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"It's all an act!"

"Anwa-senpai is so cute..." Mizuno Souji whispered.

"Mmm." Gong Lingwang looked at her flowing black hair and did not deny it.

An and Jun, trying their best to ease the tension, ran and jumped to Hayami Tenma's side, clasped their hands together beside their faces, and said enviously:

"Director Hayami is amazing! He can act so convincingly. I'm completely smitten with you!"

Hayami Tenma Sei paused for a moment, as if just waking from a dream. After a while, he realized what he had said, and his eyes widened slightly as he said:

"......Thanks."

"Holy Son, you're amazing too!" An Hechun grinned enviously.

Daidoji Seiko remained silent, his face taut.

26. Are you willing to dedicate your life to her?

After An Hechun's "mediation", the atmosphere in the first music classroom relaxed considerably.

But the essence of acting is that lies and truth coexist, which is why it becomes a thorn in the audience's heart that can never be pulled out, and even evokes empathy.

Hayami Tenma finally realized his blunder, and with a stiff smile, he bowed and left the first music classroom.

From the moment she stepped out the door, she was no longer the instructor of the brass section, and even so, she did not look back.

"So, what about the new advisor?" Tatsuno Sawamura asked, raising his hand.

"They'll arrive next week, and until then, Nana Shida will continue to command," said Kanon Tani.

It's perfectly normal for the orchestra's principal conductor to serve as the conductor, and no member would object.

The midday meeting ended there, and Miyamine Nozomi was about to return to the school building with Mizuno Soji when she was stopped by Yanagi Yuto.

"Gong Ling, come with me."

"I'm not in a hurry."

"I'm not going to the toilet."

Yuki Yuzuki was talking to himself when Miyamine Nozomi turned around and found Mizuno Souji grinning at him with an "I understand~~" expression.

"where to?"

He followed them down the corridor and asked.

"Find Kirishima."

On the sides of Liu Mujie's porcelain-white cheeks, only a pale expression remained, every emotion meticulously concealed.

The barely concealed displeasure in his eyes was all too easily detected.

"Are you angry? Why?" Gong Lingwang asked.

"You'll find out later."

She walked quickly down the corridor.

As the girl turned at the end of the L-shape, her skirt billowed up like a maple leaf in the wind, revealing her dazzlingly white thighs.

"Do you think what Supervisor Hayami said is correct?" she suddenly asked.

Miyamine Nozomi's gaze swept over the classrooms she passed, where a white plastic sign read "Bass Section".

"Correct."

"why?"

"Because the advisor and club members complement each other and are indispensable, the current situation of the Haruki Brass Band is everyone's responsibility. However, from the perspective of Director Hayami, she only became the advisor of the brass band this year, but the root cause seems to lie only with her, which is not right."

"......"

"Either everyone should be blamed, or no one should be able to escape blame. To put it bluntly, Hayami is the sacrifice that Daidouji-senpai believes the brass band must make to get started, so it's understandable that Hayami is angry."

Miyamine Nozomi has always felt that one should not push the limits of a wage slave's tolerance.

“But it’s usually useless for Supervisor Hayami to say it in front of so many people,” said Yuuto Yanagi.

"Really? I did see that quite a few people looked really grim. Even though Anhe was working so hard, everyone was thinking about things they hadn't considered before."

"Hmm." Liu Mujie didn't deny it, but just hummed twice.

Miyamine followed, until the two arrived at the door of the trumpet practice room.

There were several members inside. Liu Mujie stood at the door, her skirt falling smoothly, revealing her thighs in an extremely sculpted shape.

Although she didn't know what she was going to do, Miyamine Nozomi always felt that Liu Mu's thighs were very much in line with the plumpness and vitality characteristic of puberty.

"Senior Daidouji, shall we practice the trumpet now?" Yanagi Yuto's tone was calm, and she seemed much more humble when speaking to Daidouji.

Kirishima Ruka was sitting in a chair, holding a silver-plated trumpet, the model of which was unclear.

She turned her head slightly and glanced in this direction with her obsidian-like eyes.

Daidouji Seiko hadn't recovered from what had just happened. She wasn't angry or sad, but she felt a tightness in her chest, unable to quite describe her emotions.

[Market Update: Daidouji Seiko, -1%]

[Analysis of the anomaly: Hayami Tenma Seibe's words made her depressed and unable to concentrate on practice]

Miyamine Nozomi was somewhat puzzled. She herself had asked Hayami Tenma to leave, yet in the end, her own stock value continued to decline.

“No,” said Daidouji Seiko.

Having received a response, Yuuki Yagura stared at Ruka Kirishima.

"Kirishima, come out," she called out.

