I play wind instruments in Kansai.

"I'm a little thirsty, I'll go now." Erika Toda scratched her cheek and hurriedly ran downstairs.

Tani Hana smiled at her retreating figure, then looked towards Miyamine Nozomi inside the classroom.

Her brown eyes had a soft luster, and the corners of her eyes were always habitually half-closed, as if she wanted to say something but never did.

After hesitating for a moment at the classroom door, Gu Huayin walked in and said in a very enveloping tone:

“Junior Gongling.”

She wasn't particularly tall compared to Daidouji-senpai, but she possessed a full figure and measurements that didn't match her age, highlighting a mature charm that surpassed that of a young girl.

“Minister.” Miyamine Nozomi stood up.

"It's alright, don't be so serious, sit down."

Gu Huayin smiled and said that the sailor uniform bow on her chest seemed ready to take flight.

She sat in Toda-senpai's seat, her legs together under her skirt, slightly tilted towards Miyamine Nozomi's side, her thighs looking extremely fair and tender.

I really want to be trapped.

"Is there a problem?"

Unlike when she was with Toda-senpai, when she was with Tani-senpai, Miyamine Nozomi's heart would beat slightly faster uncontrollably, and she had a very nice milky scent.

He really wanted to say—

'Don't get so close to me!'

But Senior Sister Gu Hua smelled so good, and she was so beautiful, he couldn't bear to say it out loud.

"What do you think of the flute part?" Gu Huayin asked, her fingertips stroking her hair.

"Not bad, Toda-senpai is very studious." Miyamine Nozomi swallowed.

He felt disgusted with himself, but he also felt that he could control himself from committing a crime. He was a boy with extremely strong self-control.

"Speaking of which, the department has recently been considering choosing a theme song."

Gu Huayin lowered her hands and repeatedly rubbed her thumbs, saying...

"But the flute section is troublesome; no one has reached a consensus."

"The minority must obey the majority." Gong Lingwang was not part of the leadership, so this was all he could say.

"But there are too few people in the flute section."

Gu Huayin's full, juicy body faced Gong Lingwang's direction, her warm aura seeming to envelop him.

"Including you, there are only four people. If another accident happens, there will only be two people left for the flute. To be honest, it's quite dangerous."

Miyamine Nozomi forced herself to calm down.

Willow Knot Lantern had told Senior Sister Valley Flower that she could play the flute, and that she played it quite well.

But Liu Mu also said that Senior Sister Gu Hua wouldn't contact him.

But now that she's come looking for me again, it means something happened that changed her mind.

There's only one thing: Hasebe-senpai must have said something to embarrass her. The only thing she can blackmail is the number of flutes.

“Ah, I see.” Miyamune nodded. “That’s really bad.”

Tani Hanane's hands pressed the hem of her skirt down smoothly, and looking back, the fabric outlined the girl's hips in an extremely graceful way.

"Junior Gongling, don't you have any thoughts?"

"I trust my senior classmates."

"That's true."

Gu Huayin's voice was soft and flat, her lips curving into a perfectly balanced smile—a flawless, impeccable one.

"But I would be even happier if you could give me an accurate answer."

"I've bought the drinks!"

Erika Toda stood panting at the door, holding a box of strawberry milk, the school's star drink.

She seemed to have not expected that Senior Sister Gu Hua was in the classroom, let alone that she would be so close to Gong Lingwang. Subconsciously, she was told to leave, but she did not want to leave, so she could only stand there frozen.

They came back too quickly; it's almost a shame they left when they reached Gonglingwang.

Gu Huayin stood up, looked down at Gong Lingwang, and said:

"Junior Gong Ling is quite capable, managing to get a senior to buy you a drink."

"......"

She walked to the door, smiled at Erika Toda, and then left.

"Junior Gongling, here's some water for you."

"Thank you." Miyamine Nozomi took the strawberry milk carton.

Erika Toda sat in the chair, where the warmth of Tani Hana-senpai still lingered. She asked softly:

"That... the accurate reply, you mean that one, right?"

"Which one?"

"It's...that one."

Which one is that?

"Well......."

Erika Toda blushed as she spoke, but was too embarrassed to ask too directly, since it was a private matter.

She straightened her body:

"Let's keep practicing."

"Row."

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When the office door was opened, Tenma Hayami was startled.

