Chapter 5 The Girl of the Bow Road
The students in the cafeteria have already walked around, and Kyogoku Kukai is thinking while eating a rice ball.
First exclude the clubs with a large proportion of girls, then exclude those clubs that are rare just by looking at the name, and finally exclude the clubs that you don't like.
For him, the ideal club should be a club with few girls (preferably none), few rules, few ministry work, and little contact with the members.
"Trouble ......" swallowed the last bit of rice balls, and Kyogoku Kukai clapped his hands gently.
None of the other small countries have joined the club, and they rarely even participate in group activities, so there is really little understanding of this area.
As he was embarrassed, a hand slapped him on the shoulder.
"Kyogoku! I'm eating balls again, ah, how many times have I told you, how about coming back and trying Uncle Ben's bento? ”
Forcibly suppressing the urge of his body's autonomous defense, he gently patted Sosuke Araki's hand away.
"Something to talk about."
Araki pressed half of his ass on the table, propped his hands behind his back, and looked at Kyogoku Kukai with a helpless expression.
"You guy, can't I look for you if it's okay? We're best friends, best friends! ”
Kyogoku Kukai didn't speak, in fact, he knew very well that he had some character flaws, and his perennial solitude made him not know how to accept the kindness of others.
After wearing the mask for a long time, it gradually blends into the reality under the mask.
However, just as he was thinking about whether to be gentle with this guy, Sosuke Araki quickly changed the subject.
"What did Kasahara-sensei tell you to do?"
"Something about the community."
"Huh?!" Sosuke Araki jumped off the table all of a sudden, his eyes lit up, "I'll just say, adding clubs is a school rule, and you can't escape!" ”
"Come to our Kyudo Club!"
Kyogoku Kukai habitually frowned: "Kyudo Society? ”
As soon as Sosuke Araki reached the realm he was familiar with, he immediately began to gush.
"Kyudo originated in China, and it is not the same as those modern archery, you know, kyudo is rich in philosophy. It requires not only excellent archery skills......"
Kyogoku Sokai stretched out his hand expressionlessly: "Talk about the point." ”
"Forehead...... "Sousuke Araki scratched his head, "What's the point?" ”
"The number of members."
"There are probably less than 20 people."
"The size of an archery range."
"It's big! When the school was first established, the principal was a master of archery, so ......"
"Male-female ratio."
As soon as he heard this, Araki Sosuke immediately put on his trademark lewd smile, he turned his head to look around, leaned closer and whispered, "Hehe, did you also take a fancy to the minister?" ”
Kyogoku Kukai frowned, Araki Sosuke touched his chin, and said to himself again: "Speaking of which, the minister and you are very compatible, you are both three nothings." No, no, you are ruthless and vicious, and the minister should be regarded as a typical three-no, at least a pseudo-three-no. But let me tell you, it's not easy for you to chase the minister, she is a senior sister in the second year of high school, and not to mention the archery department, she doesn't come to the school much, I heard that she is a rich lady. ”
Kyogoku Kukai stopped his willingness to continue: "How long does the ministry live?" ”
"Ah, there is not much time to work, and we freshmen basically practice posture first, and there are very few archery opportunities. And the minister has not come, everyone's motivation to practice is not very strong, and there is no competition in archery. ”
Kyogoku Kukai's eyes lit up, the venue was big and there was little work, isn't this all right?
Three no beautiful girls? Won't you just ignore her?
"After school, take me to the archery club."
Sosuke Araki turned his head sharply and looked at Kyogoku Kukai in disbelief: "What did you say?" ”
"I'm going to join the Kyudo Club."
Sosuke Araki was stunned, and immediately put on a proud expression as if he had accomplished something big.
"Leave it to Uncle Ben!"
……
After school, the two walked on the way to the archery club, attracting the attention of many girls.
Needless to say, Kyogoku Kukai is actually a handsome guy, but it's a pity that his trademark lewd smile has dropped too many points.
"Hehe, Kyogoku, let me tell you, Uncle Ben saw the minister when he joined the ministry, tsk, although it is said to be three nothings, but that figure, hehehe......"
"Even if you're obscene by nature, if you speak quietly, you won't be single until now."
Araki Sosuke's face immediately fell: "Obviously, Uncle Ben is so dazzling!" ”
When the two of them walked to the archery range, there were only a few scattered people sorting out their equipment, and sure enough, it was similar to what Araki said, everyone was very scattered.
After Araki ran in and said a few words, a boy with glasses walked up to the door.
