The next day is the official day of the competition.
Today, Sakakibara packed his bags early and put on a decent white suit and black hakama. He straightened his collar a little in front of the mirror in the wardrobe. He didn't know if he was in a trance, but he was still looking in the full-length mirror.
To the shadow of Tianhai Jiuliuli.
She held the tie for herself, then stood behind and said some kind words to herself with a smile.
......
Sakakihara Raku doesn't know whether his liking for Kuruuri can be called love.
Perhaps, I can decide the time to confess my love by myself instead of following Qi Mingyue’s advice?
How about waiting for the relationship to progress and confessing your feelings?
After thinking about it randomly, Sakakihara decided to decide, depending on the situation after the game.
If it's appropriate... Jiu Liuli doesn't show any resistance to herself, then it's okay to confess.
After all, Qi Mingyue also said that although Jiu Liuli would most likely not accept it on the spot, the goodwill had already been planted. In order to take care of his brother's mood, there was a high probability that he would not refuse.
......
Sakakibara left the room and saw his sister's closed room across the door, so he decided to go in and see how Suzu was doing.
He opened the door and found that Sakakihara Suzu was still sleeping. Compared with the past, she did not kick off the quilt today, but curled up into a ball to sleep.
Are you afraid of the cold, or do you feel more comfortable sleeping curled up?
Sakakihara Raku feels that she is very similar to Fugui sleeping in the cage, with her body curled up and her paws curled up.
——Rabbits are very timid creatures, so timid that they can be scared to death by thunder at night.
From a certain perspective, Ah Ling is equally sensitive.
Sister...this word really has a profound meaning.
But she is still controlled by her brother.
The person I like is Jiuliuli... I don't know how she will feel if I tell her this.
You must be sad, after all, your brother who has been with you for more than ten years has been robbed.
But they are destined to live separately in the future.
I hope Ah Ling can be more open-minded like she did last night.
He also likes it very much if you keep your normal state and act coquettishly to yourself as usual.
......
Raku Sakakibara took one last look at the sleeping Suzu, walked out of the room, and closed the door gently.
She has to work today, so we can’t call her in the competition. Let her come in the finals tomorrow.
......
"Take it."
When Raku Sakakibara was about to go to the living room to prepare some breakfast, Nanami Nanami, who was wearing pajamas, gave him a handwritten note - the one she held in her hand yesterday afternoon.
"Your personal statistics on your opponents?"
Sakakihara opened her notes, which contained very detailed data - school, player name, hit rate, and opponent's participation information.
It is indeed the encyclopedia of July.
Sakakihara Raku thinks it would be a pity for her not to become a news reporter.
Tianhai Qimingyue: "If I didn't make it to the finals because of my sister, I would look down on my brother. Here, you and your sister can ignore the other contestants and focus on the contestants from one school, Sunrise Middle School."
"Not Kanto Liberal Arts?"
"No."
Kanto Arts and Sciences is not that great, it ranks first in the qualifiers, and it has been very strong in previous competitions.
This is well-known news.
But...
"Sunrise Middle... Didn't the players from this school rank 20th in the qualifiers? They barely made it into the official competition."
"Indeed," Tianhai Qi Mingyue said, "Whether it is today's results or previous years' results, they cannot be said to be outstanding, but this is only based on the school."
"You mean, the players are different?"
"The two contestants are transfer students from Kansai who came to their school two months ago."
It turns out that we hired foreign aid.
"How are the results?"
"Double champions in the last two men's and women's singles competitions, with a career shooting percentage of 96%."
This... the pressure came on instantly.
Although not as abnormal as Jiuliuli, the hit rate is as high as 99%.
But for Sakakibara Raku, this is a player whose strength is much higher than his own.
After staying together, Sakakibara's shooting rate was controlled between 90% and 93%, and his career shooting rate was 88%.
Don't look down on this 88%. If you switch to the general Kanto Division, this is the level that can win the championship!
It can only be said that Tokyo has gathered most of the powerful players in the entire Kanto region.
The gold content of this county-level event is much higher than that of ordinary county-level events!
Tianhai Qimingyue: "Brother, do you have confidence?"
"Definitely qualify for the finals!"
