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

Chapter 237 The national competition is over!
That's how the national competition started.

At the Nagoya International Conference Hall, [-] universities and thousands of participating students from all over the world gathered.

Then, in the gradually solemn atmosphere, music sounded.

This is the first high school to play.

"Which number are we?"

"12."

"in the middle."

"Ah."

"..."

"Jingzi, you scratched me."

"Eh... sorry. Um... I'm a little nervous."

"I know, I'm nervous too—look, Mayumi is too nervous to speak."

"...Eh? Me, me? I didn't!"

"It looks like it is."

"I said no!"

"Okay, okay—but, I'm really nervous. This is a national competition."

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

"Liu Yi, tell me, is it really possible for us to win the gold medal?" Jingzi asked.

"..."

How could she know such a thing, but——

"Absolutely, ministers, teachers, and seniors all said so, so there is definitely a chance."

"really?"

"of course it's true."

Even though he was equally nervous inside, so nervous that he wanted to retreat at the thought of standing on that competition platform, he still said so firmly.

"okay."

"Yes, definitely, so don't be nervous. It's useless to be nervous, it will only affect your performance." There was a trembling sound coming from beside him, and he knew that the owner of the voice was definitely nervous to a certain extent.

The person who said that was Mayumi.

Obviously his voice was trembling to this point, his face was a little pale, and he was still trying to convince others, and maybe he was really convincing himself.

"You're right, there's no use being nervous."

Normally, she would joke about Liu Yi, but this time she stopped joking and said seriously.

"Well, it's useless." Kyoko also echoed.

"come on!"

"come on!"

"come on!"

……

The interior of Moritani's performance department is full of tension, anticipation, and excitement, and it continues to spread as time goes by.

The National Competition is a stage absolutely not to be missed by any college playing department.

The gold medal is the goal that all students want to compete for.

A year of training, practice every day until night, weekends, and holidays.

So much practice time is just to be able to stand here at this moment.

"Xun, how do you feel?" Takao Hitomi said suddenly in the queue of Moritani's performance section.

"Although I'm nervous, it's not bad." Kaoru Inaba replied.

"Me too."

"..."

"..."

"Xun, do you feel that?"

"what?"

"Since Mr. Hirakawa started managing the performance department this semester, the discipline of our performance department has indeed improved a lot." Hitomi Takao sneaked a glance at Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was not far in front of him, and said like this.

Kaoru Inaba also looked over, and then spoke in agreement.

"Well, yes, I feel it too."

"The practice in normal times is obviously much better than when we first joined the club last year."

"Ah."

"Ms. Xiaoli is very serious and powerful in teaching, but sometimes she can't control it—"

"Hey...be quiet when you say this."

"Oh."

"..."

"In short, our practice has become more serious, and our level has improved a lot compared to last year."

"Yep."

"Then last year, we were all able to come here. This year, with such great progress, we will definitely win the gold medal."

"Yes, it's definitely possible." ——The person who said this was not Kaoru Inaba beside her, but——

"Senior Matsuura..."

When Hitomi Takao turned his face away, he looked at Matsuura who suddenly broke into the topic with some surprise.

She smiled and said energetically.

"Anyway, we can."

If I remember correctly, this Matsuura-senior was the one who liked to make various jokes with Mr. Ogasa during practice at the very beginning.

Although it was true that many seniors were like this at the beginning, even she herself was like this under the influence of this environment.

However, after more than half a year, everyone in Moriya has indeed become more and more serious.

"Ok!"

Hitomi Takao and Kaoru Inaba nodded vigorously together.

……

As time went by, one college after another walked into the performance hall, went on stage, and stepped off the stage.

Two wind sonatas, a total of 12 minutes of playing time, passed quickly.

"It's our turn."

In Moriya, whoever said such a sentence, and then, the whispers of discussion that were still there, disappeared with the sudden seriousness of the atmosphere.

until.

"Everyone, it's time for us to get ready to play."

Ogasa Suzuki turned around and said.

I am getting more and more nervous, and I can feel the atmosphere around me.

Shiori Shinohara held her trumpet, staring at the reflection on the gold lacquer, at her face reflected in it.

Even she, when she heard the words in her ear, her fingers subconsciously grasped her trumpet tightly, and her heart beat faster.

National competition, this is the second time she has stood on this field.

Last year, it was just a bronze award that could be obtained as long as you participated. The feeling of unwillingness, the feeling of powerlessness, I absolutely don't want to have a second time.

Now that she has seriously prepared, she must do her best and never give up. This is Shiori Shinohara's determination.

But this time, she was able to see the hope of winning the national gold medal.

At least not zero.

Since this is the case, she will work hard to fight for it. Only in this matter, she doesn't want to fail again.

She had failed enough, she had failed badly in other ways.

Whether it was with my mother or with a certain teacher, everything in reality never went according to her wishes.

Now, all she has left is the trumpet in her hand.

So, this is the only one, I absolutely don’t want to fail.

Do your best to get rid of all thoughts that have nothing to do with the game, and then blow the trumpet in your hand.

At least this time, her wishes must succeed.

On the arena of the competition, beside the ears, the sound of various musical instruments is constantly decreasing.

Shiori Shinohara looked at the arena below, where the [-] seats were packed in darkness.

She gripped tightly to her trumpet, which had been with her for several years.

Very well maintained, golden brilliance as ever under the lighting of the playing field.

From the beginning to the end, this trumpet was the only thing she could completely master.

So, absolutely, absolutely, never fail again.

