I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Shinohara Shiori did not reply immediately. Instead, she held the drink in one hand and pressed her temple with the other.

He waited a few seconds before answering.

"…I feel a little dizzy."

He frowned slightly and his voice seemed weak.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi stood there looking at the girl, and after thinking, he also frowned.

"Shinohara-san, if you are pretending like this to get special treatment, please be patient..."

"..."

Shinohara Shiori did not have the energy to respond to such doubts. Her vision became a little dim, and the sounds in her ears seemed a little vague.

His hands felt weak and the cold drink fell with a thud and rolled out.

She closed her eyes and squatted down.

"..."

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was a little slow to react.

One moment, she was talking about this, and the next moment, this happened. It was like "crying wolf", and it was natural to have doubts.

However, looking at Shiori Shinohara who was squatting on the ground with her hands pressing on her temples, Tetsuo Hirakawa immediately put aside the question of whether it was true or false.

No matter how you look at it, something has happened.

Therefore, after standing there for a moment, Tetsufumi Hirakawa immediately stepped forward, squatted in front of Shinohara Shiori, and put down the mineral water.

"Shinohara-san, are you okay?"

"……A little dizzy."

Pressing her temple, Shinohara Shiori answered in a light voice.

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stretched his empty hands in the air, looking at the curled up girl, not knowing where to put them.

Finally I can only ask.

"Are you ok?"

"It shouldn't be a big deal." Shinohara Shiori let go of her hands, but still kept her eyes closed.

"Do I need to go to the hospital?"

"Just squat for a while."

"..."

"..."

There was no sound, and Shinohara Shiori just closed her eyes and rested.

Perhaps it was because he did not rest well after the strenuous activity, but was still here to debate with a teacher, and because he wanted to be treated specially, he capriciously asked for a cold drink.

Due to various factors, I suddenly felt dizzy while walking.

Fortunately, it only lasted for a moment, and I felt much better after squatting down.

"Student Shinohara."

The teacher's voice was heard again.

Feeling that her condition had improved a lot, Shinohara Shiori raised her face and opened her eyes.

In the field of vision, the square was shining under the open sky with no obstructions, and the teacher's face was no longer filled with doubt, but concern.

At the same time, in his hand was an opened bottle of mineral water.

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the girl's pale face and held out the bottle of mineral water in his hand.

"Have a drink of water." The voice was very soft and seemed gentle.

Now is not the time to dwell on messy things.

"Thank you, Mr. Pingchuan."

Shinohara Shiori stretched out her hand, took the mineral water from him, and then raised her face.

The jaw and swan-like neck outline a graceful curve.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked away.

After waiting for a few seconds, he turned back and found that the girl had finished drinking the water.

The two people squatting together looked at each other. The distance was very close, and their eyes could easily scan every detail on each other's face.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa could see that the high school girl Shiori Shinohara had delicate facial features and her fair cheeks were very delicate, with a hint of weakness in them.

Therefore, it is impossible to accuse him of "not taking a good rest" or "drinking cold drinks willfully".

"…How do you feel?"

"much better."

A slight smile appeared on Shinohara Shiori's face.

Although the incident happened suddenly, it did prove this point: this teacher was bound by his identity.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa understood the look in her eyes.

He defended himself: "No one can just sit there and do nothing at a time like this, right?"

Then he looked back and saw that someone in the wind band not far away had finally noticed the movement here.

Ogasa Suzukiko and several other students trotted over.

"Teacher Pingchuan, what happened?"

"Mr. Shinohara suddenly felt dizzy while walking." This was the answer from Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"I felt a little dizzy, but I'm much better now." This was Shiori Shinohara's answer.

"Can you still stand up?"

"It should be fine."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi made way and picked up a bottle of mineral water. Ogasa Suzukiko and another student stepped forward and helped Shinohara Shiori up.

Everything was back to normal, the girl was fine and stood up easily.

Then, when he was about to leave, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was waiting sideways, heard another conversation.

"Please pick up the drinks over there."

"Hey...why are you buying cold drinks?"

In response to Mr. Ogasa's question, Shinohara Shiori pursed her lips and did not answer, but looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa in front of her.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi turned away from sight.

