After successfully bringing Qingdeng to the archery range, the "Second Level" sisters bowed lightly to Tianzhangyuan, then stepped away in a conspicuous manner and went back to work.

As Sae and Yae left, only a certain pretty widow holding a beautiful purple bow was left in the huge archery range, accompanying Ayoto.

"His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan."

Qingdeng bowed politely to Tianzhangyuan, and then got straight to the point:

"I wonder why I was summoned so hastily?"

"Mr. Ju, it's just you and me here, so there's no need to be so formal."

Tianzhangyuan smiled sweetly.

"There is no special reason why I summoned you here suddenly - I just want to teach you the art of archery."

"Arrow skills?" Qingdeng raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion, "Doesn't the new Yu Ting Ban require the soldiers to master the bow skills?"

Tianzhang Academy did not immediately answer Qingdeng's question.

She waved to Qingdeng and signaled Qingdeng to come over.

Qingdeng, who was not sure why, hesitated for a moment and then walked towards Tianzhang Courtyard.

Before approaching Tianzhang Courtyard and still 2 or 3 steps away from this pretty widow, waves of delicious fragrance hit Qingdeng's nostrils.

Where is the source of this fragrance... there is no need to elaborate.

I didn't have such a feeling when I first met her, but as I spent more time with Tianzhangyuan, Qingden felt more and more: This woman is really decent when she pretends to be a shrine maiden, just like a real shrine maiden.

The white top and purple bottom of the shrine maiden's uniform matches her perfectly. And Tianzhangyuan's various expressions and movements are very similar to those of a priest.

Qingteng didn't know until just now that Tianzhangyuan can actually use the bow, and his skills are not bad - after knowing this, Qingteng felt that Tianzhangyin and the position of shrine maiden are very compatible.

"Bow and Arrow" and "Miko"...these two can be considered a semi-bound relationship.

Not to mention the modern era of the 21st century, even in today's Edo period, when people think of miko, they will always think of bows and arrows.

The reason for this is that bows and arrows have a very special status in Shintoism.

To this day, Japan still has a demon-breaking ritual called the "Insect Technique".

This is an exorcism technique in Shintoism. It was originally used to pull the string of a bow without an arrow and use the sound of the string to ward off evil spirits. Later, it developed into an exorcism technique using high-pitched high-pitched arrows to shoot arrows.

Almost every shrine sells magical tools used to ward off evil spirits at home every Spring Festival: Demon-Breaking Arrows and Demon-Breaking Bows.

These two magical artifacts have always been popular items in the shrine.

All in all - the bow and arrow is a weapon that has an inseparable relationship with a priest like a miko.

Perhaps it's because miko symbolizes the holy duty of praying for blessings and exorcising evil spirits. After Tianzhangyin put on this miko costume, his temperament became different from ordinary ones.

A little more... a holy atmosphere that makes people feel like "you can only watch it from a distance but don't dare to play with it".

This was the first time Qingdeng felt the "sacred" aura from another person.

Originally, due to various factors such as face and figure, Tianzhangyuan's every smile and every move always revealed a charming temperament.

The "holiness" of the shrine maiden's uniform partially conceals this "charmingness".

But it only covers "a part"...

If Tianzhangyuan's temperament in ordinary times is 10 points for charm, then after changing into this white and purple hakama costume and pretending to be a witch, her temperament becomes 4 points for saintliness and 6 points for charm.

Holy and charming...

She looks like a spotless chaste saint, but also like a passionate slut who likes to wear tank tops and hot pants to dance in disco clubs late at night.

It's a miracle that these two completely opposite attributes can actually appear in the same woman...

"Ji Jun, stand over here."

Tianzhangyuan raised his finger and pointed to the left side, then turned around and took out a Japanese bow about 2 meters long with a red bow body from the bow stand next to it.

"Here, take it. This bow is new, please use it carefully~"

Qingdeng took the red bow from Tianzhang Academy.

As soon as he took the bow, Qingdeng's arms were pulled by the weight of the bow and fell straight to the ground.

--Good weight!

Regardless of whether it was his previous life or this life, this was the first time Qingdeng held a bow and bow - it was much heavier than Qingdeng imagined.

But this is natural, after all, the total length of the entire bow is more than 2 meters.