Kirishima Ruka hesitated for a moment.

She wasn't wearing cotton socks around her ankles, but rather thinner white lace socks, and they weren't dirty at all.

Damn it, I have a feeling something terrible is about to happen, but what am I looking at with these eyes?!

Gongling Wang raised his hand and pinched his nose.

"Excuse me." Kirishima Ruka put her trumpet away and walked out of the classroom.

"come over."

Willow Knot Lantern turned and continued walking.

Kirishima Ruka glanced at Miyamine Nozomi and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

“I don’t know either,” he said.

Arriving at the rinsing station, a place where members often clean their mouthpieces and such, there was no one there now.

Yuuto turned around and asked with a serious expression, "What did you do to Supervisor Hayami?"

Miyamune was stunned. It turned out that Yanagi Yutaka's suspicion about today's incident was entirely the work of Kirishima Ruka.

Because she has the ability to do it.

"What?" Kirishima Ruka frowned slightly. "You think I made her say those things in the classroom?"

"Isn't that so?"

Willow Knot Lantern's eyes instantly lost their warmth, its long eyelashes blinked slowly and deliberately, and the corners of its mouth twisted slightly.

Isn't publicly hurting people your forte?

"you--!"

Kirishima Ruka's eyes were no longer gentle; instead, they stared directly at her, her pupils constricting, her gaze sharp as needles.

Her fingers clenched at the hem of her skirt, then released it, and she looked at Gong Lingwang, saying:

"Gongling, you came with her because you share the same thoughts as her?"

Gongling Wang raised his hands and said, "I don't know anything."

"You should know this by now."

Willowwood lamp retorted with a displeased expression,

"She's not as innocent as you think. She's capable of anything. I hate her."

Her words fell mercilessly into their ears, and Miyamine Nozomi could clearly sense that Kirishima Ruka was already harboring a hidden anger.

"Liu Mu, I thought we could get along again, but it seems we have no chance to talk anymore. I understand that it is very difficult to change a person's mindset, and I will not force it."

Kirishima Ruka clasped her hands in front of her stomach, trying to keep her small face calm, and said softly,

"Goodbye."

"Wait, what exactly do you want?"

Willowwood Knot Lantern took two steps forward, reached out and grasped her arm, saying...

"Why do you want to join the brass band again? Are you trying to mess with me again?"

Kirishima Ruka looked at her with a cool expression and said:

"Liu Mu, have you misunderstood something? My joining the brass band has nothing to do with you."

"What kind of condescending attitude is this?"

Willowwood Lamp said with slight excitement,

"Just like before, is this how you treat me as your best friend? Leaving us humiliated on stage?"

Kirishima Ruka glanced to the side, crossed her arms, and although her face looked guilty, her words remained firm:

“I didn’t leave halfway through, so you can all choose not to participate. You’re the ones making things difficult for yourselves.”

"I'm talking to you—!"

Willow Wood Lamp's eyes widened, and one hand grabbed her collar.

Kirishima Ruka was clearly frightened; her delicate and pretty face instantly showed a look of panic.

Gong Lingwang, who was watching the play, was startled and quickly stepped forward to dissuade him:

"Wait, something's not right, is it? Stop fighting, stop fighting."

"That damned Kirishima! How could he let Miyamine become your lackey at a time like this!" Yanagi Yuto said angrily.

???

Gongling Wang is very anxious:

"I didn't! I'm perfectly sober!"

"Go ahead and hit me. That way I'll despise you even more, because you're just like those other people."

Kirishima Ruka said this, but she still held tightly to the hand that Yanagi Yuto was using to pull on her collar.

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare to beat you up?" Liu Mujie said with a fierce expression.

"..."

Kirishima Ruka suddenly fell silent, her expression growing increasingly uneasy and weak. Her gaze unconsciously swept over Miyamine Nozomi, the plea for help unmistakable.

“Don’t fight. If you fight, I’ll tell the supervisor,” Miyamune said.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense, with the two beautiful girls' gazes clashing repeatedly, as if the next second they would raise their hands and slap Kirishima across the face.

Finally, Yuuki Yuuki let go of her hand, and Kirishima Ruka took two steps back, straightening her collar.

"Long live understanding." Gongling Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

This trick is so useful.

Willowwood Lamp bluntly said, "You should leave the department."

“I won’t do that right now, until I find the right people for me,” Kirishima Ruka said.

Miyamune recalled that Kirishima Ruka had come to him, hoping to participate in the National Ensemble Competition together, a competition for small groups with few participants.

Willowwood Lamp stared at her and said, "Then it seems you'll never find it."

“Gong Ling will stay with me; he promised me.”