The Villainess Will Crush Her Destruction End Through Modern Firepower Chapter 6

Kuro Kurori ssu~

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The Villainess is getting Kidnapped, it seems.

I dropped by the ranch to test-fire my some of firearms.

With a heave-ho, I lined up the three straw dolls I built.

Today's test subjects are the shotgun and the automatic rifle.

For the shotgun, I prepared some slugs, buckshots, and rubber bullets, the latter to test if it's lethal or not.

Astrid: “With that said, today's test fire shall begin!” Just like I did with the automatic handgun, I adjusted my mana and only pouring it onto the firing pin of the gun and prepared for firing.

???: “Ojou-sama, are you really sure it is safe?” The maid who helped me make the straw dummies and monitor me asked with a concerned voice.

Astrid: “It is safe. As long as I don't point the muzzle at a friendly, that is.”

Right, a gun isn't necessarily always dangerous; it depends on the one wielding it.

Guns don't kill people. People kill people. That's a good quote.

Astrid: “Well then, shall we begin?”

I cast Blood magic to myself to boost my physical strength, inserted the 30-round magazine into the automatic rifle and pointed the muzzle toward the straw dummy. The maid knew that standing in front of the muzzle would be dangerous, so she definitely won't stand in the way this thing is pointing.

Alright then, I shall drill some of these 5.56x45mm NATO rounds into the dummy. In earth, these 5.56mm rounds are one of the most popular and used caliber the whole world. It's a relatively small caliber, so the kick are manageable…it should be.

I closed my aim toward one of the straw dummies. To my surprise, the gun was well crafted even to the optic sights, so the aim was perfect.

Adjusting my aim at the straw dummy, I squeezed the trigger.

With a nice vigorous BANG, the straw dummy shook. The first shot is a great success. There weren't any accidental discharge nor secondary discharges from the magazine. It's perfect.

After casting a little bit more Blood Magic to further boost my strength, the next thing in my agenda is to try out the full-auto feature. The automatic rifle that me and uncle Gnome built can switched from single-fire to full-auto.

To try and explain it simply for those who doesn't understand, single-shot would fire one bullet every time you pull the trigger. On the other hand, full-auto would spray bullets as long as you squeeze the trigger. Just like a machine gun.

Well, compared to single-shot, the kick from full-auto firing would continuously raise the barrel, so it's not suited for accurate firing. Not to mention if I, a four-year-old, was to fire it, the bullets would probably be shot onto the next week.

That's what I need the strength boost for.

My four-year-old body versus the recoil of a fully-automatic rifle? It's showdown!

I prepared myself and pulled the trigger, firing bullets one after another.

Maid: “Hiee!” The maid who's in charge of guarding me let out a shriek as I dumped the entire magazine upon the straw dummy. This is the best. Truly best of the best.

Meanwhile, my physical strength that's boosted had managed to suppress the muzzle raise that can even defeat a trained soldier. Out of 29 bullets I aimed at the straw dummy's chest, 20 of them hit. What an amazing accuracy.

Other than the lack of the smell of gunpowder, I don't have any other complaints.

Astrid: “Hmm. No magazine explosion. Handling is also taken care of by Blood Magic. I've got nothing to say. After this I'd like to fit accessories as the icing in the cake. I mean I can install a grenade launcher for the underbarrel attachment.

The rifle I built was a unique, yet standard one, but it's built with mountings to allow some attachments. The sights that I used just now can be replaced with a better one, and a grenade launcher can be mounted on the underbarrel.

Ah. My dream is expanding. My bright dream is expanding!

Yet again, if I attach a grenade launcher, the magic that I use is going to be harder to manage, huh? I mean if I poorly channel my magic to its firing pin, it'll explode…Hmm, it seems that I'll need to research a bit more.

Currently, the mana that I loaded into the firing pin can shoot off about one magazine. After that, the magic would've flowed somewhere else and there is a risk of the magazine blowing up. It would've been fine if I could control the flow of magic, but…

Maid: “O-Ojou-sama! Are you hurt!?”

Astrid: “I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm totally alright.”

The automatic rifle seem to have done a number on maid-san here, huh?

I was surprised too the first time I went to the firing range. I understand how you feel, maid-san.

