111. Confirmation (2)

In just one day, meeting Shion, being called by Aria and Ainel, and going through all sorts of oddities.

Compared to the time I spent in the royal castle, it was an intense day that was not lacking.

Thanks to that, even now, yesterday’s tiredness didn’t go away overnight, and it was still bothering me little by little.

Yesterday’s day off was an exception.

As a new day has come, it is the same now, following Shione who came out to the shooting range without fail.

Just keep quiet about Shione, who has nothing to criticize anymore.

As I watch her from behind, she starts to feel bored and drowsy.

However, that has become a thing of the past as Zion came.

If you are a priest who has awakened the divine power, you will go to church and pray like a priest.

What did you come to this place where you wield a knife and draw a bow?

Among them, did you mean to come all the way to this place by taking those heavy steps to the shooting range where Shione, with whom you have a bad relationship, is located?

‘Yesterday, Sione must have been….’

During dinner, he said he felt sorry for Shion staring at him so intently.

It was a much tastier meal than usual. Those eyes were so burdensome that I couldn’t taste the taste properly.

I should have let her whine for a while. Meanwhile, during the meal, she told me a little bit about her bow skills.

Apparently, Shion also had dinner with Shion.

It seems like you came here because you heard about Shione’s bow skills yesterday—

“Unlike swordsmanship and magic, which you were so dismissive of as having no talent, archery was different. We practiced every day and got better every day. Isn’t that surprising?”

The problem was that thanks to his appearance, the atmosphere at the shooting range was gradually falling into abyss.

“How about, did you confirm everything you wanted to see with your own eyes? Or not… I can show you more about hitting the center of the target. Would you like to stay and watch?”

The entire shooting range stiffened at the subtle tension that flowed between the two.

Soldiers trained in the gymnasium and shooting range inside the count’s mansion, which is not only spacious and has excellent facilities, as it was quite recognized within the count’s residence.

Unlike the others, they lived in and out of the count’s house for many years.

It is no exaggeration to say that the soldiers standing here now know how bad the relationship between Shion and Shion is.

‘Yes… ….’

Why did Shion come all the way here to bother the soldiers?

Shione has a faint smile on her face. He was holding up the arrow holster he had given me and putting a new arrow on the string.

The confrontation between the two was that Shion was just quietly facing Shion with her eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

The subtle tension was barely maintained.

This soon spread to everyone at the shooting range and made them focus on the story of the two while pretending not to be them.

And at least—

That instructor over there, Flora and other archers.

Some of those who have shot her arrows with Shione here, and had her eyes on what she was preoccupied with, even though they had never even talked about her star.

Seeing them together every day, she quietly raised the corner of her mouth at Shione’s words, albeit feebly, as if she had developed some affection.

Shion, who had been watching her silently for a while, opened her mouth.

“… I will see a little more.”

“Okay, if that’s your choice, take your time.”

Shione was confident. Yet, it was restrained.

She glanced proudly at Shion and twisted her body, and then she started shooting her bow again.

Me and Shion, no, everyone here watched in silence as Shion silently shot the bow.

He seems to have succeeded in taming the bow he received from Ainel, and now draws the string gently with a very stable posture.

I could also see him using the magic tricks he learned from me alternately and collecting mana on the arrowhead at a much faster rate than before.

And of course, the most notable growth is mana.

‘The further I go, the faster it’s being completed.’

I once had the experience of peeping at the state I was supposed to reach on the bed in the corner of my room.

Maybe it’s because I’ve recently had the experience of piercing the belly of an orc, let alone a kobold.

Recently, Sione’s growth has been extraordinary.

It is true that I awakened her talent through her quest and increased her growth rate.

But that speed is abnormal.

And now, in particular, whether the presence of Zion came as another stimulus. She showed a more complete appearance than usual.

At this moment, it seems that even Shione himself hasn’t noticed it yet.

At least me—

“Ah.”

Do you see Shion slowly opening her mouth and letting out her exclamation?

She was clearly visible in his eyes.

The mana that surrounds the sharpest tip of the arrow is now too awkward to describe as just flowing. Of course, it is endlessly condensed, compressed, and hardened at one point.

