TSURUNE: KAZEMAI KOUKOU KYUUDOUBU YABAI - FUJIWARA NO AI (FUJIWARA'S LOVE)
I Want to Practice

"What is the National Tournament?"

Akane looks not excited down the streets are quite crowded with people who wear hakama and also carry a bow.

"If it wasn't for Chairman Motomura and the other senpai, I wouldn't have come here. I don't want to meet the annoying Sugawara brothers. Also with Shuu.. I don't want to meet Shuu. Hah.I want to go back home alone" Akane grumbled along the way. 

Several times I heard rough breathing from her lips.

"It doesn't matter, does it? Besides, I'm here to support Kirisaki school, not Shuu. Hm, I don't think it's a problem."

"Akane?"

Someone called his name. The clear green netra that reflected the misty sky was staring into Akane's eyes. Another friend Akane admires besides Shuu, Narumiya Minato.

"Mi-minato?" Akane was surprised.

"It turns out to be true Akane. Long time no see" he said smiling.

"Minato! Long time no see." Akane said with a smile as well. "How are you? Shuu says that you are still playing Kyudo. I really feel very happy and relieved to hear it" Akane said smiling differently to Minato who looked speechless.

"I still haven't overcome my panic target but I'll try" Minato said with a smile.

"Hm, you can definitely handle it. Just do it slowly, Minato" Akane smiled. "But I'm really grateful you're still playing Kyudo. Once you can overcome your panic target, please let me listen to your tsurune again" Akane said excitedly.

"Of course" replied Minato who was also smiling. "By the way, what are you doing here? Shuu is competing right now, don't you see him?"

The surprised-looking Akane, quickly averted her gaze. 

"Etto. seems like I'm late huh" Akane said smiling awkwardly.

"Eh?"

The clear green netra looked surprised looking at Akane.

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"It's not like that. You always support Shuu when you play and never miss it. I was quite surprised to hear that you were late. Did something happen?"

"That's not there. I'm just late. The road today was also very smooth" Akane smiled. "Let's support Shuu."

"Hm."

Akane and Minato walked together towards where the tournament was held. Like separate friends in general, they talk about things while occasionally smiling and laughing together.

Arriving there, Shuu and Chairman Motomura were competing in the final. The two did not intend to give up on each other. They earn 10 points in turn.

Shuu..

Akane's face looked gloomy looking at Shuu. Guilt and sadness still surrounded him. However he was quite jolted as Shuu released an arrow from his bow. His eyes widened looking at Shuu.

Tsurunya!

Not only Akane, Minato who was next to Akane also gasped, he was surprised to see Shuu.

Although he scored 10 points, but the tsurune that Akane and Minato heard was very different to what they used to hear. Thumping hard enough like a stone being thrown.

This isn't Shuu's tsurune. This isn't the tsurune I used to hear. What the hell's going on?

The match ended with Shuu's victory over Chairman Motomura by 2 points. Akane and Minato walk out of the dojo, intending to meet Chief Motomura as well as Shuu. But their steps did not arrive because they passed Shuu and Shiragiku Noa on the road.

Netra Akane and Shuu meet. For a few seconds they exchanged glances before Akane turned her eyes the other way.

"Akane"

Feeling guilty and seeing Akane keep turning her face away from him, Shuu did not continue his words. He returned to his eyes.

"Come Shuu," said Noa pulling Shuu's arm, going away from Akane as well as Minato.

Minato was confused by the attitude of these two friends who were different from usual. There is no greeting. There is no congratulations. There was not even a smile.

"Akane, I didn't compete in a single tournament today. Let's talk for a moment" he asked with a smile.

"A-ah hm's. But is it no problem? Your friends will be looking for you."

"All will be well, come on."

Fresh air blew over the two friends who were standing looking at the expanse of grass before him. The sun infiltrates the slit of the leaves, to just provide warmth.

"Did you guys fight?" Tanya Minato opened the conversation. His eyes looked at Akane's gloomy-looking face.

"Arrangled? With who?" Akane asked confusedly.

"Akane with Shuu."

"Ah.we're fine" Akane replied, bending her gaze.

"Don't lie. I'm ready to listen to you" Minato said with a smile.

"Minato's.." Netra sapphire Akane stared at those clear green eyes for quite a while before she opened the conversation.

"Hm, a lot of things happened" Akane lowered her head. Her net looked straight ahead with the sadness implied in one glance.

"I'm bothering him."

"Disturbing?"

"Hm. I'm interrupting Shuu's life."

Akane's eyes are getting sad. After talking to Shuu last time, sadness, regret, and tightness always haunt Akane.

"Wait for Akane, I don't understand what that means. Bothering? Did you do something bad to Shuu?"

"I'm not sure, but it seems so. The girl he was with was his girlfriend. He said that I was a bully and Shuu did not deny it. I'm not a good friend to him. I'm really sorry. So as much as possible, I should stay away from him. I don't want to bother him. If it wasn't for Chairman and club Kyudo Kirisaki, I wouldn't have come here either."

The clear green netra was glaring. He was shocked and unexpected by what his friend had just said.

A lover? Shuu has a lover? It turns out that Shuu is also an ordinary man as in general.

"What the fuck is this? How could he say such a thing to you?"

"That's reality. If only Shuu had said it from the beginning.."

"There must be some misunderstanding here, Akane. He always looks happy when he's with you. Even though her facial expression never changed, I know she felt good when she was with you"

"You may be right, but that was it. I just realized it too. I should have stayed away from him a long time ago. He also did not deny the statement that I was a bully, anyway. It's okay Minato, me and Shuu will be fine. We've decided to go like this" Akane explained with a smile. 

"But-"

Minato's words came to a halt when he saw Akane's shiny netra, ready to spill the water it contained at any moment. Minato then rubbed Akane's back gently to give her some calmness.

" what are you going to do now?"

"I want to practice Kyudo. I still have promises I haven't kept to him. But I don't know where to study because I can't do it in Kirisaki or in Saionji-sensei's dojo because I will definitely meet him again."

"Is that so?"

"Hm. After I keep my promise, maybe I can live my life in peace. The tightness that filled my body would also probably be slightly reduced"

Akane held her own chest. The tightness in him is getting stronger and stronger every day. Although the oxygen supply in this world was large but he still felt tightness in his chest.

"I will help you" Minato smiled.

"really?"

"of course. I can't see you continue to grieve like this. I also can't face you guys who are fighting like this. We'll smile like we did together" she explained with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Minato." Akane said with a smile as well.

"But you're right, I can't take you to Kazemai either" Minato said confusedly.

Seeing Akane's gloomy face, Minato suddenly remembered someone who could teach Akane freely.

"I know a place where you can learn Kyudo freely, Akane" he said with a smile.

"Eh? Really true?"

"Hm, I'll take you."