Astrid: “Next is the shotgun,”

Even still, I won't stop my firing agenda. I endured strict manner studies and the boring general education for this, you know? I live every day in this different world to shoot guns.

—NOT! I'm only collecting these technologies to give me an edge to cut through my bleak future as a villainess! I didn't do this just to play around! I can't forget about that!

…but fun things are fun…

Maid: “Ojou-sama, are you going to do it again?”

Astrid: “I'll go home once I'm done, so keep me company just for a longer while.” Maid-san seems like she wants to go home while I'm still unhurt, but since I'll be troubled if my fun time is to be cut short. Now it's time to test the rubber bullets for the shotgun. After this is done, since the surroundings are also getting darker, I'll go home.

And with that, I loaded 6 sh.e.l.ls into the shotgun.

Then the sound of horses' neigh echoed, and a cavalry approached from the direction of the main road near the ranch. There were five of them.

???: “Oh? Wait, look at that!”

???(2): “Looks like a lady? from somewhere.”

Why are you using a question mark, huh? I'm a proper daughter of a duke, you know!

Maid: “O-Ojou-sama! Those people are livestock burglars! They're here to ransack the duke's ranch! They're a dangerous group! Let's run away!”

What was that? There's a bunch planning to ransack our house's ranch? Livestock burglars seem like something that only come out in Western movies.

Astrid: “Don't worry, I'll do something about it.”

I said thus to Maid-san, and gripped my shotgun, standing in between Maid-san and the ranch burglar that just dismounted his horse as if protecting her.

Livestock Burglar: “Oh? A lady with some courage, ain't she? Is that your family's toy you're holding in your hand?”

Astrid: “Shall I inquire you to leave my house's livestock alone? That's the property of our house.”

Besides, on the way back after I test my firearms, I usually drop by and raise the fodder for the precious cow, pig and horse that has been kind to me. As if I'd let my cute livestock to be stolen after I've taken care of them.

Livestock Burglar: “Oh wow, what a big spirit you have. You said our house, that means you're the duke's daughter, eh?”

Astrid: “That's right. I am Duke Oldenburg's daughter, and I am now protecting our livestock.”

The livestock burglar was all grinning while inching closer to our direction, yet I still puff my chest as I said that.

Livestock Burglar: “If we can kidnap the duke's daughter, we can rake more cash than just stealing the livestock…for now how about you come with us? If you refuse you'll go through some painful experience.”

Saying that, the livestock burglar drew the short sword from his back.

Astrid: “You too, if you don't back off from here you'll see a world of pain.”

I point the muzzle of my shotgun to the man's abdomen.

To be fair, even though the rubber bullets are supposed to be non-lethal, if I hit someone at the wrong spot they might just die, so I don't know where to aim…the head is definitely out of the question. If I shooting the chest might break some ribcages and puncture the lung, so that looks bad too, so I went for the safe option that is the abdomen.

If I shoot the legs, I still don't know if I can disable him or not.

Livestock Burglar: “Keh. Cheeky, aren't ya? I'll kidnap ya and rake wads of ransom from the duke, so be obedient and just come over here will ya?!”

The man reached out his hand as he said that, but I pulled the trigger.

Livestock Burglar: “UGOH!” the non-lethal rubber bullet fired and hit the man's abdomen.

Astrid: “Did you see that? If you still want to come then I'll be your opponent!”

I declared that with an evil smile.

Livestock Burglar B: “Aniki!”

Livestock Burglar C: “You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! How dare you do that to Aniki!”

So the man just now was the leader, huh? The bunch of hot-blooded livestock burglars drew their swords and attacked me all at once!

I continue to maintain my presence of mind and improved my nerves as taught by Wolf-sensei. The chemical reactions in my nerves sped up, and the movement of my entire being skyrockets.

Astrid: “Second!”

With my nerves sped up and my body strength boosted by Blood Magic, I faced the attacking livestock burglars.

The first person shook his sword swiftly and I dodged it with paper-thin margin, then I circled around him and shot livestock burglar B in the back.

Livestock Burglar B: “GUH!”

Livestock burglar B; shot down!

Livestock Burglar C: “You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! I won't forgive you! Die!”

Oi oi, if you plan to kidnap me you can't just kill me.

