Summary:

One-shot, one kill. These words are associated with trained snipers all over the world.

In reality, I am one of them and the training I had since childhood made me who I am as a sniper when I first tried to shoot a safe gun designed for target shooting for people all ages at the age of 6.

The interesting game, Infinite Dendrogram? I am one too there, they don't even know my face because of that mask I wore.

Unlike the 'inferior' quality snipers in that game who failed to take down a moving target when I observed them with my scope at that time, I showed them, including the Infinite Dendrogram community, what a real one with real-life training, in the words of gamers, a pro, can do.

Seriously though, at one time in my Infinite Dendrogram life around the time I started playing, there's this group who asked me such a question of why I am able to grasp it and what's the secret.

I teasingly gave them a reply: "Family tradition dating back to the American Revolutionary War, all thanks to my ancestor who recreated and kept the written accounts that'll later become known as sniping today. Now, now, everything's classified if you ask what kind of training I've been through including real life."

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Slice of life

Tags: Alternate World / Alternate Universe, Childhood Friends, Childhood Love, Original Character MC, Original Character Heroine(s), Younger Love Interests, Older Love Interests Protagonist Strong from the Start, R-15, Polygamy, Unique Weapons User, Secret Organizations

A/N: Discord Link - 5zKT5MFPEy (Corrected the link. Sorry for typos)

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Volume 3

The Training Day

"Alright, I'm in a position. I am to snipe the pkers and not 'ordinary' monsters if I see them. If you guys need help, I'll cover you."

"Copy that, Overwatch." teasingly replied Kuya Butch.

Hidden in the trees through optical camouflage, watching everything through the scope of my rifle, I watched Daisuke and company engage a pack of brown-furred horned wolves in the woods for our wolf hunting quest with Daisuke rushing the enemy with his twin katanas.

These wolves looked the same as the ones I hunted in Tenchi. I can say that they were your normal wolves in real life.

Watching them killing each member again and again, I almost got bored until I saw four masters waiting for them.

These masters, they were a sus.

They were player killers. The first ones I saw on the first day of release. They do not even have an embryo which makes them an easy target for me.

"Guys, pretend you do not see them. I'll take care of the fools and not let them escape my sights. Be ready to take action. Don't mention my presence. No hostile sniper yet. "

"Okay." replied Kuya Butch.

'You fools all made a mistake. This is not Gielinor. I'm a marksman and hunter, I will not let you all escape my sights.' Letting out a blood-thirsty grin as the thought of defunct Pay2Max MMORPG faded away, I turned the safety off.

'1050 meters. 3 m/s W.' Done calculating, I pressed the trigger.

BANG!

'It'll be a dead hit the next second. Better take the next opportunity of another.' Having operated the bolt, I fired again.

BANG!

'Two KIAs. Oh, I killed their party leader. Oops. No more mistake next time.' Watching the remaining pkers starting to take notice, I called out Kuya Butch from our comms. "Kuya, can you let Creed do the killing of the other bastard, please?"

"Sure." said Kuya Butch. "Why though?"

"To give them a lesson why they should not mess with the Legion." I answered while enjoying the horrified expressions of two remaining player killers who probably noticed my 'deeds' but does not know where my shot came from.

"Okay." said Kuya Buch in understanding. "Creed, you're up. Don't hold back."

"Sure~" commented Daisuke. "I'll wait for the timing though. Rather not be killed by friendly fire."

Following that conversation, I aimed my sights at one of the player killers who has a sword as his weapon. It looked like a starter weapon which was a meh because of its owner.

'Even if you get close to me for melee, I still have a pistol and a blade with me.' Pressing the trigger, I watched the bullet go through the sword guy, killing him instantly with a headshot while Daisuke himself with his speed, suddenly stabbed the remaining guy behind on the heart.

Because Daisuke was almost done, I watched and heard him say "Killing players on the first day of release, already? You made a mistake in your Dendro Life by messing with us and the victims. Remember this: If you go continue that lifestyle in Dendro, we will hunt you and your kind because..we are the Legion."

