I’m a Witch In Dongying

Chapter 163

　　 "Well, this is what Shion-Sensei said."

　　 Ogata seemed to guess Bai Shuiqiu's thoughts, grinned, and explained:

"Don't be too surprised. Although this thing looks real, it is actually just a prop. Most of it is made of wood. Only the mechanism and the embossed parts on the outside are made of metal. And many places are It can be disassembled and assembled, and when needed, it can be pushed away by four or five people through the pulley device underneath."

"Yes……"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu made a circle around this city gate, and then touched it a few times. He flicked his fingers on the relief, and the crisp sound that reached his ear proved that the thing was hollow inside.

　　 It wasn't until this time that she confirmed that this thing was indeed as Ogata said, it was just a prop made of wood and wrapped with a layer of iron.

　　 But woodworking can achieve such a degree of realism, it can be said to be amazing.

　　 In addition, Bai Shuiqiu also noticed that the pattern on the surface of the city gate resembles a relief, which seems to have another mystery.

After turning around the city gate, she discovered that there is an imperceptible passage under the city gate, starting from the bottom, passing through the entire gate, and then connecting to the top of the city gate, and at the top position, A device similar to a wick was installed.

　　Perhaps, this is the fire-breathing mechanism the old monster said?

　　 Bai Shuiqiu wondered inwardly.

　　 In addition to this city gate, there are some other props in the dojo, such as some samurai armors, Onmyoji's hunting clothes, etc., hanging in a row in the corner, and several members are trying on.

　　 These things are all rented from outside, and they are all samples at present. You need to collect everyone's clothes number before you can make a reservation.

　　 Ogata originally suggested that Bai Shuiqiu should try too, but after thinking about it, she refused.

There are still several sets of witch costumes in Tenmoku Shrine, as well as the riding hakama used for horseback riding. You can bring them directly at that time. You can also save a fee for renting costumes. If you try it at the club. If you want to wear a reservation, you also need to collect size information...

　　 Very troublesome anyway.

　　 Bai Shuiqiu looked around in the archery club, guessing that he was not too busy, so he silently changed into the archery uniform, and ran to the open-air archery range by himself and trained for a while.

　　 It looked like ten minutes later.

　　 Washimine Shion and Kurimi Sanae were late.

　　 Bai Shuiqiu and Kurijian Sanae have not seen each other for several days. After they met, they exchanged greetings naturally for a while, recounting the past.

　　 However, when Kurimi Sanae asked about the exam, Bai Shuiqiu coughed a few times and turned off the topic awkwardly...

　　 "Xiao Qiu, Sanae, should you both be ready?"

　　 Washmine Shion circled the dojo, exchanged a few words with Ogata and others, walked back with his arms folded, and raised his chin towards Shirasuiqiu and Kurimi Sanae:

　　 "I have discussed the equestrian club. From this afternoon to the day of the cultural festival, they will vacate three tracks every day. Let us train there for an hour and a half. Come with me."

"……OK."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu nodded, and went back to the locker room to take off his archery suit.

　　 Then, with Kurimi Sanae, followed the old monster and left the dojo.

　　 Go through the trail behind the dojo, and then walk hundreds of meters deep into the campus, and you will see a large green area at the end of the field of vision, which is the pasture of the equestrian club.

　　……

　　 is different from sports clubs like Kendo and Kyudo, which are basically seen in every school. Equestrian clubs are not common.

　　 At least in Narita City, only Narita High School has this kind of society.

There are two main reasons for 　　.

For one thing, there are not many horse farms in Japan, and most of them were established after the Meiji Restoration. It is not easy to buy high-quality horses. If you don’t have channels, just pull a few horses from the rural pastures. The old horse who was shipping the goods would definitely fail to meet the requirements of the legislature.

　　Secondly, building an equestrian club requires a lot of money and energy.

　　 The cost of building stables and training grounds in the early stage will not be mentioned. The maintenance of the grounds, replacement of turf, equipment overhaul and so on in the later stage are all big money-burners.

In addition, the daily care of the horses is also very troublesome. Usually, each horse needs three to four students to take care of it. From daily life, to diet and recipes, and occasionally getting sick, you also need to go to a professional veterinarian for treatment. . Even during the winter and summer vacations, people need to be left for special care, which is very troublesome.

　　 Therefore, ordinary colleges and universities will not take the initiative to establish equestrian clubs.

　　Only when teachers or students apply and make up enough people to form a club, will such club be considered.

　　 But it's hard to say what scale it can grow into.

　　 If there is no continuous injection of fresh blood, it is not uncommon to announce the abolition of the Ministry after three or two years.

