184. Allegiance to swear again




 I grabbed her and came to the basement level of the cobalt dungeon.

'Well, let's see, ......, come to think of it, I didn't hear your name.
"Nayamileia.
A layer of distress?

 I couldn't help but listen blankly to the unfamiliar words.

'It's an old word that means 'zero.'
...... Let's change the name. How about Leia?
"If the master says so,

 She nodded emotionlessly.
 Leia is also vaguely reminiscent of a flying dragon, but well, that thing is a female, too, and it's better than a name with the connotation of "zero".

 I get my mind back on track and get to the point.

'So how do you follow up on that?'

 Ask Leia.
 It's an artificial life form I created to support the adventurers, to increase their drops, then it has the ability to just join the battle.
 I decided to take it as my master and try to figure out its abilities as well as the bullets and magic I've been using.

'Mount it, and order it to...'
Yeah? In the meantime, attach .......

 It was an oopsie-like way of looking at her.
 Immediately after, Leia's body melted into mush.
 It melted like a liquid metal robot in a movie and twisted around me like it was taking over me.

 It took me by surprise for a moment, but I let it go.
 I could clearly see that it didn't mean me any harm.

 Leia became entangled in my body and then became what I normally do: protector and armor.
 It was something else entirely, but it morphed and became armor. The colors are a bit different, though.
 It's like something you've seen in a comic book in the past.

I see.
Base defense will be increased.

 I circled my arms and then my ankles.
 It's the same as the original protector, so it's hardly any different.

 A zombie demon was born in front of me.
 I clenched my fist and struck it with my right arm with Leia's armor on it.
 With a single blow, I blew the zombie demon away and killed it instantly.

 There was no drop.
 Another zombie demon came from the side, so this time I shot it down with a series of regular bullets to the head. This one dropped a normal chunk of iron.

'I see, so if I hit him with this, the drop is treated as yours?
'Yes. The plan is that anyone who succeeds will get a Drop A.

 I know what the plan is, and if it really works, it's going to be pretty awesome.
 I can also predict where we'll end up.
 It's artificial life like this, not like it's going to transform or anything, but purely.

"Drop-A Weapon.

 If we succeed, of course.
 If we succeed, of course.

 I've been thinking about it.
 There's nothing wrong with researching, because the end result is going to be maximum efficiency in production, and it's going to be a revolution, like the industrial revolution.

 That's fine, that's fine.
 I can't accept this kind of punishment just because we created a life form like this and failed.
 Should I do something (、、、、)?

 While I was thinking about that, the zombie demon came again.
 I noticed it (...) when I went to ...... to reload and defeat it.

 Reloading. It was fully loaded with regular bullets that I had shot off in a series of shots.

When.
I did that.
Leia?
While the master was thinking. Wasn't it bad?
It's not a bad idea. Would you rather go to tuska ......?
What can I do for you, Master?

 An idea came to my mind.
 It was a revolver - a way of doing things in a time long before the rifling gun.
 But it was a way that seemed to work.

     ☆

 We left the dungeon and returned to the open air of Samethrene.
 I made sure it wasn't popular, and put the tuna I'd procured from the market away.

 I really wanted another one, but we didn't have a whole one, so I decided to get another one at a later time.

 I waited a bit, and the moment the tuna hatched into a gorilla, I killed it with a repetition.
 The gorilla dropped a gun.

 As it was, he shot a recovery round into himself.
 The Repetition and becoming Leia's master had consumed a lot of MP.

Drop ......? Master, what is this?
'Don't tell anyone else. My drop is an S. I'll drop anything because it's an S, even if it's a haggle.
I understand. I won't tell anyone.

 Leia responded, but I doubt she really understood.
 Because it sounded more like she was responding to the 'master's command' than understanding.

 Well, that's fine. No problem.

 Pick up the third pistol I let drop in the repetition.

'Keep this one.'
I understand.

 Leia responds.
 A part of the protector transformed into an arm and held a pistol.
 I see that's how you reloaded.

