Chapter 111 The Wind Music Competition Ends (2)

Watanabe Toru and his friends disappeared, and the others also went their separate ways, going to the toilet, resting, taking photos, buying souvenirs such as strong school records, etc.

Tamamo Yoshimi walked up to Kiyono Rin with the program list and said, "Kiyono-san, what are you going to do next?"

"Go listen to the performance of number twenty-three."

"Great, I'm planning to go too, can we go together?"

"Of course." Qingye Rin nodded.

There were quite a few people who went to watch the performance, and there were so many spectators that the front seats were already full, and the two of them barely found seats in the back row.

As soon as I sat down, the game on the 23rd started.

"Next, number 23, the representative from Saitama Prefecture, from the Kasukabe Kyoei High School Wind Orchestra, will perform for everyone."

"The designated song is the fifth piece, and the optional song is..."

Tamamo Yoshimi whispered to Kiyono Rin, "This school seems to have won the national gold medal."

"Yes, in 2010, but that was only one time. Our real rival is the Tokai University Affiliated High School. They won five times and are a truly powerful school."

"5 times?" Tamamo was so beautiful that it was unbelievable.

"This is Kanto. Yodogawa Technical High School in Osaka Prefecture in Kansai has won the national gold medal for nine consecutive years."

"Nine years?" Tamamo Yoshimi could hardly imagine what that meant, but she quickly said firmly, "If Kiyono-san graduates and becomes a consulting teacher, we can do that, too!"

"Thank you." Qing Ye Lin nodded. "Although the consultant is important, the determination of the performer to win the national gold medal is equally important. I have the ability to win the gold medal for nine consecutive years, but I can't guarantee that I will have enough luck to meet motivated performers for nine consecutive years."

Listening to Kiyono Rin 's analysis which was not at all modest, Tamamo Haomi looked at that perfect profile and felt that her eyebrows, without any signs of trimming, were neat and beautiful.

"here we go."

"Ah? Hmm!" Tamamo Haomi came back to her senses and looked towards the stage, suddenly feeling a little hot.

On the stage, the timbres of the brass instruments overlapped and intertwined to create a gorgeous main melody, and the other instruments were no less impressive.

The most eye-catching thing was the girl playing the clarinet. She moved her fingers at an incredible speed and pressed each key accurately.

Even someone who knows nothing about music can understand how difficult this fingering is.

"So strong." Tamamo whispered beautifully.

"It is very strong, but..."

"But what? Is there something wrong with the blowing?"

"He's still far behind Watanabe. That guy..." Qing Ye Lin suddenly laughed, "Although he talks nonsense all day long, saying things like Kamen Lada and Tokyo handsome guys that are hard to understand, he does everything seriously. He has talent and works hard."

Tamamo Haomi looked at Kiyono Rin's brilliant smile and felt uncomfortable in her heart.

"I can too!" She said this .

Qing Ye Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Come on."

The twelve-minute performance gradually came to an end, and the conductor waved his baton vigorously, bringing the performance to a complete end.

"How's the overall situation?" Tamamo Haomi asked nervously.

There are many schools that can win the gold medal, but only three can enter the national competition. Kasukabe Kyoei High School, which once won the gold medal in the national competition, is really an opponent that must be paid attention to.

Kiyono Rin followed the audience and clapped softly, "The performance was very good. If it hadn't been behind us, we would have won the gold medal, but now it depends on how much the judges are influenced by our performance."

"Are we that awesome?!"

"Tamamo-san, our goal from the beginning was to win the gold medal in the national competition, and we must have such strength to do so. Moreover, some of our classmates seemed to have performed beyond their normal level due to nervousness." When saying the last sentence, Kiyono Rin smiled beautifully.

The way the results of the Kansai tournament are announced is different from the Tokyo tournament where they just hang a banner. The results will be announced in a more formal way.

Not only will there be a special emcee to call out the names, but each school will also send two representatives to the stage to formally receive the certificates and trophies from the judges.

