Yesterday, the chief of the fairy tribe, Lean, asked me to become his apprentice, but I politely declined. Who would be willing to study under a demon master? I have no strange proclivities. Of course, they were always booing me.
　The party ended without a hitch and we went back to our assigned room and fell asleep on the soft bed. It's been a while since I slept on a decent bunk and I had a hard time falling asleep, but I seemed to have fallen asleep before long and it was morning.
　Well, today I'm going to try something. I'm going to go through some sites on my phone and "draw" transcriptions of things that I can use for my purposes. Yeah, I think I've got it all together.
　After eating a light breakfast that was delivered to my room, I took the bundle of transcribed papers and headed to the Prime Minister Graz-san's place, taking Amber with me.
　I told him that I wanted to go out and borrow a medal, which is a permit to pass the castle gate. At that time, he asked me to transcribe it in a "drawing". Apparently, Graz-san wanted it too.
　Then I went to Leon-san's place and gave him a chess set. In addition, I asked Orba to advertise that the town of Rivlet is trying to revitalize itself with shogi.

'Oh, are you going out?'

　When we finished our business in the castle and were heading to the gate to go out of the castle town, we bumped into Yumina and Linse. It seems that both of them had just finished breakfast and were going out for a morning walk in the courtyard.

I'm just going to go shopping in the castle town. Do you want to go with me?
Of course.
Me too.

　I thought about inviting Else and Yae as well, but according to Linse, both of them are going to train together with the warrior chiefs of the Mismid today in that arena. ........I don't think even His Majesty the Beast King will be participating in this.
　The three of us and one of them took off together, passed through the castle gates, and headed out to the castle town.
　Now, let's see, what?

Where do you think they sell the metal?
Metal, sir?
'Yeah, things like iron and copper and brass. I'd appreciate it if you sold them in ingots.
'I'm not sure what an ingot is, but maybe you could go to a blacksmith and he could give it to you?'

　I see. I take out my phone and search for a blacksmith. Well, there are several. Let's head to the nearest one.
　Going straight down the east street, the blacksmith shop was at the corner of a crossroads. You can hear the sound of hitting a hammer from the back of the shop.

Hey, you're here. Are you sharpening your skills? What do you want me to type again?

　A square shopkeeper at the front of the store spoke to me. He said he would be happy to give me some of them, so I asked him to sell me iron, brass and lead in the form of two paperback books.　I also bought a small piece of wood and a rubber plate for the soles of my shoes at a tool shop just across the street.

"Well, all that's left is gunpowder...

　In the meantime, I searched for "gunpowder" and found an easy hit. A magic tool dealer..... Well, it could be called a magic tool, couldn't it?
　At any rate, I bought three medium bottles of gunpowder there. In the meantime, do you think we have all the ingredients for this?

Are you going to... make something?

　Linse looks at what she's bought and asks curiously.

'A weapon, you know, I thought I'd make one.
Weapons?

　Taking the two of them, who tilted their heads, I went into the alleyway and returned to the castle room once at the "Gate". Taking the one-meter-long dragon horn that was left behind, I took the "Gate" again and went out into the nearby forest that I passed through when I came to the Mismid royal capital.
　It would be safe here, since there was no one to see.
　I put the bundle of paper on the stump that was there and put the ingot further up so that it wouldn't fly away in the wind.

''Okay, then this dragon's horn... ah.

　Oh, my God. I can't use it like this. We must cut it into smaller pieces. We need something to cut it into small pieces, but ordinary tools aren't going to cut it off.

Linse, I'm sorry, but couldn't you have used magic to cut it into pieces like this?
Okay.

　Specify the range from the tip of the corner to here.

'Water, come, limpid sword blade, aquacutter.'

　With a shuffling sound, the dragon's horn is severed. No, thank God Linse was there. When I held the cut off tip in my hand, it was much lighter than it looked. I'm worried about the strength of such a light weight, but it's amazing that it's so much harder than steel.
　Oh, this is no time to be impressed. Let's start.
　Staring at the stack of transcribed papers, I memorized each part one by one. Well, even if it's weird, I can adjust it little by little later.
　Okay, let's do it.

Modeling.

　Slowly transforming the shape of the corners. Barrels, cylinders, hammers, triggers...creating parts, and at the same time making grips out of wood and assembling them as well.
　Ten minutes later, I had a revolver in my hand, a shiny black revolver.
　It was based on the Remington New Model Army, but it was a little bit jammed. Well, it's not so bad, so I don't mind.
　I wanted a continuous firing capability, so I changed the single action to double action, and modified the cylinder and other parts, so the contents are completely different. The design was cool, so I just used it as a reference.
　Hold the gun and see how it feels. Yeah, it's not bad. It's a little light, though. I don't think there's anything wrong with being light.

Well, now for the bullets.

　Using ingots and gunpowder, I'll try to make 50 rounds of several different types of bullets each. That's enough for now.
　Put six bullets in the rotating magazine... and before that.

"Enchantment: Apports.

　It grants the gun the magic of apports. Additionally.

"Start the program.
Activation condition: "Reload" statement by the owner /
Description: Ejects empty shell casings at high speed, and reloads them into an empty magazine by drawing bullets from within a one-meter radius with "APORTS".
Program End

　Well, there you go. It's too much trouble if you have to load the car every time. You might say, "Well, make an automatic," but that's just a hobby. A revolver is definitely cooler.
　I reloaded the revolver, pointed it at the tree in front of me, and pulled the trigger.
　Gasp! And with an explosive sound, a bullet was fired. Ooh, the impact is coming more than I thought it would. Linse and Yumina, who were beside me, are covering their ears. The bullets...seem to have missed.
　I fired two or three shots in succession, but I don't think the accuracy is good. It doesn't fly straight or...oh.
　I see, that's why they don't make life rings. It's a spiral groove in the barrel. I think it's a gyroscopic effect or something that gives the bullet a rotation and makes it fly straight.
　I activate the modelling and try to make a rifling. Then I give it another test shot, and this time it flies straighter than before.
　When I've fired all the bullets, I check to see if I can reload.

