The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World

Kuro's Fool-Proof Plan on Surviving the Tri-Skill Tournament (Part 2)

Good thing that—out of curiosity, I watched Y**tube videos and read books on how to operate early guns, so I had an idea on how to use this weapon in combat. Well, compared to those that I saw online, this matchlock gun made by demons was quite easy to carry. It's still pretty cumbersome, but the stand that was supposed to go along with it was missing, or rather, there's nothing like of that sort, according to William.

If you asked me, it's relatively different from the matchlock guns that could be found in my old world. For one, there's a 'socket' bayonet attached around its barrel end, whereas the bayonet of Earth was said to be first used by the Chinese during the 16th century in its 'plug' form—which was inserted directly into the open end of the gun barrel. Plus, it's shorter than the matchlock guns I knew, meaning that the maker of these arms had considered the user's ease of transport of the weapon.

But yeah, I still could tell it's a matchlock. Here's the trigger—which was long compared to its Earth counterpart, and the slow match was still attached to it.

I asked Sophia and William about the powder and bullets that were needed to operate this thing, however; they told me they had none. This gun, they explained, was gained by their father when some traveling merchants came selling their wares from all around this world.

And since it came from merchants and not the oh-so-reliable blacksmiths, the Rubinforth siblings were laughing their hearts out about my 'weird demon weapon'. They even questioned me whether I would have the armor and sword they gave me earlier. Considering that I already had this heavy gun with me, I opted to get a dagger instead—for an ancillary weapon, just in case the need for it arises.

I could tell that they exchanged dubious and concerned looks because of my answer. But I didn't need their approval; it's my fight, so I get to choose how to defend myself.

The next thing that I did was to find the gunpowder and bullets for this thing. If this gun ended up falling in the hands of humans, of course, there's a big possibility that someone's been selling its implements. When I had the opportunity, I requested a bit of money from William and slipped from the tourney field, and went to the town of Fen to check.

"Hmm?" a merchant cast a weird look towards me, "You're looking for 'gunpowder'? What's that?"

"It's a powder that burns when it comes into contact with fire. Do you have it?"

"Oh? You mean the demon powder?"

"Demon powder? Yeah, I guess so? Do you have something like that?"

The merchant then leaned close to me and whispered, "Hey kid, let me ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"What's the name of the powder you're searching for again?"

"Uh, gunpowder? Or demon powder, as you have said?"

"Where do you think that thing comes from?"

"Well, as the name implies, it must've come from the demon race?"

"Precisely. Now tell me, where is this place?"

"Chersea? The human continent."

The merchant smiled sardonically, "There you have it. This is the land of humans; do you think your demon powder is sold here? You must be out of your mind!"

Well, for starters, you could've just told me straight that you didn't have it, asshole.

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Okay, so my search failed. I tried other shops, thinking that there must be a place in here where that precious stuff was sold, but after a few more attempts I eventually gave up. It seemed that the humans of Chersea liked to keep to themselves; they're not that open for trade to other races...