Soya understood the reason why Sugawara Kyoko did not want him to join the Kyudo Club, but he had never touched a bow before and wanted to experience the feeling of archery.
Pulling out the lightweight bamboo bow used for practice in the dojo, he let go and relaxed the string, and the arrow that flew out naturally missed the target.
"..."
Jingzi stood aside silently, not looking at the target, and handed over another arrow in a subtle way.
Zong Gu glanced at her and put down his long bow.
"No."
"Yeah."
He returned the bamboo bow to her, "Senior, will you stay in school until the end of the recruitment meeting today?"
"Um."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Kyoko didn't say anything and handed the bamboo bow to the Kyudo member on the side. Seeing that Soya was about to leave, she followed him.
"I'm going to the atrium," she explained.
The two of them walked out of the dojo, and along the way there were first-year students coming to visit.
"If the seniors are looking at the stall, it will definitely attract many people to join the Kyudo Club."
"There are very few people who can persevere and stay."
"Training is boring."
"Yes."
"But senior sister has practiced very well."
Jingzi had no expression, "I practice archery just to be more skillful in removing spirits."
"That's what I originally planned, but..."
Zonggu sighed softly and glanced aside again.
"..."
Kyoko just stared at the floor. Her too serious character made her not know how to respond to his teasing, so she simply pretended not to hear.
He didn't say anything more.
In a brief silence, the two of them circled back to their original place. Kyoko remembered Soya who she had just met here and asked:
"Sotani-san came here, did you join any club?"
"I came out of the home economics class, and I have joined the cooking seminar, but it's just a temporary membership."
"Cooking research?"
"I envy Sugawara-senpai's cooking skills, and I hope that one day I can cook like that."
She turned her head, and the boy next to her looked calm, and it was hard to tell whether he was serious or joking.
"If Soya-san can come to the shrine more often and spend more time at the shrine, I wouldn't mind teaching Soya-san some cooking skills after the business closes."
"..."
Zonggu stopped and laughed in surprise.
How much does this miko lady love her career...
Jingzi also stopped and waited for his response seriously.
Just as he was about to say something, two figures came from the courtyard, walked straight into the special building, and faced them face to face.
"Associate Counsel."
The leading archery member greeted Kyoko respectfully.
Afterwards, Fushimi Keisuke's eyes widened, and he kept staring at Soya without moving his eyes.
"Someone you know?" Jingzi noticed his strange behavior.
Zonggu smiled.
"You probably don't know him."
...
The club's welcome carnival in the atrium lasted until six o'clock in the evening.
Classes will continue as usual tomorrow, and the tables, chairs and various promotional decorations in the courtyard must be cleaned up. Naturally, the seniors of various clubs will be left busy.
Soya watched and waited at the entrance of the main building as Kirino Akane, Asagiri Suzu and Yoshikawa Anko came out one after another.
"Is there any result?" he asked Kirino Akane.
"No."
She shook her head, "I think every club is quite interesting, but I don't have any desire to stay in it for a long time."
“The activities of the sports department consist of repetitive training. Although there are occasional challenges such as regional competitions, my interest is not in any sport;
The club activities of the Ministry of Culture are more diversified, but if there is a lack of continuous new ideas, they will soon turn into a testing ground for interpersonal relationships... Although many people join the club with the purpose of making friends, I am not among them.
."
She thought it through, and Zonggu had nothing else to say, but could only console him by saying, "Then take your time."
The collective club orientation meeting has ended, but the recruitment of new members in each club will not end. If you want to join, just fill out a membership application form.
"Would you like to sit in the cafe for a while?"
Walking out of the school gate, Akane Kirino pointed to the Yu Umino Cafe not far away, "I suddenly had some ideas."
"Let's talk on the way, I still have to go to work in Miss Kirino's shop."
"Ah, that's right... let's do it next time."
Going all the way down the long stairs, Akane Kirino seemed to be brewing some plan and would show a thoughtful expression from time to time;
Soya noticed that further down the steps, Kyoko Sugawara, who had changed back into her student uniform, was walking alone. She also left after the club activities of the Kyudo Club ended.
The two sides walked one behind the other, keeping about the same distance, until they inevitably met at the station.
Across the crowd, Jingzi just nodded to him and did not come over to say hello.
This scene was noticed by Yoshikawa.
"Soya."
"What?"
"Are you familiar with Sugawara-senpai?"
"It's okay. Does Yoshikawa know her too?"
She smiled and said, "Sugawara-senpai's family runs a shrine, and she is number one in the school year. She is quite famous in Dangao."
"Yeah."
Soya took Kyoko's self-effacing statement of "reluctantly getting into Dangao" seriously, and could only shake his head secretly at this moment.
He suddenly realized that this seemed like a good time.
"Actually, I was working part-time at her shrine yesterday."
"Eh..."
Yoshikawa was startled, "What can Soya do when he goes to the shrine? Can he dress up as a woman and work part-time as a miko?"
"..."
Zong Gu glanced at her, "The main job is to sort out some information. But yesterday, I also went on a field trip."
"What field service?"
"Exorcise evil spirits."
"Qu xie...how to write it in Chinese characters?"
"It's the exorcism that Yoshikawa knows."
Kirino Akane on the side looked at the two of them and said nothing.
"Yeah."
Yoshikawa Anko was quite calm. Seeing Soya looking at her, she said again:
"Let me explain in advance that I have the same attitude towards any belief, respect and non-interference. However, if something strange happens, or someone gets a strange disease, I suggest it is better to call the police or send them to the hospital."
"..."
Soya was silent, Kirino Akane buried her face on Asagiri Suzu's shoulder, overjoyed.
If you tell ordinary people this kind of thing, you will get such a reaction.
Zonggu accepted the status quo quickly, but he was not sure how to explain it next.
A sudden ringing of a bell interrupted his thoughts as the train entered the station.
This train was not too crowded, and the four people still gathered together after entering the carriage, even though none of them had seats. Kyoko was in another carriage.
Asagiri Suzu couldn't reach the armrest and could only hang on Soya's arm.
Although he was used to it, Yoshikawa was still a little concerned about the silent and intimate relationship between the two. Just as he was looking down, Kirino Akane spoke.
"I plan to form a new club myself."
"..."
The remaining three people turned their eyes and looked at her in unison.
"What, is this the only reaction?"
The train slowly started to start, and Soya tightened his grip on the armrest, "If Kirino doesn't tell me what club he plans to set up first, I don't know what kind of reaction would be better."
"How about the least bit of surprise?"
"Really? It's amazing."
"It's so perfunctory." A small smile appeared on Kirino Akane's face, "The club I want to establish has a lot to do with Soya."
As soon as he heard that he was involved, Zonggu immediately shook his head.
"Is it too late for me to refuse now?"
"turn down."
"Akane..."
Yoshikawa spoke, "What kind of club is it?"
"It's not complicated at all. I've almost finished the idea."
Kirino Akane lowered her voice and motioned for them to come closer to her.
“The activity content of the club is to collect and investigate various supernatural incidents, or accept entrustments from students, and then solve the incidents.
Such supernatural events will never be repeated, and the novelty will last at least until graduation from high school.
As for the name of the club, it’s called the ‘Unnatural Phenomena Research Club’.
How about it?"
"..."
Yoshikawa only thought it was absurd.
She first looked at Chaogiri Ling, with no expression on her face, so she didn't need to worry about it;
Looking at Zong Gu again, he had a thoughtful look on his face, probably having the same idea as her.