Chapter 194(1/2)
: The etiquette is light but the affection is heavy (both orders will be updated)
"Thank you."
Kurosawa Hikaru picked up the water handed over by Sayaka Akai, which was in a teacup.
Because of his look just now, he couldn't help but glance at the glass of clear water.
"How about I take a sip first?" Sensing his scruples, Sifengyuan suggested in the future.
"Then there's no need."
Seeing that she was going to help test the poison, Kurosawa shook his head slightly, brought it to his mouth, took a sip, and then drank it.
There is no special taste, just ordinary water.
"Do you want to shoot an arrow?"
Shifengin Mirai asked after he quenched his thirst and handed the teacup to Sayaka Akai.
"sure."
Kurosawa Hikaru realized that she wanted to shoot archery with him and nodded.
"Go get Mr. Kurosawa's bow and arrows."
Upon noticing this, Sato Shinichi immediately gave his student a wink.
After hearing this instruction, the student nodded in agreement and started walking quickly.
Not long after, he ran back with a long pole wrapped in cloth and a quiver.
"Mr. Kurosawa, please."
His attitude was very enthusiastic because he could see Kurosawa Hikaru shooting arrows again.
"Brother Kurosawa, this is a bow and a set of arrows that I specially made for you. Come and try them out."
At the same time, Sato Shinichi came over with a smile.
In fact, he wanted to give it to Kurosawa Hikaru last week, but unfortunately he didn't come. Today he took the opportunity.
"Thank you, brother Shinichi."
Realizing that he had put a lot of effort into making a bow for himself, Kurosawa Hikaru took it and smiled.
"It's a trivial matter, if I can let you take advantage of it, just take a look." Sato Shinichi waved his hand.
"Okay, let me see."
Upon hearing this, Kurosawa Hikaru placed the quiver on the ground, then took the long pole wrapped in strips of cloth and began to unwrap it from the top.
Immediately afterwards, a beautiful Japanese bow appeared in front of his eyes.
“What a great paint color.”
Seeing this black bow, Kurosawa's eyes immediately lit up.
With his perfect level of archery skills, he could tell at a glance that this Japanese bow was made of exquisite materials, finely polished, and made of excellent materials. Compared with the Japanese bow he used in the university club before, it was not at the same level.
"Because your last name contains black characters, I had someone paint it black."
Hearing this compliment, Sato Shinichi couldn't help but feel a little proud and happy. It seemed that he was right.
"Brother, you're paying attention."
Kurosawa Hikaru smiled, and then looked at it carefully.
In fact, the structure of the Japanese bow has the most beautiful bow shape among many types of bows.
Because when the string is fully stretched, it can be said to be the golden ratio, which is highly ornamental.
In addition, the Japanese bow is also the largest and most practical bow.
It is true that neon archery and literary archery are the mainstream, rather than pursuing martial archery.
But if used in actual combat, it also has considerable lethality.
With the special format of long top and short bottom, although it is relatively difficult to get started, the arrow trajectory can be varied.
"Do you want me to wind it up for you?"
Sato Shinichi smiled and asked again.
Others may not know it clearly, but he knows that Kurosawa is extremely talented, but his etiquette and foundation in bowing are not very solid.
But this is not a problem, because talent is something that cannot be exchanged for hard work.
"That would be troublesome."
Kurosawa Hikaru thought for a while, but he was not polite.
In order to make Japanese bows easy to carry, they are usually not stringed. They are stringed only when they are needed. The preparation process is quite cumbersome.
"Don't be so polite. I'll give it to you after winding it up, then it will be a complete gift."
Hearing this, Sato Shinichi stretched out his hand to take the bow he handed over and wanted to string it for him himself.
After that, he walked towards the wall. Because the bow was more than two meters long, he had to rely on field tools to assist him in pulling the string.
"How much do you think this bow will cost in the future?"
Seeing his back, Kurosawa turned slightly sideways and asked in a low voice.
Although politeness is more important than affection, he shouldn't ask the price...but he always felt that this bow was very expensive. If he actually understood its value, he would be able to think of ways to return gifts in the future.
"This is a top-grade Japanese bow customized by the Shibata family. Judging from the appearance, it is similar to my own Japanese bow. The price is around one million."
Si Fengyuan has been immersed in archery for many years and knows these things very well.
"That's okay, it won't be too expensive."
After learning about this price, Kurosawa was relieved.
If the price of this bow is sky-high, then this gift is too expensive.
"Brother Kurosawa."
Sato Shinichi, who had already walked to the wall, said hello before starting to wind the string.
"coming."
"Come back soon and I will shoot archery with you later."
Hearing his voice, Kurosawa Hikaru first responded, then spoke to Shifengin Mirai, and then passed.
"You should learn how to wind the string. Although Brother Uesugi will follow you on the day of the archery competition and will probably help you prepare everything, you still need to learn the basics."
As soon as Sato Shinichi came to his side, he whispered.
He didn't dare to say this publicly. If other students knew that Brother Kurosawa's archery foundation was very poor and he only relied on talent to shoot arrows, it would be too offensive and lose his dignity.
"I see."
Kurosawa Hikaru noticed his good intentions, nodded, and then looked at him.
The bow is too long and the stringing step is quite troublesome. Without the aid of tools, the effect of forced stringing will be very poor.
"for you."
Having been immersed in kyudo for more than sixty years, Sato Shinichi had not strung a string in person for a long time, and most of the time he had students help him prepare.
"it's beautiful."
Kurosawa Hikaru took the bow, looked at it, and truly admired it.
"This bow will belong to you from now on. You can take it away or put it in this dojo. I will always leave a place for you."
Seeing that he liked him very much, Sato Shinichi was also very happy and patted him on the shoulder.
"I usually keep it here, brother, but I'd better take it with me on the day of the archery competition." Kurosawa Hikaru thought for a while and said.
The bow is not suitable for carrying around because it is too long.
"No problem, do you want to give it a name?" Sato Shinichi nodded slightly and suggested.
"Would you like a name?"
Kurosawa Hikaru was a little surprised.
He had named cats and dogs, but he had never done anything like naming other things, especially a bow.
"Whether it is a celebrity or a famous instrument, you must first be famous before you can become famous."
Seeing that he was not used to this, Sato Shinichi was not surprised and explained.
"Since it's a weapon given by my brother, let's call it Black Wind, the wind chasing the wind."
Realizing the truth, Kurosawa Hikaru thought for a while and said.
"You are going to create your own sect and dojo in the future. How can you take my sect name with you?"
Hearing this, Sato Shinichi was very happy, but he still taught him a lesson with a straight face.
"This bow was given to me by brother Shinichi. I will need my brother's guidance and help in my archery from now on. It's good to call him Kurofeng."
To be continued...