How to Properly Use a Swordmaster
How to Properly Use a Swordmaster
After obtaining the position of supply officer.
I became able to request most of the US military's supply ingredients. Large-scale bulk requests were also possible.
However, there were some restrictions.
For example, ice cream was supplied, but ice cream machines were not.
Bread was supplied without limit, but bread-making machines were not.
Also, private franchise brands within the US military PX (like SteamBucks, BurgerQueen, etc.) were not available.
A higher position and rank were needed.
'But the US military supplies all sorts of ingredients to suit the tastes of multi-ethnic soldiers. This alone is enough.'
Even with just the currently requestable ingredients, I could set up all kinds of restaurants right away.
Of course, there were no high-end ingredients used in Michelin 3-star restaurants.
There was no way the military would supply caviar costing millions of won per gram.
Instead, there were things like cheap canned caviar and frozen foie gras.
Even just this shows how great the US military's supply system is.
'Should I give her ice cream for dessert when she wakes up?'
【Vanilla Ice Cream 1 gallon (3.785 liters)】
【Budget: 15】
It's not that I'm hesitating because of the worry that one tub of that costs as much as 15kg of flour....
'Is it okay for me to unleash the poison called ice cream on Hildea's stomach?'
If samgyeopsal lettuce wraps were the asymmetric strategic weapon of the meat world, then ice cream could be called the asymmetric strategic weapon of the dessert world.
Come to think of it, the unit 'gallon'.
The only Imperial/US customary unit that survived without being deleted during the Defense Core integrated logistics system reorganization process.
Amusingly, it is used exclusively for ice cream.
Cooking oil, water, milk were all converted to metric, but only ice cream is labeled in both gallons and metric.
'I didn't even have a chance to give her cola.'
I was going to give her cola if she choked on the hamburger, but Hildea ate really well.
While cleaning up the trash, I realized a shocking fact.
'How could this be! I forgot the cheese! How could I make such a mistake!'
Damn, I'm so sorry I could die.
How to atone for this sin....
'Ah, whatever. Let's do better next time.'
I considered apologizing with just one tub of ice cream, but it's not good to unleash too much poison.
***
Around the time the sun had slightly tilted from its zenith, Hildea woke from her nap.
Her whole body was overflowing with vitality.
Thanks to the first truly satisfying feast of her life.
"Did you wake up?"
"...Yeah."
Hildea suddenly remembered how she had devoured food in front of Piel as if possessed by a demon.
She turned her head away out of awkward embarrassment, then suddenly remembered something and sprang up.
"Major Piel! I will show only you a glimpse of what I have been training recently."
"Oh, I look forward to it."
"Watch closely. I am refining a wide-area protection technique called the Aura Field Dome, which expands Aura Armor...."
Hildea's entire body was enveloped in powerful Aura Armor.
Armor of light that seemed impenetrable by anything.
The compressed light slowly expanded its range, but stopped, unable to extend beyond 10cm from the surface of her skin.
Hildea, having deactivated the incomplete Aura Field, let out a regretful sigh.
"As you can see, I am still far from forming a wide-area dome that surrounds the vicinity, but I believe that if your unlimited supply operation continues as it did today, I will be able to complete it someday."
Hildea looked at Piel with excited eyes and added shyly.
"Someday, when the Aura Field Dome is completed, I will be able to protect your life in any situation."
A Sword Master's aura is a sword that cuts through everything.
She resolved to use that aura to cut down everything that threatened Piel on the battlefield.
'Rather than me rampaging on the front lines, protecting Piel from the rear is a much wiser tactic.'
It wasn't the traditional role of a Sword Master.
But for Piel, she could do anything.
Hildea waited for Piel's reaction with an expression seeking praise.
But his expression, with his arms crossed, was unusual.
"How much can that Aura Armor withstand?"
"It can easily withstand something like the mortar magical device. As long as the aura is maintained."
"Then you could withstand the recoil force of firing a mortar even more easily, couldn't you?"
"Ah, I have already tried that."
"What? You mean you've already tried it?"
"Well... I tried firing it directly with the base plate against my stomach, just for fun."
Piel asked in surprise.
"Such a dangerous thing! Were you alright?"
"I was perfectly fine. Because I am a Sword Master."
"Can other knights do that too?"
"How could they? As you know, the bottom of the base plate is sharp, so even knights with the toughest bodies cannot avoid having their stomachs pierced."
At first, Hildea also thought that direct-fire shooting with the mortar braced against her stomach could become her unique strength.
But dropping it over the heads of monsters and having Rebecca cause an airburst was overwhelmingly more efficient than direct fire.
"Can you show me once?"
"Of course."
"But this time, it's a bit bigger."
"Bigger? No way...."
"I will show you the 81mm mortar, which is bigger and more powerful than the 60mm mortar magical device."
And Piel took out an 81mm mortar and shells from his subspace bracelet (supply cheat).
Hildea gulped at the difference, the shell's body volume appearing to be 2 to 3 times larger.
"Major Piel. You had something like this?"
"Yes, it's more powerful and flies much farther, but the manufacturing cost is high. For striking enemies within 300 meters like now, the 60mm mortar is efficient."
Piel showed the sharp protrusion under the base plate.
"Cut it off with your Aura Blade. It might be dangerous...."
"Compared to the 60mm mortar, how much is the force of the shell pushing backward?"
"It will be about 3 to 4 times greater."
"Then there is no problem at all! How could I damage such a precious magical device."
Hildea hugged the barrel and base plate assembly, without the bipod.
She braced the base plate against her abdomen, covered in Aura Armor, and aimed the muzzle beyond the horizon.
And she shouted spiritedly.
"Major Piel, I am ready."
"Then starting with charge 0...."
"Start with the maximum charge!"
"...Understood."
The moment the full-charge mode shell slid down into the muzzle.
The shell was fired with a roar.
"This much is nothing!"
"Aura Armor is truly amazing! This is completely a heavy tank...!"
"Hehe, are you impressed? This is the power of a Sword Master's... Wait a moment? How far is that flying?"
Hildea, who had been brimming with pride, almost dropped the barrel.
Far away, the mortar shell was still, continuously flying.
The mortar shell, which seemed like it would fly to the end of the horizon, finally fell to the ground and caused an explosion.
A few seconds later, a small boom arrived.
"Wha, what on earth is this... What is its range?"
"The maximum range is slightly less than 6km."
"...."
Hildea staggered lightly.
Such explosive power at a distance of 6km.
It was incomparably more fearsome than the 60mm mortar.
What if the knights were armed with this 81mm mortar magical device instead of the 60mm mortar?
"As you know, this is not a magical device designed to be fired by sight. Not every battlefield is open ground."
"...I see. Understood."
Hildea understood that the 60mm mortar was much more efficient at close range, where you fire by sight.
"I see why you showed me the 81mm mortar. It cannot be used at short range, but if I fire it directly instead of in an arc, it can produce greater power than the 60mm mortar, right?"
A magical device that only she, using Aura Armor, could handle.
Hildea looked at Piel with eyes full of anticipation.
But he was wearing a suspiciously excited smile.
"How about a firing recoil about 10 times greater than just now? Could you withstand it?"
"No problem at all! Huh, Major Piel? No way?"
Piel grinned.
Hildea's heart pounded as if it would burst.
His hand touched the subspace bracelet, emitting a bright light.
The moment the light faded, Hildea shuddered at the sight of the large, gallant magical device that appeared.
A massive body incomparable to the 60mm and 81mm guns.
Wheels of strange material were attached to both sides, and a support stand for ground heat dissipation protruded from the rear.
Even the shells were different.
A heavy appearance made of pure metal, so vicious that the fin-stabilized mortar shells seemed cute and dainty in comparison.
"The name of this magical device is M119B3... But you can just simply call it the 105 gun."
"105 gun...."
"Minimum range 1.5km, maximum range 17.5km. The maximum recoil will be about 10 times greater, will you be alright?"
Hildea looked over this vicious and massive wheeled magical device with the eyes of a girl in love.
Hildea, who had been stroking the shell made of pure metal without fins, raised her head.
"Major Piel, how much is this shell magical device in terms of flour?"
"It would be about 1,000kg of flour."
"It's four times that of the 60 gun...."
