Chapter 186: Last Resort (2)

After leaving my heart pounding in nervousness, Seiya left the shooting range area and returned within three minutes with an exhausted Celseus.

Still frozen in his wheelchair, Celseus muttered with an enraged look on his face.

「I was learning Tarmine’s specialty dishes in the kitchen…! 」

It seemed he had been brought here against his will. Well, it was typical for this to happen.

Seiya handed Celseus a pistol.

「The same thing can be said about Celseus as about Lista. Leon might not expect a stiff, weird-looking guy to start firing at him. You should practice with your gun just in case. 」

「I…I understand. Then, Mister Seiya! Can you release me from this frozen torture! 」

「No. You will of course be in this state during battle. Your senses will become non-functional if you don’t practice with your gun while Stand Alone is activated. 」

「Ah…okay…」

Ignoring Celseus’ weak reply, Seiya changed directions and said the following words.

「Both of you. Keep practicing until you hit the target ten times. I’ll go back to meditate. 」

And with those words, Seiya left the shooting range area.

Celseus yelled angrily as soon as Seiya had completely disappeared.

「What the hell is his problem?! Go meditate for the rest of your life! Idiot! 」

Celseus swore like a little child. He would be frozen even during gun practice, so it was only natural for him to be so furious.

I somehow found myself laughing when I thought about Celseus’ situation. However, I got serious thoughts at the same time.

…Seiya was being too cautious even though we were going to make an alliance with Duke Leon. The chances of a fight were low, and yet…was there a possibility that I could use a gun during a dilemma?

It was probably an astronomically low probability. I felt a lot better when I thought like that.

I smiled at Celseus, who had a gloomy look on his face.

「C’mon, c’mon! Let’s take it easy! 」

「Tch. 」 Celseus frowned while clicking his tongue as he sat down and aimed his gun at the target. There was a dry sound, and when I looked at the target…the bullet Celseus had fired had hit the edge of the target!

…Tha…Tha…That bastard…!!

I glared at Celseus with a mixture of shock and anger. That’s right! Before, Celseus had hit the target perfectly when Seiya gave him a synthesized gun!

「I’ll finish this quickly so that I can go back to the kitchen. 」

He muttered to himself as he fired the second shot, and it also hit the target. Ugh! Damn it, he was still a Swordsmanship God even though he was so messed up! Did he have the sense to hit the target?

I was upset that I was being left behind by the male god who I thought was my idiot friend, so I quickly fired my gun.

「Hey, Listarte. You should step back and shoot. I got shot through the head before. 」

「I know! But you’re like steel right now, so you’ll be fine! 」

「Ah, I see. In that case, there’s no need to worry about it. This is the first time the Daunting Pose has been useful to me. 」

Time passed while we had a pointless conversation. Eventually, Celseus let out a voice of joy.

「Yay! I reached the quota! That was surprisingly easy! 」

He didn’t hit the center of the target. There were also some bullet marks at the edge. Still, Celseus had certainly left ten bullet holes in the white target area.

「Okay, I’m leaving now! 」

「Yes…」

Celseus leisurely left the shooting range area by skillfully maneuvering his wheelchair with his practiced hands.

I trembled with humiliation and anger after looking at the target, which was still intact.

…Celseus could do it! Even I from my past life could do it! Why couldn’t I do it now!!

It seemed that I had regressed after becoming a goddess. I turned my frustration into focus, then I breathed heavily, and aimed my gun at the target.

…I could do it! I had to do it seriously since there was no turning back! I focused on the bullet! I activated my Goddess’ Power! I had to become wild and tough! It was like holding a puzzle of love that I couldn’t solve on my own!

Feeling like a hunter, I focused my mind and continued firing bullets…

How much time had passed? Even with all the bullets Princess Tiana gave me, I still couldn’t hit the target with a single shot.

「You’ve got to be kidding me…! Am I really that incompetent…? 」

Two days left until the “Round Table of Lasting Peace”. I was so depressed that I didn’t even notice that the straps of my dress had slipped down, exposing my upper body quite a bit.

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I wonder if Lista was ever competent to begin with…

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