The schedule of the finals is quite tight as it only lasts one day and brings together players from the national competitions.
As 8 a.m. arrived, the clear and beautiful female voice in charge of the on-site broadcast rang out:
"The 34th Neon National University Kyudo Competition, the national finals, is about to begin."
"Before the game officially begins, let us warmly welcome Kyudo Fanshi, Sato 9th Dan, and Master Sato with applause to perform the arrow handing ceremony for this game."
“Pah pah pah pah!”
Suddenly, the whole audience burst into warm applause.
Amidst the applause, Shinichi Sato, accompanied by his apprentice, walked onto the field holding a bow.
When he was halfway through the race, the applause gradually died down and the stage was handed over to him.
"By the way, the requirements for spectators in Kyudo competitions are a bit complicated... You can only applaud when a contestant hits the target, and you can only cheer and say "good" when an arrow hits the bull's eye."
It's this part again. Shiina Ai has already seen it and knows that it is a long and boring step, so she just explains it to everyone.
"There is such a rule..."
Akizuki Aoi was a little surprised. She had a generous personality and she had wanted to wait until Kurosawa came on the court and cheer for him.
"Because Kyudo competition is not a passionate competitive sport, you have to concentrate and stay calm when shooting."
Shiina Lan had no idea what to do and just spread his hands.
When her boyfriend participated in the judo competition, although he didn't achieve any good results, she was so enthusiastic in cheering him on that day.
"It's okay. Although there is such a rule, there are actually many opportunities to shout out encouragement."
Yuki Ichinose noticed that everyone's enthusiasm was dampened, and offered comfort.
"Yuki, are you so confident in Kurosawa?"
Qiu Yuekui couldn't help but tease after hearing this.
Although she didn't quite understand the rules of Kyudo, she knew that it was quite difficult to hit the bull's eye with Kyudo.
"Because Brother Guang is very powerful." Yuki Ichinose nodded.
While they were talking in low voices, Sato Shinichi's arrow-handing ceremony officially began.
One arrow, then another. For him, the 28-meter close shot was no pressure at all, even though he was old.
"This old man is amazing. He used such a big bow and shot both arrows into the bull's eye."
Seeing this scene, Song Xiatong couldn't help but sigh.
This bow is too big. If it were her, she would definitely not be able to shoot it.
In fact, the bow has certain requirements on height. For example, it would be difficult for a person like Panasonic Tong, who has a lolita body shape, to use it.
"He is Kurosawa's master, and is said to be one of the strongest people in the world of Kyudo."
Seeing her expressing her feelings, Shiina Ai, who always liked to liven up the atmosphere, also snorted.
She looked so boastful and complacent that if someone didn't know her, they would think that Sato Kyudan was her master.
"Then isn't Kurosawa very powerful?" Akizuki Aoi was a little surprised.
Being able to stand at the top and be called the strongest, no matter which field, is not an ordinary person.
“Superb.”
Shiina Lan nodded. In order to give everyone a surprise, she did not show anyone the video of the first day's competition.
Although it is widely spread, it is mostly in university archery classes. Even if it has spread to high schools, it is mostly within the archery circle of high school students.
For this group of modern people, although they surf the Internet, they do not have time to keep up with current affairs every day.
Along with the conversation, the broadcast that resounded throughout the venue also indicated the progress of the game.
"Next, we will hold the first round of the national men's individual close shooting competition, which will be a 28-meter-wide, 36-centimeter-diameter target. Please enter the shooting range in turn after hearing your name."
"Because this is the finals, the rules of the individual competition are that each group has 5 players, each with 10 arrows, and those who hit more than half of the targets will advance to the second round."
"Double the amount, so much, it will take a long time to ejaculate..."
Hearing this, Shiina Lan was a little surprised and a little depressed.
"What does double mean?"
It was Akizuki Aoi's first time watching a match, so she didn't quite understand what her reaction meant.
"The day before yesterday, which was the first day, the individual competition had five arrows per person. Now each person has ten arrows, so the competition time has become longer."
"Isn't that great? It means Kurosawa can shoot more arrows and have more opportunities to show off his skills."
"That's what I said... But Kurosawa is participating in the men's individual long-range shooting competition. Before he can compete, he has to wait until the first round of close-range shooting is over."
"Don't worry, it's still early. According to the schedule, the competition will be finished before noon."
Yuki Ichinose found that she was more anxious than herself and couldn't help but feel amused, so she comforted her.
There are many cameras installed around the stadium, after all, this is not the qualifying round, but the final.
On such an important day, more equipment is also to make the development of Kyudo more prosperous.
At the same time, the game continues to progress as time goes by.
"Is the Kyudo competition so exciting?"
As the five contestants arrived at the shooting point one by one and took off their short sleeves according to the Kyudo etiquette, Matsushita Tong's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although she prefers guys with a sturdy build, she chose the tall and strong Yamamoto as her boyfriend because the huge difference in body shape and height can better highlight her petite and cute look.
But the Kyudo man looks very thin in the long-sleeved Kyudo hakama, but when he takes off his half sleeves, he basically has muscles. The contrast is very strong, pleasing to the eye and sexy.
