The second day of the Kanto Competition, August 26th.

Although I want to seize the last time of summer vacation and continue to practice hard, as a high school club, it is destined to be impossible to devote all the time to competitions.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Misaki Komatsu, the director of the performance department, stood on the podium of the music classroom.

"Wouldn't it be better to just play the competition piece?"

"Yes, this way you don't have to waste training time."

"Now I just want to train, train, train!"

"I can understand everyone's mood, but only the competition repertoire is not enough." Misaki Komatsu said, "This year the school allocates thirty minutes to the wind section, and the competition repertoire is only twelve minutes. In order to cope with the extra time,

We must practice new songs. Qingye-san also agrees with this."

Everyone looked towards the edge of the classroom, where the seat was assigned to the guests. Apart from her beauty and intelligence, the beautiful girl Kiyono Rin, who was worthless, was sitting there quietly.

The wind that is about to enter autumn blows the white curtains, and the girl's black hair is swaying, creating a scene that only appears in youth movies.

Facing everyone's gaze, Qingye Rin nodded.

Her nod was much more persuasive than Misaki Komatsu, and everyone immediately stopped objecting.

"Then what song should we choose?" Tamamo Haomei, who plays the trombone, asked.

"It's better to choose something simpler to save time on practice."

"Isn't it too simple? We are the first team in the history of Kamikawa High School to win the gold medal in the Kanto competition and represent Kanto in the national competition!"

"...Are you too proud of yourself?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's simple. Most of the people who come to listen to our performance don't know how to play wind music. It's not necessarily true that choosing a popular song will be more popular."

"That's right, we can play the competition songs anyway, and people who really understand won't question our level."

"So which songs are more popular now and have suitable music scores?"

"I don't know. During this time, I was either training or on my way to cram school. I have been out of touch with society."

Everyone's situation is similar. Just when he was about to ask Google, Toru Watanabe said: "How about anime songs? For example, the theme song and interlude of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and the ending theme of "Sword Art Online". These two animations are very popular."

It’s famous and has been listened to by many people, and the wind version should also be available online.”

"I know "Sword Art Online", but what is "Demon Slayer"?"

"The recently released animation is said to be very popular." Toru Watanabe also heard about it from Osamu Kunii and Keisuke Saito.

He has been busy recently with Sprint Transcendence and Oboe Performance, and has not watched any animations.

"It's super hot!" A boy in the percussion club stood up excitedly, bent down, and used the drum stick to make a gesture of drawing a sword, "Concentrate and reach the top!"

No one paid attention to him.

Even Toru Watanabe didn't know what he was doing.

After a brief silence, Misaki Komatsu opened her mouth to help the boy ease his embarrassment.

"Then we decided to choose songs from popular animations. We don't have extra time to focus on song selection. The principals of each part, as well as the third graders, came to the euphonium part classroom for a meeting to determine the specific songs. The other students

Practice on your own.”

"yes!"

The above scene is the performance club preparing for the cultural festival in September.

After the morning training, in the classroom of the Human Activities Department, Watanabe Toru asked Kiyono Rin, who was reading a book after lunch: "What should we do?"

Kamikawa school rules stipulate that at the cultural festival, in addition to classes, each regular club must also hold its own activities.

"Questionnaire."

"Questionnaire?"

"Yes. A questionnaire on perceptions of lying."

"What's the fun in that kind of thing? It's boring." Toru Watanabe said dissatisfied.

He is full of expectations for exotic customs such as cultural festivals, summer festivals, and fireworks displays.

I finally came out of the village. I thought I could live a two-dimensional campus life, but I found a girlfriend in the first semester. Although she is very beautiful and rich, now I have to face the first cultural festival, which is actually boring.

questionnaire.

The flea market has never been more fun than in my previous life.

"Then what do you want to do?" Qingye Rin turned the page back in the book without raising his head.

"How about forming a temporary band? You sing the lead, I'll play the guitar, and I'll bring Mei Ji in to sing the theme songs of "Slam Dunk" and "Dragon Ball"."

"I don't really like standing on the stage. I have no choice but to do the music department."

"You have no say in this matter." Toru Watanabe slapped the table, "I declare: this school festival, our SOS group must do interesting things!"

