I Became a Bookkeeper the Monarchs Are Obsessed With

35 – Presidential runner-up – 3

“How is it? At first glance, the Principality of Flos seems to be a better option than me, but in the end, the limitations are clear. In order to do more than unify the Taspirian peninsula, the keyword of successor to the empire is needed. There is no such thing in the Principality of Flos.”

“Your Highness has it.”

“Of course. I am the third daughter of His Majesty the Emperor. The Principality of Galatia, which I am leading, is one of the so-called successor states. Even if you don’t have as much money as the Principality of Flos, in order to take the entire continent, it’s a story that joining me will be advantageous.”

that… That’s right. Whether or not there is a successor right to the country called the Arcadia Empire will be a big question in the future. If a person with the right of succession to the Arcadia Empire takes the continent, it is ‘succession’, but if a person who does not have the right to succeed to the Arcadia Empire takes the continent, it is a ‘reverse revolution’. The difficulty itself is different.

“Is that why you interrupted my conversation with Princess Flos?”

“yes? I can’t say that there is no such thing. The real reason is different.”

“The real reason.”

“My villa is a place that has been thoroughly decorated to my taste. You will like it too.”

what? Do you like the interior? Anyway, a villa is a villa. In the first place, I was not very interested in things like villas, so I just thought I would. But when I got off the carriage and entered the villa of the princess, I was taken aback.

“This… ”

Hundreds of wooden dolls were standing where the garden should be, and there were countless armors sold on the market.

“What the hell is this?”

“It is my vacation home and laboratory. Please follow me.”

And let’s follow her.

There was something even more surprising in the warehouse we reached. There were hand cannons that looked more primitive than the current muskets, and even firearms that seemed to be at an earlier stage!

“Wow… ”

“Isn’t it interesting?”

“The history of the development of gunpowder weapons is all here.”

The princess laughed lowly. He seemed to like my reaction.

Meanwhile, I was also excitedly looking around the princess’ warehouse. Starting from the history of firearms, there was also a history of development of armor, ranging from old armor to current armor, and kendo was organized according to use and classification, and there were many things such as spears, halberts, and bows.

What was particularly impressive was that there were many weapons and armor from the East Continent far away from this place. I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw the colorful armor unique to the East Continent.

“How did you get these?”

“I personally asked the envoy from the East Continent to bring it.”

“You even listened to me.”

“In return, I told you about the weaknesses of the crown prince and the second prince.”

It’s a good thing to check competitors and get things.

“Look at this bow. It is completely different from the bows of Arcadia. Aren’t you curious?”

The bow she held out was a curved bow that looked like a recurve bow. I lifted the bow and tried to draw the string, but my strength stat didn’t budge.

“Strength is also a problem, but the posture is wrong. See.”

After saying that, the princess took the bow from me and drew the string. As she straightened her back and pulled, the string began to pull.

“Wow… ”

“Even though it looks small, the tension is not normal. It’s comparable to the northern longbow. It is said that this is a weapon of the unique long-eared subhumans living on the eastern continent, but I tried to introduce it, but gave up.”

“Is it because it is difficult to obtain raw materials?”

“Raw materials could be obtained if desired. The biggest problem was the horns of the water buffalo, but that could have been solved by bringing in the water buffalo and breeding it. It cost a lot, but it was possible. But the really big problem is that it’s useless.”

“Is it useless?”

“This object was built to compress its size. By bending a tree, trimming buffalo horns, and attaching them together. Because of this, it can exert great tension compared to its size. Then what do you think this bow will be used for?”

“Well… ”

Well. In the original work, ‘The Age of Gunpowder and Magic’, weapons like this don’t come out, so I can’t get a good feel for it. Shall we answer based on historical knowledge?

“Wouldn’t it be easier to shoot from a horse?”

Read at readwn

Nomads mainly liked these small, curved bows.

When he answered that, the princess made a surprised expression.

“What the hell are you… ”

“Oh, I just took a picture. Don’t be too surprised.”

“If that’s what you’re doing, count it like that. matched It’s often used for shooting from horses, from trees, or carrying it in the woods to keep it out of the way. in short… ”

“In special conditions, a small, curved bow is useful, but in a large-scale battle in the plains, a large bow might be better?”

“okay. It’s easier to make and has more destructive power compared to power. In a word, efficiency is not compared to effort. Most of the Principality of Galatia is a plain, and besides, there are no nomads, so there is no reason to make a bow like this.”

I guess that’s it too. The difference between the Eastern bow and the Western bow may have come from the difference in topography.

“This was my first setback. The plan to bring the bow from the East Continent and introduce it has failed.”

“If it’s the first setback, is there a second setback?”

“okay. The second setback was the introduction of elephant disease.”

“Oh~”

It was doomed to fail.

“yes? You speak as if you know an animal called an elephant.”

“An animal with a long nose, a big one, a high intelligence, and an animal that uses its nose like a hand.”

“Strange. How do you know the rare animals of the east of the local fallen nobles?”

“It’s just that I studied hard.”

“If you are, then count it as such. Then, do you know why the elephant bottle failed?”

elephant disease. It was used a lot in ancient times. However, in the Middle Ages, even Muslim countries did not use elephant bottles very much. that’s right…

“Elephant is a surprisingly timid animal, so if you break your composure, you will trample on enemies regardless of whether you are friend or foe.”

“You… Strange. You already know what I’ve been finding out over the years.”

“is that so?”

“If I had met you earlier, I would have never had to make those failures.”

It would have been. This is because I know some of the real history, and I know some of the strategies and tactics that have failed as well as those that have succeeded in reality.

“I have studied numerous strategies and tactics, and have failed again. The trace of that failure is this warehouse.”

“okay… ”

It was pretty beautiful to call it a sign of failure. This is because this warehouse felt like a museum that collected various objects from around the world. If this is a failure, I thought it would be okay to fail once or twice.

“I called you to this warehouse today.”

“Yes.”

“To share this warehouse with you.”

I was a little taken aback by the unexpected word.

“Are you sharing?”

“As you can see, this warehouse is stocked with tons of weapons and armor from around the world. Follow me.”

She took a brand new musket from the warehouse and went out. Then, he started aiming at the wooden puppet, which was wearing the latest armor.

“That armor looks very expensive.”

“13 ducats 3 thalers 20 Grossen.”

It’s damn expensive… It is more expensive than a year’s wages of ordinary workers.

And the princess set fire to the Hwaseung.

– Chii Ik

Before long, Hwaseung will burn

– Percussion!

Let the princess pull the trigger.

-Taang!!!

With a loud sound, the musket pierced the 13-ducat high quality armor and stuck into the wooden puppet behind the armor.

“Did you see it?”

“Yes.”

“The high-quality armor worn by knights is so easily penetrated by muskets. In other words, the age of knights will end. And the only ones who know that are you and me from Arcadia Academy.”

“Yes.”

“You have a better knowledge than I do about the weapons of the new age.”

that… To be honest, that’s right. Because I am a future man.

“Yes.”

“Because you are like that, I thought that this warehouse would be useful to you as well. You can experiment with most of the existing weapons at any time here.”

“… ”

The princess took a key from her bosom and handed it to me.

“It is the key to the villa. I’ll keep my word on the guards. So that you can come and go here at any time.”

“Yes?”

“This villa is the common property of you and me from now on.”

“… ”

For me, that was something I was really grateful for. No matter how knowledgeable I was, it was a different matter from actually shooting it. After a few days of study alone in this place, I would be able to familiarize myself with the range of various weapons and the defensive power of armor. By the way…

“Why are you doing this?”

I don’t know why Princess Leonia did this to me. I knew Leonia’s personality well. A cool personality who loves new things and doesn’t dwell on the past. In the second half, she goes through several betrayals and becomes somewhat cynical, but in the beginning, Princess Leonia has a lot of affection for the people around her. But none of those traits have any reason to be so nice to me?

“that… ”

that?

And the one word that came next was unexpected to me.