The most important thing is that these college boys basically have good looks, come from various universities, and are very elegant.
If you can be patient, Kyudo competitions are very entertaining to watch.
"Not bad." Sato looked at his girlfriend's reaction, compared the muscles of those contestants, and thought about his own muscles, feeling relieved.
As a judo practitioner, he was not bad at physical training, maybe he couldn't compare to those bodybuilders in the gym, but among high school students, he had a very strong physique.
Even though they were hot girls and were talking and communicating, they didn’t make any loud noises to disturb others.
"Can this miss the target?"
After watching for a while, Akizuki's patience wore off and she couldn't help but glance at Lan.
At this moment, she finally understood why Lan was depressed after learning that everyone had ten arrows.
Firstly, they don’t know these contestants at all.
Secondly, the strength of these players varies.
Thirdly, the etiquette of Kyudo is too complicated. Every time a contestant comes on stage, he or she takes a long time before starting to shoot arrows. For those who are impatient, this competition is really frustrating.
"The first round of the men's individual close-range competition ends here."
An hour later, a broadcast was heard.
"It's finally over."
Hearing this voice, Qiu Yuekui put down her phone.
“If only it were over.”
Seeing her reaction, Shiina Lan couldn't help but smile.
Then, the broadcast continued:
"The first round of the women's individual close-range shooting competition will be held next. The rules are that there are 5 players in each group, and each player has 7 arrows..."
"How long will the women's competition last?"
Hearing this, Qiu Yuekui's face froze and she asked.
"It's about the same as the men's group." Yuki Ichinose whispered.
"This is too long..."
Realizing this, Akizuki Aoi's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
At this rate of competition, all of today’s time will have to be spent on this competition. Isn’t that too long
Finally, when it was close to 10 o'clock in the morning, the radio sounded.
"The first round of the women's individual close-range competition ends here."
"Next, the first round of the men's individual long-range shooting competition will be held."
"Is it Kurosawa's turn this time?"
Hearing this, Qiu Yuekui put down her phone and looked up again.
"Kurosawa is in this group, but we don't know when he will appear."
Shiina Ai also breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Kurosawa Hikaru in the field.
"Is he an iron man? He sat there motionless for two hours."
Seeing this scene, Sato couldn't help but sigh.
Since he wasn't very interested in the other contestants, he spent most of his time focusing on Kurosawa Hikaru.
It would have been fine if I hadn't seen it, but once I did, I was really scared... Since he appeared on the stage, this guy basically didn't move for a full two hours. His patience is too terrifying.
In comparison, other contestants couldn't help but make some movements, such as lifting their buttocks or something like that. They were tired after sitting for such a long time.
In fact, everyone who came to watch the game just for Kurosawa Mitsuru had similar reactions.
"The rules for this round are that there are five players in each group, each with 10 arrows, and those who hit more than half of the targets advance to the next round."
"Contestants who heard your name, please come on stage one by one."
"Ritsumeikan University, 4th Dan Kyudo, Suigetsu Yōjin."
"Hokkaido University, 4th Dan Kyudo, Hideki Inohara."
"The first person to come up is Yuto Mizuki and Inohara Hideki?"
As the broadcast reported, long-time fans were somewhat surprised.
Looking at the Kyudo in universities across the country, there are only three people who are fourth-dan in Kyudo, namely Ohara Makoto from Kanto, Suigetsu Yuto from Kansai, and Inohara Hideki from Hokkaido.
These three have been fighting each other since two years ago and their strengths are very similar.
But the strongest one has to be Makoto Ohara from Kanto. In his freshman year, he ranked second in the country, and last year he won the national championship in the men's long-range shooting category.
Not only in individual competitions, Makoto Ohara also led Waseda University to win various championships in team competitions and was a Grand Slam player last year.
"Kyoto Tachibana University, 3rd Dan Kyudo, Hyuga Shitakushu."
"Ritsumeikan University, 3rd Dan Kyudo, Tsuyoshi Nakajima."
"The University of Tokyo, Kurosawa Hikaru."
Unlike other players, Kurosawa Hikaru has no rank or level, but when his name was called, the whole audience was boiling.
“Here I come.”
"It's finally Kurosawa's turn."
"Beat these guys from Kansai."
"Kurosawa, Kurosawa, Kurosawa!"
All the audience who watched the first day of the competition were excited at this moment.
There was a loud bang, like a tidal wave, and countless cheers resounded throughout the venue, as if they were going to overturn the ceiling of the martial arts hall.
After hearing the name, Yuto Mizuki and Hideki Inohara, who were on their way to the shooting point, stopped and did not move forward.
They looked around and saw that at least one-third of the audience in the stadium stood up and cheered.
Such enthusiastic cheers are even more terrifying than a concert, shocking and jaw-dropping.
There has never been such a grand occasion in the Kyudo competition.
Faced with this thunderous cheer, Kurosawa Mitsuru, who had been sitting there for two hours, picked up the Heifeng beside him with one hand, stood up, and officially went on stage.