Episode 124
37. Shadow in the Back Alley (3)
A few days after the incident in the back alley ended.
“Garbage.”
“Well, that’s about it…?”
Helen’s venom was shot as relentlessly as an arrow using Hawkeye.
A throbbing fact bombing. I asked with a gloomy expression.
“At least it’s a crossbow, so what if it was a bow?”
“I admit it.”
Since joining Arin, I have been grateful every day for Helen’s foresight.
Clearly, Hawkeye is the final skill of the Arin Faculty, so it was accompanied by many difficulties to be fully transmitted.
Reading the direction and speed of the wind.
How to change your posture according to the situation.
Finally, adapting to various environments.
It was a sad story for Camilla.
The depth of content and training intensity are different from those of hwagwon-ryu, which I just learned in a few months.
“Shoot again.”
“Yes, got it.”
In line with Helen’s map, I aimed once more at the target.
Today’s weather is sunny and then cloudy.
The wind speed is 2 m/s, and the direction is northeast.
The distance to the target is 120m… … !
I looked at the target, feeling the cool breeze blowing through my hair.
In archery, one’s own mind control is also very important.
‘The wind is not to calculate, it is to overcome.’
Fix your gaze accurately, and carefully take your finger and place it.
Keter’s cold metallic feel was felt through the slightly draped skin.
I pulled the trigger, pouring out a powerful spirit, as if waving a sword.
“Hasegi!!!”
Shuuk, the arrow that ripped through the air hit the target accurately.
And at the same time, Helen’s blade also pierces my top of my head.
Quick!
“Aww!!”
“I told you not to play and concentrate. Can you see how many points you got?”
“Four points, four points…”
“Well, I’m proud to say it.”
The impact was almost enough to crack the skull. As I shuddered as I grabbed my aching head, Helen shook her head.
“Yeah, even if I focused anyway, it was at best 5 or 6 points.”
“No, how the hell do other people get along?”
“The difference in talent. If it wasn’t for Professor Kehlin’s recommendation, you’d have to be stuck in the beginner’s class.”
Like an antisocial professor who lives a hikikomori life, he spit out harsh words casually.
Even Bled didn’t say much when he saw the worse kids than me.
‘I didn’t know it was a flower until after I lost it. Bled Sensei… … .’
I looked at her, pondering Helen inwardly.
Then, the hand wing dangsu flew in again. A neck slice that targets the nape of the neck precisely.
If it hadn’t been quickly avoided, it would have been fatal.
“I didn’t do anything, so why are you trying to hit me!?”
“I don’t like your eyes.”
Helen said so, folded her arms, and looked at Keter and the target.
“Shall we change the way we teach a little?”
“how?”
“My education motto is to tailor it to the student. If you have an overwhelming talent like Linell, you have to match it, but there are plenty of other cases as well.”
Helen said so and walked towards the exit of the training ground.
“Is this the end of today’s class? Really?”
“What are you talking about. It’s changing the class method. Don’t talk and follow me.”
After trotting after her, we arrived at the close combat training ground that existed inside the great training ground.
Being an archer doesn’t mean that he doesn’t do close combat at all.
A dungeon is usually an enclosed space, and it is very difficult to secure a view.
Therefore, no matter how much the students of the Arin Faculty in charge of rear support, they must have some knowledge in close combat.
Even if you look only at Hisperief right now, isn’t there a history of being attacked by a Cavewolf who broke through the camp, Robin, an archer?
So, here, the close combat training ground was created in the opposite form to the general training ground in order to gain combat experience in various environments and terrain.
Since most of the dungeons are underground, there were many entrances to the interior like a cave.
There was also a small forest with thick trees, and there was also an outdoor dungeon type like the ruins of Doris Citadel last time.
Truly the essence of Arin training ground.
It is the cradle of the archers.
Among the many themes, the place I and Helen went to.
It was not a dungeon, but a small area with only obstacles in the open outdoors.
“You will train here from now on.”
At those resolute words, I questioned it a little absurdly.
“There are so many themes, but you’re only training like this?”
“Because you’re a complete idiot now.”
At the sound of a voice reminding me of my situation once again, I feel depressed.
“I see.”
The overall view of the training ground was like the tutorial training ground seen in an FPS game.
Covers with sandbags piled up, or holes drilled just enough to shoot arrows.
A target is hung from the scarecrow target placed in between.
It feels like a training ground dedicated to the military’s CQB (Close Quarters Battle).
As I was trying to understand my surroundings, Helen shoved me into the training ground.
Then bread! With the sound of the trumpet, the hourglass in the corner turned over.
Unable to accept the sudden change of circumstances, I looked at Helen.
With her arms crossed, she said with a faint smile.
“Come on, let’s move.”
* * *
‘Damn, I can do CQB at the academy that I’ve never done in the military.’
His uniform was already soaked with sweat. As it is leather armor, it does not absorb sweat and is difficult to wash.
However, there were unexpected results.
The miraculous logic of whether it is okay to shoot from close if the accuracy is low because it is far away works.
Out of 12 prepared targets, a total of 10 targets scored 8 points or more.
Even if I grabbed and shot each shot from around 100m, I could never get more than 6 points.
Again, it was correct that the accuracy was proportional to the distance from the target.
“Okay. Let’s do this from now on. After all, you’re a swordsman before you’re an archer. I’ve been thinking wrong.”
