I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Why did this girl keep looking at him? And her eyes seemed strange, at least it was definitely not admiration or love.

It's more like when Tetsufumi Hirakawa was in high school, after he got involved in a scandal, his classmates would look at him from time to time.

Fortunately, after Teacher Ogasa called her name, she calmed down and stopped looking at him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also remembered her name.

"Takao-san."

But this was just a small episode, and Hirakawa Zhewen didn't take this matter to heart for long.

After the relaxing and enjoyable wind band practice ended, among the students walking out of the concert hall, Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped Suzuki Ogasa who was about to leave.

"Teacher Ogasa."

"What's the matter, Mr. Hirakawa?"

Mr. Ogasa, wearing large gold-framed glasses, turned his head to look at him. Due to the amplitude of the movement, the glasses, which seemed to be ill-fitting, slid down a bit, forcing Mr. Ogasa to lift the right frame with his index finger.

"Can you stay for a while? I have something to talk to Mr. Ogasa about."

"Is that so?" Teacher Ogasa looked up at him with a bit of doubt in his eyes, but still nodded solemnly, "Okay."

"But before that, I want to talk to Shinohara-san first, so I may have to trouble you to wait for a while."

"It's okay."

Teacher Ogasa said softly, then turned and walked to the side of the concert hall, stood beside him, and looked at him with curious eyes.

At this moment, Tetsufumi Hirakawa was looking at Shinohara Shiori, who had stayed and was walking towards him.

It's time to address the wind section issue.

Chapter 41 Discussion on Solutions

When all the students had left and only Tetsufumi Hirakawa, Shiori Shinohara and Suzuki Ogasa were left in the concert hall, Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded apologetically to Teacher Ogasa, and then walked out of the concert hall with Shiori Shinohara.

It would not be appropriate to have the following conversation in front of Mr. Ogasa.

"Student Shinohara."

As soon as he arrived at the corridor at the entrance, Tetsuo Hirakawa turned around and looked at the young lady with long hair flying behind him.

"Teacher Hirakawa." The girl bowed politely.

"Okay, in order not to keep Mr. Ogasa waiting too long, I'll just ask directly."

Let’s get straight to the point.

"Excuse me, teacher."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded.

"I spent a lot of time thinking about the possible problems with the wind band that Shinohara-san raised over the past two weekends, and I have some ideas. But before that, I have one more question for Shinohara-san."

After a brief pause to catch his breath, Tetsufumi Hirakawa asked his question.

"Our wind band won the bronze medal in the national competition last year."

"Although I don't know much about the wind instrument competition, I do know that even though it's only a bronze medal in the national competition... it also went through a pre-selection and two rounds of promotion before that."

"Let's not talk about the regional qualifiers... Tokyo City will advance, and then the Tokyo branch will advance. You have to win the gold medal to reach the national competition, so..." (Note)

Tetsufumi Hirakawa managed to finish his sentence halfway, because the subsequent questioning was not very polite.

However, this did not affect the understanding of Shinohara Shiori, a smart lady. She saw the doubt in his eyes at a glance. What was he doubting?

How could a wind band that was so relaxed and cheerful win the bronze medal in a national competition? Even though it was only a bronze medal, it was still a bronze medal in a national competition.

It is the bronze medal in a national competition that many school wind orchestras cannot even attend.

Why?

So, after just a brief thought, Shinohara Shiori said it without hesitation.

"So, this is Mr. Ogasa's ability to conduct music."

It refers specifically to music conducting ability, not any other ability.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded, showing no surprise.

Shinohara Shiori said it before.

“Mr. Ogasa is an excellent music consultant.”

To be recognized by Miss Shinohara and to advance to the national competition with laughter all the way, such professional level is here. There is no doubt about the layman Hirakawa Tetsufumi.

The question just now was just a verification of this sentence.

There was no need for him to question Mr. Ogasa's musical level, so he just had to try his best to solve the problem of "guidance level".

"Then let's move on to the next step...how can we solve this problem?"

"I thought about it."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi paused, choosing his words, and glanced at Shinohara Shiori. The girl stood in front of him, listening quietly to his answer.

"The first way..."

"I stepped in as a mentor and interrupted this relaxed teaching environment. I let Mr. Ogasa only teach at a professional level, and I was responsible for discipline."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shinohara Shiori in front of him reacted.

