Pokemon Dawn

The sun sets in the west and gradually disappears below the horizon.

It wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening that all the work was completely finished. Midoko, who was full of wine and food and looked leisurely, came to review it and expressed her satisfaction.

——Then tell Xiaoye and Tongye to arrive at the training ground at six o'clock tomorrow morning to start preparing training equipment.

The blame is on you for offering to help yourself - after leaving such words, Midoko laughed and left, leaving only Xiaoye and Tongye messy in the wind.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. After returning to the staff dormitory and eating a few mouthfuls of reserved food for dinner, the two of them went to bed early.

It's early morning on the second day of work.

"sleepy……"

The young man with dark green hair sleepily held a piece of bread in his mouth, looking like he might fall asleep again at any time, "I usually wake up naturally..."

"Mr. Kiriha, you're going to be late."

Xiaoye dragged her unreliable senior who was half asleep and ran away. As soon as she stepped into the training ground, she was shocked by Takeda's loud voice.

"It's five fifty-eight, so you're on time!"

A slap as powerful as a million-ton boxing slap hit both of them on the shoulders, and even the drowsy Tongye suddenly woke up.

"It hurts so much!"

Marked by Takeda's energetic laughter, the second day of part-time work life began. However, facing the endless work at hand, I really couldn't feel the enthusiasm of youth.

As it approached eight o'clock, all preparations were completed and students arrived at the training ground one after another.

"Well done, you two." Looking around at the neatly arranged archery targets and quivers, Midoko nodded with satisfaction, "Keep it up, I'll give you a raise."

"Thanks."

"By the way." Mei Duzi looked at his watch, "A new temporary trainee will arrive today. He should be arriving soon. Xiaoye, go to the door to greet him. If he comes, bring him here."

"Okay." Xiaoye responded and walked towards the door.

The area of ​​Kawara Kyudojo is not small, and it is difficult for first-timers to find the location of the training ground.

Before trainers officially enter a certain dojo for further training, they usually practice temporarily in the dojo for a few days to fully understand the conditions of the dojo. Dojos usually have teachers who are responsible for teaching temporary trainees, but Kawara Gyudojo does not have that.

With its size, it is not easy to have just one or two temporary trainees.

At 7:45, there was a knock on the door of the archery dojo. Xiaoye, who had just walked to the door, immediately stepped forward and opened the door to welcome the new temporary student.

"Welcome to Kawara Archery Dojo. You...eh?"

Xiaoye's words were stuck in mid-sentence, and she looked at the familiar person outside the door in surprise.

The young man also looked a little surprised, his icy blue eyes widened slightly, and his always calm face was stained with a bit of unexpected emotion.

The two stared in silence for a moment, and then Xiaoye broke the stagnant air.

"Xiaotian? Why are you here...?"

"That's what I want to ask too."

After closing the door again, Xiao Ye pointed to the path on the right side of the building, raised her eyebrows and smiled, finishing the line she had been stuck on before, "You are the temporary trainee who is scheduled to visit at eight o'clock, right? Midoko Teacher Handai is waiting.

You, the training ground is over here, please come with me."

Xiaotian's steps suddenly froze, as if he didn't know where to start.

"...Don't use honorifics."

"well."

Walking in front and leading the way, Xiaoye turned around and smiled at Xiaotian, "I didn't expect that the temporary trainee mentioned by Meiduzi Normal School would be you. How long do you plan to practice here?"

Xiaoye knew that Xiaotian had been practicing archery under the guidance of his father since he was a child, and he had seen Xiaotian drawing a bow and setting up an arrow once or twice in the back mountains of Zhenxin Town - it was said that there was a archery practice ground in the backyard of Xiaotian's house.

However, Xiaoye has never been to Xiaotian's house, and naturally she has never seen it. She entered the archery dojo to practice during her travels, probably to prevent her skills from becoming rusty.

"About a week." Xiao Tiandao looked at the clothes of Xiao Ye's standard dojo students, "What are you doing?"

"Well, it's a part-time job. I work as a sparring partner, and I can exercise my skills occasionally." Xiaoye smiled calmly and explained the real purpose of coming here.

Because he was defeated in the gym battle and was left with only 43pd, he had to work urgently to make money...it was really too bad.

When I arrived at the training ground, I saw Midoko angrily scolding a student who accidentally knocked down the quiver from a distance. The momentum was chilling. Kiriha, who had finished her work, was idle and immediately went up to her.

"Xiaoye." After waving, Tongye walked to the door of the training ground - perhaps to stay away from the core of the storm.

The young man who was also wearing Taoist uniform smiled at Xiaotian and said, "Hello, you are the new trainee."

