"Classmates from Kitauji, please come and gather here!"

The minister and deputy minister stood before the members of Kitauji as usual.

The two of them took the newly received trophies and certificates to comfort everyone who was disappointed, reviewed the years of hard work, and gave instructions to the next generation of cadres...

Kumiko really didn't want to hear any more. If she continued like this, she struggled to hold back the tears and they were about to fall down.

She turned to look at the classmates who had worked hard together so far: the third-year senior sister was crying, Rina, who was crying just now, had adjusted her mood, and the lively Luhui was dejected...

"...We have tried our best, but others are more powerful. In the end..."

She finally wanted to listen carefully for a while, but when the word 'final' came out of the third-year senior girl's lips, Kumiko turned her face away again.

I always feel unspeakably uncomfortable.

Is this over? Can I no longer work hard with the seniors? Can time go back to summer? I will definitely work hard.

No, we can no longer allow our emotions to spread like this.

Kumiko took a deep breath to suppress the burning sensation in her throat. The world in her eyes was already a little blurry.

Blinking hard to squeeze away the obstructive tears, Kumiko suddenly noticed that Tetsu Watanabe was standing quietly aside, as if waiting for her.

"...Everyone, please move to the bus. Teacher Taki will tell everyone the judges' evaluation on the bus. After returning, the first and second graders must carry out targeted exercises."

After the third-year senior said the final ministerial order, Kumiko walked up quickly: "Senior, I have a friend. Just say a few words and get back to the car immediately."

"It doesn't matter, go ahead." The senior sister replied in a nonchalant voice.

Kumiko nodded and walked quickly towards Toru Watanabe, fearing that tears would fall if she said another word to her senior sister.

"are you looking for me?"

"Wait a moment." Watanabe Toru flipped through the notebook in his hand page by page.

Kumiko looked at it and saw the last few pages left, and waited patiently for him.

The spectators walking around and students from other schools all looked at this place in amazement.

Kumiko took a step back slightly.

Standing next to Toru Watanabe who could play such an oboe tone, she could not help but feel jealous and ashamed.

She recalled the scene she had just seen in the concert hall, where judges from various famous music universities were scrambling to let Toru Watanabe go to their school.

"Okay, I'm sorry." Watanabe Toru closed the notebook and looked at the lost girl in front of him, "How do you feel?"

"I'm not willing to give in." Kumiko complained and complained, "To put it nicely, we are the same kind of people, but in the end you won the gold medal and I won the bronze medal."

"Hahaha."

"dare you laugh!"

"Sorry, sorry."

"What do you want from me? You're not here to show off, are you?"

Watanabe Toru said in disbelief: "Am I this kind of person in your eyes?"

"Isn't it?" Kumiko replied fiercely.

I don’t know why, but I obviously pretend to be a good kid in front of everyone, but when facing Toru Watanabe, I can’t help but expose my little temper.

"You have misunderstood me too deeply. I am not a little man who likes to show off. I cannot be arrogant in front of women and losers... What I want is for the world to bow its head in front of me."

"...can I hit you?"

"Okay." Toru Watanabe nodded. Seeing that Kumiko actually raised her hand, he added, "But I will fight back."

Kumiko rolled her eyes at him and took back her hand to scare him: "What on earth do you want to see me for?"

"This is for you." Toru Watanabe handed over the notebook.

This is yesterday's one-month sign-in reward for Mai Asahi, a notebook about the euphonium.

He couldn't understand how many specific uses it had.

Originally he planned to give it to Asuka Mai, but Kumiko unexpectedly made him like him - in the sense of a friend, so he decided to give it to her on the spur of the moment.

As for Mai-senpai, he has memorized the notes just now and will handwrite a book by himself.

Compared to what the system sent, Mai-senpai would be happier.

Kumiko flipped through two pages and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "This is?"

"I asked the senior who plays the euphonium to ask for it." Toru Watanabe said, "Is it useful?"

"Useful, so useful! Music theory, sight-singing and ear training, lip and breath control requirements, emotional expression..." Kumiko raised her head excitedly, "Can you really give this to me? That senior sister

Will you be angry? This should be a treasure that she cherishes very much!"

"Of course I will be angry."

"Then forget it." Kumiko reluctantly touched the notebook.