Here we go. Just like you taught me how to do.
Yes, sir.

 I got my gun up - I fired a series of regular rounds.
 I aimed at an empty place and took a shot anyway.
 I shot off the loaded rounds in an instant, then let go of the gun and took the next gun I was wearing nearby.

 The new gun was loaded with regular bullets. After firing it out in rapid succession, he let go of the gun and took the next gun - the first one.
 It was reloaded, and I fired again in rapid succession.

 While I was firing continuously, Leia would load the gun, and when I finished firing, she would use the loaded gun and immediately fire another continuous shot.

 Subtracting the time it took me to load it, I nearly doubled my pure rapid fire power!

 There is a technique called "Nobunaga's Three Step Shooting". There is a recent theory that the shooters don't take turns, but rather hand a loaded flintlocklock gun to someone who is good at shooting and have them fire continuously.
 It's the same thing.

 I finish one shot and drop the gun.

"Nice one, Leia.
What?
'Awesome and helpful. Keep up the good work and keep up the good work.
I understand. Thank you ......, Master.

 You can do more than just armor, you can do more than that.
 It's purely an extension of your hands, then there's a lot more you can do.

 What can you do, what can you do?
 I've been thinking about it. I thought of ways to make Leia more useful.

 Thinking about this is the funniest thing I've ever done in my life, the moment I got my new powers.

"Oops, I've been thinking about this. Come on, Leia, come back to it.
Yes, sir.

 Leia went back to her original human form, as ordered.
 But perhaps because it was her first time and she wasn't used to it, she got caught in her clothes and stuff in the process of returning and scattered bullets and items and such.

'Sorry Master.'
Don't worry about it.

 Pick it up with Leia, who has returned to human form.
 Regular bullets and flame bombs.
 These are also paper money and coins that are actually drop items.
 And a number of items, including slime tears.

''Huh?''

 Suddenly, I found something in the item.
 Satanakia earrings.

 I got them today, an item from the Dungeon Master.
 Its ability is to disable the ...... woman's ability.

'......'
Master?
...... Leia, put this on.
I'm an artificial life form. I don't need to be fancy.
'No, it doesn't. No, it's not and it probably looks good on you, but it doesn't. Now it doesn't. Put it on anyway.
I'll see to it. If the master ordered it.

 Leia did as she was told and put on her Satanakia earrings.

 As soon as she put the earrings on.

'I knew it,'
What can I do for you, Master?
MP consumption is off.
...... Huh?

 Leia was surprised, her expression changed dramatically, which was unusual.
 It was to be expected.
 Satanakia's earrings suppressed the woman's abilities, whether they were good or bad abilities.
 The ability to gradually reduce the master's MP - something that could not be called an ability - was also suppressed.
 The MP that had been gradually decreasing earlier, like sand falling from an hourglass, but now it wasn't decreasing at all.

'What about your other abilities, transform, Leia?
...... Yes.

 As ordered, she transformed into a protector again.
 She hatched a haglemono from a coin and hit it with her cuirass.
 Then a drop-up potion appeared.

 The hand armor applied my drop S, not Leia's drop F.
 The earring took effect.

'Can you armor it?'
Yes, I can.
I suppose. It's not an ability, it's a 'movement'. If you can't do that, you won't even be able to move the moment you put the earrings on.

 All of Leia's demerits, the cause of her being called a failure, were erased by Satanakia's earrings.
 Now Leia, for me, has more arms without any demerits. That's what she is.

"Well, all your problems are taken care of. It's good to see you, Leia.
...... Yes. I will follow the master for the rest of my life.

 She said it with just a bit of high intensity.

 I didn't immediately understand the meaning of this phrase "I'll follow you for the rest of my life".
 The common "absolute obedience to the master" has also been nullified by the earring, and I'll follow you for the rest of my life on that basis of my own volition.

 I finally realized what ...... meant when it was later pointed out to me.