Chapter 37
Jonah Displays His Might
As Ayako Suzuki led Jonah to the outside area, Sonoko Suzuki was already there, chatting happily with Rei Arima.
At least on the surface, the two families have a very good relationship, and the Arima family did not object to Jonah, the "outsider" introduced by Sonoko Suzuki.
To reiterate, they are only qualified to play this game because the Suzuki family allows it. As for who the Suzuki family wants to send to play, the Arima family has no say in that.
Of course, Arima Rei was somewhat unhappy, but under her father's gaze, she still walked towards the shooting platform with a stern face.
"Oh, is this little Jonah?"
While Arima Rei was shooting, Jonah was brought before Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko by Suzuki Ayako.
Looking at this amazing boy who had been mentioned by both of their daughters, Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko were both very friendly.
After all, Jonah himself is very cute, and his lack of expression has become a special charm point, making him easy to be liked by elders.
Moreover, both Ayako Suzuki and Sonoko Suzuki were protected by Jonah, either directly or indirectly. As the parents of the two girls, Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki naturally had a high level of affection for Jonah.
"Seriously, Sonoko, you're just messing around. You didn't want to go up and compete, but you actually brought Jonah along."
Tomoko Suzuki glanced at Sonoko with disdain. Neither Tomoko nor Shiro Suzuki had seen the video. Although they knew through their own channels that Jonah seemed to be good at shooting, Tomoko still felt uneasy seeing Jonah so young in person.
"It's okay. I volunteered to help Sonoko-nee in the competition. I won't let them have a chance to make fun of Sonoko-nee."
Jonah's words were resounding, which made Sonoko Suzuki raise the corners of her mouth with great pride, while the Suzuki family members beside her looked at Jonah with affection.
"Alright, Jonah, just treat this as a game and have fun."
Smiling, Shiro Suzuki patted Jonah's hair and made his judgment, giving Tomoko Suzuki a reassuring look.
Shiro Suzuki had already decided that if Jonah performed poorly later, he would step in and make the Arima family head make the right choice.
This adorable and righteous boy must not be wronged in front of Suzuki Shiro.
Having discerned her husband's thoughts, Tomoko Suzuki said no more, but she couldn't help but glare at Sonoko Suzuki.
"Sonoko, I'm not trying to be mean, but do you really trust Jonah that much?"
The competition was a multi-directional skeet mode. After seeing that Arima Rei had achieved a score of 73 hits, Jonah was about to go on stage when Suzuki Tomoko, who was sitting next to her, was sipping her juice and looking completely relaxed. She raised her hand and hit Suzuki Sonoko on the head in a fit of anger.
"Hehe, Mom and Dad, just you wait and see just how amazing my only adopted little brother really is!"
Despite being reprimanded by Tomoko Suzuki, Sonoko Suzuki wasn't angry at all. She simply gave a confident thumbs-up, then stood up and shouted at Jonah without any ladylike demeanor.
"Jonah, good luck!"
Jonah turned and nodded to Sonoko Suzuki, then stood at his firing position. After a few quick adjustments, he nodded to the UFO launcher beside him, signaling that he was ready to begin.
Thump-thump-smack-smack-smack
The flying saucer shattered with a crash, and seeing the two clouds of dust explode in the air, Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki couldn't help but clench their fists and widen their eyes in surprise.
They hadn't expected Jonah to actually hit the UFO right away, and it looked so easy for him.
On the contrary, Sonoko Suzuki, who had been confident all along, and Ayako Suzuki, who had previously helped Jonah with his training, exchanged a glance and smiled at the same time.
The two sisters knew that the shock Jonah brought was only just beginning.
The rest of the time became Jonah's stage. Jonah was like a tireless shooting machine, accurately hitting the two flying saucers with each shot, and then mechanically and efficiently reloading bullets without any unnecessary actions that delayed the operation.
Jonah quickly hit all 75 targets, and the crew preparing to stop launching the flying saucer only then turned to look at him.
"Shouldn't a man fire 125 shots?"
Just that one sentence made the staff subconsciously press the launch button for the flying saucer again.
Jonah's final score was 124/125, losing only one flying saucer.
Saying it was lost isn't quite right either. When the UFO appeared, a bird suddenly appeared in its flight path, descending at high speed. Yo instinctively aimed his aim at the bird, and as a result, the bird was hit, but the UFO landed.
"Jonah, you're amazing!"
The moment the shooting ended, Sonoko Suzuki ran over happily and lifted Jonah up to express her excitement.
"Sonoko-neechan, I think I won, right?"
"Of course, it wasn't Jonah who won. Who else could it be? You know what? Everyone was stunned."
Happily, they pulled Jonah back to the rest area, where Jonah was showered with praise from the Suzuki family. The constant compliments almost made Jonah dizzy.
Jonah wasn't interested in the subsequent conversation between the two families, so Tomoko Suzuki had her butler take Jonah to other parts of the shooting range.
Jonah had his fill of shooting now.
Although we could only use shotguns and hunting rifles, we were actually firing real guns and live ammunition!
Since arriving in Japan, Jonah has yet to fire a real bullet! Cohen didn't give him many bullets, so Jonah was reluctant to practice and couldn't find a suitable place to practice. But today was different. Suzuki Shiro waved his hand, and all the shooting ranges were open to Jonah.
If Jonah weren't so young, the manager would have asked him if he was interested in hunting.
Jonah ate dinner at Sonoko Suzuki's house that evening, sitting directly between Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki at the table. Sonoko couldn't help but remark on how warmly he was being treated, "Anyone who didn't know better would think Jonah was your biological son."
Then Suzuki Tomoko glared at him, and he meekly shut his mouth and obediently ate his food.
Jonah was originally planning to go home that night, but he ended up staying at the Suzuki's house for the night.
The one who offered the fatal temptation was Shiro Suzuki, who kept Jonah with just a simple sentence.
"We also have a shooting range at home used for bodyguard training, with quite a few firearms and live ammunition. Jonah, are you interested?"
"Hmm! I'm interested!"
"Haha, okay, then Jonah, how about you teach me to shoot too? I want to be as accurate as Jonah."
"Okay, I'll teach Uncle Suzuki!"