I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 6. The lower body is very weak (1)

Anise’s eyes narrowed.

The young man with a bright smile was a handsome man who could stand out even on a crowded street.

Silver hair and golden eyes. The mischievous smile and cheerful gestures were clear to see.

whistle whistle.

A man who entered the training ground without hesitation waved his hand and said hello. Anise’s fair face wrinkled.

‘Who is pretending to know me? It’s the first time I’ve seen a face in my life.’

Anise tried to squeeze out memories to see if she had forgotten, but it was definitely a first meeting.

‘That outfit in the first place. It’s not aristocratic attire. Even the gait is not dignified. You look like an outsider, but the soldiers just let you in?’

Judging by the guards standing and looking this way, it was not an intruder.

Still, he couldn’t be called an ally, so Anise stopped the man.

“Stop. who are you?”

Still, the man did not stop walking.

what? didn’t you hear?

‘My voice must have been small.’

Anis thought that her voice had gone bad from the hard training, so she shouted at the top of her voice this time.

“Stop! who are you!”

This time, it was a voice so loud that the training ground reverberated. There was absolutely no way the other person could hear it.

But the man still didn’t stop, and was approaching with a hesitant face.

‘Are you deaf?’

Anise decided to greet the man with an arrow in hand, just in case.

The man stopped with five steps left. He gave off a strange aura.

‘That’s strange. I’m sure I’ve seen it for the first time now, but for some reason I’m familiar with it. hmm? for a moment. What is the color of your eyes?’

Sephira’s blood relatives have a common characteristic. It is that he has eyes that are a mixture of purple and gold.

The man in front of me did that.

Purple pupils like jewels, golden irises reminiscent of a wheat field at sunset. It was an eye that could only be possessed by non-Sefira family blood relatives.

“Are you Anis?”

The man opened his mouth and asked a question.

Anise was displeased with the man’s disrespectful attitude, but there was a person that immediately popped into her mind, so she asked patiently.

“Are you, Keter?”

“Seeing as you answer questions with questions, Anise is right.”

Seeing Anis, Keter was relieved.

Moderately long reddish-brown hair reaching the tips of the ears. Suspicion and vigilance in the eyes and a slightly frowned face look cool, not scary.

Anis, an archangel who has been pathetically exhausted after pursuing only strength all his life.

They only exchanged greetings, but Keter was sure. The ‘Past Anise’ and the ‘Present Anis’ are exactly the same person.

‘It’s a pity to just check and leave.’

His hands are covered in blood, his hair is bald, and his eyes show madness… Compared to Anise from the future, this one was still a ‘person’.

‘Anis in her previous life couldn’t overcome her limits and eventually went mad… … .’

Keter glanced at Anise’s fingers and saw that all 10 of them were attached. It sounds like you haven’t gone crazy yet.

The corner of Keter’s mouth went up.

Help the other person if they need help. Help even if you don’t like it. That was the solution to the liqueur.

service to the customer. That was Keter’s secret to living on liqueur.

“How did you know I was here?”

Anise’s voice was full of hostility, as if Keter was quite suspicious.

“Passing by by chance. Huiyu~ Did you do that shield? How powerful is it?”

Anise’s impression hardly had time to straighten out.

You say ‘by chance’? This is also nonsense, but his personality full of improvement was much more concerned about what he said behind the scenes.

“It must look great in your eyes. Get in the way, get out of here Forgive me for coming in here on my own.”

“Isn’t it a compliment that the power is amazing? They are ignorant because their power is unnecessarily high.”

“… … !?”

Anise, who had been pointed out out of nowhere, clenched her fists.

fast!

No matter how strong he was, the iron arrow he was holding folded in half.

“You, who have never shot a bow, know what you are talking about?”

In Lillian Kingdom, it is illegal for commoners to possess ranged weapons unless they are soldiers, nobles, or licensed hunters.

Of course, it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t get caught, but considering the size and presence of the bow, it’s not easy.

So, it was true that most ordinary people, including Keter, did not even have a chance to shoot a bow.

Keter shrugged.

