"Aeona."
"Yes."
"Young master Ron?" Rhinne corrected while smiling slyly.
*Humph*
The female Knight pouted slightly which looked adorably cute to all who saw it.
"Don't bully big sister Aeona, big sister Rhinne it's rude to interrupt young master Ron." Sherry frowned while standing in between these two women.
*Snort*
Aaron looked around him at the soldiers which were either relaxing leisurely in the gardens or stalking the kitchen area waiting for their meals.
The rest of the soldiers were up somewhere in the house asleep or outside taking a walk to stretch their legs.
"Tally up the exact number of soldiers and make a list with their names, weapon of choice, expertise, preferred job, hobbies, favorite meal, and anything else that might come to their minds like goals, ambitions, and wildest dreams." The kid ordered.
"Yes. Young master Ron." Aeona saluted in the manner of Knights before excusing herself.
*Tsk*
"You're an expert Archer correct?" Aaron looked at Rhinne with a sharp gaze when he asked.
It made all who saw it feel a shiver crawl on the back of their heads, the ones who truly know the kid's temper took a few steps back and away from the Bow-woman.
Pio and Lucas were the ones who did so!
Sherry struggled for a second with hesitation before doing the same as the two bodyguards.
She really wanted to do or say something to defuse the situation but her big sister Rhinne's behavior was a bit much and others might ignorantly think she was challenging the boy's authority earlier instead of actually being after Aeona herself.
"Young master R-"
"Get in line old man! She's a big girl, clearly she can handle herself very well."
Once Marshal Cesar attempted to say something to ease the tension Aaron snapped at him before looking towards the beauty and smiling.
Strategist Dalair put his hand on the the old general's shoulder and pulled him back while shaking his head as if to say : "Stand down my friend, I know you mean good but you're only going to make things worse for the little girl." But this old man had an assuring look within his eyes which calmed his friend's anxiety once he noticed it.
Rhinne took a deep breath in then released it all at once before saying : "I am."
Aaron nodded before looking around him until his eyes fell on the furthest point of the tall walls of his house and teleported there then left an Orange, Apple, and a Lemon.
Afterwards he returned to his original spot and pointed at the three objects at the walls more than 150 meters away before asking : "Can you hit these targets?"
The Bow-woman and everyone else looked there and most of them shook their heads because the targets are so small and a bit too far for them to actually hit with an Arrow, unless it's some insanely-ridiculous lucky shot!
But it's almost certain for them to fail in their first try which makes it quite impossible for Rhinne to succeed too.
"Which one should I aim for?" The Bow-woman asked while taking her Bow out from its holster, her blood was pumping and the air surrounding her changed.
"Can she really do it?" Tess leaned close to Phyllia's ear and asked softly while looking at Rhinne getting ready and being so confident.
The tall woman squinted her eyes before answering : "She probably can, that girl is the old fart's crown-jewel of talent and the leader of his Elite Archer team. Certainly he wouldn't rank someone so young so high in such a sensitive position and risk expose himself showing favors." The few women from the Axe-Gang standing behind these two could hear their conversation and started to look towards Rhinne and evaluate her differently.
Chadrion, Kanderion, and the rest of the ones from the Wolf-Gang were already aware of this Bow-woman's abilities because her reputation precedes her.
She and her Elite Archer team was already giving their Gang troubles long before Phyllia's group even knew she exist, simply because their territory overlaps with the general's more than the Axe-Gang does.
Because their Wolf-Gang is swift, agile, and quick to maneuver which is their deadliest specialty, that Marshal Cesar mostly deploys Rhinne's team to confront them whenever there's any conflict and no matter how fast their Wolves could run... They couldn't escape getting wounded or suffering casualties to much faster Arrows!
"All three at once." Aaron answered while crossing his arms.
"Impossible!" Rhinne shouted and shook her head while feeling angry at the kid because she's starting to think that he's toying with her right now.
*Whoosh*
The boy's answer was extending his hand towards the targets and activating Triple-Stars.
*Splatter*
Everyone's eyes followed the projectiles and could see the targets sprayed in the air, their necks twisted back to look at the kid while gawking still from shock because he actually achieved that result without looking at the target!
Aaron looked at Rhinne and asked : "How about now?"
The Bow-woman opened and closed her mouth a few times but she couldn't find the right words to say in this situation.
Everyone at the scene was looking at her and feeling sorry for Rhinne because most of them understands her difficulties right now, it isn't that she's bad or lacking in skill.
It's just that this kid is somewhat special in making life difficult for normal people like themselves!
"I'll show you one more time while using your own Arrows just to make sure you believe that what you think is impossible actually isn't at all." After saying that, the kid disappeared once again and replaced the targets with new ones before taking three Arrows from the Quiver on her waist before standing there facing her with his back towards the targets then activated Trible-Stars once again.
Rhinne's face just went pale white after seeing the same result repeat itself once again.
Aaron looked at her and said : "It's easy to hit a stationary target no matter how far it stands, when it moves it's extremely difficult to hit.
"That's the second ability to aim for as an Archer, hitting a moving targets should be your goal.
"What comes afterwards is to train your focus, you know that sometimes you're going to be put in situations where your target is moving while you're also forced to move right? That's how hunters are forced to do it.
"Instead of aiming for the kill from the beginning, they aim to slow their prey first which makes it easier.
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"However, in the battlefield you're supposed to protect yourself while keeping your eye on the target and timing your shots perfectly.
"Eye-Body Co-ordination, once you reach the stage where you see the situation before it happens then know that you passed this stage.
"Finally comes the most important part, using everything in your surrounding to your advantage.
"If you're focused enough, you can aim your Arrows to hit an object mid-way and deflect from its original trajectory.
"I see that you're smart enough to understand the meaning of what I said, I would've sent you back to the old man if you weren't.
"You passed the test for now, I don't mind it if my people squabble, interrupt me, or speak their mind.
"As long as you don't give me trouble then I'm fine with you doing almost anything really, having a bunch of granite statues follow me around is no fun anyway." The kid shrugged before retrieving the Bow which he just bought from the Store.
It was completely made from dark-brown wood and a lot smaller compared to Rhinne's Long-Bow, the Bow-String as fine as a couple strands of her hair and shining in silver color clearly made from some type of metal coil.
Archer's Bow (Unisex-Rare) Required Level 0 Required Class Any Required Basic-Attributes Agility +20, Strength +18, Vitality +16, Attack Speed Average (Stage 6) Agility +5 Physical Attack +35 Knockback Chance 32% Number of Upgrades 7 Tradability Tradeable Refunded For 1 Gold Notes
* A Bow with extremely fine and sharp String, careful using it or you might lose a finger.
* Focus +15 whenever the user successfully activates the Knockback chance.
"Careful with the Bow-String because it's very sharp," After handing the Bow-woman this Weapon he warned her before retrieving 4 Quivers of Arrows, "Listen because this is important." Aaron stressed his words once he saw Rhinne being distracted with her new toy.
"Bfft." Sherry lauhed because she kind of knows how her big sister Rhinne must be feeling right now.
"Each and every one of these Arrows is different so you need to memorize everything," The kid handed her a pair of gloves which are especially made for Archers, "First wear these or you might end up losing some of your fingers."
Amdusias Gloves (Unisex-Rare) Required Level 0 Required Class Any Physical Defense +5 Agility +2 Number of Upgrades 5 Tradability Tradeable Refunded For 1 Gold Notes None
Afterwards Aaron gave the Bow-woman the first Quiver of Arrows and pulled one out to show it to her, "This is the worst of the bunch."
Arrow for Bow Description A Quiver full of Arrows, only usable with Bows. Maximum Number 9,999 each per Inventory Slot Required Level None Attack Boost None Tradability Tradeable Refunded For 1 Gold Notes Fine-trimmed feathers on the tail with a sharp and pointy tip of strong scorched wood.
"As you can see it's simple and lacks a tip while the color of the feathers is white, now try using it." The kid disappeared and placed an Apple on the wall before returning to his original position and waited for Rhinne to give the Bow and Arrow a try.
The woman relaxed her shoulders before taking a deep breath while drawing the Bow open with her back straight and elbow in a perfect angle.
*Whizz*
*Splatter*
*Sigh*
Chadrion felt a headache once he saw the woman easily strike her target.
"Good. Now try this one, I bet you'd like it much better. As you can see it has a Bronze tip while the color of the feathers on the tail is also Bronze so you'd be a fool if you confuse each is which."
Bronze Arrow for Bow Description A Quiver full of Bronze Arrows, only usable with Bows. Maximum Number 9,999 each per Inventory Slot Required Level None Attack Boost 1 Tradability Tradeable Refunded For 1 Gold Notes Fine-trimmed feathers on the tail with a sharp and pointy tip of Bronze.
Rhinne held the Bronze Arrow and her eyes shined with excitement because judging based on her own experience, this one is much better than the white-tailed Arrow she used earlier.
"This time your target is going to be this brick." Aaron positioned the brick with the smaller side facing the woman because he wants to test how much damage her Bronze Arrow is going to deliver to a strong brick which is made after old man Vogen almost perfected the formula.
*Whizz*
*Boom*
"Uwaah"
"What's going on?"
"Who's throwing shit at my house? Come face your daddy you dirty bastards!"
Aaron cracked a smile while looking towards Rhinne who blushed deeply after hearing some neighbor shouting insults in anger, it almost seemed like the boy was saying : "O-oh! Someone is in big trouble."
"Maybe we shouldn't do that in here! What do you say young master Ron?" Finally Rhinne muttered these words softly.
*Humph*
"Then give my stuff back!" The kid raised an eyebrow and acted like he's really going to take everything from the Bow-woman.
Rhinne panicked and hugged the Archer's Bow, the Quivers of Arrows, and the Amdusias Gloves while showing him her back she shouted : "Never!"
"Bfft." Sherry laughed once she saw her young master Ron tease her big sister Rhinne and shook her head while thinking : 'She fell for his trap, young master Ron is bad news for her too.'
Everyone watching smiled in amusement by the interaction between these two but the ones who could see behind the obvious were quick to notice how the boy calmly and patiently guided this woman into his arms without allowing her to even notice his true aim.
Like a Spider he built the trap and waited for his prey to entangle itself in the fine lines of silk and waited for it to reach the point beyond exhaustion while trying to get itself free before calmly going down to bundle it tightly and waiting for the next prey.
Marshal Cesar, Phyllia, and Chief Chadrion looked at one another and had this same idea : 'He did the same to us earlier and now it's this poor girl's turn! Whoever crosses this brat may god have mercy on their Soul but that's a nightmare we're nowhere ready to meet.'
"Little Ron," Roger gestured for Aaron to come while standing with Manji and some members of his Elite team at the metal door of the basement which is still locked since only the kid could open, "Come on! Let's kill some Mice."
Aaron smiled before saying : "I do admire your enthusiasm, but this time is going to be hard for you guys to keep up with the mice on your own." Afterwards he looked towards the 3 Bandit-Leaders and said : "You guys need to help them too or my basement is going to be overflooded with too much mice and a small team is going to be nowhere near enough to protect themselves let alone actually kill or block the mice from crowding their group."
Marshal Cesar, Phyllia, and Chief Chadrion looked at one another once again while thinking : 'Here he goes again! This brat is certainly going to work us to the bone.'