[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-934":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1395525,1848,"Chapter 934: All-Weather Stronghold Defense Cannon","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-934",934,"\u003Cp>● Character Refresher\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru – A Mercury from Village Four(Sun Castle). Currently stationed as the gatekeeper of the teleportation gate in the hot spring area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loves weapons. Gorgeous if she keeps quiet. Gives off secretary vibes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuroyon – Pup of Kuro and Yuki. One of the first four born. Skilled at chess and shogi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I headed to the hot spring area to inspect the armory, officially called Yoru’s private storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it’s a hot spring area, the security detail was composed of about thirty kuros, led by Kuroyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already thinking that I’d enjoy a nice soak before heading back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of chain-reaction flame bombs and chain-reaction freeze bombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make sure you’re managing all this properly, okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, there’s a neat row of dismantled catapults and large ballistae. All very clean and organized…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have the numbers increased?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You made them yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, this must be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see, very well made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can spot some new innovations too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain elves are going to want to compete with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s with the heavily secured locker in the back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Do I… have to show you?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to be sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking embarrassed, Yoru opened the locker for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the locker was shelved, and on those shelves sat large, bowling ball-sized stones, carefully arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stone had a little cushion under it, showing how much care had gone into their storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no, it’s fine. You don’t need to explain which ones fly best from the catapult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, they’re nice shapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were found, others shaped by hand, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You really love these, don’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t worry, I’m not taking them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can keep storing them just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s treasure them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soaked in the hot springs and relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting out, I spent some time with the ghost knights, the lion family, and Asura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s good to see everything running smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru mentioned this before, but do monster or demon beast attacks happen often?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so they do happen from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it sounds like groups of kuros and spiderlings show up regularly to drive them off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuroyon proudly offered his head, so I gave him a good pat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, whenever a dragon shows up at the hot springs, they just run away on their own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that something I have to praise you for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspecting Yoru’s private storage was only a secondary objective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My real goal was to check the armaments from Sun Castle that we won at auction and had delivered here to the hot spring area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the equipment doesn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Missing parts, broken components, turns out everything needs serious maintenance and adjustment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had assumed the planned test firing in the fall would have to be postponed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yoru is a hard worker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She managed to get one of them operational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large spherical body, big enough for a person to ride inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the engine units on each side, long gun barrels extend outward, and massive drum magazines feed ammunition into the mechanisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like an anti-aircraft cannon you might find mounted on a battleship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cannon has four thick, short legs, so it can move on its own at a slow pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This weapon is called the All-Weather Stronghold Defense Cannon, Daedalus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, there’s ammunition for it. Since I wanted to see it in action, we arranged a test firing in an area surrounded on three sides by tall embankments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what I came here to witness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daedalus aimed at the center of one embankment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wooden target had been set up there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance… maybe around two hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Are you sure? Can I really shoot?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「So this counts as the test shot, and now I won’t be allowed to fire it again?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I won’t say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not that petty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Then I’m firing!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…Yoru Foguma. Initiating test firing of the All-Weather Stronghold Defense Cannon, Daedalus!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Yoru opened the hatch and climbed into Daedalus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the barrels moved and locked onto the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Village Chief. I’ve set you as the highest-ranking commander. Final confirmation. Do I have permission to fire?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard Yoru’s voice from Daedalus, and I gave my permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had assumed it would fire one shot from each barrel alternately, but I was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rapid fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t tell how many rounds were fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For two or three minutes, maybe even five, the left and right cannons fired in an alternating rhythm, don, don, don, over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer vibration and thunderous noise distorted my sense of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger kuros, who were guarding me, rushed to surround me in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was commendable, but I wasn’t sure how to feel about the way they looked at me, as if asking what to do if that thing were ever turned on us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, don’t make that face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no helping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, that’s what I thought, but Kuroyon and the other older kuros remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that much firepower still manageable for them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the actual power not as intense as the sound suggests?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the embankment behind the target had been heavily gouged out by Daedalus’s barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, they don’t see it as a threat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say they can even swat the shells out of the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s reassuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, I’m glad we had it fire in a direction completely unrelated to the village or the hot spring area, just in case a round made it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, some of the shells flew into the forest, causing a commotion among the demon beasts and monsters living there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My apologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few of them came to attack the hot spring area, but the ghost knights, the lion family, and Asura handled the defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s a relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuroyon, please send in some support as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave a few behind for my protection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m counting on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Yoru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s been no movement since the firing ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it safe to approach Daedalus?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was wondering what to do when the hatch slowly opened and Yoru emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sorry. I lost consciousness.