168 the point is the command
***[Heroine Oscar]***
The reason he commissioned the arrow from Sven was because he remembered a shotgun.
It was an idea that came to me while I was thinking about how I could get even a little bit of an edge in dealing with the grassland tribes.
The steppe tribes value their families.
I thought that if one of my colleagues died, I would leave the place as an honorable death, but if I was injured and unable to move, I would not be able to abandon it.
You can tie them down and dull their actions.
It can be seen from the raids on the kingdom to rescue abducted people, and the slow movement without abandoning the family while giving up the advantage of fast movement.
If you fire them with shotgun arrows, they will become very angry, possibly even more violent because of it.
But anyway, there’s a chance that me or the kingdom’s army will catch up with them.
“…”
Yes, there are possibilities.
Not that you can win.
A sigh came out spontaneously.
Unlike the army of the kingdom, steppe tribes are all cavalry.
Several times, even dozens of times faster than the kingdom moves.
Because they plundered and moved, they did not need supplies.
It is strange that the people of the kingdom do not understand how terrifying it is.
Maybe it’s because they think the steppe tribes are uncivilized.
It’s stupid.
At least you have to be able to fight to have a chance to win, right?
If you don’t even meet them at all and just chase after the place they left, you’ll just keep being trampled on.
Even if you face them, you can’t guarantee victory.
Unlike the people of the Kingdom, they can shoot arrows strong enough to pierce the Demon Beast.
It’s not just magic arrows.
Aside from that, the steppes are strong.
They are the ones who learn to ride a horse before walking and give a bow to a toddler who is just starting to walk.
When I was on Earth, I once heard the story of a company colleague who traveled to Mongolia.
While I was in Mongolia, I waited for a teacher to learn how to ride a horse, and a 4-year-old child came and taught me.
[That little kid was running wildly.]
At that time, everyone laughed at the words of a colleague, but now in the same reality, when you face the same thing, you cannot laugh.
While thinking for a moment, I came out in front of the mansion.
The laboratory building is far from the main mansion, so you have to travel by carriage.
“By the way… what’s the situation?”
The carriage was the same as usual, but what was tied to it was no horse.
sprinkle
The bulky Pooh was tied to the wagon wagging his tail.
“I’m sorry, Duke.”
The middle-aged coachman, who usually had a relaxed smile, shrank and lowered his head.
He was making a face he had never seen before.
It seems very difficult.
No, it’s definitely not your fault that Pooh is doing this.
Benno smiled bitterly.
“It’s been like this ever since the day I carried the wheat sacks. It seems that the owner was happy to see it. Recently, almost every day, people go to the front of the wagon or cart and ask them to tie themselves. Perhaps they smelled the owner or his wife, but this carriage was especially haunted. It stuck.”
Benno smiled troubledly, saying that if tied to a wagon, it would often stand still all day long.
“Really… I thought I didn’t see you for a while, so I guess it’s like this.”
“Your wife has already ridden a few times.”
Katrin has gone to bed early every night these days, and that must have been the reason.
I must have been tired.
Excited Katrin and this guy are good in the eyes.
It seems that Benno also recalled the appearance of that time.
smiled a little
“He was very happy, but he said it was a secret from the master.”
“…why?”
“I guess you don’t like looking like a child.”
“…”
Have you acted like a child once or twice?
I think I already know as much as I know.
Benno opens the carriage door.
But can I really ride this?
When I looked at him with that meaning in mind, Benno smiled.
“It’s okay. It was a bit risky at first, but now I’m good.”
Pooh! Pooh! Whoa!
Pooh cries as if to get on quickly.
“…”
Is this really okay?
The guy’s ass is bouncing and even the carriage is moving.
I let out a small sigh and climbed into the wagon, sure enough the little wagon started to run staggeringly like a sailboat in a storm.
‘Ah, as expected.’
I thought it might be like this because Catherine liked it.
The wagon quickly arrived at the lab, but rattled and swayed along the way.
