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chapter 12
-Oh.
-Let’s go.
-Nice.
-Stream until a slime shows up.
Viewers not involved with the Artsvel quest responded enthusiastically.
Hanbit looked at Yeonwoo.
“Let’s go. Ignore unnecessary messages.”
“Ah, okay. But you’re not pushing the main story? You know I saved it to do with you.”
“Later. Skills come first.”
“Ah, wait! Let’s go together!”
As Hanbit immediately started walking, Yeonwoo hurried after him.
‘…A lot of people are tailing us.’
Walking through the city, Hanbit noticed players following from afar.
Quite a few were already in parties.
‘It’s been a while here too.’
Heading toward the entrance, Hanbit stopped before a large wooden house.
“Archery NPC is the same?”
“The rest are the same too. You prove everything with skill anyway.”
Creak—
Hanbit opened the door and went inside.
The spacious interior was divided into two sections.
One side was filled with monster materials.
The other was living space.
“What, a customer?”
[Hunter Rickner]
The muscular, burly master looked exactly as Hanbit remembered.
Standing before him, Hanbit spoke confidently.
“I’m here to learn archery.”
“Is that so? Got some guts?”
-Guts check appears.
-Guts (intestines) check.
-Say no and get kicked out.
-Shot so many arrows though.
Viewers poured out their own experiences.
“I’ve got guts. But skill matters more, right?”
“You talk well.”
The hunter chuckled, amused.
“The test is simple.”
Ding—
[Quest]
To learn archery, you must pass the test.
Meet the conditions set by Hunter Rickner.
Objective: Score above the benchmark.
Reward: 500 gold, Basic Archery Training Book (Rank 1 – ?), 1 stat point, 100 experience
As the message appeared, Hanbit accepted immediately and listened to the explanation.
“Shoot the targets in the backyard to earn points. You get 30 attempts. Full marks by my standard is 200 points.”
“Ten points per shot?”
“Correct. Pick a bow you like over there and follow me.”
Pointing at the wall, he disappeared into the backyard.
Turning his head, Hanbit saw rows of similar-looking bows hanging in two lines.
-Left row, fourth from top.
-Right bottom, sixth.
-Info) These guys are picking crappy bows.
-So clueless;
-Doesn’t matter, even with the best bow you won’t break 100. LOL
-Unnecessarily hard.
“Can’t break 100? Even with junk, that’s easy.”
-?
-That line.
-Are you provoking archers?
-You started it, didn’t you?
At the sincere provocation, some viewers lost their minds.
Ding—
[NationalArchersAssociation has registered a 100,000 won challenge mission.]
[Score over 100 using the second bow from the bottom left.]
-NAA are such assholes. LOL
-Look at that bow’s condition.
-Even the vanguard would shake their head.
-Just pure ‘won’t give.’
“Oh, you knew how to set a challenge mission? Thanks for the first challenge mission!”
Challenge missions—one of the broadcast system’s features.
It seemed Yeonwoo had added something.
[Hwarang has donated 10,000 won to the challenge mission.]
[LOL just try it.]
[JooMong has donated 20,000 won to the challenge mission.]
[If you fail, how about karaoke?]
“Oh, thank you everyone!”
The amount piled up quickly on the registered challenge mission.
[Challenge Mission]
[Score over 100 using the second bow from the bottom left.]
[Reward: 335,000 won]
“Wow, it’s already over 300,000 won!”
-Damn.
-Spending 300k on archery?
-The Archers’ Association prints money.
-So how are you breaking 100? LOL
‘Are they all rich?’
Looking at the amount, Hanbit let out a dry laugh.
Most viewers clearly believed he’d fail.
“Thanks. This one, right?”
Hanbit picked up the second bow from the bottom left.
Cracks ran all over it, and the string looked chewed through.
-He’s really doing it?
-If your score tanks, you only get Normal grade.
-NAA bastards, seriously.
-Black Dragon got set up.
The chat shifted into a mood of mourning.
Examining the bow, Hanbit quickly judged it.
‘Not unusable.’
Objectively, it was a bad bow.
But Hanbit had used worse.
On countless battlefields, he’d tied together split bows just to keep fighting.
“Let’s go.”
Taking the bow and quiver, Hanbit moved to the backyard.
Yeonwoo followed and asked quietly,
“Hyung, can you really do this? Even 100 is tough with a good bow.”
“I have to. Look at the money.”
Hanbit was serious.
In this unfamiliar game environment, without having learned the skill yet, even the title’s effects were limited.
To compare, he had to go back to his very first memories.
Back then, he couldn’t even draw a real bowstring properly.
“Still looks far.”
A long stretch of about 50 meters.
At the end stood a familiar target.
“Ready?”
“Of course.”
Arms crossed, the hunter’s eyes turned into a master’s gaze.
Hanbit immediately nocked an arrow.
“Wait, aren’t you putting points into Agility? You still have stat points.”
“I’m not using them yet.”
Puuull—
Answering casually, Hanbit slowly drew the bowstring.
A sensation he hadn’t felt in a long time.
The heavy tension was recreated perfectly.
