July 28, afternoon.

The high heels hit the wooden hollow ground, gradually approaching, making a crisp sound, and the surroundings were silent.

"Aren't you two nervous? Are you already feeling confident?" Aikawa Yusheng restrained his voice and asked the girls around him.

The formal performance competition in the wind competition area has officially ended dozens of minutes ago. As for the awards received by each school and whether it has been successfully promoted, the results will be obtained from the mouth of the host who stands slowly in front of him.

"There is no problem with my performance." Amamiya Chiran shook her head and said very plainly and briefly.

As for whether it is confidence in his own strength, or whether he means that even if he fails to advance, it will not be his problem, Aikawa Yusheng thinks it is both.

But because there were other members of the wind club nearby, her voice was relatively restrained.

"If you succeed, you will succeed. If you fail, you will fail. There is nothing to be nervous about. Besides, I think everyone is playing very well. There will be no problem. National competitions and so on are just promotions!"

Tianhe Xia Li shrugged and spread her hands, looking completely indifferent, which was in line with her character.

"Then I hope I can advance." Aikawa Yusheng smiled.

However, Aikawa Yusheng had no idea about this.

Although he listened to wind music in the audience for a day, it was too difficult for him, who was not very musically qualified in wind performance, to evaluate the performance of each school.

but!

If he were asked to evaluate the pros and cons of each school's uniforms and write a one-million-word paper to provide a detailed analysis and explanation, there would be absolutely no problem.

In fact, he has already conducted relevant research on his mobile phone among the boys' group. Everyone was very interested in it. They cited classics, discussed in depth, caught a glimpse of the leopard through the tube, and glimpsed the big picture through the small... They all expressed their own opinions.

Teitoku University High School is the second place in everyone's opinion!

Let’s not mention the boys’ uniforms for the moment. The length of the skirts of the girls’ school uniforms is called ‘the longest in history’. If you really want to dig deeper, it’s okay to call them hot pants. It’s such an unrestrained and beautiful school.

It's a pity that there aren't many good-looking girls there, and none of the top beauties are seen.

Don’t ask who is number one, because ‘politically correct’, it can only be Mingchuan.

However, although the length of Aikawa's skirt is about four times that of "hot pants", even a summer skirt only exposes one-third of the calf, but there are faces like Amamiya Chisome and Amagawa Natsori appearing in the team

, the overall look is also particularly stunning.

It's a little less gaudy and a little more spiritual.

Originally, Aikawa Yuo was quite looking forward to Sugita's performance, because the girl briefly stunned him yesterday.

However, after taking the stage, after comparing with other people, I realized that the clothes did not play a big role in the reason for the stunning appearance, but the main factor was the people.

Bai Xingren, Aikawa Yusheng already knows her name.

The process is also very simple, and the chat history is still saved on the phone.

""Where are you sitting?"

"No. 23, Row 12"

"It's so far away. Forget it, I won't go there. Who is your sister? [Picture]"

Although the viewing position in the theater was fixed, so he did not meet Shirazana, but when Sugita School came on stage, Aikawa Yusheng took photos of everyone and sent them to Shirazana.

"On the left side of the center, the girl playing the trumpet with a ponytail." Bai Xianzhuo replied.

"[Picture]." As if she was worried that Yusheng Aikawa wouldn't be able to tell the difference, the girl drew a red circle on the picture she sent and sent it back to herself.

The girl lowered her eyes and looked at the music score in front of her. Her cheeks were slightly bulging due to the playing of the instrument, and her whole person exuded a sense of tranquil beauty.

This answer was not unexpected, it was even expected. After all, in the Sugita Music Club, she was the only girl who could be as beautiful as Shirazana's sister.

"Just say the most beautiful one on the field. [Laughs]. But think about it, after all, she is your biological sister, so her beauty cannot be lost to you."

"oh……"

"Your sister doesn't even know that she bumped into her brother-in-law or her sister's brother-in-law yesterday."

"What happened?"

"yesterday……"

Then Yusheng Aikawa told what happened yesterday.

"I'd like to apologize to you on behalf of my sister. She doesn't like to talk much and may not be very good at dealing with these situations, so she didn't respond to you in time. I'm sorry, Aikawa-kun!"

"It's okay, as long as she didn't get hurt by me. Besides, as a brother-in-law, I will forgive her."

"Aikawa-kun...if you really see your sister again, can you not tell her that you are her brother-in-law? I'm afraid she will really believe it..."

Although it was written in words, Aikawa Yusheng could inexplicably feel Bai Xianzou's weak and tentative tone when he spoke, as if it was ringing in his ears.

"Hahahahaha."

"Okay, I understand, and I will try my best to do so. By the way, what is your sister's name?"

"Her name is Xiaole."

"Baixian Xiaoyue?"

"No, no! It's Bai Xingxuan, but I always call her Lele or Xiaole. She should be a little younger than you, Aikawa-kun, so you can call her that too."

"If I'm not brother-in-law, wouldn't it be inappropriate to call him that when we meet? In that case, why not..."

"Then it's better to stop barking!"

..."

"The results of this regional wind music competition have appeared. First of all, the hard work and efforts of all the contestants have presented us with the best..."

