If House of Asilo were master swordsmen among the bloodkin and the Vangogh Clan master assassins, then House of Arthur was the classic mage archetype. But mages had a major weakness: they were poor at close combat. Thus, House of Arthur developed "Gun-Fu," while the Blood Explosion Technique was a powerful technique created to complement it.
House of Arthur's gunmanship could be called the best in the world.
Yes, not merely the best among the bloodkin.
Charlotte had learned some gunmanship from Aubrey Teuton Atwood, president of the Fiery Steed Detective Agency. He had always felt that his shooting skills were sufficient, since he mainly relied on close-quarters combat in a fight.
But under Juno Arthur's guidance, Charlotte finally realized just how absurdly wrong he had been.
Every one of this strongest bloodkin's incredible Gun-Fu techniques broadened Charlotte's horizons.
Over the next dozen or so days, Charlotte's life settled into a fixed rhythm: wake up early, go to work, have lunch with Anne, skip work in the afternoon, take a nap at 211B Baker Street, take Anne home, then receive Juno Arthur's training.
Charlotte was already a High-Order Transcendent, with effortless, practiced control over his body. Together with supporting abilities such as the Agility Technique and Insight, he progressed remarkably quickly in the Blood Explosion Technique and Gun-Fu.
That night, Charlotte entered the Dreamscape again and saw a table before Juno, with two ordinary pistols placed upon it.
A little excited, Charlotte asked, "Teacher Juno, are we going to have actual combat today?"
Juno smiled faintly and said, "You have already mastered the sixty-two stances of House of Arthur Gun-Fu. We will indeed begin the next stage of training."
"Today, we will have—actual combat!"
"Pick a gun. They are both ordinary Vampiric Weapons. They are less powerful than the Red