34: Surprise (2)

Surprise (2)

For whatever reason, one day, Lily suddenly appeared and asked Billy to hunt with her group the next day. She looked pretty proud of something, and when Billy used Appraisal, he knew the reason why… she had learned Firing Speed. As usual, she wanted to show off.0

"It looks like she has some talent, but she isn't that diligent… that is why I learned it first," Billy thought.

In the end, Billy asked Alexander to come with him since he would feel bad about leaving him behind again. He gladly accepted the offer, but the other day he regretted it when he saw Leo. He looked as serious and annoyed as usual, but he didn't mistreat Alexander.

Regardless, when he checked Lily's skill, Billy saw that Firing Speed was level five and that yesterday night and the following day. It was already at level seven… she was just like a kid. Unless she achieves something, she won't feel the urge to improve her skills day in and day out.

When they found another group of deers, Lily used her new skill instead of the Triple Shot. While she wasn't at the level where she could fire two times faster than newbies, it still was obviously faster. The first arrow hit the neck of the target. The second hit the left eye when the animal was groaning in pain. There wasn't a need for the third one.

"Amazing, right?" Lily raised her chin and said, boasting.

"... This is an important job," Leo said and then dropped a light chop on his daughter's head. "You can try to show off once you get better than me."

Billy and Alexander also attacked the deers, but Alexander missed, and Billy hit the chest of his target. He already knew that Alexander was rather clumsy, but he had a high strength and speed.

"Have you seen Natalie lately?" Lily asked.

"When something happens, I usually report everything to the post that her tribe is supposed to protect," Alexander said. "The few times I saw her, she seemed fine but a bit lonely."

It looked like the training paid off, but it didn't help her with the problem of being an outcast. It was a bit worrisome, but Billy had already helped her more than enough. She had to grow up and solve that matter herself. If Billy tries to help every single troubled child in the world, his work will never end… Regardless, Billy decided not to show that he also could use Firing speed since that would be a huge blow on Lily's ego. He could see that Leo was looking at him with suspicious eyes despite that. He could tell that Billy's muscles in the arms and shoulders had increased, so it didn't make any sense that his skill apparently was on the same level.

Although his aim was subpar, Alexander still was given a chance to come to hunt whenever he wanted. Thanks to that, he came to bother Billy every night when he was practicing archery for tips.

"It is hard to be an adult around teens…" Billy thought.

In the end, Billy decided to help the kid with his first love because he already could imagine Leo telling Alexander that he could only marry his daughter if his aim became better than his. While he was helping Alexander, Billy wondered how people would handle that kind of situation… if someone of one tribe wanted to marry another person of another.

"Oh, well… this isn't my problem either," Billy thought while shrugging.

While Billy was teaching Alexander how to improve his aim, he wondered if he could mix the teachings of one fighting style with another. Light Spear was powerful, but it was a skill that could only be used a few times. As for Firing Speed, it was a passive one, but it was limited by the number of arrows one could carry, but what if he could learn a skill like Attack Speed with his spear? Does that exist? If not, could it be created?

"Maybe I am getting too greedy… instead of doing too many things at the same time, I should focus on what can really help right now," Billy thought. "When the elementalists return, I need to have a trick upon my sleeve to deal with them."

If his training doesn't work, Billy could always rely on his system and gain a boost with his Archery and then attack them. Regardless, now that he could fire arrows again, Billy could level up Archery and Firing Speed at the same time. Things were going really well. To the point that Billy was starting to get worried…

During two months, things were as peaceful as they could be. Billy trained his archery skills day and night, and Alexander also improved considerably. His strength was high, so his firepower was top-notch from the beginning. He just needed to improve his aim. However, those peaceful days ended when the guards saw some dust clouds approaching in the distance. Immediately, the recruits left to warn the others.. Even Alexander left but Drew told Billy to stay behind. It was time to show the results of his training…

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