worthy of an S-class hunter.
He probably couldn’t expect the same power as his already strengthened A~S-class shotgun with other weapons.
“If you’re going to put a Magical Beast Iron on a shotgun, it’ll be quite difficult to add a long-range option to your combat style. Be prepared for that.”
“I’ve made up my mind.”
Even to utilize the martial arts I learned from the invincible student council president, this is the right choice.
“Thank you, Dale. I’ll buy you a meal sometime.”
“Okay.”
I finished with a Korean-style greeting and left the gun shop.
“Oh, and Kim Sanghyuk, Seridwen said she’s coming to see you tomorrow. Keep that in mind.”
‘Evelyn?’
It feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve seen her.
Well, she’s someone I can’t meet through normal channels.
It was a strange feeling that such a person would take the time to come and see me.
‘I wonder if the Glock reforging is almost done.’
I’ll go buy clothes before going back.
There were quite a few clothing stores in the workshop. Come to think of it, you can put Magical Beast Iron in clothes and enhance them,
So there’s no rule that you can only handle weapons.
It was a bit surprising that there was a place selling bikinis, though.
“What do you like? Kushina.”
Kushina peeked out from the Ona-ben [a type of personal massager, often shaped like a female figure].
“I like revealing ones.”
“Definitely?”
“Definitely.”
Then I like it too.
Following Kushina’s feedback that the less fabric, the better,
I chose a sexy black bikini.
It was an embarrassing bikini that barely covered the important parts.
It was a little embarrassing to take this to the female clerk.
“Is it a gift for your girlfriend?”
“Yes.”
I can’t say 「No? It’s an outfit for my Onahole?」 here.
“It’s 850 coins.”
‘850 coins?’
How can a bikini be so expensive? It barely covers anything.
The female clerk, sensing a bitter atmosphere, hurriedly said.
“I, it’s a work by a famous designer…. Um….”
The clerk couldn’t look me in the face and kept bowing her head.
“Give me this then.”
“Thank you! Please come again.”
Before I could put the bikini in the Onahole inventory, Kushina’s hand came out and snatched the bikini.
She seems to like it.
‘Now it’s my turn to get clothes.’
I want to graduate from (Old) Sanghyuk’s smelly clothes.
There’s not much to wear!
I bought various necessary items, including clothes, and returned to the blacksmith,
And received the completed Glock from Ms. Leida.
[Glock 19 (COMPACT)][B+ Grade]
[Owner Kim Sanghyuk]
[Glock 19 compact version. Holds 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition. Enhanced with Magical Beast Iron to increase shooting precision, rate of fire, and power.]
“Please enhance this next.”
“Another gun?”
I handed Leida the Benelli M3 with the sling attached.
“Please reforge it with Moonlight.”
“It’ll be quick, so sit there and wait.”
It was really quick.
I grabbed the M3 that Leida brought and checked it.
It felt somewhat cool. It was definitely different from a normal gun.
[Benelli (Moonlight)][A Grade]
[Owner Kim Sanghyuk]
[Special weapon enhanced with the power of Moonlight. The power of moonlight dwells in every third bullet.]
The effect is simpler than I thought?
More than that, why A grade?
“Ms. Leida, was it possible to get A grade in one go?”
“I didn’t know it would go up that much either. I don’t have many opportunities to handle such rare Magical Beast Iron.”
It was that good of an item.
Yuuna must have known the value, but she readily gave it up.
I have a good girlfriend.
‘The power of moonlight dwells in every third bullet, huh….’
I won’t know unless I use it.
“The reforging cost is 8,000 coins.”
Expensive.
“Did you think it was free?”
A D-class doesn’t have that kind of money. Usually.
What did you believe in to do it? This person?
Leida licked her lips with her tongue.
“Don’t make that face. There’s a way to get an 80%, no, 90% discount.”
“What is it?”
It’s an offer I can’t help but be tempted by.
“I’ll give you a discount if you have sex with me.”
“……”
It was a discount approach that was more radical than I could have imagined.