"Yes, hello." Xiaotian greeted Tongye with the usual etiquette gestures used in the dojo.

"Let me introduce you. Xiaotian, this is my current colleague, Mr. Tongye."

Tongye looked too much like a veteran student in the dojo, so Xiaoye said something specifically to avoid misunderstanding.

"I'm Tongye Aoki, please give me some advice." Tongye said curiously, "Are you acquaintances?"

Listening to Xiaoye's tone, it really didn't sound like she had just met Xiaotian.

"We are from the same hometown."

"Ah, that's it. Speaking of which, it seems that Xiaoyun also mentioned the name 'Xiaotian' to me."

So that’s it, Xiaoyun’s traveling companion.

Nodding in understanding, Xiaotian stretched out his hand to the friendly senior in front of him, "Xiaoyun, thank you for taking care of me. I am Shen Yutian, please give me your advice."

Tongye smiled and shook hands with Xiaotian, but there was a trace of surprise and...surprise in his heart.

Silver hair, blue eyes, archery, and divine feathers.

I can't go wrong this time. I really didn't expect to meet you here.

Their...descendants.

Burying the thoughts in his heart, the smile on Tongye's face became brighter and brighter, "Nice to meet you. Although I have just worked here not long ago, if you have anything you don't understand, just ask me."

"Okay." Xiaotian nodded and said bluntly, "Well, I have a question to ask now."

"What?"

"How long will the teacher continue to scold him?"

"……Well."

Tongye, who had just put on the face of a knowledgeable and reliable senior, was immediately defeated and could only look at Midoko with a loud voice without tears.

"Ah, I'm sorry." After finally finishing his routine scolding of the students, Midoko realized that the freshmen had arrived at the training ground, and immediately scratched his head in embarrassment, "I didn't notice you just now. You just applied to practice for a week.

Our temporary trainee, Shen Yutian, right?"

"Yes."

"The personal information states that... I have practiced archery for five years, is that correct?" Midoko raised an eyebrow.

He is clearly only ten years old, but he has been practicing for five years. Doesn't that mean he started practicing archery at the age of five - similar to his own Xiaotao?

"That's right." Xiaotian's answer was still simple.

"Okay, then I'll skip the novice training. You can go directly to the shooting training with other students in the morning. Is that okay?" Midoko smiled brightly.

Let me see with my own eyes whether it really has five years of practice!

After the training time started, the chattering boys and girls quickly fell silent. Although they were somewhat interested in this young temporary trainee, now was not the time to strike up a conversation.

Shunta was winking at Xiaotian, as if he wanted to say something - but after being glared at by Momono, he acted calmly.

Just like yesterday, the silent and serious archery training began. Probably because the spring was deep, the crisp chirping of insects came to my ears from time to time, bringing a bit of the atmosphere of approaching summer.

Xiaotian arranged his bow and arrows unhurriedly, his fingers grazing on the bow strings, causing a slight buzzing sound.

"Next group!"

As other students walked forward and stood on the rightmost position, the silver-haired boy stood still for a few seconds and then calmly opened his eyes. He took out the arrow from his back with his right hand and placed it on the bow, and then moved the bow with his left hand.

Lift it horizontally so that the arrow points forward.

Standing in front of the target, Xiaotian did not glance at the bow and arrow in his hand. In his ice-blue pupils, only the white and red arrow target dozens of meters away was reflected.

The secret of archery is to "aim at the target and shoot the arrow." For those who practice archery, there is nothing to focus on except the bull's-eye.

Understand yourself and clarify your goals. What is reflected in the arrows of the archery practitioner is the reflection of himself.

The bowstring opened with the force exerted by Xiaotian. It was as if the air was stagnant. Xiaoye, Tongye, and Midoko, who were looking at Xiaotian, all felt a strange aura at a certain moment.

The chirping of insects stopped, the breeze froze, the flying silver hair no longer danced, and the falling leaves were frozen in the air.

Suddenly, the scene in front of Tong Ye seemed to be smeared with blue. Time stood still, the color of everything in the world faded away, and only the flashing blue light of the arrow tip was extremely bright.

The wind blew and arrows shot out.

Hit the bullseye.

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small theater:

Kiriha: (laughing heartily) Although I have just started working here, if you have anything you don’t understand, just ask me.

Xiaotian: How long will the teacher continue to scold him?

Kiriha: Uh...

Xiaotian: Why does that staff member keep tapping other people on the shoulders?

Kiriha: This...

Xiaotian: Who has a louder voice, him or Meiduzi Normal University?

Kiriha: I'm sorry. I don't know anything. I'm not worthy of being a senior... (tears down my face)