Archer Wolt

[Archer Wolt]

Archers should

practice as much

as they can. Otherwise,

they'll never become experts.

Oh, hey there!

I'm Wolt the Archer,

but, erm, you can

just call me 'Wolt.'

I know this is a bit of an unexpected question, but do

you tend to spend a lot of your

time in idleness?

Ooh. That's good. In fact, that's great! If only all of us Archers had that kind of attitude. If you have time to just sit around, then you have the time to go out and practice!

Yeah...

As Archers, we kind of look

down on people who slack off

on the training.

If you don't work hard, then you'll end up being a horrible Archer. No one can depend on your aim!

I mean, nobody!

Did you ask how we go about

our training? Well, the Archers of Payon don't have much time to just play around with their Bows.

I guess we go out and

engage in actual fighting.

So we just carry out Bows wherever we go, and spend all day looking for monsters to kill. Oh, and after we find some monsters, we

kill them of course. That almost goes without saying.

That's right!

An Archer depends

on the strength

of his Bow!

Bows constructed in Payon

are the greatest on this continent! They are light and stout, made out of high quality tree Trunks from Payon Forest!

The quality of the wood often determines the quality of the Bow. My lil' sweety was made out of a walnut tree, and is strong enough to bear thousands of pounds

of force.

[Arche Wolt]

Oh, oh! And my Bow's stylish as well. It comes in a sophisticated ebony color, and I just look so cool and heroic while I'm killing monsters~!

Oh, and the trees in Payon Forest are famous for the quality of their wood. But then, more and more of them have been turning into monsters. Is this the work of evil forces?!

It's a pity because the tree monsters used to be beautiful, majestic trees. But then it's okay if we kill them, so that we can make Bows out of their wood.

And then we use these Bows to kill even more tree monsters... And then make more wood! Mwahahahaha! It's an endless cycle!

You're right.

Monsters are everywhere,

can you believe it?

Do you understand

why the Archer Village

was built where it is?

To the West, near Archer Village, you'll see Payon Cave. Inside the cave, an enormous amount of monster endlessly spawn without showing any sign of slowing down.

We Archers are here to protect our territory against them, as ordered by our honorable chief!

If you head North

of town, you'll find

Payon Cave.

Once inside, you'll encounter all sorts lots of ugly monsters. Like those nasty looking Bats, and

those Zombies...

If we let them out of that place, they'd run all over Payon! So, we gotta get in there and clean that place up of monsters.

But since these monsters endlessly respawn, sometimes I feel like we're wasting our time and energy for nothing...

Whoa...

Alright, I think yet my mouth run

a marathon again. I better let you go. There's lots of training to do, and plenty of monsters to kill!

Our chief? Ah, he's such a swell guy. Then again, he's always scolds me for talking too much.

He always working to make sure

that Payon is safe from harm. Lately, I've been worried since he hasn't been coming out the Palace lately. That might be a bad sign.

A bad sign of what, I'm not really sure. There could be problems with Payon, or maybe he's got something he needs to handle on his own. Anyway, there's always guards in his room for some reason.

Heh heh heh~

I'll get in trouble if he knows

I told an outsider know too much about his affairs. Oh well! It's too late. I already told you! There's no use regretting it!

But...

It's not too late for me to just shut my mouth. Keep it closed. Shutting up now. Quiet as a mouse. Seeya later~!

Hmm...?

And you don't?

What better practice

than the real, honest

to goodness thing?

Though, you may have a point

there. I mean, you should be able to practice without having to suffer serious consequences.

You know, like death.

But we've gotta make do

with what we've got!

An Archer's life is

endless training!

Endless practice!

Hm...?

Are you tired of me repeating the same thing over and over again?

Oh, just bear with me. Think of it as practicing your patience~

Eh...

I guess it's important

to set aside time to rest.

But it's also a good idea to set aside time for practicing and training, and practicing and training!

And it's a very bad idea to rest when you should be alert, or well, when you're supposed to be doing something else.

That reminds me of the time

I set fire to my house during the holidays. It was an accident, of course, but boy, were my folks angry!

Hahahaha~

It all started when I decided to take a bath. Here, in Payon, we use the old style baths, so we need to make a fire to heat the water. Cold baths are just so uncomfortable.

But nice, warm baths are veeeery comfortable. That was probably the best bath I had in my life! It was so comfortable, I fell asleep.

But while I was sleeping,

I guess I didn't notice the fire reach the floor, walls and ceiling! Luckily, I was in a tub full of water, so I was okay.

I would've gotten help if it weren't for the fact that the fire had burned my clothes while I was napping. So, of course, I couldn't just run around town in the nude.

So...

I just sat in the water for about an hour, completely naked, and yelling 'Help me,' until someone could hear me.

But, it turned out that no one could hear me. Luckily, our roof caved in and totally demolished our walls so that my screams could finally reach passerby. And it was in that way that I survived.

Oh...

Umm...

You mean, like,

the moral of the story?

Resting during the right times is perfectly fine. Just don't go and take a break when you shouldn't. That kind of behavior would make anyone in our town angry!

Our chief is especially annoyed by that kind of irresponsible attitude. I guess, around here, only the town drunkard subscribes to that kind of policy.

that Payon is safe from harm. Lately, I've been worried since he hasn't been coming out the Palace lately. That might be a bad sign...

It's not too late for me to just shut my mouth. Complete silence. I'm not even opening my mouth. Starting right about... Now!

Seeya later~!

You know...

The guy in the pub.

Loud, and obnoxious

and annoying to liste--

What's that look for?

Anyway, when I have

some spare cash, I try

to buy him a drink.

Still...

It's not a good

idea to drink so much.

Or as much as he does...

...!

...

I...

B-but...!

Oh good~!

I guess you got

the point of my story!

We, as Archers, put a lot of importance on training and practice, so we kind of look

down on people who aren't

diligent at all.

I have to admit that, at heart,

I'm a pretty lazy guy. I guess it's pretty amazing that someone like

me can even be an Archer!

In any case,

whatever you do

in life, do it

with passion!