Pokemon Dawn

"Phew, this completes the morning's task!" The rugged middle-aged man clapped his hands.

"Thank you for your advice, Mr. Takeda."

The middle-aged man who explains the work for Saya and Kiriha is named Takeda. He is a passionate martial arts man. It is said that Takeda also trained in this archery dojo when he was young. Even now, he still cannot let go of this rare and wonderful memory.

He simply returned to his hometown's archery dojo to work as a handyman.

"Finally... it's over." Tong Ye sat weakly on the sidelines and drank half a bottle of water indiscriminately.

Xiao Ye stared at her hands silently for a long time and sighed.

I'm not strong enough yet. I need to practice more.

Although shooting an arrow is difficult, pulling it out is not easy either.

"It's not over yet."

"……Eh?"

The two of them turned around stiffly and met Takeda's bright smile that was as bright as the sunshine outside the window.

"After the morning practice, we have to clean the venue before the afternoon."

"...So, what about lunch break?"

"Hahahaha, of course not! Energetic young people don't need any lunch break!" Takeda laughed and activated the "Strong Shoulder Slap" skill, but this time Xiaoye and Kiriha didn't care about it at all.

It hurt. The two looked at each other and saw deep sadness in each other's eyes.

"Xiaoye, I... seem to regret it a bit."

"I also……"

"But if I quit now, I will definitely be scolded by Miss Midoko..."

"...It's only one week, so we can only do our best. Let's work hard together, Mr. Kiriha."

"...wu qaq."

After the last archery training in the morning ended, Xiaoye and Tongye followed the flow of students to the cafeteria.

Juntai, the young man who had been talking to the two of them before, caught up from behind and said with a subtle expression, "You... are not students here, so you shouldn't be forced to eat in the cafeteria, right?"

"I just think the cafeteria is more convenient." Xiao Ye was stunned, and vaguely heard an ominous meaning from Junta's words, "What's wrong with the cafeteria here?"

"Well..." Shunta showed an expression that said, "I want to say so much that I'm at a loss for words." "You guys... you'll find out after you go there."

"???" Xiaoye and Tongye both looked confused. Especially when the students around them heard this conversation and cast similar subtle glances, the two people who were completely out of the situation were even more confused.

It wasn't until they placed the attractively colored food in front of them and took the first bite that Xiaoye and Tongye instantly understood the meaning of the students' gazes.

——It is clearly filled with the sadness and sympathy that I feel.

"Ahem, that's too much salt!" Tong Ye stared.

"Here... I turned the salt into sugar." Xiao Ye was dumbfounded.

Junta spread his hands and swallowed a mouthful of food with a dull expression, "This is cultivation."

"……ha?"

"That's it." Momono, who was sitting at the same table with the three of them, sighed, "When I went out to the Normal School, I took away a chef. The chef who stayed behind was injured in the accident the day before yesterday."

"Then...who cooks the food now?" Xiaoye asked hesitantly.

"It's Midoko Normal University." Shunta had a hopeless expression on his face.

"I'm really sorry, my mother..." After thinking for a moment, Momono still couldn't find a euphemistic word, "My cooking skills are really bad."

"Although we have protested, the teacher's representative said that this is also a form of cultivation. We are forced to eat in the cafeteria and cannot go out to open a small stove." Shunta closed his eyes and poured the food into his mouth at once, "You should not have such restrictions.

Yes, it’s better to go to a restaurant outside to eat.”

"Practice..." Tongye stared at the particularly beautiful-colored vegetables on the plate and shook his head.

It looks delicious, but why does it taste so weird...

After barely finishing the unpalatable lunch, Momono and Junta said goodbye to Xiaoye and Xiaoye early and returned to the dormitory for a lunch break. The two people who served as "staff" could not be lazy and immediately went to the training ground to meet Takeda and the other three.

Everyone gathered together and started cleaning at noon.

Fortunately, cleaning the training ground was much easier than using brute force to pull out arrows. Just after half past twelve o'clock, the cleaning work was completed and we could take a short break.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun is strongest during the day, the afternoon training program begins.

"These two are our sparring partners in the actual combat class. We need to get along well."

After Saya and Kiriha introduced themselves, Midoko briefly summarized.

"Please give me more advice!"

Many students showed some doubts when bowing to say hello. They probably had the same idea as Shunta before - are these two guys who don't look strong at all really sparring partners in actual combat?

"Okay, let's put on protective gear. The actual battle will begin in ten minutes!"

Following Midoko's order, the students got busy one after another. Most of the young students in this dojo had never experienced actual combat training and were eager to try new training.

The protective gear used in dojos looks similar to fencing protective clothing, but it is much thinner. The lightweight material that tightly wraps the body is not bulky, but it can indeed block most of the impact.

Function - It is said that this material is often used in the military's personal equipment.

The helmet has a fully transparent design, which although it completely covers the face, does not hinder the line of sight.