The Equestrian Club of Narita High School was established relatively early. It was originally founded by a group of students who love equestrianism and found several teachers as ministers and supervisors. In the following two or three years, several more appeared one after another. A good seedling who won awards in the competitions held by the Central Horse Racing Association can be regarded as laying down the foundation of the club.

　　 has also been favored by two equestrian clubs in the county. With more financial support, the number of horses raised by the entire equestrian club has gradually increased from four to five at the beginning to nearly 20.

　　 For a high school, this number is already surprising.

　　 At least Bai Shuiqiu was a little surprised when he heard Li Jiane mentioning it.

"arrive."

　　 Unknowingly, a few people came to the stable of the equestrian club.

Several horses had been led out by the equestrian club, and they were waiting on the small road in front of the racecourse. When they saw Jiufeng Ziyuan bringing people over, the students who led the horse bowed and said, "Ziyuan Hello teacher."

　　 "Well, you guys have worked hard."

　　 Jiufeng Shion nodded slightly, nodded to the members of the equestrian club in a pleasant manner, and then turned to look at Bai Shuiqiu and Kurimi Sanae:

"Go up and try it. There are about two hundred meters away from here to the racecourse. You can ride your horses slowly to get to know them first. These horses are more docile in temperament, and they are quite obedient. What's the situation? If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, and these students from the equestrian club will also help you answer them.

　　 Really, Ishida-san? "

　　 "……"

　　The last sentence was addressed to the members of the equestrian club.

　　 It can be seen that the members of these equestrian clubs are a little bit upset.

Originally, although the equestrian club keeps a lot of horses, it removes the ferocious horses that are too old, too young, sick, and irritable, and there are only a few that are good enough to use. The backbone of the equestrian club has one horse. If they were not enough, they were borrowed three horses by Jiufeng Ziyuan in one go.

　　 As a result, even the cultural festival program prepared by the equestrian club itself was affected, and the performance plan had to be temporarily modified.

　　 In addition, a few members were also arrested. They came to "help and give pointers". It's weird that these students have a good face to them.

but……

Because Bai Shuiqiu and Kurijian Sanae were both girls, and their looks and figures were very good-looking, the grievances of these members of being arrested for being strong quickly dissipated. There were even two boys who came up very eagerly, with a flattering look. They introduced the essentials of riding to Bai Shuiqiu, and then carefully guided them to mount.

　　 Speaking of it, the skill of riding and shooting did exist in the history of Japan.

　　 Moreover, it once had a very glorious history.

Because of the geographical location, the ancient Japanese cavalry was not developed. Usually only relatively advanced generals were able to march on horseback. Most of the rest used long swords to fight on foot, so the "Yuba" was born. The opposing generals carried out the tactics of beheading operations.

　　 Moreover, the rate of armor wearing in early Japan was very low. From the Heian era to the Kamakura era, even the armor worn by many military commanders had limited defensive performance. Therefore, the lethality and threat of bows and arrows were maximized.

　　 "Yuba" is used by warriors who need both equestrianism and archery skills to quickly approach the generals on horseback, then use bows and arrows to aim at the throat and kill with one arrow. In the Heian period, he was shot to death by Yabusame, a fierce general who was famous for his force by force.

　　 Also from the Kamakura period, Yabusame’s riding and shooting skills have gradually been incorporated into sacred ceremonies, and have become a sacred activity that worships the gods and prays for peace and prosperity.

but……

　　 Bai Shuiqiu knows nothing about this.

　　 Tenme Shrine has never held such a high-end sacred event.

She originally thought that the pony that Jiufeng Shion borrowed was a pony that was native to Japan, the kind of people who were about 1.2 meters tall and had slightly longer legs, even sitting on the back of a horse, and could point to the ground with their toes. It's easy to jump down...

But these three hybrids, which have been obviously crossed with Western war horses, are almost one meter tall and can be regarded as tall horses. Bai Shuiqiu sat on the horse's back, a little nervous in his heart, and bowed his head from time to time when the horse was a child. This kind of tension becomes more obvious when she slaps her nose and pulls the rein in her hand tightly.

　　 "School girl Baishui, are you okay?"

　　 Kuri see Sanae "driving", urging the horses to follow from behind, and said with a smile:

"Don't be nervous, the first time I do this kind of thing, I will be very uncomfortable. I was also like this at the beginning. After the training, my legs and waist may be sore for a while... But just get used to it a few times. Now, maybe you will like this feeling at that time."

"Yes……"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu smiled reluctantly, noncommittal.

　　 While talking, Jiufeng Shiyuan rode his horse forward: "Hurry up and follow up. I will show you what a real riding and shooting should look like."

　　 Next...

　　 Bai Mizaki and Kurimi Sanae rode slowly, and witnessed the solo show of Shionamine Shion.

