Even though my alone time was over, Sunday had just begun.
After leaving the piano room, they went to the shooting range.
Along the way, Kurosawa Hikaru and Shifengyuan Mirai walked side by side, while the maid followed behind.
"congratulations."
With the break just now, Shifengyuan's future impression and clothes have been completely sorted out, but there is still a little lingering feeling on the ears and neck.
"What do you mean?"
This congratulation came out of the blue and Kurosawa Mitsuru didn't understand its meaning.
"All kinds of things, such as winning the Kyudo competition, successfully completing the 100-step shooting challenge, getting a business card for the head of the family, and being featured in a Kyudo magazine."
Shifengyuan Mirai gently tucked her hair and looked at him sideways.
Because so many things happened, she didn't even have time to congratulate.
“These things.”
Realizing these things, Kurosawa Hikaru smiled.
He knew about the appearance in Kyudo magazine last night, after all, he played with Brother Shinichi.
"What else do you think it is?"
"I thought you were making innuendos and sarcasms."
"Do I look so mean to you?"
"How could that be? I'm just thinking too much."
Facing her gaze, Kurosawa Hikaru smiled.
As they talked, they made their way back to the shooting range.
Unlike before, there is now one more person on the shooting range, and that is Sato Shinichi.
“Your combination is amazing.”
When Sato Shinichi saw them coming in pairs, he also laughed.
Before he got up, he heard beautiful piano music echoing throughout the dojo.
Although he doesn't understand music, he can tell whether it's good or not just by listening.
"Shinichi-san."
His words were very meaningful, and Kurosawa Hikaru smiled.
"Good morning, teacher."
Shifengyuan Mirai also greeted politely.
"What are your plans next?" Sato Shinichi nodded slightly and asked.
"In the dojo, it's archery, naturally."
Because he had already had enough fun before the training began, Shifengyuan would not forget his goal in the future.
"Where's my brother?"
"I'll just watch from the side. We'll talk about it this afternoon. I'll have to accept your guidance in the future."
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and decided not to get involved.
"I'll go change into my Kyudo uniform."
In response, Shifengyuan Mirai bowed slightly, then walked towards the dressing room with the maid.
Not long after, she walked out of the locker room, picked up her bow, and began to practice.
As for Kurosawa Hikaru, he didn't care about his image and just sat down by the wall and watched.
Having said that, he would not feel bored. After all, Shifengyuan Mirai was very beautiful, and just watching her shoot arrows was a pleasant thing.
What's more, what happened just now also made him feel unsatisfied.
"Next time if we have an hour, let's do something more fun."
Looking at Shifengyuan Mirai's beautiful profile and tall and slender figure, Kurosawa Hikaru recalled what she had just said and felt a little restless.
What are the more interesting things... They make people think a lot and make their minds wander.
Unlike before, he has now laid his cards on the table.
Currently, both Xiao Yuki and Mirai have chosen him and want to be with him.
Now, he no longer needs to worry as much as before, fearing that his actions are deceiving.
Although I am tempted, I will have to wait until next time.
Putting this matter aside, Kurosawa Mitsuru sat against the wall, closed his eyes and absorbed the three rewards for completing the task.
The difference between entry level and proficient level is huge.
Because the entry level is equivalent to the result of an ordinary person's life-long efforts, while the mastery level is the result of a genius's life-long efforts.
No matter in which field, hard work determines the lower limit, while talent determines the upper limit.
The same skill looks completely different in the eyes of ordinary people and geniuses.
Whether it is parkour, boxing, or leg techniques, there are a lot of gains.
"What a weirdo."
As he closed his eyes to rest, Sayaka Akai beside him couldn't help but look at him.
This man is really special and strange.
According to the Shifengyuan family's investigation, he was clearly an ordinary Tokyo University student with no special talents other than studying.
But in fact, his actual situation is very different from the information.
He is not just a nerd, he also knows Kyudo and even martial arts, and has boundless power. Today he even showed his talent in piano.
Any kind of outstanding talent cannot be achieved overnight.
Everyone's success leaves traces... except Kurosawa Hikaru, who has no traces at all.