——It’s true that it feels a little hot when worn.

Although the arrows used by the students in actual combat have all had their arrowheads removed, it is impossible for Xiaoye and Kiriha to use weapons that are too lethal. Everyone still wears protective gear to protect themselves. Both the practitioners and the sparring partners are of different ages.

Not big, but the possibility of injury must be eliminated.

Since people at the Yokoyama Dojo often use a variety of weapons, Midoko did not ask Xiaoye and Kiriha to fight with bare hands. Instead, she asked them to choose weapons that were convenient for them in the gym warehouse. Kiriha originally carried a leather whip with him, but did not

Choosing other weapons, Xiao Ye picked up a wooden sword that was similar in shape to the weapon Lan Yu in her previous life.

"The rules are the same as those in the Hengshan Dojo. If one party cannot resist or leaves the ring line, it will be a loss." Seeing that all the students had returned to their positions, Midoko announced the rules for the actual combat drill.

A square area has already been drawn on the wooden floor, which represents the scope of the arena.

The actual combat training adopts a turn-based combat mode, with Saya and Kiriha, the sparring partners, taking the stage alternately, and each of the thirty-seven students in the dojo taking the stage once, with a time limit of three minutes. Therefore, the training for all members is expected to end in about two hours.

Based on this calculation, Saya and Tongye have to deal with far more battles than the students. This is helpless - after all, they will not be able to find more qualified sparring candidates for a while.

When the training started, the red-haired Shunta raised his hand eagerly and became the first person to try the actual combat. Saya and Kiriha didn't have any intention of competing, and finally decided that Kiriha, who had signed up first, would take the lead.

All the students were sitting on the sidelines, staring intently at the two people standing in the middle of the field. Shunta was not nervous at all, and shook the bow in his hand with a smile, "Aoki-senpai, I will fight with all my strength like I said in the morning.

Yo."

"Ah, no problem." Tongye still smiled in an easy-going manner, making people feel no tension at all. The whip on his left hand curled slightly, drawing an arc lightly on the ground.

As early as the Green Field Cup, Xiaoye noticed a soft and inconspicuous wooden whip hanging on Tongye's waist, but Tongye never took it out. Now it seems that this whip is probably nothing.

Decorate it.

When the whistle sounded to start the battle, Shunta quickly jumped back, drawing the bow and setting the arrow in one go. Although the arrow was removed, the wooden arrow shaft still made the sound of whistling wind.

Kyudo is not compatible with actual combat, but it does not mean that it cannot be used in one-on-one combat - in fact, Xiaoye also encountered archers with strong one-on-one abilities in her previous life - Shunta's combat awareness is not bad, and it is indeed useful to use a sufficient distance.

The advantage that people with long-range weapons should most guarantee.

Compared with Shunta, who moved like a rabbit, Kiriha's movements were much simpler. Following the force exerted by his arms, the wooden whip rose lightly, and the speed was so slow that the trajectory could be easily caught with the naked eye.

However, this slow whip hit the incoming arrow just in time. The soft material rolled around the arrow shaft, and the arrow shot by Shunta flew out diagonally without losing momentum and fell outside the field.

When this hand was shown, even Midoko exclaimed "Oh". The whip is a weapon that is difficult to control, and there are very few people who can use it skillfully.

Tongye also moved in the direction where Shunta was. His pace was neither slow nor fast, but the soft whip blocked all the incoming arrows for him.

Although Kiriha looks very much like a helpless guy, this is not the case - and it is true that no one with weak skills will apply for this kind of job. His fighting style is very similar to me.

It's soft and malleable, but lacks intense aggression.

In the afternoon sunlight shining in from the window, the waving of the long whip seemed to have dim spots of light. It was unhurried and confident, forming a solid line of defense.

"Tch!" After several consecutive attacks were defused, Shunta frowned a little anxiously, and simply did the opposite, flying towards Tongye while nodding his arrow.

If the distance is shortened, the time for the arrow to fly in the air will also be reduced, which may prevent Aoki-senpai from reacting in time!

As thoughts flashed through his mind, the distance quickly closed. Shunta saw the young man with long dark green hair smiling at him, and the image suddenly magnified in front of his eyes.

The surprise at that moment caused Shunta's hand holding the bow to pause. The next moment, the binding force that was difficult to break free had already wrapped around him, and the bow and arrow escaped uncontrollably and fell aside.

The long wooden whip was wrapped around Shunta's body, and his arms were tightly restrained. Tongye smiled and flicked Shunta's forehead, "Three minutes are up."

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small theater:

Xiaoye & Tongye: (cautiously)... Then, what about lunch break?

Takeda: (laughs) (pats shoulder vigorously) Young people who are energetic don’t need a lunch break!

Takeda slapped his shoulder hard!

Saya and Kiriha lost 70% of their HP!

Xiaoye and Tongye are dying!