Tianhai Qimingyue glanced at the message she had just received on her phone. She picked it up and studied it for a moment.
"Brother, the archery club competition will start next month, right? My sister will definitely participate too..."
She was about to take back her phone when she suddenly sighed as if giving up.
The slender fingers began to type in the input field.
"Forget it..."
.......
"yoshi!"
Kambaraku changed into hakama clothes and just walked out of the dressing room when he saw the tall figure of Amami Kuruuri standing in the wind.
The flaxen ponytail hangs down behind her head, she nocks an arrow, pushes the arrow, and raises the bow. Her gaze looks from the front to the target in the distance.
A bamboo bow more than 2 meters long was raised over her shoulders. Her eyes were focused in front of her, and her right thumb wearing a deerskin glove pulled the bowstring.
Smooth and even.
The taut bowstring did not tremble in her hand.
The moment the arrow whizzed out, the bowstring trembled and moved the bow body, making a high-pitched bamboo sound.
There was a sound of "click", just like following the neat trajectory of the arrow tail, hitting the bullseye 28 meters away.
"Yoshi!" Immediately afterwards, the voices of young girls came from behind. The youthful voices were as sweet as a chorus.
Kanbaru looked at the target directly opposite Tianhai Jiuli again, and he fixed his gaze.
I found that there were dozens of arrows inserted around the center of the target, and none of them hit the target.
"Awesome..."
Not just him, everyone in this Kyudo club, whether they were newbies or experienced Kyudo people, subconsciously sighed, turned their heads, and exchanged words.
Even the seniors in the second and third grades have to admit in their hearts how powerful this new minister is.
"Hmm, Kanbaru-san, good afternoon, why are you here so late today?"
"Ah, I also joined the literature club, and I usually go there for an hour."
"Oh, that's it, then it's okay."
Deputy Minister Hata Masahiro responded casually. He stood next to Kambaraku holding a performance record book usually used by the Kyudo Club. He looked at Amami Kuriuri in the shooting position and whispered to Kambaraku: "Do you know how many arrows Minister Tianhai has practiced since he came to the dojo an hour ago?"
"As for Japanese bows, there should be at most 30 bows per hour."
"49! An average of just over a minute to shoot an arrow!"
Taking a compound bow as an example, 100 arrows a day is above normal.
As long as you are not afraid of losing your hands, you can practice more.
However, traditional bows are completely different.
Kyudo not only requires postures that are very different from those of compound bows, but also trains your temperament and character.
And the He bow is the slowest among all types of bows. After shooting a group of compound bows, the person practicing the He bow can slowly shoot two arrows.
With a Japanese bow, you need to maintain various standard postures to shoot arrows at the speed of a compound bow...
Difficult, extremely difficult.
"Did she hit all of them?" Kanbaru asked again.
Masahiro Hata showed the record book full of circles in his hand to Kanbaru Raku, and said in surprise: "All hits! And the postures are all correct. I just want to know if Minister Tenkai's arm won't hurt?"
"Hey——"
The string sound came again.
Kanwaraku looked at Tianhai Jiuliuli who shot another arrow, turned around and said with a smile: "The deputy minister can take the initiative to ask her if her hand hurts. Minister Tianhai will answer questions if he has any."
"No, no, no," Hata Masahiro shook his head quickly, and then drew an extra circle in Tianhai Jiuliuli's record column. He sighed, "Oh... I'm afraid that if I ask her, I will be shocked...
You have to know that I have been practicing archery since the first grade of junior high school. So far, I have persisted every day and my shots are not as accurate as those of Minister Tianhai."
"Kamihara, did you win a district-level championship when you were in junior high school?"
"Hmm."
"What's your hit rate?"
"80 upwards."
"This is quite impressive." Hata Masahiro looked like "you are all freaks".
Kanbaru laughed and evaded: "I feel that the Japanese bow is much more difficult than the compound bow."
