The next day passed quickly and both of them got ready to see the results of their training. Daphne consolidated her increase in strength with the second pill.
They went to the forest, with Daphne only bringing 10 arrows. All of them were in a quiver on her back. She carried fewer arrows to stay more mobile. Her clothes were also very sleek to allow mobility. Leo brought his dagger with him. He sincerely hoped he wouldn't have to use his magic.
His plan was that he would only keep the Magical Beast focused on him while pestering it, but he wouldn't harm it. It would be too risky for him to do that without aura or magic. He was hoping that Daphne's arrows were going to do enough damage that they would kill it.
If there were any complications, then he would use his magic bullets. He would have to do it when he is close enough since the magic bullets are still visible to a normal person. He would have to be so close that his hand would be touching the magic bullets so that they would hit the Magical Beast quickly. This would be faster than the time she takes to even notice there is magic at play.
As they went into the forest, they slowed down at his signal. He was starting to move carefully while observing for clues. He was looking for any hints of Magical Beasts near them.
After a while, they found the prey for that day. They found a large hare that had light blue fur instead of white. It was a Frostbite Hare, an Early-Stage Magical Beast. It was a perfect target for them that he wouldn't even have to interfere.
Daphne looked at Leo and said, "Don't interfere. I got this."
She readied her bow and took out an arrow. Meanwhile, Leo just ran up a tree and sat in that position. He was very safe from the hare and would only interfere if he was needed.
Meanwhile, she nocked an arrow and aimed it at the hare. The hare had already noticed her and got ready to attack her. She let the arrow fly and it sailed toward the hare at a frightening pace.
Before it got any closer, the hare leaped forward and started running toward her. An ice shield formed in front of the hare before the arrow could impact it. The arrow hit the shield and shattered it. The speed decreased a lot before it hit the hare.
The arrow pricked the hare, but it didn't pierce it. The arrowhead was covered in Daphne's aura though, and the aura froze the small wound that it created. This frozen area suddenly constricted the rest of the hare's body a little.
The hare still kept running toward Daphne. It was 4 feet tall and very frightening as it got closer. Daphne started creating some distance from the hare when she saw the first arrow fail to break the shield easily.
She nocked another arrow while she was running and aimed it at the hare. She immediately created some distance and used the most amount of strength she could exert to fire the arrow.
The bunny created another shield like before, and the arrow destroyed it again. This time, the arrow hit it in its leg with enough force to pierce it. The minute the arrow pierced it, it froze the entire leg. The skill that she learned was coming to be very useful.
The hare stumbled and rolled onto the ground. It quickly recovered, but Daphne had already nocked and fired another arrow down its way before it could react. It created another shield, but the shield came up after the arrow hit it.
The shield crumbled as quickly as it formed while the hare fell down in pain. The arrow had hit it in its torso and had lodged itself deep into its body. Leo chose this time to come down and finish off the hare. He cut up the Beast Core and handed it to her.
"You have succeeded. Your prize." He handed it to her.
"What is this?" She asked.
"This is a Beast Core. It sells for a lot of money. But it is hard to acquire because it is so risky to find them. And you have agreed to take on that risk. We do this every day till we have to set out. Okay?" He said.
She nodded. "Only one Magical Beast a day?" She asked.
He nodded. "Yes. You pay for yourself now. You don't need to feel bad about me paying for anything. If you want an Aura Gathering Pill, you will have to hunt down a Magical Beast and sell its core. Okay?"
She smiled. "Yes. That sounds good."
She went back with him to the outskirts where she would practice her archery before going back to the house.
This was their routine for the next 10 days. Just hunting one Magical Beast a day before going back to their own practice. Obviously, Leo would have to sneak off after and hunt his daily quota of two.
He found out that his consumption of Beast Cores increased slightly after he increased in rank. He started needing 2 more Beast Cores a week overall. So when he sold the leftovers to the tower, he only got 40000 Star coins.
Since he only had to spend it on his own Aura Gathering Pill in the future, he wasn't worried. He was planning on taking the pill after he was done with the next few events he had planned out. So he still had a lot of time.
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