Even the poor condition of the bow was fully conveyed.
Ping—!
Releasing his hand, the arrow flew swiftly.
It grazed the edge of the target and buried itself in the dirt.
[0 points]
“Hyung?”
-?
-Excuse me?
-0 points. LOL
-NAA 1 win.
The small score floating in the air.
The viewers were stunned.
“Focus! Your form is good, but your aim is off!”
The hunter shouted advice.
Ping—!
[0 points]
The second arrow also missed.
“Don’t give up! Show me your guts!”
-gg.
-Magic one-trick. LOL
-Pity him, let’s stop watching.
The mocking chat faded from Hanbit’s awareness.
He focused only on the sensation he needed.
Ping—!
Another arrow flew.
This time it stuck slightly off-center.
[7 points]
-Oh?
-Oh?
-Lucky shot.
“Yes, that’s it! Pull it higher!”
The viewers didn’t notice the subtle change in Hanbit’s movements.
Drawing deeper focus, he fired again.
Ping—!
Sharper, more precise than before.
Hanbit was certain.
Then—
Thunk—!
The arrow finally struck true.
[10 points]
***
Thunk—!
[10 points]
“Perfect!”
Thunk—!
[10 points]
“Excellent!”
The following 26 shots all pierced the exact center of the target.
[Total score: 277 points]
-What?
-What am I even seeing.
-Wasn’t the mission just 100?
-The hunter’s max is 200;
-Okay, bug confirmed.
-He just broke the ceiling.
-I give up thinking.
“Absolutely superb!”
The hunter shouted, clapping Hanbit on the shoulder.
His face was filled with indescribable joy.
He handed Hanbit a light-green book.
Ding—
[Quest completed.]
[Rewards have been upgraded to maximum based on excess achievement.]
[500 gold → increased to 3,000 gold.]
[Basic Archery Training Book (Rank 1 – Unique) has been awarded.]
[Stat points 1 → increased to 5.]
[Experience 100 → increased to 700.]
[You have gained 2 levels.]
[2 stat points have been awarded.]
[Basic bow and arrows have been awarded.]
-No, what the hell.
-Unique again?
-Is this really Rank 1?
-Reality check incoming.
-What gear is Black Dragon using? Level 4?
“Ah, Black Dragon hyung is currently using Level 2 gear!”
-Level 2?
-And he does that?
-Stop fucking with us.
-Let’s just kill Roper.
The chat, unable to accept it, grew hotter.
Yeonwoo only grinned.
“No, why are you mad at me… anyway! Challenge mission success!”
[Challenge mission cleared.]
[You have received 419,000 won.]
[NationalArchersAssociation has donated 10,000 won.]
[I entrust the future of archery to you.]
-Congrats!
-It piled up while shooting;
-The age of great archers is here. Damn.
“Thank you, everyone!”
“Thank you!”
Hanbit conveyed his sincere gratitude.
How much was this, really?
“Ah, hyung. The prize money is yours, so I’ll give it all to you.”
“What? We should split it.”
“No, prize money goes to the challenger—that’s the rule.”
-I agree.
-Confirmed.
-Roper knows his stuff.
The viewers sided with Yeonwoo.
Hanbit scratched his head awkwardly.
“Black Dragon!”
Suddenly, the hunter’s voice boomed.
His eyes were blazing.
“Ah, I won’t work under you.”
“What……!”
He rejected him before the words were even spoken.
The man before him always lost his mind over archery talent.
A swift rejection was the only answer.
“See you around.”
“Wait—Black Dragon! If you work with me, meat’s free! Hides too—!”
The hunter’s desperate voice faded into the distance.
When he disappeared from sight, Hanbit flipped open the book in his hand.
[Use? (Yes / No)]
Poof—!
At the button press, the book vanished in smoke.
‘Basic Archery’ was registered in the skill list.
“See? Not that different.”
“What do you mean ‘see’… the results are completely different.”
-Reality check hits hard.
-Why reality check? Just think of it as a different world.
-Yeah, it’s basically another world.
-At this point, I just want to see what’s next.
-Speedrun, go.
The restless mood turned into anticipation.
“Then let’s go.”
Hanbit had no intention of delaying.
He started walking toward the opposite edge of the city.
“You’re going to learn swordsmanship now, right?”
“Nope. There’s Agility.”
“You’re learning that? It’s useless.”
-Top-tier useless skill.
-The ultimate ‘move slightly faster.’
-No skill tree.
-Just get a mount later.
The evaluation of Agility was as harsh as expected.
Even with proficiency, the effect was minimal, and it didn’t lead to further skills.
That perception wasn’t entirely wrong.
But the necessity of this skill lay elsewhere entirely.
“You need it before learning swordsmanship.”
“Swordsmanship?”
“You’ll see. Let’s go.”
“Well, if you say so… sounds fun.”
Knowing the quest, Yeonwoo quickly changed his tune.
After all, what was needed this time was tag.
“But the condition is impossible. It’s tag, but you can’t catch them.”
Yeonwoo emphasized the absurd difficulty.
Knowing it better than anyone, Hanbit simply smiled and kept walking.
