When Chae Nayun easily struck the target 200 meters away, the spectators broke into applause. Chae Nayun was an amazing archer. That's what everyone felt, including Kim Suho. He looked around at other archers spectating the match. Because it was an archery duel, there were ten or so cadets with bows hanging on their backs.
"Chae Nayun's posture is amazing."
"She's been doing it for a long time."
"Yeah, but still, how can it be so perfect?"
They began to comment on the match. Kim Suho, Shin Jonghak, Yoo Yeonha, and Yi Yeonghan, who didn't know much about archery, naturally listened in on their explanations.
At that moment, Kim Hajin fired. His first arrow missed the mark by a mile.
"The hell.... His posture is completely off."
Kim Suho placed his ear on the commentators and his eyes on the archery duel.
Kim Hajin fired a second shot, which missed once more.
"Er, maybe he really didn't practice."
"No, he changed his bow's direction at the last second. He missed on purpose."
"Huh? Why would he do that?"
"I don't know."
Then, Kim Hajin fired his third arrow. This time, his arrow hit the target perfectly.
"See? He missed his second shot on purpose."
"Okay, but why?"
"Fuck man, I don't know!"
...For now, Kim Suho continued to watch their duel.
"But I've never seen him before at the archery range."
At that moment, one of the cadets muttered.
There were two facilities for sharpshooter cadets – the shooting range and the archery range.
More often than not, the shooting range was used by cadets to practice archery with magic power, while the archery range was used for pure, traditional archery practice. Furthermore, there was a limited number of archery ranges that first years could use, so most first year sharpshooters had seen other sharpshooters' faces at least once.
"Have you seen him?"
"No, I haven't."
"Maybe he comes after midnight?"
"No, that's when I'm here, from midnight to 3, and I've never seen him."
Kim Suho was at a loss for words. Did Kim Hajin really not practice at all?
But Kim Hajin's archery was too keen and quick for that to be true. His arrows shot after his target like a starving wild beast.
Soon, the archers began to compare their practice hours to discuss this mystery.
Their busy conversation came to a stop by the time the distance reached 400 meters. Kim Hajin was shooting too well.
One of the cadets muttered in a daze.
"450-meter mark is my record..."
But soon, Kim Hajin easily surpassed the 450-meter mark. The noisy crowd slowly began to quiet down, and sounds of hard swallowing increased.
"Ah, Chae Nayun missed."
And at 500 meters, Chae Nayun missed for the first time. On the other hand, Kim Hajin succeeded just as easily as before.
The same thing happened on the 550-meter mark. When Chae Nayun failed a second time, Kim Suho realized she would lose.
Now, it was the 600-meter mark.
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