Training Montage 1197

Kyuichi and Benjiro were teaching each other. The teachers were driving them hard before

Winter Court, and the curfew gave them few entertainment options.

So they would...

Pray

Shoot

Eat

Learn

Meditate

Practice

Eat

Study

Punch

Sleep

Repeat

They got up with first light and emptied a quiver or two of arrows into the human-shaped

targets.

They went along their happy college day.

They punched and threw each other across the salle for a mark.

They started again.

“You are not taking enough time to aim.”

“Straight wrists kyuichi, unless you don’t need those for shooting your bow.”

Sleep

“Your elbow should be straight, or you’ll be sore for a week…”

“Now you stay in that stance. Yes, the whole hour.”

Sleep

“Aiming before you draw will result in a weak and a missed shot, Benjiro-sama.”

“Just like an arrow, a well placed strike is all you need to take down your opponent.”

Sleep

“Feet, shoulders, all wrong. Like this .”

“Feet, shoulders, everything can be used to strike the opponent.”

Sleep

“Fingers hooked properly on the string, you control the tension at all times, it should not

control you.”

“Unless you wish to use Jujitsu just to kill you will need to control the strength of your

strike better.”

Sleep

“You are taking too long to aim.”

“Do not strike the opponent Kyuichi, strike through your opponent.”

Sleep

“Good disabling shot, now kill the target, Benjiro-san.”

“Now these are the points on the body where you want to aim if you want your

opponent to stay down.”

Sleep

“Better.”

“Good!”

Sleep

“Congratulations, you are now more likely to hit the target than your own face.”

“You need to work on your compliments...The jujitsu though is fine.”

Sleep