LRAB Page 170
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Sano is not joking.
Due to the limitations of sniper effects, ballistic simulation can only cover a maximum of 75% of the effective range.
As mentioned before, Cohen's Remington 700 rifle has an effective range of 800 meters, which means that the simulated ballistic length is only 600 meters.
Sano didn't know how many meters 700 yards was equivalent to, but when he raised his gun just now, the "laser" couldn't reach the target at all.
So it's definitely impossible to hit.
Of course, if you switch to a sniper rifle with a longer effective range, or if Sano activates the "fatal strike" effect, he should be able to hit the target.
It's just unnecessary.
After all, who knows if it will be useful in this sniping mission?
...Anyway, Sano has now proven that he is stronger than the sniper duo, and that's enough.
Sano is determined to take this mission, and even Gin can't stop him—that's what he said!
However, judging from Gin and Chianti's reactions, they seem to really hope that they can hit the target in this 700-yard simulated sniping.
Does it have some special significance?
Just as Sano was pondering, Gin had already shut down the sniper simulation, and the elevator immediately fell back to the ground.
"So, can I take on this task?"
Coming to his senses, Sano, who thought he had put on a good act, asked "Gin".
However, Sano did not receive a reply.
Until "Cohen" spoke in a cold voice, "You'd better take off your sunglasses first."
Sano then realized he had mistaken someone for someone else, coughed awkwardly, and took off his sunglasses.
"Why are you wearing this cumbersome thing?"
Gin chose to get straight to the point, asking his question directly: "If you're trying to imitate Cohen, I can get you some goggles later."
Upon hearing Gin's words, Sano was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Cohen, who was starting to feel inexplicably awkward again: "When did I imitate Cohen...?"
...Looking at it this way, Sano felt that he might indeed be imitating the other person.
But Sano isn't stupid, so how could he not even be able to tell the difference between sunglasses and goggles?
Rather than saying it's imitating Cohen, it's more accurate to say it's imitating...
As Sano's gaze turned to him, Vodka felt as if his heart skipped a beat.
...Of course, it wasn't because he was tempted, but because Vodka felt his premonition might come true...and it seemed to be more serious than he imagined.
Sure enough, after noticing Sano's gaze shift, the other three instinctively turned their eyes to Vodka as well.
Suddenly, vodka, which has always had a relatively low profile, felt like it had become the most eye-catching presence.
...Although, in Vodka's view, this was more likely to be the target of public criticism.
"Holy crap, no way, bro, you're wearing sunglasses to imitate vodka?!"
Knowing Chianti's personality, she didn't care about the atmosphere and immediately swore, her face full of disbelief.
Even Gin noticed a strange look in Sano's eyes, something that was unusual for him.
...It seems that ever since his first meeting with Sano, Gin has felt that his understanding is being subjected to endless...and all sorts of challenges.
That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous.
Only the honest Cohen would be considerate of Vodka's feelings, who was also an honest man, and remain silent.
...Although I wasn't actually imitating vodka, did everyone have to be this shocked?
Sano was speechless. Just how despicable do you guys think vodka is?
Whom do you look down on?
Beware of fortunes shifting from east to west in thirty years!
Sano felt indignant on Vodka's behalf.
"cough."
Finally, Gin coughed, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
Considering that Vodka was, after all, one of his henchmen, and... based on his understanding of Vodka, it was absolutely impossible that Vodka would intentionally "corrupt" Sano, so Gin did not intend to cause trouble for him and instead got down to business.
"...Now that it has been confirmed that Rye's sniping ability is indeed sufficient, let's entrust this mission to him."
When the mission was mentioned, Chianti immediately became annoyed again, but she also knew that if a mission was important, the best solution was to assign it to members with the highest probability of success.
So in the end, they could only acquiesce.
"As for teammates."
Gin glanced coldly at the vodka: "Vodka it is."
"……Um???"
Suddenly, Vodka, who was innocently... or perhaps not so innocently implicated, instantly went from feeling relieved to being utterly horrified.
I just teamed up with Sano today, and we barely made it to the end of the mission, feeling like we were walking a tightrope.
Vodka still hasn't forgotten the feeling of relief and escape from danger he felt when he saw Sano off the bus, and now he's being told that he'll be teaming up with him again for a mission in a couple of days!?
Are you kidding me?
This is outrageous!
Why does he only target himself and cause trouble?
"After all, it seems you get along well with rye."
Gin said this.
"not me……"
Vodka's eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, widened in disbelief. When the hell did he become so close to Sano?!
...Is it just because Sano "imitated" him?
"What, do you have something in mind?"
Gin narrowed his eyes and interrupted Vodka's "no," while Sano, who was standing next to him, also said with a smile, "I also think that I have a lot in common with Vodka."
...Georgia?
Chianti and Cohen, who were indifferent to the situation, watched the show from the sidelines. Gin raised an eyebrow, glanced at Sano, and then looked at Vodka.
...If we say that our relationship is bad, not to mention whether others believe it or not, Sano might hold a grudge against me, right?
Vodka looked around and realized that he was now caught between Gin and Sano, leaving him no room to refuse. In the end, he could only lower his head in silence.
"Well...I see."
"By the way, when exactly is this mission scheduled, Lord Gin?"
Sano leaned close to Gin and whispered something to him.
"We'll make our move at 1 p.m. the day after tomorrow, once the target is on the Heisei Express."
Heisei Express?
Sano frowned slightly. He seemed to have seen the promotional reports about this new train in the newspaper.
...Sano has forgotten the exact start time, but it shouldn't coincide with the makeup exam time.
Gin noticed Sano's furrowed brows and unconsciously furrowed his own as well: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with this time and place?"
"Oh, it's nothing."
Sano snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head: "It's just that I have a makeup exam the day after tomorrow, so I'm worried that the timing won't work out."
Make-up exam?
Both Gin and Vodka, who was eavesdropping, were stunned when they heard the word. They then recalled the phone call Sano received in the car after they had teamed up for a double-cross mission—which was also the first time they had witnessed Sano's ability to dance awkwardly in a hail of bullets.
"...Did you fail your makeup exam last time?"
Upon hearing Gin's question, Sano nodded naturally: "Yes."
Gin paused for two seconds: "...You didn't pass a single one."
Sano smiled broadly: "Of course I didn't pass a single subject."
Gin: "..."
Vodka: "..."
This criminal was clearly extremely vicious, yet his academic performance was exceptionally poor.
"I'm leaving. I'll send you the mission information later."
Gin, too lazy to waste words, turned and left, with Vodka quickly following.
After watching Gin and his duo leave, Sano turned his gaze to the sniper duo who were standing about ten meters away, having consciously stopped eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Seniors, could you recommend a sniper rifle for me? The longer the effective range, the better."
……
Two days passed quickly.
During this period, Sano also underwent more than 30 hours of high-intensity sniping training in the underground training ground.
...Although with the sniper sunglasses, Sano's static sniping skills have almost reached the maximum level, but in sniping missions, dynamic shooting is still more necessary.
After all, the target is not a dead object, but a living thing that moves.
Of course, in comparison, the key points of static sniping are equivalent to the sniper's prediction of his own bullet trajectory, while dynamic sniping requires the addition of the prediction of the target's movement.
Of the two, the former is undoubtedly far more important.
How can you build a tall building without a good foundation?
Therefore, even in dynamic shooting, Sano won't be too bad.
In addition to training in dynamic sniping, Sano also conducted more in-depth experiments on the effects of sniper sunglasses.
Putting aside the fact that the effective range is doubled once and then requires a three-day cooldown, Sano has basically figured out the shortcomings of the sniper's effect.