All participating students, advisors, and logistics students of Group B will also crowd into the concert hall to wait for the results.

Therefore, after the game, the audience will voluntarily leave their seats and give up their seats.

As the number of spectators gradually decreased, more and more students wearing various school uniforms appeared, and everyone's face was filled with anticipation and nervousness.

Kiyono Rin posted the meeting place in the group, and the members of Kamikawa High School's brass band gradually gathered.

“It’s time to start announcing the results. I’m so excited!”

"My hands are shaking, feel . Ah! Your hands are so cold!"

"I'm nervous too!"

Komatsu Misaki received a headcount from the chief chairmen of each section and reported to Kiyono Rin: "Only Watanabe-san was absent. The boys also said they didn't see him."

Qing Ye Lin sighed helplessly: "Let's go look for him under the shade of the trees outside the venue. He's probably drinking soda with a silly look on his face, staring at girls' legs... Forget it, I'll go."

She was about to leave when Asu Mai suddenly spoke.

"Are Seino-san and Watanabe on good terms?"

Kiyono Rin looked back at Asuka Mai with some surprise. This was the first time she saw her interested in interpersonal relationships.

"Why do you ask?" Qingye Rin asked back.

"You are cold and strict to people, but you only scold Watanabe." Asu Mai stared at Kiyono Rin without moving her eyes.

"Is that so?" Qing Ye Lin herself had never noticed this. "Maybe it's because he always talks nonsense."

Asu Mai nodded calmly.

Qingye Rin glanced at her, then turned and walked towards the exit of the venue.

After she walked away, Ikki Aoi whispered, "They are definitely related!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Tamamo Haomi said dissatisfiedly.

"That's right! Watanabe has a girlfriend, and it must have nothing to do with Kiyono-san!" Hanada Asako said affirmatively with her fists clenched, but her tone sounded like she was trying to convince herself.

"But didn't you see the two of them bickering before the game started?"

"That seems to me."

"Hey, isn't that cheating?"

"There's nothing that scum Watanabe can't do." A girl said with disdain.

"Then why do you stare at him so often?"

“No!”

"Don't try to quibble. Just sit in front of me. I know where you are looking."

"Ah, shut up!"

While everyone was talking about random things, the heavy door of the concert hall was pushed open and Kiyono Rin and Watanabe Toru walked in.

Two "beautiful boys" walk side by side, one is elegant and cold, the other is handsome and confident. For some rotten girls, they probably can't help but imagine some obscene scenes in their minds.

The two seemed to be talking, and only when they came closer did the band hear what they were saying.

"Don't forget that you are still wearing the school uniform. You represent Kamikawa High School. Don't do anything that would damage the school's reputation." Qingno Rin's tone was full of warning.

"I told you, it was those two guys who whistled at the girls' school next door. I just watched." Toru Watanabe felt very aggrieved.

"lie."

"...Yes, I whistled, but that was mainly to teach them how to whistle better. I definitely didn't mean to tease them! I swear to Bunkyo District that if you lie, it will cause an earthquake immediately."

"You're allowed." Qingye Rin glared at him.

Ichimoku Aoi looked at everyone and said proudly in a low voice: "I said it!"

"I feel like it's just a very common warning." Tamamo Yomi glanced at the two people who were walking towards her.

"Okay, that's enough." Komatsu Misaki clapped her hands to interrupt the topic and looked at Asu Mai, "Asu Mai, come on stage with me."

"...Yeah." Asu Mai responded emotionlessly.

The two of them represented Kamikawa High School and walked towards the stage. Representatives from other schools also came on stage one after another.

Standing in a row with other girls of the same age, Asu Mai is obviously taller, with a plump chest and long legs, standing out from the crowd, attracting much discussion from the audience.

Toru Watanabe glanced at Mai Asuka under the light. No matter what, he couldn't combine her current self with senior Mai who was reading 1980 yen in bed.

