Practicing

"Oy mate! C'mere! Get some rest, ya been shooting arrows over and over for this day!" The master archer, Oliver shouted as he walked out of his house, bringing what it seems to be two bowls on his hand, one for him and one for Aiden.

"Aye mate! Just wait! I'll go there in a bit!" Aiden shouted back, as he slowly pulled the arrow on his bowstring. But this time, something was wrong. After firing arrows after arrows despite failing every time, Aiden, who has done this for 3 days straight, placed his arrows clumsily.

His arrow was misplaced at the bottom part of the bowstring where it was supposed to be, another thing he did, was tilting his bow to the right. But, with these two combinations, the arrow that was launched from his bow, miraculously curved mid-air, hitting the second barrel.

[You curved your first arrow mid-air]

Oliver who saw this dropped the two bowls and ran straight toward Aiden while shouting, "Finally! My man did it, curving the bow mid-air"

Aiden himself was confused about how he did it, just smiled, as the man that has his hand on the 18-year-old shoulder said, "I did not expect ya to do it! How did ya even have the slightest idea on how to do it? That doesn't matter anymore, I'll teach you from today!"

[The master archer, Oliver, is impressed by your skill. He decided to teach you the way of the arrow from now on]

[The master archer wants you to become his student]

…

6 months later

'I didn't expect the training to be this hard. Shooting three arrows while rolling on the ground, he said? I mean, it should be possible but I'm only learnt for 6 months' Aiden thought to himself as lay on his belly on the ground covered in spring leaves.

His position was quite hidden, surrounded by trees and bushes. The 18-year-old silently placed the arrow on his bowstring and drew it. In front of him is a wild boar, 'Well, that's my mission for today!'

He released his hand from the bowstring and the arrow launched forward before finding it ways to the midline, precisely on the back crease of the front shoulder of the wild boar. The arrow simply hit the upper lobe of its lungs, and instantly killing him.

No, the 18-year-old carefully approached the boar, now lying on the ground and not moving. He kicked the wild boar twice and made sure it was completely dead before carrying it on his shoulder and made his way to the master archer's house.

…

Upon arriving, Aiden was greeted by the sight of the man running towards him and began helping the 18-year-old. Didn't take long for the two of them to move that boar above a fire in front of the master archer house.

At that moment, the sky has turned dark. The two of them were feasting on the game Aiden caught earlier while enjoying some light beer, "Oy mate, you have improved! You can do many tricks and skill from now on! As a celebration, let's drink until we get drunk!"

…

The next morning,

"Oy, wake up c*nt, jeez, you smell like a sh*t" The master archer lightly slapped Aiden's face with his hand, both of their faces are noticeably in a messy condition at that moment.

"Yea, I'm awake, what's up" Aiden slowly got himself standing and faced the master archer with the straightest face he could make.

"Let's wash our faces first, I have something to tell you"

…

After they washed their faces and while chewing some mints, they both sat down, face to face, with only a wooden table separating them, the master archer made a sorry expression as he opened his mouth "Ma'mate, Aiden, it is a sad thing but nothin last forever. I belive ya have got enough skill, I don't anything to teach ya, so from now on, you won't be learnin from me anymore"

[Knowing how good you were at the art of bows and arrows, master archer believe that he doesn't have anything to teach to you anymore. Because of all your hardships under him, you will receive a reward shortly]

Of course, the 18-year-old were shocked when he heard this, he was about to shout but was hesitant. As an old man at his way of thinking, he soon understood, "I understood now… don't worry, I won't hate you or something, so don't keep that sorry face"

Oliver smiled when he heard those words, "Now… I truly understood ya true talent based on ya actions and words. Follow me"

He got up from his chair and Aiden the same. The master archer led him to a room where he never showed to the 18-year-old before, "Now, pick ya bow, which one of all this'"

The room's wall was completely covered in all king of bows and arrows, it was like a museum of bow, just at that small room. Aiden, couldn't hide his excitement well enough, he soon ran and examined all the bow with his system.

"Japanese yuri bow… English longbow, recurve bow, American flatbow… hmm all of them are kinda long, I need something smaller…" It seems that the master archer heard Aiden's muttering.

"Hey mate, I think I know what's the perfect bow fer ya. Wait here, I'll fetch it fer ya" Aiden waited and waited for the master archer. Not 5 minutes later, he returned with a small bow. And even from the place where he stood, the 18-year-old saw the dust covering it.

"Mate, what kind of bow is that you never cleaned it before?" The master archer just smiled and then shook his head. He then gave the bow to Aiden and crossed his arms.

[Gakgung bow]

[Traditional Korean bow, smaller and lighter from Mongolian bow, shoot farther than an English longbow, one could even be said that it was the most powerful bow in the world in the old times. It consisted of many materials, the water buffalo horn, flexible bamboo, fish glue, the bark of white birch, hamstring of a cow. These materials are the reason why it was so strong and flexible]