I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

However, this semester, why did Shinohara Shiori, who originally didn't care whether he came or not, start supervising him?

And they actually said that he was lazy and didn't come. Even if this is true, it is absolutely unacceptable.

But in fact, it was not completely laziness, because Tetsufumi Hirakawa thought that he had nothing to guide the wind band, and even if the wind band came, it would probably end up being "useless and just taking up space in the activity room."

Regarding this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa is very clear in his mind.

So why? Shinohara Shiori tried her best to get him to join the wind band, and even wanted him to come in exchange for his commission.

I don't understand.

Entangled in this doubt, I became absent-minded and my pace slowed down.

then……

"Teacher Hirakawa."

After a while, I heard Shinohara Shiori's voice. Didn't she go far away? Why did she come back again?

"what happened?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked up, bewilderedly looking at the girl who had come back again, not knowing how.

The girl was now looking at him with suspicion, scanning him up and down.

"Ok?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa had to express his doubts again.

This time, Shinohara Shiori finally responded and spoke.

"Teacher, you are walking so slowly, are you trying to sneak away?"

"..."

So Shinohara-san suddenly returned just to supervise him and prevent him from running away?

Isn't that right? How could he be this kind of person in the eyes of his students? There must be something wrong.

Looking at Shinohara Shiori who walked back to his side, Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt complicated.

With such mixed feelings, I was escorted into the activity room of the wind band.

The activity room of the wind band is located at the end of the fifth floor of the club building, occupying nearly half of the fifth floor. It can be said to be a small concert hall.

After all, it is an aristocratic girls' school with sufficient funding. The activity room of the wind orchestra was built as a small concert hall.

After pushing open the door of the exquisite concert hall, what came into view was a spacious venue. Several students were wiping musical instruments that Tetsufumi Hirakawa did not recognize, several other students were practicing attentively, and some were chatting. There seemed to be more than twenty people in total.

However, when they saw the door opened and a male teacher came in, they all stopped what they were doing with their hands or mouths and looked at him.

Some of the students, probably sophomores or juniors, hesitated for a moment, then hesitated, but finally recognized him and bowed to him and greeted him.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

As for the other students, most likely they were first-year students. When they saw their seniors saying hello, they also followed suit and said hello. However, after saying hello, they looked at their seniors with obvious confusion, asking for help.

There was also a student who asked in a low voice to the senior beside him.

"Senior, who is this teacher?"

"..."

Dear first-year student, in this empty and quiet concert hall, I can still hear you even if you speak very quietly.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi gave a complicated smile.

Just as he was about to say something, Shinohara Shiori behind him walked into the concert hall and closed the door. Facing the scene in the concert hall at the moment, she must have heard the freshman's question as well, so she couldn't help but let out a small chuckle.

I've said it before, even if you speak softly you can still hear it.

"Teacher Hirakawa, this is how well-known you are in the wind band now."

The girl behind him couldn't hide the smile in her tone, and she poorly emphasized the word "famous".

Although he couldn't see her expression, Tetsufumi Hirakawa could immediately imagine the malicious smile on the girl's face.

What a bad personality. When I saw the teacher encountering this kind of situation, my first reaction was to just watch the fun.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was helpless. He ignored Shinohara Shiori behind him and faced more than a dozen pairs of puzzled eyes asking "Why is Mr. Hirakawa here?" and several pairs of puzzled eyes asking "Who is this person?", so he had to explain.

"Good morning, students."

Then he specifically asked the girl who asked the question.

"My name is Tetsufumi Hirakawa, and I am the instructor of the wind orchestra."

"Eh?"

The student he was looking at suddenly uttered a voice in surprise, wondering if her whisper had been heard. But when she came to her senses, she realized that her voice of surprise was too loud, so she blushed and covered her mouth with her hands.

After covering his mouth, he realized that he couldn't speak in this state, so he put his hands down after a few seconds, panicked for a moment, and then bowed hurriedly.

"S-sorry, Ping... Ping..."

"plain."

"Ugh—I'm sorry, Mr. Hirakawa!"

The girl's face had turned as red as an apple, and she was so ashamed that she buried her head in her knees.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped at the right time, which was quite funny.

"Okay, okay, well, just like what Shinohara said, this is how well-known I am in the wind band. The teacher is well aware of this."

"It doesn't matter if I don't know the teacher. The reason is me."

"Finally, let me introduce myself. I am Tetsufumi Hirakawa and I am your instructor. Please take care of me in the future."

After saying this, he deliberately glanced at the student, but she still looked shy and lowered her head.

Smiled a little.

"Okay, students, don't worry about me. Please practice on your own."

After saying this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa ignored the students present, turned around and looked at Shinohara Shiori.

Behind me, the sound of students playing instruments could be heard one after another. Of course, there were also some whispers, but they were drowned out by the sound of the performance.

Ignoring these voices, Tetsufumi Hirakawa just looked at Shinohara Shiori.

"Shinohara-san, now you should explain why you asked the teacher to come to the wind orchestra, right?"

There must be a reason, it's not just for him to show up.

So why? No matter how you look at it, this unworthy instructor can't do anything for the wind band.

Faced with his question, the girl in front of him did not answer immediately, but took a step forward and got closer to him.

Then, with the sound of performances surrounding him in the background, Shinohara Shiori gave him an answer that he could never have imagined.

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was silent.

It's very bad.

Chapter 31 The Wind Ensemble Cannot Be Quiet

After visiting the wind orchestra in the morning - well, it was just a visit, after all, nothing was done, and if he said "guidance" he would be embarrassed - he returned to his office as usual.

I deal with some teacher's affairs, correct homework, prepare lessons and teach. After everything is done, it is already noon.

I went to the cafeteria to buy lunch and ate it. It was already past one o'clock when I returned to the office.

I finally had some free time at this time, so I went to Google to search for the question "Will frequent twisting of the neck cause cervical spondylosis?"

The answer turned out to be "possibly", which left Tetsufumi Hirakawa silent for a while.

His silence also caught the attention of Mr. Hisada.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what's wrong?"

At that time, Mr. Hisada turned around and asked him.

So Hirakawa Tetsufumi turned his office chair, without moving his neck, and faced his entire body towards Hisada Maki, then he said very seriously: "Teacher Hisada, in order to take care of your health, you'd better turn your head less in the future, or you will get cervical spondylosis."

"..."

"..."

There was a long silence between the two, and then Mr. Hisada asked in confusion: "So, Mr. Hirakawa, is it really possible to prohibit such a very common action in daily life?"

Stumped by the question, Tetsufumi Hirakawa pondered for a moment and finally closed the Google page on his phone.

Google is not advisable to check your doctor.

In the afternoon, with nothing to do, Tetsufumi Hirakawa chose to slack off in the office, or to put it more nicely, he chose to conserve his energy so that he could go to the wind orchestra after school in the afternoon to perform his duties as an instructor.

So, after a long wait, the time for school to be over in the afternoon finally arrived. After resting for an afternoon, we were finally ready to set off.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was awakened by the school bell, climbed up from the table and looked at the strange yet familiar world blankly, until his memory returned and he finally remembered what he was going to do.

After standing up and stretching, I felt very comfortable, but at this moment, my eyes accidentally caught a glimpse of a figure standing outside the office door.

The student uniform, long hair and delicate face are also very familiar.

It's Shinohara Shiori.

She stood there, looking at him with a puzzled look.

"..."

He quietly lowered his body halfway through stretching.

Was he being monitored? He was caught red-handed by the students while slacking off.

Hmm... Speaking of which, this school is originally owned by the Shinohara family, right? So it seems reasonable for Miss Shinohara to pay attention to whether the employees are lazy or not?

So when he went out, did he shout, "Miss Shinohara?"

Even though I thought so, I should still call her "Shinohara-san" when I go out.

After all, the principal is in charge of school affairs, and the principal is responsible to the board of directors. In short, according to the formal procedures, the board of directors cannot control him. Miss Shinohara cannot control him either.

So since we're talking about this, let me just mention this: last semester, it was completely legal for Shinohara's mother to put pressure on him through the principal.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

"Ok?"

Anyway, after some random thoughts, I was already walking through the elevated corridor connecting the club building and the teaching building with Shinohara Shiori.

"What is the teacher thinking about?" The girl next to him looked very sharp.

"Well... I'm thinking about the wind orchestra." He looked at the road ahead and said calmly.

"..."

"..."

But it seems useless from the looks of it? The girl's eyes are very subtle, as if she sees through it.

Forget it, whatever happens is fine.

After walking through the elevated corridor, we arrived at the second floor of the club building, and then walked upstairs and finally arrived at the wind orchestra on the fifth floor.

In the evening sunset, the door of the wind orchestra was gleaming with gold paint patterns.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked forward, put his hand on the handle, and pulled open the slightly closed door.

As the door was opened, various faint sounds in the concert hall rang in my ears.

The sound was mainly small talk, accompanied by the occasional sound of various musical instruments, making it a bit noisy.

But it’s understandable, after all, not everyone is here yet and practice hasn’t started yet.

Looking at the approximately thirty or forty people in the concert hall, and seeing them suddenly become quiet out of surprise, Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled kindly.

"Don't worry about me, classmates."

After saying this, he walked to the corner of the concert hall under the gaze of the students and sat on the chair that Miss Shinohara beside him had brought for him.

"When will Mr. Ogasa arrive?"

"It will take about ten minutes before all the students can arrive."