"real or fake?"

Kumiko and others couldn't help but look at the girl. Although they didn't hear the name, she was 'very handsome'. Was she the gangster?

Although he has a bad character, he cannot deny the fact that in Kumiko's and others' minds, 'that person = handsome'.

But what is it like to be Prime Minister? Not to be a musician?

The girl continued: "TV has specifically investigated his identity. It is said that he came from an almost abandoned rural school and was admitted to a private high school in Tokyo through self-study. His academic performance is such that he can definitely be admitted to the University of Tokyo."

"Wow, that's amazing! But it's a bit difficult for someone born in the countryside to be the prime minister, isn't it?"

"You have perseverance, you're smart, and you're handsome!"

"That's right!" Another girl easily agreed with her companion's point of view.

"Also," the girl whispered, "it is said that his girlfriend and friends are all former aristocrats and now chaebols, and their families have parliamentary seats in various regions!"

"Really?!"

"This is what I heard. There is no report in the news. But from the angry tone of the expert, it seems that he really may become the prime minister. He must be right!"

"Why are the experts angry?" Ye Yue asked familiarly.

The girl glanced at her and explained, regardless of whether she recognized her or not:

"Experts say that today's smart people are all thinking about entering the University of Tokyo, then getting involved in politics and the financial circle, and giving up on science and culture. Experts also conclude that if the young generation of the island country continues like this, it will be over sooner or later!"

"What the experts said makes sense!" Ye Yue nodded with approval.

Kumiko would like to say that not all smart people are qualified to target the prime minister.

However, he can actually be the prime minister...

She looked at Rina and said with a low smile: "What should I do? It's the Prime Minister. Do we still want to make him look good?"

Rina looked at her angrily: "Are you going to betray me?"

"Of course not." Kumiko shook her head firmly.

"That's good!" Rina nodded with satisfaction.

"I won't vote for him!"

"......this?"

Reina's surprised look with lips was so cute that Kumiko couldn't help but rub her cheek with her face.

"I will always be on Rina's side." She whispered.

"Yeah." Rina also rubbed her face against Kumiko's cheek.

"It's about to begin!" Lu Hui's words brought everyone's attention back to the stage.

The high school where everyone can get into the Imperial University is really different. They hold their heads high and look at the conductor and the audience with burning eyes.

Especially the oboe player sitting in front of the conductor, with his awe-inspiring confidence, struck everyone with a strong sense of oppression.

"What should I do? When I look at that guy now, it's like I'm seeing the Prime Minister." Kumiko grabbed Reina's hand and whispered.

Rina held Kumiko's hand back and said nothing, quietly waiting for Kamikawa's performance.

The staff member serving as the emcee began to announce: "The following performer is Kamikawa Private High School from Tokyo. They are also one of the 29 teams that entered the national competition this year. The song they will perform is: "Prosperous Four Seasons."

Kumiko and Rina glanced at each other subconsciously. They had been exposed to wind music since childhood, so of course they knew this piece.

Produced by Aiichi Kawahide, this is a piece whose quality is almost decided by the oboist.

Kamikawa High School chose this piece and became a representative of Kanto and a seed team recognized by the judges, which shows that the oboe player has unimaginable strength.

Kumiko swallowed subconsciously. Even though the performance hadn't even started yet, it seemed like she had already lost half of it.

She secretly glanced at Rina, her crystal eyes staring motionlessly at the stage, and her breathing was slightly quickened.

‘So Reina is also nervous?’ After thinking this subconsciously, Kumiko smiled bitterly, it’s natural for people to be nervous.

At this time, the beautiful girl named Qingye on the stage waved the baton, and the low and majestic music intertwined into a winter melody, and the quiet music flowed in the venue.

Just when Kumiko was immersed in it, the hands held by Rina suddenly tightened, and then the instruments on the stage suddenly became quiet.

As most people put down their instruments, the guy who claimed to be a Rina fan stood up.

‘Here it comes!’ Kumiko held her breath.

When the first note came out from the black wooden pipe, Kumiko's forehead felt like a heavy punch. The tone was obviously very gentle, but it vibrated the air and penetrated her eardrums.

Kyoto Station is big and high. Every time she stands here, Kumiko feels that the four thousand pieces of glass above her head are as far away as the sky. However, at this time, they, the glass, seem to be slowly falling, and she needs to listen closer.

Such a wonderful sound.

Not long after the soft, quiet notes sounded, the clarinets and brass suddenly joined in, and the scale of the music became magnificent all at once.

