Supreme Archer: Taking The Game's Weakest Class To The Top

Three days passed after Jake's first stream.

He was in Viktor's mansion in Asta Bow's Household. It could be said that Jake visited the heart of his royal family!

"Fifty thousand people watched your first stream, huh?" Master Aaron said as he sucked on a pipe. "So many people! Haha! I wasn't mistaken about yer charisma!"

Jake chuckled, "Thanks, Master Aaron. It was more than I could have asked for."

Jake's first stream was a huge success.

He spent time with his friends, who were a huge part of his stream. They also interacted with the chat and learned more about the new scene and his audience.

Damien taught Jake a lot on that day. He even made a video call with Jake the same day in the evening to pass on a few more tricks for keeping the audience interested.

Before that call, Jake spent a casual day with his stream, showing them his forms and a little of his prowess on common monsters dwelling in Asta Bow's lands.

He told his editor to make videos for his every form. He even passed him notes he wanted to include, as sharing his experience with others was fun and helped Jake solidify his foundations.

"Because I aim for casual and chatty streams, I think I need a stream partner! I know my companions will soon add variety to the stream, but inviting interesting persona for my stream sounds like the best way," Jake said, sharing the feedback he'd received from streaming with Casual Clowns.

Master Aaron stroked his beard. "Like a bow needs an arrow to show its full potential, yer streams need someone else to complete them. Sounds like yer an archer in more ways than one!"

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Viktor sneered, "It means you're not interesting enough, Master Aaron."

"What did yer say?!" Master Aaron grew redder as he shouted at Viktor. Despite believing in Jake and his craftsmanship, Master Aaron thought his skills weren't attractive to Jake's audience.

He didn't share it with Jake because he believed in him.

Viktor however spat that without any sympathy.

"He's going for The North without streaming in your smithy. Does that not say enough?" Viktor asked as he stuffed his head in his palm, leaning on the desk.

Master Aaron glared at him. 'This disrespectful tsundere brat!'

Jake chimed in, "That's not the case. The Artisan Subclass is an important part of my archery, and I want others who are aiming for my archery to pick it up as well. It's just that I want to head North as fast as possible. I want to confirm my theory and meet my girlfriend on another continent."

Viktor scoffed before Jake could finish his words. "Women will hold you back. She's already thwarted your plans and growth. I get it you're young, but the faster you realize that she's slowing you down, the better. You want to be The Supreme Archer or The Supreme Husband?"

Jake stared into Viktor's eyes in a heavy silence.

A few seconds later, he replied, "The Supreme Archer."

"Bone her twice and go out for dinner three times in a month, and you both will be satiated then," Viktor said as a matter of fact. He didn't even look like he was joking or lying.

Jake twisted his face. "In your case, it's six times and nine dinners a month? How rich and healthy."

Viktor harrumphed and changed the topic, "You don't want our noble title or any information about The Oath Kingdom?"

On his way to the North, Jake would pass through two important checkpoints: the Oath Kingdom and the Demi-Human Jungle.

If Jake were to put on the title of Asta Bow Household, he'd get more advantages in The Oath Kingdom since The Warmonger Empire had neutral relations with them, on top of their business relationships.

The Demi-Human Jungle was also neutral to these two powerhouses, but it was much more secluded from the Human World and matters. That said, it also had a few business channels with humanity powerhouses close to it, including The Warmonger Empire.

Jake didn't want to have this many responsibilities yet.

He was still a low-level player.

He also didn't want any spoilers about The Oath Kingdom! Spoilers soiled his enjoyment. Perhaps it'd be better for his sake to learn more about this kingdom and go through it without any hurdles, but Jake couldn't learn everything about his path on paper or from Viktor.

It didn't sound right to him. It stunk!

"What about the assassins?" Master Aaron asked, feeling better as Jake had proved his thoughts wrong.

Jake nodded. "These guys aren't a problem. I told them I would not let their guild members and allies enter the teleport if they kept that facade. It was more than enough, to say the least."