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost consciousness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you alright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the internal shock worse than expected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「No. I was just so moved.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「More importantly, what do you think? The energy rounds can’t be fired due to a malfunction, but it can still fire live ammunition like this. Isn’t it beautiful?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, about that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target is still perfectly intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the wooden target that was supposed to be hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, it’s still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru looked too and confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ah… originally, Daedalus was designed to engage distant targets, so at close range, it’s a bit…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So 200 meters is too close to aim accurately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「According to the deployment plan, it was meant to fire live rounds in a wide spread with multiple units firing simultaneously.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see. So accuracy wasn’t a major concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, considering it was originally a weapon installed in Village Four, or rather, Sun Castle, long range would’ve been essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are there any rounds left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around Daedalus, there were tons of shell casings that had been ejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shell casing is the part of a bullet or shell that holds the gunpowder and other explosive materials. The ones scattered here were about the size of two-liter bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Unfortunately… they’re all used up.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now it’s just a hunk of metal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember seeing empty casings like these at the auction, but there weren’t any with actual warheads attached, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「No, it’s fine. We can just make more.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, don’t tell me the shells fired just now were handmade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ever since I found Daedalus listed at the auction, I’ve been making the shells little by little before bed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s some serious dedication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The design is simple. The warheads are just carved stones, and the casings can be produced at Village Four’ canning factory. After that, it’s just a matter of fitting in a small mechanism and the explosive powder.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>R-right…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I sourced the missing materials through the Goroun Company.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, well, I don’t mind that, but….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make sure the ammunition and its materials are strictly managed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accidental explosions are terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Of course. I’ll tighten the controls even more.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. I’m counting on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pointed at the still-open hatch of Daedalus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind if I climb in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There are no rounds left, you know?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I’m not saying I want to fire it. I just want to get a feel for what it’s like inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I figured it might be similar to a vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the seat inside is handmade, covered in leather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t a proper chair when it was won at auction, so Yoru probably made it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m curious how it feels to sit in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…………」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it not allowed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「N-no, it’s not that, but right now, um… it’s a little…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Due to the heat discharge from the cannon, the interior is extremely hot…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, there were magic tools for heat management and ventilation, but those seem to have been removed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in other words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It smells very strongly of my sweat…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My apologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll wait for another time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next test firing day is fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TN: Incoming “Jokes on you I’m into that shit” comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Understood. I hope you’ll try shooting it then, too. I’ll have rounds ready for you.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep it a reasonable amount, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Reasonable?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, how many rounds were fired in this test?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Just over two hundred.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then maybe… twenty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Let’s go big. Two thousand.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s fine. I can make them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not just testing Daedalus, right? You’ll be testing other weapons too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I will. But it’s alright. I’ll make enough.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Once I make them, I feel like I have to fire them, you know?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not a mindset suited to defensive weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell must’ve had a tough time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I won’t deny we argued a lot.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, let’s discuss the number of rounds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll need to check the other weapons and decide which ones are worth repairing and testing too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Understood. There are a few I recommend. I’ll fix them before the test day, so please look forward to it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, but next time, tell me the firepower beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a problem if every weapon ends up tearing through our safety banks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What are you talking about, Village Chief? They’re all like that.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I was a little too quick to agree to these tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isekai: 「Sci-fi falls under the isekai category」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonbiri: 「You can’t just forget the worldbuilding, you know」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nouka: 「When they say plowing the fields, I don’t think they meant with artillery fire」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, at Sun Castle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: 「I want to fire it, I really want to fire it, let’s fire it!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell: 「Unfortunately, there are no enemies」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: 「Then let’s make some enemies」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell: 「Yoru, you seem tired. I’m ordering you to take a break」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: 「What!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yoru woke up\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: 「Huh? Daedalus is gone? Where’s my Daedalus?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell: 「It seems it was sold off. Also, that wasn’t yours」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: 「…………………………」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell: 「Yoru? Are you alright? Ah, no, this won’t do. Back into the maintenance tank you go!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who acquired Daedalus\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble A: 「Can’t get any ammo. Let’s just strip it for useful magic tools and sell it off」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchant: 「What is this thing? The only thing of value might be the chair」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble B: 「It’s an object that carries a sense of history…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Daedalus isn’t enough to affect Ancient Dragons. It doesn’t work on Ancient Devils either. Not even effective against the spiderlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: 「I-If we could just get our hands on official warheads…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell: 「Even so, the spells cast by decent mages pack more punch, don’t they」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loo: 「I think kuro horns are way more powerful…」\u003C\u002Fp>",2003,"2026-06-05T23:08:41.452Z",1,"novelbin.me","20f6dcd106a154958214b302e8a11d14db622734d0f850b2278b751f33512709","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-935","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-933",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]