Chapter 28 Summary

H is excited about his first trip to the firing range for target practice. Some of the club members act as target markers, and some are shooters. Standing in a trench in front of the target, H begins the first practice round as a target marker. Many of the shooters' bullets miss the target, which makes H think the target must be difficult to hit. Sugita, in charge of the practice, tells H the shooters are taking too long to aim, and this is the cause for all the missed shots.

H, Yukawa and Yokota walk to the firing platform to take their turn as shooters. Yukawa leads H and Yokota on a shortcut that takes them to an area where they will have to pass under the line of fire. Yukawa assures them everything is fine because they will be in a...