"SOS group?"

"Ah, you made a mistake, it's the Human Observation Department. The Human Observation Department must do more interesting things!"

"reason?"

"Based on our results, there is only once in a lifetime for the first year of high school. In other words, there is only one school festival for the first year of high school. Shouldn't we try to make this once-in-a-lifetime event unforgettable?"

"Every meal you eat only happens once in your life. Do you eat what you want at every meal?"

"There is a difference between the two! Although it is true that each meal only happens once in a lifetime, eating happens many times and you can definitely look forward to the next time." Toru Watanabe said.

"What's the difference? There is only one cultural festival for the first year of high school, but there are cultural festivals every year for the second year, third year of high school, and college."

"This..." Toru Watanabe couldn't resist her, "No matter what, I don't agree to hold any questionnaire anyway."

Qingye Rin sighed as if she couldn't stand him: "You can give your opinion. If there are activities that I think are good, there is no problem in changing them."

"Band, band, didn't I just say that? As long as we do this, I dare to swear to Yotsuya Station, no, the entire Shinjuku City, that our club will definitely not win the first place in the vote for the 'Best Cultural Festival Event'!"

Rin Qingye closed the hardcover book with a "snap" and rolled his eyes at him: "I told you just now, right? I don't like standing on the stage."

"Then...Miss Kamikawa beauty pageant? I can swear to the whole of Tokyo. If it is not popular, there will be heavy rain that can flood the entire city immediately, turning the entire Kanto Plain into..."

"Next." Qingye Rin interrupted him emotionlessly.

"Stage play? "Romeo and Juliet"? I serve as the director, screenwriter, and miscellaneous. You and Miki are the male and female protagonists. This is incredible! I guarantee my hometown of Iwate Prefecture: No one will not like two beautiful girls making love to each other!

"

Rin Kiyono did not object immediately. Instead, he put his hand on his chin and said with a chuckle: "If you can convince Miki Kujo, I have no objection."

"... Let's treat this as a record first."

"Is there any more?" Qingye Rin lost interest and looked at the hardcover book in his hand.

Watanabe Toru used his brain and ruled out everything from maid cafes to haunted houses.

"Now that things have come to a point, we can only rely on the leader's power!" Toru Watanabe gritted his teeth and said, "Let's make a movie!"

"Movie? Can you convince Miki Kujo?"

"It's okay if she doesn't appear. There are eighty-six instrumentalists in the performance department, plus Osamu Kunii and Keisuke Saito. The number of people is completely enough! Although we don't have the strength of a group leader, we can definitely produce a film that transcends

The movie "The Adventures of Asahina Mikuru"! Maybe it can be shown in movie theaters in Shinjuku City and make a lot of money!"

""The Adventures of Asahina Mikuru"? A movie made by high school students? Is it good?" Rin Kiyono asked doubtfully.

"It's not a question of whether it's good or not. It, it, it's really one of those rare movies that can contain the secrets of the world." Toru Watanabe didn't lie, but he didn't tell the truth either.

"Can it have such depth?" Qingye Rin fell into deep thought.

"Yes. Although it has not been shown in cinemas, it is very famous among young people. Thinking about it this way, doesn't it have great transcendent value?"

"We also have to take care of the national competition, so I'm afraid we won't have that much time to make movies."

"What's the point! Anyway, the people in the instrumental club have to participate in their own class activities. Before the end of the cultural festival, the ensemble will definitely be out of action. You and I don't need to train. The leading actors and extras can find people who are willing to help to make guest appearances.

alright?"

Qingye Rin thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

"great!"

This is right, this is how a youth romantic comedy should be!

To hell with such a corny activity as questionnaires!

"There is one condition."

"Ten will do, too."

"Ah, are you so polite? Then ten."

"Wait a minute, your answer is too strange, I'm just being polite!"

Rin Kiyono smiled pleasantly and said to Tohru Tanabe: "My condition is that I will be the director and screenwriter."

"You don't want to be a heroine?"

"Not interested." Qingye Rin took out a brand new notebook from the drawer, "Since you have decided to make a movie, the first thing you need to do is..."
To be continued...