BXBX NOVEL Chapter 38 38
Tenku separated from his friends and headed towards the training ground from the shooting club. The location is next to the archery club and not far from special clubs and boxing clubs. He looked at the club list and its location on his smartphone.
The club at Suisei High School is divided into eight based on the Phantasmal Object form.
1. Swordsmanship Club is a place for students who awaken Phantasmal objects in the form of swords, daggers, knives, or whatever uses similar to that weapon.
2. Spear Art Club is a place for students who awaken a spear-shaped phantasmal object, stick, or weapon with a long grip.
3. Shooting Club is a place for students who awaken Phantasmal objects in the form of firearms.
4. Boxing Club is a place for students who awaken the Phantasmal Object in the form of a gauntlet, knuckle, or anything that uses boxing as its main attack.
5. Archery Club is a place for students with Phantasmal Objects in the form of a bow, crossbow, or weapons that use arrows for attacks.
6. Martial Arts Club is a place for all students regardless of their phantasmal object form. The students will be trained in hand-to-hand combat at the club.
7. The Special Club is a place for students who awaken Phantasmal Objects with non-weapon forms.
8. Mixed-Weapons Arts Club is a place for students with Phantasmal objects in the form of uncommon weapons.
Tenku arrived at a place with a big nameplate on the door. When Tenku opened it, he saw a spacious room and heard a loud sound from firearms.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tenku saw a dozen students practice shooting to hit a circular target. While Tenku was looking around the place, a middle-aged man noticed his appearance and walked over to him.
"Are you one of the first-year students who have joined this club?" The middle-aged man smiled and asked.
"Yes. I want to learn the basics of using a gun. " Tenku looked at the middle-aged man and nodded.
"My name is Junpei Ishibashi, and I am an instructor here. Can you show your Phantasmal Object?" Junpei must ensure that Tenku is a student registered at the shooting club instead of getting lost in that place.
"I understand." Tenku stretched out his right hand and manifested a golden-colored pistol with a revolver-like shape.
"It\'s wonderful and elegant!" Junpei was mesmerized when he saw the design and golden light emanating from Tenku\'s Phantasmal Object.
"What is the grade of your Phantasmal Object?" Junpei asked without diverting his eyes from the revolver.
"Rank-F." Tenku answered briefly.
"Yes! I know this Phantasmal Object will have a high grade ... hmm? What are you saying? Can you repeat it? " Junpei was too focused on admiring Tenku\'s Phantasmal Object and almost missed his words.
"My Phantasmal Object is F-rank." Tenku repeated his words.
"Are you serious?" Junpei said in disbelief.
"Of course. You can check it directly. " Tenku handed his Realizer ID card to Junpei.
"This is ..." Junpei took Tenku\'s Realizer ID card, and he was speechless when he saw that Tenku\'s Phantasmal Object was F-rank.
"Cough! Okay. Please cancel the manifestation of your Phantasmal Object, and we will start our training now. Follow me." Junpei quickly regained his composure and returned Tenku\'s Realizer ID card. Although he knows that Tenku only has a low-rank phantasmal object, that does not change Junpei\'s treatment of him. Then Junpei walked to one of the spots in the shooting field.
"I understand." Tenku canceled the manifestation of his Phantasmal Object as Junpei had said and quickly followed him. At that place, Tenku saw a circular shooting target about ten meters away from him.
"I will teach you the basics first. Wear ear protectors and glasses. For a beginner, you have to use it. The bullet that you will use for practice is a paint bullet. After you are a little proficient, you will replace it with a rubber or sharp bullet and no longer use the protectors." Junpei explained and took a semi-automatic pistol from the table in front of him.
Tenku nodded and immediately wore headphones and glasses available on the table. After that, he saw Junpei pull the trigger of his gun without looking at the target.
Bang!
Tenku narrowed his eyes and saw that the shot hit the center of the target. Even though it happened in the blink of an eye, he quickly remembered the whole process. It started with how Junpei held his gun until he pulled the trigger.
"Hold the pistol grip with your weapon\'s hands fully and consistently. Try it!" Junpei looked at Tenku and gave him the gun.
"I understand." Tenku accepted the gun and grabbed it, according to Junpei\'s words.
