"A Gun? What the hell is that?" The young girl asked with a frowned look on her face.
Figures, guns don't exist in this world of magic. Perhaps the only weapons the people here know are swords and bows like in the medieval period.
"Listen, guns are long ranged weapons that can kill people."
"Kill people?"
The young girl looked at me as if she was lost in her own thoughts after I mentioned that I'm a weapon capable of killing.
"Haah? How can a pathetic weapon like you kill people?"
This girl. Stop looking at me with that cold eyes of yours.
"To begin with, you don't have a blade that can slice through flesh. Second, where are your arrows if you are a long-range weapon? Or are you a staff that is capable of emitting magic?"
"I'm neither of those you mentioned."
"Then you are a worthless weapon."
"Listen here, young lady-."
"I'M NOT A YOUNG LADY!!!"
The young girl even with the bruises around her body stood up proudly and crossed her arms. It's as if she is not injured with the way she moves.
"Just to let you know, I'm already 20 years old!"
"That's still a young girl to me-."
"SHUT UP!!!"
*CLACK*
The young girl kicked me then I rolled over to the ground.
"THAT HURTS!!!"
"Hooh, so you can feel pain even if you are a worthless weapon? Not only are you worthless but you are also pitiful are you?"
This girl. Even though she is cute and pretty.
She is a piece of shit.
"Aghk!"
Suddenly, the girl fell from the ground with both of her knees as she held on to her arm.
"Damn it..."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine!"
With how much this young girl moved a lot and shouted earlier, it's expected that her wounds will start to hurt.
"How did you get those injuries?"
"It's none of your business."
"If we are going to work together, can you at least be honest with me?"
"Who said that I'm going to work with you?"
That's right, it's a mistake of mine to jump to a conclusion because of how desperate I am over these past few months. I thought that the first one who would encounter me would take me along with them. I didn't even expect that I would be able to talk to someone even with this state that I am in.
I should be careful with my words from now on.
"If you bring me along with you, you can use me to protect yourself from your enemies."
"You're a strange weapon that I don't know how to use. How can I be so sure that you can be something that I can defend myself against those bastards?"
Based on what she said, it seems that someone is targeting her. But who could it be? Looking at the injuries that she has, it's not caused by a sword but rather by blows used by brute force. My guess is it's someone strong.
"Try using me then."
"Use you? I don't even know how you work."
"For starters, how about picking me up?"
The young girl following my request stood up from where she was and then walked towards me. She then picked me up and looked at me as if she was starting to have an interest in what I am.
"Name?"
"Pardon?" I confusingly asked.
"I asked what your name is. If you can talk even if you are an object, for sure you have a name."
A name, huh? My guess is that because I'm in another world, Jin Nakajima would most likely be a strange name here. Excluding Hecate, this young girl is the first person I have ever met since coming to this world.
Hecate, huh? I wonder how people in this world are named if I base it on the goddess who reincarnated me.
Should I even tell this young girl that I am a person who came from another world? No, that would be risky. I should have the assumption that reincarnation is not known in this world. I still don't know whether I can trust this girl fully or not.
"Gun-kun."
"Eh?"
This is probably the safest name I can call myself to this young girl.
"My name is Gun-kun."
The young girl gave me a look of disgust upon hearing my name.
"Who in the right mind would give a name like that? Is that even your real name?"
It's best if I ignore this young girl rather than argue with her. Too much talking will only uncover my true identity.
"Ah! Forget it! Some crazy blacksmith could have given you that name in a rush."
That saves me some explanation.
"Poor thing."
She is annoying.
"How about you? What's your name?"
"My name..."
For the first time, the young girl gave me a warm smile with the sun radiating her beautiful face. Not even a hint of her rash attitude from earlier is shown when she is looking at me.
"My name is Alice Grasiens. You can call me Liz. Nice to meet you."
"Alice Grasiens..."
What a beautiful name.