"Kyogoku-kun, hello, I'm Ryuichi Kawachi, the deputy head of the archery department, and I'm currently in my third year of high school, do you want to join our archery department?"
Kyogoku Kukai nodded.
"Okay, welcome, fill out the form and hand it to the teacher, you are a member of our archery club."
Isn't there any entry review......
As if seeing his doubts, Ryuichi Hanoi pushed his glasses and said with a smile: "The recruitment of new recruits in our archery department has always been like this, but at the end of each semester, there is a departmental assessment, and it is the minister's personal assessment, which is very strict. So if you want to stay in the archery club forever, you have to study hard. ”
Nodding expressionlessly, Kyogoku Kukai was thinking: If he is asked to withdraw from the department, will he not have to join the club in the future?
Hanoi Ryuichi handed over a booklet and said: "This is the basic posture explanation of kyudo, mainly the eight sections of archery and the basic body, as well as rubber bands and primitive exercises, if you don't understand, you can come and ask me, the last page has the equipment needed for kyudo, the club will provide practice and bows, you only need to buy a set of bow uniforms for the time being." ”
As he spoke, Ryuichi Kawachi added with a smile: "It's okay to buy a set of practice clothes, about 3,000 yen." ”
That's fine...... Kyogoku Kukai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Kyogoku! Uncle Ben will bring you a set tomorrow! Araki, who had changed into a practice suit, shouted on the other side.
Kyogoku Kukai thought about it, but nodded, and when the time came, just transfer the money to Araki.
Finding a remote corner, Kyogoku Kukai opened the booklet and read it carefully.
For him, although he is afraid of trouble, he either doesn't do it, and if he does it, he should do it seriously.
Japanese archery is quite different from the well-known sport of archery, and its purpose is not simply to pursue a target or a high number of rings.
From the superficial understanding of Kyogoku Kukai, Kyudo is more like to convey the philosophical connotations contained in it.
Kyudo is actually a path of spiritual cultivation with archery as the standard of examination.
It's like Japanese kyudo pursues the three aspects of "truth, goodness, and beauty".
True: The action must be correct, the straight shot must be hit, and the arrow shot will not deceive people. The way to seek the way of archery is to shoot arrows, and archery is to seek truth, and archery is a process of seeking truth, and to verify one's "truth" by hitting the target.
Kindness: The philosophy of archery is to "not fight" and keep a normal mind. Be friendly, cooperate with each other, and keep your mind calm.
Beauty: "Truth" is "beauty", and "goodness" is also "beauty". Archery is also one of the manifestations of beauty. And the bow itself has a sense of beauty, and more importantly, the solemnity of the action, the calm state of mind, gives people a sense of beauty.
This is also the reason why Kyogoku Kukai believes that kyudo is actually a philosophy of communication.
By giving philosophical ideas to visible things and standardizing its process, everyone who practices it can finally experience the same philosophical meaning.
In fact, if Kyogoku Kukai shoots directly with a bow, and with his cold weapons proficient, I am afraid that he will shoot faster and more accurately than everyone present.
After all, the senior who was shooting arrows on the other side of the archery range seemed a little weak, and the arrow actually drew a parabola in the ten-meter arrow path......
Just as Kyogoku Kukai was practicing his pose, the sound in the arena suddenly disappeared.
As everyone's eyes looked towards the door, a young girl in a bow suit walked in.
I guess it's the minister.
Short hair, the front bangs are cut into several locks, there is a strand of long hair on both sides that falls to the front of the snow-white neck, the side hair is pulled behind the ears, the back is fluffy, and the ends of the hair are bent in a beautiful arc.
Her face was expressionless, her skin was like a porcelain with a faint luster, her big eyes did not have much expression hidden in them, and the light dust of the sun at the door greedily kissed the girl's delicate nose, casting a layer of psychedelic brilliance on her.
The girl is unexpectedly petite, estimated to be less than 1.6 meters, but the tight cuirass makes people have to pay attention, in contrast to her slender and soft waist.
The feeling of this girl standing there is like a warm but cold spring breeze quietly spreading throughout the room, slowly spreading in everyone's hearts.
Regardless of whether they were men or women, everyone looked a little fascinated, and several teenagers even opened their mouths slightly.
In the corner, Kyogoku Sokai Kukai looked at the girl seriously and smiled slightly.
It's really beautiful. He thought so, then turned his head and continued to practice his pose.
The spring breeze is intoxicating, but it can't be drunk.