I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 177
Tetsubun Hirakawa has not yet come up with a countermeasure, but Shiori Shinohara who is beside him has already responded first.

She sighed.

"Mr. Hirakawa, why don't you talk about the performance department."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsubun looked at the helpless girl.

"……is this okay?"

"..."

To be honest, Shiori Shinohara didn't want to, but she also knew that a little willfulness would be enough.

She nodded slightly.

"Teacher Hirakawa, please begin."

"..."

I have to say that Shiori Shinohara is completely incomprehensible today. From the morning until now, it has become very...

I don't know how to describe it.

In short, the personality is still the same, but I always feel that the girl's behavior has suddenly changed overnight, and he has become somewhat incomprehensible.

Hmm...why?

Obviously, it hasn't been a week since he left for the capital, and it's only been a day since they met last time - at his home yesterday, and it turned out to be like this all of a sudden.

why?What happened?

However... this question did not stay in Hirakawa Zhewen's mind for too long.

Because, the girl beside him is still waiting for his reply, and the matter of the performance department is still waiting for his statement.

So, let’s talk about the flute section first.As for this question, it is too late to think about it when there is free time in the future.

Anyway, putting this question behind for the time being, Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded to the girl's gaze.

"Then let's talk about the performance department."

-

On the aisle of the campus, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Shiori Shinohara walked side by side.

After being immersed in the silence of his thoughts for a moment, he officially spoke.

"Shinohara-san, you should still remember the question we asked about the Moritani performance department?"

"of course."

Speaking of business, Shinohara Shiori finally stopped being willful as before, and her tone was a little serious.

"The problem with Moriya is that even though he said he wanted a national gold medal, in private, most of his classmates didn't have the motivation to match their goals."

—and a little irony.

The character is still the same, a little bad.

"That's right." Hirakawa Tetsufumi ignored the sarcasm and agreed, "After a trip to Kyoto and a visit to the Uyama Playing Department, I also got the answer. I think there are two problems that caused Moriya's situation .”

"Two aspects?"

"Well." He confirmed, "First of all, Moriya is different from those famous playing schools with a long history. As a school that only wanted to sprint for the national competition in recent years, the Moriya playing department is undoubtedly a little lacking in all aspects, experience, background, all kinds."

"It's like the Yushan Performance Department. Long ago, they have formed their own unique teaching policy, as well as the belief that is constantly emphasized by the instructor and passed on to the students of each class."

Recalling what he saw and heard in Kyoto, Tetsufumi Hirakawa summed up the above remarks.

Shinohara Shiori lowered her head and listened, understanding the meaning.

"Every student can consciously practice, do their best for the goal of the national competition, and firmly believe that the sweat of daily practice will eventually become the cheers of the national competition. It is this belief-Moritani obviously does not have this belief .”

"This is one of them."

The gap clearly exists.

It can be said that the advantages of Yushan Piano Department in this area cannot be caught up by Moritani overnight.

Like cultural heritage.

Even if Moriya won a gold medal this year, it would not be able to bridge the gap in this regard.The background is not born with a gold medal.

This is the strong school of wind instrument department.Tetsufumi Hirakawa’s conclusions were drawn from his visit to the Uyama Playing Club, from their instructor’s remarks, and the students’ practice that day.

"It's one of them."

"Second—"

Tetsubun Hirakawa glanced at Shiori Shinohara, seeing that she didn't seem to have any intention of expressing her opinion, so she continued.

"The second thing to say is that this belief obviously didn't come out of thin air."

"If it's just lip service, without corresponding support from other aspects, belief is just a loft in the air, and it can be easily shattered."

"And the support of this aspect is the confidence born from their invincible record"

"Confidence born of invincible record?" Shiori Shinohara responded and repeated.

"Yeah, that's it. Shinohara-san should have heard of the Uyama Wind Music Club too, right?"

"Yes." Shiori Shinohara replied, "A frequent visitor to the National Gold Award, and has won the Gold Award for three consecutive years in the past three years."

"That's right." Hirakawa Tetsuwen said, "With the support of this kind of achievement, they can develop this kind of belief, this kind of...'natural' belief."

"Of course...?"

"Yeah, of course..."

Taking this as a matter of course, I have to say that Tetsufumi Hirakawa was very impressed.

Whether it was about asking Yushan's instructor, Sahara Yinmi, or the follow-up, when Hirakawa Tetsufumi asked Hazuki Reya, they all said this word in unison——

Of course.

Why is it taken for granted?

This is confidence.

"I believe that if I casually ask a student of the Yushan Piano Department—why do you think the Yushan Piano Department can win the national gold medal, they will all be inseparable from this kind of self-confidence that is taken for granted."

"Take the National Gold Award for granted, this kind of strong self-confidence."

"Faith and confidence complement each other, and then supported by years of foundation and achievements, such a Yushan performance department was born."

"In contrast, it is obvious that Moriya, who had no such school in the national competition before, and who entered the national competition only as an accompanying runner recently, does not have such confidence."

"right?"

"..."

Shiori Shinohara made no sound.

"What's the matter?" Hirakawa Zhewen looked at the girl under the umbrella on the other side.

She seemed suspicious.

"Confidence born of excellent grades..."

There are indeed doubts.

"What's the matter?" Hirakawa Zhewen asked.

Shiori Shinohara thought for a while, but couldn't understand: "If confidence can only be born from enough grades, then how can it be born if you succeed for the first time?"

"...Maybe it was unintentional, maybe it was something else, but it is because of this success that we can continue to strengthen our confidence in the follow-up."

Shiori Shinohara raised her umbrella.

"However, for me, I should first make up my mind and then try my best to achieve the goal. And, I believe that I can achieve the goal."

The young girl's expression does not seem to be false, she thinks so.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen couldn't deny it.

From all previous actions, it can be seen that this girl's character is like this.

The proud eldest lady is untainted by the world, and cannot understand the thoughts of ordinary people who lack self-confidence.

"If you have to have excellent grades to be determined to do your best, this kind of... can only be said that failure is a matter of course."

The girl put the accent on "of course" quite badly, compared with Yushan's "of course", it is very ironic.

Hirakawa Tetsubun pretended that this sentence did not exist.

The minds of people do not communicate with each other... Another way to say it is "the curse of knowledge".

Shinohara Shiori couldn't understand ordinary students.

But he understands it.

Looking at the Moriya school gate that appeared in sight, Hirakawa Tetsufumi made a summary.

"All in all, Moriya's status quo is like this."

"Lack of confidence. I can't make up my mind to do my best, and I'm afraid that all my efforts will be in vain."

"Without enough grades to back it up, it's normal to be intimidated - that mentality is really common."

"Under such inner friction, it is obviously difficult for them to practice consciously."

"So what I do is, I want Moriya to build that confidence."

"Pass the road show?" Shinohara Shiori asked.

"Well. But there's something else--more on that later."

Walking out of Moriya's door, the two parted.

"Mr. Hirakawa, see you tomorrow."

"Well, Shinohara-san, see you tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)