......
The competition site is located on a large lawn next to Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya District, Tokyo.
Surrounded by woods, high-rise buildings are clearly visible in the distance.
This is probably what a forest in the city feels like.
Raku Sakakihara looked away from the car window and followed everyone from the Kyudo Club off the bus.
"Oh my God, there are so many people?!" A boy said dumbly.
"There are reporters over there!" A girl said excitedly, "Will they come to interview us?"
"Yes, after all, our school's overall results are among the top five in the preliminaries."
Raku Sakakibara feels that the assumptions of these students from the Kyudo Club are missing something crucial - Meitoku Junior High School is the number one private high school in Tokyo!
In other words, no matter what, those reporters who want to boo you will definitely come to interview you!
He had already thought up the title for their newspaper, and it was called "Number One in Civil and Military Affairs?! The Strongest High School in Tokyo Wins the Kyudo Leader!"
Isn’t it very middle-class?
Unfortunately, even though Sakakibara was fully prepared, no reporter came to interview them.
Ah, I came here, but I just interviewed Minister Tianhai and the instructor, and asked some old-fashioned questions.
——"How are you feeling now?"
——"What do you think of this competition?"
——"What do you want to say to your opponent?"
These reporters are no good. If you ask these audiences, they won’t buy it.
At least from Sakakibara Raku's point of view, he doesn't have the slightest interest in it.
However, when the reporter asked Jiuriuri, "Is there anyone you particularly respect recently?" Sakakihara admitted that he still leaned in and listened.
"The person you respect? He is the elder brother in the family."
Tianhai Jiuliuli's answer reveals beauty and nature.
——Sure enough, Jiuliuli was still able to maintain her dignified temperament despite the constant confrontation from reporters.
The flaxen ponytail tied up is clean and neat.
The long bow matches her temperament perfectly.
"Why? I wonder if you can explain it briefly?"
"Because my parents' working hours are different from ours, my brother gets up early every day to help us prepare breakfast and dinner."
"Always?"
"Well, it always has been."
"That's a really responsible brother. He takes care of the family on behalf of his parents." The reporter sighed a little after her words.
The reporter also asked about the topic of "a certain brother", and Tianhai Jiuliuli agreed one by one with a smile.
"Minister Tenkai actually has an older brother...the brother of twin beautiful girls," Hata Masahiro looked at the back of Tenkai Kuriuri not far away from Sakakibara Raku, "It's really enviable. If I meet that guy, I will
Don’t get entangled with him.”
Sakakibara looked at the deputy minister: "Why are you pestering people?"
"You still don't understand this Sakakibara? Call me uncle!"
"...Have you ever considered his feelings?"
"Hey, you don't know how rich the Tianhai family is. Why do we practice archery every day? One is because of hobby, and the other is that if you master archery, you can indeed make money in the future!"
Sakakihara Raku only practices bowing to cultivate his character. As for the Amami family's money... he really hasn't envied it much.
......
Time is 8:30 am.
Raku Sakakihara was sent to draw lots and was assigned to Group B.
This is a very smooth group... Basically they are playing against schools ranked tenth or later.
With Raku Sakakibara’s hard training and Kuruuri’s almost invincible skills.
The probability of advancing to the finals is even more certain than a certainty.
Group A is very unfortunate. The [dark horse] Sunrise Middle School and High School mentioned by Tianhai Qimingyue will face the number one in the qualifiers, Kanto University of Arts and Sciences.
The powerful bowman vs. the perennial crane tail
When most people thought this was a liberal arts school crushing competition.
The results were surprising.
47vs40.
There were a total of fifty arrows in the official competition, and the final score of Japan High School was 47.
The liberal arts school that ranked first in the qualifiers only hit the target with 40 arrows.
Everyone started a heated discussion because this was something they didn't expect.
The Wannian crane actually killed the locomotive?!
This sounds like a plot event from a certain Naruto, but it actually happened in reality.
Sakakihara was in the auditorium, spreading out the notes written by Nanami Nanami.
He was sure that the opponent tomorrow would be Sunrise Middle School.
As well as the transfer students of this school - Fuba Chongyi and Fuha Ai Liu.
