I play the wind instrument in Hokkaido.

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"Then today's meeting is adjourned!" Sayaka Akamatsu stood up, patted Sakura Yukawa's thin shoulder, and said, "Shall we go?"

“You’re the one leaving, I’m staying to practice,” said Sakurako Yukawa.

"Next week is the end of the semester, aren't you going to have tutoring?"

"It's okay if I don't take it for a day, right?"

Kana Eto asked in surprise, "Does Senior Yuukawa also hypnotize herself like this before exams?"

“Hypnosis,” Yukawa Sakurako said with a dry laugh, “I’ve been taking extra classes, I just thought it wouldn’t be a big deal to take a few days off.”

"Whatever you want, I'm leaving now." Sayaka Akamatsu left the first music classroom directly, and for some reason, Kami Takahashi followed her.

Only the two former ministers remained in the classroom.

“Shall we go find Kirishima and the others? It’s been a long time since I played the clarinet after leaving the club.” Yukawa Sakurako stood up.

The two of them spent a long time confirming the lineup, from the previous quintet to finding a few more members who hadn't found a group, and finally decided on the Woodwind Septet, an arrangement of Nelson's "Woodwind Quintet".

The group consists of two third-year students, Sakura Kawabata and Hama Watanabe.

Two second-year students, Kana Eto and Meiko Hiraishi.

Three first-year students: Kirishima Mai, Nagasawa Miyabi, and Goto Yu.

Kana Eto was very satisfied with this combination, so satisfied that she could smile before going to bed.

This mentor-mentee pairing is probably what Kitahara-sensei wants to see, rather than a group of three-year students all at once.

“Minister Yukawa.” Kana Eto looked up at her.

"kindness?"

Under the innocent gaze of Yukawa Sakurako, Eto Kana could only utter meaningless hoarse sounds as her hands rubbed back and forth on the table.

"It's best to ask any questions as soon as possible."

Sakura sat back down and smiled at her, saying, "The brass band has become like that because everyone is unwilling to say anything and keeps everything bottled up inside."

Kana Eto's lips parted slightly, her small hands clenched, and she mustered her courage to speak:

"Excuse me, do you like Kitahara-sensei?"

Sakurako Yuukawa, who was expecting to perfectly answer her junior's question, was completely dumbfounded. Her head tilted to the side like a broken machine, she pointed at herself, and grinned:

Mistake? Me?

What are you saying? Did she mishear?

Kana Eto blushed and quickly lowered her head to apologize, saying, "I'm sorry! I may not have expressed myself clearly!"

"Ah no"

Sakurako's hands were a little cold, so she put them between her thighs under her skirt and squeezed them together. "What makes you think this would happen?"

Kana Eto raised her hand to brush her bangs aside, remained silent for a moment, and finally recounted in detail the speculations that Kami Takahashi had made during the school trip.

Sakurako Yukawa initially seemed at ease, but eventually felt confused and lost.

"This is ridiculous! What kind of reason for leaving the company?"

“Right? I also think it’s too far-fetched.” Kana Eto kicked her feet under the table. “But I’m also starting to believe it might be true.”

"Huh?"

Kana Eto quickly explained:

"Look, this time for the ensemble competition, Mr. Kitahara didn't bring a single second-year or first-year student. It's all third-year students. Don't you think that's strange? Given his personality, it would be normal for him to make up for the shortcomings, right?"

Sakurako scratched the sole of her shoe with her toes, gave an awkward smile, and said, "Does Eto-senpai think that Kitahara-sensei's pairing is biased?"

Kana Eto blushed and didn't say anything; questioning her seniors was not what she wanted to do.

But if it really was because of the upperclassmen that Kitahara-sensei resigned, then her worldview would collapse in an instant.

Sakurako glanced at the sliding door, her gaze passing through the two glass panes on the door, where she could see the sky outside the window in the corridor.

“Junior Eto, I think that’s impossible. Even if it is possible, it’s a private matter between Kitahara-sensei and them. Do you think it’s really necessary for us to investigate this further?”

"Of course it's necessary! Professor Kitahara is a noble, selfless, knowledgeable, and excellent teacher!"

Kana Eto's tone rose at first, then fell low again, "I don't know what the other girls think, but I still want Kitahara-sensei to remain the Kitahara-sensei who has always encouraged me."

Rather than a teacher who reaches under a girl's skirt, even if the female students are willing to accept this action.

Sakurako's small mouth opened and closed meaninglessly like a goldfish as she murmured, "So that's why you don't want Sayaka to play 'Christmas Thief'?"

?

Kana Eto gently bit her left lip, her beautiful brows furrowing. "I gradually realized that I was being used by Saito-senpai, but I'm still willing because I feel that the gathering with Kitahara-sensei might not happen again. But the thought that this 'Christmas thief' will turn into interactions between Kitahara-sensei and some girls, even publicly, makes me... I'm a little...

Sakurako Yukawa whispered, "Sad?"

