Matan’s Shooter

Chapter 142

Chapter 142

‘No weapon?’

It was reasonable to consider someone who could have a friendly conversation with Browless at the Musket Academy to be called a musketeer. However, he had no musket?

‘Long weapons such as muskets or spears didn’t fit in the bag……’

Hmm, Leeha carefully looked at the person’s back, but he did not see any musket.

He left the academy without looking back.

“Okay, what happened? Ha Leeha-kun. It seems you’ve been doing something fun lately.”

“Ah, director. Haha, it was not a big deal.”

“Is that so.”

It was a question related to Rising Sun, and Browless asked with a smile,

Leeha also replied with a smile.

Killing 500 people and disbanding a guild with 6000 members was not not a big deal. However, Leeha did not do it to boast.

“What are you up to today?”

“I came here to check if you could train me again.”

“No, I don’t have anything. Are you ready to take Elizabeth’s exam?”

“Ahh……. No. Not yet.”

“Hmmm……. Then there’s nothing I can do.”

Not yet. Leeha quickly nodded.

He was level 92. He could level up to 100 and come back again, and if there’s still no quest, then he would need to complete the wall that is Miss Elizabeth’s quest.

‘He is not going to let me do anything else until I complete that quest.’

It was fine. He still needed to practice anyway.

Leeha put aside work for now and asked what he was curious about.

“Ah, who was the person who was here just now?”

“Hmm? Ah, you didn’t know yet?”

“What?”

“Then why did you ask me about him last time?”

“What?”

Browless burst into laughter as he thought it was absurd.

NPCs also had highs and lows. At least today, Leeha could see that Browless was in a very good mood.

“Didn’t you ask who Kidd was?”

“Ah- aahh! I-is that person ‘Sleeping’ Kidd?”

“I don’t know how he got the nickname ‘Sleeping’, but that is Kidd.”

The Kidd that Shin Nara talked about! Leeha glanced at the door and looked at Browless again.

“D-director-nim! I will come back again next time!”

“Hmm? Ah- Okay-.”

Before Browless could even finish talking, Leeha already ran.

He didn’t know who Kidd was or what he was famous for, but at least

he could guess one thing.

‘He must be much more advanced than I am. If he is the person Shin Nara mentioned!’

So, he could help me a lot! Leeha hurriedly left the academy and looked around the roadside.

Numerous users and NPCs came and went.

‘Where did you-.’

However, it was not difficult to find Kidd.

Because from the academy on the way to the training ground, Kidd was leaning on the side of a tree and was looking at Leeha.

Judging from his posture, he must have been waiting for Leeha on purpose.

“Here, that- hello? You must be Ha Leeha.”

“……Kidd.”

He was biting on a leaf of grass. His outfit was already like that, and he was even biting on a blade of grass, so he looked like the main character of a movie.

‘Why was Nara-ssi looking for this person? Maybe he’s her boyfriend……? No, it didn’t feel that way.’

While Leeha looked at Kidd, he briefly opened his friends’ window. It said that Shin Nara was at the Royal Palace in Aelstock.

Kidd wore his hat tightly, but his eyes glanced at Leeha.

Leeha also noticed it.

“I’m sorry I eavesdropped earlier. I didn’t mean to overhear your conversation, but I was not used to seeing people in the academy…

“It’s okay.”

“Hmm, are you a musketeer?”

Kidd nodded.

For some reason, Leeha had a feeling that the dress and the way Kidd spoke and behave resembled Browless.

“It’s something I overheard, but…… you said something like I’m your rival, and that I didn’t need any help. May I ask what that means?”

Shame is temporary but information is forever! Leeha thickened his face and asked Kidd.

Kidd also looked at Leeha, looked into the air and said.

“I don’t think you have succeeded in Elizabeth’s Legacy yet”

“Ah…… not yet.”

He didn’t need to hide it. Kidd must have already seen the musket hanging in the storage room.

“Your level is probably around 100.”

“Hmm……”

Leeha neither confirmed nor denied.

Kidd seemed to already know everything about Leeha.

“It’s low.”

“What?”

“Even if it’s low, it’s too low.”

“W-what are you talking about?”

“Phew……. If it’s like this, you’re still a long way off.”

Then he took a deep breath. From what Leeha heard, it was all absurd. What did he mean by that? What’s low? Level?

‘Is he ignoring me?’

He did not know Kidd’s attitude at all. Leeha took a peek.

Based on what Browless said earlier,  he was already aware of Leeha’s fight against Rising Sun.

‘Did he say that even after watching the video?’

He wasn’t being arrogant, but he was proud of it.

Even though he used the terrain and mobilized all kinds of items, he still won a 1 vs 500 fight. Leeha also got the special achievement of Incarnation of the Battlefield.

“You’re no match to me.”

“Hmm, if you look down on a person like that without telling something about yourself, it wouldn’t feel good, would it?” Leeha still had a polite tone, but his expression gradually distorted.

Kidd looked at Leeha for a moment and leaned his back against the tree.

Leeha flinched, but Kidd ignored Leeha and headed towards the academy training ground.

“E-excuse me!”

What is this bastard? Does he want me to follow him? Leeha’s heart felt heavy, but he still followed.

Kidd saw Leeha follow and headed towards a beautiful tree in the training ground.

“When a person talks, you should respond.”

Even when Leeha got angry, Kidd didn’t respond.

He looked at Leeha for a moment, and then ran and kicked the tree-! He kicked it.

