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Yuki Ichinose watched for a while and was surprised to see a contestant shoot an arrow.

"28 meters is still a long distance, and the bow is so big, it looks difficult to use."

Shiina Ai was not very surprised by this. She had specially watched videos online and found it was very common for shooters to miss the target.

"But the old man just now was able to hit the target, and both arrows were right in the bull's eye." Yuki Ichinose still didn't quite understand. There is no harm without comparison.

"Come on, he's a master, don't you think about how much respect everyone has for him... And in a big competition, it's normal for some to be strong and some to be weak. It's impossible for everyone to be super strong."

Shiina Ai has watched other competitions and understands this situation.

Even if they are top students at Waseda University, it doesn't mean they are invincible. Besides, Kyudo is very difficult.

"I don't know when it will be Brother Guang's turn."

Yuki Ichinose thought about it and agreed, and then she stopped watching the game and turned her attention to the Tokyo University's reserve bench.

She didn't care much about the other contestants and just wanted to watch Brother Guang's performance.

"Looking at Kurosawa's posture just now, I feel that he is a favorite to win the big boss level. It's really exciting."

Shiina Ai was very excited about this. In fact, she had come along to watch the competition today out of the idea of ​​protecting Yuki, and also to repay her for accompanying her to watch the piano competition last time.

But I never expected that Kurosawa would look so handsome and imposing in the Kyudo uniform.

Chapter 234 God descends!

Although Kyudo competitions involve many rituals and manners, they are actually quite entertaining to watch and can be understood by laymen.

This is similar to football. Even if you don’t understand any technical moves, hitting the target is like scoring a goal, with very intuitive results.

"Everyone from the University of Tokyo has finished shouting, why isn't it Kurosawa's turn yet?"

Ninomiya Chizuru was sitting in the audience watching the game. She waited for a long time, but saw Kurosawa Mitsuru sitting in the audience and felt a little puzzled.

"You ask me, but I don't know either. I don't know Kyudo." Igarashi Runa spread his hands.

To be honest, she was anxious while waiting, because for more than half an hour, Kurosawa had been sitting there motionless, even closing his eyes to rest.

"The men's individual close-range preliminaries are now over. Next up will be the women's individual close-range preliminaries, with the same rules as the men's."

As the individual competition went on for more than an hour, an announcement was made in the venue.

"It's already the women's group, why isn't it Guang's turn yet?"

Hearing this, Ichinose Yuki became a little anxious.

"Keep calm. The Kyudo competition is divided into close-range and long-range. Since the close-range event didn't appear, Kurosawa Ze should be participating in the long-range event. The more you watch now, the more you understand. You will know how powerful Kurosawa Ze is later."

Shiina Lan was also anxious, but since she was more anxious than herself, she could only comfort her.

Except for a few relevant personnel, most of the audience's reaction was normal and they watched the game patiently.

After all, the people who come to watch the competition are either people who are interested in Kyudo or they are the friends and family of the contestants who want to see someone they know show off their skills.

There are many details in the competition process. For example, after each round of five people shooting together, staff will remove the target and replace it with a new one.

Tokyo is one of the regions with the largest number of registered Kyudo players in Japan, so even though it is the Kanto qualifiers, which is not a true national competition, there are still a lot of people participating.

What's more, there are also live webcams and TV stations broadcasting the game live.

"sorry."

When Yuki Ichinose heard her comfort, she realized her own anxiety and felt a little embarrassed.

"It's okay. I was more anxious than you on the night of the piano competition. You even waited with me for two hours."

Shiina Lan didn't care about it at all and smiled.

The same thing happened that day at the piano competition when she was waiting for the Zero Hour Master.

She is a rather impatient person to begin with, and since the person she's been thinking about never shows up, it would be strange if she wasn't anxious.

"The sisters who learn Kyudo are all so charming."

Forcing herself to calm down, Ichinose Yuki soon saw the women's group appear and couldn't help but praise them.

This is the truth. Maybe it’s because they are college girls, or maybe it’s because they are learning Kyudo, but every girl is very beautiful.

"No matter how charming I am, I can't compare to you. You are the future supermodel."

Shiina Lan didn't feel anything about this because she had seen too many beautiful women this morning.

Perhaps each of these female contestants is very pretty... but compared with Yuki, Igarashi-san, Ninomiya-san, and that rich girl, there is a world of difference.

"I can't be a supermodel. I'm too short."

Ichinose Yuki felt a little embarrassed when she heard the compliment.

"If you can't be one, then don't be one. With your looks and figure, you are still very popular in Asia."

Seeing her reaction, Shiina Lan thought about it and said with a little envy.

Perhaps supermodels are the top of the modeling world, but in fact, you don’t necessarily have to be a supermodel to make money. You can also make a lot of money by becoming a first-class model.

While talking, they also watched the game patiently.

Compared with the men's group, the performance of the women's group was relatively weaker, and off-target situations occurred frequently.

Perhaps the hit rate was not high enough, but in terms of viewing pleasure, the performance of the women's group was more pleasing to the eye.

"The women's individual close-range preliminaries are now over. The individual long-range preliminaries will begin in five minutes."

"It's finally Guang's turn."

Finally hearing this broadcast, Ichinose Yuki clenched her fists.