The host finally spoke, but he didn't get to the point. Instead, he said a lot of polite words as usual.

The surrounding players - not just Mingchuan's students, there were many of them. When she spoke, they crossed their hands in front of their chests, closed their eyes, muttered something in their mouths, and prayed.

The two girls beside him remained calm.

"The schools that won the Bronze Award are as follows! Teitoku University High School..."

Bai Huahua's classmates wailed from their mouths.

It's a pity that hot pants - no, Teitoku University High School can't show its style in the national competition of the national live broadcast competition. Thinking of this, Aikawa Yuo feels pity for the boys across the country.

I shared this news with the group. Everyone was very sorry and decided to keep the group chat silent for a minute to express their sadness.

"The schools that received the Silver Award are as follows..."

After all the silver medals were read out, the name of Mingchuan Middle School still did not appear. However, joy appeared on the faces of Kawagami Sina and others - they had a certain degree of confidence in their own strength, and they would never believe that the results of their efforts would be achieved.

I was so depressed that I couldn’t even win a bronze medal.

"The schools that won the gold medal are as follows! Akikawa Private High School! Tokyo Metropolitan Sugita High School..."

"The above are all the schools that have won awards. Next, is the list of schools that have advanced to the national competition! Mingchuan Private College!..."

The students of Aikawa first cheered with restraint when they won the gold medal. When the final chapter was finalized, the rest of the content could no longer be heard because huge waves rang out around Yusheng Aikawa.

"Listen to Mingchuan's voice~ Let's climb the next mountain..." Some people were even so excited that they sang the "unpleasant" school song.

It was obvious that I was very excited and actually took the initiative to sing this.

"Okay." Tianhe Xia Li raised her white and delicate arms and said with her palms facing up.

Amamiya Chiran also nodded calmly.

The two of them were very calm. As for the others, some girls even cried with joy and hugged others. The boy who was hugged almost cried with joy. For a moment, his waving hands were stiff and he was at a loss.

"I hugged you by mistake, I'm sorry." The good feeling for the boy lasted for half a second. The girl quickly took back her hand and hugged the other girls around her, crying and cheering.

The stiffness will not disappear, it will only transfer. The boy's hands gradually regain their freedom, but his expression becomes stiff.

The smile would not disappear, it would only shift. Looking at the boy who couldn't laugh, Aikawa Yusheng coughed lightly and put the back of his hand on his nose. He couldn't help it anymore, so he had to turn his face to the side and release his laughter.

Seeing how steady I am and the girls around me are calm, nothing like this would happen.

◇

"Are you really not going in?" At the door, Aikawa Yusheng asked Kamizakura Kongfeng in front of him.

It was now evening, and everyone from the Aikawa Ensemble Department came to a hotel in Saitama to celebrate their success in advancing to the national competition.

"No need." The miko lady shook her head. The movement was very small, probably only a few centimeters.

"It doesn't matter, there's just one more person to eat, and since there's one more of you, everyone won't be starved of food because of this." Aikawa Yusheng continued to persuade.

In fact, according to the recommended number of people in the set meal booked by the hotel, even if you include Sakura Kongfeng, there will be four more people. This is Kawagami Soina's intention, so as to ensure that everyone eats well.

Not to mention that the music department is a department dominated by girls, so everyone has a relatively small appetite.

The reason why he knows this is that as a facilitator, Aikawa Yusheng is the "idle person" who runs out to order food when they are training.

"If you feel embarrassed, and there is no need, I can pay a sum of money to Kawagami Sina, and explain to everyone that I brought you here, and then you sit with me, so that no one will say anything.

What nonsense?"

"Thank you, no need." She sighed softly and said, "It doesn't matter to me. I don't want to cause you any trouble. That's just one of the reasons..."

Seeing that Aikawa Yusheng was about to speak out a rebuttal, Shang Yingkongfeng stretched out her palm and put it in front of him. After blocking his words, she sped up her words and continued:

"It's one of the small reasons. The main reason is that there will be a lot of food waste on this occasion, which makes me uncomfortable."

"I can guarantee that the table I sit at will not be wasted." Aikawa Yusheng patted his chest and said.

The girl pressed her temples with her palms as if she had a headache. She rubbed them a few times, looking a little troubled, as if she was thinking about how to refuse next.

"Okay, I see that letting you and I go in is more painful than letting you not go in." Noticing this expression, Aikawa Yusheng said with a smile, "Then where were you while we were eating?"

"I'll book a room next door for dinner."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Shang Yingkongfeng was indeed not good at this, because most people would not dare to approach her again after she made it clear that she refused for the first time.

If it had been someone else, Kamizakura Kongfeng would not have responded at all the second time and after that, but Aikawa Yusheng was half... or a friend.

It's really hard to deal with.

"It always feels like I'm squeezing you out." Aikawa Yusheng said softly.

"No~."

The girl's voice was drawn out, and the lingering sound of the word "you" was a little choppy. Then it seemed that her brain realized that she shouldn't speak like this, and she stopped suddenly.

"Okay, then I'll come over to you after eating and go back together." The two of us came together and we must go back together.

