I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 240

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Episode 240
Ep. 240
Whoooosh— Whoooooosh——!
“W-What is all this?!”
“W-What the—!”
Minjeong and Donghoo gasped in shock as over a hundred dark silhouettes suddenly materialized before them.
Hunters who frequented the Tower would see this and naturally think, ‘Ah, he’s summoning something,’ but to ordinary people, it was like watching magic from the movies.
Though in truth, it was actual magic.
Before Minjeong and Donghoo, the One-Strike Knight Order appeared for the first time, displaying their magnificent presence.
“We answer the call of our Master and Commander!”
“We answer the call of our Master and Commander!”
The One-Strike Knight Order responded with thunderous voices, following the Vice Captain’s lead!
They were truly loyal subordinates worthy of being proudly displayed before my parents.
“All of you, stand. These people are my mother and father.”
“Hyeon, who are all these people…?”
“This is the One-Strike Knight Order, creatures that belong to an item I obtained from the Tower. They’re currently under Jia’s command. They may look a bit rough, but they’ll follow orders well.”
“Y-Yes, Master.”
“Where else would you find Undead as emotionally expressive as we are?”
The Knights seemed to voice their light complaints, apparently displeased with my introduction.
But regardless, upon hearing that these were my parents, the members all knelt on one knee in unison and offered their respects.
“We greet Your Imperial Majesty and Her Imperial Majesty!”
“Y-Your Imperial Majesty? What do you mean….”
“Oh my.”
From Knight Commander Jia and Master Ihyeon, the titles had escalated all the way to Your Imperial Majesty and Her Imperial Majesty!
The two of them felt awkward at these unfamiliar titles, though they didn’t seem particularly displeased.
“Just call us Mother and Father. It’s annoying if you use those titles every time you see us.”
“But how could we presume to address our Master’s parents so casually?”
“Well, that’s true, Hyeon.”
“?”
“S-Sometimes it’s fine to call us that~ Hehe.”
In any case, the matter of titles was quickly settled.
They would normally use Boss and Madam since people might hear them, but only in truly special circumstances would they use His Majesty and Her Majesty.
“Yes, Boss works fine. I’m a boss anyway.”
“I never thought I’d be called Madam~.”
Donghoo and Minjeong also seemed quite pleased with their new titles.
And the most important reason I summoned the One-Strike Knight Order.
It wasn’t actually to introduce them to my parents.
“By the way, do you all know how to farm?”
“Farm, you say?”
The Commander tilted his head at my question.
The squad members behind me erupted in an even more intense reaction.
“Master, what do you take us for!”
“We are the One-Strike Knight Order!”
“Hmm. I suppose farming is too much to ask?”
Ihyeon nodded with a slightly disappointed expression, though he’d harbored some hope.
Though the One-Strike Knight Order was loyal, they were ultimately warriors of undead origin specializing in combat.
Summoning such beings and suddenly demanding they till this land would be difficult for them to accept.
And yet.
“You lot, bring out the tools!”
“Yes, Vice Captain!”
“???”
The knights who had just moments ago reacted vehemently as though the word “farming” had no place in their destiny suddenly shifted their attitude entirely.
The Order opened a suspicious, dark portal as though they were about to be deployed into battle, growling with intensity.
And then.
Rumble, rumble, rumble———
“?!”
Bizarre-looking farm tools began pouring out of that portal endlessly!
They resembled plows and hoes from Earth well enough, but they were pitch-black and jagged, occupying that ambiguous space between farming implements and weapons.
Still, compared to the genuinely menacing weapons the members had been carrying before, these seemed almost peaceful.
The squad members, holding aloft these tools they’d extracted, flashed wicked grins as they asked.
“Which fields shall we till for you, Master?”
“Leave it to us!”
“Um….”
Ihyeon let out a bewildered sound and glanced sideways at Minjeong and Donghoo.
I’d summoned them hoping that physically robust knights might prove helpful with farming, but I hadn’t anticipated such overwhelming enthusiasm.
