Tokyo: Who would still fall in love after being spoiled?

Chapter 89: Regarding the false rumors about the new trumpet group leader being surrounded by women, please clarify them. (Supplement)
Ten minutes before the ensemble practice began, the wind section was filled with noisy discussions.

The topic always revolves around the choice of free songs and the solo part of the project song.

The only oboe player in the Kitakura High School Wind Ensemble sat in the third row by the left window, silently looking at his music score.

Asukai gave him the chair that originally belonged to him, saying that he would move another one, and criticized him for not using his brain to think about it, saying that as a newcomer, he did not even move the chair.

In fact, he was standing next to the oboe player and chatting with him.

It was not until Suzuka was about to gather everyone to tune together that he waved goodbye and walked out of the classroom to move the chairs.

He sat in the trumpeter's seat, listening intently to the discussions coming from all around him and observing the oboe player. Putting Takeda's affairs aside for the moment, he mentally sorted out the information and categorized the wind section members regarding the two conflicts regarding the free and project pieces.

Most of the members of the wind band are girls, which is roughly the same as the gender ratio in the literature department of a university.

Even the percussion section has a female drummer with a neatly tied ponytail.

Ah-yi, the leader of the trombone section, spent the entire time chatting with the boy who played timpanism next to him, but the topic was whether to go to the festival during the Obon Festival or play games at home.

The girl who played the oboe just listened to Asukai talking, occasionally nodding and shaking her head in response, without saying a word the whole time.

"Okay, everyone, get ready to tune—" After Asuka brought back the chair and sat down on the other side beside him, Suzuka stood on the podium that served as a conductor's desk and clapped his hands.

No matter how heated the discussion just now was, it quickly quieted down at this moment.

From this, it can be seen that Suzuka's prestige in the wind band is much higher than he judged from his first impression.

"Qingniao-san," she said softly, looking at the oboe player who had been silent, "I'm sorry to bother you."

The bluebird nodded slightly, lightly bit the reed reed, and blew a steady and penetrating oboe sound.

The sounds of various other orchestral instruments also rang out.

Before he could follow up with the playing, he was hit by an elbow from Asuka.

He looked over and asked her what was wrong with his eyes.

She glared at him and said nothing.

After the tuning was finished, he came over and spoke quietly.

"Seeing you were daydreaming, I gave you a reminder. Why don't you thank me?"

“…Thank you very much.” Thank him for his magnanimity, Asukai-senpai.

The pain in my side where I was elbowed hasn't completely subsided yet.

About five seconds after the tuning was finished, Consultant Nishimoto pushed the door open and walked onto the podium.

"Before we begin the ensemble, please let Suzuka-san introduce us..." Nishimoto looked at him with a smile, his tone soothing, "The one sitting between the two trumpet girls, is that Inoue-san?"

"Yeah." Suzuka nodded.

"It's me." He raised his right hand to indicate.

"You've just joined and you're surrounded by girls... Are you more handsome than the teacher?" Consultant Nishimoto joked.

Somewhat cold.

"Yes!" Asukai weighed the pros and cons for a while, not knowing whether to answer in a way that would please him or to displease him.

The atmosphere in the wind band classroom gradually relaxed.

"Indeed..."

"Compared to Mr. Nishimoto, he's more handsome..."

"Joining now? Is he that powerful? Then why haven't I heard of him before..."

He once again looked at Asuai and asked her if she had been disliking him this morning.

"Seek truth from facts," Asuka responded with his mouth.

In fact, he just hated Xiben more than him - he made a malicious guess.

"Ahem!" Consultant Nishimoto coughed, pretending he had never met him before while trying his best to help him integrate into the group. "Appearance isn't important. The only thing that matters in the competition is the playing skill."

"That's what you say..." A girl frowned, seeming to dislike this argument.

"Life is not just about playing wind music, Mr. Nishimoto!" Asukai shouted again to warm up the audience.

The music classroom finally became lively.

"Okay." He looked at Suzuka and motioned her to return to her seat. "It's time to start ensemble practice. Inoue-san, do you have any questions? Don't force yourself - this is also for the sake of the other members." "No problem." He just picked up the trumpet.

There was constant whispering around.

"So confident?"

"If he can join midway, he must be very capable, right? No matter what Nishimoto-sensei would never do such a thing..."

"Let's play it together..."

He listened attentively. From the moment he entered the classroom until now, he had not heard any malicious voice towards him.

The atmosphere within the wind band was not as bad as he had imagined. Although there were different opinions on the controversial repertoire selection, it was far from being divided.

At least when it comes to the goal of winning a representative spot in the Kanto Tournament and advancing to the national tournament, almost all members of the club are united.

As Nishimoto raised his baton, the whispers stopped and everyone quietly prepared for the ensemble.

As the conductor waved his baton, the lively and exciting melody resounded throughout the classroom as the wind orchestra gave their all from the very beginning.

As one of the members, he played the trumpet as the ensemble progressed, following the melody in his mind completely.

He forgot to take a quick look at the conducting gestures and had no idea what Xiben was gesturing on the stage.

The system store really doesn't know how to do business. Such trivial knowledge should be given to him as a gift.

How can we stimulate him to spend points when even the promotional methods are so poor?

Fortunately, his experience in trumpet playing was rich enough for him to judge when the trumpet sound was needed, and he could grasp the timing of each section just right.

After the performance, Xiben put down his baton and whispers were heard again in the classroom.

Asukai also looked at him with a hint of surprise, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly uttered a term he had never expected -

"...Rebellious Ninja?"

"What rebel ninja?"

"You! With such tacit cooperation and such high proficiency, you really didn't secretly transfer from another school just to continue the competition?"

"I'm in Class C, Grade 2. You can ask the members of the wind band who are also in Class C, Grade 2." He explained calmly and gave advice.

"How would I know who is in Class C of the second grade..." Asukai lost interest.

"Nishimura is in Class C." Tamura suddenly interrupted.

Did they know each other? He suddenly felt something was wrong.

Fortunately, the topic did not continue, and Mr. Xiben started to summarize the problems in time.

"Kase, for the fingertip tapping part of Section E, pay attention to the strength of the strike, a little lighter than before."

"Yes." She was the only girl in the percussion group, responsible for the hand drum part.

"Ah'er, in the fourth measure of the F section, make it stronger before the silence."

"Yes!" The man responded in an exceptionally loud voice.

"Saigawa, remember the feeling of handling the K section just now. This time the solemnity (Maestoso) is just right." Nishimoto continued to turn to the timpanist.

"Ah, yes!"

“…” He then called out the names several more times, mentioning almost all the parts, and each time the opinions pointed out were exactly in line with the problems he noticed during the ensemble.

"The trumpet group..." Nishimoto had intentionally left them for last, and the other members all turned their attention to him. "Asuka, focus."

"Yes." Asukai took her eyes off his face and answered quickly.

"Tamura." They even kept him as the last one in the trumpet group. "You performed very well. Keep it up."

"Yes."

"Finally, it's Inoue..." Nishimoto paused, as if making a final decision, "From today on, it's your turn to be the leader of the trumpet section."

“…” He had never expected this step to happen.

"Yes." Tamura took the lead and responded to Consultant Nishimoto's decision.

　Maestoso is a musical term used to describe emotional expression, and is used in this article as a musical concept.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)