“It’s not the power to kill people, is it? I don’t know if it’s a monster.”

When Keter spoke surprisingly logically, contrary to his attitude, Anise frowned.

Anise had a strong temperament by nature and did not like to lose even in a verbal fight. Naturally, he immediately refuted Keter’s words.

“You are mistaken. The reason I value the power of the bow is to make it meaningless even if the knights block it.”

Keter immediately responded.

“Think carefully. Why can knights block arrows?”

“Are you treating me like an idiot? Of course, because I can see the arrow.”

“You are stupid. I can see the arrow, but why don’t the knights avoid it and block it? It’s easier to block than to avoid. Now, question again. If you shoot an arrow of such great power, will the knights really try to block it or avoid it?”

“… … !”

It was simple common sense, but Anis realized it only now. No matter how powerful it is, it has no meaning if it doesn’t fit.

But it was unavoidable. He had seen enough of the knights who blocked arrows easily.

That’s why it was mistaken that polishing the ‘unstoppable arrow’ was the best way to deal with knights.

Anis, who realized the uncomfortable truth, was driven by Keter.

“All martial artists go through trial and error like you. When he encounters an opponent who can easily block attacks, he seeks unstoppable formidable power. But when you get into practice, you’ll find out. Even formidable power is meaningless if you can’t hit it. So, the first thing an archer should pursue is to get it right. Power comes next. How about this, did you speak like someone who has shot a bow?”

In the case of arrows, the situation is worse than in general martial arts. The arrows fired end there. Archers can no longer engage.

In addition, one condition must be satisfied in order to fully exert its power. It’s just that the archer has to be in a safe situation.

In the battlefield, there are high walls, and there are infantry guarding the front.

But what if the archer alone?

What if you fight a similar level of swordsman alone?

An archer can never defeat an opponent. Normal people may not know this, but if you are sufficiently trained, you can recognize arrows with only your eyesight and reflexes.

Moreover, arrows only shoot in a straight line. Of course, it draws a curve, but it is a path that anyone can predict. That is, no change.

There is no change, it is simple without variables. Its simplicity sometimes works as an advantage, but it acts as a fatal weakness in interpersonal warfare.

Anise came up with the idea of suppressing it with ‘power’.

It may be the correct answer in certain situations, but it is neither suitable nor sufficient strategy for the Sephira family, which is politically isolated and has no allies, to use as their main weapon.

Anis, who was hit by Keter, shuddered.

It was a fact that even Anis knew.

It was a fact and the only theory known to the Sephira family, or to archers who practiced archery. In archery, ‘power’ and ‘change’ cannot coexist.

The Sephira family is a family with a 300-year history. But why haven’t these problems been addressed?

Because I didn’t have to deal with it. In the past, when there were frequent wars, there was no situation where an archer could be isolated alone. There were always knights risking their lives to protect them, and there were high and strong walls.

At that time, the family’s reputation was very high, and they were favored by the queen.

It has only been 30 years since the large-scale war ended, and it has only been 30 years since it became a small-scale local war, and it was only 10 years ago that it fell out of favor with the queen and was attacked by nobles.

I didn’t know that the Sephira family would turn out like this. Not only the former head of the family, but even the current head of the family, Basil.

It was too late to develop an archery specialized in interpersonal combat after realizing that the situation was not good. Time, resources, and manpower were severely lacking.

As Anis bit her lip and maintained her silence, Keter spoke again.

“No matter how powerful it is, avoiding it is enough. So stop doing useless training. Think about how to hit the arrow against the knight at that time.”

“Keugh… … !”

Anise’s eyes caught fire.

Unaware of his family’s circumstances, he leaves Keter alone, who despises his archery and family’s arcane skills?

I’d rather tolerate it if it hurt my pride, but I couldn’t stand ignoring Sephira.

“Stop avoiding? good. Try avoiding it.”

Anise took out an arrow from the quiver on her waist. The words are emotional, but the arrowhead also showed a rational appearance. I was angry, but I only intended to give a moderate scolding.

