Volume 1 Chapter 8 (1/2)

What I made for Tenko was…

The Remilton M870p

Length: 1060mm

Weight: 3.6Kg

Caliber: 12 gauge

Magazine size: 6 rounds

A pump-action masterpiece.

The Remilton 870 was favored all over the world as the standard shotgun for its great durability and sturdiness. This model features a magazine capacity more than others.

In the meanwhile, Tenko placed her finger on the trigger guard and skillfully whirled the gun around.

“What is that iron stick? By the looks of it, there doesn’t seem to be any magic power running through it but that doesn’t outright mean that it’s an ordinary weapon, now does it?”

“Look forward to seeing it in action.”

A little while earlier, Tenko did some test firing and she ended up completely pleased with the Remilton M870P.

Even the dangerous gun may be nothing but an amusing toy for her.

So, the four of us headed for where the Maelstrom was.

A monster was already created and it was sleeping somewhere near the swirl.

Its distance was around 50 meters away from us.

It was a demonic dog that had a red mane, the C rank Orthros.

“If a C rank Orthros is going to be created in a level that’s fixed, it’ll be at around level 40 to 50. Considering the difference of their rank and stats, I’d say Tenko-chan’s at a considerable disadvantage. But I guess her special abilities would make it so that she’s just at a slight disadvantage.”

Conversely, for Tenko to have that much fighting power at level 1 was abnormal.

Such was a being called an S rank.

Had she been created to be at a fixed level, just how outside the norm could she had probably been?

“If, by any chance, you can defeat the Orthros without any magic, then you’ll also be able to hunt at the [Crimson Cavern].”

As Tenko heard those words, her eyes lit up and she made a clenched fist.

“Yay ♪! I’ll level up quickly and be more useful to Oto-san!”

She said such a wonderful thing to me.

Tenko then immediately took a deep breath.

Additionally, she loaded the gun by means of a pump-action. A stiff clink sound was heard.

And then, she gave her enemy a stern look and charged at it.

The red maned demonic dog, having the ability to perceive incoming danger, was aware of Tenko.

Originally, a Celestial fox had Flame magic as its specialty. It was then able to do one-sided battles from afar. This time, however, under the assumption that the enemy possessed a high resistance to Flame, Tenko couldn’t use any Flame magic.

The first to attack was the Orthros.

It opened its mouth wide but Tenko did a quick sidestep. The rock that had been behind her exploded and its pieces scattered.

It was the Orthros’ offensive magic, [Acoustic Destruction].

As its name suggests, a cluster of high frequency waves are directed towards the target. It travels at the speed of sound and it’s invisible so dodging it is awfully hard. But Tenko, she just did.

“Tenko won’t be hit. Five more steps.”

Tenko easily avoided the [Acoustic Destruction] fired in quick succession.

But then, the Orthros closed its mouth. Did it stop its magic attacks? The moment I thought so, Tenko did another step, and a [Acoustic Destruction] passed to the place she had just been.

The act of the Orthros opening its mouth was probably nothing but a sham.

A viscous trap for ensuring the kill by making its target think that it has to open its mouth for an attack to come flying in that direction.

But then, Tenko reacted the first time it shot with its mouth closed.

The secret to that lied with her skills. With [Precognition], Tenko was able to sense the world one second ahead. And, with the use of another of her skills, [Ultra rapid reaction], she was able to respond to any threat a second before it could happen.

Harming Tenko who uses these two skills was an extremely difficult thing to accomplish. To do so, one had no choice but to use attacks that she wouldn’t be able to respond to even if she saw them beforehand.

It was, after all, but a second. However, if one had Tenko’s absurd agility and [Ultra rapid reation], it was more than enough.

“One more step!”

It was when she was only 10 meters away from the Orthros that Tenko stopped her steps and prepared her Remilton M870P.

The gun’s long barrel looked unbalanced for the small Tenko.

“Oto-san, I’m gonna use your weapon now.”

And so, Tenko pulled the trigger.

The distance between them was around 10 meters but that much was well within the gun’s effective range. Shotguns had the image of being only usable at close range but 50 meters was more than enough for its bullets to reach and kill its targets.

In fact, it was unnecessary for Tenko to shorten their distance and could have instead attacked from her initial position. However, she had probably thought that by going closer, a fatal blow would be dealt.

Then, the shotgun shell exploded into many tiny pieces and these tiny pieces poured down as if it was rain.

By instinct alone, the Orthros leaped to the side but avoiding all of the shotgun’s shrapnel was impossible. The Orthros received many projectiles and became covered in blood. It then tumbled with a thud.

“What the heck is that?”

Wearing a surprised expression on her face, Marcho was staring at Tenko who fired the shotgun.

“A weapon I made using my Unique Skill.”

“I can’t sense any magic power at all from it but that power, it’s astounding.”

“Rather than magic power, it’s because of the power of science.”

Tenko shortened her distance from the blown away Orthros.

And then, she moved the lower part of the gun’s barrel, it clicked and loaded the next bullet.

At almost a point blank range, she pulled the trigger once more.