1591 War and Peace, Part 129 - Unified Martial Arts Congress, Bow Division ② -

And as soon as the conversation was over, the finals began to be explained.

"In the final, we let the contents be determined based on the six previous grades. It was the longest length in the qualifying round, setting up a target in a 50m location. At the same time, this is also the performance limit of the bow. They will fire arrows toward this in turn, disqualifying them from those who have removed them"

When I heard that explanation, the Seekers looked at each other. This is similar to the games the Seekers often do, but with all this facade, you won't be able to settle for it at sundown. Well, the target is bigger than the one used in play. To be a waste of time is a contract.

Baldre, a knight, raised her hand softly as the three looked in trouble.

"The referee, there is an objection to that method"

"Objection?

"First of all, it's too easy. It will be distracting to know how many minutes it will take for the remaining face here to take its aim off. Besides, it lacks elegance. If we're going to have this many faces, we should make it a harder way."

"Like what? Like what?

"For example, an obstacle should be set up"

To Bardre's suggestion, the referee looked at Anolun. Anorn looked intrigued, nodding and giving permission.

And then we gathered the competitors, and Bardre made a suggestion.

"I think it's difficult for each of us to set up an obstacle to the target. Or even an idea of target size. How about competing for strengths and weaknesses based on how much you can attack that challenge? Each has 100 points. I'll take care of how you allocate it."

"Ho ho, that sounds interesting"

"Yeah, no objection"

Shargin and Fenna agreed first and the other three nodded as well. And each one goes on to create the stage. Shargin set the target in five, and Auri made the target the fruit of Kukus. Fenna placed the target in a direct invisible position, and Bardre suspended the target with a rope. Aerial places the obstacle in a position where it cannot be directly targeted. And Touta talked to the referee about something, and he didn't set it up.

After each has set up an assignment, the assignment will be described. Shargin explained first.

"Mine's easy. Five targets, have them shoot 'at the same time'. Let's score on that total. Wear everything in the middle for 100 points. But when it comes to our Explorers, it's a tricky move to hit five in the middle of five targets. You won't get a full score that easy."

"In my case, the target just got smaller, but a one-shot battle. I dare to put it even further than the performance limits. The target is one, so if you think it's 100 or 0, I wonder if this is also nervous."

Auri continued to explain. Even if he did score 70 points on Shargin's assignment, he would split his strengths and weaknesses considerably on Ori's assignment. And Fenna continues.

"I installed the target in an invisible position. You can't aim directly, and I'll allow you to see the targeted position beforehand, but you shouldn't when you're in the firing position. Four targets with varying distances and heights, have them shoot. You will compete for that total score."

"My challenge is to have the rope shot with an arrow first. It's not that hard to target the rope itself if it's nearby. When you cut the rope with an arrow, the target drops, so have it shoot. Let's say there's wind, and we can try three shots. However, if you drop it with two or three shots, you will lose 10 points each."

Bardre said she was too confident that she would drop it in one shot. However, it is obvious that if it is the second shot in a row, the difficulty will increase, and if the target falls, this is also a high difficulty issue. The target itself is huge, but it doesn't necessarily fall honestly. Shargin and others were listening to the challenge with interest.

But when I heard about the challenges of Aerial, I showed the difficulty of even this many faces. What Aerial prepared was a single target, not so far apart, but with walls at equal intervals in front of him. I can see a target from the front, but I can't see a target from between the other walls and aim directly at it. Unlike Fenna's challenge, she also covered her head so she couldn't shoot up.

"Here's my challenge. As you know, bows and arrows depend on the weather. It's a windy day. If you read the wind, you will also be able to bend the start of the arrow. If you're not sure, you can shoot from the center. However, only 20 points can be given if the center is selected in the standing position. Each shift between walls raises 20 points at a time. It's 100 points if you hit it from the biggest outside. Except for one shot. How about that?

"This is... interesting."

Whether the wind blows or not is sometimes left to luck. In the first place, it was going to be quite difficult to figure out if you could aim from the big outside, including judgment in a single shot.

And the last touta has made another interesting suggestion. There was nothing in the place where Touta made it. Touta began explaining everyone who would shake his neck before him.

"Ora's challenge is easy in a way. Ask the referee to throw the target. All five of them come out, but I had them score different points depending on where they shot through the target. It's out of place for high scores, so be careful.

And then they throw something other than the target, so every hit of it reduces the point. It's up to the referee to decide how many and how many to throw at the same time. "

"It's true that accidental shooting at allies is strictly forbidden on the battlefield. This is also an interesting challenge. So where the challenges have been met, shall we start?"

At the origin of Bardre's suggestion, an unusual bow showdown began. Anolun was watching over unfolding unexpectedly. The order was determined by lottery, in the order of Bardre, Fenna, Shargin, Auri, Aerial and Touta.

Continued