I play the wind instrument in Hokkaido.

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"Is it almost time?" Kitahara Hakuba turned to look at her.

Yu Shou wasn't surprised he knew, and nodded, saying:

"It's close to three minutes and fourteen seconds, which is about one second fast by normal standards. Where were some parts filmed too quickly?"

Kitahara Hakuba took a shallow breath and said bluntly:

"The G part of the saxophone, which is the fast-paced part, was not well coordinated."

Those sitting in the second row, next to the clarinetists, all tensed up and blushed with shame when Mr. Kitahara pointed it out.

The current Shenxu Brass Band is no longer a club that allows for a high degree of tolerance for mistakes. The pressure here is no less than that of Donghai Affiliated High School, which wins gold medals every year.

Although they had never been to Donghai High School, this was their opinion.

At this moment, Yu Shou frowned and glared directly at a girl sitting on the inside, saying:

"Akamatsu-kun, what's going on? How can you still make a mistake of rushing the beat on the theme song after all this time?"

There are two people with the surname Akamatsu in the club. One is Akamatsu Sayaka, and the other is the head of the saxophone section, Sana, who is a girl with shoulder-length short hair.

She and Kuno Tachibana have the same hairstyle, but the hairstyle doesn't give her power. Akamatsu Sana is an extremely typical introverted girl, and people say she only lowers her head and doesn't speak.

"No, it's alright, it only takes about a second to fix," said Sakurako Yukawa, trying to smooth things over with a smile.

Rain Guard said in a low, calm voice:

"Even a second is crucial. You might lose the gold medal because of that one second. Who can bear that responsibility?"

“Rain Guardian, it’s alright, please take a seat,” Kitahara Hakuba said.

Yu Shou nodded and sat back down in his seat.

Kuno Tachibana's gaze remained fixed on Kitahara Hakuba, but he spoke softly to her:

"Senior Yu Shou cares so much about the gold prize?"

"I've already said, what I care about isn't the gold medal, but that Kitahara-sensei wins it."

Kuno Tachibana smiled slightly, and even Nagase Tsukiyo forced an embarrassed smile.

Everyone in the brass band knows that Yu Shou has feelings for the advisor.

“These are all minor issues. In fact, if problems still arise now, teachers should also reflect on their own actions.”

Kitahara Hakuba placed his hands on the command platform.

"Don't be nervous, and don't feel any pressure. Just practice as usual. Okay, let's begin the free piece C."

The playing practice continued, the vibrations of the marimba were clearly audible in the air, and the notes flowed around my ears as if only a moment had passed.

But when I came to my senses, several hours had already passed.

"Stop—" As Kitahara Hakuba's hand tightened, the music in the first music classroom abruptly stopped, and everyone was slightly out of breath. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch, which showed 4:25 pm.

"That concludes today's ensemble practice. Before the cultural festival, practice time will end around 4:30 PM. You can use the remaining time to practice the pieces needed for the cultural festival."

Members: "Yes!"

Kitahara Hakuba clasped his hands in front of him and said to the saxophone section, "From now on, the saxophone section will need to extend their practice time by one hour. I will stay behind to keep you company."

As soon as he said that, the members of the saxophone section gasped, and even Takahashi Kami couldn't hold back.

In the past, we practiced until dark, and on weekends we even practiced until 9 p.m. If we drag it out for another hour, wouldn't we have to practice until 10 p.m.?

The other voices remained silent, not even Yukawa Sakurako and Akamatsu Sayaka, since it was Kitahara Hakuba who had brought it up.

“Akamatsu-san.” Kitahara Hakuba’s gaze fell on Akamatsu Sana, who was bowing her head and remaining silent.

"Yes!"

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The person who responded was Sayaka Akamatsu.

"Hmm, then from now on, Kitahara-sensei, please call me Sayaka."

Suzuki Yoshie laughed and scolded her, "Hey! How can you even take advantage of Kitahara-sensei!"

"What can we do? Call Sana?"

"Just have Kitahara-sensei call you Captain Akamatsu!"

"Oh, that makes sense!"

"You're just pretending to be stupid, aren't you?!"

Kitahara Hakuba raised his voice and said:

"In short, the saxophone part of Arrangement A needs to be practiced diligently, with the practice time increasing until I feel that it can reach the national gold standard."

“Teacher Kitahara!” Sakurako Yukawa raised her hand.

"what happened?"

"Regarding the saxophone section during this cultural festival rehearsal:..."