In the ear, the sound of playing has completely stopped, and the concert hall at the scene, except for the competition field, is completely shrouded in deep darkness.

At this moment, Shiori Shinohara only had her trumpet in her eyes, and nothing else.

She pressed the piston of the trumpet and blew it with all her might.

The golden instruments blew brilliant tunes in an instant, and the empty concert hall, which was quiet, plunged into deep darkness, was once again filled with the melody.

This is her solo.

A lark from the sky, a tune circling the trees.

until the end.

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……

The competition belonging to the Moritani performance club is over.

Step off the stage, sit in the auditorium, watch the remaining colleges and universities perform, and then wait for the announcement of the final results.

"Hey, how are we doing?"

"I don't know... I couldn't hear anything when I was on the top."

"So nervous."

"Am I playing well? I'm so worried."

"Can you get a gold medal?"

"Gold award, it must be a gold award. There is no next chance."

"Participated in the performance department for three years, before graduating, win the gold medal."

"Can we?"

"Certainly."

"Teacher Ogasa, how are we doing?"

"Don't worry, everyone is great, very good."

"really?"

"Really, everyone tried their best. They practiced better than usual, and it was better than when we played on the road show and played in the concert hall. Everyone went all out."

"Ok!"

……

Since the second half of the time has become tormented, one college after another has finished playing.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen and Xiaoli Suzuki were sitting together. Although the teacher was still comforting the students just now, she was actually very nervous.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what do you think of our playing this time?"

I told the student that it was definitely possible, and then I turned my head and asked him with little confidence.

"This... everyone really did their best."

As an amateur player with a little knowledge, Hirakawa Tetsufumi could only answer so inaccurately.

"At least, it must be better than usual practice."

"Ah."

So, is there hope for a Gold Award?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked back at the stage of the competition, and it was Yushan's performance department that was playing at the moment.

Just like listening in their activity room back then, when playing, it was choppy and continuous like the waves of the sea.

He also saw Reya Hazuki, holding a clarinet, playing with another student.

He had heard the melody he played in the pavilion on the hill next to the school gate of Yushan.

"Yu Shan is going to have four consecutive golds this year."

That's all I can think of when I hear it.There are also students from other schools nearby, and they said like this.

It can only be said that it is worthy of the Uyama performance department.

When I heard Moritani's playing, I only felt good, and I hoped for a gold medal, but no one can say that it is definitely a gold medal.

Although... Shinohara Shiori's performance was amazing.

Loud and loud.

At the moment when the girl played the trumpet, there was a feeling that the whole world was quiet for her and made way for her playing.

Compared with the summer vacation two months ago, this girl has made significant progress.

It is so obvious that even people like Hirakawa Tetsuwen can hear this kind of progress.

However, this is an ensemble competition.

Even if she can add a lot of color to Moritani's playing, it's hard to say that she can win the gold medal from those strong playing schools.

So, if you want to ask, is there any hope for the Moritani Piano Section to win the gold medal now?

The most accurate answer is only - possible.

Neither very likely nor nearly impossible, but somewhere in between.

This kind of possibility made the atmosphere inside Moritani's playing department, amidst the tormented waiting, anticipation and anxiety running side by side.

In this way, it is time to move towards the announcement of the results.

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……

The results have been revealed.

Cheers, lamentations, weeping with joy, sobs... all kinds of voices rang in my ears as the results were revealed one by one.

The colleges and universities that won the gold medal naturally cheered. This is the gold medal in the national competition, which means that they are the winners among millions of students.

Some colleges and universities that won the bronze medal were lifeless, and some of them probably knew that they had achieved such results in the national competition. They were very satisfied to be able to enter the national competition, and there was no surprise when they learned of the bronze medal.

Among the colleges and universities that have won the silver award, there may be those who have made progress from the bronze award. Although there is no gold award, they can still accept the progress. Some have fallen from the gold award and missed the gold award.

This is the atmosphere in the concert hall.

"Private music department of Moriya Girls High School, the result is—"

……

The day's game is over, and they returned to the hotel where they stayed. They will leave for Tokyo tomorrow.

After Hirakawa Tetsuwen packed up and saluted, he walked out of the hotel room and walked towards the outside of the hotel.

The national competition has ended, and yesterday, he had made an appointment with Reya Hazuki, and wanted to talk to her today.

The night in Nagoya is not much different from yesterday, the night wind is blowing on the cheeks with coolness.

Tetsubun Hirakawa came to the street where Reya Hazuki met yesterday.

According to her, the hotel where her school stayed was not far from here, so they met.

Although it is indeed a coincidence, it is not too unexpected, because it is quite convenient to go to the Nagoya International Conference Center, which is the venue of the national competition, and it is the check-in point of many schools.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen stood by the street, waiting.

He didn't wait long, and 5 minutes before the set time, he heard a soft Kansai accent.

"How long have you waited?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked away from the phone and looked in the direction of the voice beside him.

Reya Hazuki, half a meter to his right, was wearing a gray sweater jacket with the collar of a sailor suit exposed, looking up at him at the moment.

However, just as he turned around, the girl immediately stepped back half a step vigilantly, grabbing her collar.

"Let me tell you first, I am willing to come to you only because you have helped me, and I am not allowed to have any special ideas."

"……I do not have."

"Then why are you looking at my collar?"

"..."

Hirakawa Zhewen put away his phone and sighed helplessly.

"You can see this no matter what, and you're not blind."

It was such a greeting when we met, it was speechless.

(End of this chapter)