Tokyo's most affectionate

Even if an outsider does not understand Kyudo, he or she will have more or less an idea about it as they grow up.

When I saw athlete Kurosawa shooting arrows in a hakama, I naturally thought he was super handsome and charming. When I learned that there was a competition, I wanted to come and see it live.

For an expert, although it is true that Kurosawa Mitsuru's posture is extraordinary, it is just that he can hit the target from a hundred paces away and shoot from 160 meters. After all, the video is just a video, which makes people doubt it.

In this day and age, with all the special effects editing going on, it’s really hard to tell the real thing from the fake just by watching the video… Even if it’s broadcast on TV, it’s still questionable.

Especially those players who are proficient in Kyudo, they don’t believe it at all and think it is hype.

You know, a 160-meter ultra-long shot is too exaggerated and incredible. Not to mention university archery, which is called student archery, even in professional archery, no one among the current professional players can do it.

Looking around the world, even with modern compound bows and recurve bows with sights, top athletes who have won Olympic championships have not achieved such incredible feats.

Using common sense, everyone would understand Kurosawa's 160-meter long shot.

However, Kyudo is a martial art that cultivates the mind, and not all players care about what happens outside the field.

Compared to this, some strong schools that want to compete for the championship sat in the preparation seats and observed the strong players in today's game.

At Ritsumeikan University, the best university in Kansai, five boys were sitting in the preparation seats, their postures upright and steady, calm and composed, neither arrogant nor impatient.

They didn't make loud noises, but they moved their mouths slightly and communicated in low voices.

"One of the only four-dan in university archery, Waseda University, position, ace player, Ohara Makoto... I wonder how he is doing today."

"There's no point paying attention to him. Waseda is ranked third in Kanto this year and is not qualified to be our opponent."

"I heard from a friend that the reason Waseda ranked third in the team competition this time was because Ohara Makoto missed nine out of ten shots... Even so, they still won the third place in the team competition."

"No way? Ohara Makoto missed nine out of ten arrows? That was a close shot. Even if he shot from 60 meters, the result would be more than that, right?"

"His teammates performed exceptionally well and dragged him into the finals... In other words, as long as he is in good shape, Waseda will still be the best in Kanto."

If we talk about university Kyudo, if there are any star players, Makoto Ohara is definitely one of them.

Although he is only a fourth-degree black belt in Kyudo, his actual level is close to a sixth-degree black belt, which is comparable to professional players. His only shortcomings are his young age and insufficient experience.

The fourth stage of Kyudo is already a very terrifying level. You should know that the requirements of the fourth stage are fixed shooting shape, stable body coordination, elegant and correct temperament, precise application of archery skills, sharp arrows, and accurate hits.

In the case of close shooting, Ohara Makoto's target hit rate is at least 90%, if not % accurate.

Even with a 60-meter long shot, Ohara Makoto has a very high hit rate.

With such terrifying archery skills, Ohara Makoto became famous since high school and even won the University King Championship.

Not only Ritsumeikan University, but all the players who have played against Waseda or Makoto Ohara care about him very much.

However, Ohara Makoto didn't care about people's gazes at all, and felt a little restless.

As the game approached, he became more and more anxious.

"despair."

At this moment, Ohara Makoto heard something vaguely and looked back suddenly.

Two figures walked in from the entrance next to the martial arts hall and stepped onto the field.

The leader had thick black hair, sword-like eyebrows, star-like eyes, sharp pupils, and deep facial features. He walked towards them holding a bow in one hand. He was dignified and had a calm expression. He was wearing a pure white archery uniform. He had a slender figure and his steps were steady and powerful.

Following closely behind him was a middle-aged man with black hair and gray sideburns, carrying spare bowstrings and other things in his hands, following behind him.

Seeing him coming, Ohara Makoto's face turned pale, and the scene of the game the day before yesterday came to his mind. A feeling of powerlessness and insignificance emerged, making his body tremble like a sieve.