"He Gong is a traditional type of bow. There is no sight, and archery depends on experience. But if you have played other types of bows and then practice He Bow, you will have some experience, but it is not very useful. The bow posture requirements are very high, so you can
It's completely different. Recently, you shoot a hundred arrows every day. I'm afraid that your newly bought fiberglass bow will be scrapped soon... Fortunately, you didn't buy a bamboo bow. This thing is not only expensive, but also troublesome to maintain.
."
"Hmm."
"Also, are you sure you want to participate in the county competition?"
"That's right."
"Single competition or team competition?" Hata Masahiro's face was filled with the words "Team competition, quickly choose the team competition!"
Kanbara smiled happily and said: "All the seniors from the last third grade are gone. The main male students in the second grade are only Senior Xiaolin and you, the deputy minister. As for the other seniors..."
Kambara Raku didn't finish what he said. The general meaning was that most of the other seniors came here with the purpose of "cultivating themselves", and few were willing to participate in a kyudo competition with high competitive purposes.
You have to compete with dozens of aces in the school, and every arrow hits the target, which is a lot of pressure.
Not to mention that the audience will discuss it in the audience.
Masahiro Hata thought for a while, "I can't even call those people... If it weren't for attendance standards, they probably wouldn't come. Or we can find two new people, experienced people, to practice with all their heart and soul."
It’s not like you can’t compete for a month.”
Kanbaru shook his head: "It's too late. I believe you, deputy minister, know better than me. If we follow these steps, our school will probably be eliminated in the preliminaries."
"Oh, but the school has set a goal for us. This semester, our boys must get at least one of the top three places."
"Solo match."
"Single match!" Masahiro Hata almost shouted, "I guess you don't know, Kanbara, those who participate in the single match are all perverts. In the team match, you can also rely on the number of people to share the disadvantages...In the single match, they are all pairs of opponents.
I am extremely proud of myself, but I am a guy who has the ability. It’s not that I don’t have confidence in my ability, but if, if no boy enters the top three, our club’s funds will be cut!” "So what if it's reduced? After passing the novice stage, most people will use their own money to buy a set of bow equipment."
"Oh, Kanbaru, you're new here, you don't understand... Last semester, you know, Minister Minagawa applied to the school to start a dormitory activity during the school year. Our whole club, more than 20 people, went directly to Kyoto to play...
.Ahem, I have been studying and communicating for fourteen days. I just went to eat some barbecue and soak in hot springs for a while. Even so, there is still a lot of surplus in the club's funds."
Kanbaru understands.
If the club funds are gone.
The camp will become very stressful. If it were gone, I would probably have to stay in school for two weeks to practice next time.
Tokyo at that time was nothing else.
The weather alone can make you hot to death.
How can it be as comfortable as going out for a hot spring trip?
Can understand.
"Oh~ That's it."
"Hey, you understand," Hata Masahiro touched him with his arm and said with a smile, "So, as long as you join, we will invite two more second-year seniors or newcomers. They will be easier to talk to, and we will go to the team competition together.
It’s completely feasible. The school’s requirements for the team competition are not high, just the top eight will be enough. If you put in a little more effort, it will be more reliable than the single competition!”
"This..."
"How about it? Do you want to consider my suggestion?" Hata Masahiro asked Kanbaru Raku while recording the (di) number of Tianhai Jiu Liuli.
It's not impossible to agree to the team competition...
But he has never participated in a team competition, and he has always played alone in his previous life.
"Dear students, I'm sorry to bother you."
Kambara interrupted his thoughts and looked at everyone in the Kyudo Club.
The instructor of the Kyudo Club, Mr. Sakahara, stood at the entrance of the Kyudo Club's entrance with his back hunched and his hands behind his back.
Behind him was a teacher from the Academic Affairs Office who had just taken off his shoes and stood up.
Kagawa Raku also knows this person. The last time he met Xiaolin Xiyue at the school gate, it was this teacher who came to understand the situation.
He is a middle-aged man wearing square-rimmed glasses.
He seemed to remember that his surname was Shiozaki, Director Shiozaki.
