I am only one world away from Yukinoshita.

You know, it's summer vacation now...

"It looks so hot..."

“Long sleeves are more formal than short sleeves, and you should be even more formal for a competition like this,” Yukinoshita said, taking out her tickets from her bag. “These are your tickets; the seats are together.”

"Huh? What about Xiaoxue's?"

Yuihama took the ticket and looked at Yukinoshita with concern.

"Don't worry, I bought my own, it's just that the seats aren't together."

Yuihama immediately looked troubled, while Komachi quickly suggested that she take the separate seat herself.

"It's alright, you can all sit together, I'll sit with—"

"Yukinoshita-san!"

A cheerful voice came from behind the four of them, "Sorry to have kept you waiting..."

The newcomer greeted Yukinoshita, slightly out of breath, but she clearly hadn't expected that there would be someone else with Yukinoshita.

"Kasaki-kun, it's been a long time." Yukinoshita stepped aside, revealing the people behind her. "These are the other two members of the Service Club, Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya. This is Hikigaya-kun's younger sister, Komachi."

"Ah, hello, I'm Kasaki Nozomi, also a second-year student at Soubu High School."

Kasakana's smile, reminiscent of a gentle and warm man from a teen idol drama, made Hachiman take a step back uncomfortably. "Hello."

"Hello, Kasaki-san," Yuihama said with a smile as she walked up, but then suddenly realized, "Could it be that Yuki and Kasaki-san made plans together?!"

As if her beloved treasure had been stolen, Yukinoshita couldn't bear to look away, lest she see that pitiful expression that tugged at her heartstrings.

"Excuse me, your club president needs to borrow me today."

Umbrella's smile made it impossible to refuse.

With some time before the show started, Yuihama and Komachi decided to go for a walk around the neighborhood, so the three of them parted ways with Yukinoshita and Kasaki.

Why did Yukinoshita-san think of inviting me?

After the other three left, Umbrella finally asked the question that had been bothering her for many days.

"Who knows?" Yukinoshita saw the bus belonging to Soubu High School slowly driving into the venue.

"Perhaps I just want to witness a new beginning."

P.S.: Can you guess what the next volume will be about?

Chapter 82 Guess Who I Am?

Instead of rushing to get in, Yukinoshita and Kasaki found a shady spot under a tree to watch the members of the brass band, dressed in Soubu High School uniforms, busily carrying things. Most of the boys doing the heavy lifting had their jackets tied around their waists and their shirt sleeves rolled up, looking like hardworking worker bees.

Taki, who was at the head of the group, was the most eye-catching. He was wearing a black tuxedo and stood in the middle of a group of girls who were generally a head shorter than him. He gently put his fingers together and had a gentle smile on his face, as if he was talking to the members next to him.

"That's the new advisor, Mr. Taki..."

Kasaki stared blankly in the direction of the brass band, a hint of loss in his eyes, but more so, a sense of resentment.

She had secretly observed the brass band's training this year, and it was a complete transformation. Looking at the nervous yet excited faces of the familiar yet unfamiliar members, Kasaki felt more and more like a clown.

They could savor the joy and unease of the upcoming competition in the sunlight, while she could only stand in the shadows and watch them from afar.

A dark thought was brewing within her, and Kasaki hurriedly suppressed it. She covered her chest with her hand, secretly glanced at Yukinoshita beside her, and clenched her fist.

"Would you like to go say hello?"

Yukinoshita happened to see Kiyotaka walking out of the crowd, looking at her phone and chatting casually with the petite girl next to her. Quickly remembering the girl's name, she turned her head and asked Kasaki a question.

Umbrella Tree withdrew his foot, nervously tapping the ground with his toes, and shook his head with a wry smile.

The crowd around them grew denser, and as more schools arrived, the number of parents in the venue increased. From time to time, conversations could be heard between the families of students from the same school, with the topics being nothing more than open and subtle praise for their own children.

Surprisingly, a group of students not far behind the two suddenly burst into a gasp of shock. Yukinoshita didn't pay attention at first, but she saw Kiyoshiro holding up his phone in one hand and raising the other hand high in the distance, as if he was greeting someone. However, judging from the other person's helpless expression and the lowered hand, he was probably not being responded to.

She turned around following Qinglai's gaze and saw a woman surrounded by a group of students. However, the woman had her back to her, and from this direction, she could only see the woman's fair and dazzling neck under her tied-up long hair.

"The teacher is still as popular as ever."

Once the commotion subsided, Yukinoshita could faintly hear the conversation between two women, one of whom was the one who had been in the center of the crowd.

"Hmm, really? You all seemed quite afraid of me when you were my students?"

The person's voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, as if bringing a touch of coolness to the sweltering air.

"That's not true. Everyone likes Professor Touko very much."

