Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

When he reached the rear of the firing position, he turned left at a right angle, facing the firing range.

The movements were natural and solemn.

"The archer's rank is audited by the National Archery Federation. Level 5 is the initial level of archery training."

Sugita Sohei kept his posture upright and inhaled.

"Level four is for those who have received orderly instruction and have made progress in the use of bows and arrows."

While keeping his upper body straight, he took a half step back, extended his neck upwards, and lowered his waist.

"Level three: those who understand the basic movements of shooting and have made slight adjustments to the methods of using a bow and arrow, and who have been trained under orderly guidance."

Look straight ahead, lower your right knee and touch the ground first, keeping your breathing steady.

"Level 2: People who have made significant progress compared to Level 3."

Exhale, slide your right knee forward along with your foot to meet your left knee, and place the bow and arrow in your hands at your waist belt.

"Level 1, the body shape and body type of the person being shot, generally considered to be correct."

Raise your knee, keeping seated, and slightly lift the knee on the side holding the bow, separating it from the floor by about the thickness of a book.

"In the first stage (first stage), the stance and shooting movements are completed in a coordinated manner, achieving a level where the arrow is unobstructed."

Sugita Sohei kept his body upright, stood up, took three steps forward, and reached the middle shooting position.

"Second stage: get into position and be neat, use your strength fully, and your arrow will not be scattered."

Take your seat, sit down, and remain seated.

"At the third stage, get into position, maintain a stable posture, breathe evenly, and follow the rules in archery. The arrow will fly straight and the guess will be slightly accurate."

Inhale, straighten your upper body, keep your wrists on your waist, and tilt your head to eye level, keeping them parallel.

"Four stages, plus the elements of the first three stages, with the correct demeanor, have reached the level of an accurate domain master."

He inhaled again, twisted his waist to bring his right knee in front of his left knee, then brought them together to return to a natural sitting posture, turning back to the direction he had started sitting.

"The five levels of archery skills, which are manifested in the form, technique, and body coordination, represent a highly regarded level of skill."

He lowered the bow to the ground, then spun it so the longbow fell beside him. He placed arrow A on the bowstring, while simultaneously holding arrow B between his ring and little fingers, keeping it parallel to the ground.

"Sixth Dan, the skill is excellent and refined, and the achievement is even more remarkable."

Keeping his body straight, Sugita Sohei stood up with his bow and arrow in hand, looking straight ahead, and executed the seven-part shooting technique in one smooth motion—stepping, bending, preparing the bow, raising, drawing the bow, meeting, and releasing.

With a single bowbeat, the string twanged, and the arrow shot forth, seemingly flying towards the heavens.

With a thud, the arrow struck the bullseye on the target more than 20 meters away.

Canxin.

Thus, a basic set of archery etiquette was completed.

"..."

Quiet.

The arena was completely silent; the steady posture of drawing the bow and shooting the arrow was enough to impress everyone present.

The visible quality outlines that creates a highly aesthetically pleasing silhouette.

handsome.

His kyudo hakama uniform added to his charm, and several girls in the room were already starry-eyed.

Although this Sugita senior is not particularly good-looking.

However, while admiring their senior's superb skills, they couldn't help but marvel at the intricate etiquette of archery.

In fact, most people come here specifically to wear the archery uniform.

Qing Youya also stepped forward, smiling as she looked at everyone:

"Since this is not a formal examination, we don't need to have an exit ceremony."

There was also an exit ceremony...

Despite his good looks, many students were considering quitting.

I heard that even wearing hakama (traditional Japanese jacket) in the archery club requires a lot of practice in archery.

Sugita Sohei turned around, bowed to everyone present, and then returned to his original seat.

Qing Youya continued, "Since you are beginners, that is, beginners, you cannot touch bows and arrows now. You must first complete the physical training."

"After the physical training, I'm sorry, but you can't touch the bow. You need to use rubber bands for introductory training."

Pulling rubber bands...

"..."

The room fell silent again.

Kai Uesugi glanced at the watch on his wrist.

