CHAPTER 4
Yandere Dragoness' Longbow
I got home around 5pm. I immediately put on my Zenith headset and stare at the Digital Sin Online login screen. I think about the competition tomorrow. Will I get to choose my weapon? Are we level-locked, or do we get experience points? That would encourage getting kills rather than hiding…
I fast travel to Luna Base, a popular social hub on the Moon and where my house is. I find an isolated training area near the town square.
I shadowbox with every weapon I have, including martial arts. I familiarize myself with spells, just in case I get stuck with tomes. I've always been skilled with a katana so I don't spend much time with that. I pick up a bow… My thoughts are back on Mitsuko and her archery contest tomorrow. What the hell is wrong with me?
Blue text pops up in the chat. "sup noob xD"
I pan my surroundings and see a girl named Maya. She has blue hair made of flames, glowing blue eyes and pink markings across her face. She's wearing full rune armor with gold trim. Underneath her rune plateskirt are pink markings on her bare thighs. On her back is the Yandere Dragoness' Longbow.
She's level 117. Not too bad, but certainly leagues beneath me. I use my speakwrite to transfer my voice to text. "Who you calling a noob?"
"u xD level 320 can't even shoot a bow -_- lmaonade"
She's right. I am pitiful with a bow. My practice has yielded no results. I retrieve my missed Daedric arrows scattered around the target dummy and return from downrange.
I activate my visual keyboard to make an emoji. ">_> like you can do any better?"
Maya pushes me aside. She unloads 5 arrows into the practice dummy. I haven't hit it once in the last 30 minutes. I have been humbled.
"Wow :O You're really good."
"thx ^-^ see? level doesnt matter if u cant aim :P"
I nod in agreement. I pull the string on my Elden Souls Bow and fire an arrow. It strikes the floor. I'm embarrassed and feeling irritated. Why can't I get this?! Maybe I should take a break…
"o_O want some help?"
I shrug my shoulders. "That would be great…"
"draw ur bow plz :D dont fire tho kk?"
I aim at the practice dummy.
"wtf thats y u cant shoot .-. ur stance sux big pp"
Maya pulls my drawing hand to my chin, expanding my chest. She pats my lower back to straighten it and tilts my chin upward with her finger. She kicks my feet until they're just outside shoulder-width.
"tighter! gg okie stay like this for a while"
It doesn't take a minute for my body to start trembling. Maya's character starts laughing.
"ok ok xD relax. kk now shoot again liek that"
I nod and resume my new stance and fire an arrow. I hit the dummy in the thigh! I try again, aiming a little higher. I strike its chest!
"=O wow! u did it!! nice (^_^)b"
I'm surprised. I learned a lot from Maya's tips. "Thanks to you =)"
"aw nah i did nothing. hey i gotta go. add me? :3"
I add Maya to my friends list. She waves and her character disappears. I smile at the friendly experience and resume my training.