Quote from Ruri Hoshino (Vice President of the Archery Club): "If you want to rebuild the archery system, Then you must speak with results, not emotions."
Shinonome Gakuen, Bow and Arrow Department Headquarters, Twilight:
The core rotunda of the archery department is called the "Arrow Seat."
Only ministers, deputy ministers, and technical advisors are permitted to hold meetings there.
Currently, this space, which was originally only open to the "three seats in the ministry," has been opened for Huangtang Shaye.
She stood in the center of the rotunda with a complete set of combat data, a revised training plan, and a theoretical draft of the "archery reconstruction."
Sitting across from her were three people:
Ruri Shiratori, the current vice minister and inheritor of Shinonome's top traditional archery; a cold bystander and judge.
Tachibana Yizhen, a representative of the Equipment and Power Arrow School, advocates for the priority of actual combat and has a fiery personality.
Kanzuki Haruna is neutral, has an extremely high rate of fire, is good at light bow combos, and is a former bow friend of Saya.
[Dialogue Opening: Three Questions and Three Answers:
Ruri Shiratori asks the first question:
"Shaye, the 'recurve reconstruction' you used in the battle against the foreign school violated our unified standard of archery. How do you explain it?"
Saya replied calmly:
"Standards should be a step towards diversity, not a shackle. If archery can't evolve, it will forever remain a hundred years behind." "
Tachibana sneered.
"How many times can you win with that 'mind-sensing' style of play in a simulated field with real guns and arrows? Don't mistake showmanship for the mainstream." "
Instead of being provoked, Saya pulled away the tactical image she had prepared.
The projection showed her arrow confrontation with Chisa Yaotome frame by frame, including data indicators such as wind deviation correction, visual guidance, and feint interference.
"You say it's a show?"
She asked, her eyes piercing the air like arrows.
"Then tell me why each of her arrows ended up deflecting two centimeters."
Moon's Question: The Rift of the Old Days
"Saye... Are you really going to overthrow the system we've been taught since we were young?"
In that moment, Moon's voice trembled. It was not a question of blame, but of concern.
Saye looked at her, slowly lowered her head, and when she raised it again, a steady, clear light shone in her eyes."I am not overthrowing it. I want to use the arrows of my generation to establish a visible future for the archery department."
Moon fell silent.
[Vote · Result: Two to One]
In the end, Ruri Shiratori, the meeting host, announced the voting results:
Supporters of Saye's direction: Haruna Tsukimi
Opponents: Kazuma Tachibana
Ruri abstained.
"I still cannot agree with you."
She got up from her seat and walked to Saye, staring into her eyes.
"But I admit that what you proposed today is no longer a fantasy. You have obtained permission for the experimental area."
As she turned away, she whispered, "Don't let me down."
The Promise at the Night Training Ground
Saye returned to the archery range and found Kanetsuki Haruna standing in front of the target. She was practicing the "Shadow Arrow" technique, a high-consumption archery method that had long been abandoned.
"I want to reconstruct the experimental plan with you," Haruna said without turning her head, "but the condition is—you have to include me."
Saye smiled lightly.
"Let's do it together, Kanetsuki. In our own way."
In the night breeze, the two stood in front of the target, drawing their bows against the shadows. The arrow whistled through the wind.