Vol. 5 - Chapter 17

Yumi

Many conversations happened around Yumi all at once over the course of the next couple of days, but, admittedly, she didn't quite understand everything she heard. All she comprehended was that when the time to fight arrived she would be on the front lines, standing side by side with Ash, Keiko, Satsuhiro, and of course, Sinneah. 

Knowing this, she tried to put all of her energy into continuing to refine her proficiencies, putting most of her time into her naginata and the longbow she was given. In doing so, it happened often that she would attract the eyes of the soldiers around her, and Yumi was slowly growing used to that. 

However, as she landed her fifteenth consecutive bullseye on the targets set up ahead, one of those looks stood out a little more than the others. There was a woman with silver eyes like her own standing a bit of distance away, with crossed arms and a stern expression, watching with great interest.