MTL - Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home-Chapter 583 selection meeting

  「National High School Kyudo Selection Conference」

   This is an official competition for college students, co-sponsored by the Japan College Sports Federation and Kyudo Federation.

  For traditional bow players.

  Its significance is no less than that of Koshien for the baseball club, and the national championship for the wind instrument club... It is the highest level of competition that high school students can challenge.

   But all famous archers do not want to win honor in this sacred supreme hall.

  From December 24th to December 26th.

  The selection meeting lasted for three days.

   According to men's and women's groups, individual competition and team competition.

   During the period, the top six in the individual competition and the top three in the team competition will be selected from among the players from 43 counties in Japan.

   And today.

  December 26.

   is the last day of the National Kyudo Conference.

  After a morning of fierce competition, the results of the individual competition have been announced.

  Among them, Private Toyosaki performed brilliantly and won the first place in the men's and women's groups respectively!

  Next, is the team competition in the afternoon.

   It was under such circumstances that Nakano Ryoko came to the backstage of the men's competition.

   "Everyone, excuse me."

  Waiting room.

  Five boys wearing white gowns and black hakama skirts are silently adjusting their bows and status.

   Seeing her coming, they couldn't help showing surprise expressions.

   """"Nakano-senpai! """"

   As if meeting the backbone, four boys from the Kyudo Department immediately surrounded him.

   "Congratulations on winning the women's championship, senior!"

   "We watched the game in the morning, and your concentrated posture is really beautiful."

   "As expected of you, you can be so fearless until the end!"

   "In comparison, we are lagging behind..."

  Ryoko Nakano smiled, "Don't belittle yourself, you are not a hindrance if you can make it to the finals, you all performed very well."

"But…"

  The captain of the men's team, Nomiya, smiled wryly.

   "Except for you and Kato-kun, none of us can get a place in the individual competition. I am really ashamed of your usual guidance."

"That's right."

  His friend Miyazaki followed suit.

  “To be honest, the pressure of the individual competition is really unfounded.

  It was okay in the preliminaries and semi-finals, but in the finals, the rules of shooting and racing were really terrible, I was so nervous that even my shooting patterns became strange..."

  The so-called "shooting stop shooting method".

  It means that all contestants shoot together, and the person who can hit the target until the end wins, and the ranking is determined according to the number of hits.

It is worth mentioning that.

  When the shooting competition reaches the fifth arrow, the target with a diameter of 36 cm will be replaced with a target with a diameter of 24 cm, and the difficulty will suddenly increase.

   It is a test of the basic skills and psychological quality of the players.

  As the only two players in Toyosaki who participated in the men's individual competition, Miyazaki missed the target at that time and missed the qualification.

  Ryoko Nakano was very clear about all this, and also saw their discouragement, so she patted her palms lightly and said seriously:

   "Okay, don't mention the past, what you should do now is to look forward."

   """"Sister...""""

   "For me, this is the last national competition.

  As a selection player of the private Toyosaki, no matter what the result is, he must shoot every arrow without distraction, understand? "

  Feeling the majesty coming from her, the four boys immediately straightened their backs and responded in unison:

""""Yes-! """"

  Ryoko Nakano then nodded slightly in satisfaction, looking past them to the back.

  A young man was sitting there quietly, exuding a calm and thinking atmosphere at the same time, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

   "You-kun?"

   Stopped the four members who wanted to call for help, Nakano Ryoko stepped up.

"What are you thinking?"

   "...?"

  As the light in front of him was blocked, the boy slowly raised his head and looked at her.

  As if just waking up from some kind of contemplation, those dark eyes looked a little deep, but they immediately became clear again.

   "...Nakano-senpai?"

  Kato Yusuke subconsciously prepared to get up, but was stopped by Nakano Ryoko first.

   "You don't need to be polite, just sit down and talk."

  As she spoke, she supported the hakama skirt and sat down beside him.

   "So, Yu-kun, what were you thinking just now?"

  Smelling the elegant fragrance from the girl's body, Kato Yusuke took the initiative to step aside, and then replied: "...Sorry, I was just in a daze."

   "Daze?"

   Ryoko Nakano tilted her face, blinked her eyes and said, "Ah~ Could it be because I changed Yu-kun to "Omae" and made you feel pressured? "

   "Power forward", that is, the No. 1 position in the team competition, this position is usually occupied by a high-level shooter in the team.

