The coach blinked and gave a thumbs up, "Smart!"
"Not to brag, Lin Li, but if this was really your first time firing a live round, and you did this well, I think you’d make a great soldier. You might even become a legendary soldier king, with lots of potential and a bright future ahead."
Coach Shi was sincerely impressed and spoke earnestly.
"I’m only a high school freshman, coach." Lin Li politely declined.
This isn’t my true talent.
Besides, what would happen to my daily tasks in Genshin Impact if I joined the army?
Lin Li thought to himself that he’s not really suited for hardship. Even a few days of military training would leave him exhausted and whining like a dog, let alone joining the army.
"Aren’t you about to turn adult? High school grade isn’t an issue." But Coach Shi didn’t think it mattered.
"What?! Coach, how do you know which grade I’m in? And can we even join the army if we’re into bromances?" Lin Li exclaimed in shock.
"I just mentioned it casually, it’s not a big deal." Coach Shi waved his hand with a smile, at Tokyo University, they really respect individual choices.
Leaving Coach Shi to pick up the spent shells inside, Lin Li left the shooting platform.
As soon as he walked out, Bai Bufan earnestly grabbed Lin Li’s hand and said sincerely:
"Lin Li, promise me, when we do... uh... outdoor activities together in the future, if we encounter a brown bear, let’s not point our guns at each other’s knees, okay?"
Even though Bai Bufan was outside, he could clearly see Lin Li’s scores through the glass.
What the heck, how am I supposed to compete now?
Bai Bufan felt that when he sees a brown bear, the next moment he’ll see blood gushing from his knees and Lin Li’s retreating figure.
Lin Li chuckled at his words, "Don’t worry, I won’t."
"Good brother." Bai Bufan was moved.
"—The risk of shooting at the knees is still too high. If in desperation, you decide to go down fighting and shoot me while I’m escaping, what then?
It’s not safe, so I’d definitely aim for your eyes. That way, even if you’re unlucky and just get blinded but not killed, you still won’t be able to hit me again, and you can’t escape. The brown bear will surely target you first." Lin Li finished his sentence.
Even harsher than shooting at the knees, there’s really no chance given.
"Lin Li, I don’t know what you’re pretending to be, seriously," seeing Lin Li was determined to put him in a tough spot, Bai Bufan sneered, "I’m giving you face, and you’re still so smug, really—just let me say, if I had hands, I’d hit your scores too."
"Oh—" Lin Li nodded with a prolonged tone.
Bai Bufan pushed open the door and went inside. Seeing Coach Shi preparing to adjust the target distance back to ten meters, he gestured that it wasn’t necessary:
"No need, coach, with my skills, I can start directly at the thirty-meter target. You see, some people’s lifetime achievement is just a casual baseline for others." Bai Bufan said nonchalantly.
But this time, Coach Shi didn’t say much.
He realized that although these two kids might seem like idiots, they’re actually quite skilled idiots, and shouldn’t be judged by their appearance.
Just based on looks, Bai Bufan seemed a bit more incapable, looking like a child who couldn’t take care of himself.
So... maybe this guy was indeed stronger than Lin Li.
"Hold the gun with both hands, arms straight, body slightly leaning forward..." So Coach Shi began to guide him on the shooting posture again.
—After Bai Bufan fired this shot, he instinctively tried to bypass the safety rope to perform a move of blowing away the gun’s smoke, which was impossible due to the safety rope’s restrictions. However, because there was a tendency for the gun muzzle to lift, he was already floored.
But you can’t blame Coach Shi for this, it was just a display of the opponent’s diligence, and instead, Bai Bufan took the initiative to apologize.
The thirty-meter target is indeed quite far. After apologizing, Bai Bufan looked at the screen beside him.
The picture was serene, with only the three bullet holes Lin Li left on the target paper.
Bai Bufan tilted his head and made eye contact with Coach Shi.
"Coach, the network seems to be lagging." Bai Bufan pointed at the screen.
"Kid, is there a chance you missed the target?" Coach Shi asked politely.
Bai Bufan’s posture was not very standard, plus it was his first experience using a handgun, missing the thirty-meter target was a normal outcome.
"No, it’s definitely the network." Bai Bufan shook his head.
Coach Shi laughed and pressed the target switch, and the target on the screen started descending in real-time.
"Coach, could it be that I hit so accurately that it perfectly overlapped Lin Li’s previous ten-ring bullet hole, so it looks like I missed?" Bai Bufan came up with a new excuse.
"You can fool your buddy, but don’t fool yourself. If your buddy gets tricked, it doesn’t matter, we’ll laugh it off, but I hope after you say this, you’ll wipe your eyes and make sure the tears don’t fall on the gun barrel.
A brother believing you won’t lose a piece of meat, but don’t make it so you believe it yourself. If your buddy gets fooled, it’s really no big deal, and we’ll laugh it off, I’m not trying to break your defense. Just wipe your tears and think carefully, who else will believe these words besides your buddy?"
Lin Li’s calm voice came through the glass door, sounding muffled.
"Damn!" Bai Bufan couldn’t hold it any longer.
"Accident, accident, let’s go again!"
He raised his hand, aimed once more, this time the gun took longer to go off.
"Three rings, not bad." This time he hit the target, and with no extra moves, Coach Shi looked at the screen and commented. Thɪs chapter is updated by novęlfire.net