I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked to the corner of the wind orchestra - since he returned to the wind orchestra, there has been a chair here, which has become his exclusive seat.

In this way, I listened to Ogasa Suzukiko conducting in the front and the students practicing until seven o'clock in the evening.

Finally, when the practice was about to end, Mr. Ogasa in front of him made a stop gesture, and when the sound of the musical instruments disappeared, he stood up and walked towards Ogasa Suzukiko.

"Teacher Ogasa."

He called her.

"Um, Mr. Hirakawa, what's wrong?"

Ogasa Suzuki lifted the frame of glasses in her hand. The look behind the frame was very well-behaved, like a student who was earnestly waiting for the teacher's instructions.

"There is something I want to say."

The problem with the wind orchestra has been dragging on for so long, it’s time to resolve it.

Chapter 173 Today, Miss Shinohara is particularly willful

What exactly is the problem with the Moritani Wind Orchestra?

Under the teacher's instructions, we can maintain normal practice, but at other times, such as the independent practice in the morning, there are very few people present.

After the trip to Kyoto, the question had already been answered, and he just had to fill it in.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was organizing his thoughts and was about to speak.

But suddenly, Ogasa Suzuki spoke before him: "Oh, now I remember, Mr. Hirakawa wants to solve the problem of the previous wind band, right?"

"..."

A pause.

"Yes."

The reason why Hirakawa Tetsufumi paused was because of Ogasa Suzukiko's words "I remembered" and her innocent face, which looked like she had just remembered it.

Hmm... We have been trying to solve this problem for a long time, but how could it be almost ignored?

I don’t know what to say…

Hirakawa Tetsufumi maintained his smile, and Ogasa Suzukiko thought for a moment and spoke again.

"If that's the case, Mr. Hirakawa can decide on his own what to do. You don't need to ask for my opinion."

"Hey, why?" Her words were unexpected, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa asked.

"Because..." A sweet smile appeared on Ogasa Suzukiko's face, staring at him, "Because Mr. Hirakawa said before that our work is complementary."

"Teacher Hirakawa trusted me and left all matters concerning the wind band practice to me without asking any questions."

"Similarly, I trust Mr. Hirakawa's decision on other matters concerning the wind orchestra."

"Since Mr. Hirakawa has said that the correct answer has been obtained through the Uyama Wind Ensemble, then——"

Ogasa Suzukiko nodded vigorously with certainty and full of trust.

"Teacher Hirakawa, just focus on implementing it. You don't need to ask for my opinion. I will also do my best to cooperate with Teacher Hirakawa."

"..."

"Teacher Hirakawa, Teacher Hirakawa? What's wrong?"

“——Ah, nothing.”

Faced with Ogasa Suzukiko's questioning voice, Hirakawa Tetsufumi could only end his silence, come back to his senses, and respond with a smile.

"Well, that's good. Anyway, I believe in Mr. Hirakawa."

Ogasa Suzukiko used a serious and earnest tone, but it matched the teacher's cute face, making her look very cute.

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was in a complicated mood.

The work is complementary, he did say so before...

However, at that time, I just wanted to use it to play a trick on the teacher, but I didn't expect that this naive teacher would take it seriously.

But now that it has come to this...there is nothing we can do.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi responded to show his understanding.

"In that case, I will... begin."

"Well, Mr. Hirakawa, please start."

Amidst eyes full of trust, Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned around somewhat helplessly and faced the group of seated students.

There was some noisy chit-chat, but it died away once he started talking.

"Students, please be quiet. The teacher has something to say."

He glanced at the quiet students and their curious eyes.

He spoke, and the only sound in the concert hall was his words.

"It's already June. I have to say, time flies. It's already been two months since the start of school. I don't think I need to remind you. You all know what day it will be in a little over a month - the national competition will officially begin."

"One and a half months can be said to pass in a flash. We don't have much time left."

