Episode 109
Round 2 is about to begin.
Sumire was lost in thought while looking at Lee Si-woo in the waiting room.
‘If Mr. Lee Si-woo wins in this match…’
The rule of the match is 3 wins, 2 wins.
Sumire did not have to go to the third round. Then there would be no need for Sumire to fight Isshin.
When Isshin and “that incident” came to mind, Sumire’s hands trembled. A fist tightly clenched.
‘I…’
Sumire, whose mind was complicated, looked at Shin Yoo-seong, who was sitting next to her. In fact, if the stage for the match was not limited to Japan, Sumire wanted to show Shin Yoo-seong a stronger version of herself.
However, meeting Isshin was terrifying enough to devour such feelings.
Sumire left Japan without even attending school, hurting Isshin and the party members.
Perhaps because of that, Isshin’s eyes looking at Sumire were so cold.
So Sumire didn’t want to participate.
However, as these cowardly thoughts deepened, Sumire began to reflect on herself.
‘Do I really… want to be a member of Yoosung’s party?’
back.
Sumire bit her lip and lowered her head. But I wasn’t disappointed.
‘…Even if it’s not.’
Sumire raised her head and confidently looked at the screen.
‘…I will change. As a person suitable for Yuseong-ssi’s party…’
Now, Sumire couldn’t even imagine life without Shin Yoo-seong.
The time and party life with Shin Yoo-seong is now everything to Sumire. There was only one option from the beginning.
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[- Echo Forest -]
As soon as the hologram shows the name of the map. Siwoo Lee quickly hid himself.
‘…the battlefield is a forest?’
The forest was a place where the pros and cons were clear for the shooter.
Being able to hide easily is a significant advantage, but at the same time, the difficulty of aiming due to the terrain with thick trees and huge boulders was the worst.
‘Well, this kind of forest is chewing gum to me.’
polar cold.
humid tropical jungle.
Extremely cold polar regions.
It was Lee Si-woo, who had overcome all terrains with his father’s special training.
‘I have to lead it to a place where I can target the opponent while maintaining concealment.’
Let Siwoo Lee use his clairvoyance while holding his breath. As if using a magnifying glass, the eyes were magnified.
‘…I don’t see any traces.’
However, the only thing he can see with his clairvoyance is the place where there is no cover. When there was a lot of cover like this, it was less effective.
‘At times like this, there’s a way.’
Lee Si-woo looked around and pointed to one place to estimate the distance. The place where branches fell.
‘If it’s a corner like that, the location will be revealed unconditionally in order to check.’
After thinking, Siwoo Lee took something out of his pocket.
‘Let’s see, if the floor is dirt and forest, go to number 3…’
The identity of something is a very small speaker with the number 3 written on it. Siwoo Lee hung a speaker on the arrow. Then he shot at the spot he had seen earlier.
Wedge! puck!
An arrow stuck between the bushes.
Only then did the speaker Lee Si-woo put start making sounds.
Bubbly.
The sound of someone’s footsteps, not artificial.
Even the sound wasn’t just repetition. The sound of searching the bush and the sound of pausing for a moment as if hiding.
Lee Si-woo killed the presence and hid in a tree waiting for an opportunity.
self.
The sound of someone stepping cautiously through the leaves. Siwoo Lee raised the corner of his mouth.
‘fool. …to come in a straight line.’
Lee Si-woo aimed his bow at the empty bush. Soon after, Sakura crouched down from the bush and walked out. The shape of finding the source of the sound.
Lee Si-woo made the protest more tense.
‘little bit more.’
quite close distance.
However, Sakura could not find Lee Siu who was hiding his presence. Shiu Lee’s arrowhead was pointed at Sakura’s head. Siwoo Lee was catching his breath.
‘…Come closer. Just one step.’
Skip.
The moment of decisive battle finally arrived.
Sakura’s pupils widened as she checked the speaker. and that moment.
‘It’s over!’
Siwoo Lee put up a protest.
Pan-! Wedge liquid!!
Because of her stance, she lacked strength, but the arrow was aimed at Sakura’s head.
“Keugh! you-!”
Sakura opened her eyes and held out her hand. It was the decision to block the arrow with the power of the wind.
Boooooong-!
However, the power of the characteristic that was hastily displayed was infinitely weak.
Damn-!
At best, it’s all about slowing down the arrow.
Sakura’s barrier shattered, splattering hologram fragments.
[You have destroyed 79% of the barrier.]
[21% of the remaining barrier]
Siwoo Lee narrowed his eyes while looking at the hologram.
‘I couldn’t finish it in one shot.’
Sakura muttered in a bewildered voice as she watched Ishiu run away.
“…bow?”
Something was strange.
There was absolutely no way to use a bow.
‘…No one else.’
I can’t even remember Siwoo Lee.
A memory of humiliation that Sakura will never forget.
‘…you?’
Sakura, who had a dazed expression, soon bit her teeth with an angry face.
‘It was none other than you who laughed at the bow…’
It’s been 7 years, but it’s vivid.
Perhaps because of resentment, Sakura didn’t even forget his name.
President of Korea City Guard. Seonghwan Lee.
Come to think of it, it was at that time that the paint started to tilt.
[Is this place?]
An expressionless face.
When Seonghwan Lee looked around the dojo with a cold gaze, the Chief of Okinawa tried hard to defend the dojang.
[yes. It’s a pretty historic place. As for archery, it is also the only place in Okinawa that has been selected as the city guard’s training ground…]
Sakura’s father ran out wearing a hakama at the appearance of the Korean president and Okinawa’s chief.
[Chief! Suddenly, for some reason…]
[That’s what I mean…]
A sudden awkward atmosphere.
Seonghwan Lee said firmly, not even paying attention to Sakura’s father.
[…As expected, the bow is an anachronistic weapon. It would be better to exclude this place as a training ground.]
[Suddenly, that! What are you talking about!]
As Sakura’s father argued in a fiery voice, Seonghwan Lee narrowed his forehead and frowned.
[You said that the bow is an anachronistic weapon. Therefore, I said that this dojo would be excluded from the city guard training ground.]
More than 70% of Sakura’s dojo consisted of city guards from Okinawa. If all of them suddenly quit, Sakura’s dojo would struggle to make ends meet.
However, Seonghwan Lee did not even care about the circumstances of the dojo.
[If you train here, how many years will it take before you can use a bow against a monster in real combat?]
Seonghwan Lee asked a question. The chief looked at him and finally answered.
[It takes three to four years to use it in real combat.]
[City guards are not trained to pursue martial arts. It is to develop killing power to protect citizens from monsters and villains.]
While talking, Lee Seong-hwan sighed for a long time.
[…And for what the hell is this era where hunter supplies are everywhere? Do you really need 3 years of education in such an old dojo?] Sakura
, who was only
10 years old, couldn’t stand it and ran to Seonghwan Lee with her school bag on her back.
[Don’t treat archery as an idiot!]
[Sakura!]
Her father shouted in a stern voice, but Sakura didn’t stop until today.
[A bow! Even with archery! You can become as strong as you like!]
Seonghwan Lee gave a fishy laugh at Sakura’s story. I said to the chief next to me.
[I’ll show you how easy and how powerful hunter supplies are.]
Lee Seong-hwan looked at the bull’s-eye and called someone.
[Siwoo. Raise your gun.]
Only then did Sakura look at the target. There was a boy I hadn’t seen before.
smaller than yourself.
A wonderfully crafted gun.
The boy skillfully grabbed the pistol and fired a series of shots on the spot.
Bang bang bang bang!!
A blue light shot with restrained motion. The force of the bullet blew the entire target away.
Overwhelming destructive power and hit rate.
Sakura looked at the boy with a bewildered face. And it was the same for the chief of Okinawa.
[That’s that…]
Lee Sung-hwan smiles again. Sakura’s father was speechless.
[…if it’s a gun filled with magic stone power. Even a child like this can kill a monster just by pulling the trigger.]
The moment the bullet was fired, victory or defeat was already decided.
[If it’s enough to deal with monsters, a month is enough to teach marksmanship. Depending on the type of gun, it can be used in various operations.]
At Lee Seong-hwan’s continued explanation, Sakura’s father closed his mouth and remained silent. A complete defeat.
Lee Seong-hwan said in a solemn voice as if to listen.
[…even us as city guards don’t have to cling to the outdated legacy, do we?]
Lee Sung-hwan finished his words. The chief looked at Sakura’s father with a troubled face.
[…that’s it. I’m sorry, but the crew won’t be coming here for training anymore…]
That’s how Sakura’s dojo was sentenced to death.
[…Father?]
Sakura calls out anxiously.
Sakura’s father, who had always been calm, only looked at the target with a blank face. Memories you can’t forget even if you want to forget. When Sakura recalled the events of the day, she gripped her bow tightly.
“…Father! You who laughed at archery! Why a bow!”
Like the name Forest of Echoes.
Sakura’s voice reverberated through the forest as an echo.
“Are you treating me like an idiot!?”
Lee Si-woo’s arrow flew towards the enraged Sakura.
Wedge liquid!
but.
Booung!
Sakura waved her hand with all her might. The wind blew and Lee Si-woo’s arrow was stuck in the ground.
Fuck!
“…are you there?”
Sakura, who immediately regained her composure, aimed her arrow at the direction it came from. Hwaaak- The power of the wind that gusts and winds the arrow.
Sakura thought of blowing up the entire forest.
Faaaaang!!!
put up a protest
