I play wind instruments in Kansai.

"Supervisor Hayami is also very ambitious, this is for you."

"No, no, how can a supervisor accept things from students?" Hayami Tenma Sei quickly waved his hand.

Gong Lingwang smiled gently at her, weighed the drink in his hand, and said:

"It's alright, I've also benefited a lot from you."

His words were somewhat puzzling, and not wanting others to notice anything amiss, Hayami Tenma raised his hand and pinched his nose:

"Thank you."

At this moment, Shiraishi Hitomi calmly found a seat and said softly:

"Good job, Supervisor Hayami."

"Oh, hello." Hayami Tenma nodded slightly.

Being away from such a delicate and beautiful girl for so long is definitely bad for her heart.

Hitomi Shiraishi's exquisite appearance can only be described as God's favorite; her skin is fair and radiant.

However, the fabric seemed to be piled up on her face, resulting in some areas not being full enough.

Thinking of this, Hayami Tenma raised his hand and touched his face.

"Kohinata-san is also enduring humiliation and hardship, and she's given a box of strawberry milk," Miyamune Nozomi said.

However, Kohinata Hina had a tense expression, her gaze shifting back and forth between him and Shiraishi Hitomi.

An awkward yet polite smile appeared on her small face.

"No."

Gongling Wang paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"It's okay, it won't cost much."

Kohinata's face pressed together as she continued smiling and said:

"No."

"Don't you want to drink this?" Hayami Tenma asked.

Kohinata's smile vanished immediately. She shook her head, remained silent for a moment, and then said:

"I quite like the strawberry milk at school, but I don't like the one Gong Ling gave me."

She's very straightforward, which is quite in line with her personality.

Gong Lingwang wasn't angry; he just sighed dejectedly.

He really couldn't understand why Kohinata Haruna harbored such a deep resentment towards him, even though he hadn't done anything particularly bad.

Hayami Tenma blinked and proactively raised his hand towards Miyamine Nozomi.

Gongling Wang raised an eyebrow and, understanding the implication, handed her the drink.

Hayami Tenma handed the previous box to Kohinata Hinata:

"If you don't want Gongling's, then you can have mine."

"Well......."

Kohinata's lips parted slightly, as if her mind had gone blank, and she made strange "uh uh uh..." sounds from her throat.

"Is this...right?"

"You don't want any supervisors?" Hayami Tenma asked with a smile.

Kohinata pursed her lips upwards, swallowed, and said:

"Hmm... okay then."

Hayami Tenma glanced at Miyamine Nozomi and smiled smugly.

"How's it going? Let me check it out."

Gong Lingwang didn't come just to deliver water; his main purpose was to understand the three people's current progress.

Because apart from Hayami Tenma Sei, he left the other two to their own devices.

Rather than saying they were free-range, it would be more accurate to say they had absolutely no connection with each other.

"I'm already pretty good," Kato Ai said, somewhat annoyed.

Miyamine Nozomi moved a chair over and sat down next to Hayami Tenma Sei, saying:

"real or fake."

Kato Ai raised her proud head and gave a soft snort, saying:

"He has already reached the point where he can accurately play long notes."

"That would be terrible."

Miyamine Nozomi made a pyramid-shaped gesture with her hands in front of her and said...

"I'll help you practice for a while, as a way of repaying you for doing Liu Mu's nails."

“Oh, then I’m at a disadvantage,” Kato Ai said.

Gongling Wang felt that she was completely clueless:

"You have no idea how expensive private trainers are these days, do you, middle-class lady?"

“A single 60-minute lesson will cost between five thousand and ten thousand,” Shiraishi Hitomi said softly.

Hayami Tenma asked:

"Really? It seems a little cheaper than when I was in school."

Hitomi Shiraishi raised her hand to smooth her hair, revealing her small, fair ears, and said in a calm tone:

"Yes, I have teachers who work with me. Their package deals include three-session and six-session passes, both around 6,000 yen per session. A twelve-session pass is only 5,500 yen."

It seems her family has made her learn these pricing techniques quite a bit; she's a good girl.

"Did you hear that? Isn't this more profitable than your manicures?" Gong Lingwang said smugly.