“What?”

Was he angry at the tree? Did he get mad at me?

Leeha got flustered but Kidd’s expression did not change.

The tree that had been kicked had leaves dropping from it like rain.

“This tree drops 13 leaves in 1 kick.”

“What?”

“That was my test”

“No, sorry, but don’t you know what a conversation is? We are not in the same wavelength-.”

What?

Test?

A word Kidd said reached Leeha’s brain.

Kidd knew about Elizabeth’s test. 

How did he know it? Besides, what did he mean by test? Right, I should have thought about it first.

How did he know about it? You can’t get that far if you’re an ordinary musketeer!

“No way……”

Leeha got goosebumps.

Three Musketeers.

To be precise, it was the Next Generation of the Three Musketeers!

“[Rapid Fire] Kidd.”

Kidd opened his mouth. He even scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

“I think I should be called that.”

“[Rapid Fire]- If it’s Rapid Fire, Browless’s-.”

Kidd nodded. He didn’t even answer Leeha properly.

Leeha’s anger disappeared because of Kidd’s strange attitude.

‘No way! No wonder Kidd is one of the next-generation Three Musketeer! No, it can be. That’s totally possible!’

He remembered what Browless said before. When Leeha asked about Kidd, he said, ‘You’ll find out when the time is right’.

‘What if he meant that I would find out after I become one of the Next Generation of the Three Musketeers? Kidd is also one of the

Next Generation of the Three Musketeers. As he claimed, he inherited the [Rapid Fire] attribute……!’

In other words, he is Leeha’s senior.

Leeha looked at Kidd for a moment and recalled what he just said. [This was my test].

‘What?’

He looked at the leaves on the floor, but there didn’t seem to be anything special.

Did they put it 200m away and shoot it?

Leeha looked at Kidd, but Kidd didn’t say anything particular. After all, he looked like a person who did not know how to converse well.

“That, the test was to shoot these leaves…… right?”

“That’s right.”

“How many meters? In Elizabeth’s case, she asked for a great distance. If you have any hints……

Gulp, Leeha carefully asked Kidd. Of course, the content of the exam would be a little different.

However, it was a test to select the next generation of the Three Musketeers. Leeha hoped that he could get even the slightest hint.

“I shot there.”

“What? Here? Isn’t it less than 2m from the tree?”

Kidd nodded. Leeha thought it was absurd.

‘Director Browless? What kind of test was it? How was this exam different from a walk in the park?’

Is it possible for a person to not hit a leaf 2m away? Much less a musketeer? Leeha looked at Kidd who said something unreasonable and now he was back at square one.

“Was the test hitting leaves from here?” Kwaak-!

Instead of answering, Kidd kicked another willow tree. i

Exactly 13 leaves fell. It took about 3 to 4 seconds for the 13 leaves to fall.

“Ah! You were supposed to hit the falling leaves, right?”

If that was the case, it was not that difficult. Hit the falling leaves in 3 seconds! One had to move pretty quickly to shoot.

However, it was not too difficult as long as one reload in advance. After all, there were 13 falling leaves, so why not just shoot one of them.

“Hmm, if it was Director Browless, that would be pretty sloppy. However, if it’s rapid-fire, it should be at least two! There has to be something similar to that.”

“There was.”

“What?”

“I needed to hit 13 leaves.”

“……What?”

“The test was to hit all 13 targets.”

If jaws could drop in Middle Earth, Leeha’s would have dropped pretty hard.

He could not close his open mouth easily.

“W-what? Can you repeat that?!”

Leeha looked at Kidd and the fallen leaves alternately.

“Thirteen leaves? Your test was to hit 13 falling leaves?”

Kidd nodded.

“So? Did you pass? That? No way!”

He said it because he passed. Leeha also knew it.

But he couldn’t believe it, so he had to ask again.

“No-non, what-how……

Leeha’s brain was confused and couldn’t speak at all. How the hell did he do that? 13 leaves.

As Leeha counted, the time it took for the leaves to fall from the branch to the ground after the kick was about 3 to 4 seconds.

‘He shot them all? It’s not just a quick shot. How…… How could he do that with a musket?’

It was impossible. There was no way. It was impossible.

‘If it was for 4 seconds, he needs to shoot 3.25 shots per second to hit all 13 leaves. He had to reload within 0.3 seconds. What if the leaves fell within 3 seconds? He had to hit 4 leaves per second!’

Leeha would have snorted if he was told to hit 1 within 4 seconds. But 4 per second? It was impossible.

It was surprising at first, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t believe it. Leeha quickly calmed down.

“That’s absurd. And, Kidd-nim, no Kidd-ssi, no senior? Anyway! You don’t even have a musket. If someone who didn’t even have a gun said it, I wouldn’t believe it. If it is the Next Generation of the Three Musketeers, there must be a musket that inherits that attribute-.”

“If it’s a musket, I have it on me.”

“I didn’t see it though? I know you can’t put a musket in a bag. Don’t lie.”

“You should already know. Besides, you even made bombs.”

“Really! We should talk properly! It’s like talking to a wall, how could I understand?”

“Come here quickly.”

This bastard again! Oh, it felt like he was going crazy.

Was he talking like this on purpose? Is it something like “I want to tell you, but I can’t tell you everything, so I’ll give you a hint”?

Is it because he doesn’t want to answer me?

Leeha couldn’t read what Kidd was thinking. Perhaps it was a simple conversation habit, but it was clear that he was difficult to deal with.