He seems to be a talented person who is not appreciated and has hidden his talents very well. He has no lack of talents, but only lacks a stage suitable for him to display his talents.
Although she felt surprised and strange in her heart, she did not reject it. Rather, she was happy to see this situation.
Because the more outstanding and successful Kurosawa Hikaru is, the stronger his ability and voice will become as his talent is displayed.
After more than an hour, Kurosawa Mitsuru opened his eyes after completely absorbing the three mastery-level skills.
"Ms. Sayaka."
Kurosawa Hikaru looked at the shooting point, where Mirai was shooting arrows tirelessly, and then looked at the maid beside him.
"What can I do for you?"
Hearing the summons, Sayaka Akai walked step by step to his side.
"Can you get me a glass of water?"
Sitting on the ground and watching her coming over, Kurosawa Hikaru made a request.
"certainly."
Faced with such a trivial request, Sayaka Akai nodded slightly, then turned and left.
As she left, Kurosawa Hikaru's eyes followed her back.
"What happened to your legs?"
Not long after, Kurosawa Mitsuru took the clean cup of water, took a sip of water and asked.
Akai Sayaka paused after hearing this and did not respond, but looked at him calmly.
"Your walking posture is different from before, not as steady, are you injured?"
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Kurosawa Hikaru explained.
As his leg techniques were upgraded to the mastery level, he gained a deeper understanding and insight into his legs and feet.
That's right, even though Sayaka Akai was wearing a thick maid outfit that covered her body tightly, there was not a single bit of excess skin visible except on her face and hands.
But the shaking of her body when she walked, that unnatural feeling could not be concealed.
"It's just a minor injury, it will heal in a few days."
Sayaka Akai was a little surprised to see that he was very observant and could notice all this, but she did not hide it and said it calmly.
After receiving this answer, Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded with satisfaction.
In this way, improving skills from entry level to mastery level is a qualitative leap.
Not only did his leg skills become stronger, but he also had a deeper understanding and perception of other people's legs and movements.
As he gained some knowledge, he suddenly thought of a question: why was Miss Sayaka injured
"Is it about what happened before?"
Thinking of this, Kurosawa Mitsuru suddenly realized something and realized what was going on.
Previously, Sayaka Akai had lied to her superiors in order to conceal the fact that she and Mirai had met privately in the dojo, and was slapped twice by her grandfather.
And now, she is injured again, it is hard not to connect the two things.
What's more, as Future had said before, those two slaps were not the result, and the maid might suffer more severe punishment after returning.
"How serious are her injuries?"
Realizing this, Kurosawa Hikaru looked at her long maid skirt again and felt a little bothered.
Logically speaking, Miss Sayaka claims to be a fighter, so she should have been accustomed to pain a long time ago, and ordinary minor injuries and pains have no effect on her at all.
This is indeed the case. On the surface, she looks calm and nothing has happened.
But no matter how good one is at enduring pain, one is still a human being after all, and when faced with pain, the body will have various instinctive reactions.
It is not difficult to imagine that Sayaka Akai's body under her maid skirt was probably severely punished, leaving traces of pain, which is why she feels obviously unnatural when she walks.
"Forget it. Even if I knew, what would that do? I don't have any medical skills, so I can't help her with treatment."
After glancing sideways for a while, Kurosawa Mitsuru finally withdrew his gaze and gave up the idea of looking under the maid's skirt.
Even if he asked and saw Sayaka Akai's legs and feet under her skirt, it would not affect the outcome of her getting hurt.
The most important thing is that the maid was wearing too thick clothes... So it was quite embarrassing to want to see her injuries.
Shifengyuan's future archery training lasted until 12 noon, when he stopped for lunch.
After lunch, they returned to the dojo. Kurosawa Hikaru and Shihouin Mirai sat together by the wall and chatted leisurely.
“It’s incredible.”
Shifengyuan Mirai was still wearing her Kyudo hakama, so she wasn't afraid of getting her clothes dirty even if she sat directly on the ground.
Although she was sitting on the ground, her sitting posture was elegant and cute. She sat with her legs curled up, looking very girlish.
"Why do you say that?"