"Then I won't say any more nonsense."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi doesn't like people who talk nonsense in meetings. After a brief opening speech, he spoke again, in a deep voice, and went straight to the point.

"The first thing is that I have inspected the voluntary practice of our wind band every morning. To be honest, I am not optimistic."

His serious voice echoed within the orchestra, and his words were somewhat impolite.

But now is the time, being gentle won't work.

The students below fell into deeper silence.

"I hope to see more students in the wind band in the mornings. Is that possible?"

"..."

Still silent.

Fortunately, there are helpers - no, there are several students who practice seriously.

"Ok."

"We will."

"..."

The director, the orchestra's concertmaster, Shinohara Shiori... several students responded quickly.

Under the influence of the herd effect, the concert hall was gradually filled with various responses.

Only after the voices faded away did Tetsufumi Hirakawa nod.

"Okay, I hope everyone is not just talking."

"The second thing——"

Encouraging students to spend more time on practice is only one of the measures. It is obviously impossible to change the current situation of the wind orchestra by this alone.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether the student’s response just now was voluntary or in conformity with the crowd.

What Tetsufumi Hirakawa has to do next is to try his best to turn them into volunteers.

It was difficult, but not impossible. He had an idea in mind.

"I plan to invite all students to participate in a roadshow in the near future. Please be prepared."

——This is the most important measure that Tetsufumi Hirakawa is preparing to take.

"Eh?"

"Roadshow?"

"What a sudden news..."

"..."

Many students soon became agitated by this sudden news, but Tetsufumi Hirakawa did not intend to give them too much explanation.

The specific plans have been decided.

He clapped his hands to silence the noisy voice.

"These are the two things the teacher wants to talk about today. That's all."

-

With the authorization of Ogasa Suzukiko, Tetsufumi Hirakawa successfully announced the planned plan.

As for what students think about this kind of thing...

Standing at the door of the wind orchestra, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was waiting for Shiori Shinohara, soon saw the girl coming from the door of the concert hall.

He turned to her and greeted her.

"Student Shinohara."

"Yes, Mr. Hirakawa."

The girl who stopped in front of him responded rather coldly.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi noticed this coldness and looked at her expressionless face with a little confusion, not knowing what was wrong with her.

But he didn't care. He came to see Shinohara Shiori to discuss serious matters. He had to talk to this girl about the wind band. He couldn't count on Teacher Ogasa anymore...

He quickly finished his words and was ready to get to the point -

"Teacher Hirakawa, if you want to talk about the wind orchestra, I'm sorry, Shiori doesn't want to listen now."

"..."

The words I had prepared got stuck in my throat.

"——Why?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi stared in surprise at Shinohara Shiori's delicate profile as she glanced away.

However, the willful Miss Shinohara didn't want to talk.

——He went out with Amamiya Ye to do something, and when he came back to find her, the first thing he wanted to do was to discuss the matters of the wind orchestra with her. She didn't want this.

She doesn't want to be tied to the wind orchestra.

Chapter 174: The girl's mind is harder to understand than reading comprehension

I have to say that Miss Shinohara was particularly willful today, and the heart of a girl is really hard to understand.

Since this morning, I was in a bad mood and didn't want to discuss the wind band with him. But during the break, I reminded him to go to the wind band.

Now, for some reason, she started saying that she didn't want to listen to him talk about the wind orchestra.

why?

Looking at Shiori Shinohara who was silent in front of him, Tetsufumi Hirakawa was a little amused.

"Shinohara-san, if you keep things to yourself and just let others guess, that won't work."

After guessing for a long time without success, he had no choice but to ask out loud.

"Right? Expressing one's own demands is also an indispensable part of communication between people."

"So if possible, the teacher hopes that you can at least tell me the reason instead of letting me guess."

"..."

Fortunately, at least for the young lady in front of him, language is still useful and they can communicate.

——Although it’s still a bit frank.

"Because I'm in a bad mood."

The eldest lady said so.

"This……"