17:02:12

Seeing this reaction, Qing Youya fully understood what everyone was thinking.

The purpose of today's briefing is to screen out people who are truly persistent and interested.

"Everyone, as you have seen, this is the true art of archery, not just simple archery."

Aoyuu Masaya's expression turned serious again.

"Today's briefing has now come to an end. If you are still interested tomorrow, please come again tomorrow afternoon. The archery club is always ready to welcome interested students, and our archery club members will do their best to teach and help everyone. Thank you."

As he bowed, many classmates returned the bow, but what they were thinking remained a mystery.

After leaving the archery club, Uesugi Kai walked towards the club building.

Sugita Sohei's actions just now left a deep impression on him; his composure, discipline, and calmness were evident in every move he made.

The white top paired with black hakama further accentuated his profound temperament.

I have to admit, he's very handsome.

The etiquette is too complicated, but it's something you have to do to learn archery.

On one hand, there's following the rules; on the other, there's keeping promises. This puts Uesugi Kai in a difficult position, as he wants to slack off.

Forget it, I'll go again tomorrow. It won't be too late to back out then.

As she walked, Uesugi Kai checked the rewards for this morning's mission.

[Miyamoto Musashi's Advanced Card]

[How to use: Click to use]

[Brief Summary: The sword of a samurai is their soul. As the swordsman who founded the Niten Ichi-ryu school, his name is etched in history: Fujiwara Genshin, the Shinmen Musashi-no-kami! Reporting for duty!]

[Card bonus effect: Increases the draw rate of Kendo skills by 75%]

Miyamoto Musashi? Kendo?

But he was learning archery, so Uesugi Kai retracted the system panel, somewhat speechless.

The club building was crowded in the afternoon; you could hear people coming from inside as soon as you walked past the entrance. Uesugi Kai stepped into the stairwell, re-entered, and clicked "use".

[You have used Miyamoto Musashi's high-level card. Drawing is in progress, please wait...]

[Extracting...]

Seeing the skip button in the upper right corner, Kai Uesugi chose to skip.

The results are: [Attribute Points ×18], [Kendo Skill Activation Card lv5 (Advanced)], [The Legend of Miyamoto Musashi (Black Gold)]. Please check your account.

?

Seeing those dazzling words at the end, Uesugi Kai wondered if he was seeing things or if there was something wrong with the system.

How did I manage to win something with a 0.06% chance of winning it?

And the Kendo skill activation card directly reaches level 5?

How about... I join the kendo club... I might be able to get a 9th dan or something someday...

Kai Uesugi stood dumbfounded at the corner of the stairs, and clicked on the detailed attributes of [The Legend of Miyamoto Musashi (Black Gold)].

Title: The Legend of Miyamoto Musashi

【Quality: Black Gold】

[Effect: Grants self the skills of Miyamoto Musashi for 10 minutes, with a 1-day cooldown]

[Duration: Permanent]

[Overview: Skills several times superior to those of today's ninth-dan swordsmen have reappeared in the world. Aren't you excited?]

"..."

Kai Uesugi fell silent again. Why did this feel like something out of a shonen manga?

###Chapter Twenty: The Scenery of Cherry Blossoms###

Stepping onto the corner of the second floor of the club building, Uesugi Kai took out his phone and sent a LINE message to Hanabi Hanamaru.

"Is your briefing session over for today?"

Turn left and pass by the "Shogi Department", "Publicity Department", and "History Research Department".

Uesugi Kai couldn't find the painting club sign, so she turned back and walked to the right.

The message was quickly marked as read.

"It's over, but I haven't finished today's drawing yet. Is Uesugi-kun already at the door?"

After passing the stairwell, Uesugi Kai looked up and saw the sign for the art club not far ahead.

"Um"

"Please wait a moment, Uesugi-kun, I'll be right to open the door."

Kai Uesugi continued walking forward, occasionally glancing through the windows into the clubhouse. The active students inside exuded a youthful energy, diligently pursuing their interests and hobbies.