"But it's okay to be angry. I won't hide it from you. My senior sister is one of my girlfriends."

"......ah?"

Watanabe Toru came closer and said in the ears of the stunned Kumiko: "In our school, in the music club, I have two current girlfriends and one ex-girlfriend."

Kumiko took three steps back, held the notebook in her arms, and looked at him warily.

Watanabe Toru tried his best to hold back his laughter and said nonchalantly: "The notes are not given to you for free. As a condition, you must also become one of my girlfriends."

"Don't even think about it!"

"Think carefully, get this notebook, and next year you can be the euphonium soloist, lead Kitauji to the national competition, and become someone special together with your beloved Reina."

like.....

Kumiko quickly shook her head: "No, no, no! No matter what you say, it won't do!"

She handed the notebook over: "Here, give it back to you!"

"What a pity. You could have been my first girlfriend in Kyoto." Toru Watanabe reached out to catch the notebook, but without exerting force, he couldn't pull it out of the girl's hand.

Looking at Kumiko's reluctant expression, Watanabe Toru said helplessly: "I really can't do anything about you. This is great. I will become your first boyfriend in Tokyo. In other words, you must feel more comfortable, right? You can accept it.

Bar?"

"would not!"

Toru Watanabe finally couldn't control himself and laughed.

When he laughed just now, Kumiko was still immersed in the disappointment of the competition, but because she was shocked by Watanabe Toru's shamelessness and the power of the notebook, she temporarily put aside the disappointment, so she was caught.

She looked at Toru Watanabe stupidly, until she remembered that Toru Watanabe had several girlfriends, she suddenly came back to reality and shook her head vigorously.

"No, it just can't be done! There's no need to talk about this matter!"

"What you said is so shocking. I am sincere."

"Hitting people? You should reflect on yourself!"

"Hahaha, you actually take it seriously?"

"Eh?" Kumiko blinked, "Are you lying to me again?!"

"What I said before the game is true. I really think you and I are the same kind of people, but I was really joking just now."

"Really?" Kumiko asked in disbelief.

"If possible, I still want to be a dedicated person as much as possible."

"What about this notebook?"

"Of course I'll give it to you. I want you to be my girlfriend in many ways, so why use threats."

Kumiko hugged the notebook happily, and after listening to Toru Watanabe's words, she snorted: "Are you quite confident? But I don't think so, I only like Rina."

"That's it." Toru Watanabe whispered softly, with a slight smile on his lips.

"...I, I won't agree to you so easily!" Kumiko joked along.

"Okay, no more talking, I'm leaving." Toru Watanabe put away his smile, "In the future, maybe like today, I won't be able to get satisfactory results, and I won't be reconciled to the point of wanting to die, but please remember, I have to believe in you.

By yourself, you will definitely accomplish whatever you want to do.”

"I'm not you, so I don't have that kind of talent." The reply came in a hoarse voice, which surprised Kumiko herself.

Did Toru Watanabe's words of comfort move her so much?

"I told you." Toru Watanabe reached out and patted the girl in front of him on the shoulder, feeling helpless, "You and I are the same kind of people."

"Trying to lie to me again." Kumiko ignored his hand and stared blankly at the notes in her hand.

"Kumiko."

"What?" Kumiko responded softly.

"One of the happiest things about playing the oboe for me is meeting you as a friend. If I had gone to Kyoto, we would have gotten along very happily. Maybe Rina is not as good as me and you."

"would not."

"That's right. If I had gone to Kyoto, I wouldn't have joined the instrumental club at all." Toru Watanabe raised his wrist and looked at the time on the dial, "I'm leaving, goodbye."

"goodbye."

Kumiko watched Toru Watanabe turn around and leave, watching him disappear into the crowd.

After gathering her emotions, Kumiko returned to Kitauji's bus.

The car was filled with low pressure, and everyone was still immersed in the regret and unwillingness of failure.

Only Kumiko's mood was completely different from before.

Feeling everyone's negative emotions and the touch of the notebook in her hands, she couldn't wait to go back to practice and then go to the next national competition immediately.

Walking back to her seat, Rina leaned her head against the car window, her eyes dull, and even her usually enviable long black hair had lost its luster.
To be continued...