Kitahara Hakuba lowered his eyes slightly, a gentle smile on his face:

"The saxophone section A isn't at a level where they need to worry about this kind of thing yet, so let's leave it to the saxophone section B. If they don't reach a sufficient standard before the cultural festival, then I think the saxophone section doesn't need to participate in the cultural festival either. Of course, I'll accompany them."

His words caused many people in the audience to gasp in shock.

His tone and gentle demeanor were exactly like his springtime self.

This was the first time Nagase Tsukiyo had ever seen Kitahara Hakuba say such gentle yet harsh words. She felt a strange mix of emotions, including a bit of happiness, and even blushed slightly.

She didn't even know why she felt this happy.

The saxophone section members didn't dare utter a word, all keeping their heads down. Only Takahashi Kami, with a wry smile, said to Eto Kana—

"It's been mailed!"

Kitahara Hakuba took down the score from the conductor's platform, looked up at the obediently seated members below, and said with a gentle smile:

"What's wrong? Why are you still sitting here?"

Sayaka Akamatsu said, "Taibahara-sensei, you haven't said anything about disbanding yet."

"Oh, sorry, that's all."

As soon as he finished speaking, the first music classroom became noisy and chaotic, a symphony of sounds.

They couldn't wait to play the music for the cultural festival.

Kitahara Hakuba picked up the score and said to the saxophone section members who remained seated:

"Take a 15-minute break, then gather in the audiovisual classroom. Minister Chuan will be in charge. The first music classroom is for you to practice. If you have any questions about the sheet music, come directly to me."

Sakurako Yuukawa straightened up: "Yes."

It wasn't until Kitahara Hakuba walked out of the first music classroom that the saxophone section members sighed deeply, but no one complained, they were just sighing.

Sakurako Yukawa clasped her hands together, bowed to them, and said, "I'm so sorry!"

For her, she had no choice but to obey Kitahara-sensei's arrangements.

"There's nothing to apologize for. If we really can't participate in the cultural festival, there's nothing we can do about it," said Takahashi Kami.

At that moment, Yuka Isomoto came over and comforted her:

"Teacher Kitahara's special training is a rare opportunity, so everyone must work hard!"

"Here comes one! Although her growth potential is D, her perseverance is an amazing S+ level!!" Akamatsu Sayaka said with a smile, raising her hands.

Upon hearing these nonsensical words, Yuka Isomoto's face showed an embarrassed expression:

"Do you all call me that in private? And what's with this hierarchical system?"

"Stand user!" Sayaka Akamatsu grabbed her uniform at the front and gently pulled it to the side.

"Can't understand

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"I know, it's a work by Hirohiko Araki, right?" A sweet voice came from behind them, and they knew it was Haruki Saito without even looking.

"You like watching 'Sunny Bird' too?"

"Well: Compared to being a fan, I'm more famous, to the point that people have to know about me," Saito Harutori said with a smile.

The members of the saxophone section dared not linger and immediately took their music stands and headed downstairs to the audiovisual classroom.

Sakurako Yukawa said to Yoshie Suzuki beside her:

"Jiahui, have the tickets for the cultural festival been prepared?"

"not yet."

"Huh? Didn't I tell you last week to hurry up and do it?" Akamatsu Sayaka said.

"Please, my mind is completely focused on the audition, I don't have time to deal with getting tickets."

"Ha, then you've failed in your planning. Look at the other side, they've already got the tickets for the choir."

"How can they compare to us?" Suzuki Yoshie seemed to look down on the choir from the bottom of her heart.

"By the way, how much are their tickets?" Sakurako Yukawa asked.

"Six hundred doors."

"Six hundred doors?!" Sakurako Yukawa exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise.

After some internal price negotiation, they only got it for four hundred!

Think about it, you can experience the symphonic charm of several instruments for under 400, but the choir only needs one voice to sell 600.

"How many tickets did you sell?" Yukawa Sakurako asked worriedly. "I don't know, but I heard they're sold out. I asked a friend to buy me a ticket this morning," Akamatsu Sayaka said, pulling a ticket out of her skirt pocket.

"The officers of the wind instrument section also went to buy tickets for the choir section—"

Before Yukawa Sakurako could even complain, she looked at the information on the ticket, her eyes wide, and said:

"Wait: What does it mean that Kitahara-sensei is one of the guests on stage?"

"Huh? Where is it?"

"Isn't there a line of small print at the very bottom? Special Guest: Teacher Kitahara. Are there other Teacher Kitaharas in this school?"