He learned about those guilds and their allies through Damien and Mary. These two were knowledgeable about their continent's guilds and other groups, simplifying Jake's negotiation.

His talk with the other guilds couldn't even be called negotiation, though. It was more like an order.

"Haha!" Viktor and Aaron laughed upon hearing the details of Jake's deal.

Jake chuckled. "I don't have to worry about anything. You also can rest assured and wait for my return! I will come back stronger and better in all fields!"

Before this voyage, Jake asked for tips from the people who helped him the most.

For the fletching subclass, Jake asked for notes about fletching he should focus on from Viktor. For the artisan subclass, Jake naturally had Master Aaron's knowledge written down for this endeavor.

Jake also met with Saku and asked about mines in northern territories.

Jake needed a swordsman subclass, so he asked Minerva for help. After scolding Viktor for an hour, she took him to an old friend who had helped Jake with this. He taught him a few moves and then wrote pointers that should help Jake fix his flaws and strengthen his skills.

Those were areas that had to catch up with Jake's archery. The Artisan and Fletching subclasses were the most crucial.

"I'll get skills from those notes," Jake declared, with confidence sculpting his face. He looked so handsome that his girlfriend probably would spend all her will not to show anything on her face.

Viktor harrumphed.

Master Aaron nodded with a gleeful smile.

"I'll be going. My streaming partner should arrive soon here," Jake said.

"Don't die before making a checkpoint in The Oath Kingdom," Viktor said.

Master Aaron waved at Jake with a liquor in his hand. "Have fun, Jake!"

-

Jake walked through the thoroughfare.

Asta Bow's capital—Artemis—lived its second prime.

Various players and NPCs engaged in a heated conversation, with the rest packing their carriages with the stuff that would soon bolt to The Shrine Of The Legendary Star Bow, where the teleport between continents was perched.

No one bothered Jake as he draped his face in a deep hood.

For obvious reasons, it was different from the equipment he'd sported during the esports tournaments.

"Oh, she's here," Jake smiled upon noticing his first streaming partner.

He walked to a group of women surrounding her. Those were all high-level players who reminded Jake of movies' bodyguards, or perhaps even real-world's bodyguards.

He smiled, "I'm surprised your sister allowed you to be alone with me."

[AAAAAAAA has joined your team.]

Maria smiled at Jake. "I'm surprised, too! But this is a golden chance to finally play the game how it's meant to be played! Please, take care of me, Jake!"

"Yeah, you too, Maria," Jake chuckled.

Violette Black allowed Maria to travel the world alone because Jake had shown her how strong he was. She was also sure that nothing terrible would happen to Maria, as she had learned how to 'abandon' her in-game character before anything disgusting could happen to it.

Another reason was that Mary November should be furious at these two having fun together.

It would make Jake closer to her guild instead of Mary's.

Last but by no means least, Violette Black wanted her little sister to finally have a lot of fun with her peers and someone she liked without her guild members supervising her.

"I'm not streaming yet," Jake said.

"Oh, okay!" Maria nodded, drawing a chuckle from Jake.

She was as energetic as during their first conversation through the voice chat. Maybe she was even more excited about this adventure to The Oath Kingdom than Jake was. Nonetheless, it was nice to have a beautiful companion with the voice of an angel!

Jake sneered, 'Meredith should be jealous. You can't just say you want your best friend's boyfriend to be with you two while you're shopping! Nah, that won't pass! I swear she must see me with Maria! If not, I will send her highlights from the stream and ask for her opinion!'

Of course, Jake realized late that he could draw out his girlfriend's jealousy.

His initial goal was to make his stream more enjoyable and different from others.

"How have you been?" Jake asked.

"Very good! I become so much closer with my teammates! We still didn't have a chance to go to the dungeon alone… so I want our journey to prove to my older sister that I don't need anyone to look after me! I'm not clumsy me in this world!" Maria declared with a prideful expression.

Jake's eagle tattoo heated.

"I believe you," Jake chuckled. "We all do."

[You have summoned your pets.]