"Watanabe-kun, we may be out of time~~" the student council president reminded.

"Ah, I'm back! Is it over?" There was a gasping voice from a female member of the broadcasting department.

Watanabe Toru had no choice but to run towards Kiyono Rin. As he got closer, Kiyono Rin herself was fine, but the others were already boiling with excitement.

The girl covered her mouth and screamed, the boy clapped and cheered, and both sides dispersed at the same time, leaving a direct path for Watanabe Toru to reach Kiyono Rin.

Toru Watanabe looked at the contestant who was crossing the obstacle area in the distance and extended his hand to her.

Qingye Rin stroked her chin with her hand and watched his reaction with interest.

"Hurry up, it's too late!" Watanabe Toru urged.

Qingye Rin chuckled: "Okay."

Amid the crowd's cheers, she handed her hand to Toru Watanabe.

"Are you okay?" Toru Watanabe asked as he ran towards the obstacle area.

"Crossing obstacles depends on agility and reaction, what do you think?"

"From your reaction just now, I thought you had Alzheimer's disease."

Qing Ye Lin was not angry, because there was something that made her feel good enough: "Watanabe-san, I have some unfortunate news for you."

"I got it?"

"..." Qing Ye Lin took a breath, "It's okay that you came over to invite me generously just now, but you hesitated and didn't dare to look at me. Kujo-san will definitely punish you."

"...Are you kidding me?" Watanabe Toru turned his head blankly.

"Let's wait and see." Qingye Rin smiled with full confidence.

When they reached the obstacle course, they crossed the rope skipping area, which was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and did goat jumping and horizontal bar walking...

The two of them had well-trained movements and quickly surpassed the people in front of them. Compared with the other two-person group - the drama department - their speed was far behind them.

"come on! Come on!"

"No way! I'm already the last one to start, how can I still overtake? As expected of Watanabe-kun~~"

"Kiyono-san is amazing too!"

Watanabe Toru was in a depressed mood, climbing over mountains and crossing water; Kiyono Rin was in a good mood and was more flexible than usual.

At the final award ceremony, the Human Observation Department undoubtedly won the first place in the club competition, and the strongest class was Class 2 of Grade 3.

After the principal finished his speech, the noise died down and the three-day sports festival came to an end.

After school, Toru Watanabe picked up his schoolbag and went to the wind orchestra.

Rin Kiyono stood at the command position: "I know everyone is very tired from the sports festival, but there are only two days left before the official competition. We have to take a bus to Nagoya on Sunday, so we only have one day left for full training tomorrow. I hope everyone can make a concerted effort and make the final sprint."

"Yes!" Although they were very tired, the members of the wind band still answered with full energy.

"Go back and have a good rest today. We will start training early tomorrow morning. Disband."

"Today was tough."

Everyone packed up and prepared to go home. Toru Watanabe stayed to practice for a while until he got back to the level he had before the sports festival. Then he packed his bag and left the school building.

On the platform of Yotsuya Station, I unexpectedly met Koizumi Aona, Akiko, and Miyazaki Miyuki.

"teacher?"

Koizumi Aina turned around and said, "Watanabe? Why are you still here?"

"The competition is coming up soon, so I practiced a little longer." Watanabe Toru pointed to the instrument box in his hand and asked, "Teacher, what are you doing?"

"The car was taken for repair." said Akiko.

"You guys...are you taking them to be repaired at the same time?"

"Yeah." Akiko nodded.

"It's the same car." Koizumi Aona smiled and patted Akiko. "The three of us grew up together, came to Tokyo from the same town, and now we live together and share a car."

"House prices in Tokyo are too expensive," Akiko complained.

"No, it's because teachers' salaries are too low." Miyazaki Miyuki said, "But Qingnai won a lot of bonuses this time because he won first place in the country."

"Would you like to treat me?" said Toru Watanabe.

"You are so rude, little guy!" Akiko poked Watanabe Toru with her elbow, just like a gangster boss teaching a new follower a lesson.

Koizumi Aona smiled and pushed Akiko aside, and said to Watanabe Toru, "Sure, we're going to the izakaya, do you want to go together?"

"No, I'm just kidding." Watanabe Toru waved his hand and explained, "I have to get up early to practice tomorrow. When I come back with the national gold medal, we'll have a celebration party."

"You little guy, you are too conceited..." Before Akiko could finish her words, she was pushed aside by Koizumi Aona again.

While Koizumi Aona was comforting Akiko, Watanabe Toru glanced at the electronic screen at the station and saw that there was still one minute before the train arrived.

He spoke to the exhausted Miyazaki Miyuki: "Ms. Miyazaki, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's okay." Although she was tired, Miyazaki Miyuki felt relaxed after finishing work, so she was in good spirits.

"By the way, there is something I want to ask you."

"Tell me, young man, is this knowledge about the sexes?"

"...No. What I want to ask is: if a wound gets wet, it will fester. So, will there be any adverse reactions if it is disinfected multiple times?"

"Three times a day is usually fine."

"What if the interval between the three times is shorter? Will it have any impact?"

"Did you go back and disinfect yourself?"

"No, just asking out of curiosity."

Miyazaki Miyuki nodded, but did not tell Watanabe Toru whether there was any impact.

Chapter 146 National Competition (1)

At 5:30 in the morning, Toru Watanabe opened his eyes, rubbed his hair and sat up.

"Hmm——" A dissatisfied voice came from beside me, expressing dissatisfaction at being interrupted.

Watanabe Toru looked over and saw Kujo Miki curled up under the quilt with only her head exposed, her messy black hair scattered on the sheets and pillow.

"Awake?" As he said that, Toru Watanabe pulled the quilt up again and leaned his upper body over Kujo Miki.

