The Demon Saint is Missing, so I Ran to Another World

All About Modern Guns (Part 1)

**Greg**

After reassuring the students that I would do something about their situation, I dismissed them, and somehow, there were weak smiles on their faces. It was a relieving sight; at least, they were confident that their school was doing its best to protect them. Then, once I was alone, I was thinking of heading to my own room to rest.

It's been a while since I get to sleep properly, see? The dilated time inside Alexa's tower made my body clock wonky.

Just as I walked towards the dormitory where my room was, however...

"!!!"

Successive gunshots were heard outside, at the courtyard of the Conclave. The students inside the classrooms rushed to the windows and the corridors, in an effort to see what's happening. Some of these children were veterans of the past conflicts in Cherflammen, and so they were familiar to the terrible sounds of gunfire. Of course, I was alarmed too; I also ran to a better vantage point, only to see the Lord Tenguri, the Lady Baraquiel and some of their aides doing practice shootings at the school grounds.

One can only imagine how relieved I am when I realize that it's nothing serious...

"..."

But then, I remembered it was the tradition of the Conclave to forbid weapons inside its territories. Alexa meant it because it was something that she grew up to, while the demons, especially under Emile Biorno, were worried that it could be used against the administration. Honestly, as someone who came from a world where the school was supposedly a 'safe place' for the students, I agree to its implementation. While the situation in around its walls were a compromise, we—together with the Lord Gracchio and Lady Capaldi—made sure that the armed forces deployed inside the Conclave wouldn't bring or use their weapons near the students and the dormitories.

Perhaps the Lord Tenguri and his goblins forgot our agreement?

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In any case, I headed over to the grounds to remind them of the rules.

"Ah, Lord Greg," the goblin noble greeted the moment he saw me. "Did we happen to disturb you?"

"Err...not really, but we agreed upon some rules regarding weapons inside the Conclave, milord," I was careful of my words; I didn't want to offend the few allies I had.

"Yes, I accept responsibility," he replied. "However, in our defense, we're actually conducting research. Researches are allowed within the Conclave's grounds, right?"

"Research?"

"Hmm...I guess the Lord Gracchio forgot to tell you about it," the Lord Tenguri then gestured for one of his aides to show me a bunch of papers. When the goblin spread those over a nearby table, I realized those were some sort of blueprints for a volley gun.

"This is?"

"Milord, my husband is working on a multiple-barreled crack horn," it was the Lady Baraquiel who explained. "We wanted to harness the power of crack horns to punch through armors, and deliver as many shots against our enemies in a short amount of time."

"I see..."

"And, so far, my models are all failures!" the Lord Tenguri revealed. "The recoil is too much for an ordinary goblin to handle. If it can be applied on practical terms, then an orc is strong enough to wield it in battle."

"The reloading time is also a chore!" Lady Baraquiel added. "I keep telling on my husband that if his prototype multi-barreled crack horn would be used in battle, its operator would have to be defended by company of his allies."