"But its destructive power is more than 10 times greater. It becomes even greater if fired directly."
Piel approached.
After making her put down the 81 gun she was still hugging, he whispered in her ear.
Like a transcendent being offering a sweet deal.
"Are you really sure you'll be alright?"
"You said the recoil is about 10 times?"
Hildea smiled brighter than ever.
"Even if it were 30 times, I am confident."
***
I disassembled the M119B3 towed howitzer.
I removed all unnecessary parts like the wheels, heat shield, hydropneumatic recoil mechanism, and sight, leaving only the barrel body essential for firing.
Hildea's Aura Blade was a great help.
'Still, just in case, shall we start slowly from charge 1?'
The sight of the silver-haired female knight bracing the massive barrel against her stomach and aiming the muzzle forward was truly magnificent.
"Then I will fire starting with charge 1."
"Ready!"
After completing the breech loading, firing.
Kwagwang!
The shell, flying directly, hit the cliff and caused a tremendous explosion.
A fiery destructive power incomparable to the 60mm mortar.
Hildea was so greatly surprised that she almost dropped the barrel for a moment.
"Thi, this destructive power! Amazing!"
"I find it far more amazing that you're supporting that recoil with your bare body, though?"
If I returned to Earth and showed this firing video to the Pentagon, they would absolutely flip.
Aura is this incredi... Huh? Why is the ground fine?
"Commander Hildea, why are your feet standing perfectly fine instead of being driven into the ground?"
Even if Hildea withstands the recoil, isn't it normal for her to be driven deep into the ground?
"Ah, I dispersed and diverted the force pushing me backward using Feather Step."
"...."
"Of course, it's not difficult to endure even without Feather Step, but I was worried the combat boots might get ruined.... We're already short on combat boots as it is...."
A poor count commander who shrinks instantly whenever the topic of supplies comes up.
'She withstands the impact on her body with Aura Armor, and diverts being driven into the ground with Feather Step?'
So this medieval land just gave this excellent biological tank a bladed weapon and had her charge?
'Hildea can deliver a very powerful single blow with a 105mm full-charge direct shot. The mortar knights and Rebecca can inflict wide-area damage on large target legions with airbursts.'
This combination is good.
"Commander Hildea, this time we'll go with charge 2! The recoil will increase further!"
"Yeah! Understood!"
The exciting firing continued frantically.
Hildea's face looked extremely joyful.
The gloominess visible until yesterday was completely gone.
***
Like that, we completed all firing, up to a full-charge direct shot with the power of a maximum range of 17.5km.
"Commander Hildea's 105 gun direct-fire bombardment will be very effective against huge and powerful monsters like the corrupted World Tree stump."
"Really?"
"Yes. The mortar knights and Commander Rebecca are good for sweeping away large numbers of monster clusters with wide-area damage, and Commander Hildea seems good for concentrated strikes on large, powerful single entities."
Hildea, who had stood the barrel much taller than herself beside her, looked at me with a highly flushed face.
She hesitated several times as if she had something she wanted to say, and finally barely managed to move her lips.
"Major Piel, I'm hungry... I used a lot of aura just now so...."
A chuckle burst out.
I quickly requested hamburger ingredients from the supply.
'This time, I must not forget to pile on plenty of cheese. Oh right, I should give her cola too.'
When I made a Marshall burger generously loaded with the cheese I had forgotten earlier, Hildea's eyes shook as if they would burst.
"Thi, this taste! It has become incomparably more delicious than before! What kind of magic did you just use?"
"I'm sorry. I accidentally left out the cheese earlier."
"Cheese? I heard that's something you can only eat if you're at least a duke!"
"Ah, you've never seen cheese before."
When I fed her the cool cola, she was on the verge of outright wailing.
"This is ridiculous... This refreshing sensation that coolly clears my throat... With this magical beverage, I feel like I could devour 3,000 Marshall burgers on the spot...."
If I give her 1 gallon of vanilla ice cream, she might die of shock.
After much deliberation, I decided to hold off.
105mm howitzer.
The best firepower I can receive with my current rank.
'A Sword Master heavy tank equipped with a 105mm barrel that runs on hamburgers. Isn't that nice?'