Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

“So, uhm… well, did you change your mind in the meantime?”

Lee Ha tilted his head at Kid and Luger’s words.

I couldn’t be sure about it myself. In the first place, this level of inference was limited with the information that was made public.

1. Kaztor has completed his research on magic bullet gunnery. (Confirm)

2-1. The entity presumed to be the archer of the magic bullet is in the Demon King’s army. (Guess)

2-2. There is also a possibility that the presumed being is one of the Three Musketeers from the past, namely Brown and Elizabeth. (Guess)

However, by combining this level of hints, ‘3. Therefore, Kaztor must be a member of the Demon King’s army. (illogical)’ was not possible.

‘It was clear that he was a magic bullet gunner from the beginning! The problem is that there is no evidence to say for sure. His monster sniping skills at 10km range are enough to make anyone think he’s a magic gunner, but uhm… Kaztor is just like Kaztor, there’s nothing to be sure about.’

Above all, Kaztor is an NPC with clear goals, as written in his journal.

The revival of the dark elf race! But what about the current dark elves? I didn’t get any change.

‘I joined the Demon King’s army… Should we conclude that the Demon King’s army lost in the Second Human-Demon War and failed in all their gambles?’

I thought about it below, but it wasn’t a satisfactory answer either.

‘No, if that were the case, I would have been on the devil’s side a long time ago. It is also written in the journal that ‘It is possible to use demons as a stepping stone and then deal with them.’ To him, the Demon King’s army is nothing more than a tool. There is no way you can gamble with the revival of your species.’

While Kid and Luger were looking for other information with lightning in their eyes using the words “Magic Bullet Shooter,” Leeha was focused elsewhere.

‘The most important keyword is [plan]. We need to find out what that plan Kaztor mentioned. The clue will be solved there. Moreover, I couldn’t see it because it was buried under other keywords, but there is also something called ‘Sword of God’. It’s probably a legendary weapon of a god that I heard about from a dark elf elder, right?’

Subdue the god’s sword, use the demon as a stepping stone, and then deal with it.

That is Kaztor’s [plan], and what is needed for it is the [key].

Below, I slowly read the previous journals again. Even in the journal I read just before, I saw fresh phrases in a new way.

‘I missed it because of the same nuance as the origin of the devil. On the day I wrote this diary, Kaztor succeeded in some experiment. To put it simply, the expression ‘finally successful experiment’ can be seen as evidence of completion of the magic gunner’s research… Or is it about the word that came up before, ‘transformation’? Kaztor transformed into a magic gunner – no, if that were the case, there was no way he would have stopped by Harhei that day 20 years ago.’

If Kaztor himself had become a “magic bullet gunner,” he wouldn’t have suffered this much.

Isn’t there a trace of such deliberation because it couldn’t be done? Even now I can see that only ‘humans’ can be that.

‘Then where did you learn to transform and use it? What is the act of being a magic bullet that transforms a human being? Therefore, what kind of transformation magic was cast on the human test subjects – perhaps one of Brown and Elizabeth – to turn them into magic bullets?’

For now, this assumption is the most reasonable.

However, this assumption is also possible considering that the sniper in the Demon King’s army was a magic bullet shooter.

Since the basis was shaky, even if the inferences were piled up, it could not help but feel like a delusion.

“hmm? This is…”

“What is it? “What else is there?”

“It’s a symbol I know.”

Kid took a few steps back from the large magic circle drawn on the floor.

As he took action to examine the overall design, Lee Ha and Luger also turned their heads to look at it.

“uh? “This is it!”

“Found in the remains of the Guardians-”

And then both Lee Ha and Luger began to search for something in the bag. After a while, what they took out was a bone and a piece of iron plate.

Although they were different objects, the pattern drawn in the center was the same.

With a magic circle drawn on the floor.

“I guess it’s like Kaztor’s unique magic circle.”

“It’s definitely different from the shape Seiji Hyein uses.”

