Chapter 106: One Arrow to the Soul
The so-called eight steps of archery refer to the eight standard steps of archery.
That is, stepping, framing, loading the arrow, lifting, pulling apart, concentrating, separating, and remnant.
After taking off his short sleeves, Sato Shinichi once again held the bow with his left arm, stood up, and stepped to the shooting point.
He moved on the spot, framing his body, looking straight ahead, lowering his head to load the arrow, raising the bow over his head, and pulling the string to full draw.
As he began to move, everyone present was paying attention. This was a rare opportunity, and he had to see every detail clearly.
Even for Shifengyuan Mirai, there were not many times he could see his master shooting arrows.
"What a strong concentration..."
Seeing this scene, Uesugi Masaki, as a sixth-dan in archery, was awed and held his breath.
When watching archery, you cannot easily make a sound, so as not to affect the concentration of the players.
No matter what field it is, it is a pyramid-like echelon. The higher you go, the narrower the road ahead.
As one of the top players in Neon Kyudo, Sato 9th Dan has been immersed in Kyudo all his life, and has put in countless efforts. He is also very talented.
In the state of full concentration, Sato Shinichi concentrated on pulling the bow, and his arm was shaking slightly.
This is not due to old age, but a very normal thing.
This is related to muscle control, which is a conditioned reflex under high muscle tension.
In fact, the arrow is shot out, not flying, but swimming like a fish.
Under the strong thrust of the bowstring, the texture of the arrow is usually very flexible, and it will fly far away while swimming continuously. To curb this situation and move forward completely straight, unless the texture of the arrow is hard and heavy enough.
"Snap!"
Finally, Sato Shinichi let go, the arrow and the bow separated, and the bowstring made a pleasant and crisp sound.
The arrow broke through the wind and hit the target 60 meters away directly, with extremely high accuracy.
"Hit, inner ring!"
Uesugi 6th Dan looked from a distance and said the result with a smack of his mouth.
Sato's level is still sharp.
The rule of this competition is "one arrow hits the target", that is, each person shoots an arrow each time, if the arrow hits the target, they can continue to shoot the next arrow until there is only one person left.
Because there are only two people in this competition, as long as the arrow hits the target once, it means failure.
As the result was announced, Sato Shinichi paused in the state of bow return, and then slowly stood up, and the resentment ended.
He did not look at Kurosawa Mitsuru, because this is the state of competition, and he cannot be distracted.
"So strong."
"That's the master, isn't this a matter of course?"
The apprentice on the side saw this scene and couldn't help but marvel.
The arrow just now was so beautiful, whether it was the state of concentration, accuracy, or shooting type, it was impeccable.
"Huh."
At the same time, Kurosawa Mitsuru was adjusting his breathing.
After a few breaths, he was no longer kneeling, but stood up.
"It's still so close... and the target is so big."
Stepping forward, adjusting his position, and constructing his body shape, Kurosawa Mitsuru raised his head and looked at the target sixty meters away, thinking.
He found that after he held the bow, his vision became terrible. Even though it was sixty meters away, the target that was nearly one meter in size was clearly visible, as if it was close at hand.
With this thought in mind, Kurosawa Mitsuru lowered his head slightly, loaded the arrow, and drew the bow to its full length.
The people standing next to him were all a little surprised to see his archery posture.
"What a beautiful shooting form."
Shifengyuan Mirai looked at his archery posture from the side, and her ruby-like beautiful eyes widened.
When they agreed to meet on the weekend, she originally thought that Kurosawa Mitsuru said that he thought he was proficient in archery, and he simply wanted to use this as an excuse to get to know her and have more contact. In fact, he was just a rookie who was bragging.
But she didn't care too much at the time. After all, the level of archery was not high, not to mention that she was looking forward to having her first friend of the opposite sex.
But now it seems that Kurosawa Hikaru didn't say that just to get close to her... He is really proficient in archery, not just bragging.
"Snap!"
Aiming, shooting, Kurosawa Hikaru released the arrow in his right hand.
The sound of the string was crisp and powerful, as if it was an echo that broke through everything, shaking the soul, and it was more pleasant than Sato Kyudan.
"Dou!"
Although the distance was far, because it was in the courtyard, the huge force of hitting the target actually echoed.
"Hit... the bull's eye!!"
Realizing that his arm strength was terrible, Uesugi Masaki looked at it carefully and was surprised.
When he was in the school club before, Kurosawa Hikaru clearly didn't know Kyudo, but he showed an unparalleled talent in archery. All 20 arrows hit the target, and every arrow hit the target, which was terrifying, but that was a close target of 28 meters after all.
Now it is a 60-meter target, and it is the first arrow, in an unfamiliar venue, but it hits the bull's eye directly, this accuracy is too terrifying.
At the same time, a few lines of words appeared in front of Kurosawa Hikaru's eyes:
Mission goal [shoot her heart with an arrow] has been achieved.
Mission goal [make her look at you with new eyes] has been achieved.
[First date with Shifengyuan in the future], four mission goals have been achieved, mission completed, rewards entry-level archery, entry-level piano (permanent)
Because the host already has the archery reward, the mastery level archery is upgraded to the perfect level.
Because the host already has the piano reward, the entry-level piano is upgraded to the mastery level.
With the appearance of these words, countless knowledge and experience emerged in Kurosawa Hikaru's mind.
"Is the mission completed?"
Absorbing the gains brought by the permanent reward, Kurosawa Hikaru slowly retracted his bow and couldn't help but look back at Shifengyuan Mirai.
Shifengyuan Mirai, who was staring at him intently, noticed his gaze, recovered, was suddenly startled, and looked away in a panic.
"How can he be so good at archery? Didn't he say that he would go back to his hometown to play occasionally? Big liar."
Shifengyuan Mirai lowered his head, his face was a little hot and red, and his heartbeat was accelerating.
The arrow just now was too handsome, too handsome, like an arrow shot into her heart.
Could it be that Kurosawa Hikaru really has the possibility of defeating the master?
If so, wouldn't she really have to kiss Kurosawa Hikaru? That was her first kiss.
"Sure enough... Mr. Kurosawa is very powerful." Akai Sayaka, who was standing aside, saw this scene, but was not surprised at all, and said secretly.
When she saw Mr. Kurosawa before, she felt that he might have encountered something good. Whether it was his standing posture or walking posture, even his back was straight, and there was a sense of confidence radiating from the inside out.
This kind of temperament is not easy to appear, but with something to rely on, he can face all situations calmly.
"So accurate?" At the same time, even if Sato Shinichi didn't want to be distracted by other players, he was also shocked by this arrow.
It's not so easy to hit the bull's eye at a target 60 meters away.
"I haven't heard of his name before. Where did this guy come from?"
With just this arrow, Sato Shinichi has fully realized that he might not be able to teach this young man a lesson so easily.
If this arrow is not a flash in the pan, but has such a level, in terms of archery alone, it can even compete with his prime.
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