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"Hmm?" Fujii Itsuki looked over.
"Please don't reject Mr. Akai!"
Fujii Itsuki was embarrassed. How could Akai confess his feelings to him again?
"Teacher Fujii! Don't you feel sorry for Teacher Akai? Teacher Akai knows that you are too tired, Teacher Fujii, so he gave you herbal tea!"
Which bastard spread this?
It's probably that Usami! She's the gossipiest teacher in the school and she shares everything with her students.
Now both Fujii Itsuki and Akai Muko were embarrassed.
When the students saw that the two looked like a couple even in their awkwardness, they became even more keen to pair them up.
"marry!"
"marry!"
"marry!!"
More and more girls shouted, and the few boys shouted excitedly, "Teacher Fujii! Teacher Akai! Get married! Get married!!"
Some are happy, while others are sad.
Chitose Yang Kui's face turned completely black right in the middle of the students.
Matsumae Shinchun and Jiuhuayue looked at the two of them, and felt a strange feeling in their hearts.
Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but admire Akai's ability to create a good atmosphere.
With this joke, she instantly narrowed the distance between herself and the club members.
Akai Muzi stood up, stretched out her hand to stop the sound, and then frowned again.
Her neat and tidy style instantly made everyone realize that she was an adult and a teacher.
"Enough joking, since I am now the new advisor of the club, I will definitely guide you seriously. It is already mid-April, and the Nakajima Festival will be in May. I hope that you will practice well during this period so that we can give a dazzling debut show to the group of schools in Sapporo in May!"
"Yes!"
Everyone answered with full energy. Fujii Itsuki could also feel the enthusiasm that Akai brought to everyone. Maybe it was right to invite her in.
The Nakajima Festival is scheduled for May 12th, when people from Sapporo and surrounding cities will come here to participate in the spring parade.
Fujii Itsuki had arranged music practice for everyone long before, and would go to the wind instrument club every day to provide guidance and training.
After Saturday and Sunday, there will be three days of practice on April 17th, 18th and 19th.
April 20th, afternoon, evening.
After everyone practiced, Fujii Itsuki and Akai Muko entered the classroom one after another after finishing their work as teachers.
Akai Muzi spoke first:
"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I have something very important to announce to you today. According to our current practice progress, we can also start the trial selection."
A student raised his hand: "Teacher, what is the trial selection?"
Fujii Itsuki explained: "There is no limit on the number of people for this spring parade, but the future Hokkaido and Kyushu competitions will limit admission to 55 people. Do you understand what this means?"
Everyone was silent.
Obviously, some people need to be eliminated.
Akai Muzi: "There are 76 members in the wind section now. Excluding the 12 beginners, there are a total of 64 players eligible to participate. In other words, 11 players must be kept as reserve players and temporarily eliminated from the main competition."
Hiiragi Rinka's heart tightened and she looked towards Jiuhuayue's back.
Sitting in the first row, Matsumae Shinchun, the principal of the second violin group, also looked worriedly at Jiuhuayue behind him.
She knew that the brass group had the largest number of people and the competition was the most intense.
She is worried about Xiaoyue
Xiaoyue has just started learning the trumpet not long ago.
Everyone in the club was mostly quiet.
Akai Muzi continued:
"I know everyone's anxiety, and I understand what everyone is worried about now. If I am eliminated, what is the point of my hard work? What is the point of moving forward?
"This is indeed a very serious problem."
Akai Muzi suddenly took a deep breath, and the scene of her looking at the school when she left the United States flashed in her mind.
That kind of unwilling feeling.
"I can't say anything nice to comfort you here. The reality is so cruel. If you don't have enough ability and your skills are not up to standard, you will naturally be eliminated."
After these words were spoken, a depressing atmosphere filled the room.
Everyone's mood is shrouded by the heavy reality.
At this time, Fujii Itsuki's gaze also turned to Akai Muko.
These words she said should be the truth she said to herself, right?
I went to the United States to pursue my dreams, but ended up returning in disgrace.
It means all efforts are in vain.
Akai Muzi took a deep breath, and faced the students, she continued in a firm and warm tone:
"I understand how everyone feels now. I know that in a highly competitive environment, everyone may feel uneasy and anxious. I was like that too.
“The only thing I can say to comfort you is that you may just collapse now, but the 55 people who are about to compete may even lose in the trials in Hokkaido.
"They will spend more time than you, and waste much more energy and youth.
“At that time, shouldn’t the person who falls first be more thankful?
"But I hope you know that no matter how you perform on stage, your efforts are worth it. Every practice and every progress is an important part of your growth.
“This is the experience you have accumulated, an important life experience.”
Akai Muzi's speech was straightforward but well-reasoned, which gave the 11 future people peace of mind.
"I want to give those 11 people a piece of advice: don't deny your efforts because of possible failure, because what you have learned, even the experience gained from failure, will accompany you throughout your life. This is also your youth."
Akai Muzi said this with a gloomy expression, and then suddenly laughed:
"Besides, there is no chance of resurrection in the future if a contestant becomes sick, disabled, or drops out of school."
Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but cover his face and said, Akai, you'd better not say that!
"And even if you are eliminated, you are not considered to have left the team. You will still follow us as a member of the competition. If you win a prize in the competition, you can take a photo together!"
Akai Muzi was giving students some superficial comfort.
Better than nothing.
He actually said those words to everyone when he first joined the wind band club, and they inspired everyone.
So when we suddenly said that we would eliminate some people, everyone’s reaction was not so intense.
Because you are prepared to fail.
Fujii Itsuki is more worried about Jiuhua and Chitose
They are both trumpet players.
The piece also has its own solo.
He was really afraid that the two people, who already had a bad relationship, would fight over this.
"teacher."
Fujii Itsuki came back to his senses from his thoughts and looked at the expressionless Jujube in the oboe group.
"Juizawa-san, please speak."
"How do you choose?"
Akai Muzi explained for him: "Next, we will give everyone the sheet music, one assigned song and one song of your choice. Everyone goes back to practice, and there will be a selection after a week, and Mr. Fujii will judge, especially the solo part-"
"Teacher Fujii!"
The loud voice made everyone in the club look at her at the same time.
It was Chitose Yang Kui. The girl was holding a trumpet in her hand, looking extremely serious.
Fujii Itsuki also raised his head.
"I will definitely live up to Mr. Fujii's expectations! I will work hard to get the solo part! I will perform to the best and most perfect level!"
Jiuhuayue, who was standing a distance away, tilted her head and looked at Yang Kui Chitose's profile tied with a red hairband.
She is serious.
At this time, Hiiragi Rinka was still wondering why Chitose suddenly said that, but the next second, Jiuhuayue also stood up.
She was calmer and her tone was even colder:
"Me too."
The two said the same thing, but coincidentally, they didn't even look at each other.
The whole classroom was cold.
Fujii Itsuki held his forehead with his hand, suffering from a headache.
Isn't this forcing him to choose between the two?
Jiuhua will most likely lose, so he must find a way to ease the relationship between the two.
Because Rinka Hiiragi could see the tension between the two, she was so scared that she hid her face behind the cello.
Matsumae Shinchun was in the first row, looking at the two people behind her, thinking.
Chapter 97: Lifelong Friends
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