Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: A get-together?]

[Sanae Tachikawa: Well, since we're an all-girls school, some of the girls want to find boyfriends, so we'd like to invite boys from other schools for a group date.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: Okay, but what if I'm not lying?]

[Tachikawa Sanae: Then we'll hand it in. Wait, why don't you bring it up, Kamishiro-kun?]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: What did you just say we were?]

[Sanae Tachikawa: It's nothing. Besides, it should be Kamishiro-kun who makes the request. If you have any needs from me, you can just say so. If I can do it, I have no problem with it.]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: Fine, then my punishment is that you must get into Tokyo University!]

[Tachikawa Sanae: ??? Wait, I'll give you a chance to say what the punishment is, and you want me to get into the University of Tokyo?]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: What? You look down on Tokyo University?]

[Tachikawa Sanae: Okay, sure! But our punishments are a bit unequal. So if I win, I'll make sure you get into Tokyo University, Kamishiro-kun!]

[Kamidai Bai Feng: OK. 】

[Sanae Tachikawa: It's a promise then.]

[Kamidai Bai Feng: Yeah. 】

"Who are you chatting with, Kamishiro-kun?" Chitanda Mirai asked, looking at him with a forced smile.

Nagasawa Yui smiled with a dark expression, "You must be a boy, right?"

Mizuno Maki had just noticed that Shiro Shiro was laughing while chatting, and was also a little curious about who he was chatting with.

Kamidai Bai Feng explained:

"That Tachikawa Sanae from just now."

Chitanda Mirai paused for a moment, then crossed her arms and turned her head away unhappily.

She didn't say anything, just sulked there.

Upon hearing this, Mizuno Maki felt a deep sadness in her heart.

How come even Tachikawa Sanae has Kamishiro-kun's contact information?

Why is she the only one without it?

Could it be that they exchanged contact information a long time ago and have been in contact ever since?

She looked at Shirokaze Kamishiro, hesitant to speak, and really wanted to ask for his contact information right now.

There were other acquaintances present, and she couldn't bring herself to say the words.

Nagasawa Yui squinted and asked:

"So you two have been friends and in contact for a long time?"

Her words made both the sulking Chitanda Mirai and the heartbroken Mizuno Maki turn to look at Kamishiro Hakufu.

However, Shiro Shiro shook his head and said:

"No."

"Actually, I met her at the tram station a couple of days ago and found out that she was studying at St. Sakura Girls' Academy. She mentioned that there might be a class reunion in the future, so we added each other on LINE."

"Actually, we didn't chat after adding each other, but I didn't expect to run into each other again today."

Yui Nagasawa was stunned:

"So this is ah."

Maki Mizuno muttered to herself in a voice only she could hear:

Is there another way to ask for LINE information?

Chitanda Mirai's puffed-up lips visibly contracted. After hearing these words, she calmed down, blinked, and asked curiously:

"So she just contacted you to talk about the class reunion?"

Shiro Shiro shook his head and said:

"No, didn't she just say that a relative was going to perform on stage?"

"So she specifically told me that the girl who was about to go on stage was her cousin."

Chitanda Mirai smiled sweetly and said:

"So this is ah."

Yui Nagasawa and Maki Mizuno suddenly realized, thinking, "Oh, I see."

After that, the three of them kept their eyes on the stage.

I wanted to see if that girl was really a relative of Sanae.

at this time.

The host on stage looked at the list in his hand and said the next person's name into the microphone.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the surname Tachikawa mentioned at the beginning.

I just felt that Tachikawa Sanae wasn't lying.

This is indeed her relative.

Not a moment.

Sanae Tachikawa's cousin finished playing her instrument.

Loud applause erupted from the audience.

It was more intense than the previous two times.

It's clear to many that the girl played very well.

Chitanda Mirai couldn't help but clap her hands, feeling that Tachikawa Sanae's cousin was indeed playing quite well.

If nothing unexpected happens, this girl is likely to be a contender for the high school championship.

Meanwhile, Shiro Shiro received another message from Sanae Tachikawa.

[Tachikawa Sanae: How was it? My cousin played pretty well, right?]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: I don't understand, but it sounds pretty good.]

[Sanae Tachikawa: My cousin won the piano competition held by this association last year, so naturally she'll sound great.]

[Kamidai Bai Feng: Champion? 】

[Sanae Tachikawa: Yes, isn't your senior Watanabe a pianist? Didn't she tell you who the champion was last year?]

[Kamishiro Shirokaze: No, after all, she's not interested in things she's not interested in.]

[Tachikawa Sanae: Hmph~ Interesting. I hope your upperclassman gets a good ranking.]

Shiro Shiro put his phone back in his pocket, then said to the people beside him:

"I heard from Tachikawa Sanae that her cousin was the champion last year."

Nagasawa Yui was dumbfounded:

"what?"

"The previous champion?"

"No wonder even I, a layman, think it sounds good!"

"So you're the champion?"

"What about Watanabe-senpai?"

"I feel that this opponent is very strong, and she may not be able to win."

Chitanda also had some concerns about the future.

She hadn't expected that this person was actually the previous champion.

No wonder her playing skills are so amazing.

Although Watanabe-senpai's performance at the last opening ceremony was quite good.

But beating Tachikawa Sanae's older cousin is still a bit of a stretch.

According to what she learned.

Generally speaking, the scoring criteria for piano competitions are that the more difficult the piece, the more precise and emotionally expressive the performance, the higher the score will be.

The piece that girl just played was a very difficult one.

Therefore, if Hina Watanabe wants to surpass her, she must also play a difficult piece, and play it better than this person.

if not

after a while.

Finally, it was Watanabe Hina's turn to take the stage.

The thought of facing so many audience members, pianists from the industry, and even her parents, who are renowned pianists in Japan, made her very nervous, and her heart pounded wildly.

That same anxious, nauseating, suffocating feeling from before returned.

But at that moment, she suddenly remembered the thermos that Shiro Shiro had given her.

Looking at the thermos in her hand, Watanabe Hina felt her anxiety dissipate. She unscrewed the lid and took a sip.

Suddenly.

She felt her body was much lighter, and even her vision seemed to slow down a bit.

This drink gave her an indescribable sense of tranquility.

"Next up, please welcome Hina Watanabe!"

Hina Watanabe slowly walked onto the stage.

When she saw the sea of ​​people in the audience, as well as her parents and members of the piano association sitting in the front row, the feelings of nervousness and stomach pain resurfaced.

Watanabe Hina immediately recalled the method that Kamishiro Hakufu had mentioned and quickly searched for his location.

Not a moment.