Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42

I visited the captain after a long absence.

No, I recently was busy with territory reform. They are almost ready to use personal portable weapons. Throw, then take cover; other than grenades.

No, even if I say they’re able to use them, that’s just saying they can “shoot now”, their hit rate is bad.

The materials from those dragons seem to have sold well. It seems the scales and meat were sold to each country equally for the sake of fairness. A certain amount each to prevent monopoly.

Of course, at a very expensive price.

The parts for the countries that complained that it was expensive were sold to other countries or big companies at an auction. Demon…….

And having secured the rights to all discoveries, inventions, new products etc. derived from the dragon materials research. They have definitely become rich.

“…No, it’ll be made public? Of course, the miss has a share as well?”

The captain explains in a hurry, to the suspicious Mitsuha.

“So, will your men keep working as mercenaries?”

“Yes, we don’t have any other skills. The money will be divided even if we break up, we don’t have anything else to do, so it’ll soon run out anyway, or we could become penniless after being attacked or cheated. If that’s the case, it’s safer to keep together as mercenaries. Those who’ll pick a fight with us have to go through all of us.

However, it’s appreciated that we won’t have to take any risky and dangerous requests for a while out of a need for money. In the first place, we don’t feel like receiving any battle jobs for the time being”

Yeah, you wouldn’t want to face death for money if you already have plenty of money, that’s normal.

“Oh, yeah, remember how I told you I’m managing a Viscounty, can I count on you guys if some bandits come?”

“Ahh, the story’s different if it’s a request of the miss, although even if the opponents don’t have firearms there is still the possibility of dying, well, if they die from that, they were guys that’ll die that easily. Even if it is voluntary, probably everyone will partic.i.p.ate”

“Ah~, it’s not like the enemy is coming so I won’t need it like before….”

Yes, that would be an excessive force.

“Oh, are you aware of any wooden, man-powered ships using a dozen or so people?”

I thought that if it’s a country around here and not j.a.pan, there might still be wooden and not mechanically powered ships…

“…….Is that a galley ship? Does the miss’ place still uses slaves?”

As if in surprise, the captain rounded his eyes.

Is it no good?

Well, I don’t have any special training today. Maybe I’ll buy some tanks or self-propelled autocannons if I earn a lot of money,. G.o.d, I’m counting on you ok.

(tl note: G.o.d is the name of the mercenary’s half-track with the 20mm autocannon)

The 5.56mm weapons on light

armored mobile cars and so on are too weak. Infantry battle vehicles that can load 20-millimeter auto-cannons…, wait, what is the Yamano Viscounty going to fight!?

…Let’s return for today.

Oh, before that, I’m going shopping in the city.

No, I don’t only shop in j.a.pan, but also in this country’s city.

Generally, they offer a lot more things than in j.a.pan and they’re cheaper. The number of stores I’m familiar with has increased. I get bonuses and candy as well.

……I know that they think I’m a 10 to 12 years old child!

“Miss, are you going out to the city?”

“Yes, I’m going shopping”