Anime Crossover: The people the Saniwa knows are all over Japan

His bow-drawing posture also drew attention.

Some young archery enthusiasts are not very familiar with archery, let alone some amateurs in the audience who are just there to experience traditional culture.

"That's really rare, a bow start from an angle," an archery coach on the sidelines exclaimed. "The last time I saw that was in a match by Shigeyuki Nikaido."

"Nikaido seems to have been sick lately; I haven't seen him in a long time."

Saionji opened her eyes, her brows furrowing slightly.

The young man who asked her to be his apprentice...

After three rounds of competition, Asuka's advancement to the finals is beyond doubt.

Five people participated in the final, and the top three were selected based on the number of hits and the number of rings.

Of the five people, Asuka only knew Nikaido, but Nikaido seemed to know the other two boys as well.

Four junior high school students and one high school student participated in this final competition.

It is rare for the number of junior high school students to exceed the number of high school students.

But even if it's rare, nothing is rarer than that black-haired girl hitting the bullseye nine times in a row.

Asuka has no sense of hiding her strength.

In her mind, throwing the game was an insult to the other players.

It also tarnishes the art of archery.

Since we're aiming for the first place medal, let's win in style and glory.

There were more people in the audience than at the beginning.

After discovering that the match was exceptionally exciting, the audience called out to their friends and family, causing the number of people in the stands to more than double.

While waiting in the wings, Asuka noticed several people staring at her, some more subtly than others.

There was no malice intended; it was just curiosity and admiration.

Even the birds were embarrassed by what they saw.

She's a veteran archery practitioner who's been practicing for so long, and she's trying to steal honors from a junior...

If my former colleagues from the Onmyōryō found out, they would definitely laugh their heads off.

But they're all dead.

After a sigh of relief, a sense of guilt welled up inside the bird.

I'm sorry to my deceased colleagues. Asuka-sama feels heavy-hearted, sad, painful, lonely, and reminiscing. There's definitely no moment of ease to it all (=w=；).

Returning to the temple.

The bird slowly exhaled.

This time she was in the center, flanked by a green-haired boy and Nikaido on either side.

Repeating the pre-match rituals he had performed three times before, the first boy with short black hair raised his bow.

The long arrow is embedded in the wooden target, five rings.

Asuka noticed that Nikaido was somewhat unsettled, and even his bow-drawing movements were a bit distorted.

Although I don't quite understand what exactly affected him, but...

While Nikaido was still aiming, Asuka had already switched to a long arrow and raised her bow.

Her behavior left many people puzzled.

Nikaido took a deep breath, loosened his grip on the arrow's fletching, and the blue arrow flew into the black and white wooden rake.

The silver arrow followed closely behind, less than a second later.

One is a four-ring ring, and the other is a ten-ring ring.

Nikaido looked at the girl beside him with a puzzled expression.

But then he met a pair of dark, deep eyes.

Unlike his usual bright and cheerful self, his dark eyes were filled with a cold and solemn expression.

As if doused with a bucket of cold water, Nikaido calmed down.

Don't let other people affect your mood.

He silently reminded himself.

Go and enjoy the beauty that archery brings.

Sorrow was oblivious to what was happening around him.

He was completely absorbed in the archery target.

His eyes, as clear as amethyst gemstones, were fixed intently on the target ahead.

That unfamiliar girl was very strong.

That was exactly what I thought the moment I saw her.

But he didn't expect the other party to have exceeded that much.

He couldn't beat her.

This fact, which the brain arrives at after calm reflection, will not make one feel depressed.

He will steadfastly continue on the path he has chosen.

What attracts him to archery is not the thrill of victory, but its traditional and classical beauty.

It was beautiful; both the resounding strings and the etiquette and manners captivated him.