Volume 1 – Chapter 4 Part 2

Thinking that even if rifling was impossible, cutting diagonal grooves should be feasible, so we did our best to craft a gun barrel from an iron plate etched with such grooves.

However, not sure if my eyes are playing tricks on me or what, but I begin to suspect they are only coming around for the sake of the alcohol.

「Wow, this distilled spirit is delicious.」

「Please don’t drink up all the precious spirit.」

「I know. I am just checking out this blacksmith’s work.」

「That is right. We would be in trouble later if there were any defects in the still, after all.」

「I have told you many times, but if you drink it all, I will ban you from entering.」

「I understand.」

「Just to be clear, drinking from the barrels aging in the cellar will get you banned, too.」

「Do call me when you open them.」

「If you keep your promise, I will. More importantly, get back to