[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage":3,"chapter-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-583":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re: Tales of the Rune-Tech Sage",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},148388,246,"Chapter 582: Reach For The Stars II","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-583",583,"\u003Cp>CH582 Reach For The Stars II\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, her arrow broke past the barrier of the platform, sailing into the void of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it did not travel far before slowing to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not even fully escape the gravitational pull of the platform. Instead, it stalled and began drifting slowly within the platform’s orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Silver did not despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, she focused on the positive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I got closer,’ she told herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Push forward... for the stars...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She encouraged herself quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching into her quiver, she drew one of the remaining three arrows and nocked it onto her bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she did not look toward the distant star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she simply hoped for progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PHEW!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if powered by her belief and hope, the arrow shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it completely broke free of the platform’s influence, finally escaping into the true void of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in doing so, the arrow quickly lost the force behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it continued drifting forward through the vacuum, it was painfully obvious that it would not reach any star anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Silver did not despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She calmly nocked another arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now only one arrow remained in her quiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind trembled for a moment as doubt tried to creep back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Silver immediately summoned her belief and will, guarding her mind against the encroaching fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PHEW!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow shattered the platform’s boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It broke free from its sphere of influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It entered the void and travelled farther than any arrow before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even then, it was obvious that it would not reach a star any time soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver reached toward the quiver again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final arrow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands —no, her entire body— trembled as she grasped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow felt incredibly heavy as she nocked it onto the bow. So heavy that she could not even draw the bowstring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doubt flooded her mind once again, paralysing her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because her body was incapable... But because her mind refused to give the command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final arrow determined the success or failure of the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trial that seemed utterly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, doubt and fear gnawed at her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear of becoming the only member of the expedition party to fail their trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If... if I don’t fire the arrow, then the trial won’t end.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And if the trial doesn’t end... I won’t fail.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, such a thought flashed through Silver’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the strength in her hands faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bow lowered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slipped completely from her grasp, falling to the ground as though she had surrendered to the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, Silver slapped herself across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shut up!’ she roared inwardly. ’I am not a coward! I will not hide and run away.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Alex’s words from back then echoed once again in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Push forward like you always have —regardless of anyone around you— and you will reach for the stars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, another part of his words finally reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Regardless of anyone around you...’ Silver murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden realisation dawned upon her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who is this trial for?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it for the expedition party?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No... it is for myself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Success or failure belongs to me alone... no one else matters.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So what if I fail the trial?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As long as I can still stand up, walk forward, and continue improving the way I always have... then no matter how far ahead the others may get...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I will claw back the gap!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Silver’s Will solidified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her belief in herself strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up her bow and nocked the final arrow once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the invisible weight she had placed upon her shoulders finally cast aside, Silver suddenly felt lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind became clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bow felt easier to wield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Reach for the stars...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she locked onto the farthest star within her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she had not even believed she could reach the nearest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that she had discarded the burdens she had placed upon herself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ambition expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She aimed for the farthest star she could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying went, aim high, and even a miss would still be a success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Silver was not merely aiming high. She truly believed she could make the shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her belief became so strong that it stirred her Will, the two forces merging and reinforcing one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from that union, a new power was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bow Intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of it herself, Silver manifested her Bow Intent, which wrapped around her bow and arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, mana and various energies from the surroundings were drawn into the arrow by her Intent, gathering within it to fuel the shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver noticed none of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her entire focus was fixed upon her target— the farthest star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She released the string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PHEEWWWW!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow shot forth in a burst of brilliant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light so radiant that the arrow itself became reminiscent of a shooting star as it streaked toward its target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It travelled through the sea of stars as though it belonged there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against all odds, it flew closer and closer to the farthest star Silver had aimed for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just before reaching it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could no longer withstand the immense power that had been forced into it and shattered mid-flight before reaching its destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Silver come back to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she realise that she had actually awakened her Bow Intent, and the full realisation of what she had done finally sank into her conscious mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet instead of collapsing in despair at her failure, she felt strangely at peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had done everything she possibly could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The failure had only occurred because of forces beyond her control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was not her fault that the arrow could not withstand her power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she focused on a different truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her strength had grown to the point that the arrow itself had become too weak to contain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the blindfolded man who had first handed her the bow and arrows appeared before her once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver expected him to declare that she had failed the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to her surprise, the man merely smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With quiet appreciation, he took the bow back from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he snapped it in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the truth click within Silver’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trial had never been about shooting down the star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It was about daring to attempt the impossible... and truly believing that I could do it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This was never meant to be a literal trial. It was symbolic.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wry smile tugged at her lips as the realisation settled in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if this trial had been literal, there was no possible way she could shoot down a star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with belief alone... Not even with Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was simply far too weak to accomplish such a feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And certainly not with a bow carved from an ordinary tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also explained the intense doubts she had experienced during the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she did occasionally struggle with such doubts, this was the first time they had felt so vivid... so overwhelmingly real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial had forced those doubts to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing these doubts and inner demons... Overcoming them... And daring to attempt the impossible despite them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had been the true objective of the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that realisation, Silver passed the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1253,"2026-05-29T03:49:40.181Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","5fcfc9aae23df57f4148998ae3d16ce89cf5738f0df4f5ee8587bb79cd2579c9","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-584","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-582",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]