  Before Kato Yusuke agreed to participate in the competition, the position of the men's team originally belonged to Nomiya, the captain of the archery department, but the opponent has now been replaced by the final "position".

   Glancing at the four boys who were secretly watching here from the corner of the eye, Kato Yusuke opened his lips and said:

   "I'm not thinking about this, I'm just thinking about some personal issues, senior sister don't need to worry.

   As for the location...

  No matter where my senior sister arranges me, I will do my best, so please rest assured. "

   "Hmm~ You-kun's words are really reassuring."

  Ryoko Nakano joked with a smile, and then said:

  "Although I think it would be good to put you in the "lower position", but Miyazaki in the second position is easily affected by the atmosphere, so I hope you will give everyone a good start.

  Nomiya has a relatively calm personality, but occasionally he will become anxious because he takes the overall situation into account, so it is more suitable to be placed at the end. That's basically it. "

  Yusuke Kato nodded, knowing that what the other party said was really a drunkard's intention, and he didn't want to talk to him, but he didn't say much.

  When the other four heard this, they couldn't help showing thoughtful expressions on their faces.

   After all, to them.

  Yusuke Kato is an outsider who is stuffed in after all.

  It is really difficult for them to recognize a guy who has never trained with them as a teammate in a short period of time, and Ryoko Nakano's words are to dispel their concerns.

  After understanding this point, the faces of the four boys looked much better.

   At this moment, the door of the waiting room was suddenly pushed open.

"excuse me."

  A staff member in a black suit walked in and announced to the crowd: "The competition is about to begin, please prepare to enter the shooting range."

  So Nakano Ryoko didn't stay any longer, and after a few words of encouragement to the younger generation, she left the waiting room.

  Go from the waiting room to the auditorium outside.

   Instead of rushing to the crowded front row, Nakano Ryoko sat down alone in the high position in the back row.

   Just at this moment, the announcement sounded.

   "Next is the men's team competition, the final round."

  Inside the semi-open Japanese dojo.

  A group of players lined up holding bows, and then moved to the track at a constant speed while maintaining the same pace.

   "The first shooting range, private Toyosaki Academy."

   "Number one, Kato player."

   "Number two, player Miyazaki."

   "No. 3, player Yukimura."

   "No. 4, Murata player."

   "No. 5, Contestant Nomiya."

   "The second shooting range, Fujisaki High School."

   "..."

  Papapapapa~

  As the contestants entered the arena, applause immediately erupted from the audience, and then subsided quickly.

  Today there is light snow in Tokyo.

   Snow fell from the sky, covering the turf of the open-air shooting range with a layer of silver.

  The clouds dyed orange-red linger in the sky of ark and blue.

  The white air exhaled from the mouth and nose seemed to be sucked away by the setting sun.

  Everything absorbs a strong sense of winter, presenting an almost transparent world.

"start-!"

  The voice of the referee came from the distant dojo.

  Nakano Ryoko wrapped her body in the silk jacket, looked away from the high dome, and followed the sound.

   slap~

  As if trying to shatter the distracting thoughts in her heart, a beautiful chord came to her ears.

   Slowly.

   Pa-dong-!

  With a preemptive momentum, the bow and arrow hit the bullseye.

  【Private Toyosaki:】

  【Fujisaki High School: X】

   "Good~~~!"

  The audience applauded loudly.

  Ryoko Nakano smiled and clapped her hands lightly.

   Directly in front of the field of vision, the young man stood tall.

  The lights on the beams flickered, cutting above his head intermittently.

  His side face flickers, his eyebrows are slightly raised, his eyelashes are very long, his nose is straight, and his jaw is curved.

  The breeze blew, and the white gown stuck to his back, forming a smooth arc.

  Looking at Kato Yusuke who calmly retracted his bow and knelt down on the floor.

   Ryoko Nakano's eyes flickered with admiration.

  ‘It’s a pity that Yu-kun refuses to join the archery department, otherwise he will definitely be an excellent general. '

  She couldn't help thinking, until a majestic voice suddenly came from her ear.

   "Is that the person you fancy? Ryoko."

  Ryoko Nakano was stunned for a moment, a flash of panic flashed across her face, and she immediately stood up from her seat.