…Though I’m not sure “physically robust” is the right term for the undead, but regardless.
Meanwhile, Minjeong and Donghoo.
“Wow, they really seem skilled at farming.”
“We should learn from them, shouldn’t we, honey?”
‘No, I don’t think we should accept it quite like that….’
They were so free of prejudice that they simply laughed at the knights’ capable appearance.
After all, when I first brought the spirits, they’d simply said “well, why not” and moved on.
Despite how surprising it should have been, they’d genuinely accepted Jia and Elsie as family, as if raising two more daughters.
The knights, in the same vein, seemed to be regarded like employees rather than sons.
If my parents were comfortable with it, then as their son, I should look after them more thoroughly!
Ihyeon recalled the expression of the Company Commander he’d witnessed countless times before and opened his mouth solemnly.
“We now begin the tactical briefing. Vice Captain and Squad Leaders, step forward.”
“Forward!”
At Ihyeon’s command, the knight officers surged forward in perfect unison.
Simultaneously, I opened the map app on my phone and displayed the topographical chart.
“Our family estate’s current status is as follows.”
“No, son. Why are we even talking about an estate….”
“And what’s this about a family?”
I set aside my bewildered parents’ reactions for now.
“Excellent, the land shape is truly beautiful.”
“The situation is very favorable.”
“Our goal is to reclaim all this land. Can we manage it in a week?”
Given how vast the territory was, reclamation alone would take several days.
And since I needed to factor in clearing as well, I wanted to give them a comfortable timeline.
“One week, you say?”
“No, how could we possibly reclaim all this land in a week….”
Was that too demanding?
Observing the executives’ reactions, I quickly grasped the situation and decided to extend the operation period a bit more.
After all, I wasn’t about to start full-time farming immediately, so there was no real rush.
“How many days for reclamation?”
“Then we’ll die of boredom.”
“Just give us three days!”
“…That quickly?”
But it was actually the opposite.
Not even a week needed—just four days!
I surveyed the executives around me, their eyes brimming with confidence, with a somewhat deflated expression.
From their expressions, it didn’t seem like they were lying.
“Fine then, let’s do it that way. Divide up the land by squad and manage your own assignments.”
“We’re heading south!”
“Don’t you dare take the best land! We’re going south!”
“Hey now, don’t you know the roots of Squad 1? Squad 4 is heading north!”
‘These guys, farming is their main profession, and they’re basically doing the Knights as a hobby, aren’t they?’
Watching the Squad Leaders bicker over who would handle the best land, I couldn’t help but feel bewildered.
Then the Vice Captain stepped forward decisively to settle it.
“Fighting amongst fellow Knights serves no purpose.”
“Yes, Vice Captain!”
“Please render a wise judgment!”
“Ahem! My direct squad will assist right in front of our Master’s residence, so the rest of you will decide by rock-paper-scissors.”
‘This guy….’
I couldn’t help but admire the Vice Captain’s remarkably practical solution.
Still, the Squad Leaders followed the order well.
“Rock-paper-scissors!”
“Rock-paper-scissors!”
“Rock-paper-scissors!”
“Yes! As expected of the original Squad 1! We’re heading south!”
“Waaaah! Squad Leader! Squad Leader!”
“Ugh, the north, you say….”
“Fall back! Fall back!”
“Your Majesty, my lady! I shall repay you with the finest harvest!”
“Y-yes, thank you.”
Whenever I summoned the Knights, the entire area would erupt into chaos.
After each squad’s designated territory was assigned, the Knights immediately began their groundwork.
Rata-ta-ta-ta——!!! Thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack——!!!
“Ah! This is exhilarating!”
“Yoohoo! Digging!”
“Till the earth! Clear the stones!”
Their momentum was truly overwhelming, like a hundred warriors overturning mountains.
…In truth, they were literally overturning mountains with earth covering the sky, so it wasn’t an exaggeration at all.
Watching the ground hollow out with each swing of the Knights’ pickaxes as they worked in formation, their boast of completing it in four days seemed far from exaggerated.