Every note shines brightly, giving birth to a pleasant melody.

‘Spring is coming!’ Obviously many people have never heard of this song, but they immediately understood its artistic conception.

The expressiveness is so strong!

A brisk melody, a slowly accelerating rhythm, and sweet notes bounce on the stage.

Everyone was really outstanding, but the audience couldn't take their eyes away from the standing woodwind player. His fingers were dazzlingly fast, and he kept producing sweet and soul-stirring tones.

Kumiko's breathing became difficult, and she clutched the costume on the left side of her chest tightly.

The moment the last note sounded, there was no more footsteps in the entire station.

After a moment of silence, there was applause that almost shattered the glass. The sound echoed throughout the entire station building and echoed within the building.

Kumiko sighed deeply, and then realized that she had been holding her breath for a long time.

"This is the level of that gangster." Rina murmured to herself.

"It's amazing!" Ye Yue, who was standing aside, turned red and looked at the stage almost feverishly.

On the contrary, Lu Hui, a strong school fan, held his cheeks contentedly and sighed lazily: "Ah, today is such a perfect day, Xiao Lu has nothing else to ask for."

Kumiko looked at the Kamikawa Ensemble Club who was bathing in the spotlight and preparing to leave: "Is this our opponent in the national competition?"

"Kumiko!" Noticing the disappointment in her tone, Rina held her face in her hands, "Now is not the time to give up!"

"...Well, I understand." Kumiko couldn't be as confident as Reina.

With Rina's trumpet level, she is very strong among high school students in the country, but she is not good, she can't even compare to her third grade seniors.

"Kumiko," Rina saw her friend's emotions, she put her forehead against hers, "three years, we have three years, we will definitely surpass them!"

Her long hair fluttered in front of her eyes, and the soft touch through the fabric made Kumiko cheer up.

An impulse welled up deep in her heart, and her throat felt itchy. She couldn't tell whether it was joy or shame. Kumiko said to Rina in a low voice and firmly:

"I will do my best to compete!"

"Well!" Rina happily let go of Kumiko, "Sooner or later, we will use our strength to make that guy apologize for his frivolity!"

"I feel like he likes Rina...'s breasts. It has nothing to do with her strength, right?" Kumiko deliberately teased.

"I'm going to hate you!"

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I was wrong, I will never make such a joke again! Sister Rina, please forgive me!"

"Kumiko!" Rina shouted helplessly.

Just when Kumiko was feeling depressed and excited, and started teasing Reina, people from Kamikawa High School reappeared in the audience, ready to enjoy the performance of Seiryo Girls' High School.

Kumiko suddenly felt lucky. Fortunately, Kitauji was not ranked behind Kamikawa, otherwise the pressure would have been too great.

"Sister Rina." A smiling voice came from afar.

Kumiko suppressed a smile and looked at Rina, who naturally had a calm and pretty face. If there weren't too many people and there was no spare place to go, she would probably turn around and leave.

"Sister Linai, I am your first fan." The boy came over.

"Hey, that's enough!" Kumiko wanted to be more fierce, but after she spoke, she realized that her tone was full of uncontrollable laughter.

Rina glared at her friend angrily, then stared at the boy: "Don't think that you can be arrogant now that you are better than me!"

"Arrogant? How could that be!" the boy quickly denied, "I am really your fan, can you give me an autograph? This is the biggest purpose of my coming to Kyoto!"

"How dare you mention that!"

Rina's tone was so fierce that Kumiko almost thought she was going to start a fight on the spot.

"I just want to sign." The boy was not frightened at all and said reluctantly, "As long as you sign for me, Sister Rina, I will disappear immediately!"

"Don't go too far!" Lu Hui couldn't stand it anymore, "How can a boy do such a thing!"

"That's right, don't you want to be prime minister? If you do something like this, it will leave a stain on you in the future!" Kumiko suppressed a smile and joined in the reprimand.

"How do you know about the Prime Minister? Forget it, for Sister Rina, I don't have to be the Prime Minister."

Kumiko was stunned for a moment, turned around, with a smile that could no longer be controlled on her face, and said to Reina: "He said he, hahaha, he can stop being prime minister for you, Reina."

"Whether he becomes Prime Minister or not has nothing to do with me!" Rina replied angrily to her bad friend.

"Don't be angry," Kumiko comforted, "I don't think this classmate has any ill intentions."
To be continued...