That was Cain's thought as he watched Rai shoot a rabbit with his eyes closed.

This is getting out of hand; he only wanted to hone Rai's sense of smell and not make him into some blind-obsessed freak!

His plan was getting derailed when Rai managed to complete what was supposed to be a three-year task in just three months.

That was not what he wanted to see; he only trained him like that to break his spirit. He did not want Rai to be a hunter.

Because he knew if Rai continued doing what he wanted, then he would die young.

Getting him to drink that accursed potion is one of his ways to discourage Rai from continuing his hunter training.

Even he, the supposed hunter, only drank that potion because his mother forced it down his throat multiple times.

As the honing sense training continues, Rai only becomes weirder and weirder.

The two weeks of training are going just fine; he had some funny thing to watch as Rai stumbled and fell like a drunken person.

Cain then thought

‘Is this what his mother felt when he watched him train?’

... But as time passed, he watched as Rai turned from a drunken person to a skilled personnel.

How can he shoot like that?! Shooting with your eyes closed is usually just a recipe for disaster.

How can he actually manage to kill that rabbit!

From the way Cain saw it, Rai did not hesitate and shot it with confidence.

That was not a lucky shot. His hunter instinct told him that.

An eleven-year-old boy was not supposed to master that kind of shooting technique.

Is this because he gave him some ridiculous training that he managed to do that?

If that is true, how can I not do that... or can I?

Cain slaps his own cheek when he thinks of that; imitating someone because it looks cool is not his way of life.

“Let’s just go home for now.” Cain said to himself as he felt tired all of a sudden.

Now that Rai is a hunter, he needs to harden his resolve to confess to Lucy, or he will be stuck with Rai in the foreseeable future.

Thinking like that gave Cain a shiver down his spine; Rai is a mischievous child who likes to make dangerous pranks, and now he will become more and more difficult to handle.

“This is going to be one exhausting year…” Cain said as a sigh escaped his mouth from imagining all of the possible things that might happen in the future.

Right now all he wants to do is just sit back at home and rest without thinking of anything.

Years passed quickly when you are not a farmer.

Which, I am not!

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I am now twelve years old, and in three years more, I will become an adult.

Speaking of an adult, Cain, my ‘father,’ had finally gotten married.

He married his sweetheart, Lucy. I think he had enough of me because his annoyance won out against his cowardice.

Is it because I added some scentless laxative to his drink or because I pretended to be dying while covered in a lot of blood?

I think it was the letter because when he found out, he did not get mad at me and just stared at me in silence.

Looking at a dying person can really mess with your mind; even Cain was fooled despite having such a sharp sense.

Well… maybe that is my fault because to make it more convincing, I stab myself in the gut to make it look convincing.

Now that I think of it, it was not a pretend dying but an actual dying experience. If he did not take me as fast as possible to meet Lucy, then I might become fertilizer for the next year's planting season.

‘But everything I do is for your sake, so please forgive me.’ I said my silent apology to Cain.

It was thanks to my hard work that he is married to Lucy after all, so he should pay me handsomely.

Which I guess he did; he taught me all I need to know about being a hunter after all.

From the silent step that he liked to use, how to find a nature treasure, giving me knowledge about magical beasts and concocting some medicine

I think the last one was taught to him by Lucy.

Anyway, they got married, and the village came together to celebrate this pair of late-coming married couples.

The thought of all villagers as they saw the married couple is only one

‘Took you so long.’ They stared coldly at Cain.

Cain, who received their cold stare, did not have any negative reaction at all.

He was just happy that he finally married his love and did not have to care for Rai anymore.

Rai watched him with a smile as he fulfilled his promise to him.

As for Cain's mother, she was happy that her son was getting married and she did not have to worry about having no grandchildren anymore.

She was so happy that she hunted enough for the village to have their fill of meat, from low-tier ordinary beasts to middle-tier magical beasts; she hunts them all.

I can even see what I thought to be a high-tier magical beast from the food on the table.

As expected of a master-tier former adventurer, I was flabbergasted when I saw how she hunts; she was really amazing.

When Cain told me his mother was a master tier, I was in disbelief, because the highest power level I heard of was a high tier, and he told me there is a level above that.

But now I believe in him, as the table full of food made from magical beasts for the celebration is good proof for me.

There is a legend that there is a monster named Red Cap somewhere in the forest from a long time ago. That is why father told me to not wander in the forest.

I think the red cap was hunted by Cain's mother, as I actually never saw a monster like that in the forest.

I want to be stronger just like her, but how?

Hmmmmm... Aha! I think I know!

I will use a blindfold all the time to further improve my sense; maybe with that I can be one step closer to her strength.

Hunter is well known for their sharp sense after all.

With a blindfold that I got from the tailor covering my eyes, I continue to hunt magical beasts and monsters alike.

A year later

“Dad, it’s time for me to go.” I said resolutely to my dad.

“You just came back from the forest; why did you want to go again?” My father replied.

With a sun ready to go down, we talked while preparing our food.

“Not that kind of going; I meant I want to leave the house and become an adventure!”

My father stared at me for a while before he went inside his room. He came back before long with a coin purse in hand, and from the sounds of his heavy step, I know that it was filled to the brim.

He handed me his coin purse and said

“For your adventure fund, I have saved it for you.”

I received it with a smile and hugged my dad. “Thank you, Dad, this is really what I need.”

He hugged me back and said, “Be safe, my son.” his grip turned tighter like he was afraid of letting me go

I pat his back to reassure him, “It’s okay, Dad; there was a reason why I didn’t run away from home a long time ago.”

I let go of the hands that were hugging him and step back a bit. “I am stronger now, Dad,” showing him my hard-trained body with a pose.

He let out a chuckle. “That’s true; it was rare to see a farmer's son become a hunter as fast as you.”

Grinning I thought something funny “Don’t worry, Dad, I will definitely fulfill our promise.”

“What promise?” He asked me, full of confusion.

“You know, the one that said I am going to give Mother a full-powered blow.”

Stunned, my father stared at me for a while before smiling weakly. “Forget about that promise; I was just joking around.”

“Can’t do. A promise between men is not something that can be taken back!” I smiled teasingly.

Father smacked his forehead. “Me and My big mouth!”

I turned back and went to my room, happy that I got a win out of my dad; now I just need to prepare everything for the start of my adventure tomorrow morning.