Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"Well, I know."

Ayano smiled and didn't say much. The best way to solve some problems is not to bring them up proactively, but to let the person involved slowly figure it out on their own.

Xiangzi is now very cooperative with me, so there is no need to force him in these areas at this time.

Soon, the two of them worked together to clean up the kitchen.

Ayano and Shoko returned to the teacher-student relationship where one person sat in front of the electronic piano and the other stood behind to give guidance. The time they hadn't spent together for a long time also made Shoko feel a little different.

Moreover, they had finished the accompaniment of "Bi-Li-Li Emotion" in the morning, and neither of them wanted to go back to school in the afternoon, so they simply continued to study some musical techniques in this pleasant afternoon.

This was a decision that both of them agreed with.

"I've basically taught you all the music theory stuff. Now you just need to practice more piano pieces of varying difficulty. Continuous accumulation is the key to continuous improvement.

You must not relax now. Creation is creation, but practice must not be neglected, understand?"

"Ah, it turns out it's because I didn't play well enough."

Xiangzi raised her eyebrows. She was quite satisfied with her current identity as a piano teacher and the corresponding "privileges".

She can unscrupulously use her position to criticize her students for not working hard, and use homework and tests to make the usually arrogant bad woman obedient, asking her to do the exercises and recite the music.

“If you know your playing isn’t good enough, you should practice more. If one time doesn’t work, try two times. If two times don’t work, try three times. Anyway, you have to play until you are satisfied.

Everyone has been through this, there's no shortcut to success, and even if someone is gifted they can shorten the process, they can't completely skip it."

“But I already feel very satisfied.”

"No, it's useless if you satisfy yourself." Xiangzi looked seriously at Ayano, who had a lazy face and was obviously afraid of trouble, and explained very responsibly, "

Ayano, you are very talented, but even if you are talented, you cannot neglect practicing the muscle memory and flexibility of your fingers.

Moreover, you may not know the flaws in your playing. Only when I, as your teacher, listen can I find the areas where you can improve.

In other words, you have to play until I am satisfied, not you."

"Play until you're satisfied? Are you sure?"

"......Of course." Xiangzi hesitated for a moment and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Then, with this inexplicable ominous premonition, she saw Ayano in front of her had already started playing the familiar "Haruhi Shadow".

And...he even deliberately played several wrong notes in a row.

"No, why are you playing this song?"

"Is there something wrong with this piece?" Ayano's face was calm, not as if she was deliberately playing a prank. "Xiangzi, you left the stage that day in anger, wasn't it because I embarrassed you by playing so badly that you couldn't bear to stay?"

"...asking questions knowingly."

Xiangzi looked at Ayano with some resentment, but she also knew that Ayano was punishing her for leaving without saying goodbye, although... it was only for one night.

"Why did you play even worse this time? Did you really do it on purpose?"

"How about you, Xiaoxiang, show me how?"

"Mizushima Ayano, don't push your luck!"

"Why are you so angry? I'll just play it again. It's not like I can't bear to play it for you."

"I..." Xiangzi clenched his fists, unable to vent his anger or vent his anger.

And what made her most angry was that the damn Ayano was deliberately torturing her nerves. Not only did she only make a little progress each time, but she also asked her if she was satisfied after each performance.

She wanted to say that she was satisfied, but she also felt that if she contradicted her previous remarks so quickly, she would definitely be framed by Ayano and buried underground in the future.

So every time she could only shake her head to express her dissatisfaction, and then threaten Ayano with her eyes to make her perform at her normal level.

But after playing it three times, when she played it for the fourth time, the music that came out after Ayano's fingers touched the keys was not Kasuga Shadow, but...

"This is?!"

"Have you forgotten? This song is called 'Yearning Across Time and Space'. I played it for you when we first met.

As the first time we met and got to know each other, I think playing it again has a unique meaning for both of us, doesn't it?"