As if she had heard something amusing, the girl couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, and she reached out her hand to cover it gently.

"Teacher Hirakawa, your current popularity in the wind band is not enough to support this method."

It points out the problem very directly.

It's true. If Tetsufumi Hirakawa had enough reputation, there wouldn't be any problem with his intervention.

Unfortunately, given his current prestige in the wind orchestra, his strong intervention will definitely, surely, inevitably cause a backlash.

Everyone likes a relaxed and happy environment. If it is interrupted by him, there will be public resentment.

It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. It's basically the same principle.

What’s more, we are facing a group of adolescent students who may have serious rebellious psychology.

"This plan does have flaws, so it is only a backup plan."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was indifferent to the smile on the girl's lips. He nodded in agreement with her and continued speaking.

"Since I was absent last year, Mr. Ogasa is now in charge of the wind orchestra..."

When he said this, the girl in front of him looked at him meaningfully.

"..."

"cough……"

Avert her gaze and continue.

"Because of this, the second and third year students in the wind orchestra have become completely accustomed to Mr. Ogasa's guidance."

"The orchestra is already balanced internally, and as an instructor, I can be considered an external staff member..."

If the outside invades the inside wantonly, the balance will inevitably be disrupted.

"Then the second solution is to find a way to make Mr. Ogasa, who is an internal staff, change himself. With Mr. Ogasa's current reputation in the wind band, even if he suddenly changes his style and becomes strict, he should be able to control the situation."

"Of course this is also difficult..."

Shinohara Shiori took over the topic: "How to make Mr. Ogasa change."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded approvingly.

"That's right... After all, teaching style can't be changed overnight... And how to explain the situation to Mr. Ogasa is also a problem."

According to the default rule of communication between colleagues in Japanese culture - in fact, it is not just Japan - it is a bad thing to point out the other person's problems directly.

So how to start is a problem.

"Just say it."

Shinohara Shiori lifted her long hair, looking very nonchalant.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa pretended that she hadn't said anything.

This girl has just this kind of personality. When she points out other people's shortcomings, she is not at all tactful, just like when she said he was lazy before.

Ok……

How could this young lady understand the helplessness of people in the workplace?

maybe……

Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly thought of something and stared at Shinohara Shiori.

After staring for a few seconds, the girl became concerned.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

"Hmm... How should I put it? I'll ask you for the time being."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa carefully watched the micro-expressions that appeared on the girl's delicate face.

"If, teacher, I am not the instructor of the wind band, I have no right to interfere with the wind band. And, Mr. Ogasa will still maintain the same style as now."

"So, Shinohara-san, what would you do?"

"..."

After just a brief thought, Miss Shinohara gave the answer.

"Then I can only explain directly to Mr. Ogasa that this method is not appropriate."

"Hmm...what if, after the explanation is over, Mr. Ogasa hasn't changed?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi continued to ask.

"..."

A moment of silence.

The girl turned her face away.

"Then... we can only use this as a last resort."

"..."

As expected...

Hirakawa Tetsufumi sighed.

He did not ask what the so-called last resort was.

He still remembered that last semester, after Miss Shinohara threatened me with "If you insist on interfering with my will, please find your next job in time"...

I bowed to him and apologized.

The apology is: "Teacher, I'm so sorry, but this is the only way I can do."

……

In other words... this girl has a very stubborn personality, and she hasn't changed her ways until now.

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Note: The All Japan Wind Instrument Competition does exist in reality. Taking Tokyo as an example, if you want to enter the national competition, you must first pass a round of regional preliminaries, then participate in the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition, and then enter the Tokyo Branch Competition after qualifying.

After advancing to the branch competition, they will represent the Tokyo branch and meet with the other eleven branches in the national competition.

(This is the information the author found. Please point out any errors or omissions.)

Chapter 42 So, Tetsufumi Hirakawa decided to demonstrate the power of language

The solution to the problem had been discussed and it was decided to adopt the second solution. Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Shiori Shinohara joined the wind orchestra.

Next, it depends on how he uses words to convince Teacher Ogasa.

Language.

Mentioning this will trigger infinite emotion for Tetsufumi Hirakawa.