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Chapter 19 Piano Club Recommendation Letter Competition Department and Interest Department

"If you want to join the club..."

In the corner next to the sink, Sakurai stood face to face with him, her eyes fixed on his bucket and palette.

"The art club does not have any mandatory club activities, so there will be no conflicts in time," he explained.

"No, no..." Sakurai shook his head slightly, "It's not about activities. The piano club doesn't have any mandatory club activities either..."

"Hmm...how should I put it..." She thought for a moment, organizing her words, "Mr. Igarashi from the piano club has been hospitalized recently due to illness, and will probably need three or four weeks to recuperate. If you're interested in piano, even if you join the club, there won't be a teacher who can teach you anything in a short period of time...

"At most, I'll give you a basic introductory textbook and a collection of Hanon fingering exercises. Without a teacher, it's hard to stick with it. And these materials are easy to find on the internet, right?"

As a member of the piano club, Sakurai was the first to advise him to give up.

"But during this time without the teacher, weren't you also practicing the piano..."

"Ah! I forgot to explain." Sakurai clapped his hands on his chest and gave him an apologetic smile. "The piano club is divided into two parts: the hobby club and the competition club. Therefore, they occupy two adjacent classrooms. The one practicing now is the competition club, so..."

She looked at his face, suspicion gradually rising. "Or... are you interested in a girl in the piano club and want to join? There are a lot of beautiful girls in the art club, right? For example, Ichinose-senpai..."

Ichinose is actually a third-year student?
"I do have some basic skills... For example, I happened to have practiced Xiao Shi before. It's okay to just join the interest club."

"So..." The confusion on Sakurai's face disappeared immediately, "It's for the letter of recommendation."

"Letter of recommendation?"

"...It's not for the recommendation letter?" The doubt that had just dissipated returned to Sakurai's face. "It's the recommendation letter that the principal of Kitakura High School wrote to the music school on the island. I don't know?"

"Just join the piano club?"

Sakurai shook his head.

"You need to have won the top three in a competition. Once within three years is enough; it's not difficult," she said. "It's just a letter of recommendation from someone outside the piano field. Its practical effect is just to give you some priority during the interview. If you're truly talented, it doesn't matter whether you have it or not."

"I see."

"After all, Kita Sakura High School is also using this method to attract piano students..." Sakurai followed the topic and couldn't help but complain to him, "It is said that the piano club has a special competition department and a specially hired consultant teacher...

"But actually, piano isn't like art, where one teacher can be responsible for many students. The competition department also only has one piano. After joining the department, everyone still has to sign up for piano training classes or learn from a private piano teacher..."

"In the end, I feel sorry for those students from ordinary families who were attracted here...ah, I've said too much, sorry!"

Sakurai raised his right hand, put four fingers together, and hit himself on the head.

Acting cute?
"It wouldn't hurt to know a little." He shook his head.

"So - why exactly do you want to join the piano club?" Sakurai opened his eyes, the laziness in his tone slightly subsided, and he asked him seriously.

If he wants to complete the task, he will most likely have to join the competition department.

But doesn't the Hobby Club have a piano? It's okay to use it for practice when the club members aren't around, right? "What club activities are there in the Hobby Club?"

"Ah... I'm not sure. I'm also in the competition club."

Judging from the situation over the past two days, Sakurai is probably one of the piano students who studies piano outside of school... But looking for external help and coming to school again and again seems to be paying too much attention to the club's situation.

"However, the director is definitely aware of these issues," she quickly continued, "The director of the piano club is also the main person in charge of the interest group's activities. I remember he organized a charity ensemble at a nearby nursing home some time ago."

"ensemble?"

"There were accordions, flutes, violins, and so on... Captain Natori played the main melody on the piano, and the other members joined in with simpler instruments. They even posted a video on YouTube!"

It seems that even the interest club is not as idle as he imagined. It may just be that the training location is not in the piano classroom recently.

"Where is the director of the competition department?" he asked.

"Competition club?" Sakurai didn't understand what he meant at first, but after realizing it, she explained, "The piano club only has one club leader, Natori-senpai.

"The competition club is essentially just a list of pianists at Kita-Sakura High School. Before Sou-chan came, only Kimura-san and Kato-san would come to the club room. So there was no need to select a separate person in charge."

"understood."

"So, do you still want to join the club?" After patiently explaining everything, Sakurai let out a long sigh of relief. She pulled out her phone as if from the pleats of her skirt and smiled faintly at him. "If you want to join, add me on Line."

"……it is good."

……

Back in the art classroom, Sakurai sent him a message about joining the piano club.

[Sakurai: Sorry! My piano lessons outside of school are about to start, so I can only continue talking to you via Line.]
[Sakurai: I've already told Natori-senpai that someone wants to join the club.]
[Sakurai: Just go find her in Class 3A after the second period tomorrow afternoon.]
[Inoue: Got it. ]
[Sakurai: I almost forgot! My name is Sakurai Tsubakika, and I'm a second-year student.]
[Inoue: At the beginning of Inoue. ]
[Sakurai: Thank you for your guidance~~~]
[......]
He seemed to have posted a few emoticons that were popular among young girls, but he had already turned off the screen of his mobile phone and put it in the shoulder bag next to the bench.

It's no surprise that they were so responsible towards a stranger who wanted to join the club. They asked Amano to transfer as an external aid simply because they wanted Kimura and Kato to make progress.

"Good intentions led to bad consequences..." He used his paintbrush to outline the large caterpillar-like semi-spherical amusement facility next to Takeda, and muttered to himself as he recalled the conflict in the piano club he overheard.

"...Good intentions?" When it comes to eavesdropping, Saotome is still the better one...

"None of your business."

"Ah... There are actually people who think that recommending girls with thick thighs to wear knee-high socks is a kind suggestion... That's terrible. Ichinose - let's change seats and get away from that pervert Inoue." Saotome's imagination was as rich as ever.

"Saotome..." Ichinose called her helplessly.

"Actually, I was wrong last time..." He outlined the last circle of the caterpillar and used the remaining white paint on the brush to trace the white socks wrapped around Takeda's calves. "Girls with thick thighs are better off wearing pantyhose."

(End of this chapter)