　　 This old monster’s archery attainments are of the master level, Bai Shuiqiu knew this long ago.

But she did not expect her riding skills to be quite superb. During the galloping process, she took out the longbow from the back and shot a few arrows towards the outside of the field. After the arrows were separated from the bowstrings, they shot extremely accurately. Hit a target placed tens of meters away in advance.

　　 When he came back in a circle, the longbow in the old monster's hand returned to his back, and he pulled a beautiful bow, and then pulled the rein abruptly, making a horseshoe fluttering motion. The horse she was riding under made a long hiss, and the two front hooves were raised high and then fell, splashing a dust of flying dust, which seemed to be full.

　　 If you put on another armor, you will be a military commander who has traveled through ancient times.

　　 "This woman...couldn't she actually be on the battlefield, right?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu was muttering in his heart.

　　Kurimi Sanae and the members of the equestrian club next to them also had expressions of astonishment. Obviously, it was the first time even they knew that the consultant of the Kyudo Club had such a superb riding skill. I don't know, I'm afraid she thought she was the consultant of the equestrian club.

　　 "...Don't look, let's start training."

　　 Jiufeng Shion rode back and said lightly.

　　Because it was the first attempt, Jiufeng Shiyuan did not ask Bai Shuiqiu and Kurimi Sanae to ride and shoot immediately, but first wandered around the racecourse for a few laps, from slow to fast, practicing some simple instructions.

　　 In the process, Bai Shuiqiu gradually adapted to the bumpy feeling on the horse's back.

　　 At the same time, following the tricks Kurimi Sanae said, he stepped on the stirrups with his feet, clamped the horse back with the inside of his legs, and lifted the body as far as possible to maintain the balance of the body.

Even so, after waiting for more than an hour, when the training was over, Bai Shuiqiu still felt a sore sensation from all over his body. The whole person seemed to fall apart. When he jumped off the horse, he staggered. Her legs were a little weak, but Kuri Jian Sanae, who was beside her, gave her a quick hand and helped her:

"Be careful."

After watching Bai Shuiqiu stand firmly, Kurijian Sanae took her hand back: "After going back tonight, remember to take a hot bath and take a good rest. If you have time, it is best to massage your legs and shoulders, otherwise Tomorrow morning, the body may be sore and unbearable."

"I see."

　　 In fact, Bai Shuiqiu can't stand it now.

　　 Moreover, after such an hour and a half of training, I also sweated a lot and my clothes were sticky and uncomfortable.

　　 all the way back to the Kyudo Club.

　　 Jiufeng Shion went straight to the matter of arranging the props. The ride just now, for her just warming up, she didn't even sweat.

　　 Bai Shuiqiu and Kurimi Sanae went into the shower room one after another, rinsed briefly, then dragged their aching body, put on their clothes, and were about to leave for home.

Just at this time……

Bai Shuiqiu suddenly felt a vibration of the mobile phone in her pocket, and took a look at it. When she noticed the number on the caller ID, her expression was startled, and then there was an uneasy premonition spontaneously: "Hey Is it sister Suzuki?

Chapter 164

"it's me."

　　 After the call was connected, Suzuki Zhuxi's hastily voice came from the microphone: "Where are you now... I have bad news to tell you that Painted Skin has appeared again!"

　　 "?!"

　　Should I say that this is the case...

　　 Bai Shuiqiu took a deep breath, and his expression stunned.

　　 As early as when she saw that the caller's number was Suzuki Juki, she had already expected this result, so she was not surprised by what the latter said, but...

　　 The time of this call is really a bit of a coincidence.

Because Bai Shuiqiu’s current state is really not very good, he just practiced riding for an hour, and then rinsed out from the bathroom. I just want to go home as soon as possible, lie down and take a good rest, but Suzuki Zhuxi said The content, and she couldn't help but not get serious:

　　 "I'm still in school...Where is that thing now?"

"Wait a mininute……"

　　 The signal from Suzuki Zhuxi seemed a bit noisy, and the voice sounded intermittently:

"...As we had guessed before, Painted Skin showed up this time, and indeed used that kind of deceitful means. Now there are three demon qi appearing within the detection range of the compass at the same time, two of which are near Narita High School, and the other one. The shares are in Yutian District...

　　Moreover, these demon auras are kept in a state of constant movement. Only by relying on the instructions on the compass, it is impossible to tell which place is its true body, so it can only act on all the demon auras at the same time...

　　 Jubei and I were just about to rush to Narita High School. Since you are over there, the school will ask you. We will go to Yutian District first, and then come back to meet you as soon as possible.

　　Be careful when you act. Please contact me at any time if you have any circumstances. If necessary, even if you give up tracking the picture, you must ensure your own safety..."