"Gun sense. Use spiritual energy as your field of view and shoot through the images constructed by your spiritual energy. You won’t even need to look directly at the enemy with your naked eyes to kill them," Malin said, signaling the child to give it a try.
"I just felt spiritual energy for the first time today with your help!" the child exclaimed.
"Yes, the world still has the killers who murdered your father waiting for you to kill them. So, why not put in a little more effort? You’re the last descendant of me and Maya, child. I don’t want to see this branch of the family die out."
"...I understand." The child said while closing his eyes and firing off all the bullets in quick succession.
Well, not bad, two shots hit the target, but they were from the next lane over.
Innocent bystanders are probably the most eager to call the police.
"Keep going, my child! There are enough bullets here for you to waste until you learn to use spiritual energy instead of your vision. This place is your home until then."
Having said that, Malin watched the child clumsily change the magazine and start learning to load the bullets by himself.
Even though watching the kid shooting was a waste of time, each shot he took was progress. By the fifth time, the child could eventually hit the target.
"I, I did it! Did you see?" The boy seemed exceedingly happy, pointing at the incoming target: "Twenty-one rings!"
"I scored 88 out of 8 bullets, child. Don’t be proud, pride is the greatest enemy you can see with your naked eyes in your life. Now, continue."
So, Mars continued training, and his stepmother soon appeared at the underground shooting range. She didn’t ask why, instead, she sized up Mars for a moment and then turned to Malin: "A child of the Gaiates?"
"It seems your family still has records from that era."
"Yes, our ancestor Lillim liked to keep a diary. Although her diary has been tampered with so much that its true content is unreadable, there’s still an entry about the Panso cat person Maya. She’s your sworn sister, isn’t she?"
"Yes, so, when this child delved deep into this era, I always wanted to help them."
"...He’s the one you’ve been waiting for, right?" The lady was very puzzled: "Did you come to this era to see him?"
"No, rather than saying I am meeting him, it seems more like I was summoned by him, waiting for him in this era." Malin said, glancing at the descendant: "Do you see his talent for spiritual energy?"
"Yes, his talent is visible to the naked eye."
At this point, the lady seemed confused again: "My guards reported that your Activating Vine killed an unidentified person."
"The assassin who followed this child deep into your era. His father was killed, and he triggered the deep dive at the most critical moment."
"I always thought my cousin Tot’s research was just a fleeting speculation. I never imagined... that in the future, someone really would come to our era."
"No, maybe he is very special. Others only enter the past that is etched into their genetic map, but this child, he entered a history that truly existed, and his deep dive also summoned me." Malin said.
He also saw the child score 39 rings in the eleventh round.
Perhaps the Panso cat people’s natural talent is just too strong in this area. The agility and perception of the cat people have always been the best in the world. Shooting a gun, for instance, might just be like a child’s play to them, a light-hearted moment of going through the motions with ease.