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Judging from the current situation, things are very bad.
"Alright! Everyone, look over here!"
While she was reflecting on how to regroup, Takahashi Kami had already stepped forward in her place.
"As Mr. Kitahara said, we can lower our expectations this time and not aim for the gold medal in the ensemble competition. Of course, I don't mean for you to go easy on us."
The members listened silently without giving a reply.
Takahashi Kami pouted helplessly; she missed Akamatsu-senpai a little.
"After adjustments, there are now 67 people in the department. Everyone can form teams freely. After forming a team, each person should register with their respective team leader. The deadline is next Tuesday. There are no requirements for the repertoire. Do you have any questions?"
"Takahashi-senpai, may I ask if the piece I chose can be played at Christmas?" Kuno Tachika raised her hand to ask, her demeanor quite different from the people around her.
This was completely unexpected by the other members. The girl who often acted coquettishly with Kitahara-sensei did not try to stop him when she heard that he was leaving. Instead, she acted indifferent.
"Of course." Takahashi Kami smiled at her. "I'm really looking forward to seeing you."
Kuno Tachibana continued to ask, "Is it possible to travel to multiple locations?"
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"Running around" refers to the same person participating in multiple teams, which usually occurs with special instruments and powerful members.
"this is not OK."
Kami Takahashi smiled wryly and said, "This is too much pressure for that person, and it's easy for them to be suspected. After all, I don't think the wind instrument competition is a selfless event."
She meant that people who run multiple channels are more likely to manipulate the outcome, thus arousing suspicion from others.
“Okay.” Kuno Tachibana nodded.
"If there are no further questions, this departmental meeting is now adjourned, right?" Takahashi Kami clapped her hands in front of her.
Seeing that no one objected, she said loudly,
"Disband!"
The club members left the classroom, each lost in their own thoughts. They should have been excitedly discussing team formation, but their minds were completely preoccupied with Kitahara Hakuba's impending departure, making practice impossible.
"Ugh, this is so exhausting."
Kami Takahashi sat down with her legs spread apart, facing directly at the back of the chair. Her pleated skirt draped naturally over the girl's crotch, creating an alluring slope.
Kana Eto gave a helpless smile, then looked at Hakuba Kitahara and said:
"Teacher Kitahara, are you really not needed to participate in this selection process?"
“No need,” Kitahara Hakuba shook his head and said, “It’s up to you to decide.”
Even if you say that, I still...
Just as Kana Eto felt she "didn't deserve it," a lightbulb went off above Kami Takahashi's head, and she raised a finger and said:
"How about we decide at the in-person concert on Christmas?"
"How do we decide that?" Kana Eto asked.
Kami Takahashi gripped the back of the chair with both hands, her hips moving back and forth, making the steel tubular chair creak as she rode it.
"We'll let the audience decide. We'll give each team a QR code, and then at the end, the audience can scan it to vote. Wouldn't that work?"
Even she herself didn't feel uncomfortable with her movement, but Kitahara Hakuba was reminded of some ominous scenarios.
Kana Eto frowned and said:
"Isn't this too hasty? I'm not just criticizing, but everyone's musical taste is different."
Kami Takahashi interrupted her directly, saying:
"Yes, yes, you're trying to say that everyone's votes have the same weight, right? Chanel, you're too much of a perfectionist."
"But that's clearly how it is."
"Teacher Kitahara said that we shouldn't aim for the gold medal in the ensemble competition. That means we just want everyone to gain experience. Our focus is not on the ensemble competition at all. The National Wind Instrument Competition is our goal, so there's no need to be too particular about it."
The focus of an ensemble concert and a wind instrument concert differs; the former tends to cultivate students' individual abilities and help them recognize their own strengths and weaknesses.
Students are more proactive than at a brass band competition.
Kitahara Hakuba nodded and said:
"That's right, participation is the main focus."
“Look at that.” Takahashi Kami raised her chin boastfully.
“Hmm
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Kana Eto bit her lip, but then realized her expression was a bit awkward, and quickly corrected herself.
"Okay, Kitahara-sensei, what points should we pay attention to?"
Kitahara Hakuba smiled gently and held up one finger, saying:
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"In short, it's all about technique. Right now, you only need to focus on pronunciation quality and skill level; don't worry about anything else for now."
