Manuke FPS

Chapter 153

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Dinner with Ophelia Dragange lasted for about two hours. After it was finished, we moved from the table to the sofa, drinking from the glasses as we talked about various things; including the situation in Dragrange, the northernmost part of the kingdom, located in a high-altitude mountain range that crossed into the neighboring Kingdom of Drak. There were several viens of magic ore within the mountains, which meant that monsters descended from the mountains and went on rampages within the territory. 

Although a truce existed with Drak, they were unable to manage the mines properly because of the treaty. In turn, meant that the monsters to do as they pleased. 

The possibility of an undiscovered labyrinth within the mountain range border, which was called the Demons Mountain Range. In the Margraves territory they wanted as many people as possible to help maintain the security of the area, not to mention with a possible labyrinth subjugation.  As such, Ophelia asked me to include the Margraves :Labyrinth as a candidate if I would like to continue exploring labyrinths. 

As our conversation went on, the female escort knight from before ended. 

Ophelia-sama, its about time.

Is it that time already? Shaft, Ill stop it here. I have to go to the castle tomorrow morning. I still want to talk with you more, so let us do it another time.

It was fun tonight, next time, Ill bring my treasured wine.

Hmm, Ill look forward to it.

After seeing off Ophelia with her escort, I was escorted by Koti back to my room. 

Shaft-sama, where would you like to have your breakfast prepared tomorrow, nyan?

Please prepare my meals in the room.

I understand. Please have a good rest, nyan.

The next morning, I was woken by Koti whod brought breakfast. I washed my face and then planned my activities for the day as the food was being prepared. The King Festival would start the day after tomorrow. It was a three day event, but I was only here for the last day so I would be free all before then. For the time being, Id stay here today. I needed to plan and make preparations for confronting Nekoyanagi. The group said to be aiming for the labyrinth core I would be auctioning on the last day.

Since Ive already promised Id be going to Malta-sans house tomorrow, I dont have anything before then. It was probably a good idea for the buyer to see what to do when the festival started. 

I decided my plans, left the washroom, and sat at the table to eat. 

Koti, Ill be working from this room today, so stay away until I call for you.

I understand. If you need something, please call me with the bell on your desk, nyan.

Koti left after I finished my meal and cleared the table. Afterward, I started up the TSS, checked clothes and masks Id wear on the auction day from the avatar menu. The auction had a dress code so I set-up a set list of costumes with tailcoats and black panther venetian masks so I could change immediately that day. The next thing was armaments. 

I knew that the group was aiming for the core. So, some kind of armament was required. However, before you could enter the auction, you had to check for weapons. Any edged tools was impossible. That said, firearms were too different, so theyd stand out. The first thing I took out of the many things in my inventory was the GPS tracking darts. 

This allowed you to shoot a GPS transmitter, and keep the targets location on the map. The purpose of this was so I could find their hideout in the event they escape. In the event of a battle, I selected the FMG-9 that could be disguised, as well as a taser to prioritize capture. 

A taser was a type of stun gun, a less-lethal weapon that can stop the movement of the target by pulling the trigger, similar to handguns. It blew two-wired electrodes from the muzzle part that passed a current of 50,000 volts to its target The range was about 8 meters, and it was necessary to replace the cartridge in the muzzle where the electrodes were stored after each shot. 

(Editor Kay note: FYI, Stunguns/tasers are often considered Non-lethal, as the author had put. However, that is horribly incorrect. They are LESS-Lethal, meaning less lethal than a firearm. You can still kill someone with a taser. Either by the electrocution, or the lock up afterward. Please do not treat them like toys. They are weapons.) 

Compared to other firearms, the taser hada modest firing sound. The target would pay more attention to the electrical current-induced flash at the moment of injection. While the actual real life weapon would not flash, the VMB version did. I wondered if people had already seen something similar in this world, and instead of it coming from a firearm, theyd think it was some magical weapon. Id like to test it during the day. 

I took out the taser gun and FMG-9, spare magazines, and spare cartridge from the supply box. I prepared a gun holder and holster to attach to the back of my waist on my belt. I then wore a tailcoat and checked if it felt unnatural.

It bulged slightly, probably within the acceptable range, however, since I fell into this world; I had hardly practiced shooting to prevent my aim getting bad. It was a perishable skill that you could lose quickly if you didnt practice it even a little. When I was in my old world, I had the time to stay in the VMB target range. I could not do that here. In the real world, it would be impossible to secure as many shooting exercises as youd like without anyone seeing. 

I cant go back and forth to a place I didnt know, where no one was  

Wait 

It was possible to move discreetly to a distant place. I still had the transfer circle. It was necessary to set it up at the destination, if I made good use of this, then I might be able to create a training ground in this world as well

No, rather, what state was the circle in now? A set of transfer circles and copy circled were in the back of the type 74 truck stored in my garage. Meanwhile, there is another pair in the gift box. 

If I took the circle out here and transferred it to the duplicate magic circle stored in the garage, maybe I could fly directly to the garage? 

With that in mind, I couldnt help but give it a try. However, it was quite unpleasant to spread the circle inside this room. Moreover, it was almost lunch time. The preparations for the festival should be finished. Even in this world, with two meals a day as basic food culture, it didnt mean you wouldnt drink and eat from morning till night. I didnt know when Koti would come back to check if I wanted tea or snacks. 

So, for the time being, I decided to leave the inn. I handed the room key to the desk employee and entered the city. My destination was Marida Company. I moved from the first district to the second and made a beeline for it. 

When I asked the guard if Malta or Martha was available, they said she was out but Malta was inside. For the time being, when I asked about relaying a message to him, two girls came running form the back of the building. 

Ah! Its really Shaft-sama!

Hey, Amy! Its because Shaft-sama rarely comes!

Its been a long time, Amy and Prisera.

Two of them were ordinary human girls I had once rescued. Currently, they were working at the company and the residence of Malta as migrant workers. Perhaps they worked at the headquarters today as they wore outfits that seemed to be sales uniforms. Amys long brown hair had a brown three-netted catchusha, while Priseras blonde hair had a white flower corsage.

Both the items I bought once. 

Yes, Shaft-sama. Its all thanks to you that were both working well.

Shaft-sama, Malta is waiting for you. We will guide you.

I was guided by both of them to the office.