Effort is an annoying thing, but sometimes you unknowingly get deeply involved in it.
After a week of training, the moment to participate in the preliminaries has finally arrived.
Next to the open-air dojo, Uesugi Sakura, dressed in a clean kyudo uniform, walks along the corridor with four companions.
Around them are high school students carrying long bow bags.
"It feels like there are so many people this year." Looking at the crowd chatting around them, Hirata Masanobu feels as if he's in a bustling city.
Seisuke Yooya: "Actually, there are fewer people this year than in previous years; quite a few people practice kyudo."
"I thought there would be more participants this year," he adds.
"Then why do we have so few people in our club?" Uesugi Sakura asks, actually enjoying places that are quiet with fewer people.
"Yeah, yeah," Chitose Mai nods in agreement, "now there are only three girls left in the club, even though everyone is really nice."
