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"do not know."
"Li Tan."
“I still don’t know him.”
"." Akai Muzi was silent again, "Where are Juryojo, Ai Xixiali, and Ryuusaki Makoto?"
"I don't even know him."
"."
Akai Muzi was dejected. She regretted talking to so many people like Fujii, who didn't pay attention to the TV series.
"Amami Yuki."
"Oh! I know this one, the national queen."
Fujii Itsuki suddenly realized.
"I watched the two TV series "Divorce Lawyers" and "The Queen's Classroom" back then. In recent years, she seemed to have starred in "Hanzawa Naoki"? As I remember, she was a female prosecutor, and she seemed to be 56 years old?"
"You seem to be an old fellow."
Fujii Itsuki: "So, what does this have to do with the Hyogo Prefecture you mentioned?"
"Fujii, don't you see the connection?"
".They are all actresses? And they are all very popular? Are you trying to say that Jiu Huayue is also an actress in a TV series?"
Akai Muzi shook her head and reminded again, "They have all been to Hyogo Prefecture."
".Hyogo Prefecture? What's wrong with Hyogo Prefecture? I just remember there's an Akashi Kaikyo Bridge over there, close to the Seto Inland Sea."
"What else?" Akai asked.
"There is a Naruto Uzumaki. The origin of Uzumaki Naruto's name."
"You only know the names of the protagonists of some old anime?"
"The hot springs there are very hot, the sake is good, but there's nothing else. Oh, by the way! There's also an opera company, the Takarazuka Revue."
clatter--
A crisp snap of fingers.
Fujii Itsuki immediately withdrew his thoughts from the ceiling and his gaze fell on Akai Muko's face as she snapped her fingers.
"You mean the Takarazuka Revue?"
"Yes, it's the Takarazuka Revue. The women I mentioned above have all been models for ViVi magazine for a period of time. At the same time, they are all members of the Takarazuka Revue, the Moon Group."
"Um"
Fujii Itsuki pondered for a while, shaking his legs, and said with a doubtful voice, guessing:
"Are you trying to say that Kuka is also in the Takarazuka Revue? That's why she's a model in ViVi."
"Yes! Don't you think Jiuhua's temperament is very different from that of ordinary women?"
"impossible."
"Why isn't it possible?"
"Don't laugh at me, okay? Although I'm not very interested in this information, what is the background of the Takarazuka Revue? How can a 16-year-old kid like Jiuhua get in?"
Takarazuka Revue.
For a moment, Fujii Itsuki didn't know how to describe this opera troupe.
Let’s just say this is the upper class society for Japanese women.
The Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1914 and has been passed down to this day, and it still retains its characteristics - all members are women, and the members are either rich or noble.
[Purity, integrity, beauty]
This is the motto of Takarazuka, and also the motto of wealthy women in Japanese society as a whole.
The daughters of high-ranking Japanese officials, ministers of various provinces and ministries, and county governors and mayors basically all come here to study and learn.
The members who graduated from here are either big stars in various entertainment industries or well-known successful people from all walks of life.
At the same time, they usually marry wealthy and powerful people such as chaebols, senior executives of large companies, officials, and top baseball players.
It can be said that Takarazuka is a cultural symbol in Japan.
The vast majority of wealthy Japanese women have the habit of watching Takarazuka performance culture since childhood. They imagine that they can also join the Takarazuka Revue and have another independent parallel life.
The wife of a certain Prime Minister named Hatoyama is a member of the Takarazuka Revue.
No matter how ignorant Fujii Itsuki was, there was no way he had not heard of Takarazuka.
This is a national treasure-level opera troupe.
Akai Muzi said this.
Yes
Jiuhuayue's temperament and appearance are indeed extraordinary.
Fujii Itsuki still remembers the first time he saw Jiuhuayue.
I was so shocked that I froze in place.
I've seen this girl a lot now. Although I'm used to it, I still think she's pretty.