When he said this, Aikawa Yusheng blinked, as if he was confirming whether the sound just now came from the miko lady.

"Yeah." Shang Yingkongfeng nodded and walked back to the front desk.

◇

Walking into this huge private room - or more appropriately called a private room - most of the members of the music club were already seated at different tables.

There is a display screen on both sides of the hall, showing the same content, and there is a microphone below, which can be used for singing. There are sofas and game consoles in the surrounding corners, and several teenagers and girls are playing games on them.

Standing at the door and looking around, I saw Tianhe Xia Li's white hands raised and shaking, and Amamiya Chiran sitting next to her.

Looking at the space in between, it seems that my position has been fixed.

Great, at least there is no situation where two people sit together or are far apart, and they have to make difficult choices again.

Hiss - if Shang Yingkongfeng and himself come in, then where should I place her?

I didn't think of a suitable answer, but after all, it didn't happen, so Aikawa Yusheng simply stopped thinking about it.

Pulling out the guest chair and sitting on it, there are only cold dishes on the dining table, and they are all wrapped in plastic wrap. No one has touched their chopsticks yet.

Most of the people sitting on the table are members of the Basson Club. To the right of Amamiya Chisome, according to her, is the seat of Kawagami Ezuna. As for herself, she is currently in the middle of the hall, holding a microphone.

"Thank you for all your hard work during this time! Because of this, we have successfully advanced to the national competition!" After waiting for everyone to gather, he patted the microphone with his palm to attract everyone's attention. Kawagami Soina said loudly.

"Thank you everyone! You are all great! Thank you for your hard work!"

After she finished speaking, she bowed to everyone, and received warm applause from the hall.

“So in order to thank everyone for their hard work during this period, tonight’s meal will be paid for entirely by the funds of the Music Department! Because everyone has done their best and achieved success!

So as a reward, we also ordered the most advanced set menu, which costs an average of 7,600 yen per person. This has nothing to do with everyone’s wallet. All you need to do is eat as much as you want!”

"Great!"

As the person who made the reservation for this private dining room, Aikawa Yusheng knew that as early as two days ago, Kawagami Ezuna had asked him to come here to reserve a seat and a package, and he also paid a deposit.

At that time, I told myself that this meal would be funded out of funds, and I would choose the most expensive set meal.

If you fail to advance, you will probably say that you have worked very hard to comfort everyone. Treating everyone to a good meal is also an art of language.

"Those people in our department who like to be wasteful, I have persuaded them all to move to other desks."

Pulling Aikawa Yusheng's sleeve, Tianhe Xia Li brought her head over and spoke softly, with pride and anticipation of praise written on his brows.

"Kawagami and I will not waste it." Amamiya Chiran also said softly. This table was not a member of the Basong Club, only Aikawa Yuo and the two of them.

"Thank you so much, because I am a boy, so I don't shed tears lightly, but what I want to tell you is that I have cried bitterly in my heart."

Aikawa Yusheng said with a bright smile.

Although according to his judgment logic, even if those people are there, Aikawa Yusheng will not be upset by the wasteful behavior, but someone has always remembered this habit of his and has been helping him in her own way. This feeling is really

Very good.

"Actually, I want to see you really cry." Tianhe Xia Li tilted his head mischievously and said with some regret.

Amamiya Chiran hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Is there anything that would make you really cry?"

"Oh, then you can't even see it." After answering from the left, Aikawa Yusheng quickly turned to the right, "Some, such as onion juice getting into your eyes, do you need to wait for me to show you a show? President?"

"Then will you cry when I die?" Tianhe Xia Li's thinking always jumps very quickly, and the span between the two questions is always extremely large.

"Okay." Amamiya Chiran nodded.

"Anyway, you can't see at that time, why do you care so much?" He turned the chopsticks in his hand, then tapped the head of the girl on the left with the end of the chopsticks, and then turned to the right:

"Suddenly I remembered that I need to use fresh onions. These have been made into dishes. Forget it. It's such a pity. I can only perform it for you next time I have a chance, President."

"If you avoid answering, you will cry!" Tianhe Xia Li pouted and said while holding his forehead in dissatisfaction.

"I can help you get a fresh one, we will definitely provide it here." Amamiya Chiran's eyes locked on the staff walking around in the private dining room.

"I'm too lazy to argue with you, so if you say you can cry, then you will cry." Aikawa Yusheng said disdainfully to the left, so Tianhe Xari crossed two chopsticks and made a clicking sound.

Then he turned to the right: "The waiter has to serve a person in the hall today. He is very tired, so don't embarrass him. We will discuss this matter in the long run..."

…

Turn left, turn right, turn left, turn right, turn left, turn right...

When the first plate of hot food gently hit the glass turntable on the table, it proved that dinner had truly begun, and the chat came to an end.

Aikawa Yusheng rubbed his neck, which was sore from the constant twisting left and right, and let out a long sigh of relief.

If you don't serve food, even your own body will inevitably suffer from cervical spondylosis - it's a bit sore now.

Having said that, does this count as a sign of becoming smarter?

After all, you can do two things at once, right?
Chapter completed!