“Is this one of the findings? No, looking at the way it has been used in existing labs, I guess it is just my own habit.”

In Middle Earth, the way to use mana also changes slightly depending on the job, and even for the same job, depending on what staff is used and what skills are used.

It is not for nothing that it is difficult to obtain a skill in Middle Earth, as even the type of rune that is filled in the magic circle is different.

“This is all information related to humans. I guess it’s a record of an experiment. “I won’t be able to tell for sure.”

What Luger discovered was mostly pictorial material.

There were a few readable characters mixed in, but most of them were pictures.

“Is it like schematizing the transformation process of Paleo people and how to apply it to other races?”

“Two similar pictures on one page. “It’s definitely for comparison purposes.”

“Hmm, there’s another race behind them? There are pictures that seem to transform humans into something, and there are also pictures that turn something that looks like a monster into a human…”

As they turned the pages, the Three Musketeers were able to come to a general conclusion.

〈How can a specific race take on a different appearance without the use of mana?〉

Research materials based on Paleo data were easy to understand as they were illustrated, but it was difficult to confirm their purpose.

“There is nothing more to see. “Is this all there is?”

“In the end, if there’s nothing to find other than the diary… it doesn’t work, does it?”

“That’s right. The content of the quest given by the elder was clearly the recovery of dark elf materials, including the “Magic Bullet Gunner” journal. It’s of no use if you don’t have the important magic bullet gunner’s log…”

Luger, hereafter, and Kid sat down with a vain expression.

Is this really all there is? You mean you can’t find the last piece in Kaztor Laboratory No. 7?

‘That’s strange. This certainly seemed like the last achievement, but do I have to find Lab No. 8 again? There’s something strange about that… hmm?’

As Leeha sat down, a small booklet caught his eye.

A booklet that fell under the table and was deeply buried, as if someone had kicked it. It was clear that he had probably touched it while sweeping up unreadable information.

“Uh, uhh, what is that?”

Slap! Lee Ha quickly crawled over and picked up the book.

Kid and Luger also crawled under the narrow table and stuck their heads on Leeha’s shoulder.

“Oh, it’s narrow, kinda!”

“Well, are you the only one watching it?”

“The reason it’s narrow is because your head is big—this is it!”

Luger shouted at Leeha, who was grumbling.

When Lee Ha and Kidd also discovered the title of the book, they could say nothing more.

“I like the title.”

[Realistic consideration of the abilities of Magic Bullet Marksman, starting from the inference of the legend – focusing on the records of the Magic Bullet Gunner].

“Bingo.”

Like Kid’s exclamation, Lee Ha also realized this.

This material is the last.

This will be the last clue to information found in Kaztor’s seventh and final laboratory.

* * *

Pallak…. Pallak….

Other than the sound of pages turning, there wasn’t even the sound of swallowing.

Even though it was not a large table by any means, the contents of the book focused the trio so much that the three men crouched under it could not even hesitate due to discomfort.

The booklet was small, and it was not an official research material, but rather a scribble of Kaztor’s thoughts, so the content was not long.

Of course, all three of them knew that that short piece of information was important enough to need to be reconsidered several times.

Therefore, it is also natural to look at one page for a long time.

The impatient Luger didn’t urge, Kid didn’t even mutter his thoughts, and Leeha only blinked.

Compared to the time he had spent looking through the diary and gathering other materials, it was only when the time spent hanging on to a very small booklet had become the longest that he turned the last page.

“….”

“….”

“….”

The content of the book begins with the legend about “The Magic Bullet Marksman,” and begins with the legend of “The Magic Bullet Marksman,” which Kaztor himself studied as the subject of his own research. Based on the ‘journal’, it was conducted in the form of a thought experiment to determine what abilities could actually be implemented and how.