   "...I am so sorry for not noticing you, Father."

  —Just like this, he bowed and saluted the person who appeared beside him at some unknown time.

   After a short silence, a voice that couldn't hear the emotion responded to her.

   "Well, sit down first."

   "Okay, sorry."

  At the request of the visitor, the two sat down on their seats one after another.

   Ryoko Nakano raised her head and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was wearing a dark green kimono, had long black hair, and looked calm and majestic.

  Behind the other party, there were two burly men in black suits watching the surroundings vigilantly.

   "Go down first."

   Nakano Xinghei waved back the two bodyguards, put his hands in the loose kimono sleeves and crossed his chest, staring at the dojo not far away.

   "Father..."

   "What's that person's name?"

  Ryoko Nakano paused for a while, then said softly: "...Are you referring to Kato-kun?"

   "Kato-kun..."

   Nakano Kohei nodded, and asked the previous question again: "Is that the person you fancy?"

   "...Among his peers, Kato-kun is indeed very good, and he is my outstanding junior in school." Ryoko Nakano said without squinting.

   "Is that so?"

  Nakano Xinghei was noncommittal about this, he just freed up one hand to stroke his neatly trimmed beard, and kept his eyes on a certain figure in the dojo.

   "Father."

  Ryoko Nakano asked modestly: "May I ask, why did you come here?"

   "It's okay, I'm just here to take a look."

just looking around…

  Ryoko Nakano chewed on this word, feeling a little absurd and funny in her heart.

  As the current head of the Nakano family, Nakano Kohei may not be too busy to touch the ground, but he will not be so leisurely that he can watch a high school game.

  —Even if this match is her daughter's retirement match.

not to mention.

  She had actually informed the other party about the game long ago, and the father had not indicated that he would come to participate.

  So when you ask her if she believes in such a thing, she naturally does not believe it.

   Even so, it cannot be debunked.

   Even had to pretend not to know and express gratitude.

  Otherwise, once the fig leaf is torn off...

  ‘Maybe even the last trace of peace will disappear. '

  Ryoko Nakano was thinking silently, while observing her father's expression calmly, completely lost her mind to watch the game again.

  In contrast, Nakano Kohei took it very seriously.

  Occasionally, he stroked his beard and nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

  Although the person concerned didn't say anything, including the expressionless face, nothing could be seen.

but-

  Some kind of signal has already been revealed in those few words just now.

  Nakano Ryoko sighed softly from the bottom of his heart, and began to prepare for a rainy day.

after awhile.

   "By the way, Father."

  She said intentionally or unintentionally: "You may not pay much attention to these trivial things, but Kato-kun already has a lover in school, and there are quite a few confidante."

   Heard this.

   Nakano Kohei, who was stroking his beard, couldn't help but pause, and then immediately turned his head to look.

   Without saying anything, Ryoko Nakano looked at her father calmly.

   As the four eyes met, for the first time a bit of annoyance appeared in those majestic eyes.

   Nakano Kohei with a dark face, stared at his daughter fiercely, and let out a cold snort from his nostrils.

   "If it weren't for our family not having a male, do you think I would be willing to take care of these things?"

  Nakano Ryoko lowered her head, bowed slightly and whispered softly:

   "Thanks to my father for worrying, please take care of your health. My daughter can handle her own affairs well, and I don't dare to bother my father."

"you…!"

   Nakano Kohei got up angrily, his face turned livid again.

   No longer in the mood to watch the game, he turned around abruptly, and walked away with his wooden clogs under the protection of two bodyguards.

  Nakano Ryoko stood up respectfully and bowed to see him off, and did not get up until the other party completely disappeared from sight.

   Unknowingly, the situation on the shooting range has been resolved.

   "The result of the game just now—

  Private Toyosaki Academy No. 18 Middle School, Fujisaki High School No. 14 Middle School.

   Therefore, the private Toyosaki High School advanced to the final, and the second round will be held later. "

  As the referee made the announcement, there was a burst of applause and applause from the audience.

   Attracted by one of the voices, Ryoko Nakano subconsciously turned her head to look.

   What came into view was a cute girl sitting alone not far away.

  The other party had long brown hair and was wearing the uniform of an unknown school. He was looking in the direction of the dojo and applauding softly.

  …