Shirou was very good at archery.
From his childhood, Shirou found that he had a special focus. As long as he concentrated on one thing, he could lose himself in it, as if he had turned himself into a machine. He would never stop until he achieved the goal he had set.
This was especially obvious in archery. Every time Shirou drew his bow, he felt as if he could become one with the bow and arrow, as if he had merged his soul into the arrow and, with the vibration of the bowstring, hit a target with all his concentration.
Before the arrow was shot, it had already arrived at where it should be.
Many people say this, but few can really do it.
But Shirou was able to do this, and he didn't use his eyes to see. Although his eyesight was very good, Shirou could often hit the target even with his eyes closed.
Especially when he became Servant Emiya in the future, he had the ability to almost never miss.
His arrows would never fail at any time, nor would they lose their target due to any limitations.
Therefore, before coming to the forest this time, Shirou made a special trip to bring the bow and arrows he had made with earth magic before.
Although Shirou only focused on Sword God Style during training, it was only because he hoped to break free from the shadow of Servant Emiya and be able to break through his own limits in swordsmanship in the future.
In fact, he knew very well that he had no talent in Sword God Style. Relying solely on Sword God Style, he would not be able to protect the people he wanted to protect.
So, at least until his Sword God Style broke through to a certain level, Shirou's main fighting method would still be Servant Emiya's main method.
For this reason, Shirou would squeeze out extra time outside of his usual practice time to skillfully master the swordsmanship, archery, and magic that Servant Emiya possessed...
These fighting methods that were already engraved in his soul did not require him to spend too much time practicing. They would gradually revive in his body as time went by.
In fact, it was true.
Shirou had just managed to resolve Roxy's crisis by using his archery skills.
"Actually..."
Seeing the magic wolf that was forced back by the arrow and even bled to death, Roxy and everyone present widened their eyes.
Shirou's superb archery skills surprised everyone.
But because they were still in danger, everyone had no time to sigh about anything.
Paul took a deep look at Shirou, as if he was getting to know this child who had been with him for several years all over again, and said quite seriously, "Shirou, you come and clear the way with me!"
"Okay!"
Knowing that Paul had recognized his ability, Shirou smiled.
He had been honing his skills for so long, using all his time to improve his strength, in order to protect the people around him at this time.
He had done it now, and he had indeed lived up to his efforts.
"Shirou..."
Roxy looked at the boy who had just saved her, and her eyes became even more complicated.
But the current situation did not allow her to talk too much, so she could only focus on the next battle.
The group continued to go deeper into the forest.
"The number of monsters here is a bit abnormal!"
Even without entering the innermost part of the forest, Paul noticed something strange. The forest in Buena Village could not breed so many monsters. These monsters must have migrated from other areas of the Asura Kingdom.
"Did some adventurer ruins appear nearby..." Paul curled his lips, completely unable to understand why the monsters appeared.
The group wandered around in the forest.
But except for the group of magic wolves just now, most of the other monsters were not threatening.
Relying on Paul's great strength, Shirou's archery skills, and Roxy's magic, most monsters could be easily eliminated.
Paul breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"It seems that there are no more dangerous monsters invading here, but it cannot be ruled out that more powerful monsters will come later. We need to be more vigilant about the forest."
Paul's words concluded this monster hunt.
On the way back, the villagers gathered around Shirou, all surprised by his archery skills.
After all, if Shirou's swordsmanship was outstanding, it was taken for granted, because Paul himself was a powerful Swordsman, and it was only natural to teach a swordsmanship-excellent child.
But archery has always been a very unpopular skill, and only some hunters are good at using bows and arrows.
The villagers were curious about how Shirou learned such powerful archery skills.
"Could it be that Laws taught you?"
Paul also asked curiously.
"I don't have that ability."
Laws responded with a wry smile. He recalled that he used to be so arrogant that he wanted to teach Shirou archery skills. Now that he thought about it, he felt ashamed.
"I learned it myself." Shirou answered slowly, "Maybe it's good luck. The hit rate of my arrows is pretty high."
"Is this something that can be explained by good luck?"
Paul widened his eyes, making it clear that he didn't believe it.
Shirou's arrows were accurate and decisive, comparable to the most veteran adventurers. Paul even suspected that Shirou could become a top adventurer with archery alone.
"Shirou, are you really going to continue learning Sword God Style?" Paul brought up the old topic again now, "Your talent should not be wasted on Sword God Style. You could go faster by learning other styles."
"Going faster doesn't mean going further."
Shirou shook his head.
No one can change his mind about learning Sword God Style, because Shirou is sure that he must take Sword God Style to break through the upper limit of Servant Emiya.
Paul could not change his mind, so he had to give up.
"Shirou..."
At the same time, Roxy also walked over slowly from the side. The blue-haired girl seemed afraid to look him in the eye, and said awkwardly, "Thank you for saving me just now."
"No, I just did what I should do."
Shirou said calmly.
"I, I see..."
Roxy seemed afraid to look Shirou in the eye, and left in a panic after saying that.
Seeing her like this, Shirou looked even more helpless.
He had no idea why he would attract Roxy's attitude, let alone understand why she was so repulsive to him.
Had he done something to make her hate him?
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