The other mana that was wrapped around the arrowhead didn’t fluctuate like the flimsy slime movement, but slowly but surely approached the shape of the arrow and began to solidify its shape.

Shione’s mana is getting thicker.

For example, like a knight of a user who is steadily advancing as a sword expert.

Yeah, I wish she’d just watched like that.

Shion also turned her head around and looked at me.

Zion looks at me while reminiscing about the past.

He walked over to me and looked at me with twisted eyes and asked.

“You… At that time, she was the exclusive servant of the sister who had awakened Mana.”

“… Yes, at the time, I was Sione-sama’s exclusive servant.”

“At that time? Ah….”

Shion’s gaze swept over me.

“… Your clothes have changed.”

He seemed to have a lot to ask.

Well, the position of servant is not just a chore.

As much as it is a position close to an aide who leads my master to the right path through advice and admonitions.

No matter how incompetent Shione was, it would be very strange to have a lowly citizen like me listed as an exclusive attendant.

I heard Shione’s rumors spread throughout the capital. If it spread You must have heard rumors about me.

I can’t help but ask many things.

“When did your sister start shooting that way?”

However, he put all his questions about me aside and demanded an answer about Sione’s archery.

After reflecting on his words for a while, I answered slowly.

“The first time I shot an arrow was last winter.”

“Winter? When I remained in the Count’s family, I never heard of my sister going to the shooting range.”

“Even until the day gradually got warmer, Shione-sama went out alone at dawn to practice her bow.”

“… ….”

The shadow deepens on Shion’s face.

It was the look of someone immersed in contemplation.

“After that warm day, we finally found the shooting range at sunrise.”

It’s not just Zion.

Just look at the pricked up ears.

Everyone at the shooting range was paying attention to my story.

There is only one person here who is sending my story over their ears.

There was only Sione, who was obsessed with archery.

She was in a trance. At least until she shoots all her arrows, her immersion will not end.

“When I first came, everyone here was puzzled. No one knew why Shione-nim came here.”

“… ….”

“However, Sione-nim paid no attention and shot the bow. After that, it’s the same as Sione-nim said. If time and circumstances allowed, I went to the shooting range every day and shot and got better every day.”

“… ….”

“It’s only been a year.”

“One year…… ?”

“This is the amount of time that has passed since Sione-sama first shot an arrow.”

Paang!

The sound of intense protests burst into the shooting range alone.

Ugh!!!

Shione’s arrowhead met and resonated with powerful mana. A clear cry fills the shooting range.

I told you when I first showed Shione the bow.

It is said that an arrow draws the most satisfying trajectory when its owner believes in himself without wavering.

Such was the case with Shione now.

“hahahaha… ….”

When she saw the last arrow she shot, Sione laughed helplessly.

Sweat was pouring down her slim jawline.

She felt as though she didn’t have the strength to pull the string anymore, her arms hanging limp.

Her legs begin to tremble little by little, as if she is about to fall.

But Shione laughed. More reassuringly.

Unfortunately, that recklessness succeeded at this moment.

After all, I have now carried a powerful aura that can pierce the solid iron armor and take the knight’s heart, and put it on my own arrow.

Kwajik!

The scarecrow she used as her target.

The arrow wasn’t enough to pierce the scarecrow’s heart, and it flew for a while, tearing the wind, before falling to the ground.

They say that a servant’s pride comes from the halo of his proud master.

Shione is shining the most brilliantly at this place.

I said it proudly without a single doubt.

“This is an achievement achieved in just one year. She has succeeded in finding her own talent. It is a talent that shines most brilliantly than anyone else.”

“… ….”

“Shione-sama will become a better archer than anyone else.”

“… ….”

“I also have no doubts that Shione-nim will become the future, the new palace, and proudly occupy a page in the history books.”

After saying that, I bowed her head and immediately headed to Shione.

She hurriedly ran to help her, and as she did, Shione drained her strength and clung to me.

Shione’s body was light. However, the inaction she showed just before her was higher and heavier than anything else.

She whispered with a slight smile.

“I heard that enlightenment is important in novels. I would have thought that was true.”

Then, after catching her breath, she laughed again and tapped me.

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I turned her body accordingly, supporting her so that she could face her Zion.

Shion, who held Shion in her eyes, confidently asked.

“How is it, are you done checking now?”