At first, I was wondering what kind of professor Cahllin had recommended.
After all, the jjambab that raised Lineel to Dragon Rider did not go anywhere.
‘It’s more comfortable because it’s a crossbow. Easy to load, easy to shoot.’
After going around the CQB training ground several times like that, today’s individual tutoring schedule came to an end.
【It’s pretty tough. Helen was said to be, and even among that professor, Artel, the evaluation was surprisingly high.]
The Lioner, who was observing the training in a spirit state, without materializing it, said:
【That kid called Linell. It’s circling around, but it seems that Artels are surprisingly interested in them.]
‘I can’t help it. He is a person who will play a great role in the future.’
Even in the final chapter, Linel Ereshgal is praised as the second coming of the hero Arin.
The main scenario chapters 3 and 4, which start right now, from winter vacation, will also show a remarkable track.
【It seems you have seen the future again.】
‘What a surprise. Now, foreknowledge of the future doesn’t matter.’
【It’s not like that. Because even the quarrel from a few days ago was finally resolved with the information found through the foreknowledge of the future.]
It did not cause an armed conflict with the Golden Sun, but rather made it an ally.
Even Lioner, who at first thought it was simply bluffing.
Later, when I go back to the dorm and tell him the whole story, he exclaimed, [Baeksanwoo, you all have ideas].
【But it is. This is a very personal question… … Do you have any plans to reveal your identity to other friends?]
‘It’s a bit absurd. Why?’
【The distortion of the world has not appeared recently either. It’s like something big is about to happen.]
‘Ummm… … .’
Clearly, no bugs have appeared lately.
At this point, it tends to come out slowly, but no bugs or missing machines have ever been seen.
I also asked Vice Chairman Raina or Aidan, whom I knew in advance, about the rumors I had heard recently.
All of them had nothing to do with missing items or bugs.
The last infinite arrow loading bug caught by Linell last time.
The fertilization rate was still at 14.8%, just like a few weeks ago.
‘It’s kind of weird. Like before the storm… … .’
【So that’s it. Of course there is me, but in the same situation as last time, the more people who can help, the better.]
‘Fixing bugs is what I do, and I don’t think it will help much… … .’
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Moreover, this fact cannot be easily accepted by ordinary people.I’m a player who is the incarnation of a god, and I came down to correct the distortion that exists in this world?
Even Yelia, who misunderstood me as an apostle of light, is sure to dismiss it as just a joke.
‘If I had to tell you, would it be Georgina Camilla? Illyana will also be included… … . I honestly don’t know.’
【I just asked. Because you’re surprisingly good at dealing with people.]
‘Spicy. For me, the Lion and you are enough.’
【Ahhh… … You’re talking uselessly strange things.]
It wasn’t a materialized state, but Lioner’s expression was not visible.
He must have been scratching his head with some embarrassment.
And today there was one more important thing than fixing bugs.
It was because yesterday I received a telegram from Swallow saying that he wanted a craftsman to fix Keter.
I like it or hate it anyway, but in order to return to my original world, I have to be in 4th grade.
Because it was the strengthening of the weapon rather than the bug that had a strong effect on my life in the future.
So I went into the central street connected to the Arin Faculty, especially the shabby restaurant.
A man who looks just like Verdon from Arsronga welcomes him.
“Come on.”
Verdon’s twin brother, Mardon.
I put the two Imperial silver coins I had prepared in advance on the counter, and went inside the restaurant.
“Please eat what you always eat.”
“Let’s go to a reserved seat.”
As I opened the passage covered with blackout curtains, a warp gate caught my eye beyond the display case with robes and masks.
It’s been a while since I got used to going in and out of the back alleys.
Every time I went in and out in this way, my heart still felt magnificent.
It feels like a secret society in a fantasy.
As always, after passing the entrance soaked in the smell of cigarettes, I opened the door of the information guild headquarters and entered.
The blonde master waved his hand warmly.
“You came early. Today’s training must have ended early.”
It’s not very surprising either.
The information guild is just an information guild.
From students to professors and even the public. There is no place on Paradise Island where the information guild’s pracchi has not spread.
It’s about my schedule, and it’s not surprising that Swallow is thoroughly scrutinizing it.
Shaking my hands roughly, I sat down in the seat right in front of Swallow.
“I heard that the wanted is over. Can you make a request right away? I can’t just leave it to you, I think we’ll have to ask for opinions on remodeling.”
In the back alleys, nothing can be handled roughly. This is because the information guild is literally a relay station, not an organization that guarantees the success of the request.
There are a lot of cases where people just trust their words and make contact with them and then drink water.
However, as if he had anticipated all of my worries, the Master smiled softly.
“Of course. Let’s talk directly.”
As Swallow rang the bell under the desk, a stocky man came out from inside.
“It was difficult to get him. He is not someone you can easily bring.”
I couldn’t see her face well because of the dim lighting.
Probably because it was a remodeling of a unique-class crossbow, she was a stocky land fairy.
“I heard that Keter’s master has appeared!”
But strangely, the voice is familiar?
As the earth fairy gradually revealed itself in the soft light, I was finally able to confirm my identity.
A long white beard protruding through the mask and a characteristic boiling sputum voice.
‘Is the wanted father-in-law Hamel Hallud? … !?’