'Reload.'

　At the same time as I said my words, the empty shell casings were ejected with a pap pap pap pap pap pap pap pap pap and dropped to the ground. Then the six bullets on the stump disappear and the cylinder is reloaded. I pull the trigger. The bullets are fired again. Yeah, it looks fine.

"Is it done?
Yeah, well. It's called a "gun. It's a long-range weapon. One handed, more powerful than a bow and arrow.
''...That's amazing. A smaller cannon....

　Linse murmurs softly as she looks at the gun in my hand. Apparently there are sketchy cannons in this world, but to be honest, one wizard who can use 'Explosions' is enough for me, so they don't seem to be utilized as much as they should be.

''The gun is complete now, but I still have some things to try.

　I said, pulling all the bullets out of the cylinder and grabbing one of them.

'Enchantment: explosion.'

　Granting the bullet an explosion spell.

"Start program.
Trigger condition: when the warhead fired from the muzzle lands/.
Description: Activate Explosions around a bullet/
Program End

　I loaded the magic-impregnated bullets into the cylinder and shot at the tree that had been riddled with holes from the test firing earlier.
　Doggone! And with the sound of the explosion, the tree he had shot at shattered into pieces of wood. The explosion was activated.

''Na........!
Wawa...

　Linze and Yumina are sitting on their backs. Alright, now we can use attack magic without any chanting. It's a pain in the ass to "enchant" or "program" the bullets every time. No, I can do it all at once, so it's not too much of a pain.
　It's even possible to neutralize an opponent without killing them if you give the rubber bullets a "paralyzing" effect. There is no weapon as useful as this. (Although "Paralyze" won't work if the opponent has a magical amulet.)
　The ability to use magic without regard to attributes is another advantage. It's also possible for Yumina, who has no fire attribute, to use Explosions.

Fuyao-san, would you give me that gun as well?
I want one, too.
What?

　I think a bit about Umina and Linse's offer, hmmm. I know that the two rearguards want these weapons, but I'm worried that they might be too dangerous. Is it overprotective?
　Yumina has bows and arrows and other dangerous items to begin with, and Linze can cut off a dragon's wings, so I guess it's too late for that. Well, for now, I'll just give you a rubber bullet with a 'paralyzed' effect on it.

''Well, for now, pick your favorite design from these.

　The various guns called up in the image search were brought to life by "drawing". They both looked at them with gusto, and eventually, Yumina chose a Colt M1860 Army and Linze chose an S&W M36, a gun with a short barrel section called a snub-nose.
　Aside from Linze's, I thought Umina's was a bit too big for her hands, but well, it's just a design, so the size is manageable. There's almost no difference in the contents between mine and the rest of the gun. The caliber, for example.
　It's pretty roughly made.... If you only wanted to shoot bullets, you could have used a silver-ball gun....................or something. Guns, I wanted to shoot them.

　I made the two guns with more cut-out dragon horns and handed them over. I'll use a "program" to make sure that no one but the person in question can pull the trigger.
　I made about a hundred rounds of rubber bullets with nothing attached to them and handed them to the two of them halfway through, and they immediately started shooting and checking the feel of the bullets.
　It seems that since it's made of dragon horns, it's lighter than a normal gun and easier for even the girls to handle.
　Now, this is actually the real deal. The gun is just the foundation for my main weapon.

Modeling.

　The dragon's horns, which were cut into pieces, were transformed to form the shape of a gun again. But what is different from the past is that the shape of this gun is a different object.
　The blade extends from the bottom of the muzzle and the front of the trigger guard. The grip draws a gentle curve, and the form is almost straight all over. Overall, it's more like a dagger than a gun.
　A fusion of a gun and a knife. It is a knife with a blade length of nearly 30 cm, and is quite thick. And there's a reason why it was made so thick.

'Start the program/.
Activation condition: the owner's "Blade Mode" and "Gun Mode" statements/
Trigger: "Modeling" to transform the blade from dagger to long sword and from long sword to short sword.
Program End

　It also "programs" the reload function as before. He reloaded the bullet, raised his weapon and pulled the trigger. With a shot, the bullet easily destroys a tree branch. Okay, the gun functions fine.

"Blade Mode.

　In response to my words, it instantly transformed from a knife with a 30-centimeter blade length to an 80-centimeter sword. The thick blade has become two-thirds thinner and more elongated by that amount.
　I swung it around while it was in the form of a long sword. You don't feel the weight.

"Gun Mode.

　The sword blade returns to its short and thick state again. Okay, the transformation function is fine.

''That's great, it can turn into both a sword and a gun?''
''Unlike Else and Yae, who are complete vanguards, and you guys who are complete rearguards, I'd rather be able to do both vanguards and rearguards.

　I'll tell you what I've been thinking about before in response to Umina's question. And I also thought I should think about what to do when I can't use magic in the fight against the Beast King. The answer to that question is this weapon.

''...So, what is the name of this weapon?''
'Well, I think I'll just call it "Brunhild"... or something.

　I answer Linse's question with a chuckle. Instead of naming it "Excalibur" or "Balmunk" or some other legendary weapon, I named it after the most powerful weapon in a retro game I liked. It was fun, that game.
　As I looked at my newly acquired weapon, Brunhild, I felt once again the turmoil of my life in the fantasy world that I admired as a child, now wielding a sword in this situation.