The next day is the official day of the competition.

Today, Sakakibara packed his bags early and put on a decent white suit and black hakama. He straightened his collar a little in front of the mirror in the wardrobe. He didn't know if he was in a trance, but he was still looking in the full-length mirror.

To the shadow of Tianhai Jiuliuli.

She held the tie for herself, then stood behind and said some kind words to herself with a smile.

......

Sakakihara Raku doesn't know whether his liking for Kuruuri can be called love.

Perhaps, I can decide the time to confess my love by myself instead of following Qi Mingyue’s advice?

How about waiting for the relationship to progress and confessing your feelings?

After thinking about it randomly, Sakakihara decided to decide, depending on the situation after the game.

If it's appropriate... Jiu Liuli doesn't show any resistance to herself, then it's okay to confess.

After all, Qi Mingyue also said that although Jiu Liuli would most likely not accept it on the spot, the goodwill had already been planted. In order to take care of his brother's mood, there was a high probability that he would not refuse.

......

Sakakibara left the room and saw his sister's closed room across the door, so he decided to go in and see how Suzu was doing.

He opened the door and found that Sakakihara Suzu was still sleeping. Compared with the past, she did not kick off the quilt today, but curled up into a ball to sleep.

Are you afraid of the cold, or do you feel more comfortable sleeping curled up?

Sakakihara Raku feels that she is very similar to Fugui sleeping in the cage, with her body curled up and her paws curled up.

——Rabbits are very timid creatures, so timid that they can be scared to death by thunder at night.

From a certain perspective, Ah Ling is equally sensitive.

Sister...this word really has a profound meaning.

But she is still controlled by her brother.

The person I like is Jiuliuli... I don't know how she will feel if I tell her this.

You must be sad, after all, your brother who has been with you for more than ten years has been robbed.

But they are destined to live separately in the future.

I hope Ah Ling can be more open-minded like she did last night.

He also likes it very much if you keep your normal state and act coquettishly to yourself as usual.

......

Raku Sakakibara took one last look at the sleeping Suzu, walked out of the room, and closed the door gently.

She has to work today, so we can’t call her in the competition. Let her come in the finals tomorrow.

......

"Take it."

When Raku Sakakibara was about to go to the living room to prepare some breakfast, Nanami Nanami, who was wearing pajamas, gave him a handwritten note - the one she held in her hand yesterday afternoon.

"Your personal statistics on your opponents?"

Sakakihara opened her notes, which contained very detailed data - school, player name, hit rate, and opponent's participation information.

It is indeed the encyclopedia of July.

Sakakihara Raku thinks it would be a pity for her not to become a news reporter.

Tianhai Qimingyue: "If I didn't make it to the finals because of my sister, I would look down on my brother. Here, you and your sister can ignore the other contestants and focus on the contestants from one school, Sunrise Middle School."

"Not Kanto Liberal Arts?"

"No."

Kanto Arts and Sciences is not that great, it ranks first in the qualifiers, and it has been very strong in previous competitions.

This is well-known news.

But...

"Sunrise Middle... Didn't the players from this school rank 20th in the qualifiers? They barely made it into the official competition."

"Indeed," Tianhai Qi Mingyue said, "Whether it is today's results or previous years' results, they cannot be said to be outstanding, but this is only based on the school."

"You mean, the players are different?"

"The two contestants are transfer students from Kansai who came to their school two months ago."

It turns out that we hired foreign aid.

"How are the results?"

"Double champions in the last two men's and women's singles competitions, with a career shooting percentage of 96%."

This... the pressure came on instantly.

Although not as abnormal as Jiuliuli, the hit rate is as high as 99%.

But for Sakakibara Raku, this is a player whose strength is much higher than his own.

After staying together, Sakakibara's shooting rate was controlled between 90% and 93%, and his career shooting rate was 88%.

Don't look down on this 88%. If you switch to the general Kanto Division, this is the level that can win the championship!

It can only be said that Tokyo has gathered most of the powerful players in the entire Kanto region.

The gold content of this county-level event is much higher than that of ordinary county-level events!

Tianhai Qimingyue: "Brother, do you have confidence?"

"Definitely qualify for the finals!"

......

The competition site is located on a large lawn next to Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya District, Tokyo.

Surrounded by woods, high-rise buildings are clearly visible in the distance.

This is probably what a forest in the city feels like.

Raku Sakakihara looked away from the car window and followed everyone from the Kyudo Club off the bus.

"Oh my God, there are so many people?!" A boy said dumbly.

"There are reporters over there!" A girl said excitedly, "Will they come to interview us?"

"Yes, after all, our school's overall results are among the top five in the preliminaries."

Raku Sakakibara feels that the assumptions of these students from the Kyudo Club are missing something crucial - Meitoku Junior High School is the number one private high school in Tokyo!

In other words, no matter what, those reporters who want to boo you will definitely come to interview you!

He had already thought up the title for their newspaper, and it was called "Number One in Civil and Military Affairs?! The Strongest High School in Tokyo Wins the Kyudo Leader!"

Isn’t it very middle-class?

Unfortunately, even though Sakakibara was fully prepared, no reporter came to interview them.

Ah, I came here, but I just interviewed Minister Tianhai and the instructor, and asked some old-fashioned questions.

——"How are you feeling now?"

——"What do you think of this competition?"

——"What do you want to say to your opponent?"

These reporters are no good. If you ask these audiences, they won’t buy it.

At least from Sakakibara Raku's point of view, he doesn't have the slightest interest in it.

However, when the reporter asked Jiuriuri, "Is there anyone you particularly respect recently?" Sakakihara admitted that he still leaned in and listened.

"The person you respect? He is the elder brother in the family."

Tianhai Jiuliuli's answer reveals beauty and nature.

——Sure enough, Jiuliuli was still able to maintain her dignified temperament despite the constant confrontation from reporters.

The flaxen ponytail tied up is clean and neat.

The long bow matches her temperament perfectly.

"Why? I wonder if you can explain it briefly?"

"Because my parents' working hours are different from ours, my brother gets up early every day to help us prepare breakfast and dinner."

"Always?"

"Well, it always has been."

"That's a really responsible brother. He takes care of the family on behalf of his parents." The reporter sighed a little after her words.

The reporter also asked about the topic of "a certain brother", and Tianhai Jiuliuli agreed one by one with a smile.
To be continued...