She turned her head cautiously and found the head of the teaching department, Yoshitoku Morita, standing behind her with his back to the light. His suit jacket was draped over his arm, and the cuffs of his white shirt were rolled up to his forearms, revealing a heavy Seiko watch.

The first time I saw him, I thought he was a middle-aged man who ignored family happiness and focused on his career.

That's how it's portrayed on TV: behind every successful man, there's a tragic family story.

"Supervisor Hayami".

Morita Yoshitoku's voice was not loud, but it was authoritative.

"Yes, yes!" Hayami Tenma forced a smile. "What's wrong, Chief Morita?"

"Isn't it strange that your class's average score in modern Chinese is 9 points lower than the grade level?"

"terribly sorry."

Hayami Tenma bowed at a standard angle.

A white shirt is tucked into a dark gray high-waisted pencil skirt, accentuating a slender waistline, while the skirt hugs the curves of the hips and thighs.

Below that were a pair of legs encased in stockings, straight and long, with black mid-heeled leather shoes standing side by side, and two slender bone marks showing at the ankles beneath the stockings.

Her outfit would make any man angry.

But Director Morita didn't care about any of that. In his eyes, Hayami was just a child, and all he needed to focus on was her performance.

"If you don't understand, ask someone for help. You're still young, and there's a lot you need to learn, you know?"

"Yes."

"From now on, lesson plans will be submitted to me for review after get off work every day. If they are not satisfactory, I will redo them."

Hayami Tenma's fingernails dug into her palms, but as a working woman, she could only bow even deeper:

"Yes......"

My chest feels stuffy; I wonder if it's because the buttons on my shirt are too tight.

"Also, I heard from the brass section that you didn't attend the meeting. You're the advisor, why didn't you go?"

"......"

Hayami Tenma Sei was speechless.

As for playing wind instruments, she had only served as the assistant conductor in the department when she was in school, but she rarely conducted and usually assisted the principal conductor.

But to make her resume look better, she included this part in it as well.

Upon seeing this, the director immediately appointed her as the instructor of the wind instrument department without saying a word.

In the end, it was themselves who got hurt; not only did they fail to do their main job well, but they also got criticized for this.

"answer me!"

"...I just had something come up temporarily, I'll definitely go next time."

Director Morita shook his head, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but then he thought better of it and turned to say:

"Take care of yourself."

"......"

Seeing him leave, Hayami Tenma Sei breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down. His good friend, Oosaka Ayaka, who had joined the company at the same time and was teaching math there, leaned over and said:

"Why did you get scolded again?"

Hayami Tenma Sei bit his lower lip in grievance.

He teaches core subjects, is a homeroom teacher, and also manages the orchestra. He's incredibly busy and still gets scolded by his superiors.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her chest, hidden beneath her white shirt, heaved slightly as she gritted her teeth and muttered under her breath:

"Go to hell, you old bastard!"

"Supervisor Hayami".

Suddenly, I heard Director Morita's voice behind me.

"Yes!" Hayami Tenma quickly put on a smile. "Is there anything else you need, Director?"

"Today's lesson plan is also required."

".......yes."

21. Popsicles are so delicious! (4K)

It was almost six o'clock in the afternoon when Miyamine Nozomi and Toda Erika stayed in the practice room.

"Wow, it's been so long since I've stayed this long."

She looked out the window as if waking from a dream; the sky was already shrouded in a honey-colored light, casting a pale orange hue over the white walls of the music classroom.

"Junior Gongling, you're so talented, it's a bit of a waste for you to stay in Zhimu."

"It just makes me look impressive here,"

Gongling Wang held the base of the mouthpiece with one hand and the joint of the tube with the other, and gently twisted and pulled it out.

When playing, water vapor from the mouth will condense inside the tube, forming water droplets. If these droplets are not wiped dry in time, they can cause verdigris to form inside the tube over time.

Erika Toda watched him clean up with such skill and her opinion of this junior had completely changed.

He wasn't some kind of poor student with lots of stationery; he was someone with real talent.

A quick glance revealed a willow-wood lamp standing by the door.

I had seen her wandering around in the hallway earlier. I was going to come in, but seeing that the two of them were practicing, I didn't want to disturb them.

"All right?"

Willow Knot Lantern was carrying a small trumpet instrument case in his hand, with one hand resting on his waist.

"Okay, right away."

Miyamine wiped the flutes clean, placed them flat in their respective slots, closed the lids, and fastened the silver clasps.

"See you tomorrow, Toda-senpai."