At that time, he thought Jiu Huayue was the eldest daughter of a prominent family.
Although I can be considered a half-young lady now.
Akai Muzi: "In terms of age, Jiuhuayue is a little young, but her appearance, her height, and most importantly, she has qualities that others don't have.
"She is practicing trumpet in your club now, right? How is she doing?"
"It's quite amazing," Fujii Itsuki thought without hesitation, "I know it's her first time, but in just one semester, I didn't expect that she could play it so well. She can read music scores and already has a basic knowledge of music theory."
Fujii Itsuki suddenly remembered.
Didn’t Jiuhuayue tell me this the last time she ran back to Otaru from Tokyo crying?
She said that she was attending a music and dance school somewhere in Hyogo Prefecture.
Western dance, Japanese dance, vocal music, performance, drama, body shape, women's virtues, Japanese traditional etiquette. I learn everything.
Fujii Itsuki couldn't imagine that a normal school would require students to learn so many things, and he was a little skeptical at the time.
But Jiuhuayue didn't want to say more, and he didn't delve into it.
Now that I think about it, it really is similar.
Akai Muzi saw that Fujii Itsuki seemed to have thought of something, "How?"
Fujii Itsuki touched his chin and asked, "Akai, Western dance, Japanese dance, vocal music, performance, drama, body shape, women's virtues, Japanese traditional etiquette. These courses are taught in a music school. Is there such a school in Hyogo Prefecture?"
"Isn't this the Takarazuka Music School?" Akai Muko answered immediately.
"That's true." Fujii Itsuki sighed.
"We start recruiting students from the third year of junior high school. Of course, this is the condition for external recruitment at Takarazuka School. In fact, some people are trained from elementary school.
"Studying at this school is a prerequisite for joining the Takarazuka Revue. If you don't attend this school, don't even think about entering Takarazuka. This is also the reason why the members of the opera company are divided into so many classes."
"Those who can study here need to endure hardships and have talent, right?"
"This is Takarazuka! Don't you know how outstanding the women who come out of here are? Of course, I'm not interested myself, and this is also a kind of bondage."
“As expected of a progressive woman who has been to America!”
Fujii Itsuki praised her and gave her a thumbs up, then returned to the previous topic: "Then I can now roughly confirm that Jiuhua is very likely a member of the Takarazuka."
Fujii Itsuki thought about it again.
"Wait, that doesn't make sense. How is the degree from the Takarazuka Conservatory of Music calculated?"
"I'm not sure either, let's check."
Akai Muzi moved her chair to the workbench and looked up information online.
Three minutes later.
"I found out. Fujii, come and take a look."
Fujii Itsuki came to Akai's desk, leaned forward, and glanced at the information on the computer screen -
[School name: Takarazuka Music School]
[Nature of school: Private university]
[School type: Art school]
[Duration of study: one year for preparatory course and one year for undergraduate course, a total of two years]
[每学年分为上学期（4月1日至9月底）、下学期（10月1日至3月底）]
[Enrollment scope: Female students from junior high school third grade to senior high school third grade (external).]
[Students (including graduates of the Takarazuka Revue) can take classes outside of school hours to earn a high school diploma.]
"So, as long as Jiuhua gets her high school diploma, she can directly get a bachelor's degree from Takarazuka?"
"I think so. I'm not sure how it works."
"."
Fujii Itsuki withdrew his eyes from the computer. He didn't expect that Jiuhua might be a member of Takarazuka.
Is he a Takarazuka preparatory student or has he already graduated from music studies?
Jiuhuayue never told me that she was a member of the Takarazuka.
Does this mean that Akai and I discovered Jiuhua's secret together?
Fujii Itsuki told Akai Muko that Jiuhua used to study in Hyogo Prefecture.
Also, I mentioned some details about Jiuhua's trip to Tokyo in March.
Mrs. Jiuhua said at that time that this was an important node in Jiuhuayue's life.
Akai Muzi crossed her arms in front of her laptop and nodded immediately: