Marco warmed up by doing stretching exercises, he then donned his hunter outfit, and stored his dagger, he immediately headed to the woods to hunt. He walked for a while, before hearing a sound of heavy footsteps.
'Oh man, another big one?' Marco went towards the sound and saw a large grizzly bear, when he suddenly used his breathing technique and strengthen his whole body. He ran towards the bear, but it still didn't notice him. Marco noticed this phenomenon, felt something weird.
'Hmm? What's wrong with this bear? I'm running towards it, it should hear my footsteps though...' Disappointed by his anticipation, he stopped thinking about it as he soon as the bear was in his range. With the dagger in hand, he struck the unknowing bear at its neck.
Roar!!
The bear felt pain coming from its neck, it then saw a human child stabbing him with a dagger. Before it could swipe a claw at Marco, he twisted the dagger in order to hit it's spinal cord, immediately immobilizing at as it was paralyzed, soon after it died.
'Damn, I'm a hunting prodigy eh? I can already solo hunt a bear of this size.' Marco looked at his work, a huge bear carcass, that was trice his size. He then again evaluated and revised his actions, after that he rushed back home, to get the cart. In a few moments he pushed the carcass up the cart with his strengthened body.
Hans opened his eyes, and woke up from his slumber. He then stretched his body, and went outside to get water for washing his face. Then out of the blue, the sound of a cart with squeaking wheels, ragged breathing, and heavy footsteps entered Hans' ears. He then looked around to find the source of the sound, only to be dumbfounded by the sight. He saw what seems to be Marco hauling a grizzly bear that is seemingly about 3 meters long.
'Oh what fresh nightmare is this?' Hans just thought when Marco sat down, seemingly tired, he waved toward Hans motioning him to come over.
'Oh what the hell...' Hans decided to come closer to Marco, and examine this bizarre event.
"Huff... Huff... Hans good thing you're awake." Marco breathing deeply, and covered in sweat quickly said to Hans.
"What? I mean-uh yeah it's a good thing" Hans froze when he heard Marco say he was awake but to keep his sanity, he decided to ignore it, and think of what's happening as a dream(nightmare).
"Yeah, you can go ahead and prepare our breakfast, and I'll go wake up the others." Marco suddenly walked away, and left Hans staring at the huge bear carcass.
'What... the... FUCK?! Is this really happening?! That kid did this?!' Hans was losing his sanity, when he looked at the figure of Marco walking away. But then he recalled his experience and encounters with the kid, and accepted it albeit slightly, as deep down his rational mind had reservations, since they haven't even spent a week worth of time with Marco. 'Sigh...' A mental sigh was made by Hans as he decided to think about it later, and think what to cook now.
While Marco was walking toward the other's house he was recalling the phenomena of the bear not hearing him approach it. He analyzed and thought it through. His mana, breathing exercise, body cultivation technique, grimoires... wait, GRIMOIRES! Marco finally had a break through. He thought about how grimoires can control the earth, create water, and iron tools... though he already knew magic was a deep abyss, he now truly comprehended a small part of it. Besides controlling mana, mana itself could influence the world. Strengthening his body was already one example as he was part of the world. He now hypothesized that, his mana could influence the sound around him, that's why the boar could not hear him approach it, he also attributed his attunement to hearing to his aptitude at sound magic.
"HAHA! This is exciting!" Marco grinned at his newfound knowledge, and power. He then banged on the rest's doors, shouting at them to wake them up. He then found Hans and helped him with his work.
"Ah Damn kid! So you got up early today, so you want to be annoying?!" Marshall shouted while he opened the door and went out his house. Ali and Chris also came out while complaining and shit. Their sight then moved toward the huge carcass that Hans and Marco was cutting, and portioning.
Wide eyed, they looked at them for a few moments. "So, what's the occasion huh? You guys already hunted without bothering us? Don't even know whether to be touched or offended..." Marshall broke the silence when he asked Hans about the breakfast. He just woke up and a hunted bear was already being prepared, it was just unexpected.
"We? oh nope, it was all Marco's work. When I woke up Marco was already returning while bringing this." Hans just frankly told them what he remembered.
"Pfft! Good one Hans." Marshall held back his laugh, while Chris and Ali chuckled at Hans' words not believing him.
"Sigh... Yeah I knew you guys are not gonna believe me, but it is true." Hans looked at them, and said with a straight face.
"..."
Marshall looked at Hans, before looking at the huge carcass, then looking at Marco. "Marco! You're good right? Let's fight!" He said to Marco with a serious tone.
"Hmm...? Alright..." Marco noticed how he wasn't called kid, and realized his situation. 'Oh shit, was this too much? With how large the animals here I thought that, hauling in huge game would be normal. Now I seriously got their attention, especially Marshall. Welp I can only show how good I really am.' Marco sighed, at followed Marshall to the side, far away from the 3, but they could still see the fight.
"So, kid why'd you go out alone?" Marshall glanced at Marco while walking away from the 3 hunters.
"I was just curious."
"Curious? About what?"
"About how good I really am."
"Oh? Well you're just about to find out." Marshall scoffed, and grinned at his words. He was also curious about Marco's capabilities, as a kid, then thought about when Marco grows up... He shuddered in excitement at that thought.