A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 139

Translator: Jasper Kadowaki | Editor: NovelMultiverse

“Guff!“

Takeo awoke to a strong blow to his stomach.

Just as one could expect by now, Alice was moving around in her sleep, and she had just kneed him in the belly.

She had gone back to sleeping peacefully beside him.

…This again…

Takeo massaged her thigh and zoned out.

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Then, Alice began to stir.

“…Good… Mor… ning,” she said, greeting him.

“Yes. Good morning, Lady Alice,” said Takeo, while still massaging her thigh. 

“You’re rubbing me… today… too,” said Alice.

“It’s become a daily thing, hasn’t it?” he replied.

“…Mmm… It’s always… my leg, isn’t it…” said Alice, still half-asleep.

“I shouldn’t just give one leg all the attention, should I?” he asked and began to rub the other thigh.

“…No… That’s not what I meant…” retorted Alice, still in a daze.

She seemed to be gaining consciousness, though.

She began rubbing his belly.

“Today, too?” she asked.

“It’s a daily occurrence, for me,” said Takeo.

“Well, then, I guess there’s nothing we can do about it,” she said, and the two of them began caressing each other’s bodies.

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They stayed petting each other for a while, without getting bored of it.

“So, shall we get up?” asked Takeo.

The two of them then got out of bed and began getting dressed.

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Breakfast was finished, and everyone was in the parlor for teatime. 

“Now, what will everyone be doing, today?” asked Grandpa Elvis.

“I will be studying before noon, and in the afternoon, I have practice with Harold,” said Smith.

“Hmm, yes. What about you, Takeo?” 

“Well, I have rifle practice in the morning, and afterward, I will go to the grocery store,” said Takeo, “In the afternoon, I will be planning tomorrow’s dinner with the head chef.”

“Hmm, yes. What about you, Alice?” 

“I’ll accompany Takeo throughout the morning, and in the afternoon, I’ll be relaxing at home,” said Alice.

“Hmm, yes, all right. Everyone be careful out there,” said Grandpa Elvis.

“Yes, sir,” all three replied.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

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Takeo and Alice had arrived at the edge of the practice grounds outside the castle gates.

On the way there, they had stopped at Taylor’s shop and asked about how the refurbishments on the rifle were going (the New Rifle 1), but he had said, “It will be ready by tomorrow morning,” and so, they decided that today’s practice would be with a rifle that fired bullets.

Using small stakes and a rope, they partitioned of a no-entry zone and they were ready to begin.

Today, they had brought two rifles and a hundred rounds with them.

“All right, let’s begin,” said Takeo.

“Yes,” said Alice.

Takeo and Alice laid down a mat and took up shooting positions on the ground.

“Why don’t we start off with shooting fifteen rounds,” said Takeo.

They were aiming at a tree about fifty yards off, to begin.

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They both finished shooting their fifteen rounds, each.

“…It looks like I got fourteen hits out of fifteen shots fired,” said Takeo.

“I had thirteen hits out of fifteen shots fired,” said Alice.

The two of them got up from their firing positions on the ground.

Takeo brought out a tea set from his bag, and after making the tea, he poured some into a mug and passed it to Alice.

“Here you go,” said Takeo.

“Thank you very much,” said Alice.

“…It looks like we should have no problems at fifty meters,” said Takeo.

“Yes,” said Alice.

“Well, then, let’s go for a hundred meters, next,” said Takeo.

“All right,” Alice replied.

They took aim at a tree about a hundred meters off, this time.

Takeo and Alice laid a mat down and took their positions on the ground, again.

“…What?…” Alice raised her voice in surprise after she had taken up her firing position.

“Takeo-sama… That tree is extremely far away…”

“Well, yes. It should appear about one fourth as large as before,” said Takeo.

“We’re going to hit that?… Is that really a hundred meters?” she asked.

“It’s estimated with steps, so it won’t be exact, but it’s about a hundred meters,” said Takeo.

“Nggh… It’s far,” said Alice.

“For now, let’s each take fifteen shots at this one, too,” said Takeo.

As he pulled the trigger, a loud crack rang out, and a bullet hit the tree.

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“…Eight hits out of fifteen fired,” said Takeo.

“I had six hits out of fifteen fired,” said Alice.

“Hmm… The hit rate is remarkably bad…” said Takeo.

“Yes, it is,” said Alice.

“It may be better to definitively raise our hit rates for fifty meters… But the firing range with the effects of magic added on is two hundred meters… Hmm…” said Takeo.

“If one can reliably shoot at a hundred meters, does that mean they will be reliable at fifty meters?” asked Alice.

“Well, theoretically, the target will become four times large, so it should be easier to hit,” said Takeo, “For now, let’s fire off fifteen more, and the rest we can test out on the fifty meters again, and we’ll call it a day.”

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“Nine hits out of fifteen shots fired,” said Takeo.

“I had eight hits out of fifteen shots fired,” said Alice.

“We still have a long way to go,” said Takeo, with a wry smile on his face.

The two of them fired five shots each from fifty meters, hitting the target with all of their bullets, and they ended their practice for the day.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]