'So badass for a message, Daisuke.' Watching him pull out his katana from the bastard's chest, Daisuke made one final clean cut on the head of the player, finishing off the guy.

For 'assurances', I scanned the surroundings for any dangerous snipers and archers in the forest who will think of pulling a pking.

Finding none, I gave them a status report of my observation. "Area Clear. We'll return to Altea."

When I parted ways after we formed the Ghost Legion with our estate as the temporary Clan HQ for time being until we get materials for construction and buying things, via the communication device, I told Alice and the rest of the girls that we should go to one of the dungeons for training and that the meeting place will be at the shooting range.

Our clan, Ghost Legion, or simply The Legion for short, was the first one to be created in Altea and the world itself. The setup for the leadership and running it will be like a collegial council with me and the others in charge for the formation and training of elite sniper teams whose purpose was to sneak in the battlefield and strike the enemy where it hurts. We called them, the sniper teams of the Legion, "Spade". Why Spade for a name? It represents death because it suits the sniper team's motto, "One Shot, One Kill."

'They're all here.'

"Hello, Caesar!" said Alice, one of the first Spades alongside the Sharpshooter Squad.

"Hello Alys, hello everyone." I greeted back. "How's everyone?"

"We're all fine." said Suzu with her proud face, who was the first to reply. "We encountered pkers during our quests but we sniped them all before they could make a move. It was Angela's idea to have us take them out with that method."

"Yeah." added Caro. "As a result of their actions, Snow and the rest received this Sharpshooter job."

'5000 metel shot to unlock that job, huh? It's officially confirmed.' Looking at the first members of Spades, they all bore pride of what they had done. They surely gave them a message to those pkers with a single bullet of death. The training of my rl clan paid off like me and the rest I know for example.

Approaching my way to Angela ( Arisa) who was close to her sister Haruka and Ai, I hugged her as she let out a blush. "You did well, Angela. You made the right call and judgment for that approach. I would have done the same irl."

"Thank you, Caesar." replied Arisa. "I may not be that good for the marksmanship 'standard' as a swordswoman but I know our friends' capabilities for that situation. We only ask for our marriage in-game."

"It will, Angela." I said to her with a confident and loving smile as I faced everyone who were all slightly blushing. "For our training, let's go to one of the dungeons, Forgotten Ancient District."

Forgotten Ancient District, this dungeon found in Altea, was like Tenchi's Yore Forest added with old buildings and castles.

When I first entered it, from my impression, the first thing to spot was a typical hunting ground with living animals of various sizes in the forest, some parts of the abandoned fortress and others.

If there was one thing to watch your back, that would be encountering the old-era elite Altar undead soldiers and knights on the main castle's floors even possibly facing off the predecessors of Altea's military brass which I haven't confirmed even today.

The part we were at was a nearby village. It had a perfect sniping spot for taking down the enemies at the fortress, and lake. I discovered it when I was given a quest of hunting a Flaming Grizzly Bear and collecting ancient armor samples.

For us, it's been 25 minutes.

BANG!

"Great shot, Snow! You took down an undead archer at that distance!" I praised Suzu who herself had a day in sniping down the targets together with the Spades while those who were not Spade fought against normal undead soldiers at the fields.

"Thank you, Darling! I am trying to live up to be good as Magoichi Saika, even you and the rest!" thanked Suzu. "I'm glad you let us play Dendro."

'Aww, she's so dedicated and got that spark!' Smiling at Suzu's statement and dedication, I sent the bullet to the mutated Grizzly Bear, a normal-looking abnormal-sized bear that could be found in real life.

The result was...death caused by a headshot.

"So do I, Snow." remarked Leen. "At least with it, we have a challenge and competition to improve our craft."

BANG!

"Alright girls, we will go back to Altea together. Spade, you are given 2 shots."

"ROGER!"

'What a strange world. They all had their embryos earlier than me.' Having chosen a target, I fired a shot.