The rain seemed to have intensified, and the sound of it striking the doorway became louder.
Raindrops gathered on the clear glass separating the inside from the outside of the house, amassing from small to large. As they were about to lose their patience, they traced pale, meandering watermarks down the glass.
Sugita Ourei chatted casually with Uesugi Sakura, noting that when it came to bow equipment, he was a complete novice.
Moreover, besides his good looks, she hadn't discovered any other merits in him yet.
Why did her brother hold him in such high regard?
"Logically speaking, your level of Kyudo should still be at the rubber band stage, right?"
The rubber band stage involves tying a rubber band to a wooden stick about nine inches long to simulate the drawing of the bowstring.
It's a beginner's tool for practice, the very basics.
"I guess so," Uesugi Sakura replied to her, "since I just recently graduated from the rubber band stage."