Asterios took off his shirt, revealing a body that was already quite sturdy for a young boy.
He then picked up a bow and arrow to teach the key points and knowledge of archery in front of Chiron’s disciples.
Currently, Chiron was responsible for teaching the disciples liberal arts, while Asterios taught them martial arts such as archery, chariot driving, and wrestling.
All the disciples held their Eldest Senior Brother in deep admiration; after all, despite his young age, his martial prowess had already been recognized by his juniors.
At the very least, no one could currently best Asterios in wrestling.
For this group, being able to hold out for a single minute was already considered an achievement to be proud of.
Watching Asterios hit the bullseye from four hundred paces away, everyone cheered for him.
It had to be Eldest Senior Brother’s archery technique—that skill was just on another level.
“Castor, you give it a try.” Asterios casually called out a name.
Upon hearing the Eldest Senior Brother’s call, Castor immediately stood up and went to Asterios’s side to begin practicing his archery skills.
This had already become a daily routine among the fellow disciples.
Everyone would watch when Asterios demonstrated his martial arts, and then he would randomly pick a lucky spectator to come up for guided practice, after which everyone would start their own training.
So far, the only thing they hadn’t been practicing smoothly was chariot driving, not only because of site issues but also due to a lack of training equipment.
Therefore, chariot training was basically carried out every day, just with different people training at different times.
Castor gripped the longbow tightly, drew the string, and fired a full-strength shot that hit the target.
Unfortunately, it was still a bit off from the bullseye.
Asterios smiled; this fellow was quite clever.
As expected of one with the blood of the god Zeus, this level of ability was truly extraordinary.
To be able to hit the target from this position—if his own arrow hadn’t already been stuck in the bullseye, Castor would likely have hit the center as well.
“Not bad, keep practicing.
The rest of you follow suit; keep practicing, don’t stop.
Your martial techniques require time to be honed.
What can you possibly achieve in just two or three months?
Put in more effort.” Everyone immediately resumed their training, while Asterios went over to the target to begin retrieving arrows for them.
Just as he said, he generally supervised his juniors’ training; he himself had little left to gain from continuing these basics.
The agile Pollux went to Castor’s side and spoke words of encouragement to her brother.
Asterios nodded silently; the bond between these siblings was very sincere.
This was a good thing, and Asterios hoped they would maintain such feelings in the future.
After the group had been training for a while, Chiron arrived leading a blonde youth.
He clapped his hands to signal everyone to stop; today, they were gaining another fellow disciple.
“Jason, introduce yourself to everyone.” Chiron asked Jason to introduce himself, a move intended to help the boy integrate into the group.
However, Jason tilted his head back with a haughty expression.
“Huh?
You want me to introduce myself to these shabby fellows?
Chiron, aren’t you looking down on me a bit too much?” His single sentence nearly ignited the tempers of everyone present.
Aside from the dead-eyed Asclepius, the consistently refined Peleus, and Asterios as the Eldest Senior Brother, the others could hardly restrain themselves from stepping forward to tear Jason’s mouth apart.
“Listen up, all of you!
This great one is the son of Aeson!
The man who will eventually become king and establish a utopia.
Take this chance to curry favor with me while you can~ When the time comes, you’ll have a place in my utopia~!
Though it’s fine if you don’t curry favor~ After all, a utopia can only be called a utopia if everyone lives happily~!” After saying this, the fellow let out a strange, loud laugh.
Asterios looked at Chiron with a subtle smile.
Chiron returned a subtle smile as well, the meaning being clear: ‘You handle it.’ “Jason, this is everyone’s Eldest Senior Brother, and also my son—Asterios.
He will guide you in your martial arts studies from now on.
As for your academic knowledge, I will teach that.
Work hard, Jason.” Chiron spoke these words kindly to Jason, who boldly beat his chest, claiming that this was but a bit of wind and frost and that he could easily endure such things.
He would show the posture of a Supreme King and make these people deeply acknowledge him~ Asterios smiled, acknowledging the words of this young madman.
He didn’t think Jason was dreaming the impossible; after all, some human dreams are just like that.
If one isn’t a bit ‘mad,’ one can’t dream such dreams, right?
“So, what Jason means is, you want to become the hero who leads all heroes, the Supreme King praised by all~?” Asterios struck up a conversation with Jason.
Hearing such a description, Jason suddenly became energized.
This person with blonde hair just like his own really understood him~!
He, Jason, possessed exactly that kind of talent and gift.
He believed he could do it, and he believed such a world would surely bring happiness to everyone.
Asterios nodded and then stepped aside, indicating that since he had said so, he should show off a few skills in front of everyone.
Conveniently, everyone had been doing archery training, so Jason could now demonstrate his talent in this area.
“Huh?
You’re really underestimating me.
I’ve lived through a very difficult life~ Asterios, you’re being a bit too…” When Jason boisterously picked up the bow and arrow and walked to the shooting spot, he was dumbfounded.
What was the point of a target four hundred paces away?
You wouldn’t even need that distance for hunting; what kind of joke was this?
But seeing the arrows already stuck in those targets, Jason knew that this was the daily training for these people.
They viewed such things as the norm, without the slightest ripple of surprise.
Jason turned to look at the others; their faces bore looks of contempt, and a heavy pressure settled onto Jason’s head.
Since he wanted to be a Supreme King and the hero who leads all heroes, he had to let his strength do the talking.
A person who can only talk big will never be able to win over the masses.
However, under such heavy pressure, Jason’s blood instead began to flow with excitement.
His heart thundered like a drumbeat, causing his spirit and resolve to burn completely.
In this state, he drew the bow with all his might.
Beside him, Asterios showed a surprised expression, then gave a silent smile.
Wasn’t this posture of drawing the bow and aiming quite elegant?
He truly was someone with capability.
Then Jason released the string.
The sharp arrow flew out, and although it didn’t hit the bullseye, it didn’t miss the target either.
This caused Chiron’s disciples to show surprised expressions, followed by looks of recognition.
He really wasn’t someone who only talked big.
To not miss the target on his first shot at this distance was already quite good.
Asterios took the lead in applauding, and the others followed suit.
Jason turned around proudly with a bright smile, and for once, there was little sense of arrogance on his face.
“How’s that?
Are you won over by my perfect archery skills?” Though his mouth was still just as cheeky as before.