Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes.

Chapter 51: Club Recruitment

"Pfft!"

Someone in the judo club couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But then he remembered his own camp, quickly suppressed his smile, and pretended to cough.

That humanoid wooden board was clearly a judo captain's face photoshopped onto a goblin's body.

The judo captain's already dark face turned even darker.

"Let's make a deal. Bet the honor of the archery club that you can hit the head of this target fifty meters away within three arrows. Do you dare to bet the honor of the judo club?!" Haruko Minamikawa shouted.

The students watching, not wanting to miss out on the drama, cheered and jeered, supporting whoever won.

The judo captain was now in a difficult position and could only nod reluctantly: "There's nothing I wouldn't dare to do, but you can't let Takaya Imagawa shoot arrows in your place!"

He pointed at Imagawa, clearly knowing that Imagawa was far more capable than Minister Minamigawa.

Imagawa, who had remained silent, raised his eyes and looked at the judo captain with pity.

Not only him, but also the members of the archery club who watched Higashiyama Shin's archery performance the day before yesterday all cast sympathetic glances at him.

You might as well just directly require the minister to take charge.

"You really think I'm invincible in archery? Watch out, Judo Groudon! You're nothing but a target for a show of force—Higashiyama-kun, protect me. Hey, Higashiyama-kun, Higashiyama-kun, give me some face, please!"

Seeing that Higashiyama Shin was standing to one side with an unmoved expression, Nanchuan had no choice but to pull him over himself and plead softly beside him.

"You planned this all along, didn't you?" Higashiyama Shin saw through everything.

No wonder he insisted on being there during his lunch break; it was all for this one scene.

"Don't say that, it's not like I begged him to come, hehe~" Nan Chuan tried to get away with it by being cute.

For some unknown historical reason, the archery club and the judo club are rivals within the school, and they often undermine each other.

So Haruko Minamikawa must have had an idea after seeing his archery skills that day, and deliberately lured the judo club over to cause trouble.

Then let Higashiyama Shin take the field, and in one fell swoop, he will intimidate everyone and greatly enhance the prestige of Kyudo.

Didn't you see that even special targets were prepared in advance?

This little trick couldn't even fool the old Dongshan Shen, let alone now that he has a powerful weapon like the Spirit-Nourishing Fire Eye.

"Next time, you'd better consult with me in advance, Minister Nanchuan."

Higashiyama Shin disliked this kind of unexpected event, even though it would bring him almost no loss or risk of failure.

Perhaps it stems from a deep-seated distrust of the world, a need to control everything within a predictable framework to feel secure.

不安です。

"Definitely, definitely, I promise!" Nan Chuan handed the LED seven-color dazzling bow to Dongshan Shen with a fawning smile.

Higashiyama Shin walked to the shooting position and nodded to the judo captain, whose face was as black as charcoal: "First-year student, Higashiyama Shin, hello Groudon-senpai."

"I know you. You performed very well at last year's sports meet and have excellent physical fitness. It's a pity you joined the archery club. If you were in our judo club..." The judo captain's face twitched. "Also, don't call me Groudon. My name is Akachi Takeshi!"

This name would be better Groudon.

Dongshan Shen smiled, glanced at the target's position, and without making any adjustments, directly nocked an arrow and drew his bow.

A small opening doesn't count as opening, and a small aim doesn't count as aiming.

The students watching were completely taken aback when Dongshan barely aimed, and with a whoosh, released the bowstring. Even a test shot wouldn't be this casual!
stamp!
The arrow pierced precisely through the judo captain's forehead on the wooden board and lodged itself in the tree behind him.

"Looks like I got it?"

"It's a hit! It's a hit!!"

"So cool! I want to learn archery too!" "Higashiyama-kun, Higashiyama-kun!"

"Damn it, he got it."

The fickle students instantly abandoned judo and switched to kyudo.

They're not familiar with judo!

The judo minister looked completely incredulous.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. In order to deal with the archery club, he also had some knowledge of archery. He knew how terrifying it was to take over an unfamiliar bow and hit a target more than 50 centimeters away without even trying.

Unexpectedly, following in the footsteps of Takaya Imagawa, another exceptionally talented individual has emerged in the art of archery!
Is it possible that fate has forsaken my judo?

He clutched his chest, stumbled back a few steps, and was supported by his fellow members.

"minister!"

"Minister! We cannot give up!"

"We will win back in the future!"

Looking into his teammates' burning gazes, he felt a deep sense of bond, a passion that burned brightly with youthful energy! The judo captain's dark red face flushed with emotion, his eyes welled with tears, and his condition improved somewhat.

"Life is full of ups and downs. This defeat will only become nourishment for our future success! We can afford to lose! Let's retreat!"

With a wave of his hand, the newly built stalls began to be dismantled again.

The judo club came in full force, but left dejectedly.

Nan Chuan scoffed dismissively, "He's more dramatic than me."

The department members who returned after cleaning up the targets were speechless. How dare their own department head say that others were being dramatic?

"I exceeded expectations and am heading back." Higashiyama Shin handed the bow back to her. Now that the outcome was decided, nothing could stop the archery club from recruiting new members.

If nothing unexpected happens, he has once again inadvertently created a new campus legend.

"Hey, I was planning to prepare a victory banquet for our hero," Nanchuan said with a grin. "As expected of my handpicked archery Rayquaza!"

After waking up from numerous requests for photos, Shinichi Higashiyama bid farewell to Imagawa and prepared to return to his classroom.

"The parents of those people did come after all."

"Hopefully the police can stop them, sigh."

As he walked through the classroom corridor and passed the teachers' office, Higashiyama Shin, with his enhanced hearing, could clearly hear two teachers talking inside.

Those parents?

Were they those few bad parents who died?
This is not surprising; the timing is indeed about the same.

The person died on Monday night.

The death was confirmed that evening and on Tuesday. The family assisted and questioned the police. On Wednesday, the family rallied together to put pressure on the school and the police, which was broadcast on the news that evening. On Thursday, they gathered materials, put up white banners with black lettering, and began their protest.

“Our XX is a good child. That’s roughly how it’s put.” Chiba Shion took a sip of her green tea latte, the drink Higashiyama had prepared for her today. “It’s clear that the case is unusual. Not only was it delayed by two days before it was announced, but there seems to be no progress.”

"Are you interested in solving cases?" Higashiyama Shin had never seen her enjoy reading detective novels.

Chiba shook his head: "It's just a habit of paying attention to some details. That arrow just now was very powerful."

"Thank you for the compliment, I accept it." Higashiyama Shin gladly accepted.

From here, you can see the open space where the archery club is recruiting new members, so it's not surprising that Chiba knows what just happened, especially the commotion caused by the judo club, which attracted many people to press their eyes against the windows to watch.

(End of this chapter)