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

Chiyoda Ward has the highest average resident income among Tokyo's 23 wards.

The exorbitant housing prices, averaging 200 million yen per square meter, make the residents here either extremely wealthy or powerful.

Therefore, this area has the smallest population among Tokyo's 23 wards, with only over 5 people.

Kai Uesugi doesn't really like coming here because any random passerby here has an annual income of over 1000 million yen.

Hanabi Hanabi didn't feel any burden; she used to come over often to play with Rika Kuju.

Speaking of which, isn't my father-in-law a police superintendent? What's his annual income again?

Although Hanamaru Hiroki did not admit it, Uesugi Kai had already equated his uncle with his father-in-law in his heart.

"Hanabi."

Walking together under the umbrella, the chilly air brought by the drizzle made the two of them almost huddle together.

She heard the voice and looked at him.

"What is your uncle's annual income?"

"Kai-kun...why are you asking this...?"

"I just wanted to ask."

"Hanabi doesn't know..." Hanabi said, taking her phone out of her small handbag.

"Never mind if you don't know—" Uesugi Kai saw her take out her phone and asked, "Ayaka-san?"

Hanabi Hanabi shook her head and whispered, "Hanabi is asking Daddy for Kai-kun..."

The message had already been sent when Uesugi Kai suddenly felt a pang of anxiety. "Hanabi, how did you ask your uncle?"

"Kai-kun is asking about Dad's annual income..."

Kai Uesugi hesitated, then said, "Fine, just ask."

Although it looks like something sinister.

The message was replied to in no time.

"Salary? Salary has been raised a bit recently. The base salary is 120 million yen. If Hanabi wants more pocket money, she can just ask her father."

"But why is that kid asking this? What does he want?"

“Dad said… his annual income is over 1400 million yen… base salary…” Hanabi Hanabi helped Uesugi Kai ignore a question Hanabi Yuuki asked.

That's plenty, more than Uesugi even has.

How can I rob Hanamaru and get so much money?

How could he rely on his precise skills to win all the claw machines in Akihabara?

That sounds pretty good. If I filmed it step by step into a video, I'd probably be dubbed the "God of Claw Machines".

After becoming famous, he appeared on various variety shows, using his face, which is sure to become more and more handsome and popular, to gather explosive traffic.

Finally, she transitioned into acting, completing her transformation from an internet celebrity to a star.

At this point, Uesugi officially embarked on the pinnacle of his life, making money at will.

so funny.

The bizarre title alone is enough to leave one speechless.

Abandoning this unrealistic idea, Uesugi Kai couldn't help but look at Hanabi Hanabi beside him and ask:

When are we getting married?

"Kai-kun..."

Hanabi Hanamaru lowered her head, cherry-red blush creeping up her cheeks, her lips tightly pursed.

The girl did not answer Uesugi Kai's question.

Walk together to 1-16 Kanda-Suda-cho, and you'll see the wooden plaque as soon as you look up.

"Sugita bow"

It's a very simple name, and the street is lined with handmade shops selling things like Buddha statues and wood carvings. In Uesugi Kai's view, this street is all related to "wood".

The shop is neither too big nor too small; as soon as you push open the door, you can hear the clear sound of a bell.

"Welcome to Sugita Bow and Arrow Shop."

The speaker was a girl who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old. She was sitting at the counter on the left, doing her homework.

Uesugi Kai looked around. To his right was a wall covered with bamboo bows, a large wall that occupied his entire field of vision.

Bow accessories, arrows, gloves, and books related to archery are neatly scattered throughout this tidy shop.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the bamboo bows crammed all over the right wall.

If you look closely, you can see the maker's surname, the bow's draw weight, and the price marked under each bow.

Uesugi Kai was a beginner, and his bow draw weight was 14kg, so he took a quick look at the prices of those bamboo bows.

