Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 38

Danhai High School, atrium.

The huge cherry tree stretches its branches and leaves, covering the flowing crowd and fixed booths below.The sound wave was like a tide, shaking off a few cherry-colored petals from time to time, and would be blown to a higher place before falling to the ground.

"Want to see the other side of the solar system, please join the astronomy club! The most advanced observatory on the shore of Lake Biwa, as long as you join the club, you can use it to your heart's content!"

"This is the gardening department! All handsome men and women who like flowers and plants, please join the gardening department!"

"Literature Department..."

"There are exquisite hand-made dim sum here, welcome to taste! We are a dim sum research club, and we make all kinds of delicious dim sum every day. Do you want to try it yourself? Join the club and get free Christmas and Valentine's Day guaranteed chocolates!"

Surrounding the cherry tree in the atrium, various cultural associations of Dangao lined up tables on both sides of the aisle and set up booths of all sizes, which dazzled Soya and the others who had just come downstairs.

Colorful flags and posters, as well as billboards raised high, are constantly attracting first-year freshmen;
The road that divides into two after leaving the corridor seems to have become a choice between life and death, and it is difficult to let go of either side.

"It's really spectacular, let's take a look at it slowly." Soya said.

"Uh-huh."

The four of them also joined the carnival, and because of their respective interests, they stopped or went, and quickly dispersed among the crowd.

"If Soya joins any club, be sure to tell us first." Before parting, Akane Kirino confessed.

"I will."

Not far away, Chao Wuling also stopped in front of a deserted booth that no one cared about.

Soya glanced to the side, there were only three words on the undecorated sign board: Department of Literature.

Different from other clubs, the booth of the Literature Department has only one table with a few books on it, and a long-haired girl wearing glasses sits inside.

Holding the book in her hand, her gaze has been moving back and forth between the book and the two people in front of her. Perhaps because of a misunderstanding during the previous conversation, she dared not speak easily.

It's strange to recruit new people like this...

Soya looked at Asagiri Ling, "Is Suzu interested?"

She picked up the book on the table and flipped through it twice, then turned her head and glanced at the other clubs in the atrium.

He knew what she meant: she was more interested in the Literary Club than in the clubs.

"Then I'll look elsewhere."

She nodded.

When Soya looked back for the last time before walking away, Zhao Wuling had already sat in the booth of the literature department, chatting with the stiff second-year sister about the book in her hand.

And he stopped again, in front of the booth of the Cuisine Research Association.

"Are there only photos?"

"After all, fire is not allowed here, and electricity is not safe."

On the table was a booklet that looked like a cookbook and a souvenir photo album. Soya flipped through two pages, and the girl sitting in it moved forward.

"And the life-like scene of making cooking, even if you haven't tried it yourself, at least you can see it at home. There is no need to show it, right?"

Soya nodded.

"So, are you interested in cooking, classmate?"

"Okay."

He flipped through the photo album, and through the corners and corners of different photos, he pieced together the appearance of the home economics classroom he hadn't been to before, which should also be the activity room of the cooking research association.

"Ms. Usami is the consultant teacher of our culinary research institute. If you want to improve your cooking skills, joining the culinary research institute is the best choice."

"Ms. Usami?"

"It's the teacher of the home economics class, who comes here quite frequently. Could it be that the class of the younger brother hasn't taken the home economics class yet?"

"No."

Soya remembered that in the evening class meeting just now, among the things Shibasaki Makoto explained, there was a part about tomorrow's home economics class.

"Get tomorrow."

"If you join the cooking research institute, you can now unlock the home economics teacher in advance."

He smiled, "Really."

"After talking so much, why don't you visit the Club Department of the Cuisine Research Institute."

"Okay."

In addition to the senior sister who had been talking to him, there were two girls sitting in the cooking research booth, one of them took him to the home economics classroom in the special building, which was on the first floor.

"Usami-sensei, this student also wants to visit the department of Cuisine Research Institute."

There are quite a few people in the classroom, about seven or eight of them, all of whom are girls without exception.The home economics teacher surrounded in the middle is a middle-aged woman in her 40s and [-]s.

"A boy." She turned her head and showed a gentle smile, "It's really rare."

"I'm Soya from class A of the first year, please give me your advice."

