Pokemon Dawn

The huge bow dojo was extremely quiet, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard. Only the whistling sound of the arrow cutting through the air blended with the rustling of the leaves, and finally penetrated into the target with a dull low sound.

After the drums started to sound for training, the boys and girls immediately fell silent. It was only then that Xiaoye and Kiriha truly realized that this was a kyu dojo with a long history.

For the two people who are used to Pokémon battles, the power of ordinary bows and arrows is not worth caring about. But compared with the power or accuracy, what is more obvious is the change in the atmosphere.

Nocking an arrow, drawing the bow, and aiming; every movement is smooth and calm, not hasty or too heavy.

Kyudo is not a martial art that exists only to kill opponents. It has rich philosophical connotations. It not only requires archers to have superb archery skills, but also requires archers to complete the height of body, mind and bow and arrow under the guidance of "Tao".

Harmony and unity are used to express the pursuit of noble moral character, the yearning for and enjoyment of the beauty of strength and accuracy. The reason why Kyudo is a Tao is that it not only cultivates the body, but also "cultivates the mind".

During the practice time, even the most active children did not make any noise, and poured all their energy into the arrows in their hands attentively and religiously.

Xiaoye and Tongye didn't talk, their eyes quietly followed the arrows flying forward. The arrows shot by these young students were not very accurate, and many of them stuck crookedly on the edge of the target. But they didn't

One person showed an expression of annoyance, just drew out the next arrow and aimed at the target wholeheartedly.

The practice lasted for nearly an hour, and Midoko clapped her hands.

"All training is suspended, and Hades will realize it for ten minutes."

"yes--"

The boys and girls put down their bows and arrows and retreated to the edge of the training ground. Sparse conversations began to sound, and the volume increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It’s completely like a primary school student’s immediate feeling after class.

"Quiet!" Mei Duzi shouted angrily, "Underworld God realizes that this is not the time for you to chat!"

After the "homeroom teacher" roar, the laughter suddenly subsided a lot. Unfortunately, before half a minute passed, the voice of the voice rose again, making Midoko so angry that she wanted to use her bow as a pointer to teach the students.

Xiao Ye and Tong Ye looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

He looked calm during practice, but he changed back to his original shape as soon as he put down the bow and arrow.

...In other words, looking at the way Midoko roared menacingly, the orderliness in kyudo training might have been cultivated through the use of voice and violence.

While the students were taking a break, the staff began to enter the venue and get busy.

After practicing archery, there are quite a lot of chores that need to be done. Clean the field, replace the target paper, pull out the arrow inserted into the target and put it back into the quiver - only after these tasks are completed can the next round of training be continued.

There are more than a dozen archery targets at the training ground, but there are only three staff members in gi uniforms, which looks quite busy.

"I heard Miss Midoko say that when the teachers took the students out to practice, they also took away a lot of people responsible for logistics." Tongye said, looking at the busy staff with some confusion, "But there are only three left.

People are indeed a little strange..."

"That's because there was an accident at the dojo the day before yesterday."

The two of them turned around following the sound. The strange boy smiled and waved, "Hey, hello!"

The young man has short, fiery red hair, and the belt of his gi uniform is tied loosely, as if it might fall off at any time. His accent has a bit of a Kansai accent, and his white teeth show when he smiles.

"I heard from Xiao Tao that you are new sparring partners, so I wanted to come and say hello!" The red-haired boy smiled brightly, "I am Katsuda Shunta, please give me your advice!"

Xiaoye and Kiriha exchanged names with Shunta. The enthusiastic young man quickly became familiar with the two of them. While looking at the two of them, he said in surprise, "Originally, I thought the sparring partner would be a tall and thick man. You two

He looks similar to me."

"Has this dojo never had actual combat training before?" Tongye asked curiously.

"Not at all. Kyudo is not meant for fighting. It's all trouble caused by the Hengshan Dojo across the street." Shunta scratched his head and grinned, "But I don't hate fighting."

Saying that, Junta moved forward and made gestures on his and Xiaoye's heads with his hands, "Are you really here to be a sparring partner? You are obviously shorter than me..."

"Well, actually actual combat is what I'm best at." Xiaoye smiled, "You're welcome to wait, just come over and attack."

"Oh, you said something very cool! As you wish, I won't be polite!"

Midoko's urging came from afar, and the three staff members hurriedly sped up their movements. Xiaoye glanced at the situation in the training ground and said, "By the way, Junta-kun, the 'accident' you just mentioned was...?"

"Ah, that." Shunta thought for a while, "It's not a secret. The staff who stayed at the dojo to clean up the night before yesterday seemed to have been attacked by an unidentified person."

As soon as these words came out, both Xiao Ye and Tong Ye showed slightly surprised expressions.

"I can't figure out the specific situation. I heard from the injured staff that they seemed to have encountered a strange and scalding wind while repairing the roof, and everyone fell down."

"Hey, the reason why we are short of manpower now is because... the people who encountered the accident were injured and asked for leave?" Tongye frowned worriedly.

"That's right." Junta spread his hands helplessly, "Originally, a lot of people were taken away from the normal school again, and now there's another accident, which really makes things worse."

Xiao Ye and Tong Ye looked at each other.

"Then... let's go and help, too?"

Midoko was naturally overjoyed to accept the suggestions put forward by Xiao Ye and Kiriha. The dojo is now in short supply of staff, so it would be great to have someone to help.

"In this case, let's work with the staff outside of actual combat training." Tongye said with a smile, "It would be great if we can help."

"It can definitely help!" Midoko patted Tongye on the shoulder hard, making the young man grin. "Great, I was worried that no one would come to such a remote place to apply for a job. Then I'll leave it to you two.

, I will give you a salary increase!"

"thank you."

The work of the dojo staff is not complicated. During the morning archery training, all they need to do is to take back the arrows on the target during the break, put them into the quiver, and replace the target paper with a new one.

It sounds simple, but when you actually do it, you actually encounter a little difficulty.

The archery targets used by the Kawara Archery Dojo are finely made grass targets, which can protect the arrows from damage to the greatest extent. However, the grass targets also have a disadvantage -

It is very difficult to pull out the arrow.

"It takes a lot of effort to do this. It's even more tiring than cleaning." The middle-aged man's uniform was covered with mottled dust, and he lowered his voice and said, "Let's do it quickly. Miss Midoko scolded me twice for this."

"OK!"

Pulling out arrows is indeed a strenuous task. Xiaoye’s strength is much stronger than that of girls of the same age, but she still feels very strenuous. This is also the reason why students are not allowed to help pull out arrows during breaks. After such high-intensity work, she said

It may affect the subsequent kyudo practice.

After more than ten minutes of busy work, all the arrows were finally neatly put back into the quiver. The practice started again, but Xiaoye and Tongye's work was not over yet.

——There are three rounds of archery training in the morning, which means that the same work must be repeated at least three times.

"Hahaha, young people like you should exercise more! Those of us who don't practice bows have a much harder time than those who do!"

The middle-aged man laughed and slapped Xiaoye and Tongye on the shoulders. The two of them looked at each other in shock as they endured the impact of an arm hammer, with a bad premonition rising in their hearts.

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small theater:

Side mission [Let’s work, boy!] is in progress:

Current mission: Pull out at least 300 arrows within the specified time

Mission progress:100/300

System prompt: It is detected that the player's strength value is below 30%. It is recommended to take a short rest.

System prompt: Due to the low base value of the player's strength, the difficulty of side tasks increases.

System prompt: Obtain the title [Hard-working Poor]

(Note: You can choose to be lazy and leave the work to your colleagues, but this will lead to reduced task benefits, please choose carefully)