With something to look forward to, Charlotte felt much less stifled by the strange incidents and powerful enemies she kept encountering.
Although Roselle was only a Sequence 9 Savant and, like her, had truly entered the world of mysticism less than half a year ago, his improvements to the printing press, development of new ink, and invention of a New-Type Loom that controlled threads with Punched Cards all proved how powerful his innate talents had become when combined with the potion's abilities.
This left Charlotte eagerly anticipating the new firearm design he would produce in a week.
What she really wanted was, at the very least, a weapon like a revolver, capable of firing successive shots reliably in battle. Ideally, it would also reload quickly so she could keep firing at her enemies.
But if Roselle ultimately could only make a pistol with several barrels bundled together, she could reluctantly accept that too. As long as she prepared properly before a fight, she could at least fire several lethal lead bullets. By the time she needed to reload, the battle would probably already be over.
Judging from her encounters with the mutated Mystery Pryer, the cultist Julian, and the Conspirer Nikolai, even a Sequence 6 could not completely ignore the threat of gunfire. With the element of surprise, a pistol capable of firing successive shots could very well decide the outcome of a battle.
For instance, a Beyonder like Julian, who could hide in shadows and summon shadow creatures to help him fight, was indeed troublesome to handle alone. But if the two Purification-ers had kicked open the door without calling out or attempting to capture him at close quarters, and instead raised multi-shot pistols and fired a volley, he would most likely have died of acute lead poisoning before