The breeze blew in from the window, lifting Ayano's brown twin ponytails, and her focused and elegant piano-playing posture made Xiangzi mistakenly think of her as his former self.

The figure also slowly changed, as if the brown twin tails turned blue, and the entire workshop turned into the home that once belonged to Xiangzi.

This sad piano piece was just like its name, bringing up Xiangzi's thoughts across time and space, making her unable to help but walk in front of the "self" in her memory, and then gently embrace her past that had passed away.

Just as she did this, everything around her seemed to shatter in an instant, and the music also stopped abruptly.

All that could be heard was Ayano's words, the first half of which was teasing, and the second half was gentle:

"Xiao Xiang, do you like being close to me so much? Tsk tsk~

But...Xiaoxiang, welcome home."

.....

"Aqiu~~~"

In the last class of the afternoon, the teacher was explaining an excerpt from The Tale of Genji, while Ai Ne, who was listening attentively in the audience, suddenly sneezed.

"The love between Xiyan and the First Vice Admiral was actually short-lived and tragic."

Seeing that the classroom task has been completed, the Chinese teacher above also temporarily added some episodes that were not covered in the text taught today.

"The two fell in love at first sight, but because Xiyan's identity and status were too different from the head lieutenant general, and the wife was extremely jealous of her later, she persecuted her.

Therefore, during this three-year relationship, under the threats and intimidation of the First Vice Admiral's wife, Shino-kun, Xiyan took the initiative to cut off contact with the First Vice Admiral.

Aine blinked her eyes. She was not unfamiliar with this story. After all, it was a classic plot in "Genji".

"Later, Xiyan moved around and met Genji who treated her very well, but her fate did not improve.

Because of her low status, she was attacked by the creatures of the Six Imperial Breathing Sect and eventually passed away at the age of nineteen...

Who do you think was the one who really killed Xiyan?

Was it the wife who was jealous of her, or the chief vice-chairman she loved? Or was it the Genji who was deeply in love with her but indirectly caused the creatures of Rokujo Miyabi to deal a heavy blow to her, causing her to die completely?

At this point, the teacher on the stage glanced around and then looked in Aine's direction, "Chihaya-san, could you please share your thoughts?"

"what......."

Aiyin was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and stood up, "I think... actually these people didn't have any special

Don't make any fundamental mistakes.

Although the fourth wife was jealous of Xi Yan, she did not kill her directly.

Just like how, although I sometimes feel jealous of Xiangzi, I never really drove her away... No, no, why would I think of this?!

"Genji, who indirectly caused the death of Yugao, actually regretted it very much. Every day that she couldn't see Yugao, she must have spent in regret and sadness, right?"

Just like in the real life...

Ahhh! Oops, something dirty has entered my brain!

Ain, Ain, this is classical literature. What weird things are you thinking about now?

"Ahem, anyway, I think it's not these people who are wrong, but the unfair and unreasonable system in feudal society. This is the limitation of the times."

"That's a very good answer. Chihaya-san seems very familiar with this part of The Tale of Genji. That's worthy of praise."

"......"

Chapter 106 I was so scared, I thought I was blocked by Soyo (2/2)

"Finally, school's over."

Aine wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead, and while packing her textbooks and pencil case, she took the opportunity to say to Xiao Deng beside her:

"Xiao Deng, do you think we should go look for Su Shi?"

"Ok?"

After packing up her things, Aiyin looked at the lights in surprise, took out her mobile phone and opened the chat box with Su Shi.

The above message is still unread, and if it is unread, there is naturally no so-called reply.

Even Xiangzi gave an extremely brief and cold response to his question. At least this proved that his childhood sweetheart had successfully completed the task of winning Xiangzi back.

But she never received any response, and Aine felt very unbalanced.

They were all on a mission, so why was she the only one who had no progress?

Moreover, compared with Ayano, her communication skills don't seem to be much different... She even thinks that she should be on par with Ayano in terms of connections and popularity.

So why could Ayano deal with Shoko within the morning, but she couldn't handle Suze's troubles in the afternoon or evening?

