"BOOM!"
An explosion rang out, and thick smoke billowed upward.
Corpse Ghost Aina and the Red-haired Earthlings, who were carrying things into the cavern on the headland, heard the sound and looked toward the other side of the plaza.
Betty was clad in a suit of heavy armor, holding an iron pipe shaped like a "gun."
The iron pipe was attached to a wooden stock. Both the barrel and the stock were made by the craftsmen of Porcupine Territory, but Betty had to assemble it herself. The development of this firearm was top secret and could not be exposed under any circumstances.
Leech planned to turn it into a superweapon. The idea was to keep it hidden until it was time to unveil it, at which point it had to strike fear into his enemies.
She lifted her helmet's visor, pursed her lips, and blew a puff of air at the smoking muzzle of the iron pipe. Then she took out a powder horn and poured gunpowder down the barrel.
