Leo came out of his room with a smile on his face. He had finally become a Late-Stage 1st Star Mage. He knew that he was making progress because it was getting easier and easier to hunt two Magical Beasts every day, but this was progress on paper.
Also, now that he had sold an extra Magic Core for 10 days, he had gathered enough money to get 2 Aura Gathering Pills.
He realized that the only reason he was able to kill the Magical Beasts so easily was because he was a mage. Aura Knights would be able to fight against mages on the same footing if it was a one vs one, but mages fared a lot better against Magical Beasts.
This was because his aim wasn't based on practice, but concentration. As long as his mind was focused, he wouldn't miss. Ranged Archers would have to practice a lot more like Daphne was doing.
He decided that he would give both of the pills to Daphne. She was getting a lot better at shooting arrows from a distance. He just assumed that she was talented. The only thing holding her back was that she was only an Early-Stage 1st Circle Aura Knight.
This would make her a liability in the forest because the Beasts were getting stronger. If she got to a Middle Stage, she would make a bigger impact.
It was night, but the tower was open all the time so he decided to just get the pills. He was planning on keeping Daphne away from practice the next day and having her use the pill to see the effects. If two pills were enough to get her to the next stage, they were completely worth it.
He quickly went to the tower and got the two pills. He got back and decided to sleep for the rest of the night. He needed the rest.
The next day, he saw Daphne getting ready like usual to go to the forest. He stopped her.
"Today, you are going to train your aura. I got you an Aura Gathering Pill that will make training a lot faster. Just focus on training aura today," he said. He handed her two boxes, each containing one pill.
She took the pills and looked at him. "Why would I need this?" She asked.
"Are you planning on coming to hunt the 2nd Circle Magical Beast?" He asked her. She nodded.
"Then you need to be strong enough. Even if your arrows hit the beast, if they don't do any damage you are useless. So if you reach Middle Stage by the end of 10 days, then you can come with me for the hunt." He explained.
She already knew the divisions of power so she understood what he meant. She took the pills begrudgingly and went to her room. Leo went to the forest like usual. Just because she was staying back, didn't mean that he didn't have a quota to fulfill.
He needed to hunt Magical Beasts every day to satisfy his daily training. He couldn't just skip doing that. He would just check on her once he came back and see if he made the right decision buying two of them or if he got scammed.
He went to the forest like usual and came back in four hours. Out of that, an hour and a half was spent just walking to and from the forest.
Unlike normally, he decided to go a little wild since he broke through. He decided to hunt down 5 Magical Beasts because he could. Since he was now a Late-Stage Mage, his hunting was incredibly efficient and simple at this point.
He couldn't wait to make his 2nd Star. Once he did, he would have access to a lot more spells. All he could do now was cast a Magic Bullet or a Magic Arrow. While a Magic Arrow was slower and easier to maneuver, a Magic Bullet was harder to defend because it was faster.
Once he broke through, he would be able to cast real spells with more variety. That would also be when he would have to start practicing those spells to become better at them.
Daphne was practicing her skill called Snowdrift Arrow. While it was only a 1st Circle Technique, the amount of damage it did was based on how well she could perform the skill. This was called skill proficiency.
Skill proficiency was divided between Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, and Master. The higher the proficiency, the more power they could show.
It would get better as time grew. Like Daphne, he would also have to start practicing his spells to show higher power.
When he got back, he saw that Daphne was still practicing and was in her room. He decided not to disturb her. He went to his room and took out the loot. He had 5 Beast Cores that he could either use or sell. He decided to keep two and sell three.
If Daphne only used one pill, she would have to stay back the next day as well. If he had an extra core for the next day, he wouldn't have to go out to hunt.
Fe finished training after a few hours and was getting ready to go out, but he saw that Daphne had come out. He asked her about her training.
"Was it useful?" He asked.
She nodded. "Very. I am very close. If I take the second one tomorrow, I should reach the Middle Stage," she said.
He smiled. "Good. Then after you reach the Middle Stage, we can start hunting Magical Beasts together. It will give you a little practice before the real deal."
