"Amazing…."
Entranced by the display, Aiden couldn't help muttering in admiration. But the second he did, the world seemed to freeze.
Aiden saw two glowing eyes lock onto him like a bloodthirsty hunter in the night, sending shivers down his spine.
Aiden was sure that if it had been a few days ago, he would have fallen over in fear.
Fortunately, Aiden had begun his training as a Divine Descendant and was much stronger than he was days ago, so he could avoid an embarrassing situation.
But even with his newfound strength, Aiden was still intimidated and remained silent.
It was only when the arrow in the girl's hand was aimed at him that Aiden didn't stay silent anymore for fear of being shot.
"Whoa! Whoa! I'm a student here too. There's no need to be so on edge. I'm just here to train, just like you!"
Aiden quickly brought out his token as proof of identity, fearing he might be too late and get shot on the spot.
"I came to practice my archery when I noticed you were already here. Your archery was so impressive that I stood and watched for a while. If I offended you in any way, I didn't mean to."
Seeing the shocked look on Aiden's face, the mysterious girl quickly realized she was in the wrong and dropped her bow.
She looked at Aiden before slightly bowing her head. Then, she replied in a cold and clear voice,
"I'm sorry, I was too focused on practice and overreacted. I shouldn't have responded in the way I did."
Seeing that the girl wasn't an unreasonable lunatic who would shoot on sight, Aiden finally relaxed a little before replying,
"It's okay. You don't have to take it to heart."
After Aiden said this, there was a long, awkward silence.
Eventually, Aiden couldn't stomach the awkward silence any longer. If she wasn't going to talk, then he could only bite the bullet and try to start a conversation.
"Your archery, it's really impressive."
The girl looked up at Aiden with her bright blue eyes and blinked.
"Thank you. I practice a lot."
Looking at the bow in her hands, Aiden's eyes shone with a curious glow.0
"I'm interested in the archery skill you were practicing before. Can you teach me to shoot like you do?"
The girl looked at Aiden and saw the bow and arrows in his hand. Seeing that he had come out to practice so late at night, he must at least be somewhat serious about archery.
She had also been rude earlier, so she didn't immediately reject Aiden's request and just asked,
"How long have you been practicing archery?"
Hearing this question, Aiden froze before becoming utterly embarrassed.
"One… one day."
Hearing this, the girl, whose face had been as cold as the night moon, finally showed a mixture of emotions as she asked again in disbelief, "Sorry, I must not have heard correctly. How long have you been practicing archery?"
"One day," replied Aiden.
The girl's face twitched as it turned red, before shifting into a terrifying expression as an endless amount of hostility burst from her eyes.
Aiden, who was actually the target of this hostility, felt all the goosebumps on his body stand up as he tightened his grip around his bow.
Just now, he actually felt his life was being threatened.
Not caring about Aiden's reaction, the girl stared at him with a pair of wolf-like eyes that threatened to swallow him whole.
"Are you… Are you mocking me right now?"
She had spent endless hours training and bleeding to perfect her craft, and now somebody who had barely touched a bow for a day was asking her to teach him something she had spent her life perfecting.
If that wasn't mocking her, then what was?
Aiden, unfortunately, didn't know the reason for the sudden burst of hostility, but he wanted to de-escalate the situation regardless, so he quickly spoke up.
"No. I think you're misunderstanding the situation. It was never my intention to insult you at all. Although it's embarrassing to say it with my own mouth, everyone around me says I'm pretty talented in archery. Your archery is the most advanced I've ever seen, so I thought that since I've progressed this far, I should start learning from an expert like you."
Hearing Aiden's explanation, the girl was left speechless.
Talented?
Progression?
If she heard correctly, this boy just said he had barely even been practicing archery for a day. How much progress could he possibly achieve?
The girl didn't want to believe it, but she could tell from the look in the boy's eyes that he was being honest.
This time, the girl wasn't even angry; she was genuinely confused.
The girl looked at Aiden and could still see the innocent and confused look in his eyes, and it was then that she realized something.
This guy… He wasn't mocking her. He really was just an idiot!
He truly believed that he could start learning her expert archery after picking up the bow for just one day.
There really were people this ignorant in the world!
It was then that she remembered what her father told her before leaving for Olympus Academy.
Here, she would meet geniuses that would leave her questioning reality, and she would also meet idiots that would leave her thinking the same thing.
The boy in front of her was obviously the latter.
Realizing this, the hostility in the girl's eyes vanished as her body completely relaxed. She spoke with a look of realization,
"I see. You're just an idiot."
Now it was Aiden's turn to be confused.
"Idiot? Where are you getting that from?"
Ignoring Aiden's words, a look of pity appeared in the girl's eyes.
Sometimes people say something so stupid, you can't even get mad.