Looking at it now, the driver’s apologetic expression and drawn face must have been because of this.
As I got off the carriage, I glanced up and saw the coachman gently rubbing his waist.
You’d better tell the driver to pay you extra.
Seriously… Pooh is a bit of a troublemaker.
With that in mind, I tapped the nape of the neck, and for some reason Pooh lifted his head up as if he was happy.
“…”
dull guy.
*
The place used as Sven’s laboratory consists of the main building and several annex buildings.
There was a fairly large space behind the building, and Sven was waiting there.
“Ohhhhh! Oscar! No, Duke! Long time no see. You’ve grown so much!”
I saw his face just a few months ago, but Sven says the same thing every time we meet.
In his memory, I think only the image of me when I was young remains.
Really, I don’t know if it’s good or bad.
“Miss Sven…”
Before I could even say hello, Sven pulled my hand.
It seems that his head is filled with research because he is excited.
“Oscar is really amazing! When I first heard the explanation, I wondered what that meant, but the more I researched it and thought about it, the more mysterious it became. It looks easy, but it’s difficult. My blood boils!”
Sven stopped when he reached the spot where the gold was drawn in the ground.
“You can’t go any further from here. Then you risk getting hurt. Of course I think it’s okay to go closer, but my wife… uh-huh… I nailed it saying no to my wife. Did you hear that I’m married?”
“Yes, Mr. Sven. I know.”
“Well, that story will go to Oscar first. Then do you know that I have a baby? It’s still in the womb… but it’s really strange, Oscar.”
Sven’s expression changed like that of an excited child, and he continued.
“Can you believe it if I say that a bird suddenly becomes two? If a person suddenly doubles? But it actually happens in our daily life. I want to study something like that someday. The world is full of amazing things. “
At that time, a woman with a bulging stomach held out a bow and arrow to Sven.
“Sven-sama, the duke is a busy person, so it’s better to start now.”
“Oh, that’s right. That’s right. Oscar is very busy.”
Sven handed me the bow and arrow he had received from the woman and pointed at the scarecrows in the distance.
A circle is drawn in the center that seems to be a target.
There were dozens of scarecrows standing sparsely around it.
“That doll is in place of a person. If you explode the magic stone in the circle in the middle… Papa Pang! You’ll get stuck in those scarecrows. Oscar, no, the Duke, please shoot me. Other times I ask a soldier, but this time the honor I’ll give it to Oscar. I wish I could, but ha, I didn’t shoot enough arrows to be lethal. I think I shot it right, but it lands right in front of me. It doesn’t fly.”
“Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Of course it’s dangerous. That’s why when I shoot, I use an arrow that doesn’t have a mana stone attached to it. If it flies far, I’ll attach it next time… My wife… uh uh uh uh… She’s worried about me.”
Sven laughed for a while, then suddenly glared at the bow.
“It’s embarrassing. I’m really resentful that it doesn’t work like my heart. As long as I can shoot the bow properly, I’ll be the first user.”
“Mr. Sven, each person has their strengths and weaknesses. Please refrain from doing anything dangerous. Please.”
As I looked to the side, Sven’s wife bowed her head.
“Take care of Sven.”
“Don’t worry, Duke. We are always watching.”
“Yeah… It’s late, but congratulations on your pregnancy. Give birth to a healthy baby.”
“… thank you.”
“Now, let’s begin.”
Sven interrupted.
I wondered if I talked too much to someone else’s wife, but it seems Sven simply wanted to experiment.
Sven’s eyes were shining brightly.
like a child
‘Somehow, it seems to resemble Pooh.’
I smiled and raised my bow.
The target is not very far.
Putting magic into the tip, lightly pulling and releasing the bowstring, it immediately hit the target.
The arrowhead explodes with a loud sound as it hits the target with a pop.
Small flames shot up from the target, and at that moment, as if the scarecrow had been cut with an invisible knife, it spread in all directions.
Some have their heads blown off, limbs, or bodies cut off.