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The next day passed quickly and both of them got ready to see the results of their training. Daphne consolidated her increase in strength with the second pill.
They went to the forest, with Daphne only bringing 10 arrows. All of them were in a quiver on her back. She carried fewer arrows to stay more mobile. Her clothes were also very sleek to allow mobility. Leo brought his dagger with him. He sincerely hoped he wouldn't have to use his magic.
His plan was that he would only keep the Magical Beast focused on him while pestering it, but he wouldn't harm it. It would be too risky for him to do that without aura or magic. He was hoping that Daphne's arrows were going to do enough damage that they would kill it.
If there were any complications, then he would use his magic bullets. He would have to do it when he is close enough since the magic bullets are still visible to a normal person. He would have to be so close that his hand would be touching the magic bullets so that they would hit the Magical Beast quickly. This would be faster than the time she takes to even notice there is magic at play.
As they went into the forest, they slowed down at his signal. He was starting to move carefully while observing for clues. He was looking for any hints of Magical Beasts near them.
After a while, they found the prey for that day. They found a large hare that had light blue fur instead of white. It was a Frostbite Hare, an Early-Stage Magical Beast. It was a perfect target for them that he wouldn't even have to interfere.
Daphne looked at Leo and said, "Don't interfere. I got this."
She readied her bow and took out an arrow. Meanwhile, Leo just ran up a tree and sat in that position. He was very safe from the hare and would only interfere if he was needed.
Meanwhile, she nocked an arrow and aimed it at the hare. The hare had already noticed her and got ready to attack her. She let the arrow fly and it sailed toward the hare at a frightening pace.
Before it got any closer, the hare leaped forward and started running toward her. An ice shield formed in front of the hare before the arrow could impact it. The arrow hit the shield and shattered it. The speed decreased a lot before it hit the hare.
The arrow pricked the hare, but it didn't pierce it. The arrowhead was covered in Daphne's aura though, and the aura froze the small wound that it created. This frozen area suddenly constricted the rest of the hare's body a little.
The hare still kept running toward Daphne. It was 4 feet tall and very frightening as it got closer. Daphne started creating some distance from the hare when she saw the first arrow fail to break the shield easily.
She nocked another arrow while she was running and aimed it at the hare. She immediately created some distance and used the most amount of strength she could exert to fire the arrow.
The bunny created another shield like before, and the arrow destroyed it again. This time, the arrow hit it in its leg with enough force to pierce it. The minute the arrow pierced it, it froze the entire leg. The skill that she learned was coming to be very useful.
The hare stumbled and rolled onto the ground. It quickly recovered, but Daphne had already nocked and fired another arrow down its way before it could react. It created another shield, but the shield came up after the arrow hit it.
The shield crumbled as quickly as it formed while the hare fell down in pain. The arrow had hit it in its torso and had lodged itself deep into its body. Leo chose this time to come down and finish off the hare. He cut up the Beast Core and handed it to her.
"You have succeeded. Your prize." He handed it to her.
"What is this?" She asked.
"This is a Beast Core. It sells for a lot of money. But it is hard to acquire because it is so risky to find them. And you have agreed to take on that risk. We do this every day till we have to set out. Okay?" He said.
She nodded. "Only one Magical Beast a day?" She asked.
He nodded. "Yes. You pay for yourself now. You don't need to feel bad about me paying for anything. If you want an Aura Gathering Pill, you will have to hunt down a Magical Beast and sell its core. Okay?"
She smiled. "Yes. That sounds good."
She went back with him to the outskirts where she would practice her archery before going back to the house.
This was their routine for the next 10 days. Just hunting one Magical Beast a day before going back to their own practice. Obviously, Leo would have to sneak off after and hunt his daily quota of two.
He found out that his consumption of Beast Cores increased slightly after he increased in rank. He started needing 2 more Beast Cores a week overall. So when he sold the leftovers to the tower, he only got 40000 Star coins.
Since he only had to spend it on his own Aura Gathering Pill in the future, he wasn't worried. He was planning on taking the pill after he was done with the next few events he had planned out. So he still had a lot of time.
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