76 Episode 75 Weapons and Budget (2/2)

I'm fine.

Are you okay?

I wonder if there's a reason.

Do they just put up wards?

No, we don't use warding as a rule, but the deck and weapons are quite sturdy.

You're assuming you're going to get hit!

Why don't you use the powerful weapons you have?　Why don't you use the powerful weapons you have?

No, it's a ...... budget problem. Basically, we don't want to use it unless it's an emergency. ......

I thought it was a money problem. ......

This ship is very important for our national defense, but we can't use our weapons because of money?

Why don't we get more money for it? There are no other ships that can compete with the Saryong, are there?　If we explain to them that we're in such a bad situation, they might be able to help us.

I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you. ...I'm sorry.

What!

The adventurers are the reason we can't move the armaments on this ship!

Don't these greedy adventurers know a little something about consideration?

No matter how much credit they take, the national defense budget is limited, and some adventurers must have taken advantage of it.

It's not your fault, .......

It's the adventurer's fault.

It's not me and it's not him.

...... I don't know why, but it hurts my heart.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault by any means, but if the reason I can't use my weapon is because of what my peers have done, I'd like to at least make up for it.

Thank you very much.　We'll be entering a sea area full of flying demons in about 10 minutes, so please be ready. 　The flying demons are usually some kind of explosion, so be careful of invisible bombardment.

”Yes, sir. Is it okay if I try out a few shots?

It's a problem if you run out of magic power in the real thing, but I've heard that Kaede doesn't have that problem. There is not a single cost other than the magic power required for shooting, so feel free to test fire.

I understand.

After confirming that the commentator nodded, I immediately began to prepare.

The tip of the cane is placed next to a reclining chair or something like that.

I sat down in the chair and found that I could look up at the sky while keeping my neck in a comfortable position.

The cane was in a good position, and the environment for shooting seemed to be well prepared.

I couldn't find any equipment that would protect my seat from bombing, but I guess that meant I had to protect myself.

With this in mind, I tried firing one of the explosive shells into the sky.

I couldn't see the ...... bullet.

No, I could see it almost like an afterimage, but this is abnormal with my current kinetic vision.

While I'm thinking about this, a bird that looks like an Ixprondr comes into view.

I fired a shot at it, and almost at the same moment as the shot was fired, an explosion occurred around the bird's wings, and the bird fell toward the water.

The distance between us must have been farther than when we fought at Decibatore, but this time I didn't need to set up a barrage.

I wondered if the length of a staff could make such a difference.

A little while later, we seemed to have entered the demon dwellings in earnest, and I was averaging about ten demons per minute.

The number of targets is large, but the number of bullets I can fire is much larger than that, and they never miss.

I can't even call it a battle, it's more like a one-sided annihilation.

In the middle of the game, another wizard came to check on me, worried about the depletion of my magic power, but when he saw the demons being wiped out as soon as I entered his sight, he looked rather sorry for the demons and left.

After about half an hour of such work, the person who had first explained the ship to me walked towards me.

He said, ”We're about to make a series of sharp turns, so please be careful. There are many islands in this area, so you may have to make some turns close to the limit.

”Careful of what?

I looked around and saw that there were indeed a lot of islands.

It's going to be hard to dodge them.

But we also have an attitude control system.

It's not like it's a cartoon where the ship is tilted to the point where people are rolling around on it.

The ship will tilt a lot, so don't fall off. Also, the island itself is home to flying demons, so there will be more attacks.

”Oh, you mean that? Then don't worry, I'm ready to go.

I have all my belongings stored in the item box, and there is no way the ship will tip over enough for me to fall.

For a ship of this size, even if it tilted, a plastic bottle would probably roll over at most.

I was so sure of this, but...

But when the island in front of us got a little closer, the boat tilted.

The angle was probably about 30 degrees.

Whoa.

I was unprepared and fell out of my chair.

Thirty degrees is about the angle of an escalator.

If it were a ski resort, it would be classified as an advanced course.

I quickly regrouped, sat back in my chair, and used magic to stabilize myself.

Judging from the fact that the inclination of the ship itself has not changed, the attitude control system must be working well.

I feel that the ship is turning at a huge angle, but I guess that's the way it is.

As expected of a ship whose main selling point is its turning ability, even in another world.

I remember seeing an Osumi-type transport ship on TV a long time ago, and it had an insane maneuver where it made a right-angle turn with almost no turning radius, but this is a turn that surpasses even that.

As I was shooting down the birds, thinking about the maneuverability of this ship, I suddenly felt a vibration in my body with a dull sound.

If my senses were correct, it was probably coming from below.

After a moment's delay, the slope of the ship increased dramatically.

Hey, could it be ......?