episode_0075

“Next training!”

I moved the course as Rain said.

What is the next training?

As we followed her at a brisk pace, we arrived in front of a place where there were several large targets standing out.

“What is this?”

“Increases long-range accuracy!”

“Did you do this last time too…?”

I asked her just in case.

Lane nodded and raised his hand.

“Yeah. But I wasn’t as good as before.”

I listened to Rain’s words and went to stand where the red line was drawn.

Distant targets fill the field of vision.

Shine just watches from afar.

She nodded as if she believed me.

Amy was standing next to Shine, holding a folder in her hand and writing something down.

“Go ahead Jeff!”

Did he feel my gaze?

Amy, who was filling out the paperwork, waved and smiled.

I felt my heart melt at the warm affection contained in that smile.

I fiddled with the hem of my tracksuit and wiggled my fingers.

“How do you do it?”

“Press the button in front to start right away.”

“Do you have to hit the target with just your ability?”

“Any method that uses the ability is fine.”

As Rain said that, he went and stood in front of the red line himself.

It looks like he’s trying to show an example.

I took a step back from Rain and watched her.

Lane confidently reached out and pressed the red button.

Mechanical devices that start working with a beeping sound.

The targets that were visible in the distance began to move at a subtle speed.

“Weren’t you supposed to stay still?”

“Because a still target is too easy.”

As he said that, Rain took out a small water gun from his pocket.

It was a dolphin-shaped water gun sold together with candy at stationery stores.

“Yep!”

As Lane’s finger pulled the trigger of the dolphin water gun.

A stream of water shot out from the dolphin’s lips with a spurt.

Contrary to the cute feeling, the water stream shot out like light and hit the target.

Beep-

Beep-

Beep-

A dolphin’s water spurt fired continuously from Rain’s hand.

A rainbow sparkles across the sky.

Her water stream hit every target without fail.

“It’s something like this.”

As if the explanation was over, Lane spun the dolphin water gun in his hand and put it in his pocket.

It was a gesture that reminded me of a gunslinger in a Western movie.

“Thanks for the explanation, Rain.”

I walked up to Lane and hugged her tightly.

Lane flailed his arms in confusion, but I didn’t let go.

Because I knew that Rain liked hugs.

She showed a weak resistance, but after a while she became quiet.

After I swept her back once or twice and let her go, Rain, whose ears were red at the tips, opened her mouth shyly.

“Yeah… . I have to do well.”

I nodded to Rain’s words and went to stand where the red line was drawn.

Rain, who had been watching me like that, suddenly steps back.

There was no need to be strong.

The goal is to hit the target.

I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the button.

You can do it.

It’s something I trained with Victor before, so there’s no reason I can’t do it.

I thought so and pressed the button.

A mechanical sound begins to be heard.

A target that is activated and starts moving.

I raised my hand as I watched the scene.

Dismissal-

Blue light shot out and a flash of light shot out from the tip of his finger.

straight line.

The current, which had been extending straight, suddenly dispersed just before hitting the target.

Panicked, I fired the current again, but the result was similar.

Fired, fired-

Lightning strikes in succession

However, if it flies a certain distance, all lightning trajectories become distorted.

Embarrassed, I pulled out even more of my abilities.

Pajik Pajik – A blue current that covers the entire arm.

I pulled up enough power to brighten up the surroundings.

bang!

A blue flash of light shot from his arm, engulfing everything around him.

White smoke rising from the air.

Even the target was completely burned black.

It definitely hit the target, but it was more force than necessary.

As I turned around with a sad face, Shine waved her hand slightly.

“Jeff, you can do it.”

I bite my lips to hold back my tears at her encouragement.

You can do it.

That one word set me on my path.

Target shooting was a training session I did with Victor.

Victor, a lightning-type power user who is better than me.

He gave me a lot of advice.

If so, there may be some advice that can help you resolve this situation now.

I desperately searched my memories.

“Ouch… !”

At that moment, I remembered Victor sending the iron bar flying with his powers.

The iron rod wrapped in blue lightning was moving at a speed that made it hard to believe it had been blown away with a light wave.

I looked around.

But I couldn’t find the iron bar I wanted.

As I was crying like that, I was able to discover something clanking and showing off its presence in my pocket.

“Coin… !”

What came out of the pocket was a commemorative coin with Lucy’s face on it.

A blue current gathered at the tip of his finger and wrapped around the coin.

The coin that rises slowly begins to spin quickly.

Round and round – the rapidly spinning coin twinkled like starlight.

My eyes lit up.

Lucy.

Help me.

Blue current gathering at the tip of the finger.

The moment when great forces come together as one.

I snapped my fingers.

Snap-! A strange misalignment that catches the tip of your finger.

The shock transmitted to the spinning coin spread widely.

The starlight shatters.

Countless starlights flying away, splitting apart.

I opened my mouth at the sight that covered the entire sky.

Pavababak-!

A multitude of shooting stars that go beyond the target and cover everything around them.