Some of the nearby scarecrows were burnt.
However, unlike other bombs that destroyed the ground and surrounding objects in proportion to their power, this arrow spread upwards.
There was a little bit of soot on the ground where the arrow had hit, but it wasn’t dug.
“I used fire and wind mana. I put a small mana stone inside the mana stone. The first thing to explode is the fire mana stone, and then the wind mana stone.”
Sven explained with his eyes shining.
“Awesome, sir.”
“Oscar, was it as you wished?”
Sven looked at me like a child seeking praise.
“Certainly… it’s the direction I want. But it’s too powerful.”
“…”
“No one survives that kind of wound. Probably most will die instantly. Then the steppe tribes can’t be restrained.”
“Yeah, yeah. It’s still in development. This time, I just wanted to show you that it was possible to start.”
Sven said that, but he seemed quite depressed.
Maybe in the course of my research I forgot what I said at the beginning.
“But I’m really surprised that something like this is possible. Mr. Sven, please lower the power a bit.”
“of course.”
“And… the arrowhead weighs a little.”
heavy.
Quite heavy.
I think it’s almost twice as heavy as what I normally use.
It’s not an unbearable weight if you use magic power, but the opponent is a steppe tribe.
They also hit a similar distance to this one, so you have to shoot from as far away as possible, but this weight makes it a bit difficult to use in practice.
“Mu, of course. We should continue to study that as well.”
Sven’s shoulders drooped.
“But sir… I think only Sven can develop something like this. No one else can do it. I’m glad you have me.”
“…”
Words like this can’t comfort you.
Sven’s drooping shoulders do not rise.
By the time I left, Sven had a completely different downtrodden face than when I first met him.
“Benno, Mr. Sven is so depressed.”
“It’ll be all right, master. He’ll soon forget after an hour.”
“…”
I wonder
I left the lab feeling like the back of my hair was being pulled.
***[Catherine, Duchess]***
“Excuse me, excuse me, hold on.”
I was out in the garden when I heard Anne’s voice from afar.
When I turned my gaze, I saw Anne walking at a brisk pace.
almost run
‘What the hell is going on?’
Anne’s cheeks flushed red.
The eyes twinkle.
“Excuse me, excuse me.”
Anne ran, avoiding the ladies-in-waiting, and came close to Catherine’s nose.
“Boo, madam!”
Gasping for breath, Anne slightly bent her knees.
“I’m sorry, but I need to talk to you for a moment…”
“Okay, Anne. This way.”
After saying sorry to the other ladies-in-waiting with a wink, she and Anne moved to a corner.
“What’s going on, Annie?”
“I heard some amazing news.”
“What?”
“Did you hear that Mr. Sven got married?”
“Of course. Everyone’s talking about that. She got pregnant before she was even married. But her mother forbade that story. If you get caught talking like this, it’s a sermon again.”
“Yes.”
Anne looked around and lowered her voice.
“But this story is really precious to us.”
“What is it?”
“Well, it’s a run-in. It’s a woman. Not Mr. Sven.”
“…”
“Don’t you understand? Miss, run over.”
“Uh… Huh?”
“I heard the way she did it, the point being an order.”
“What command?”
“Lie down! Stay still! I’m just going to attack you.”
“Does that make sense?”
“That’s how she got married to Mr. Sven.”
“really?”
“Maybe that’s why the godfather forbade the story. It’s a method with a high hit rate.”
“…”
uh… really?
really?
“But Anne, not Anne.”
“…”
“It’s still before marriage.”
“… I know, miss. But try using the lady. You can’t wait. You’ll be a virgin for life. We need courage.”
“…”
Can I really?
give orders?
‘It’s completely different from what my aunt said.’
For a moment, Catherine thought of the scene where she gave orders to Oscar.
“Oh oh….”
“how is it?”
“Good.”
“Isn’t it? I also thought about it and wanted this.”
Hearing Anne’s words, Katrin clenched her fists.