"So it goes like this, and..." the redhead girl muttered as she tried to fix her right arm's position.
@SAF Master Mitsu smiled as Marissa assumed the correct pose. "Very good...now anchor your drawing hand on your face, ideally somewhere in the region of your mouth and cheek just below your eyes or nose so that you can see down the shaft of your arrow."
Cobalt nodded in understanding what the master was telling him. "So what kind of weapons will be used here?" he asked.
@Ignem "In addition to his fists and legs, Mightyena can also use weapons blessed with power and speed." Master Karashi explained. "They are best suited to twin daggers, twin blades, archery, whips, and ranged weapons, like shuriken or boomerangs."
"Twin Blades? Like Machetes or short swords?" he asked putting his hand on his chin thinking. He had seen those in the Kanto dojo, but they definitely looked like they were of plastic.
@Ignem "Twin blades are short swords." Master Karashi explains. "Like their one handed and two handed counterparts, twin blades come in hundreds of designs. Some look closer to the traditional Western sword, and some look like miniature katanas."
Marissa pulled the bowstring with her right hand as she focused her sight down the shaft on her arrow. (Question: are there any targets in Marissa's range of sight? And do they look like any other target rings?) Spoiler: Target ring
@SAF (Marissa is currently aiming at a target. They look no different from your standard archery target )
(Aight then. I'll base where Marissa's arrow lands on that target picture you've just posted.) And now, Marissa released her right hand, letting the arrow go. Thanks to all the training she had with Sniper and her slingshot, her arrow landed on the line between the target's red and yellow areas.
@SAF Master Mitsu applauded when she saw where the arrow landed. "Nicely done! If this was a real competition, you'd get 9 points for that shot."
E-ehhh??? Even Marissa couldn't believe her eyes when she lowered her arms and saw where her very first arrow landed just now.
Cobalt nodded in understanding. So does that mean he is getting his first weapon? What will it be? The weapons he heard were all quite unique.
@SAF "Would you like to try another shot?" Mister Mitsu asks. "You were very close to the bullseye." @Ignem (Your second trial is based on a weapon you choose--but this won't happen just yet)
Marissa nodded, then grabbed another arrow. She tried another shot which landed slightly above the first one.
Three more shoots later, Marissa's arms felt somewhat numb. As expected from a new archer. Here's where her arrows had landed (including the previous two) :
@SAF A couple of students hurried to retrieve Marissa's shots. "It's best not to overdo it at first." Master Mitsu smiled. "Practice a little every day, and you'll go far."
"Yes... ma'am..." Marissa replied while she's still panting from all those shootings. She sat down on the floor and massaged her right arm with her left hand.
@SAF Master Mitsu brought over some herbal cream. "Here...this is Archer Balm. It will help ease the pain in your sore arm."