A blue light flashes along the trail left in the air.

“Wow!”

A cheering sound is heard behind the back.

The moment all the targets fell, Rain ran to me and grabbed my body.

“That’s really cool, Jeff! How did you do that?”

“Rain… .”

I slowly turned my head and made a sad face.

Rain, who had been enjoying himself alone, saw my expression and held back his laughter.

“Why? Why? Where does it hurt?”

I hugged her without saying a word.

The feeling of loss when one of my cherished possessions disappears is so sad that it cannot be expressed in words.

Clearly, when Victor did it, the iron bar was fine.

But when I flicked the coin after him, it broke into pieces.

Pieces of coins that were so blackened by a huge lightning strike that even the remains could not be found.

If I had known this would happen, I would have used a regular coin instead of Lucy’s commemorative coin.

But it’s always too late to regret.

I held back my sadness and hugged Rain tighter.

“Jeff is out of breath.”

As I was holding the fluttering Rain in my arms, Shine and Amy approached me.

“Good job! Jeff. That’s a better record than usual?”

I let go of Rain and answered Amy’s question.

“Thank you, Amy.”

Amy smiled and patted my head.

The hair that had been fluttering with static electricity calmed down.

“Jeff! What did you just do?”

Shine came hanging on my arm with her eyes sparkling, seeming to like the coin crushing I had just shown her.

I’m not feeling so good right now.

But I couldn’t take out my anger on Shine, so I let out a small sigh and let out my anger.

I looked back silently.

The targets are scorched earth.

It was broken and burned, and even the floor, which was otherwise good, was left with deep gouge marks.

But everyone around him seemed familiar with it and continued to train diligently without even giving him a glance.

As there are many capable people, this kind of thinking seems familiar.

“Lucy Meteor?”

I muttered the name of the technique quietly.

When I saw the blue lights pouring down from the sky, I was reminded of a meteor shower.

And since it was a sight created with Lucy’s commemorative coin, wouldn’t the name be Lucy Meteor?

I looked around to see if the name I gave them sounded strange.

“Lucy?”

“Yeah… .”

“Why Lucy?”

“That’s right… . The coin was Lucy’s commemorative coin.”

“Jeff.”

“Ugh… .”

“Can’t I?”

“Huh?”

“Instead of Lucy Meteor, let’s use Shine Meteor.”

I kept my mouth shut at Shine’s confident words.

Actually, whatever the name of the technology was, it was fine.

I couldn’t say anything because I was burdened by the jealousy I felt in Shine’s eyes.

“Shine.Me.Te.O!”

She grabbed my cheek and spoke to me word by word, one by one.

He spoke again, as if he were going to pound me in the brain.

“Follow me Jeff. Shine. Me. Te. O!”

“Shine Meteor… .”

“Good job.”

Shine patted my head, looking satisfied with my answer.

My mouth opens gently at the small, gently digging hands.

“Jeff. The technique you just showed me. Can you use it again?”

While I was being petted by Shine, Amy, who was organizing her papers, asked me a question.

I nodded, as it wasn’t that difficult.

“But I need coins.”

I said, recalling Lucy’s commemorative coin that melted into thin air.

Amy nodded at my words and took some small coins out of her pocket and handed them to me.

“Actually, I think a metal bar would be fine instead of a coin.”

Amy looked around at my words.

But he shook his head and answered as if he couldn’t find the iron bar he wanted.

“Sorry Jeff. Coins are all I can give you right now.”

“It’s okay.”

“Okay then. Can you show me again?”

Amy said, pointing to the mangled targets.

“It’s all broken?”

“Don’t worry about the target, it’s just the only place you can fire your skills.”

I nodded to Amy’s words.

It wasn’t that difficult to grant her request.

Amy’s request was very important to me.

Even if it is more difficult than this, even if it is something that is very difficult for me to hear.

I must have tried to accommodate her request.

That’s how precious Amy was to me.

“Let’s get started.”

I raised my hands, catching my breath.

Just like before, it raises your abilities.

A blue current began to surround his hand, and a bright light burst out, illuminating the surrounding area.

Phagecic-!

The small coin in my hand begins to float and spin.

PINGURUR – As the number of spins increases, the coin begins to glow brighter.

I watched the scene and then flicked my fingers.

Falling-

A similar sensation as before was transmitted to the tips of my fingers.

The moment your finger taps the body of the coin.

The electricity contained within exploded in all directions.

phut!

The starlight burst from my hand and shattered into countless small pieces, scattering in all directions.

The starlight that illuminated the sky eventually falls to the ground.

Kwakwakwak! Blue stars flying and landing everywhere.

The walls warp and the ground sinks deep.

It showed that the power contained within was not ordinary.

This is Lucy… no, Shine Meteor.

I shook my hand and released the residual current.

“How is it?”

“You’re still getting stronger! Jeff.”

I smiled slightly at Amy’s words.

If you get stronger, you can help Amy.

That fact made me unbearably happy.