“Those guys sure know how to tackle a dungeon strategy differently.”
“However, we’ve already hunted so many Lava Slimes. I believe they deserve a change of pace.”
As I sighed and spoke, the Vice Captain chided me in his deep voice.
Besides, since Minjeong and Donghoo seemed delighted, there was no need to complain further.
“Hyeon, I’m very pleased with this.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I was wondering how we’d manage all this vast land, but the Knights are doing such excellent work. We were thinking of just making a small garden in front of our house.”
“Mom’s right.”
“Your Majesty, my lady! I and my direct subordinates shall handle all the arduous labor, so please have no worries and pursue your farming dreams!”
“Thank you~ I’ll ask for your help often.”
“Whooosh! Soar!”
“Dear, let’s go inside now. We need to think about where and how to place our things.”
With that, Minjeong and Donghoo entered the house with cheerful smiles.
‘It feels like the roles have been reversed somehow….’
I had intended to come here to give my parents something to do, yet it seemed I had instead created work for the Knights instead.
But it wasn’t a bad thing.
Even on the smallest scale, farming itself was an exhausting undertaking.
Carrying heavy loads and bending constantly could damage their health, so if the squad members handled such tasks, I could worry less as well.
“Jia, from now on, let’s keep one squad stationed here at all times when we enter the tower. That should be safer.”
“Of course, Master.”
I would take reasonable care of things, but this place was ultimately a remote, isolated region.
Monsters or beasts could appear unexpectedly, and having the Knights standing guard reliably would be the best assurance.
“Hey, Master. If we plant ice cream, will ice cream grow?”
“It won’t….”
“Ah, it won’t?”
Watching the Knights diligently till the earth, Elsie, who had been brimming with dreams and hope, was quite disappointed, though everyone else was happy.
“By the way, Master, is it alright to keep the Knights deployed here?”
“Hm? Why?”
“Well, it’s just that….”
The moment Jia began to explain, I suddenly remembered a fact I’d completely forgotten.
“Moving day!”
Today was the moving day.
The moving company would arrive soon to transport the belongings, but how would it look if the entire ground was covered with Knights in black uniforms tilling up the earth?
Even if they were a special company under agreement with the Management Bureau, this was too much.
Initially, I’d summoned them just to introduce the Knights to my parents and get some estimates, but caught up in the heated atmosphere, the entire area had somehow transformed into what looked like a construction site.
“Stop work! Stop work!”
“Hm? My lord, what is the matter?”
“Just stop for now and prepare to withdraw! Just clean up the entrance road for the vehicles!”
I hurried to gather the Knights to manage the situation.
Vroom——
“Hunter! We’ve arri…???”
A single truck loaded with moving boxes and a sedan with Seongnyun cheerfully poking his head out the window in greeting slid smoothly into the driveway.
Naturally, Seongnyun’s expression freezing in real-time was something I could confirm even without a sniper’s exceptional vision.
“W-what in the world is all this…?”
To anyone’s eyes, it looked incredibly suspicious.
Knights who were clearly not of this world were gathered in a dark mass, tilling up the earth.
“Tell the Knights to act as stupidly as possible. Like ordinary Undead.”
“I shall obey your command.”
Since they’d already been seen, I had no choice but to issue only the most minimal emergency instructions before greeting Seongnyun.
I had the moving company come up to the house anyway.
Even if the workers found it suspicious, there was nothing to be done about it, and as long as I convinced the Management Bureau properly, it would be fine.
“Welcome, Manager.”
“Yes, hello. I see Jia and Elsie are here as well.”
Though Seongnyun was meeting Elsie for the first time, he already knew the team roster, and had received reports about One-Strike’s red-haired child Spirit, so he handled it skillfully.
Meanwhile, I shot a piercing glare at the Vice Captain standing rigidly beside me.
Zzzt—!
Then the Vice Captain.
“Uuuuh….”
“???”
Following my earlier instructions, he awkwardly performed the act of a stupid Undead and trudged away to another spot.

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