He pressed his body against her porcelain-smooth skin and stroked her sleepy head with his hands.

As if seeking warmth, Kujo Miki also leaned into his arms.

The temperature in the bed was a little higher than usual and very comfortable. After enjoying it for a while, Watanabe Toru sighed, lifted the quilt and sat up again.

"What?" Kujo Miki complained as she reached out to hug him, and after forcing him back into the bed, she pressed her face against his chest with satisfaction.

The soft touch reached Watanabe Toru through his pajamas.

He patted Kujo Miki's snow-white shoulders and whispered in her ear, "Meiji, I'm going to do morning exercises."

"...Yeah." Kujo Miki responded in a voice that sounded completely unconscious.

Watanabe Toru had no choice but to put his arms around her waist and close his eyes for a while. When the morning light shone into the room, he knew he couldn't go on like this.

He turned over, pressed Kujo Miki under him, and huddled his body into the quilt.

Miki Kujo's long eyelashes trembled slightly. She raised her eyelids, with sleepy eyes, and saw a large bulge in the quilt on her chest.

"What are you doing so early in the morning?" She lifted the quilt and complained to the person inside.

"Morning exercise." Watanabe Toru's voice was dull, as if he was holding back something.

Miki Kujo wanted to raise her head, but her body, which had just woken up, was too heavy. After struggling for a while, she simply gave up.

She covered herself with the quilt again, closed her eyes and went back to sleep, her fingers running through Watanabe Toru's hair.

……

"It's so heavy, get up quickly." Miki Kujo slapped Toru Watanabe who was sniffing her neck.

Because of the comfort, Toru Watanabe completely put his center of gravity on her. Although it was not the first time, it was really heavy.

"Alright alright."

Toru Watanabe got out of bed and walked to the window.

The weather was very good, and the clear and crisp blue sky of autumn came into view. He was contented and stretched himself lazily, feeling refreshed.

As the seasons change, the quilt becomes softer and softer, and getting up early becomes more painful.

……

"Good morning."

"Good morning, ah~~"

"Are you still asleep?"

"Yeah, I'm exhausted. But I just have to hold on for two more days."

The wind band said good morning to each other, chatted, took out their instruments, and prepared for practice.

Some members concentrated on practicing the theme song, and the "March to Endless Dreams" played by different instruments mixed together in the music classroom;

In the center of the classroom, the trombone section and the French horn section were working on a section of the ensemble free piece that needed improvement;

In the corner, the members of Department B are doing basic exercises seriously.

In the euphonium part, Asu Mai pulled out the euphonium tube and poured the water droplets condensed on the tube into a bucket - she had been practicing for a long time.

While cleaning, she looked towards the bassoon and oboe section, but the oboe had not arrived yet.

Toru Watanabe is not always the second one to come to the music classroom, but he is always among the first few. Today is the first time like this.

"Senior, what's wrong?" Aoi Ikki noticed Mai Asu's gaze.

Asu Mai shook her head slightly and said nothing.

Toru Watanabe walked into the music classroom just in time for the ensemble to start at 8:30.

It took only a few minutes to take the train from Kanda to Yotsuya Station, and it didn't take long to exercise. Where did the time go?

Could it be that the morning exercise in bed took longer than he imagined?

Watanabe Toru decided to reflect on himself and shorten the time next time... Forget it, he might as well just wake up earlier.

"Before the ensemble, tune the oboe first." Kiyono Rin looked at Watanabe Toru.

Toru Watanabe put the reed in his mouth and blew out long and precise notes. The other instruments slowly followed suit, and the resonating sound caused ripples in the water in the plastic bottle.

They practiced until 10:15. Even though it was already October and the highest temperature of the day was only 20 degrees, even the conductor, Kiyono Rin, began to sweat on her forehead.

"You've worked hard. Take a break for now. The second round of practice will begin at half past ten."

"Yes!"

Toru Watanabe stretched his hands towards the ceiling and stretched lazily.

"Watanabe-kun, you came so late today. Are you tired from the sports festival?" Hayami Kaoru, who was sitting next to him, asked softly, with her dark red bassoon placed on her skirt at her knees.

"No, the bed was so comfortable this morning." Watanabe Toru replied, twisting his neck.

"In this kind of weather, I really want to sleep a little longer." Hayami Xun's eyes lingered on his hands with distinct finger bones.

After the second round of practice, Toru Watanabe returned to the Human Observation Department for lunch.

Kiyono Rin sat by the window, holding chopsticks in one hand and flipping through the music score with the other. The record player next to her was playing "March to Endless Dreams".

"You're taking it too seriously," Toru Watanabe sat down at his seat and glanced at the record player. "Can you really hear where it's playing?"

Qingye Rin sighed and put the broccoli that had been on the chopsticks for a long time into her mouth.

"You have a solo for the free song 'Prosperous Four Seasons', so there is no problem, but the assignment song..." Qingye Rin paused, "It will take another month to reach a level that satisfies me."

“I think it sounds good.”

"That's totally not enough." Qing Ye Lin looked at the music score covered with notes. "With their current level, the chances of winning the national gold medal are only 70% at most. What if a judge thinks that it's Kamikawa's first time attending the national competition, so it's not a bad thing to win the silver medal? The chances of winning the gold medal will be even lower."

After listening to her, Toru Watanabe asked curiously, "Our goal... the goal of the Human Observation Department, isn't it to help the Wind Ensemble enter the national competition? Of course it would be great if we can win the gold medal, but it doesn't matter if we can't, right?"

Qingye Rin glanced at him and said, "I know you don't have any big ideals, but I didn't expect you to be so unambitious."

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