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“The Sharp-Shooter’s Eagle Eye”

[West Country—Stargazers’ Town]

(Bang! The bullet doesn’t hit its target.)

Akira: Huh? I missed it again!? I just can’t hit the target! Maybe it's the wind?

Bradley: ’Sup, you killin’ some time? Whatcha up to?

Akira: Bradley! I’m trying to hit the targets with this toy gun.

I wanted to bring back a little something for the others, and you can get sweets here if you successfully hit the targets, but… It’s more difficult than I thought. I somehow always miss my shots.

Bradley: Yeah, ya ain’t got a chance at this, gimme that.

Akira: (Ah, he took the gun from my hands...)

Uh, “hitting the target is harder for you because you have zero skills in handling a gun”—is that what you meant to say…?

Bradley: Nah, I mean the targets: they've been tampered with, ‘n it’s stealing away the precious prize yer aimin’ for.

Heh, but I'm here now, 'n y’know what that means——Hear that, mister dealer?

Stall owner: Hah, m-me!? I-I, uh, I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about…

Bradley: Hah, I knew you’d say that. Dun’ worry Sage, I’ll win ‘em fer ya. Heck, I’ll even add a li’l extra.

So if I got the rules right, all I gotta do is shoot those down. I ain’t gonna cheat, so not a peep from mister dealer over 'here, capiche?

(Bang! The bullet hits its target.)

Akira: Ah–bull’s eye! You’re incredible Bradley! I can’t believe you got it in one shot!

Stall owner: Wh–No way! How!? It should always bounce off…!

Bradley: Hah, looks like the cat 's outta the bag.

Akira: It... bounces off? That means it wasn’t the bullet, but magic that hit the target…? No, that can’t be, Bradley is basically a pro with guns, he wouldn’t need to…