With such a length, it is impossible not to have a certain weight.

Qingdeng, who underestimated the weight of the bow, quickly tensed the muscles of his arms and stabilized the bow before it fell to the ground.

"His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan, what is going on? Why do you suddenly want to teach me archery?"

Qingdeng asked this question again.

But this time, Tianzhang Academy finally gave the answer.

"Well...how should I put it..."

Tianzhangyuan thought about the appropriate wording and pondered for a moment.

"To put it simply... I decided to teach you the art of archery on the spur of the moment yesterday."

"The purpose is to enable you to better impress your future subordinates."

Your future subordinates - upon hearing these words, Qingdeng's eyelids sank slightly.

Of course Qingdeng knew who Tianzhangyuan meant by "your future subordinates".

Qingdeng’s vacation is only over a month away.

More than a month later, on November 1st, Qingdeng was about to leave the Northern Division and report to the Yamen where the Huo Fu Thieves were reformed, and officially took up his post as the new captain of the Third Division and the leader of the Seventh Division of the First-hand Arch Team.

By then, Qingdeng will no longer be a small "city police", but will have 10 dedicated and 50 concentric archer officers under his command!

"Tachibana-kun, although I may sound alarmist when I say this...but I still want to remind you: you may go through a very difficult time after you change your job as a fire thief."

Tianzhangyuan, who always had a smile on his face, now showed a rare serious expression.

"You didn't become the captain of the squad and the leader of the bow section by working diligently in the Huo Fu Thief Kai, accumulating merit and fame little by little, and being promoted step by step."

"Rather, he was transferred to such a high position in one fell swoop from Sadacho in Kitabansuo by 'falling from the sky'."

"That is to say..."

Tianzhangyuan laughed bitterly.

"You will encounter the same trouble that the shogun encountered when he first arrived in Edo - when you look up, you will see people you are not familiar with."

After Qingdeng heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

The above words of Tianzhang Yuan can be summed up in one sentence: "Airborne leaders" like Qingdeng will basically encounter the dilemma of "without familiar subordinates, it is difficult to carry out their own work."

"Just to memorize the names and specialties of these unfamiliar subordinates may take you a lot of time."

Tianzhangyuan's explanation continues.

"Although you have great military exploits and are respected as the 'Nioh' by the people of Edo, no matter how famous you are now, it is still unknown whether your future colleagues and subordinates will be convinced by your abilities."

"not to mention……"

Having said this, Tianzhangyuan paused for a moment. Then, a strange look full of helplessness bloomed on his delicate face.

"You are still a 'former imperial family member' who was promoted to Hatamoto due to your merits until recently."

"In the eyes of some people, people like you are more disgusting than horse manure in the stable."

"Ha..." Qingden let out a few dry laughs.

No matter in which era or country, there is such a thing as "chain of contempt".

In Japan today, due to various reasons such as national character and excessive class solidification, the phenomenon of mutual contempt between different groups is particularly serious.

In the samurai class, which has an extremely clear hierarchical system, there is a quite complete chain of contempt.

The Fanshi of the big vassal looked down upon the Fanshi of the small vassal.

The samurai who were directly subordinate to the shogun, that is, the hatamoto and the royal family, regarded all samurai as uncivilized country bumpkins.

He was of a higher rank, had privileges such as being able to meet the general directly, and looked down upon the "lower" imperial family.

Da Shen Hata Ben, whose family fortune is as high as that of a minor daimyo, thinks that those Xiao Hata Ben whose family fortune is less than 500 dan are people from another "world".

This long-standing chain of contempt, as well as the psychological distortion caused by the extreme solidification of class, has led to a group of people in this country who regard "blood theory" as a wise saying.

They are proud of their lineage and family status.

Despise those who are "inferior" to you.

Hatred of those who use "strange skills and tricks" to improve their family status...especially those whose family status is as high as themselves or higher than themselves.

As of 2 months ago, Qingdeng was still an imperial family member with a family income of just over 500 dan. He would be promoted to the banner due to his outstanding military exploits... Qingdeng with such experience is very popular among those who pursue the "bloodline theory"

In his eyes, he is simply a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh!

Are there any of Qingteng’s future colleagues and subordinates who will be like this? Only God knows about this kind of thing.
To be continued...