When Kurosawa Hikaru saw her, he was also in a good mood.
"I thought about our previous relationship and the ensemble we had this morning, and it felt incredible," Shifengyuan Mirai explained.
"indeed."
After hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru thought about it and agreed.
In fact, he and Mirai had known each other for a long time... but they actually met last month.
For more than a year, they had been like strangers and had never had any unnecessary communication.
But now, they are playing together and doing things that were never imagined before.
"How did you convince the maid? Give us half an hour."
Shifengyuan Mirai smiled, and then became curious.
Miss Akai actually gave her half an hour to be alone with Kurosawa, which was a surprise to her.
"In the face of absolute interests, even enemies can become friends... I made a promise to her that I would give her freedom after we get married."
After Kurosawa Hikaru explained the principle, he spoke frankly.
"Give her freedom? Is that possible?"
Upon hearing this method, Shifengyuan Mirai was immediately shocked.
"It's not absolute freedom, but just the freedom of non-interference. Even so, it is particularly important to her."
Kurosawa Hikaru understood why she was shocked and explained.
As a member of the Akai family, Sayaka Akai wants true freedom, which is impossible in her lifetime.
Indeed, even if it is just a formal freedom, which allows her to abandon her identity as a maid and live as a human being, it is an extremely precious hope for her.
"Don't interfere with each other... After marriage, we don't care about her, and she doesn't care about us, does that mean?"
After thinking about it, Shifengyuan Mirai confirmed it.
"That's pretty much it."
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and nodded.
This matter must be resolved. If the problem of the maid leaking information is not solved, we will always be under surveillance in the future and will not be able to be free.
"So, the maid's problem has been solved?"
When Sifengyuan Mirai thought about what happened this morning, her heartbeat suddenly quickened despite her already happy mood.
If the maid becomes her own person, she can do a lot of things she wants.
"That's half the problem. You should be nicer to her and pay more attention to her."
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly, and thinking of the maid's injury, he also gave some advice.
"I've always been very nice to her."
Shifengyuan Mirai naturally understood this principle. Even if he knew that the maid was not one of his own, he could not be too drastic and force the other party to stand on the opposite side.
"Did you know she was injured?"
"Is she hurt?"
"Haven't I practiced martial arts? Then I saw her today and I realized that although she didn't seem to have any injuries on the surface, her walking posture was not natural. She must have been injured, but it was covered up by the maid costume."
"Is there really a follow-up punishment..."
Realizing this, Shifengyuan Mirai frowned.
In fact, she had been keeping an eye on the maid since that day at the martial arts hall.
However, Sayaka Akai didn't show anything unusual, so it was useless for her to observe even if she wanted to.
"It has already happened. There is no way to change it, but it can still be made up for. After all, she was punished because of us."
Kurosawa Mitsuru felt a sense of guilt about this matter.
"I'll see if I can do something when I get back tonight."
Shifengyuan Mirai noticed his thoughts and nodded.
"That's fine."
Kurosawa Hikaru felt relieved when he saw that she was going to do something on his behalf.
"Speaking of which, there is something I want to tell you."
After the matter was settled, Shifengyuan Mirai looked at him, thought for a moment, and then spoke.
"What?"
Kurosawa Hikaru noticed that she looked quite serious, as if she had something important to say.
"My parents want to see you... on Tuesday when you come to your tutoring class."
Shifengyuan Mirai took a deep breath and said.
“Is this true or false?”
Kurosawa Hikaru's expression froze, hoping she was joking.
What's going on? This is a meeting with the parents.
"Of course it's true."
"Why do they want to see me?"
Realizing that this was true, Kurosawa Hikaru suddenly felt a little nervous.
"I don't know the specific reasons, but Grandpa has talked to them, and they should know about you... But you don't have to be afraid. Grandpa gave you the family head's business card before, which means that Grandpa is very satisfied with you and will definitely not say anything bad about you."
Shifengyuan Mirai shook his head and comforted her while explaining.
"So, is this a good meeting?"
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and felt relieved.
"Yes, but you'd better be mentally prepared."
Seeing that he was relaxing, Shifengyuan reminded him for the sake of future safety.