Livestock burglar C ducked down to lunge at me with the power of his waist, but I one-shot him with a rubber bullet.

Livestock Burglar C: “HIGU!”

The rubber bullet hit livestock burglar C in the flank. Livestock burglar C; shot down!

Livestock Burglar D: “O-oi, what the h.e.l.l is going on…this ain't possible…”

Livestock burglar D and livestock burglar E who still had fighting strength looked at me as if I'm a monster.

Astrid: “Are you still willing to go against me? Or do you want to get roped instead?”

Livestock Burglar D: “F-f.u.c.k that! Who'll lose to a brat like you!”

Veins popped visible on livestock burglar D's forehead and he charged in.

I waited until it's barely safe to shoot the rubber bullet below the abdomen toward the nether region.

Livestock Burglar D: “HAUN!”

……I hope Livestock burglar D didn't switch gender. And with that, livestock burglar D; shot down!

Livestock Burglar E: “I…I can't! This brat's a monster! S…she's not someone we can take on!”

Livestock burglar E ran away.

Astrid: “Oi, oi. Where are you going? Leaving your comrades behind isn't admirable, you know?”

But I cut off his escape.

Astrid: “Tei,”

I aimed for livestock burglar E's abdomen and drilled a rubber bullet into it.

Livestock Burglar E: “OOUU!”

Livestock burglar E; shot down!

Astrid defeated the group of livestock burglars! Did I level up?

Astrid: “Maid-san, I'm going to load these guys into a wagon, so can you go back to the mansion and call up some knights? I'll stand by and watch these folks.”

Maid: “H-huh? U-understood…”

Maid-san looks like she can't believe what just unfolds in front of her eyes, while I invoked a zip tie from my imagination, tied up the perpetrators' arms and legs and loaded them into the wagon before driving them back toward the mansion.

???: “Ojou-sama caught some livestock burglars?!”

By the time I got home, the first one who came flying was a knight.

The name's Earhart von Eschenbach. He's a nice middle-aged man who's been serving my house for about 20 years. With great haste, he checked the wagon that I've been guarding with a shotgun in one hand, and his eyes opened wide.

Earhart: “O-Ojou-sama did this?”

Astrid: “Did you think some kind knight randomly pa.s.sing by did this?”

Earhart-san asked, but I laughed mischievously instead.

For now I've checked these guys' vital signs with Blood Magic, but these guys didn't have any fatal wounds. These rubber bullets are confirmed to be non-lethal. So now I can unleash a shot upon a rude fellow…or so I'd like to say, but it's dangerous so I'll hold back on that.

Earhart: “Ojou-sama…you've grown. I thought she's still learning the basics of magic, but to think she took down 5 armed men. It seems that his Earhart's understanding of magic is still lacking.”

Astrid: “It's because my magic is a little special.”

Under Earhart-san's praise, I turned into a tengu.

???: “…Astrid.”

Just as I was basking myself in good mood, a terrifying voice echoed.

Astrid: “F-father? Why are you looking at me with that suspicious eye?”

Father: “Is it not obvious! You fought a gang of livestock burglars! I am concerned as of why you always go home so late, so this is what happened! I will further hasten your curfew from this point forward!”

Astrid: “N-no way…”

My rose-colored shooting life is being taken away…

Father: “But, were you not afraid, Astrid? Your opponent were men twice as big as you are, and they even had weapons, yet still, you fought them. Were you not afraid?”

Astrid: “Umm…I was too focused on the battle that I forgot to feel scared.”

That was my first live combat, yet I was so focused that I forgot about the aspect of fear. Normally you'd expect a child to cry, but I was still fine.

Father: “Is that so. But while that courage is admirable, you'll have troubles finding someone who will take you as a wife…”

Father's eyes seemed to gaze far away as he said so, and I think that's really impressive.

TLComments:

Uh, wait, father, if a man to be wed to Astrid is troubled by how well she's handling herself and how powerful she is, maybe he isn't suited for Astrid?

Anyways, I think it's funny how when Astrid faced the five bandits the maid was just standing there, leaving everything to a four-year-old, even though she'll had to face some bad times (from the Duke) if she let Astrid get hurt.

Speaking of which, here's a four-year-old(?)

Hope you enjoyed the chapter and your day.

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