Of course, since it was not possible to bring a magic bullet gunner to the experiment, it had to be a thought experiment, but given that it was a hypothesis established by an NPC who had solid logic, sufficient supporting evidence, and above all, who knew the physical characteristics of the Middle Earth worldview, the Three Musketeers were able to interpret the contents of the booklet. Everyone could understand.

At least, the three musketeers’ guesses about “The Magic Bullet” were data that could all be confirmed.

“You’re crazy. “It’s not about Alexander or anything like that.”

“…If everything written here is true, no, it seems almost certain to be true…”

“That’s right. If I were to apply it to the game system, it would be Seungjik. The person who is promoted to the position of Magic Bullet—”

could rule Middle Earth.

Lee Ha didn’t bother to say the last word, but there was no way Luger or Kid couldn’t understand it.

The ability of the “Magic Bullet Marksman” was so outstanding that Luger dismissed Alexander, his enemy and target, as an “idiot.”

“Kaztor was a genius.”

“It’s natural. Because it’s an NPC. “It would just be faithful to the setting.”

“That’s why I’m so angry. How on earth can I find that guy to become the “Magic Bullet Marksman”?…”

Luger bit his lip in disappointment. Leeha also sighed while listening to Luger.

“But you know.”

“What. “Do you know something?”

“Since it’s narrow, shall we go out first and talk? “Why do I have to do this with a bundle under the table?”

The three men were pretending to be impressed and trying to show off by their narrow posture, so narrow that they had to fold their shoulders and huddle together…

At the following words, Kid and Luger obediently crawled out of the table with humble expressions.

‘Anyway, is this really an excessive ability? Dominating Middle Earth really meant ruling over it. The revival of the dark elf race… It was truly a power that could make one dream of the revival of the race.’

The most persecuted race and the race that knows the most about Magic Bullet. Lee Ha suddenly thought that the reason dark elves were persecuted might be because of “Magic Bullet.”

‘It made me think that he might have tormented me to find out this secret…’ The

three people, who still spoke little after crawling off the table, all summarized the contents of Kaztor’s booklet in their own way.

―Magic bullets, a by-product of the battle between gods and demons, exist.

―Magan is created with the power of a demon, but it is a separate energy body separated from the power of a demon.

―A person who handles magic bullets is called a magic bullet gunner. Two or more people cannot exist at the same time.

―The magic bullet consists of a total of 7 bullets, and its shape is unspecified. When used, it can fit anything, without conditions.

-Can kill with one shot when hit. Even if the target is a god.

―However, the last seventh one definitely kills the user. This is confirmed not only in the legend of the demon’s own death, but also in the magic bullet’s shooter’s journal.

-Only humans can be the shooter of magic bullets. Is it because they are the only race that can become a divine demon?

* * *

‘It also means that the gunner of the magic bullet does not necessarily have to be the devil’s army. Moreover, since it was created by a demon to compete with a god, it is also reasonable to infer that it can kill even a god.’

Also, in the legend, with his last shot, the demon fires a magic bullet at himself.

That’s as much as the three musketeers know.

However, Kaztor, who had and examined the first-hand records of the Magic Bullet Gunner’s Log, accurately interpreted the sentences in the legend.

‘No matter how the target is chosen, the last shot must hit the user… Previous magic bullet shooters have destroyed themselves in this way.’

Kaztor was pointing out that this was the reason why the magic bullet gunner’s name was cut off.

In other words, he has all the power to kill gods and demons, but he must pay the price in the end.

Kaztor got angry and said that it was some kind of strange toy made by a demon.

‘But we still don’t know what form or what the energy body called magic bullet is. How can they even say that they can hit anything without conditions?…’

Data that even Kaztor, who personally examined the Magic Bullet gunner’s log, could not know.

Is this because there has never been an idiot among all magic bullet shooters in history who would shoot magic bullets for the sake of testing the magic bullets that are given out only 7 bullets?

Kaztor’s hypothesis was sufficiently believable, but questions about its capabilities inevitably remained.