[Hemisphere]

Originally Posted by Insane

BTW, in order to activate Tigre's black bow, what kind of conditions he must meet?

On its own: As of Volume 5 (and subtly hinted as far back as Volume 1), overwhelming negative emotions are what stirs the Black Bow to react and gather power.

With Viralt aid: Vanadis has to be around Tigre, and/or have some sympathy/affection for him.

Originally Posted by NeutralZero

So what were the several reasons to keep it a secret?

First off: remember that what Tigre holds in his hands is a weapon that can call upon its own power, or compel Viralts into lending their power to it. With that in mind, try imagining:

1. How the other Vanadis might react. Remember that Vanadis are special not just because of their Viralts but also of their positions (directly below the King's in authority and above everyone else).
2. How Brune itself might regard Tigre.
3. How the other countries might regard Tigre, and by extension Brune.

Originally Posted by ZeKeR

if lulz dictate, he COULD amp the explosion level to a MOAB if he technically owns the bow since his ancestor just pretty much attached a nuke to a normal bow, but I doubt the condition Tigre is in despite having the bow mastery... err... "passive skill" learned, he's gonna fade from that shot alone but at the expense of wiping out the command area and routing the enemy.

I thought he'd use assorted arrows like AP (didn't Mila provide him with a frost arrow or did she simply enchant some arrows of his?) or incendiary but if a normal steel point thats used for hunting is nocked to the Black Bow, it may very well be a round for a freakin' railgun. I'll assume that he's using bodkin points to reach that ZOMGWTF range or the broader one like that of a crossbow albeit a bit heavy on the ballistics

and what exactly was the maximum range Tigre could even reach with his near god-like (Tir Na Fa, you like it, don't you?) archery skill? and could the bow simply be a railgun without the boom?

He is NOWHERE near being able to fire a nuke. This has been repeated and reiterated time and time again. Nowhere. Near. Nuke levels. The best he can manage on his own to his extent is something destructively similar to Elenore's Ley Admos before nearly collapsing from absolute exhaustion. Taking out just a few tens of soldiers before passing out and rendering your entire army helpless due to lack of command and low morale seems like a completely horrible tradeoff, one that Tigre himself knows. Not to mention that, even if by some god-given slim miracle he does win, he would have ended up exposing the Bow's power and be on everyone's hit list.

He doesn't use assorted arrows. The Viralts lend their power to whatever arrow is being nocked by Tigre at the time.

The Black Bow's power on its own has yet to be explored. The farthest range it has ever reached was during Volume 1, with Elen's Viralt's aid, as it fired so high it shot through a cloud.