But it’s hard to say. After all, judging from Xiangzi’s behavior at home, it seems that he is not a difficult person with a stubborn personality.

Relatively speaking, Su Shi, who suddenly changed his face, gave people the feeling of a big boss, the kind of boss who had been disguised in the brave team in the early stage.

Ahhh, why couldn't she arrange for herself to persuade Xiangzi? Then she could let Ayano feel what real trouble was.

While thinking about this, Aine also told Deng beside her that Su Shi didn't reply to her message. When Deng frowned in thought, she made up her mind and said:

"So let's go find her at school. If we don't leave now, she'll run away if we're any later."

"……All right."

Deng didn't refuse, and after the two of them made their decision, the very active Aine pulled her arm and walked and ran all the way to the gate of Yuezhisen High School.

"Aine-chan, Suyo shouldn't have left so soon."

“Ah… so this is what the gate of Tsuki no Mori looks like?” Aine didn’t directly answer Deng’s question, but instead muttered something while looking at the gate in front of her, somewhat irrelevantly.

This was not quite what she had expected. Aiyin had thought that the gate of this so-called aristocratic school should be more imposing, or cover a larger area.

But the school gate in front of me, apart from the design style that is obviously different from the school in Yuqiu, does not give the impression of being particularly wealthy at first glance.

It gives people a very Ayano feeling. She is obviously very rich, but at first glance she seems just so-so.

But after actually walking inside, Aine realized that she was wrong.

Or just the opposite...it should be said that this Tsuki no Mori is too Ayano.

The interior of the entire school was very spacious and elaborately designed. Just the garden they passed by, which was full of flowers and butterflies attracted by the flowers and plants, made Aine feel that this place was really too luxurious.

Along the way, they also saw many spacious buildings and indoor gymnasiums. If she was not mistaken, the place that was twice as big as Yuqiu should be where the students swam?

"Is that a swimming pool? It's huge."

When she said the last three words, Aine blushed suddenly for some reason.

Maybe... it's because she keeps comparing Ayano and Tsukinomori?

"It seems so." Deng glanced at the direction of Aine's finger and nodded lightly. It was obvious that the girl's mind was not on this aspect.

Of course, Aine didn't actually keep her attention on these buildings. She quickly determined their most serious problem, which was where to find Su Shi.

"Um, Xiao Deng... do you know which class Su Shi is in?"

After asking this question, Aine only got Deng's shake of his head, but this was normal. They had never paid too much attention to these issues before, and when they really had to catch someone, they lost the opportunity to ask for answers.

But the mission ran into trouble right from the start, which made Aine a little at a loss. However, as smart as she was, she soon thought of a crucial clue.

"By the way, I seem to have heard that Su Shi classmate

I've been in a club before. Do you know what club it is, Xiao Deng?"

"...It seems to be related to the double bass. Su Shi once learned to play the double bass."

"Then why don't we just go to the music club activity room in Tsuki no Mori and ask everyone one by one."

Having made up her mind, Aine quickly started to take action. She thought that since Ayano could find the missing Shoko in such a big city like Tokyo, then it would be easy for her to find the club that Suyo had joined in a small Tsukino-no-Mori.

Of course, the whole process was still a bit time-consuming and laborious. I walked around the school with the inarticulate light, asked many people along the way, and finally met a few girls who knew Su Shi after more than 10 minutes.

However, it seemed that there was a hint of doubt on these people's faces.

"Ah, you're here to see Sushi-san? She's taken the day off today."

"Ask for leave?!"

Aiyin was a little surprised, and then quickly asked, "Then do you know why she asked for leave?"

"The teacher said she was sick, but we sent her a message and she didn't respond. It seems like it must be serious, right?"

"Yeah, Su Shi always replies to messages promptly. He must have been resting at home today, so he didn't have the energy to check his phone..."

"It seems like Sushi-san went to a live performance yesterday? Maybe she was too tired?"