Soya greeted him, and several girls turned their attention from cooking to him.

"We're making vegetable tempura. Soya-san, if you don't mind, come and have a look."

"Ok."

The girls surrounded Usami-sensei, Soya didn't squeeze in, and stood opposite to watch.

Sliced ​​fruits and vegetables are on the side, such as potatoes, eggplants, and sweet potatoes. The home economics teacher is preparing to make batter at this time.

"Now add water. Ah, here's one thing to mention: If you use ice water to knead the noodles, the fried tempura will be crispier..."

Temporary membership refers to temporarily joining a club, but is not a formal member of the club, so there is no upper limit.

During the Golden Week period, it is not uncommon for a student to temporarily join seven or eight clubs.

However, the status of temporarily joining the club can only last until the end of the Golden Week at most, and then a decision must be made whether to stay in the club or not.

Because after the end of the Golden Week is the annual budget meeting of each association, the amount of the budget is determined according to the number of official members.

After visiting and experiencing, Soya, who was overwhelmed by a dish of vegetable tempura, temporarily joined Cuisine Research Institute.

The main factor that made him hesitate was the gender ratio within the Culinary Research Institute:

1 to 11, of course he is on the minority side.

In addition to being able to learn cooking skills, the atmosphere within the club is also an important determining factor. He decided to observe the Golden Week before making a decision.

She was not surprised when she told Akane Kirino the news.

Later, she told him that Zhao Wuling had officially joined the literature club, Yoshikawa Hongko had temporarily joined the gardening club, and she hadn't found any clubs she was interested in yet.

Soya: Have you understood everything?
Kirino: No, I plan to go shopping again.

Putting away the phone, Soya met Sugawara Kyoko head-on before leaving the special building.

"..."

Unlike usual, now she tied her long hair into a beautiful and neat ponytail. She was wearing neither a student uniform nor a priestess uniform, but a kyudo uniform for training.

After being stunned for half a second, Kyoko greeted him first, "Mr. Soya."

"So Sugawara-senpai is a member of the archery club."

Soya was not too surprised, the first time he saw Kyoko, she was carrying a bow.Although she only made one shot, she could see that she was skilled.

"Although this is the case, I usually don't participate in the club activities of the Kyudo Club." Kyoko explained.

"Is it because you want to go back to the shrine?"

"Yes."

"Is there any opinion from the society?"

"I was invited to join the Kyudo Department as a deputy consultant. I only need to come to guide occasionally, and there is no requirement to attend."

The two stood near the entrance of the special building, and she looked at the atrium behind him, "Today I also stayed at the school to say hello to the new recruits."

Soya looked at the other side, "Is the Dojo of the Archery Department over there?"

"……Yes."

"Can I go and have a look?"

Jingzi glanced at him with a lukewarm attitude.

"of course."

She turned to lead the way for him, her smooth ponytail swaying behind her head, brushing the white bow uniform constantly.Corner belts bound the waist, and a black hakama underneath.

The leather chest protector fits unimpededly on the chest. Compared with other girls, Kyoko Sugawara has a natural advantage in archery.

Go through the special building and walk along the corridor on the other side for a while, and you will find the Dojo of the Kyudo Department.

"Deputy advisor!"

"Miss Sugawara."

The members of the Kyudo Club who met him greeted Kyoko, and at the same time did not forget to look at Soya who came with her.

In the dojo, there were not a few first-year students like him who came to visit, because they were dressed differently, so it was easy to tell them apart.

Kyudo practice is not just "bending the bow, setting the arrow and then loosening the string", it is mainly composed of basic technical movements [shooting eight knots] and basic etiquette [basic body], which is not simple, and even a bit boring.

It is just for the students who come to visit and experience, in order to attract more people to join the archery club, it is natural to directly demonstrate the actual skills of shooting targets.

Whoosh!
The arrow left the string and hit the bullseye.

Kyoko Sugawara held a longbow higher than hers, and it took a while before she put it down.

"A straight shot must hit."

Soya clapped his hands.

"Can you let me experience it too? Senior sister can rest assured that I will not join the archery club."

"..."

"In order not to let me touch the bow, the senior has already shot seven arrows in a row."

"..."

Kyoko pursed her lips and glanced aside.

"No such thing."

(End of this chapter)