Although they feel helpless about being harassed, it is also a matter of pride for boys that such a dazzling senior schoolmate only shows another side of herself in front of them.

Moving your eyes to the left, you will see glittering trophies and certificates. Just looking at these things from afar makes your heart beat faster.

The emcee walked slowly towards the microphone with the list in hand, and the only sound left in the concert hall was the thumping of heartbeats.

The folded list was slowly unfolded, showing the results of the schools that performed from the twelfth to the twenty-third, as well as the names of the three schools that advanced to the national competition.

"Number 12, Chiba Prefecture representative, Tachiinage High School, bronze medal."

In the distance, a group of people wearing black Western-style school uniforms sighed in despair.

At this time, no one cared about them anymore, and everyone was busy taking care of themselves.

Toru Watanabe glanced at Kiyono Rin. She crossed her arms, her charming face expressionless, but her eyes were fixed on the emcee.

Noticing his gaze, Qingno Rin looked over.

'What are you looking at? ' she asked with her eyes.

"Nothing." Watanabe shrugged.

Seeing him put his hands in his pockets and look relaxed, Qingye Rin snorted and slightly loosened her clenched hands.

"Number 13, Komazawa High School, representative of Tokyo, gold medal!"

Excited cheers came from the front, and everyone cast envious glances at them, and then continued to wait for their own results.

"Number 14, Hanakai Girls' High School, representative from Kanagawa Prefecture, gold medal!"

Two gold medals in a row.

Watanabe Toru looked in the distance and saw Ayako Honma grabbing the shoulders of a girl next to her and shaking her vigorously. Then she jumped and made a victory sign towards this side.

Her face was smiling like the morning glory growing on cow dung in the village, and Watanabe Toru was too lazy to look at her.

"Number 15..."

The emcee read out the results of the competition at the same speed regardless of whether the audience was happy or sad.

One after another, it was soon the 21st.

"Number 21, Katakura High School, Tokyo representative, gold medal!"

There are already two gold medals in the Tokyo Broadcasting and Television Administration. The next one is the last one in Tokyo, which is also Kamikawa High School.

Tamamo Haomi clutched the hem of her skirt tightly, and the pleated skirt that she usually took great care of had now become ugly wrinkles.

Ikki Aoi was so nervous that her chest ached, and the sound of her heartbeat seemed to be coming from her throat.

The MC still looked businesslike. He glanced at the list, slowly raised his eyes, and announced into the microphone:

"Number 22, Kamikawa High School, Tokyo representative, gold medal!"

"Ah——" the atmosphere exploded.

"That's great! That's great!"

"Gold Medal! Senior! It's the Gold Medal!"

"Don't get excited! Don't get excited! Hoo, hoo, we still have to go to the national competition, we still have to go to the national competition!"

Because the distance was close, Watanabe Toru felt that there were screams and cheers from all directions.

He glanced at Qingye Rin. Like him, she didn't feel much and was still waiting for the emcee to announce the qualifying candidates.

On the stage, Komatsu Misaki raised her lips, and pursed them into a straight line as she tried to suppress her smile. Beside her, Asu Mai remained expressionless.

Amid the noise, I could vaguely hear number 23, Saitama Prefecture Kasukabe Kyoei High School won the silver medal.

After all the results were announced, the venue went wild.

The schools that did not win the gold medal were naturally disappointed and wanted to shut themselves off. But for the schools that won the gold medal, the highlight was yet to come.

The air in the concert hall became even hotter.

Schools that win gold medals have a deeper desire for higher honors.

"Hey, next, we'll announce the schools that can participate in the national competition."

The emcee pushed up his slightly sliding reading glasses.

"The first school, number 13, represents Tokyo, Komazawa High School."

There were shrill screams in the venue. The girls of Komazawa High School hugged each other, and the boys pushed each other with domineering looks, not hiding their joy at all.

"The second school, number 21, represents Tokyo, Katakura High School."

