Chapter 196: Giving It a Try
Chapter 196: Giving It a Try
I thought I would try the bow and arrows even if it was a long shot. Even if it only served as intimidation that would be fine. I had the skill, and I had seen that Wild Speed ○kawa thing on television. If I try, I can do it!!"Lily, Stevie, if you have a bow and arrows, take them out. I’ll try!"
"Really!?"
"Can you do it?"
Lily and Stevie raised voices of doubt one after another. How should I put it — that was rather rude. Though of course it was.
"Anyway, lend them to me. It’s no loss if it fails, so I’ll try."
"Yes, here you are."
What Lily produced was something like an archery bow. Only that stick-like thing was not attached. What was that for, anyway? Lily not only possessed it but also had knowledge of how to use it and taught me. The looks from the two of them that said "You’re going to try using it without even knowing that?" were painful. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly.
"Was this also brought by someone from another world?"
""Yes.""
The two of them harmonized. As expected.
As a trial, with the image of archery in mind and the footage I had seen at the Olympics in my head, I drew. Imagery is important—!!
"Haa— Robby-sama, you can draw it! As expected, even if you’re a child you’re a man. I can’t draw it at all."
Lily was surprised for me. Stevie said,
"It still has to hit, though."
She said something perfectly obvious. Yes, that’s right.
Now I nocked the first shot of my life. Someone had said you should aim a little high, hadn’t they? Without thinking of hitting, just hoping it would intimidate the enemy — that was the lighthearted attitude with which I would shoot. I would aim with the image that there was another head above their actual head.
Hmm? Beside me Stevie was softly rubbing her fingertips together while staring hard at the arrow. Seeing that broke my concentration, so I released the stance and asked,
"Stevie, what are you doing? It’s cutting my concentration."
Stevie answered with a serious face,
"I’m casting a charm — ’Hit! Hit!’"
I stopped asking. I took the stance once more. Aiming at the largest one, I released the arrow.
Shuu!!
It flew with the sound. It flew while making a kyuru kyuru kyuru— sound. I had heard arrows fly in an arc, but it was closer to a straight line than I expected. The enemies heard the sound and stopped moving. In that instant it struck the largest man’s chest!