Encounter at the Firing Range

Bang! bang! bang! -

Three consecutive gun shots resounded throughout the firing range.

The target paper rolled automatically after the first session.

Seeing the result, the person who fired can't help but frown.

3 3 4

Such a pitiful result.

After the Fashion Fest, Yue's schedule was pretty much empty. Since their studio was independent to the company's regular operations, Yue was given a month off.

The matter regarding the incident with Ashaina had all been swept away for the meantime. Yue heard she was hospitalized for a week but apparently, she didn't disclose any information the incident. Who knows what kind of a lame excuse she cooked up? But the lesser people knew about the matter, the better.

As soon as they went back to country C, she egged her brother to teach her how to handle a gun. Yyan indulges her so he arranged for them to go to a firing range.

This range was part of an exclusive club. The club offers all kinds of sports service including horseback riding, archery, polo, golf, etc. It is often frequented by the people on the country's higher echelons.

Yyan taught her the basics of gun handling including the parts and its uses and how to load the bullets. After firing for a couple of rounds, Yyan suddenly received a call and left her for the meantime.

Yue was kind of frustrated. She imagined a cool a scene of hitting the bullseye on her first shot but found out that she could only amount to this.

Yue tried to adjust her position based on how Yyan had demonstrated. She tried once again.

Another three consecutive shots fired out.

This time, she got a slightly higher score- 5 6 and another bordering between 6 and 7. Her bullets struck on a straight line.

Getting an improvement, Yue continued practicing. Unfortunately, she encountered a bottleneck on the 8th ring. No matter what kind of adjustment she made she can't make it pass through the middle ring.

"Miss arms are weak" a man commented out of nowhere.

"Excuse me?" Yue didn't hear him approaching and almost jumped in fright. It seems she became momentarily deaf due to the gun shots.

"Good posture and precise shooting, but with weak arms like yours, you won't be able to handle the recoil of your gun. It's either you change your gun or strengthen your arms, but I strongly recommend doing the latter one"

"So that's what limiting me. It seems like I really couldn't escape exercising" Yue muttered to herself. The reason why she suggested learning how to shoot first was because she didn't like doing exercise, but her fate seems to fall into physical activities.

"I have received mister's instructions. You have Yue's gratitude" Yue properly gave her thanks but not overly intimate.

"It's not a problem. I was only passing by and saw that you have a potential. If I'm correct, this should be Miss Yue's first time?" the man wanted to confirm if his conjecture is right.

"Mister has seen correctly" Yue felt no harm in saying so.

"You can call me Keane1" the man was uncomfortable being called mister and disclosed his name. But when Yue heard it, she almost laughed. Who would name themselves as handsome? Yue knew that she was only given an art name2 and not even the courtesy one3, that means that the man was trying to hide his identity.

Yue can only deduce his identity. The club wasn't accessible to common people. Some businessmen might mixed in but the man doesn't feel like one. She could easily tell that he carries certain amount of authority that is different from being a president of a company. His aura was also a bit similar to her brother but different all together. She might not want to admit it, but his momentum is a bit higher than her brother. Then, she could only conclude that he might be a member of the royal family.

Yue didn't expect to stumble upon such existence. But since he approached her, might as well extract his motives.

"Then Mister Handsome it is" even if Yue didn't laugh but amusement was reflected in her eyes. Just because he is an existence higher than her, she would cower. In fact, it was his fault for hiding his identity, she would play with him.

It was the first time Keanne encountered someone who knew the meaning of his name outside his family members. But instead of flattering him, why does it sound more like an insult.

Keanne didn't boast about his looks but he knew that his name is fitting. Their genes never fail to produce high quality face. Most of the women he encountered would either flatter him unceasingly or act shy but this woman in front of him never acted flustered. She even tried to distance herself and it was not an act.

Instead of getting offended, Keanne's eyes shone unknowingly.

"Miss Yue jests. But I must really say I'm impressed to see your shots given that it was your first time. At the same level, most people's shots would be scattered but yours consistently hit a certain area. It was not accurate but precise shooting. Meaning to say that as long as you cam develop your arms, you can have a firm hold of the gun and will probably never miss your target" Keane suddenly became serious.

Keane was an avid fan of talent. He was just passing by when he got caught by that frustrated look. That would usually not be enough for him to stop but for some reason his feet would not move forward. So he watch as she fired the bullets one and by one and saw her drastic improvement. But when she hit the bottleneck and once again fell into a slump, he can't stop his urge from approaching her and give his advise.

Yue saw that Keane was earnest and doesn't seem to have bad intentions. So she started asking for guidance. It would be wasteful not to eat the rice that approached you4.

Notes:

1 Keane means tall and handsome.

2-3 Art name is similar to pen name and courtesy name is mostly used by Chinese, Vietnamese, or other asian countries as a second name once a child reached adulthood. I just tried to look it up on the internet.

4 It meant that if it was blessing, help, or food that was already served to your face, would you still reject it?