Kato Ai squinted and said:

“I can just buy video tutorials online; there are tons of teachers who are better than you.”

"I don't deny that, but real combat and watching videos are completely different."

"Nothing is different."

"If it were really the same, everyone would have won the championship."

"......"

What Miyamine Nozomi said made sense, and Kato Ai couldn't really refute it, but she still stubbornly said:

"Even if you didn't teach me, I'm fine."

Since I'm not going to get promoted to editor A anyway, I might as well put on a show in front of him.

"Oh wow—that's an exaggeration."

Seeing the mocking expression on his face, Kato Ai raised an eyebrow sharply, all of which was noticed by Hayami Tenma Sei.

She completely understood how it felt to be looked down upon by Miyamune Nozomi! It was infuriating!

"Where's Kohinata-san? Doesn't she need me either?" Miyamine asked politely.

"No."

Sure enough, she still maintained her "I'd rather die than submit" attitude.

"Okay, okay, then I'll accept my fate."

Gongling looked up and shrugged.

"So I'm leaving? If you try to persuade me to stay now, I might still be able to."

Kato Ai & Kohinata Hina: "No."

Hayami Tenma Sei stood to the side, smiling bitterly and nervously fidgeting with his fingers, without uttering a word.

"Then I'm leaving." Gong Lingwang turned and walked away.

At this moment, Shiraishi Hitomi, who was sitting next to him, also got up and walked away.

Kohikari tilted her head slightly forward, revealing a puzzled expression:

"Why did Shiraishi end up following Miyamine?"

"Perhaps... Miyamune-kun is indeed very strong in this area," said Hayami Tenma, who had firsthand experience with this.

No matter how much you disbelieve it, this boy's knowledge of music theory is simply outrageous.

Even extremely difficult audio-visual memorization is a piece of cake for him.

"Actually, I think you could ask Gong Ling for help."

"Hmph, don't worry about him. Even if Gong Ling doesn't teach me, my bass horn will be incredibly strong!"

As if to cheer herself up, Kohinata placed the tukulele on the table, put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and instantly transformed into a fighting face.

"Wow, that's quite something!"

A mocking voice came from the doorway.

An Hechun leaned against the door frame, her shapely legs crossed, and a single black ahoge on her head looked extremely lively.

"But if you don't get selected, or if you get ridiculed, you'll still be mocked in the end."

Hearing her say that, Koharu Koharu gave up after a short while, her arms hanging limply and her face contorted in a grimace.

"I'm telling you, why do you harbor such deep hostility towards Junior Gong Ling?" An Hechun asked.

Kohinata took a deep breath, held up her finger, and said:

"First, I'm not being hostile, I'm discriminating."

"Huh? Is there a difference?" An Hechun asked, tilting her head.

Kohikari Hina raised another finger and said:

"Secondly, Senior Anhe isn't much better, so I discriminate against you too."

The bluntness was somewhat embarrassing. An Hechun squinted at her and said:

"But you were clearly with me when we hid away to watch 'Sunshine Academy' before."

"Really? You guys watch this too?"

Hayami Tenma's eyes widened; she never expected to hear about this anime series again after so many years.

Kohikari Hina repeatedly poked her chest with her index fingers:

"I...I was just curious!"

She imagined the male lead to be Miyamine Nozomi, and what was originally a boring anime for her suddenly became interesting.

"Why would you say that about Anwa-senpai?" Kato Ai couldn't understand.

Kohinata Hina frowned and looked at An and Jun. The moment their eyes met:

"You tell me yourself."

"What's there for me to say? I didn't do anything wrong." An Hechun asked innocently, her hands clasped in front of her chest.

Kohikari's nostrils flared slightly as she spoke very bluntly:

"Why were you and Gong Ling so close together in the train carriage that morning? Is it normal for people in a relationship to be that intimate?"

"Wait—, Hinata-san, don't say things like that, um—"

Before Anwa Jun could speak, Hayami Tenma Sei asked somewhat impatiently, frowning as he said,

So what exactly happened?

She didn't know why she felt anxious.

Perhaps he felt dissatisfied that Miyamune Nozomi, who already had Yuki Kiyotomi, was still getting close to other girls.

Or perhaps it's some other, more profound reason.