Amid the cheers, Toru Watanabe looked at Hua Kaigao at number 14.

Ayako Homma...well, the morning glory has withered, just like when she stepped on cow dung in elementary school and cried on the table for the whole morning.

"What did we have for lunch that day? Curry?" Watanabe Toru thought heartlessly.

“This is the last one!”

"The other two schools in Tokyo all made it to the national competition. What if we didn't? It would be so embarrassing!"

“So nervous, so nervous!”

Qingye Rin let out a long breath and smiled happily: "It's already us."

"Huh?" Everyone looked at her in confusion.

"I'm really impressed by you guys." Watanabe Toru said with a look of disdain, "We are the only one with the gold medal among the remaining two high schools."

"We... made it to the national competition?"

Before anyone could react, the host had already announced the name of the last school.

"Finally, here comes the third school, and also the last spot: No. 22, representing Tokyo, Kamikawa High School!"

"Long live!!!"

"Kanto representatives! We are Kanto representatives! Ah——"

Screams echoed throughout the concert hall.

The emcee seemed to be still saying something, but the cheers were so loud that it was no longer audible.

Watanabe Toru looked at Kiyono Rin.

Qingye Lin smiled sweetly, and he also laughed.

"Kiyono-san, we've entered the national competition!" Tamamo Yomi cheered and rushed towards Kiyono Rin.

Qing Ye Lin was at a loss for a moment and kept pushing her away: "Tamamo-san, you are too close, it's hot."

Tamamo Haomei hugged her regardless and kept shouting "Great! Great!"

Komatsu Misaki and Asu Mai received the trophy and certificate on the stage, and everyone at Kamikawa High School gave them applause so loud that they wanted to clap their hands to pieces.

Standing under the light, Komatsu Misaki kept wiping tears from the corners of her eyes, trying to look serious.

The dazzling Asu Mai still has no expression on her face, her skin is bloodless, white and transparent, looking a little unreal.

But when Watanabe Toru looked over and their eyes met, a smile slowly broke out on her face, with a faint blush.

After the award ceremony, everyone took a group photo as usual and took the bus back to school.

The atmosphere was very lively, everyone was talking and laughing, trophies and certificates were passed around, and the sound of taking photos never stopped.

"Hey, I saw someone on the forum say that Kyoto Tachibana only won the silver medal in the Kansai competition this year."

"Kyoto Orange? Orange?"

"What? It's a high school in Kyoto with a very strong wind band. It's a traditional strong school in the eyes of most people. Because they often wear orange uniforms during performances, they are even nicknamed the 'Orange Devil'."

"'Orange Devil'? So powerful? Then why did he only get the silver medal? Did he change his advisor?"

"I don't know. I don't know much about Kyoto."

Qingye Rin, who was listening to their conversation, explained: "In marching competitions, Kyoto Tachibana has always maintained the strength to compete for the national gold medal, but in sitting competitions, it is just average, so it is not surprising that it did not enter the national competition."

"What, have you started studying your opponents for the national competition?" asked Toru Watanabe.

"Of course." Qing Ye Lin suddenly frowned and looked at Watanabe Toru's playful eyes, "What's that expression on your face? It makes me very unhappy."

"No, nothing."

"Lies. Tell the truth."

"I just thought of something funny, that's all."

"Hey, Kitauji? What school is this? Have you heard of it?"

"No."

"I've never heard of this name before. What's wrong?"

"He was one of the representatives from Kansai. I heard that he performed a miraculous show in the competition."

"Miracle? Nothing to be afraid of." Toru Watanabe put down his phone and ended the chat with Ayako Honma who was complaining.

“I heard their oboe solos are amazing.”

Watanabe Toru laughed, on the morning of the second day of training, after meeting Aphrodite, he had already reached the master level.

"Wow!" A boy stood up with a thump, "Their trumpet solos are so beautiful."

"Let me see." Under the disdainful gazes of the girls, including Toru Watanabe, the boys gathered around.