He has been hailed as a genius since he was a child. After competing with Kurosawa Mitsuru on the same stage, he knows better than anyone what kind of monster this man who is younger than him is.

That is the absolute gap between strength and talent, just like the difference between different dimensions, which is insurmountable.

"Ohara Makoto is afraid? Afraid of him?"

"Kurosawa."

Through Ohara Makoto's reaction, the elites from various universities became aware of it all at once and started looking over.

Just one look at it is enough to make you feel shocked.

To put it bluntly, the stronger you are, the more pressure you can feel from Kurosawa Mitsuru.

There are many things to pay attention to in Kyudo. The requirements for the rank are not just about hitting the target, but also about the movements, spirit, and aura when entering and exiting the arena.

And all of Kurosawa Mitsuru's movements do not need to be done deliberately. He just takes one step at a time, and it is natural and impeccable.

At the same time, the audience also noticed this incident and immediately became excited.

"It's Kurosawa."

"Wow, he's even more handsome than he looks in the video."

"The stars on TV are all made up... but he has to be a naturally handsome guy like this, and he's also a top student at the University of Tokyo."

"Kurosawa-senpai looks so handsome in his Kyudo uniform."

Many people who came here specially after watching the video were very happy.

"Is Kurosawa so handsome?"

When Akizuki Aoi saw Kurosawa Hikaru's appearance, she suddenly became energetic although she was originally sleepy.

Not only her, but also Matsushita Hitomi was awakened by his handsomeness, staring at him with her big eyes sparkling.

"Isn't he handsome?"

Shiina Lan was very satisfied with their reactions and teased.

"Tsk." Sato, her boyfriend, felt a little jealous when he saw her eyes shining. He then looked at Kurosawa Hikaru on the field and pouted in annoyance.

It's annoying enough that his girlfriend is happy because of other handsome guys, but the key is that as a man, he also thinks Kurosawa is handsome, which is the most annoying thing.

"Yuki, Kurosawa is looking this way."

At this moment, Shiina Lan suddenly became excited.

"Uh-huh."

Yuki Ichinose naturally also noticed that when Guang Ge, who was entering the venue, saw her while looking around, he immediately smiled, feeling extremely proud and happy.

Because the University of Tokyo performed averagely in the team competition and individual competition, it failed to make it into the top three in today's finals, so it does not have an exclusive regional seat this time.

However, there was a chair in the stadium with Kurosawa Hikaru’s name on the back.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Kurosawa Mitsuru walked step by step to the chair, sat down, and placed Kazuyuki against the side of the chair.

If it is a smaller venue, you cannot let go of the bow. Even when sitting down, you must hold the bow while sitting.

However, this is a large-scale competition with too many participants, so there are only requirements for sitting posture, and the bow does not need to be held all the time.

After receiving the reward for the perfect-level exclusive mission, although Kurosawa Mitsuru has not shot an arrow in the past two days, he has some ideas.

The characteristics of Yang Youji's bow, that everything is a bow and everything in the universe, are very strong, but as long as it leaves his hand, it will return to its original state.

Having said that, he used Black Wind as his foundation, so even if he wanted to integrate the power of Yang Youji's bow, others would not be able to see any clues, or even the process of change.

As long as he doesn't use other things to turn them into bows and arrows, no one will notice anything unusual.

Perhaps he became famous in the first day's preliminaries, but today's game is the moment when he will truly become famous.

A good horse needs a good saddle, a good boat needs a good sail. In the national finals, he will use the best bow to unleash the power of perfect-level archery.

After sitting down, Kurosawa Mitsuru did not close his eyes to rest, but raised his eyes and looked around the audience.

He saw many familiar faces, such as Yuuki, Aoi, Ai, Hitomi, and Satou.

There is also Shifengyuan Mirai, Shifengyuan Shinryu, Miss Sayaka, Akai Kazuki, and those bodyguards.

Yuta Miyazaki, a junior from Miki, a junior from Toyokawa in the Faculty of Literature, a member of the Kyudo Club, and a classmate from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo.