Of course, it would be dangerous to hit a vital spot, but Anis, of course, had no intention of going that far.

In the blink of an eye, Anise shot an arrow at the string, and it was Keter’s thigh that was aimed. This is the part where humans feel the most pain.

Tung!

An arrow fired instantaneously from a very short distance.

It was a quick bow that ordinary people would not even be able to react to, but Keter easily dodged the arrow just by gently pulling out his left foot.

“Slow.”

“You have enough skills to say arrogant things.”

Anise grabbed three arrows at the same time and removed the arrowheads again. Then they fired at the same time.

Shooting three arrows at the same time, anyone who has ever held a bow knows how hard this is.

Besides, it’s not just shooting. The speed and accuracy of the arrows were also excellent. Kether’s shoulders, abdomen, and calves. Each aimed only at areas that were difficult to avoid.

If that’s the end of it, then it’s not the self-restraint of the famous archers. Anis brought out a new arrow, ready to shoot again even if Keter dodged it.

but-

Poof!

Anise’s eyes suddenly widened.

It was because Keter twisted at the same time as he advanced, dodging all three arrows.

While amazed at the flexibility of performing impossible movements due to the structure of human joints, Anis did not forget to shoot an arrow.

Fighting!

Anis fires the arrow she loaded at Keter, who came right in front of her. It’s a calmness that’s impossible unless you have a fair amount of courage, but-

puck!

Keter hit the arrow fired from a very short distance with the palm of her left hand.

“… … !”

In succession, Keter’s right hand grabbed Anis’ bowstring.

It was a quick move, but Anis laughed.

‘Are we going to have a tug-of-war with a bow?’

Anis laughed at Keter, who was fighting for strength.

An archer’s strength is concentrated in the upper body, especially the arms and shoulders, rather than the lower body. In terms of simple physical strength, it means that if it is better than the general test, it is excellent, but it does not fall.

So there was no reason to avoid a power struggle.

No, I rather welcomed it.

Kudo deuk!

The bow that received the strength of the two men broke as if it would break. Anis expected it to be an easy fight. That is, until his body is dragged little by little.

Cold sweat ran down his back.

‘Plains… How can I get this power?’

Out of a sense of crisis that she was about to lose, Anis hurriedly used her aura.

When the aura, the power that transcends humans, is activated, the caster’s physical abilities are amplified at least twice.

Hard!

Keter proved to be strong in terms of pure physical strength, but as Aura was used, Anise gradually began to gain the upper hand.

‘That’s right.’

However, the moment the bow was pulled toward Anise, Keter let go of her strength and burrowed into Anise’s arms.

‘It’s obvious!’

This, too, was the move Anise expected.

Strengthening physical abilities does not mean only strengthening muscles. Reflexes and moving vision will also improve.

Anis, who had extensive fighting experience, prepared for a counterattack and aimed her knee at the abdomen.

‘I must have thought that an archer would be weak in close combat.’

Anis didn’t look down on Keter in the first place. Although his tone was vulgar, his body belonged to a trained warrior. So, as soon as he was pushed back in a power struggle, he showed determination to use his aura.

However, Anis did not expect that Keter’s fighting sense would be superior to his own.

Keter reacted like someone who was expecting Anis’ counterattack.

puck!

Keter reached out with her right foot and walked on Anis’ left leg.

Anis, whose right leg was floating in the air in response to a knee attack, completely lost her balance at this simple attack and fell backwards.

‘… … !’

Nevertheless, Anis, whose physical abilities were strengthened, hurriedly stretched out her arms and grabbed Keter by the collar, trying to turn the situation around—but, as if expecting this as well, Keter cut Anis’s finger with his fist.

Quadang!

In the end, Anise fell over.

Anise is usually full of good luck. With one tenacity to win, he immediately hit the floor and tried to stand up.

Remembrance.

Taking advantage of Anise’s fall, Keter took the bow and aimed it at the fallen man.

It was a target without an arrow, but the meaning was clear.

Anise’s complete defeat.

Keter clicked his tongue and said.

“Your lower body is weak.”