"Wow, you're so good with words, Satomi."

The words of the person named Satomi clearly amused Touko, who covered her lips with her hand and smiled.

They clearly had a teacher-student relationship.

It wasn't until the two slowly approached that Yukinoshita could see their faces clearly. Even she rarely showed a surprised expression. They were the faces she had seen in a photo at Kiyoyori's house. Kiyoyori was obviously greeting his mother.

It wasn't clear enough in the photo, but seeing her in person, Yukino couldn't help but exclaim:

The Tachibana mother and daughter look so alike.

However, the other party was completely unaware of the unusual gaze.

"Why did Satomi suddenly decide to come and listen to the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament?"

Touko doesn't actually have much contact with her graduates. If it weren't for the fact that she once asked her favorite student, Chihiro, to be her daughter's teacher, and Takigaki is Chihiro's lover and now her daughter's advisor, they wouldn't have much contact with each other.

Johor Bahru's Congmei is a rare sight, especially since...

Touko sighed inwardly, wondering what kind of charm Chihiro possessed that captivated three people, including her own daughter.

But it was precisely because of this that she chose Chihiro to be Kiyori's teacher. Looking back now, it's hard to say whether her initial decision was right or wrong.

"Actually, Taki asked me a while ago that if Soubu High School can successfully qualify for the national tournament, he would like me to coach the kids' woodwind instruments."

Johor Bahru originally majored in flute and was the principal flutist in the orchestra at that time. He had a very good relationship with Chihiro, who was also the principal flutist.

"You agreed?"

Yuanzi glanced at the students beside her, her expression a mixture of surprise and expectation.

“Well, after all—” Shinzan’s gaze softened as he looked at the familiar school uniform not far away, “Sobu High School is my and her alma mater…”

Yuanzi opened her mouth as if to speak but hesitated; these three children were all equally stubborn.

"Perfect timing, my child is also at Zongwu High School this year, and has been driven crazy by Shengjun lately."

"Is the teacher complaining about Taki-kun?" Niizan laughed as if he had just remembered something.

"How could that be?"

"There's nothing we can do about the students' complaints, after all, we are all students you taught."

"So you did harbor resentment towards me back then?"

"How could I dare?"

As they talked, the two approached the Soubu High School's team. Niizan pointed to the venue, indicating that he would go in first, while Touko continued walking towards the Soubu High School's brass band, who were still waiting outside.

"Hey, that pretty lady looks like she's walking this way!"

Hazuki nudged Kyoumae, who was talking to Reina, with her elbow.

"Pretty lady?"

Huang Qian turned his head in response, "Where?"

Someone suddenly grabbed her waist and said, "Kumiko has a terrible personality."

"Hiss... Reina..."

The pretty lady didn't see it, but she got a lecture from her pretty best friend.

"Oh, little Reina."

The way the newcomer addressed everyone around them startled them.

"Eh? Little Lina?"

Huang Qian looked at Reina with surprise. Reina had straightened her clothes in an instant and withdrawn her hand from Huang Qian's waist. With her hands in front of her, she had completely lost the fierce look she had shown when she pinched Huang Qian and greeted the "pretty sister" respectfully.

"Hello Auntie."

"Long time no see! Remember to come visit us sometime!"

Yuanzi greeted Reina with a smile. She had a vague feeling that the girl in front of her had been having a falling out with her daughter recently, and she was also trying to reconcile the two.

"Okay, some of Kiyoshi's words are still inside."

For some reason, Reina had always been somewhat unable to handle Touko, who cleverly shifted the blame and directly implicated Kiyori.

"Okay, thanks. Good luck in the match later!"

Amidst the surprised or amazed expressions of the other members, Touko casually approached Kiyoshi, who was talking to Asuka. She playfully made a "shh" gesture to Asuka, who had already noticed her, and then, taking advantage of her daughter's most relaxed moment, she suddenly covered her eyes.

Guess who I am?

Kiyoshi, who was chatting with Asuka, was almost scared out of his wits.

P.S.: I need to tell everyone something. Starting tomorrow, I will only be able to update once a day. I have already started to complete the onboarding procedures. After starting work, the hospital will be quite busy, and I really can't manage to update twice a day. Please understand.

Chapter 83, Section 143: If God truly exists in this world

"Was that Kiyorai's mother just now?"

Sitting in the preparation room, Mizore, who had just finished tuning her instrument, asked Kiyoshi a question in his ear. Because of the sounds of various instruments being tuned all around, it was impossible to hear what the other person was saying unless the pitch was raised slightly.

"A very interesting mom, not like a famous person."

Mizore's family has many oboe albums by Tachibana Toko, most of which were recommended by Nozomi. There is even a disc that Nozomi burned herself, which was once her treasure.