Bang, bang, bang.
Each shot pierced through the bullseye of the soul, firing out from the released arrows.
Every hit landed with a beautiful string sound emerging from the seventh step of the shooting technique, "Release."
The resonating string vibration rippled through the air, invigorating the brain with the sound's joy, prompting blood to boil with the extraordinary sound of each bullseye hit.
Hit after hit, the atmosphere of the venue grew increasingly boisterous and lively.
Kanai Hideyoshi meticulously raised his bow, finely tuning every ounce of drawing force.
The more he pulled open the bow, the four-foot bamboo bow under his control displayed its beauty exquisitely.
He constantly reminded himself of the breathing method trained by Ogasawara Fan Shi.
—Hold the bow's left hand level with the eyes, extend the left arm straight out, inhale gently letting the air sink down, expand slowly and evenly in the abdominal cavity, and exhale slowly and steadily.