Kana Eto suddenly felt an itch on the soles of her feet again. Strangely, she didn't have athlete's foot at all, but it still itched when she was nervous.
"What about those mysterious musical concepts and those mysterious emotions? Aren't those plus points that we don't need to consider?"
Kitahara Hakuba replied:
"What you're talking about is actually a technique. As long as you have the right technique, everything will be fine."
"I see."
Kana Eto swayed from side to side, but her brows remained furrowed.
Did she really understand?
Kami Takahashi stretched, exhaled, and said:
"By the way, this is a rare opportunity, why don't we bring the senior from the third year to the Christmas performance as well?"
"Three-year seniors? But haven't they all already left the club?"
Kana Eto didn't not want them to come back; on the contrary, she missed them terribly.
Kami Takahashi explained:
"The news of Kitahara-sensei's departure will soon spread throughout the school. At that time, some third-year students will definitely come back to participate in the performance, after all, they are Kitahara-sensei's favorite."
As soon as she spoke, she pursed her lips and quickly raised her hand as if making a vow:
"What I mean is, they are the most supportive of Kitahara-sensei."
Kana Eto did not object to this, because after two years of inhuman grades, the arrival of Kitahara-sensei in the final year gave the three senior students a second spring.
The senior students' support for Professor Kitahara far exceeded that of the first and second-year students.
Kitahara Hakuba said, "I have no objection. You can decide everything, but it must be done without affecting the entrance exams for third-year students."
“I think most of the senior students will come,” Takahashi Kami said. “Many of the senior students in the club have already received recommendation slots.”
Kana Eto kept curling her toes to relieve the itching sensation coming from the soles of her feet:
"I heard that Akamatsu-senpai and Hiraishi-senpai also got recommended student spots, as did Amemori-senpai. And Nagase-senpai and the others are said to have no problem with their exams, after all, they are geniuses."
The fact that people like Sayaka Akamatsu received recommendation slots means they've already secured university admissions and can relax a bit.
Kitahara Hakuba asked curiously:
"Where is Minister Yukawa?"
"Shh one"
Kana Eto put her finger to her lips and said, "Minister Yukawa's grades aren't very good. She's been getting tutoring from Akamatsu-senpai in the library. Kitahara-sensei, you shouldn't tell her about this."
Indeed, my good friend who used to tutor me has already been admitted to university, while I still have to rack my brains for the upcoming standardized test.
Kitahara Hakuba rested his hand on his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Alright, we'll do as you say."
"Then let's go first!"
Kami Takahashi sat up from her chair. "There are only so many people in the bass section. If we don't go and grab them now, they might all be taken!"
In ensemble playing, bass and mid-range instruments are in high demand, and if others don't get them, the arrangement of other instruments needs to be reconsidered.
Kana Eto also hurriedly said goodbye to Hakuba Kitahara. It was impossible not to be nervous, as the brass band club was a highly competitive club.
Only Kitahara Hakuba remained in the first music classroom.
He wandered around, lingered in front of the shop window for a while, and looked out the window, silently waiting like a lone wolf until the lunch break bell rang.
As expected, the news of Kitahara Hakuba's impending departure spread throughout Shin-Asahi High School within a single afternoon.
The students discussed this topic after class because, in their eyes, Kitahara Hakuba was a superstar.
But they were different from the girls in the brass band, because they weren't the ones receiving the favor, so their feelings were limited to mere感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).
The upcoming Christmas holiday might be more appealing than Kitahara Hakuba's departure.
Staff office.
"Kitahara, you're a big shot again today," Kurosaki Yuichi said jokingly. "Everyone outside is talking about you."
He was dressed very lightly, with his coat open and only a gray undershirt underneath.
Kitahara Hakuba doodled on his music textbook with a marker:
"It'll be fine in a few days."
Just as Kurosaki Yuichi was about to speak, he was suddenly called out by the ferryman:
"Kurosaki! Your clothes are too tight! Those two are bulging out, don't you feel anything strange?!"
"Feel sorry!"
Kurosaki Yuichi quickly zipped up his jacket, stood awkwardly next to Kitahara Hakuba, and muttered under his breath,
“The ferry manager has been watching me very closely lately, and I suspect I’m about to be fired.”
"Don't keep thinking about things that have no basis in fact."