"If you feel your grip is solid, point your gun at the target shooting. Aim at the target using your dominant eye. Aiming with two eyes is almost impossible, but some people can do it. Unfortunately, it\'s not for beginners like you. After that, align the front sight and rear sight on your gun. Determine your target point and pull your trigger." Junpei gave his instructions in detail.
Tenku listened to Junpei\'s words with focus and followed his instructions. He did it carefully and tried to replicate the way Junpei shot before. After that, Tenku pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The bullet that Tenku shot almost hit the center of the target. Junpei opened his mouth wide when he saw that. A beginner can be considered a genius if he can hit the target edge on his first try using a gun. Tenku hit the target and nearly landed the bullet in the center. So how could he not be amazed?
"How about it, instructor?" Ziel asked with an innocent face.
"Cough! Yes, that\'s a pretty good start. But don\'t be complacent just because of that. Many beginners can shoot their bullets right into the center of the target on their first try. You have to keep training in the basics because it is still imperfect. I will leave you for a while to see other students." Junpei quickly regained his senses after hearing Tenku\'s words.
Junpei nodded in satisfaction, with sweat dripping from his forehead. After that, he left Tenku in a hurry to another spot in the shooting range. It was just an excuse to stay away from Tenku. Junpei needed to calm his mind from being too surprised by the boy\'s talent.
(Why do I feel so familiar with the way that kid holds the gun and shoots it? Where have I seen that?)
Junpei recalled when Tenku held the pistol grip, and he was sure he had seen it somewhere. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not remember where he had seen someone who had a way of shooting like Tenku.
"It must be just my feeling because I was too surprised by his talent." Junpei sighed and tried to shake off the thought. Then he went over to the other students at the shooting range.
Junpei watched over the other first-year students who had also just started training at the club. They had arrived earlier than Tenku, and he had also taught them the basics of shooting. But when Junpei saw the student\'s progress, he couldn\'t help but shake his head, feeling disappointed.
"I shouldn\'t compare them with a monster. If only his Phantasmal Object had a higher rank, he might become a great Realizer in the future." Junpei looked at Tenku and said in pity.
Time passed quickly, and school was over. Tenku rushed back to his apartment and didn\'t open his stall today because he still had to tidy up his things in his new residence. He did not have time to do it yesterday because he felt tired and too lazy to move his body after lying on the bed.
At school, Tenku realized that Akina had passed through his classroom several times and was seen waiting for someone at the gate after school was over. But he avoided the girl and kept his distance from her because Tenku didn\'t want to get too close to her. After leaving the Karitoshi residence, Tenku had forgotten his relationship with that family.
It sounded cold and heartless, considering that the family had taken care of Tenku for the past nine years. But before Tenku enrolled at a high school, he had secretly returned everything that Misora and Kouta had given him so far, plus interest. Therefore, he felt that he did not owe them anything.
Tenku must focus on increasing his strength and not having time to establish such a relationship for now. He didn\'t want to be distracted by it. But the main reason was that Tenku had learned from his past that the closer he got to other people, the more likely he was to be betrayed.
After Tenku returned to his apartment, he stopped by Wang Haotian\'s place, but the old man still hadn\'t returned until now.
"Hmm ... Has something happened to him? No. With his strength, not much realizer in Japan could endanger him. He could easily escape from a Realizer with the Star Cluster phase unless some of them surrounded him, which could not happen in this country. " Tenku shook his head and immediately returned to his room.
He was sure that Wang Haotian was not in a dangerous situation. If so, the old man would have contacted him. Besides, only a few Realizers from the Star Cluster phase could threaten his life, but Japan didn\'t have many Realizers of that level.
When Tenku returned to his apartment room, he started to tidy up his things. It took him over an hour to do so, and he made the apartment the ideal home for him.
After that, Tenku decided to rest on the balcony of his apartment while looking for fresh air and drinking isotonic. But then he saw a suspicious person on the street in front of his apartment wearing a black robe covering his body and a spooky mask over his face.
The man hid in a narrow passage and took out a parchment scroll inside his robe. Then he opened it and spread it on the ground. Tenku narrowed his eyes when he saw the person placing his hand on the center of the parchment and saying something.
"Summon!"