I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

This is how Moriya's teaching building is arranged. If you want to go from the teaching building to the club building along the connecting corridor, you will pass by the office.

therefore--

Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly stopped and looked at the girl in front of him, Shinohara Shiori.

She also stopped at the door and turned her head slightly to take a look when she saw him appear.

Their eyes met at this moment.

The distance between the two people was very close, no more than twenty centimeters, and they could touch each other by bending down slightly.

Every detail of her face was crystal clear.

The delicate facial features have a dreamy beauty under the slanting sunset light.

He also saw a brief gleam of confusion and surprise in her eyes, but it quickly calmed down.

The two people who met each other unexpectedly at close range just stood there, the atmosphere was stagnant, and the action stopped.

The first person to break this situation between the two was Shinohara Shiori.

She took a step back very calmly, put some distance between them, and then bowed properly.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

The clear voice does not contain much tone, but even so plain it still sounds nice.

Then she stood up, and her long black hair that fell over her shoulders swayed in a beautiful arc, shaking slightly.

As Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the girl who was moving away from him, at that moment, he seemed to have an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

He took a look at the distance between them, a very standard one-meter distance.

"..."

Looking at the distance, he indeed felt the difficulty of speaking.

However, the girl who had finished greeting was waiting for his response out of politeness.

then.

"Yes, Shinohara-san."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded stiffly as a response.

After getting a response, Shinohara Shiori finally stopped waiting. She nodded slightly again and her loose hair turned half a circle.

She turned around and walked towards the club building.

"..."

Tetsuo Hirakawa was still standing there, glancing at her back with mixed feelings. He didn't move until Shinohara Shiori's back disappeared in the corridor. Then he moved and walked towards the wind orchestra.

After leaving the office and leaving Hisada Masu, he had to face this reality alone, and his mood began to become heavy again.

Naturally, he and Shinohara Shiori are over.

But...it seemed that the girl had completely let it go, but he hadn't.

Now that Shinohara Shiori has completely lost all confidence in him because of his sudden departure, he is still unable to completely get over that dream.

So, he ended the relationship with Shinohara Shiori because of their "teacher-student relationship", not because he "no longer liked her".

This situation is really terrible.

——So what's going on with him now? Is it unrequited love?

He thought about the past when he righteously rejected Shinohara Shiori. Wasn't it Shinohara Shiori who had a one-sided love for him at that time?

Now, after all these things have happened, the situation has been reversed?

Life is really full of drama.

Moreover, he had to work hard to control this emotion, just like Shiori Shinohara did in the past.

until it disappears.

It's easier said than done, but you'll know how it feels when it happens to you.

Even in his mind, the words of this young lady were still floating in his mind——

"I can't control my love for you."

"..."

Better not think about it.

Arriving at the door of the wind orchestra, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked in.

……

……

"Hello, Mr. Pingchuan."

When he walked into the wind band, Ogasa Suzukiko had already arrived. When she turned around and noticed him, she gave him a pleasant greeting.

"Well, hello, Mr. Ogasa."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi walked over to her, glanced at the students who seemed to have not arrived yet, and then looked at her again.

"Teacher Ogasa, do you have any plans for the wind orchestra practice in the new semester?" he asked casually.

"..." Ogasa Suzukiko's flawless gaze.

"..."

"…Well, I just need to keep practicing, right?"

"...Okay." Hirakawa Tetsufumi understood what Ogasa Suzukiko meant. Simply put, she had never thought about it.

But it's not surprising, this music consultant may have put all his talent into music, which is quite pure. In other aspects, he is carefree like a child.

"I thought about this question when I was bored at home a few days ago."

——Because it’s too boring to stay at home, and with all those things happening, I wouldn’t be able to bear it if I didn’t find something to do.

"Oh, I see. Then please go ahead, Mr. Hirakawa." Ogasa Suzuki looked expectant.

"Of course, this depends on your opinion, Mr. Ogasa. After all, I am only looking at it from the perspective of an outsider." Before expressing his thoughts, Tetsufumi Hirakawa gave a precautionary measure.

"Yeah, I know."

"Okay, then..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded, then asked, "Teacher Ogasa, do you remember the problem we discovered about Moritani after we went to Kyoto last semester?"

"I still remember this." Ogasa Suzukiko nodded confidently, then stretched out her hand and counted on her fingers.

——The situation between the two of them suddenly became like a teacher testing a student.

"First," Ogasa Suzuki held up a finger, "We lack a belief that can unite all members of the wind band."

"Second." He held up two fingers. "Faith is not created out of thin air, nor is it created by shouting slogans. It is forged through repeated practice and victory."

"That's it, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded. "Now, after two months, Moriya has also held several road shows and has also advanced in the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament. Do you think this method is effective, Mr. Ogasa? I would like to hear Mr. Ogasa's opinion."

"This..." Although he seemed stupid at ordinary times, he would think seriously when it came to serious situations, poking his chin with his index finger.

After thinking for a while, I got the answer.

She looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa and nodded vigorously: "Teacher Hirakawa, I think it is useful. Compared to last year when we basically practiced on our own, I feel that many students in our wind band have indeed changed."

"I see. As long as it works, that's good."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa naturally believed in Ogasa Suzukiko's judgment.

"In that case, I will continue to apply for a road show, and also, a concert hall performance before the competition, right?"

"Well, follow Mr. Pingchuan's arrangements."

The course of action was thus established, and since it had been proven to be somewhat effective, we would continue with the approach from last semester.

After this conversation, the students of the wind orchestra also arrived.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi turned around and looked at the students below.

They sat neatly and quietly, waiting for him or Ogasa Suzukiko to speak. There was no other noise in the concert hall.

At the beginning of this new semester, at this special time, looking at the Moritani Wind Orchestra, Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly felt a little emotional.

He thought of the very beginning, when he had just officially taken over the wind orchestra last semester.

Do you remember what the Moritani Wind Ensemble was like at that time?

At that time, under the supervision of a young lady, he finally took on the responsibilities of an instructor and joined the wind band.

Then, that day, what he saw was a relaxed teaching environment, noisy students who couldn't stop making noise, and during practice, some students couldn't help but want to interact with the teacher next to them.

Teachers who are generally naive always fail to refuse students' requests.

It was hard to tell that the wind band was originally aiming for the national gold medal.

But now——

Looking at them again after a semester and comparing them with his memory, Tetsufumi Hirakawa indeed discovered the huge changes in the Moritani Wind Orchestra.

Whether in terms of discipline or the overall spirit.

They began to take their goal of winning the national gold medal seriously, worked hard for it, and understood what they should do during practice.

And he can say with considerable confidence that he contributed to this.

From pointing out the shortcomings of Ogasa Suzuki's teaching at the beginning, to later using the system to divide the wind playing part into two groups, a and b, to select students who wanted to win the national gold medal.

Then he started accompanying the wind band in daily practice. With his supervision, the students became more serious.

Even during the summer vacation, he was still taking his students on roadshows.

Although he couldn't help much with the music, he did the best he could.

From this perspective, his final teaching career wasn't such a failure.

——Although, everything started with the supervision of a young lady.

If it weren't for her, he, who was lazy at the beginning, would never have thought of coming to the orchestra to take a serious look, right?

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa hurriedly pushed some memories out of his mind, refocused his attention, and faced the waiting students.

He also glanced at Ogasa Suzukiko beside him. She was also looking at him, waiting for him, her instructor, to speak.

So he started talking, to the Moritani Wind Orchestra of the new semester.

The sound is moderate, just loud enough for all members in the concert hall to hear.

"Everyone, good morning to the new semester."

He paused for a moment, glanced around, and then continued speaking.

"I don't want to say too much nonsense. I just hope that the students in our wind band can continue to train seriously at the beginning of the new semester."

"Come on, our goal is to win the national gold medal, everyone must remember that."

"above."

The speech for the new semester ended so briefly. Tetsufumi Hirakawa stepped aside and handed the meeting over to Suzuki Ogasa.

Ogasa Suzuki clapped her hands twice and said, "Everyone, keep working hard."

"There is still one month until the next round of competition. There are still two months until the national competition."

"Okay, let's start the practice."

"..."

The serious and hard practice began without relaxing for a moment.

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This is how the first day of the new semester passed, and nothing happened.

In fact, not much happened for several days.