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Kitahara Ai said:
"Several young girls are in love, brother, don't worry about them."
How many days are you going to spend in Hokkaido?
He planned to take her here to play for a while after the entire Daoist assembly was over.
"I'll go home after checking the results this afternoon. Hokkaido in the summer is so boring, it's just like the countryside."
Hey sis, keep your voice down, there are too many locals here.
"Sister, my brother doesn't have a high level of education, so I hope you and the seniors can be more understanding. Please forgive him if he does anything foolish."
Kitahara Ai spoke to Amemori, who was standing silently to the side.
"No, no, Mr. Kitahara is a very good teacher, with outstanding abilities. It's already very kind of him that he's not angry with us," Yu Shou hurriedly explained.
"Pfft, really...?"
Kitahara Hakuba said, both amused and exasperated, "Are you surprised?"
It's strange, no matter how good-looking or outstanding I am, I only attract disdain from my younger sister.
"Alright, Onii-chan, do your best~" Kitahara Ai clenched her fist and said in a cute tone, "Ai will always support you~"
"Don't embarrass yourself in front of my students."
"That's too much! Humph! I hate you so much! If I don't win the prize, I'm going to tell Mom and Dad that you bullied me!"
Kitahara Ai cursed in a haughty tone, then walked towards her friends.
“Teacher Kitahara, your little sister is so cute,” said Amemori.
"Sometimes it's really annoying, let's go."
"Ah."
Upon arriving at the entrance, Sayaka Akamatsu, who had stayed behind to wait for the rain, gave her a thumbs-up:
"Rain Guardian! Well done!"
Kitahara Hakuba asked:
"Minister Akamatsu, have all the department members gone inside?"
"Yes, Ms. Shinomiya took them in."
Akamatsu Sayaka stood ramrod straight, saluted him, and said...
"I am here on the orders of Minister Yukawa to wait for Mr. Kitahara, who is being courted by a girl! And also for Commander Amegami, who is on his way to provide support!"
Rain Guardian pursed his lips, clearly displeased.
"President and such..."
.
It doesn't sound like a good word.
"Then you guys go in, I need to change my clothes." Kitahara Hakuba lifted the bag in his hand.
Yu Shou noticed that the bag he was carrying seemed a little different from the last time, and asked with a blush:
"Are the clothes different from last time?"
"Well, I don't really know if I'll be able to get used to wearing it, since this outfit is too formal," Kitahara Hakuba said with a smile.
Yu Shou thought he was just being shy, so he quickly said:
"I think Kitahara-sensei looks great in anything!"
"Thank you, Yu Shou."
Just as Rain Guardian's heart was pounding, Akamatsu Sayaka took her arm and said meaningfully:
"Alright, it's time to go. Kitahara-sensei will give us plenty to see later!"
"Wait, wait... Minister Akamatsu, don't pull me like that."
Watching the two girls leave, Kitahara Hakuba walked straight into the changing room.
Halfway there, as if guided by fate, a middle-aged man in a black tuxedo appeared in front of him at the corner.
The two stopped in their tracks simultaneously.
"Mr. Otaki".
"Kitahara-kun."
Otaki Chikao looked like he had just changed his clothes; Asahikawa High School's event was also in the afternoon.
"It seems that our two schools have very similar serial numbers."
Otaki Chikao's face was completely devoid of its previous composure, as if he didn't want Kitahara Hakuba to see through his inner thoughts.
There was no expression on his face.
Kitahara Hakuba nodded: "Yes, very close. It might be some kind of fate."
The performance order for this show is as follows: Shin-Asahi Private High School is eleventh, while Asahikawa High School is tenth. The first show in the afternoon is Asahikawa.
Ōtaki Chikao raised his hand to smooth out the wrinkles in his sleeves and said softly:
"Competing with the high school I once left to take the Hokkaido representative spot feels unreal."
Kitahara Hakuba asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Because I never think my judgment is bad."
Otaki Chikao's brow furrowed slightly, and the tone of his voice, squeezed from his throat, was deep and magnetic.
"Most of the members of the Shenxu Wind Ensemble are not very talented. If they want to go to the national competition, they will need at least three years of reform."
The three-year reform involved a complete overhaul of all staff from the first to the third year.
“But in reality, they had that ability in just a few months,” Kitahara Hakuba said.
"So I feel it doesn't feel real at all."
His reflection was seen in Otaki Chikao's cloudy eyes.
"At the same time, I don't think I'm wrong. Letting them go will make them realize that blindly being happy is useless. Otherwise, I won't be the only mentor to let them go in the future."
Kitahara Hakuba raised his hand to brush the bangs from his forehead and smiled slightly:
"You said that with a certain pride?"
“I wouldn’t call it pride, but rather a wake-up call for them,” Otaki Chikao said bluntly. “After all, they are too lazy and have no ambition at all.”
Kitahara Hakuba was somewhat displeased.
As the instructor and advisor for the brass band, he didn't want anyone but himself to tell them what to do.
"In that case, I'll bring them to toll a death knell for your Asahikawa and get ready to prepare next year's theme song and freestyle song as soon as possible."
Upon hearing his words, Otaki Chikao's expression seemed to shrink, but he still grinned:
"If Shenxu High School really makes it to the national championships, I'll buy 500 copies of your National Tournament audio recordings."
A slight smile curved at the corners of Kitahara Hakuba's mouth:
"It's a word."
"It's a word."
C
The rehearsal room.
"The rehearsal room door isn't closed yet! Everyone, remember not to test the sound! Focus on the instruments first! We still have a long time before we go on stage—!"
Sakurako Yukawa shouted at the top of her lungs.
Kurosawa Maki, holding a euphonium, looked up at the brightly lit ceiling and said:
"Phew... This feels completely different from the Hakodate regional convention..."
"Why is it different?"
As Yuka Isomoto opened the instrument case, she asked, and inside lay a golden-lacquered euphonium, which was lying peacefully.
"Look how big this training room is! I'd be exhausted even if I ran around it three times!"
At the same time, she pointed to the ceiling and said, "According to the rule of 'the more light bulbs, the more formal,' this place is very solemn! The Hakodate Civic Hall doesn't have this many light bulbs!"
"So the level of formality is related to the number of light bulbs." Yuka Isomoto couldn't help but laugh out loud.
At that moment, Takahashi Kami hurried in from outside, like a messenger bringing news:
"News has arrived! This morning, Donghai Affiliated High School, Yiai Girls' High School, and Wakkanai Municipal High School all won gold medals!"
Her news undoubtedly put immense psychological pressure on the members.
"No way? There are already three gold awards?" a girl asked again in a hurry.
“No, Tokyo Affiliated Nichibu Commercial High School is also a Gold Award winner; there are four in total,” said Kami Takahashi.
"Terrible... Donghai High School is terrifying..."
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"Last year, Yiai Girls' High School had Silver, right? It turns out, it's not just our school that's getting stronger...::"
"Where is Kitahara-sensei? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Some girls couldn't hold back any longer and were eager to see Kitahara Hakuma.
For them, although Shinomiya-sensei was taking care of them here, the sense of security that Kitahara Hakuba brought was something she could never provide.
Chapter 167, Section 166: The All-Kaifeng Tournament: Let Hokkaido Take a Big Surprise! (4K)
"What's wrong? Everyone looks so uneasy? Are you already scared before it even starts?"
The sudden sound made the members raise their heads and look towards the door.
Kitahara Hakuma walked in wearing a black tailcoat, and he had changed his usual sneakers for shiny black leather shoes.
Even so, his posture remained casual, and his every word and action exuded confidence, giving people a sense of detachment as if he had seen through the ending.