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

Uesugi Kai glanced at the unstrung bamboo bow in his hand: "If I had to give some advice, it would probably be about paying attention to details."

He wasn't lying; the deviations in his shooting technique were corrected through his own understanding, with guidance from his senior.

Sugita Sohei placed the arrow in his quiver, looked up and said, "Yes, Uesugi was also a beginner at first, but unlike others, he could quickly understand what I meant."

“Shooting pattern, inside the hand, corner view, big three, bow return... I only need to demonstrate these movements and details once, and he can understand them, integrate them, and use them in actual combat.”

Can you learn it in one go?

Upon hearing this, Hirata Masanobu couldn't help but give a wry smile: "Sigh, I can't be envious. I've been studying for a year, but I'm actually getting worse and worse. I haven't made any progress."

Qing Youya patted his shoulder and smiled, "These are all secondary. I think you have a pretty good attitude."

"A direct shot always hits, I know."

"Has Sugai not arrived yet?" Masanobu Hirata asked.

"It should be soon. I heard he's been preparing for exams lately, and his time is completely packed every day," Qing Youya replied.

"I can't handle the exam." Sugita Sohei, who had already picked up the bamboo bow in his left hand, walked over slowly and heard the conversation between the two.

"Senior, you don't actually need to go to university, do you? With your status in the archery world."

Sugita Sohei shook his head: "Although my grades aren't very good, I still want to experience university life."

Not long after Uesugi Kai finished stringing the bow, an unfamiliar face carrying a blue bow bag stepped into the dojo.

Sweat beaded on his forehead as he bowed to the crowd: "I'm sorry I'm late."

"It's nothing, we just chatted for a few more minutes," Qing Youya said with a smile.

The archery club has very few members, and the club president and vice president are very kind.

Overall, it's a very peaceful place. People don't say much if you leave early; it all depends on your own initiative.

This is the main reason why Kai Uesugi stayed here.

After getting to know each other, the five of them began their first training session for the team competition.

The order of entry for the competition is tentatively decided as follows:

"Omae·Uesugi"

"Second-in-command: Hideyoshi Sugai"

"Middle position Aoyu Masaya"

"Rakuzen Hirata Masanobu"

"Location·Sugita Sohei"

During the match, shots must be taken in the order of "forward" to "positioned player".

"Why is Uesugi-kun in the front seat?" Sugai Hideyoshi asked the crowd before they officially entered.

“A first arrow that lacks momentum will greatly affect the morale of the team,” Sugita Sohei explained.

Normally, the power forward position means a team's ace.

###Chapter 106 Archery Club - Trial Training (2)###

"Is Uesugi really that strong?"

Hideyoshi Sugai questioned this, because he knew that Kai Uesugi was a new member who had just joined the archery club.

"Excuse me for asking, what rank is Uesugi-kun?"

He himself is a third-ranked marksman. Although rank does not represent a marksman's true strength, it can give people an idea of ​​a marksman's lower limit.

“No rank.” Uesugi Kai said casually.

"The time spent practicing archery...?"

"One month."

Upon hearing this, Sugai Hideyoshi's face showed a shocked and surprised expression.

He looked at the other three.

Hirata Masanobu shrugged helplessly: "Unfortunately, Uesugi is indeed better than me."

“She’s better than me too,” Qing Youya said.

Sugita Sohei replied calmly, "Discussing these things is pointless. We'll know how strong we are after one round of archery."

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In the first round, the five people stood in a row at the entrance, with the bow and arrow in their hands placed at their waist belts.

As they moved toward their shooting positions, they encountered their first problem—a lack of coordination.

"What should we do?" asked Masanobu Hirata.

"Whose problem is it?"

“I,” Hideyoshi Sugai raised his hand, “was a beat too slow.”

"It's okay, let's try again."

Standing back at the entrance, after bowing to the air, Uesugi Kai, in the forward position, walked with even steps to the shooting position directly in front.

His entrance ceremony has improved a lot recently.

"stop!"

Sugita Sohei, who had taken his place, suddenly stopped everyone's movements.

Kai Uesugi turned around and saw Masanobu Hirata scratching his head sheepishly.

"Sorry, sorry, I was on the wrong beat."

"It's alright, just be careful next time," Sugita Sohei said, repeating the same thing over and over.

On their third attempt, all five players followed the correct rhythm and moved to their respective shooting positions, gradually getting into their stride.

Standing still and turning around, looking straight ahead, the five people took a small half-step back while maintaining their upright posture.

At the same time, he lowered his knees and released an arrow, then immediately placed the bamboo bow beside him.

The Eight Sections of Archery – “Preparing the Bow”.

Pick up two arrows from the ground, place arrow A on the bowstring, and hold arrow B between your ring and little fingers.

'Next is to get up.'

Uesugi Kai silently recited a sentence to himself, then raised his bow and stood up after nocking the arrow.

Then separate your feet and place the bow in the center of your waist belt.

Using this as a signal, the two men behind him, Hideyoshi Sugai, repeated his action, and so on.

Everyone turned their heads, and the five of them faced the shooting range together.

Kai Uesugi, in the power forward position, fired the first shot.

Holding the bow in his left hand and pulling the string with his right, he raised the bamboo bow, which had been resting in front of his chest, high.

The elbow and arm exert force simultaneously.

The third step – when drawing the string, use one-third of the force to push the bamboo bow, achieving a stable effect with equal pulling on both sides.

Take a short pause at this point.

With steady breathing and focused eyes, Uesugi Kai aimed the arrow at the bullseye.

moment,

Draw the bow, meet, part—

Click...!

All that could be heard was the soaring sound of strings, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

boom......

crisp (di) sound

28 meters away, the arrow with its emerald green fletching hit the bullseye.

With a calm expression, Uesugi Kai placed the bamboo bow back in the middle of his waist, turned around, and prepared to nock an arrow again.

"Amazing!"

Seeing his clean and efficient shooting, Sugai Hideyoshi couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

At the same time, following closely behind Uesugi Kai's distinctive string playing, he also opened his own string.

With eyes looking straight ahead, use the arrow's folding rod to cover half of the target, aim in a "half-moon" pattern, and release an arrow.

call out...!

The arrow flew across the lawn, narrowly missing the target in the distance.

Sugai Hideyoshi's pupils contracted, and he thought in surprise, 'Why...didn't it hit?'

But a miss is a miss. In the midst of shooting, he had to maintain his next move; there was no time for him to be stunned or confused.

Unlike individual competitions where there is no time limit, team competitions require each person to shoot 4 arrows within 8 minutes.

The sound of the major front string is the signal.

From beginning to end, a certain rhythm needs to be maintained.

Immediately following Sugai Hideyoshi's missed arrow, two strings rang out in succession.

But after they whistled through the grass, no corresponding sound emerged.

—Both Aoyuu and Hirata Masanobu missed the target.

Sugita Sohei, who was in position, remained calm. A moment after the sound of the bowstring disappeared from the front of the bow, he shot an arrow from his hand.

Unsurprisingly, it hit the bullseye.

Then it was Uesugi Kai's turn, who was ready.

Release the arrows.