These are two brothers and sisters, two years apart, from Nara Prefecture, Kansai.
"Brother, don't worry."
"Jiuliuli, are you confident?"
"Of course, I am completely confident."
On the first day, Sakakibara Raku and Amami Kuriuri's overwhelming strength won them tickets to the finals with almost no suspense. Kobayashi of the Kyudo club's individual competition also successfully advanced to the finals, but the team unfortunately failed and only got fourth place. There is nothing that can be done about it. The further the game goes, the more intense the battle becomes.
At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, the finals of the doubles competition officially started.
In the auditorium, Suzu Sakakihara eagerly brought a bunch of snacks and drinks and sat down next to Amami Nanamiyue.
"Has it started yet?"
"Right away."
"I heard that my brother and the others are facing the dark horse of this competition this time." Suzu Sakakihara opened her small bag, revealing a large amount of snacks.
"Sister-chan looks happy today?"
"It's okay... Hey! Those are my potato chips!!"
Before taking the stage, Sakakibara Raku and Amami Kuruuri stood together, bowing left and right, nodding to the men and women opposite each other and saluting each other, and then sat back down in their seats under the corridor, looking straight at the lawn in front of them.<
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The breeze blew by, and the scent of fragrant grass mixed with earth came to my face.
Under the bright sunshine, there are clouds in the blue sky.
Sakakibara couldn't help but think of what Kuruuri said to him when he was playing games last night: Calm your mind, the most important thing in kyudo is to be calm.
That's right, as long as you reduce the mistakes of one or two arrows, you can definitely win the championship this time!
After the celebration party in the evening, I confessed my love to Jiuliuli!
The game has begun.
Broadcast: [Mixed Doubles Competition, Finals, Second Shooting Range]
[Mingtoku Private College]
[Ichiban·Sakakibara player]
When the female voice on the radio called out his name, Raku Sakakihara held his bow and arrow and sat in his seat under the corridor.
[Second edition·Tianhai player]
Amami Kuruuri maintained his posture and sat at the same level as Sakakibara Raku.
Broadcast: [Second Shooting Range, Kanto Gakuen Arts and Sciences High School]
[Ichiban, the player who cannot break Chongyi]
[Second edition, unbreakable player Ai Ryu]
Following the sound of the broadcast, the eyes of the audience, and the flash of the camera, flashed across the faces of the young girls.
The older referee was full of energy and glanced at the four figures who were sitting calmly.
"The National Kyudo Competition Alliance, the 38th All-Tokyo Kyudo Shogun Tournament Finals has officially begun. Now I invite everyone——"
The voice is loud and full of confidence.
"Stand up——!!"
At the referee's order, the four people stood up in response.
Xuancai's hakama robes fluttered in the wind, and the sharp bows and arrows were held steadily. The bright eyes of the young girls reflected the huge crowds at the final venue.
"Enter!"
There seemed to be a breeze blowing in front of them, Sakakibara Raku and Amami Kuriuri took a calm step forward at the same time.
Raku Sakakibara holds an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left hand. At the same time, he holds both hands against the black belt around his waist. He usually walks in front of him and moves to the double shooting position in the middle with an even pace in accordance with the rhythm of Tianhai Jiu Liuli.
Their movements look like they were copied and pasted together.
"Why are the movements so similar?" Suzu Sakakihara asked while eating pudding.
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Tianhai Qimingyue elegantly ate a piece of potato chips: "My brother and sister have been practicing for a month. Apart from practicing bows, the rest is the matching of entrance movements. Otherwise, my sister-chan would think that the people participating in the team competition of the school's archery club had the same number of targets.
, but only ranked fourth."
"There must be a lot of physical contact!"
"What do you think, sister-chan?"
"There will definitely be! Lele is an old pervert, and she likes to look at girls' long legs."
The seven bright moons in the sky looked towards her.
Sakakibara Suzu held pudding in her hand and waved a spoon: "Don't believe it, I used to see him looking at pictures of beautiful girls. I asked him to show them to me, but he still didn't want to!"
Tianhai Qimingyue raised her chin and said, ‘So this is my hobby.’
