Fizzle-
Shooting a crystal spike at the monster bird that was hovering on the sky, I am sure I will be able to shoot it down.
That is my prediction…
The monster bird sure is shot down but I am not the one who killed it.
An arrow had been shot from the opposite side, surpassing my crystal spike and taking down the monster bird.
There, at a length away, the perpetrator who steals my hunt came forward, letting his servants picking up the monster bird corpse.
The golden lock of hair seems to shine under the sunlight.
The third young master of the Soren Duke, I forgot his name though even though Lina told me his name just yesterday.
I don't bother remembering his name and so his name that I recently heard got deleted from my memory.
Lina said that this third young master of the Soren Duke is a warrior who is proficient in archery.
The third young master of the Soren Duke look at me a small smirk on his lips; his green set of eyes provocative.
What a brat.
I looked at him with a dead fish eye.
After that incident, this third urchin kept targeting my prey.
I can of course just cast sigils beside the monster instead of just shooting them from a distance. I did only because I want to practice my marksmanship.
Very well then, I accept the challenge of this third urchin.
"Young Miss, give us the command, we will beat that young master of the Soren house!"
One of my guards who asked me about the taste of the game meat the other day came forward and heatedly proposed.
"Yes, yes… what an irritating fellow. Targeting young miss prey"
The other echoed behind him.
"He is provoking our Volitient ducal dignity!"
"Let's beat him"
"That's the young master of the Soren Ducal…"
"So? Us Volitient Ducal is not a rank to be messed with!"
"Exactly!"
"I want to beat him"
"Is he trying to bully our young miss?"
"You five take care of his guard. Us two will beat the kid"
"Good…"
"…"
The noisy chattering beside me is going to give me migraine.
"Ruru, I'm going to direct a bad luck at him"
The astrologer girl said while smiling faintly but her eyes narrowed down at third urchin.
Not you as well.
I look at the bunch of guard who have an animated expression.
"Its fine, I will take care of him"
I said, my voice although is not loud and might not be audible amidst this loud chattering, my guards heard me well.
They kept their silence the moment I open my mouth as if the bunch of people who was making a loud noise of proclamation was not them.
"If young miss said so…"
One of the guards said.
"But if *eheum* if young miss cannot handle him, young miss is great and will be able to handle him and all… but… just in case, we will beat him if young miss… umm…"
The guard act jittery as if not wanting to say something rude and not hurt my feelings.
Hah… I don't have that much of a delicate emotion.
"I understand, you guys will be in charge to beat him if I fail"
If I fail, of course you guys will be the one to beat that third urchin. I couldn't care less about whether that third urchin is a son of a duke or whatever.
"Yes!"
All my guards nod their head seriously.
I look at the gauntlet they were wearing.
I have not seen them without this gauntlet ever since I gave them.
Instead of needing to carry a shield that was cumbersome sometimes, well, at least to me. According to my assumption, I don't really know whether it will be cumbersome to carry for the strong guards.
Anyway, I make a Gauntlet that was enhanced with sigils and runes, allowing a transparent barrier to emerge when the wearer wills it.
When I gift them the gauntlet, these guards have a surprised expression. Shock in some sense as well…
Even Lina said that it is a high grade items.
I feel that they over praised it though. There should be plenty of such type since I am not the only forger sorcerer.
Well, the guards are overjoyed, solemnly even saying that they will cherish it their whole life.
That was not needed though. The sigils and runes that had been inscribed in it can last for like four to five years. It will need to be enhanced again after a few years.
Like I always said, I haven't come across an incantation that can make thing last for thousands of years.
In any case, the guards who treat me formally and protect me out of obligation from their duty became close to me, becoming friendly, a bit too friendly might I say and quite protective of me even in some matters that does not requires their involvement.
Like right now.
I didn't give them the gauntlet because I am kind-hearted. I just give them because they are my guards, knights mandate to protect me by the order of my mother.
Since they are protector, it is only right that I make for them something protective because how am I going to be protected if they cannot protect even themselves?
Upgrading their safety and survival tools is like upgrading my safety as well.
**
There was a wild boar like monster that is hella strong. According to the monster encyclopedia, it has the strength of five adult male.
I shot a crystallized Spear towards the wild boar.
Of course, an arrow whilst sharply towards the wild boar when I shot that spear, the arrow was gaining a momentum and is going to reach before my spear.
It's okay.
I got this.
I cast accelerations sigils at the spear. The spear was within my range of ether perception so I can feel clearly where it was.
The spear that was on the losing against the arrow regains its momentum.
It whirls faster than the arrow.
The wild boar was successfully taken down by me.
I look at the third urchin who has a scowl on his face at his losing on our first official knock-off.
The third urchin who was far away from me set his sight on me.
I don't know whether he will be able to see me from that place but I show him a smirk and silently give my middle finger.
The scowl on his face becomes tighter.
He glares at me.
Aha. So he could indeed see me.
Archer are said to have a good eye sight.
I could also see him with my magnifying monocle. Hmph!
By the way, did the people of this world understand a middle finger?
Well, even if that third urchin didn't understand the meaning, I guess he will know that my middle finger gesture is anything but friendly.
After that, the outcome of the knock-off battle is always in my favour.
Every time I win, I will make sure to show my middle finger at the third urchin.
Didn't he say I don't have manner the other day?
Here, here, here.
I give you my unruly mannerless middle finger than.
I could see that the hand of the third urchin twitching whenever I give him the middle finger.
At last, the string of reason and forbearance seem to snap as he shot an arrow towards me.