For the next half a day, Ireya practiced shooting in the woods, repeating the process of aiming, shooting, changing guns, aiming again, and shooting.
First were static targets, then moving targets, followed by targets that charged toward her, and finally, armored targets that charged at her.
The Lady was frantic at first, missing seven out of ten shots, but she gradually learned to wait for the target to come closer before firing, to keep her arms steady, and to look for vulnerabilities.
The number of misses decreased, and the landing spots of the bullets grew closer to where she was aiming.
The girl's heart was racing; the New Holy Artifact was indeed easy to learn, as Merlin had said, and it didn't require much strength, agility, or intelligence to unleash its full power.
As she saw the armored boar with its tusks bared charging at her full tilt, Ireya remained calm in the face of danger, raising her dueling pistol.