Ishizaka·Practical Skills——24,800 yen

Koide・Mind training——29,000 yen

Koide·Zhixin I——39,001 yen

Ninomiya·Zhixin II——44,000 yen

Ninomiya·Zhixin III——48,000 yen

Suwa・鹄心——90,000 yen

......

Finally, Uesugi Kai's gaze settled on a bamboo bow bearing the Sugita surname.

Sugita · Seiya (produced with a note) - 110,000 yen

Why...is it so expensive?

"..."

Kai Uesugi suddenly realized that the money she brought today... didn't seem to be enough...

What do "solid heart," "straight heart," and "swan heart" mean? Are they class distinctions for bow-bow divisions?

Hanabi Hanamaru was also seeing such a dazzling array of bows for the first time. Clutching the hem of Kai Uesugi's clothes tightly, she pulled him and asked curiously:

"Kai-kun...why are the bowstrings on those bamboo bows all crooked?"

This is Uesugi Kai's blind spot: "Ask me? I don't know either. Anyway, the bowstrings in the archery club are all crooked. I've never asked."

The girl from the bow and tack shop came over and explained:

"The bowstring is tilted to the right because bamboo fibers are not suitable for receiving lateral forces. Tiltping it to the right can change the local deformation pattern, so as to maintain the bamboo bow without losing its exquisiteness."

She glanced at Hanabi Hanabi tugging at Uesugi Kai's clothes and tentatively considered her as her younger sister.

"Compared to fiber bows, bamboo bows require more maintenance, therefore, they are not recommended for beginners."

The girl's facial features looked somewhat familiar, and Uesugi Kai asked her:

"Sutita-senpai's sister?"

His composed tone was far beyond that of his peers, displaying the mature and steady demeanor of Sugita-senpai.

Sugita Sakura glanced at Uesugi Kai's somewhat handsome face and asked, "You're the classmate my brother was talking about?"

“It should be him,” Uesugi Kai said. “Where’s Sugita-senpai? When we contacted him just now, he said he was at the store, didn’t he?”

"My brother went to the bathroom, he'll probably be back soon."

Sugita Sakura couldn't help but glance a few more times at Hanamaru Hanabi's delicate little face.

A question arose in my mind.

Why are both the brother and sister so good-looking?

Aside from her demeanor, her older brother's looks didn't even come close to half of her sister's.

Graduation is almost here, and I haven't even held hands with any other girl. I think about his bow every day.

Will I be able to find a girlfriend?

She couldn't help but feel sorry for her brother's later life.

Ugh.

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Bamboo Bow and Selfish Motives

The rain seemed to be getting heavier, and the knocking on the door became louder.

Raindrops gathered on the transparent glass between the inside and outside of the shed, starting small and growing larger, until they were about to lose their patience and traced winding, light-colored streaks downwards.

Sugita Sakurai chatted casually with Uesugi Kai, and she discovered that he was a complete novice when it came to knowledge about bows and arrows.

Furthermore, aside from being handsome, she hasn't found any other redeeming qualities in him.

Why does my brother praise him so highly?

"Logically speaking, your archery skills should still be at the level of stretching rubber bands, right?"

A rubber band is a wooden stick about nine inches long that has a rubber band tied to it, used to imitate the action of pulling a string.

This is a beginner's guide, something for beginners to practice with.

"I guess so," Uesugi Kai replied, "after all, I just graduated from rubber band training not long ago."

“Uesugi’s strength is not limited to knowledge of tools.” Sugita Sohei stepped out from behind Sugita Sakura, the wooden door behind him having just been closed.

"Why do you say that?" Sugita Sakura turned to look at her older brother, who was exceptionally charismatic but not particularly handsome.

"Because he is very good at archery."

"It's that simple?" Sugita Sakura asked, somewhat incredulous.

How skilled can someone who has just started practicing archery be?

It's already quite an achievement to be able to get past the stage of just stretching rubber bands; archery is something that requires a lifetime of practice.