I wish that the way Liz introduced herself was her true nature. A loving and caring young girl like a female main character that I always read about in mangas from my previous world. How great would that be?
"Now that is all settled, can you tell me how can I use a worthless weapon like you in battle?"
But the reality is often disappointing.
I should teach her quickly how she can use me. Knowing the basics when using a rifle might be hard at first but if someone is going after Liz, I have no choice but to tell her right away so she can at least protect herself.
But with the bruises that she got, I'm worried.
"Are you really okay? With the state that you are in, you might have a hard time using me."
"Don't underestimate me. I'll be fine in no time." Liz said as she flexed her arm.
If that's what she said then I think it's okay.
"Okay. The first thing you need to do with me is-."
*BOOM*
All of a sudden, a large explosion can be seen from two kilometers from where we are.
"What's that?"
"That direction..."
Liz looked at where the explosion occurred and in just a few seconds, she started to get worried and uneasy.
"Damn it! a nearby village was probably attacked.."
A nearby village, huh? I am not even aware that there is a village even a few kilometers away. That's how restricted my eye view was when I was in a state of uselessness.
A part of me is quite upset because if there is a village there, people should at least live in that place. So why the hell has no one even come to find me?
But that doesn't matter anymore. Liz has already picked me up. Besides, that explosion from earlier worries me a bit.
Because I remember that an explosion was also the reason why a lot of my comrades were killed back then.
"Let's go."
"What are you talking about, Liz? I thought that you should know how to use me first?"
"There is no time, Gun-kun! What if the people there are in danger?"
"You need to think rationally in this kind of situation. How can you protect them if you don't know how to use me?"
"I know that I can't use you but don't worry. Even if this is my first time having a weapon, I'm strong."
That's right, how can I forget? This is a world where all living beings possess magic.
If Liz is confident even in this situation. She might have a kind of magic where she can go there as soon as possible.
"So what kind of magic do you have? Super speed or teleportation to get there in time? Or some kind of long-range magic you can use in this distance where we are standing from."
"Umm... About that...Hahaha..."
Liz chuckled a little while scratching her cheek with her finger.
"I don't possess any kind of magic at all."
Eh? How is that even possible?
"Did I hear you wrong? Are you joking right now?"
"I DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF MAGIC OKAY?!"
"THEN HOW CAN WE GET THERE IN TIME?!"
This girl is crazy. I thought that everyone who resides in this world has a kind of magic they can wield. That's what Hecate said to me back then.
"It's not the time for jokes, Liz! I thought you wanted to save them."
"I'M SERIOUS!!!"
Liz snapped at me and her body began shaking.
"Believe in me. Please..."
Tears started falling from Liz's eyes after she said those words to me with a shaking voice. Liz's reaction is genuine, but if she is telling the truth. Then it is a mystery why a young girl like her doesn't possess any kind of magic.
But still, Liz needs to be rational if she wants to save the people from that village.
"So how can you get there? With this distance, the only thing we will see when we get there is a destroyed village with a lot of casualties. You also have those injuries, are you going to be okay?"
"Don't worry, Gun-kun."
Liz wiped off her tears and gave me a smile.
"I told you, I'm strong."
"Then how can we get there?"
Liz started stretching her legs and then her back.
"I'll run."
Without warning, a gust of wind started to blow away when Liz began to run.
Liz was quick on her feet and she started to accelerate even faster than before without a moment's sweat.
That's when I learned that even though this girl named Alice Grasiens doesn't possess any kind of magic, she possesses extraordinary physical abilities surpassing the majority of humans.
1500 meters remaining. 1000 meters remaining. 500 meters remaining. In just a few seconds, we already reached this far.
"What did I tell you, Gun-kun? I'm strong."
"We haven't even confronted the one who caused the explosion earlier."
"Don't worry. We're here."
In just a minute and 43 seconds, Alice Grasiens has run two kilometers from where we are to this village only by foot.
"Let's find out what that is, Gun-kun."
"Roger that."