HA3 5.1 – Camping
Saturday morning, with ease Hide shake Naoto off from his six. This was the third time he did it using underground walkway, but it was still as effective the first time. Hide predicted he would be able to do it for another dozen times unless Naoto received a help to form network to limit his route.
Then, by using the hidden elevator he arrived at the workshop and went straight to continue the work to build M4 PDW.
So far, he had produced the first batch of hand guard, pistol grip, attachment rail, and butt stock. The hand guard was standard 7” hand guard. The attachment rail was copy paste of Picatinny rail. The pistol grip was copy paste of Magpul MOE grip, while the stock was copy paste of Magpul CTR stock.
All of them were milled from scratch out of solid titanium block, and would replace the equivalent part made of hardened thermo-polymer on M4 from Villa Tigera. Actually, for the hand guard, it would be easier to mill it out of titanium pipe. As long as you could find titanium pipe with correct diameter and thickness, all you had to do was trimming its outer surface to get the quadrants.
However, in his past life Hide had bad experience with hand guard made of titanium pipe. He already annealed it to return its molecular structure to its original form, but it still got a hairline crack after experiencing a short but intense hard abuse.
After that, Hide always used titanium block whenever he made hand guard and other furniture component. It would take more time and effort, but the result was always worth it. Not to mention, Hide’s biggest worry was not the milling process.
He could do precise milling job even when all he got was only with basic tool. So, when he had proper workshop and proper equipment, he was no different than fish that found big and nice lake. He could swim through the milling job with ease.
Hide’s biggest worry when making furniture component for firearm was the painting job. In his past life, no matter how he did it, the final result was always a failure. Therefore, with a tense face Hide approached the painting incubator.
The painting method he used strictly suggested that after he sprayed the component with painting mix, he had to put it in incubator for 18 hours at 27 degree Celsius, and now the lamp and heating element in the incubator already ceased its operation. It meant the incubation process was complete.
Wasting no time, Hide opened the incubator. Then, he took the flat dark earth butt stock and gently rubbed it using the tip of his finger. He instantly smiled as the paint didn’t flake off. He then made another rubbed with more power, and the pain still didn’t flake off. It fused to the butt stock perfectly.
‘Damn! It needs two lives before I could do the painting properly,’ Hide muttered as he put a black rubber pad on the buttstock.
Wasting no time, Hide then assembled the M4 PDW. He swiftly combined the barrel and upper receiver he bought from Paolo, the lower receiver from M4 he loot from Villa Tigera, and the furniture component he made from scratch into a fully assembly firearm.
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Then, he tested the fresh build M4 PDW in the shooting range. Hide did not surprise that the result was pretty decent. Even so, it still made him very happy. With this result, he could confidently produce the furniture component for M4 PDW in larger batch.
After that, he would start the work to modify the MP5 PDW, but for now, while having big smile in his face, Hide continued his weapon testing into a full package firearm drill.
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After the firearm drill, Hide continued the work to build climbing wall, followed by having moderate training in martial art gym. After that, he packed some camping equipment, taking a bath and changed into fresh clothes. Then, he went to pick up Aizawa and took her to weekly grocery shopping.
Tonight, Hide wanted to take Aizawa to have a small camping in Uruba Hill. As the two entered Sakura Shopping District, Hide explained his intention to Aizawa.
“Aizawa,” Hide gently said. “Let’s have a camping in Uruba Hill tonight.”
“Camping?” Aizawa asked as she turned her gaze to Hide.
“Yeah.” As he pointed his thumb at mid-size rucksack in his back Hide added, “Big Bro already prepares the equipment.”
“Do we will sleep outside?”
“Sort of.”
“Can Aizawa stay at home or sleep in Kitaro tonight?” Aizawa hesitantly asked.
“Why?” Hide curiously asked. “Do you not like camping?”
“Aizawa is afraid sleeping outside,” Aizawa honestly admitted.
“Hey, you have Big Bro with you,” Hide firmly said. “And I guarantee it will be fun. We will eat barbecue and enjoy night view.”
“…”
As Aizawa said nothing and only walking in silence, Hide immediately added, “Let’s try it first. If in the end you are still too afraid to sleep outside, we will go home right away.”
After struggling for a while Aizawa said, “Okay.”
“In that case, other than the grocery we will also buy barbeque skewer and other food for the camping,” Hide happily said.
“Mhm,” Aizawa replied in low voice.
Hide could tell that Aizawa was not excited about the camping. There was even a possibility she didn’t like it at all. However, Hide stayed firm with his intention. Tonight, the weather forecast predicted that Nichiko would have heavy rain with strong wind and lightning. Hide thought it would be a good chance to help Aizawa overcome her fear of night storm.
And so, other than buying the weekly grocery, Hide took Aizawa to buy the food for the camping.
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Just before the sun set in the west, Hide turned on the light around the house and closed all windows. Then, he helped Aizawa made the final preparation for the camping. For the clothes, he asked Aizawa to wear blue T-shirt, blue and yellow jacket, jeans, and sneaker.
Basically, they were Aizawa’s daily clothes and not outdoor outfit, but Hide deemed they were good enough for one night camping. They wouldn’t have heavy outdoor activity after all. They would just sit while enjoying the night view under the heavy rain.
Then, after making sure Aizawa wore her clothes properly, Hide helped her to put on outdoor belt and gloves he specifically bought for her, and then tied her hair into a small bundle using a hairband, and put a small baseball hat on her head. Last but not least, Hide used quick attach-detach clip to attach a small water canteen on Aizawa’s left waist, and a mini high-power outdoor flashlight on her right waist.
After teaching Aizawa how to use the flashlight, including the steps to change its battery, Hide asked her, “Any question?”
While fixing her gaze on the flashlight she held in her right hand Aizawa asked, “Why does the flashlight have a cable like the one on the telephone receiver? It makes the small flashlight looks weird.”
“The cable will prevent the flashlight from fall to the ground, roll away, and gone in case it slip out of your hand when you scale a steep trail,” Hide gently explained. “Don’t detach the cable off the flashlight.”
“Mhm.”
“Other question?”
“Can Aizawa wear Yuko Mountain’s jacket?”
“No,” Hide gently replied. “As two outdoor beginners, we should wear clothes that easy to spot from far away. It’s a precaution in case we have emergency.”
“Okay.” Aizawa was disappointed but she didn’t argue.
“Have you carried your smartphone and wallet as I asked?”
“Mhm,” Aizawa replied while putting her hands on the side pockets of her jeans. “Smartphone in the left, wallet in the right.”
“Good.” After giving Aizawa a small smile Hide then handed over 5-liter rucksack to her. “Can you help Big Bro carry the food for the camping?”
“Mhm,” Aizawa nodded and accepted the small rucksack.
“It also has spare battery for your flashlight, along with raincoat. You can also put your personal hygiene supply to it.”
“Okay.” Without delay Aizawa put her personal hygiene supply to her rucksack.
Then, after leaving a message in the fridge’s door, telling their father that they went for a camping in Uruba Hill, Hide and Aizawa left the house. The two held each other hand and had different size but identical rucksack in their back. In casual mood, they walked across the street that started being packed with people who went outside to enjoy weekend night air.
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