Sakakihara Suzu saw many gray-haired old men on the rostrum: "Why do you still invite so many referees?"
"Because Kyudo does not entirely depend on the accuracy of the shot, official competitions also need to pay attention to movements, which need to be scored."
"Does the entry action still count?!"
Amami Nanami stopped eating potato chips and looked at Sakakibara Suzu: "I want to ask my sister-chan a question. How many times should you knock on the door before entering?"
"Two times?"
"Knocking twice means you need to go to the toilet. The correct answer is knocking three times. It must be crisp and clean."
"Why didn't I know?"
"This is etiquette. In some aristocratic schools, if parents knock on the door the wrong number of times without paying attention, points will be deducted secretly, which will affect whether the child can enroll."
"When children enter school... their parents also need to take exams?!" Suzu Sakakihara was stunned.
"Aristocratic schools often lead to direct admission to universities. Not only the students, but also their parents and family background are considered," Tianhai Qimingyue said. "The etiquette is the same in archery. If you don't follow the standards and don't cooperate with the movements, points will be deducted." Sakakihara Suzu looked at the bow dojo, and now she saw the cumbersome movements of bow dojo again.
While keeping his body straight, Sakakihara took a half step back and lowered his waist.
Exhale, lift your knees, stand up and walk forward three steps, lower your waist again, connect your right knee to your left knee with your waist, and return to your natural sitting posture.
Stand the bow and touch the ground, then turn the bow and let the long bow fall beside you. Place arrow A on the bowstring. At the same time, hold arrow B between your ring finger and little finger and keep it parallel to the ground.
Keep your body straight while sitting, holding a long bow in your hand.
——Completing these actions at the same time, Sakakibara Raku and Amami Kuriuri looked towards the front of the venue at the same time.
Nanami Nanami explained to Sakakibara Suzu: "The next step is the eight sections of archery."
Set foot, form body, prepare bow, raise, draw bow.
Yes - use elbow force and push force to pull the bow evenly to one-third of the way from left to right.
Raku Sakakihara calmly aimed at the target, holding the bow with both hands, showing his momentum in his straight, slender, natural and smooth posture.
This is the so-called shooting pattern.
Bang.
Sakakihara Raku and the Fuwa Soiyuki next door whistled the first string sound from their long bows at the same time.
Almost the same second.
The two arrows penetrated the target and made a sound of knocking on the wooden pillar.
"Oh!"
In the same rhythm as his opponent, he shot an almost identical arrow. This extremely dramatic scene made the audience exhale and cheer up.
After the man finished shooting, he began to put on the second arrow, held the long bow at an angle, and kept his waist straight.
Immediately after, there were Tianhai Jiuliu and Fupa Yayiliu who had already prepared their bows.
99% hit rate.
As a player who has practiced archery since he was a child, Fuwa Ai Liu naturally knows how terrifying this hit rate is, so he has studied the person opposite him off the court more than once.
When he actually faced her as his opponent, Fuwa Ai Liu couldn't help but look at her curiously.
She has beautiful appearance and strong strength. I heard she is a student of that noble high school in Tokyo.
Can a pampered student from that kind of place be able to practice archery well?
As if in response to what she was thinking, the sky-blue arrow feathers of Tianhai Jiululi broke through the air on the lawn like meteors.
Boom!
Under the spotlight, this arrow went straight into the bullseye.
The thud sounded like it went straight into her heart.
......
The game continued. While Tianhai Qimingyue was observing, he suddenly said calmly:
"Sister wins."
"What for #￥?" Suzu Sakakihara was eating something in her mouth.
"That female player lost because of her momentum."
"Then what's next? The championship is won?"
"We still need to see how my brother performs."
Tianhai Qimingyue put her hands on her legs and sat calmly. When she saw her sister's face that was exactly the same as hers and matched perfectly with her brother, she had already anticipated what would happen tonight.
She remembered what her sister Jiuliuli said again.
"Agree to the confession directly... Agreeing with a different purpose will only make your own plan fail... Sister, you will lose."
"Huh?"
Suzu Sakakihara was eating biscuits and pudding happily, "What did you promise? I didn't hear clearly."
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I found that I'm not suitable for writing competitions, so I'll skip it...