"Thanks, mate, I think this is the perfect bow, the best for me. But I wonder, though, why you kept the bow dusty, not like these bows on the wall…" He turned around, with his eyes full of expectation that the master archer would answer his question.
He sighed, his face saddened all of a sudden, "You see mate, that bow was… from a lover ya could say. We were on the forest, just at the edge of the cliff that evenin, lookin at the sun as it began to set… I went to take a piss behind one of the many tree…"
He stopped there for a few seconds and took a deep breath, "When I came back… she fell on another's man d*ck. She threw her bow at me, seein her with another man pierced my heart. So I just took the bow and left"
Aiden laughed when he heard the ending, "Mate, poor you, should have find a girl that's loyal to you and not that kind of girls"
Oliver sighed, he just smiled, "I have learnt ma'lesson, now I'm likin someone, even thought our bodies are far from each other, I could still feel the love…"
[Quest]
[Looking at Oliver's poor love story, your subconsciousness felt something must be done. Find your true love and make a family with her. Only your true love will be kind and loyal to you. If it were any other girl, you will suffer from the same fate as the master archer]
[Winning condition: Find your true love]
[Losing condition: None]
…
Face to face, Aiden said to the master archer, saying his goodbye, "Aye, thanks mate, I'll be going now, see you tomorrow"
When the 18-year-old was about to take a step, the master archer shouted at him, Aiden looked behind, "I have a request, if you go to the city of Criton, find my old lover and say something rude, her name is Beatrice! That's all"
[Quest]
[It seems that the master archer still couldn't forget and forgive the past and want some petty revenge. Say something rude and cuss the cheater when you meet her]
[Winning condition: Cuss at Beatrice]
[Losing condition: None]
[Optional: If you do something to an extreme degree, you will be rewarded handsomely by the system and Oliver]
Then he said his goodbye to Oliver and returned home.
…
Tomorrow, early in the morning.
Aiden walked down the stair, his eyes locked into its target on the wooden table and he rushed there and ate his food. The next minute, he found himself walking out of his house, an empty basket on his back.
Just like every day, the 18-year-old went to get some firewood from the forest near the town. When Aiden was done on his journey to get some firewood, he saw Oliver on the green grassland, not far from the town, sitting on the flat grassland.
He approached the master archer and sat right beside him, "What's the matter, mate? Anything wrong with life?"
It seems that Oliver didn't notice Aiden's presence until a second ago. He was shocked by hearing his voice but calmed down in a matter of seconds, "Nothin mate, nothin wrong. Just some noble askin me to go to war against the barbaric tribe up north, I just want a peaceful life mate"
Aiden chuckled. The master archer suddenly stood up, right in front of the 18-year-old, and with a wide smirk on his face, "I have an idea! Why don' ya replace my presence, sounds like a good deal for ya!"
[Quest]
[Not wanting to go to war, the master archer, Oliver, decided to send you. As a former student of the master archer, you naturally cannot decide whether you want or not to go to war]
[Winning condition: Going to war]
[Losing condition: Not going to war]
Aiden was confused about the whole situation at that moment. Unfortunately, fortune was not on his side, "Sir Marcus! Here's the boy that wanted to go to war, he's as strong as me so you don't need to worry about it!"
The 18-year-old turned around and saw a man with clothes different from the kind he saw in the townsman. Cleaner and with more accessories than the other, he instantly knew that the man was a noble.
The 18-year-old got himself up and bowed to the noble while he sighed as quietly as possible, 'There's no way of avoiding this, so I'll just go with the plan. There's even a chance of meeting Ava if I go to the north'
Then he felt a light touch on both of his shoulder, he raised his head and saw the noble, "Don't worry young man, I'm not sending you to die. The war is almost over, in 30 days, the army of the kingdom and the barbarians will clash against each other. Most likely, you will end up as a reinforcement"
When he heard his words, the 18-year-old knew that the noble isn't a bad man, just a simple kind man that cared for the people, or just good with his tongue. Either way, Aiden knew he wouldn't be able to avoid this.
…
At the very next morning, Aiden with 5 other men was gathered on the green grassland early in the morning. In front of them, giving his speech, was the nobleman, accompanied by the master archer beside him.
"Brave soldiers of the town of Gostin! Even though we lack the resources and manpower, we do not fear our enemies up north and rallied the brave men. I believe…" And so on, Aiden missed most of it because the speech itself was about the bravery and faith, which eventually ended up making the nobleman looked good.
'Looks like he is just good with his tongue then. Was almost fooled by him, '
…
It was the next morning, around 9 o'clock, the 6 men, including Aiden, were on their horseback, just about to depart from the town as they give their goodbyes to loved ones and friends.
Their destination, the city of Criton