Mr. Sakahara put his right hand lightly on his mouth, cleared his throat, then put his hands behind his back again, looked around the crowd, and said:
"I believe you all know about the Kyudo Prefecture (Tokyo) level competition to be held next month, in mid-July. At that time, schools with Kyudo clubs throughout Tokyo will participate, and of course we are no exception."
"Teacher Sakahara!"
Mr. Sakahara looked at the person who raised his hand, "Ah, my wife's classmate, if you have any questions, please tell me."
"If you want to participate in the county competition, do you still have to pass the qualifying round?"
"Well," Mr. Sakahara looked at everyone again, "If you want to participate in the prefectural competition, there must be a preliminary round. Normally, schools throughout Tokyo need to compete for the top twenty campuses in the preliminary round.
Then the top 20 campuses will be drawn into groups, promoted step by step, and finally the championship team will be selected."
"Then how should the school's expedition team be selected?"
"Well, although our archery club has a small number of members, there are still more than twenty people including girls... Moreover, this time the school has said that no one is allowed to run away, and there will be no "I don't want to participate, so I won't participate."
The idea exists."
Mr. Sakahara said this with an apology on his face.
As soon as these words came out, as expected, many veteran members of the second and third grade members began to whisper among themselves.
They seem to be unhappy with the school's decision.
At this time, Director Shiozaki from the Academic Affairs Office stood up.
"Ahem!"
He cleared his throat louder. Wearing a stiff suit, his chest was quite high, his chin was slightly raised, he looked around at the students sitting or standing in the Kyudo Club and said:
"I know that many students are dissatisfied with the school's compulsory requirements, but students who have this idea in their hearts can think about what purpose you entered this school with and what goals you entered this school with.
?Let’s not talk about the girls from our Mingde Elementary School, boys!
”
Director Shiozaki's stern words sent chills down the spines of several lazy second- and third-year seniors, who quickly came to their senses.
Director Shiozaki withdrew his gaze and continued:
"In the past two years, the boys in the Kyudo club have not achieved any good results. Last year, they didn't even make it into the top twenty of the preliminary rounds!
”
"Last year, Kobayashi and I were both sick and did not participate." Hata Masahiro whispered in Kambara's ear.
This deputy minister is really full of personality... Kanbaru Raku complained in his heart.
"The school provides financial support to each sports club every semester. Bows, arrows, hands, strings... as well as maintenance and competition funds for the entire dojo. Even when you go out to train, you wear the best equipment and use The best site, the best environment, not to mention things like staying together that look like practice but are actually travel."
"Most of the archery club are specially recruited sports students, that's why the school is so angry."
"Deputy Minister, are you too?" Kanbaru asked in a low voice.
"Yes, me too." Hata Masahiro responded in a low voice, keeping his eyes on the entrance of the Kyudo Club.
"The school can turn a blind eye to this kind of thing, but what's the prerequisite? The prerequisite is that you have to show your grades! The money the school gives you is not just for your enjoyment." Yan Director Qi kept slapping his palms with the back of his hand and loudly accusing him, making a series of heart-wrenching noises.
"Okay, okay, Director Shiozaki, there is no need to embarrass the children too much." Mr. Sakahara quickly called to the director of the Academic Affairs Office, which made him breathe a little easier.
Even if I didn't say this to the freshmen of this year's high school, it still makes people feel horrified to hear it in this scene.
During this period, Kambaraku glanced at Tianhai Jiuli.
Fortunately, she seemed to be fine and just listened patiently.
Director Shiozaki took a breath and said, "Since Mr. Sakahara has spoken, I won't say more."
Mr. Sakahara stood up again with a kind face:
"Don't be so nervous. Relax a little. If your feet are numb, you can move a little."
"..."
"Then, let's get down to business. This county competition is divided into men's five-person team competition, women's five-person team competition, men's singles competition and women's singles competition... This competition also has a mixed men's and women's doubles game. The schedule of the competition is similar to that of the team competition. The participants will follow the past practice. The entire kyudo club, whether old or new, must participate in the selection. The selected personnel will all be determined based on their results, and then I will arrange the group teams to enter. Field order."
