Chapter 76 The oboe does not easily produce beautiful tones
Watanabe Toru was not released until Kujo Miki took a flight abroad at night.
Before leaving.
"Meiji, I want to go to the shooting club on the 25th floor to play."
"Wait till you really make me feel comfortable."
"Is it okay?! In that case, how about I give you my full-strength massage!"
"Do you want to hurt me to death? Be gentle!"
"oh……"
Therefore, Toru Watanabe, who had to learn a musical instrument, was prepared to learn massage techniques at the same time.
The chances of temporary activities are slim. Since you can't rely on the system to obtain the "shooting" skill, you can only rely on yourself.
It is very rare for ordinary people to have a place where they can practice shooting freely. This is an opportunity that must be seized.
After returning home in the evening, Toru Watanabe contacted Rin Kiyono on Line to consult about musical instruments.
"Kiyono-san, do you know which musical instrument is easiest to learn?"
Half an hour later, the system prompted that the message had been read, and then Qingye Rin quickly replied.
Ukulele
"What is this?"
Kiyono Rin made an expression pack of a dolphin stroking its head, looking very helpless.
Watanabe Toru's fingers moved up and down quickly on the screen: "You just want to send an emoji!"
"No, the narrowness of your knowledge really scares me", and then there was another picture of a dolphin with an expression that couldn't bear to look at it.
Watanabe Toru gave up arguing with her and asked, "What's the easiest instrument to learn in the wind band?"
"Everyone is different"
“I have to say one.”
"Why should I listen to you?"
"Because it's all your fault!!!"
A dolphin's confused expression immediately appeared on the screen.
Toru Watanabe recounted in voicemail what happened during the concert when Miki Kujo was awakened by the unpleasant sound and then asked him to play for her.
In response, Qingye Rin sent a gloating dolphin emoji, and then sent a voice message in a cold voice without any sympathy: "Poor thing."
"Aren't you responsible? It was you who made me go to the concert and put me in this predicament!!!"
"In terms of playing difficulty, the clarinet is easier, but if I want to please Kujo Miki, I don't think a simple instrument is a good choice."
"It seems like you know her very well. As expected, the one who knows a person best is always her enemy. What about the other instruments?"
"I don't know much about other instruments, but I'm the best at playing the trumpet, so I can teach you. However, it's one of the more difficult instruments."
"How does it compare to the clarinet?"
"How should I put it... If the difficulty of the clarinet is one star, the trumpet is five stars."
"……Hold on"
Toru Watanabe called Miki Kujo.
"Meiji, what do you say about me learning the clarinet?"
"Not very good."
"Then I learn the trumpet?"
Kujo Miki sneered, "Oboe."
“Beep…beep…”
Watanabe Toru didn't mind at all when the call was hung up, and was even satisfied with such a short and efficient call.
He switched back to the Line chat interface: " Clarinet is the easiest, oboe is a little more difficult, but easier than trumpet?"
"The oboe is as difficult as the French horn"
"French horn?"
The dolphin attacked again helplessly, and then: "Five stars."
“…Why don’t you just say it’s the same as the small one? I think you’re deliberately trying to humiliate me!”
"Don't doubt"
"My phone is out of battery, bye"
After a while, Watanabe Toru had to send another message: "Hey, Kiyono-san, do you know where there is a good music store? If possible, please tell me about oboes and which one to buy."
"Ah, aren't you going to refill your phone's gas tank?"
“I’m sorry, I have an attitude problem.”
"My heart is as deep as the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. Forgive your impulsiveness. Let's meet in front of the Ginza Yamano Musical Instruments Store at 9:30 tomorrow."
"You are wrong, Kiyono-san! Let me tell you, the deepest trench in the island country is not the Izu-Ogasawara Trench!"
"Of course not."
"Eh?"
"I'll save the remaining two for later."
"You mean, I will be "forgiven" by you at least twice like this?"
"You think too much of yourself, Watanabe Toru-san. I'm worried that if I keep talking about the top-ranked view, I'll soon have nothing to say to you."
"..." Toru Watanabe downloaded the dolphin emoticon package and sent a dolphin like.
Of course it’s not a real like! It’s a mockery!
The next day, Sunday, was still a drizzling day.
Toru Watanabe boarded the train at Yotsuya Station, took the Marunouchi Line, and got off at Ginza Station.
On weekends, people in Ginza flow like water and umbrellas like dragons. From time to time, you can see fashionable women wearing sunglasses, walking in and out of various luxury stores like movie stars, with steps that ordinary people would never dare to take.
In front of the Yamano Musical Instruments Store, Kiyono Rin, Asuka Mai, Hanada Asako, and Ikki Aoi were already waiting there.
Watanabe Toru stepped forward and said, "Sorry, I'm late."
In fact, there were still five minutes until the agreed time of 9:30, but as the last person to arrive, it was polite to apologize.
Qingye Rin nodded: "Go in."
Toru Watanabe originally wanted to ask the other three people why they came, but when he saw that she had no intention of speaking, he gave up.
But the reason they came together was probably just to tell the story of "Ikki Aoi's Love Story ", so there was nothing to be curious about.
The Shanye Musical Instruments Store is a building with one underground floor and six floors above ground, and each floor sells different things.
The first floor after entering the door sells only CDs.
There are new albums, ten-year-old CDs, and vinyl records from decades ago. For those who like physical discs, you won't feel tired even if you spend a few hours here.
On the wall of the corridor leading to the second floor, there is a photo exhibition of an unknown singer.
The second floor still has records, the third floor has sheet music, and the fourth floor has guitars.
It took the group an hour to get from the first floor to the fifth and sixth floors where other types of musical instruments were sold.
This person had to listen to the songs, another person had to choose the music scores, and then everyone was locked in the cabinet and attracted by rows of brand new guitars. In short, the efficiency was extremely slow.
If Toru Watanabe didn't know how to play musical instruments, he would have bought it and left long ago.
"Watanabe-san, the oboe is very expensive. How much budget did you bring?" asked Ikki Aoi on the stairs leading to the fifth floor.
"It's very expensive? Isn't it just a flute?" Watanabe Toru asked puzzledly.
"It's not a flute." Ikki Aoi said weakly.
Mai Asu, who was standing by, explained in a calm voice, "The oboe is one of the most expensive instruments in the wind section, and it is also very delicate, so it often needs to be repaired and maintained in the maintenance department."
"Is one million yen enough?" Toru Watanabe was ready to spend all the money that Miki Kujo gave him on this.
"One, one million?" Ikki Aoi, who was peeking at Asuka Mai's profile, exclaimed, "Didn't they say that you, Watanabe-san, are living in poor conditions?"
"I don't have that much money. Miki gave it to me." Watanabe Toru confessed.
“This is not…” Hanada Asako covered her mouth, her face flushed red, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”
"It doesn't matter." Watanabe Toru waved his hand. "My goal was to live a leisurely life. It would be better if I had a rich girlfriend and could live a leisurely and wealthy life. I'm ready to be called a gigolo."
If possible, Watanabe Toru certainly didn't want to accept the money. He was not really so poor that he needed to rely on a woman for support.
Rather than living such a life, he would rather do a part-time job of 'standing in the sun and holding up a real estate billboard for four hours'.
It was hard work, but the salary was considerable, allowing him, a high school student, to live a relatively comfortable life without any problems.
But does he dare not accept the money? Does he dare not spend the required minimum amount every month?
Have backbone? Would rather die than accept?
Kujo Miki's words, "If you don't spend my money, you don't love me. If you don't love me, you can just die." That can really kill people!
"One million yen...just barely." Kiyono Rin walked towards the glass cabinet where the oboe was displayed, muttering to herself.
"Marigos is famous for its tone, but it is easy to crack; Monica is well made, and the tone is not worse than Marigos; Joseph is well made, the tone is relatively weaker, but it is not easy to crack..."
The other four followed her as if they were listening to a tour guide introducing the history of the scenic spot.
Watanabe Toru suddenly saw a familiar name: " Yamaha?"
"YOB-241 oboe," Kiyono Rin looked over, "It's made of traditional rare wood and advanced resin processing technology, with a resin layer..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Watanabe Toru interrupted her quickly, "I just wonder why Yamaha produces everything."
Qingye Rin glared at him in dissatisfaction.
"Sorry, please continue." Toru Watanabe immediately lowered his posture .
Qingye Rin didn't care and pointed to a black oboe in the cabinet: "Choose this one, Monica."
Toru Watanabe looked at the price, 1.2 million yen, which was considered a relatively high price for oboes in this store.
"Then buy this one." Watanabe Toru called out to the clerk.
"Eh - is it decided?!" Hanada Asako and Ikki Aoi widened their eyes, "That's 1.2 million yen!"
"It doesn't matter. It's Miki's money anyway," said Toru Watanabe.
The two looked at him with strange eyes.
Qingye Rin looked calm and said to Watanabe Toru, "The oboe is a very difficult instrument and requires systematic learning. There is a lot to learn, such as mouth shape, breathing, finger movement, the use and protection of the reed, and the maintenance of the instrument itself. Of course, I believe in your perseverance."
"Of course." Watanabe Tetsuya felt that he had good perseverance. "By the way, since it is so difficult, is it difficult to play the "Three Romances" in half a month?"
The faces of everyone present, including the shop assistant, darkened.
At this moment, Watanabe Toru suddenly realized: It's over!
Judging from their reactions, it is simply impossible to learn the oboe in just half a month!
"Well," Hanada Asako said, "I heard from Hayami from the wind band that many people have studied for two years, but the sound they make is still like a duck."
"Quacking ducks?" Watanabe Toru confirmed doubtfully.
Ichikada Asako blushed instantly when he looked at her: "That's what Hayami-san said. She is the principal of the oboe and bassoon parts."
"Half a month is really not enough?"
Silence, no one answered.
Watanabe Toru looked at Kiyono Rin, hoping that she could give him some hope, but he saw her cold eyes that said 'don't even think about it'.
When the situation was awkward, Asu Mai said calmly, "The tone of the oboe is very difficult to control, but there are people who have a mellow tone in half a year. Come on."
Her meaning was very clear, everything is possible, but it still depends on talent.
But half a year is used as an example of talent, what about half a month?
Perhaps he is the only one willing to spend 100,000 points to exchange for a little intelligence and become a peerless genius in musical instruments.
By the way, he also has a "50% off intelligence exchange coupon" that he is reluctant to use, which only costs 50,000 points.
But what's the use!
A genius at playing musical instruments? Facing the Kujo family, even studying medicine can't save him!
"Thank you, senior. I will try my best." said Toru Watanabe.
Asu Mai nodded calmly.
Hanada Asako and Ikki Aoi looked surprised and incredulous from the moment Asuka Mai comforted Watanabe Toru.
Qing Ye Lin sighed helplessly: "Now that we have bought it, let's go and talk about business."
Watanabe Toru looked at her: "Business?"
"Accompanying you to buy musical instruments is just a coincidence. Please don't be so narcissistic as to think that four people are here to accompany you to buy musical instruments." Qingye Rin took the lead and walked towards the elevator.
The five of them went to the nearest cafe.
After sitting down by the window, the girls ordered the new matcha sundae advertised at the door, and Watanabe Toru ordered a cup of coffee.
Soon, the waitress brought the meal.
The matcha sundae is not large in portion, but it has distinct layers, and is topped with white jade rice balls, fresh cream and red beans, which looks very nice.
“It looks delicious!”
“Senior, wait a moment! Please let me take a picture first! Click, click, yes, let’s take a group photo!”
"Yi Mu, we are not here to play, we have something important to do..."
"Oh, it's just a photo, what's the big deal, come on~"
Toru Watanabe added sugar to his coffee while looking at the photos of the four people taken from various angles.
The last time he drank coffee was that night in Ochanomizu, after which he embarked on the arduous revolutionary road against capitalism.
After the four of them finished taking pictures and took a few bites of sundae, Qingye Rin cleared his throat and started talking about business.
"Watanabe-san."
"Um."
"I have a suggestion on how to resolve the crisis of abolishing the ministry."
"Um?"
"I decided to become the temporary coach of the wind band and help them enter the Kanto competition," said Rin Kiyono.
The other three looked calm, and it seemed that they had already discussed this matter a long time ago.
Watanabe Toru thought for a moment and said, "The Kanto Tournament is indeed an official event. If we really let them in, the Student Union should recognize us. But, are you sure?"
That was the brass band of Kamikawa High School that was so bad that it woke up Miki Kujo, not the brass band of Futaba Junior High School.
"Of course." Qing Ye Lin nodded, "As long as I become a coach with absolute say, these will not be a problem."
"With Kiyono-san's ability, our bass section has already..."
With a sound of "Ding-Dang~", Hanada Asako, who was speaking, paused.
"Watanabe-san, please help me pick up the spoon."
Watanabe Toru looked at Asuka Mai who was calm and unperturbed and blinked: "Okay..."
But before he could bend down, Ichimu Aoi had already picked up the spoon: "Senior, I'll ask the waiter to get you a new one~"
"Thanks."
"Hey~~Waiter, please bring me a spoon~"
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Aoi Ikki, with a happy look on her face, noticed Toru Watanabe's gaze and secretly made a victory V sign to him.
"Ichiki-san, if you keep doing this, Asura-senpai will hate you! Really, please stop being so attentive!"
Everyone, Toru Watanabe definitely doesn't think this way just because he's not happy!
As a client, he is very professional.
After the waiter brought a new spoon, Qing Ye Lin said, "Watanabe-san, what do you think of this plan?"
Watanabe Toru took a sip of the sweet coffee and said, "If you have made up your mind, just go for it. I will support you unconditionally."
He doesn't have to do anything anyway, so of course he supports it.
"Thank you." Qing Ye Lin nodded. "When the time comes, we will start training seriously and may not be able to take care of miscellaneous tasks, so I hope that Watanabe can serve as the manager of the wind band at a critical moment."
"Okay," Watanabe Toru nodded reluctantly, "After all, I am also a member of the Human Observation Department."
"Well," Hanada Asako raised her hand timidly, "Kiyono-san, the only ones who want you to be a temporary coach right now are our bass section, and there are eight other members of the wind section, and they..."
"They will agree."
"Has Kiyono-san figured out a way to convince them?"
"I'm the only one who can allow you guys to enter the Kanto Tournament this year." Qingye Rin smiled with confidence and told the truth which was too rude.
