I play wind instruments in Kansai

Realizing the respect shown by Kirishima Ruka, Miyamine Nozomi pondered for a moment and said:

"I need some time to think."

Putting aside the fact that he's working hard with Kirishima Ruka, if he really joins her group, he'll be making an enemy of Daidouji-senpai and the entire brass band.

No, she wouldn't agree. Her life was too pitiful. Gong Lingwang never thought of himself as a heartless person.

Strangely enough, I'm not someone who's overflowing with compassion.

Just as two conflicting emotions were raging within him, someone shouted in a suppressed voice—

"Daidouji-senpai..."

Gong Lingwang subconsciously turned her head to the side. The wind slipped in from the open window at the end of the corridor, lifting a corner of the senior's skirt. Every fold told a story of charm that did not match her age.

She ignored it, simply raising her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, her eyes slightly upturned, the gaze from her light brown pupils appearing extremely shrewd.

Gong Lingwang realized that something was wrong and consciously took a step back.

He is neither capable nor qualified to stand up for Kirishima Ruka.

Daidouji Seiko stepped forward and stood before Kirishima Ruka. The shadow between her legs and the hem of her skirt was particularly alluring, and her straight back exuded confidence.

"Kirishima-senpai?"

Kirishima Ruka blinked, clasped her hands in front of her lower abdomen, and said:

"It's me, hello senior."

"So beautiful." Daidouji Seiko's lips parted slightly, her words clear, "Come to the brass band during lunch break, we should have a lot in common."

She didn't give Kirishima Ruka a chance to refute her at all, and after speaking, she continued walking forward, arriving at the stairwell to go to the third grade.

"Daidouji-senpai looks really big." Someone whispered to Miyamine Nozomi.

indeed.

Miyamine Nozomi believes she's almost become Daidouji-senpai's loyal body fetishist.

He turned around and saw that it was the girl in his class who had greeted him quietly.

The two locked eyes.

"Hi, Kato Ai."

She smiled as she stretched out her hand, not openly, but rather in front of her chest, as if she were doing something wrong and not fully extended.

"Palace Ridge View"

"I know you're very popular."

Seeing that he didn't come to shake hands, Kato Ai withdrew her hand without being angry. Her voice was clear and bright as she said with a smile,

"Kirishima-kun, what's your relationship with her? Are you boyfriend and girlfriend? Why would she come looking for you?"

"It's alright," Miyamine Nozomi said before returning to her classroom.

"Eh eh eh~~~"

Kato Ai glanced at Kirishima Ruka again, and noticed she had left as well. After weighing her options, she decided to go with Miyamine Nozomi.

"Kirishima-kun was called to the brass band by Daidouji, you'll probably be called too, right?"

"have no idea."

Kato Ai rested her hands on the table, her right leg slightly bent, the toes of her indoor shoes gently tapping against the wooden floor.

"Haha, how about I go with you guys?"

Why?

Why.......

Kato Ai's eye twitched, and she glanced to the side, muttering to herself,

"It's just making friends, what do you mean by saying that... are you playing hard to get?"

"No, what do you mean, what are you going there for?" Miyamune asked.

"Hmm...Isn't it normal to go to certain places with friends? Like the restroom, or after school. If you're close, you might even sleep in the same bed."

Gong Lingwang was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself that this girl was really outgoing:

"You want to be friends with Kirishima?"

"No, no, to be precise, I want to be friends with both of you, and the brass band looks like a lot of fun." Kato Ai tilted her right cheek up, revealing a smiling expression.

If I can become friends with these two people, then I will be the most dazzling person in the whole school.

"Hey, Ai-chan, I heard you've been hanging out with Miyamune and Kirishima. What's going on with them?"

"That's impressive, to dare to be friends with someone like Kirishima."

"Gongling also really likes being friends with you. That's great! I'm so envious of you."

Hehehe...it's nothing...

"By the way, you really studied at Shenxu? And in the brass band?"

"Um."

"Wow, that's really amazing!" Her praise sounded somewhat affected.

"No, it's just that their foundation is very strong."

"What does this have to do with background or heritage? Don't the students change every year? In the end, it still depends on yourself."

"That's not true at all. As long as some people think about it seriously, Shenxu can become stronger."

"Oh...I see." Kato Ai nodded, completely bewildered but still deeply agreeing. "What instrument do you play?"

"flute."

"Wow, that's cool! Super cool brass pipes, I've touched them before, they're so hard!"

"It's a wooden pipe."

"Huh? Isn't it made of metal?"

"But it actually belongs to the category of wood pipes."

Why?

Kato Ai seemed determined to get to the bottom of it, even though she knew nothing about it.

"Like the oboe and clarinet, the flute is a rim instrument among woodwind instruments. It produces sound by blowing air towards the edge of the embouchure hole, causing the air inside the tube to vibrate. This is consistent with the sound production of all woodwind instruments."

The person who answered was not Miyamine Nozomi, but rather Yanagi Yutomi, who had been watching the whole thing from the sidelines.

"Flutes used to be made of wood, but metal was used to improve tone, pitch, and volume. It's like how cars are no longer powered by steam, but we still call them cars."

"You're so smart," Gong Lingwang praised without reservation.

"What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? Anyone who learns to play wind instruments knows this." Liu Mujie glanced at him and reached out to pinch the paper in his shirt pocket.

Miyamine Nozomi said, "Liu Mu, I wasn't planning on giving it to you."

"So what? I took it myself, and you didn't even hold my hand when I took it." Liu Mujie opened the paper nonchalantly and began to examine the contents.

No? Would I dare to hold it?

"Hmm? A new club?"

"Isn't that amazing?" Miyamine Nozomi said.

"What's so great about her? Isn't she an idiot? Going head-to-head with the brass band? And doing something like this right after she arrived?"

Liu Mujie gripped the paper with both hands, and with a "rip" sound, the paper was torn in the middle.

The paper tore in half, then in quarters...

"Yanagi-kun, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Kato Ai said, her eyes wide.

"It's better for me to tear it up than for Daidouji-senpai to tear it up in front of me."

Liu Mujie stuffed the scraps of paper into the pocket of her sailor uniform skirt, her gaze inadvertently glancing at the doll girl sitting next to her. She remained motionless.

"Never mind, I'll go with you guys at noon."

Miyamine Nozomi: "Why?"

"Miyamine-kun, I've noticed you really love asking 'why'! Why is that? Is it like this all of Hokkaido?" Kato Ai asked curiously.

"Shouldn't it be?"

Kato Ai puffed out her chest, raised her finger in a commanding manner, and said:

"You're probably overthinking it. Many things don't need a reason. Just do what you want to do. This is a free and open world, and we don't have any golden goals above our heads."

The willow-wood streetlamp suddenly clicked its tongue, glared at her, and said:

"Don't you have a reason to get close to him, Kato?"

"Uh...no, hehehe—" Kato Ai said, raising her hand and scratching her cheek awkwardly.

Liu Mujie shook his head helplessly, his fingers lightly tapping on Gong Lingwang's desk:

"No running around before noon."