No, no, that's bad!

"My dual magic pistols are infinitely versatile!! The synergy of two bullets traces unlimited trajectories in every direction! And they can rapid-fire!"

"Nngh! What a nuisance…! And the power to pierce my fur armor, most troublesome indeed! They can rapid-fire too!?"

I spouted some convincing-sounding nonsense to confuse him while firing more. I shot through his arm from the side.

Plus, the loud bang-bang sounds must be rough on a wolf beastkin with sensitive ears.

"To think dwarven weapons had evolved this far…!"

"Kukukuku, I bought these in the dwarven lands! For purchasing inquiries, please direct yourself there!"

"Did you come here to advertise weapons!?"

For now, I emptied six shots from each hand, twelve total. I could reload with Spatial Magic, but this was the time to prioritize looking cool with a proper reload!

With a ka-chak, I opened both guns to drop the casings from the revolvers… wait, the casings themselves are part of the gun's main body. Gotta collect them properly.

Then I holstered them behind my back, pulled out bullets with Spatial Magic, and loaded six times two, twelve rounds, without looking at my hands!

Then grabbed them again and reload complete! Time was… ten seconds!!

"… Ta-daaah."

"You were wide open the whole time, weren't ya?"

"Then you should've exploited it. Thanks for just standing there like a spectator?"

"Honestly, I was a bit captivated."

Oho. So you liked the guns that much? They ARE cool! A man of taste.

"… Hm, I've decided! I'll defeat you and claim them!"

"Why don't you just buy them normally?"

Don't try to steal someone's weapons, General.

The elf's bow I broke earlier was just weapon destruction, so that doesn't count. I did return it after the match ended. In pieces, but still.

"Hm? Can I buy them?"

"They were three gold coins. Six for a pair. Plus ammo costs extra."

"No, I mean you, not the weapons."

"!? You want to BUY me!? … Hah! Bring me a hundred gold coins!!"

"If that's all it takes, I'll pay."

Crap, the hundred gold coins joke didn't land! The General's got serious financial power…

"Actually, never mind. If I win the tournament, I'm getting eight hundred twenty gold coins anyway. A hundred is way too cheap."

"Then I'll offer a thousand gold coins. Become my wife."

The General declared boldly.

… A thousand coins. But I don't want to be this General's wife. If I were going to become anyone's bride, I'd rather it be Mashiro-san. Actually, I'm the one who's going to make the Five Elders and Dea-kun my wives.

"… Yeah, no thanks!"

"I see. Then I have no choice but to propose through strength of arms!! … My time-stalling has worked and I've recovered anyway."

General Garou cracked his neck. His earlier wounds were already closed? Fearsome recovery ability. Or was it just bravado?

"Speaking of which, why did this suddenly turn into a proposal?"

"Hm? Because I genuinely find you appealing. More to the point, you're giving off such a strong heat scent. What do you expect? Even though you're human, you smell like a she-wolf in heat."

Isn't that what they call mate-hunting? The General tilted his head slightly.

… That! That's Mashiro-san's scent!!

"It's a misunderstanding, you jerk!! That's my friend's scent!!"

"What!? Between two females!? That's no good, absolutely no good! You won't be able to have children! Someone as strong as you has an obligation to increase your bloodline, don't you!?"

"SHUT UUUUUP!! MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESSSSSS!!"

I emptied all twelve bullets in two seconds, riddling General Garou's body full of holes.

Thank goodness I had my guns. If I'd been bare-handed, I might have accidentally let my fist slip.