"I have no idea

"

Kana Eto didn't know why she felt a tightness in her chest. "I just feel that people shouldn't be like this. If everyone could follow the rules, anything is possible."

Chapter 405, Question 404: Are you feeling quite smug right now? >>

Now that things have come to this, Sakurako Yukawa finally understands what Kana Eto is thinking.

If everyone can play their roles steadily and peacefully, high school life will become more colorful and fulfilling.

Mr. Kitahara remains the same gentle yet rigorous teacher, and the Shin-hsu Brass Band remains the same brass band that, under his leadership, keeps striving for the gold medal.

Everything was peaceful and serene.

“Eto-senpai.” Yukawa Sakura leaned forward and took her hand, saying, “Do you completely believe what Takahashi-senpai said?”

"I:" Kana Eto felt a slight taste of blood on her dry lips.

She asked herself honestly, she hadn't believed it before, but this time, the ensemble performance by Kitahara-sensei made her have to pay attention.

"Whether this matter is true or false, whether it brings happiness or misfortune, Mr. Kitahara..."

Kawai Sakura glanced to the side, paused for a moment, and then continued, "He must have been mentally prepared. If he can be happy, then that's a choice. I have very little social experience, so I can't say anything as insightful as Kitahara-sensei, but I think his happiness has nothing to do with us."

The statement that happiness has nothing to do with us is somewhat unsettling.

"In short, we're still too inexperienced compared to Kitahara-sensei."

Sakurako Yukawa grinned, "Even if it's true, in a sense, he's a decisive person. We should just learn from that and not think too much about other things."

Kana Eto could sense that Sakurako was trying her best to comfort her, but the annoyance in her heart did not lessen in the slightest.

She was thinking too much, to the point that she even suspected she was jealous, which scared her so much that she dared not think about it anymore.

"The brass band is the brass band, and Kitahara-sensei is Kitahara-sensei. If we treat Kitahara-sensei as an appendage of the brass band, then tragedy will surely follow."

"Can't understand

"Actually, I don't really know either. I just thought it was cool, so I said it." Yukawa Sakurako chuckled. "Alright, let's go practice?"

Kana Eto nodded, went to the door, put on her shoes, and looked out through the corridor. She saw that Kitahara-sensei and Kuno Tachibana were together in the elevated corridor.

Since returning from the school trip, Kuno's attitude towards Kitahara-sensei has become better and better. Does this mean that the younger students have already come to terms with things?

Well!

Kana Eto took a deep breath.

Don't give up! Keep working hard!!!

"Kansaki-senpai came to see you this morning, what did she want to do?"

The girl swung her feet from beneath her light brown skirt, the sound echoing down the corridor.

"It's about the sheet music," Kitahara Hakuba said.

Kuno Tachibana lazily raised his long eyelashes, his lowered pupils capturing his facial expression, and released his lips to say:

"Don't lie to me. Although you didn't say it, I already guessed your relationship with Kanzaki-senpai. Part of the reason you resigned was because of her, right?"

Kitahara Hakuba didn't know how to explain, but Kuno Tachibana's words didn't contain any complaint; they were simply stating a fact. Kuno Tachibana lifted her pink lips and said:

How long has your relationship lasted?

Kitahara Hakuba breathed a sigh of relief. In the past, he would have tried to hide it, but now that Kuno Tatsuka had done so much for him, he needed to be honest.

"It should be a little longer than yours." Kitahara Hakuba wasn't entirely sure either.

If it's truly confirmed, it only happened a few days ago, but the ambiguous actions between the two had already begun long before.

"Woolen cloth!"

The sly smile on Kuno Tachibana's lips froze instantly, her small face filled with surprise. What do you mean by "a little longer than me"?

It would be too shameful to talk about this, so Kitahara Hakuba looked to the side and out the window, where he saw Eto Kana looking over at the same time from the corridor window.

She abruptly looked away and disappeared into the next window.

Kuno Tachibana, however, was completely unaware of this. She tugged at his sleeve with her small hand and said:

"What happened to you?"

"Just like you, but I would never do that to you."

Kitahara Hakuba's voice became much softer. He was discussing this with female students at school; he was probably having an episode.

Kuno Tachibana's eyes narrowed, and he swallowed hard, saying:

Which is better?

"Woolen cloth?"

"I just want to ask, which one gave you a better experience?"

"You shouldn't be aiming for first place in this area, should you?" Kitahara Hakuba was so frustrated that his stomach started to hurt.

Kuno Tachibana's lips curled into a smile, and she raised her small hand to cover her meaningful grin, saying:

"Oh? That's right. Teacher Kitahara can play whichever girl he wants with, and they won't repeat themselves at all. Since they don't repeat themselves, how can there be a first time?"

Kitahara Hakuba raised his hand and brushed his bangs aside. He couldn't refute this, because the two of them were indeed not identical.

"Oh right, why weren't I invited this time? To avoid suspicion? Then why didn't Kanzaki-senpai avoid suspicion?"