When Mr. Sakahara said this, he suddenly paused and subconsciously looked at the face of the teacher from the Academic Affairs Office.
Director Shiozaki glanced calmly.
Mr. Sakahara sighed in his heart. He thought to himself that he had been an instructor here for so long, but he never expected that something like this would happen.
Although the reasons given by the school are completely reasonable.
"The men's and women's team competitions and the men's and women's singles competitions are all selected within the entire Kyudo Club. As for the mixed men's and women's doubles competition, the quota has been determined by Tenkai-san and Kanbaru-san."
"Ban——!"
"Quiet first," Mr. Sakahara suppressed the voices of all the students, "I understand that you will have questions, but in fact, Tianhai-san won the first place in the entire Kanto region when he was in junior high school. Originally,
I am preparing to enter the national competition...I won’t go into details on the matter, as it involves Tianhai’s privacy.
"As for Kanbaru-kun, when he was in junior high school, he also won our Tokyo district championship. Even though both of them are freshmen, they both have the ability to compete in the competition."
Wait wait wait!
Kagura Raku hasn't understood the situation yet, why did this suddenly involve him?
Why did the school suddenly assign him and Jiuliuli to participate in the men's and women's doubles competition?!
He secretly glanced at Tianhai Jiuliuli.
I found that she also seemed to have a confused look on her face.
This is too abrupt!
"Hey, Kanbaru, what's going on with you? Have you pissed off the school?"
"What's wrong?"
"Although it is enviable to compete with Minister Tianhai, this is a double competition! It is also a difficult place to go."
"How do you say this?"
"Ahem, you have been in a competition, so you should know the atmosphere of the competition."
"Well, the pressure is great. The audience's eyes are focused on it, and many people can't even draw their bows steadily."
"That's it. You have to understand that although the sport of archery is an individual sport, in a team competition, the condition of any archer will be affected by his companions. If the previous archer fails to hit the target, the pressure will naturally be
It falls on your side... As soon as you pull the string and your hand shakes, your self-confidence will weaken a lot. This is the contrast, this is the pressure brought about by the team honor when it is your turn..."
Hata Masahiro continued.
"There is nothing wrong with a doubles match, but it depends on who you compete with. If Minister Tianhai returns to hitting the target smoothly, do you think she will put enough pressure on the people around her?"
Kagura Raku tried to construct that scene - Jiu Liuli drew his bow smoothly and confidently beside him, the audience cheered in unison, but he accidentally missed the target, and there was silence inside and outside the venue.
"I seem to be able to feel it a little bit."
"It's just a little bit! Didn't I tell you just now that I would blush just seeing Minister Tianhai practicing archery? I thought to myself that after learning bow for so long, I'm still not half as good as anyone else... This is far-fetched.
Such a sense of frustration."
Hmm... It's almost the same as ordinary boys who dare not raise their heads in front of a glamorous and beautiful girl?
Mahiro Hata patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, the boys are very self-aware and will not compete with you for this position. The girls will probably fight with Minister Tianhai, but 90% of it will not work. You want
Come on, future champion of the county competition, Kanbaru-san."
Kanbaru smiled happily and said: "Stop complimenting me like that, senior."
Hata Masahiro looked worried: "No matter what, we are really worried about you. If you accidentally develop early energy by practicing beside Minister Tenkai, with this thing, even a few years of kyudo career will not be enough to cure you."<
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By the way, early gas - refers to shooting the arrow too early.
A kind of archery disease often found in archery books, many people have suffered from it, and the treatment speed varies from several months to several years.
It can be roughly understood as a mental illness caused by psychological factors.
It's like Yip syndrome in golf.
After the old gentleman and the teachers from the Academic Affairs Office left, everyone returned to their own progress under Tianhai Jiuliuli's reminder.
The former seniors also started to pick up the Japanese bow.
Visible to the naked eye, there are a few more people at the shooting position.
Hata Masahiro looked around at the Kyudo Club, crossed his arms over his chest, and said to Kanbaru Raku next to him: