I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

It made him realize that his teaching career, which had lasted for several years in his previous life and this life, and his firm determination that had been established for more than ten years, were not far from coming to an end.

Only a few days left.

I feel very emotional, but...it seems like there is nothing much to say.

It's time to stop thinking about turning back on some things. You can't turn back, and the actions that have been done cannot be erased.

So, after closing the photo album and putting it back on the bookshelf, Tetsufumi Hirakawa never took it down again.

And even if I want to express my feelings, I'd better wait until I'm done with this busy period. Things are really rushing lately.

However, the long-lost feeling of being busy was quite good, allowing him to ignore many things because he had no time.

In this way, we worked hard every day, and finally, before the national competition, thanks to the efforts of Tetsufumi Hirakawa, the matter of Amemiya Ye was successfully completed. The only thing left was editing.

But editing will take some time.

Because, after more than a semester, the national competition is finally coming.

The date is October 10th and the venue is Nagoya International Conference Center.

Therefore, in preparation for this national competition, the Moritani Wind Orchestra held a two-day training session before the competition, and on the 25th, all members of the wind orchestra arrived in Nagoya City.

……

That night, Tetsufumi Hirakawa stayed alone in his hotel room, doing nothing.

There was only one night left until the national competition, and there was no point in doing anything more.

Of course, for the sake of psychological comfort, there should be quite a few students holding music scores at this time, right?

But this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, and it’s useless for him to look at the music score...but he can definitely feel this tense atmosphere.

After all, he has been practicing with the students for more than a semester, so he can empathize with them and he is also a little nervous now.

And unlike students, he can't help much. Even if he is a little nervous, he can only stay aside and do nothing. He is really not used to the feeling of doing nothing.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was lying on the bed in the room, playing with his cell phone, and then he put it away, boredom waiting for the night to fall and tomorrow to come.

Not in the mood.

Started staring at the ceiling in a daze.

My thoughts wander a little bit.

For example, the national competition just happened. It was so sudden when I think about it, and more than a semester has passed.

For example, what will be the result of this year's Moriya? Bronze, Silver, or will it be able to win the long-awaited goal and win the Gold?

Also, Shinohara Shiori... this young lady... forget it, let's skip this.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa pressed his temples and restarted his thoughts.

For example... Hazuki Reiya? Yes... yes, Hazuki Reiya.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly remembered the student he met in Kyoto.

She should be in Nagoya now because of the national competition, right?

We can see her at the game tomorrow...

Tetsufumi Hirakawa actually wanted to talk to her again.

About after the competition, about resigning, about... Shinohara Shiori.

"..."

How to describe his current state of mind?

Although he usually tried his best to ignore it, he couldn't help but think about it whenever he had free time.

It can never be avoided. He resigned because of this incident...

Naturally, I feel mixed emotions.

Forget it, I'd better go out for a walk.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa hated locking himself in a small hotel room, especially when he was already in a bad mood.

……

Putting on his coat and taking the room card, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked out of the hotel room.

He didn't know where the destination was, but he was always like this. Since he had decided to go out, the destination was not important, he could just walk around.

The moment I walked out of the hotel door, the late October evening breeze blew towards me.

After all, it is autumn. Even if you wear a coat, it will still be a bit cold when you suddenly go out of the warm hotel room.

After adjusting himself at the door for a few seconds and looking at the night view of this strange city - Nagoya, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked out.

……

I kept my hands in my coat pockets all the way, strolling around without a destination. I didn't walk far, so I didn't get lost.

If I, as a teacher, got lost on the eve of a national wind instrument competition, it would probably become a laughing stock in the industry.

Walking on the street, Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly thought of this boring question.

Hmm... But even without him, the orchestra will be able to function as usual, right?

After all, there is Teacher Ogasa, she is the core of the wind orchestra.

This means that even if he leaves later, the orchestra can continue to operate normally.

Thinking about all sorts of messy things, I couldn't avoid the issue of resigning, and I was immediately back to this topic.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa just walked casually.

There is nothing interesting to see in the night view of Nagoya, or more likely, he simply does not have the leisure time for it.

Then, after strolling around for a while, Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt bored again and decided to go back to the hotel.

Human hearts are probably so contradictory. He was clearly thinking about coming out just now, but he wanted to go back so quickly.

It's like you've already made up your mind to quit your job, but when the time comes, you start to think about all sorts of other things.

It's just like--

Before the second "like" emerged in his mind, Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly stopped.

Because, in front of him, under the night light, he saw a figure coming towards him.

Although they did not meet often, the girl left a deep impression on him.

With his hair cut flat in front, he looks well-behaved, but in fact, his face looks bad as soon as he shows any expression - for example, now, it only took a few seconds for him to go from being confused to disgust after seeing him clearly.

The girl from Kyoto, Reiya Hazuki, started mumbling in a low voice within a few seconds of meeting on this relatively quiet night when they met, but it was so loud that people could hear her, making them wonder if she did it on purpose.

"Although I already knew that I would meet you in this national competition, why do I always meet you at inexplicable times?"

"... Perhaps, we are destined to be together."

"I don't want to be with you."

"Ok?"

"You look like you have something to say. This is so troublesome."

The soft and sticky Kyoto accent, coupled with this disdainful tone, is indeed Hazuki Reiya, not the Hazuki Sayiko twins -

Tetsufumi Hirakawa had such a strange idea.

He couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, what are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, nothing." Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at Ye Yue Liya, put aside the strange associations in his mind, smiled and shook his head, "But what you said is right."

"As expected, meeting you means running into trouble." Ye Yue Liya's tone of disdain did not change.

"perhaps?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa had no intention of refutation.

If you look at it from Ye Yue Li Ya's perspective, it is true that the few times they met were all filled with trouble.

She summed it up quite accurately.

"Tell me, what's the problem this time?"

"The national competition is tomorrow, do you have time?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa was still thinking about talking to the girl after the competition.

"If you don't plan to keep me up till very late, there might be time."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed with mixed feelings.

"Hedzuki-san, could you please change your words?"

"No." Ye Yue Liya refused decisively.

There's really nothing I can do about her, so I'll just pretend I didn't hear it.

"Are you sure you have time?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa confirmed.

"There's no point in making last-minute preparations now."

"Too."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded.

One night really can't change anything.

"Where are you going?" Ye Yue Li Ya asked, but immediately looked at him with a wary look after asking, "Not to the hotel, right?"

"..."

"Absolutely not."

Before Hirakawa Tetsufumi could refute, the girl began to speculate on her own and quickly rejected the "possible" invitation.

Pretending not to hear is the best option.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa faithfully carried out his idea and ignored this sentence.

"Just walk around, or find a place to sit down, it's all fine."

……

The final decision was to just take a walk.

But before the topic officially begins, there are some other topics.

"Come to think of it, Ye Yue-san, the competition is about to start, why are you still on the street now at night?"

After their sudden encounter, Hirakawa Tetsufumi and Hazuki Reiya were just casually walking on the street and chatting.

Ye Yue Liya, who was walking beside him, was about half a meter away from him. She turned around, looked at him, curled her lips, and answered.

"Aren't you also on the street, and you're a guidance teacher?"

“I don’t have to compete.”

"The instructor is more important. Besides, at this time, he is not with his students but is having a tryst with girls from other schools. This is not a good idea."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi answered quite calmly...mainly because he was used to it.

"Well, the instructor is indeed very important, but I am an exception. It doesn't matter whether I am here or not at this time."

"..."

Faced with this answer, Ye Yue Liya was speechless for a moment.

"What do you mean?"

"No, I mean, it's almost the same whether I'm here or not."

"You seem to be in a very bad condition."

"Have it?"

“It’s quite pessimistic.”

"It's okay... maybe it is." He subconsciously refuted and then admitted it.