Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

She couldn't believe my words and the stars in her eyes were easy to spot.

She didn't actually doubt those words for some reason but, she still had her uncertainty.

"R-really?" She asked with an unbelieving voice, and I nodded my head.

"It's a great sword too~! Some of your favorite types~! And I will tell you this now, so remember: fire isn't the only thing that burns."

These words... were something my master would smile after hearing and Zoe knew what this meant, so she was smiling right now.

And surprisingly, the older ones started laughing at these words.

[[ "He has learned everything, it seems. What is left for us now, haaa..." ]]

I could hear grandpa through Celes who was with Anna, playing and 'secretly' talking like a big sister.

[[ "Not only weapon, his magic... not many could actually weave Mana threads with that precision.

The weapon, magic, noble courtesy, cooking, and things that we all have yet to see...

Just how amazing was his master to have mastered everything like this and just how outstanding was this young boy to learn such things in this short time?

Well, Zahavi, Griz, I believe even though he has learned all things, we will have an even more fun time with him here.

Plus, we would be relatives in the future, so why don't we start the preparations..." ]]

Rein's grandmother was starting to spout nonsense again after saying some good things so, Rein jumped between them and covered her mouth with both her hands, surprising others.

[[ "Grandma... this is enough. I'm here and he is hearing. If you all so much want to spout this kind of nonsense, why don't you take a room?" ]]

The other three, our parents and even Zoe and Anna, laughed at this behavior and I can't help but laugh myself on the ground.

Carla was in her own fantasy of the new weapon, a great sword, and her mind was also thinking about just what words I had said.

'Fire isn't the only thing that burns.' something so simple you would understand in a heartbeat.

At the same time, it would take a long, long time to understand just what these useless, out-of-the-blue, strange words meant.

Well, the moment she actually understands those words, we all knew she will clear her hurdle and cross over to [Rank-4].

She was talented, on the verge of a breakthrough, and maybe the strongest in her rank.

I just helped her a little.

Maybe if she thinks deeply, she will open that door in this very fight... or not.

And I was looking forward to seeing if she can actually understand this.

But that would be only after we cross the weapons.

Only after she avoided, block, or pass the barrage of the arrows that will start the moment we start.

She was a close combat master. There was no way I was going to wait for her and let her do the first attack.

I was an archer and although I had mastered close combat and even a special form of a sword; I was still... a magic archer.

This is going to be fun, actually.

My first spar with someone other than my master.

This was going to be fuuuun~!

'Hehehe...'

[[ *Eon, Eon... the battle junkie Eon~.* ]]

[[ Good luck~ master~! Go easy on sister Carla~! ]]

[[ "Yei~! Sister Carry~! You can do it~!" ]]

The three voices that live with me all cheered up and although Zoe cheered for Carla, she just wanted her to do her best against me.

This fight would be fun for both of us, and I knew she was going to start with pure power.

But, well, this was my first time against someone who would use multiple weapons in just one fight.

And aside from this diverse type of swordsmanship, she was going to go all out in this fight.

And the ones on the stand knew this too.

She had waited all her life to have this fight, and devastation was inevitable.

So, now, aside from the ones that this arena already had, every mage aside from Alf cast protective barriers around the dorm and pavilion.

And they especially focused on Anna, which was natural.

She was neither a powerful knight nor a mage, nor had anything that boosted her natural growth.

She was mostly a normal girl that would take time like normal ones to get stronger.

This was them, while here, on this white brick ground that was wide enough to be a good ground for use <short range> archery.

Maybe I will also have to do pure physical type depending on the situation, but that was on her and how good she actually is.

The referee here was grandpa Zhen, who came with all of them and was outside the dining room talking with his students that had followed us in the city.

This was our first time meeting, and we had exchanged small greetings, but I already knew this person was some of the strongest in this place.

His origin... though I didn't know what it was, I could feel he was strong.

His origin mastery was most probably higher than mine, which was outstanding in itself because there were rarely any people in the empire with that level of mastery.

And he definitely had a deep understanding of his skill.

And I was clear that he was the highest grade assassin.

Someone who had practically no presence... or had the mastery to hide all presence without any tool, magic, or skill, was definitely someone dangerous.

And I knew he had killed not only beasts but normal people too.

He was someone I could easily understand because he was an assassin.

Someone who had a dark, lonely, and complicated past... just like mine.

But, he was a good person to us.

He served this family with all his heart and although he was secretly on guard with Rein's family; he was like family with her.

Well, I didn't know the reason yet but I told him that we will talk... some other day.

Today was already booked.

And he smiled warmly at those words and understood everything just from the looks Rein and I exchanged just like the ones on the stands.

Well, he was the referee right now and his students, that were shocked beyond belief to meet someone like me, or specifically me, were now watching this fight from the stands on the other side.

And they weren't the only ones.

There were some more people who our families trusted.

The assassins, all of them, and their women captain had stars in their eyes and I could feel they considered themselves lucky to witness this fight for some reason.

Well, this was nothing much, and there was no need to pay attention to anything now that the time was upon us.

I was ready, she was finally back to her hyper-focused state that was ready to start the fight and maybe go all out.

"Are you two ready..." the referee asked with a serious tone and I got into position.

Holding my bow in one hand and the other hand empty, I readied myself and entered fight mode.

This would be my first fight and there was no way I could go all out, even if I wanted.

And there was no need to even use that much power.

My goal here was to give my all to help her move forward from the hurdle that blocked her endless potential.

And I knew one thing above all else... this was going to be fun~!

So, she nodded with a calm but excited smile on her face... and I nodded back with a calm heart and senses sharpened to the required heights.

'Let's go~!' I nodded and he moved back after giving the signal to start the first fight that had been desired for so long.