"I'll just say it, Kurosawa should be participating in the long-range shooting individual competition."

Shiina Ai was also in high spirits and full of anticipation.

At the same time, staff came on scene and began to set up the shooting range, such as moving larger targets and placing them at a position of 60 meters.

After five minutes, the broadcast sounded again.

"Because there are a total of five players registered for the long-distance shooting, both men's and women's groups combined, please take your seats in order if your name is called."

"Five? So few?"

Hearing this, Ichinose Yuki was a little surprised.

The total number of participants in the close-range individual competition is at least nearly a thousand.

As she uttered her surprise, the middle-aged man sitting behind her said:

"Long-range shooting is a competition that only certified archers can sign up for. Long-range shooting is more than twice as difficult as close-range shooting. People who sign up for the competition usually intend to participate in kyudo-related careers in the future in order to seek higher breakthroughs."

Hearing this, Ichinose Yuki and Shiina Ai both turned around and looked at him.

“Thank you for your explanation.”

Yuki Ichinose realized the difficulty of long-range shooting and spoke after gaining some understanding.

"Uncle, you are so nice."

Shiina Ai is quite outgoing and seems like a nice person.

"It doesn't matter, this is what I should do."

The middle-aged man smiled gently when he saw the two young and beautiful girls.

Because he had been sitting in the back two rows and had heard the chattering of the two little sisters for more than two hours, he already felt that the two little sisters should know Mr. Kurosawa.

Especially this super beautiful blonde girl, who must have a very good relationship with Mr. Kurosawa and keeps calling him Brother Guang.

To be honest, he was also looking forward to Mr. Kurosawa's appearance.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have made a special trip on a weekday like Wednesday to watch the college students' game.

At the same time, the broadcast began to introduce the names of the contestants:

"Waseda University, 4th degree in Kyudo, Makoto Ohara."

Unlike the close-range and long-range shooting competitions, the competition is relatively well-known because it requires a certain rank.

As the conversation progressed, the contestants who had been waiting for a long time stood up and headed for the shooting range.

"Tokyo Denki University, third-degree martial arts student, Takashi Utada."

"Meiji Gakuin University, second-degree kyudo player, Yasuo Sakurai."

"Tokyo Women's University, second degree in Kyudo, Noto Satomi."

"The University of Tokyo, Kurosawa Hikaru."

Hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, stood up, and picked up the bow next to him.

With bow in hand, he who had been silent for a long time suddenly showed his sharp edge.

"come on."

Seeing this scene, the seniors and juniors who were waiting in the preparation seats all cheered him on.

The moment Kurosawa Mitsuru picked up the bow, his presence was extremely terrifying and imposing. He walked towards the shooting point step by step, becoming the focus of people's attention step by step.

The only fourth-degree martial artist in Kyudo, Ohara Makoto, inexplicably felt a sense of panic. He shouldn't have looked around, but he couldn't help but look over there.

Not only him, but all the players on their way to the shooting point were looking at Kurosawa Hikaru.

In fact, the several contestants participating in the long-range shooting had known each other for a long time because they were all active archery players in Kanto.

But the only one is Kurosawa Mitsuru, who is not from their circle... He is like a comet, suddenly appearing here.

"What a perfect posture."

"As expected of Uesugi 6th Dan, he was recommended by his rank and personality. The players who signed up for the competition, I just don't know how good their archery skills are."

Seeing him walking with a bow in his hand, looking so heroic, the examiners were all whispering to each other.

"It's finally his turn."

The people in the audience were also looking forward to it.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Kurosawa Hikaru's mood remained calm. He simply followed the requirements, arrived at the shooting point, and stood behind the four contestants.

With his arrival, the four contestants felt as if their backs were being pricked by needles and their bodies were tense.

Even though they had their backs to him, that overwhelming presence was too terrifying... It was as if the person standing behind them was not a contestant, but their teacher.

Even though it was stressful, Kyudo was after all a martial art that cultivated one's body and mind, especially for athletes who had obtained a rank certification.

"Don't worry about him." Ohara Makoto took a deep breath, calmed himself, then knelt on the ground, took off his short sleeves, performed a set of etiquette, stood up, and began to shoot arrows according to the eight steps of archery.

The eight sections of archery refer to the eight standard steps in archery.

That is, stepping, framing, raising the arrow, lifting, pulling apart, concentrating, separating, and remaining mind.

An arrow was shot out, and as it separated, the arrow flew far away and hit the corner of the target.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Nice!"

Although it was the corner of the target, Ohara Makoto was still surprised when he saw the arrow.

As a 4th dan, the highest rank among the five players, he was able to hit the target, but the rest were not so lucky.

The long-range shot of 60 meters is already very difficult, and the appearance of the mysterious figure Kurosawa Hikaru has affected everyone's mood and created enormous pressure.

Missed the target.

Missed the target.

Missed the target.

The three consecutive misses made the atmosphere in the arena gradually solemn, and everyone's eyes were focused on the last one, Kurosawa Hikaru.

Many people are curious about him and want to see how this handsome guy will perform.

"Keep the camera on him."

The TV station staff saw this scene and directed the cameraman.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Kurosawa Mitsuru, who was kneeling on the ground, said nothing. He just unbuttoned his Kyudo uniform with one hand and took off his short sleeves.