-

There was a small accident, and then they returned to the formation and rested for a while. Then, the Moritani Band returned to the bus amid the sound of preparations.

"Dear students, please line up and get on the bus in an orderly manner."

When Tetsufumi Hirakawa got on the bus, next to his empty seat was the young lady whose complexion had regained its rosy complexion, whose posture was straight and whose manner was dignified.

"..."

There was no need to waste time this time. The car just stopped for a while. Knowing that there was no other way, Tetsufumi Hirakawa got in the seat. Then, the car started and drove towards Moriya.

The first line of dialogue occurred halfway through and was spoken by Shinohara Shiori.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

"..."

He didn't answer, but still looked over there.

"There is something that I am concerned about. I want to ask Mr. Hirakawa about the wind orchestra."

Then, Shinohara Shiori stared at his face and paused slightly.

"I know Mr. Hirakawa is a little wary now, and even a little paranoid, but I really want to ask about the wind orchestra. Mr. Hirakawa should be aware of Shiori's determination to win the national gold medal."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi still didn't speak. He was silent for a while, and finally, he sighed.

Now he has to admit that, after all, he is his student, some communication in daily life is unavoidable.

It is impossible to completely refuse to communicate.

I could only nod and answer.

"Ask, Shinohara-san."

"I want to know, what is Mr. Pingchuan trying to do by arranging the roadshow?"

Shinohara Shiori is indeed very serious about the affairs of the wind orchestra.

I didn’t want to discuss the wind band before because I didn’t want to waste the limited time we had together on it. Now that I’ve completely revealed my feelings, I don’t need to worry about it anymore.

As for Hirakawa Tetsufumi, he put all other matters aside for the moment and explained to the girl in a businesslike manner.

"Xiaoyuan-san, as I said before, the current problem in the performance department is the lack of faith and confidence."

"Yes."

“Therefore, the teacher hopes that through the roadshow, the students’ faith and confidence in playing the instrument will be strengthened.”

"..."

Shinohara Shiori seemed unable to understand what was said and showed a puzzled look.

Of course Shinohara Shiori couldn't understand it, and Hirakawa Tetsufumi knew it.

Because Shinohara Shiori is a talented person, she doesn't understand the thoughts of ordinary classmates.

There is no need to say much about Shiori Shinohara's talent. In her second year, she defeated her third-year seniors and won the solo position. In addition, Tetsufumi Hirakawa privately asked Suzuki Ogasa about Shiori Shinohara's playing level.

Ogasa Suzukiko's answer was, "Even if she were to go to a top college wind orchestra, Shinohara would be able to compete for a solo position."

That is why in Moritani, Shinohara Shiori was allowed to become a trumpet soloist as an exception with her sophomore qualification.

But it’s not all due to talent.

According to Tetsufumi Hirakawa's understanding, if he asked who would definitely not be absent from the free practice every morning, he believed that person would definitely be Shinohara Shiori.

Possessing outstanding talent and practicing very hard, this girl is also very eager for the national gold medal.

This is one such student.

In comparison, some other students in the wind band...

The voluntary exercises in the morning are very telling.

Of course, Hirakawa Tetsufumi did not intend to belittle these students. On the contrary, he felt that the mentality of these students was actually easy to understand.

Their talents are not top-notch, and the level of the Moritani Wind Ensemble is significantly far from the national gold medal, giving people the feeling that no matter how hard they try, it's useless.

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The pressure from all these aspects, the fact that there was almost no hope of winning the gold medal even though the goal was to win, the boring and monotonous playing practice... the enthusiasm was completely worn out by the continuous negative feedback.

It’s great to be able to continue practicing under the teacher’s organization, but as for voluntary practice…what is that?

This mentality is really easy to understand.

Ordinary people are not like talented people, because with talent, they can feel the music flowing through their fingertips even when they are practicing. Talented people are more likely to get positive feedback in learning than ordinary people.

So, sometimes the more talented you are, the harder you work.

After all, positive feedback and negative feedback are important factors that influence people's ability to persist in practice.

Constantly receiving positive feedback or constantly receiving negative feedback will definitely lead to a different mindset when practicing.