"You really didn't come?"

Looking around the place, Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but feel regretful.

There were more spectators in today's finals, but there were only two people missing: Chizuru Ninomiya and Runa Igarashi.

Chapter 268 The audience cheers

The schedule of the finals is quite tight as it only lasts one day and brings together contestants from the national competitions.

As 8 a.m. arrived, the beautiful female voice in charge of the on-site broadcast rang out:

"The 34th Neon National University Kyudo Competition, the national finals, is about to begin."

"Before the game officially begins, let's warmly welcome Kyudo Fanshi, Sato 9th Dan, and Master Sato with applause to perform the arrow handing ceremony for this game."

"Clap clap clap!"

Suddenly, the whole audience burst into warm applause.

Amidst the applause, Shinichi Sato, accompanied by his apprentice, walked onto the field holding a bow.

When he was halfway through the race, the applause gradually died down and the stage was handed over to him.

"By the way, the requirements for spectators in Kyudo competitions are a bit complicated... You can only applaud when a competitor hits the target, and you can only cheer and say "good" when an arrow hits the bull's eye."

It's this part again. Shiina Ai has already seen it and knows that it is a long and boring step, so she just explains it to everyone.

"There is such a rule..."

Akizuki Aoi was a little surprised. She had a generous personality and she had wanted to wait until Kurosawa came on the court and cheer for him.

"Because Kyudo competition is not a passionate competitive sport, you have to be highly focused and calm when shooting."

Shiina Lan had no idea what to do and just spread her hands.

When her boyfriend participated in the judo competition, although he didn't achieve any good results, she was so enthusiastic in cheering him on that day.

"It's okay. Although there is such a rule, there are actually many opportunities to shout out encouragement."

Yuki Ichinose noticed that everyone's enthusiasm was dampened, and offered comfort.

"Yuki, are you so confident in Kurosawa?"

Qiu Yuekui couldn't help but tease after hearing this.

Although she didn't quite understand the rules of Kyudo, she knew that it was quite difficult to hit the bull's eye with Kyudo.

"Because Brother Guang is very powerful." Yuki Ichinose nodded.

While they were talking in low voices, Sato Shinichi's arrow-handing ceremony officially began.

One arrow, then another. For him, the 28-meter close shot was no pressure at all, even though he was old.

"This old man is amazing. He used such a big bow and shot both arrows into the bull's eye."

Seeing this scene, Matsushita Hitomi couldn't help but sigh.

This bow is too big. If it were her, she would definitely not be able to shoot it.

In fact, the bow has certain requirements on height. For example, for someone with a loli-like figure like Matsushita Hitomi, it would be difficult to use it.

"He is Kurosawa's master, and is said to be one of the strongest people in the world of Kyudo."

Seeing her expressing her feelings, Shiina Ai, who always liked to liven up the atmosphere, also snorted.

She looked so boastful and complacent that if someone didn't know her, they would think Sato Kyudan was her master.

"Then isn't Kurosawa very powerful?" Akizuki Aoi was a little surprised.

Being able to stand at the top and be called the strongest, no matter which field, is not an ordinary person.

“Superb.”

Shiina Lan nodded. In order to give everyone a surprise, she did not show anyone the video of the first day's competition.

Although it is widely spread, it is mostly in university archery classes. Even if it has spread to high schools, it is mostly within the archery circle of high school students.

For this group of modern people, although they surf the Internet, they do not have time to keep up with current affairs every day.

Along with the conversation, the broadcast that resounded throughout the venue also indicated the progress of the game.

"Next, we will hold the first round of the national men's individual close shooting competition, which will be a 28-meter-wide, 36-centimeter-diameter target. Please enter the shooting range in turn after hearing your name."

"Because this is the finals, the rules of the individual competition are that each group has 5 players, each with 10 arrows, and those who hit more than half of the targets will advance to the second round."

"Double the amount, so many, it will take a long time to ejaculate..."

Hearing this, Shiina Lan was a little surprised and a little depressed.