RNP Page 96
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While Kitahara-sensei's principle of prioritizing the capable is indeed correct, this situation is different from the past.
Eri's behavior made it seem as if she was looking down on the other club members, and the club members were already starting to feel indignant on behalf of Kana Eto.
Sakurako Yukawa understood that Eri didn't have such thoughts at all, but as the saying goes, "one is influenced by one's company," and others would never think that way.
Saito Harukori sat demurely, stroking the strands of hair that adorned her rounded chest, and said:
"I think what Sakurako said makes sense, but Eri is capable, so if we don't let her participate..."
Isn't this just refuting what Kitahara-sensei said?
“Hmm…” Yukawa Sakurako was immediately caught in a dilemma, “That’s right…”
"Why don't we just proceed in the usual order, let the members of group A listen together, and let them decide who is oboe A?"
"The selection of editors and Soli candidates," Saito Harutori said.
"This won't do."
Kuno Tachibana gently swung his legs and said earnestly,
"Everyone's musical literacy is different, but everyone's vote has the same weight. Is that really fair?"
Saito Harutori glared at Kuno Tachibana with displeasure, the tone of her voice noticeably rising from her throat:
"If that's the case, then let Kitahara-sensei just vote. What's the point of having us, the A editors, here?"
Kuno Tachibana wasn't angry at all. He simply raised his hands, smiled indifferently, and said:
“The vice minister is right. Let Kitahara-sensei make the choice. I trust Kitahara-sensei unconditionally.”
All three girls simultaneously focused their gazes on Kitahara Hakuba. He blinked and exhaled a short breath from his half-open mouth:
"The freestyle piece chosen this time is a narrative piece, which requires more consideration than usual. Eto's emotions are richer, while Kanzaki's technique is more outstanding. It's actually difficult to say which of the two has better musical understanding."
In Kitahara Hakuba's mind, although Kanzaki Eri is incredibly cute, both of them have the same potential for musical growth, both rated A.
It's just that one is at a higher level and the other is at a lower level. With the same growth value, and at the same time, Kana Eto expressed her desire to stay in Editor A yesterday.
If she is willing to work hard, Kitahara Hakuba can definitely pull Eto up, and in freestyle pieces, she has an even more outstanding emotional expression than Kanzaki Eri.
The so-called emotional expression is actually quite mysterious. In Kitahara Hakuba's own experience, it is to express emotions by paying attention to the details such as the strong and weak changes of each note, the subtle articulation, and the beginning and end of each measure, on the premise of completing the score completely without any errors.
The economic base determines the superstructure, and emotions are the details within details; they cannot be achieved without the support of technique.
Next comes the understanding of the piece and its musical style.
Kana Eto, who has been practicing the freestyle for a long time, definitely does a better job than Eri Kanzaki, who just started practicing seriously today.
Regardless, it depends on the level of practice between the two. Eri Kanzaki's emotional instability is Kitahara Hakuba's biggest concern.
Who knows if she'll start getting EMO again someday.
"Since it's so hard to make a decision, I'll take the liberty of deciding it with my vote."
Kitahara Hakuba said,
"Minister Yukawa, have the three of them come to the first music room during lunch break tomorrow. Kuno-san, you should come too."
"Okay~~"
"So early? Shouldn't we wait a couple more days?" Yukawa Sakurako said subconsciously. "Eri seems to have just started practicing."
Kuno Tachibana sighed deeply and said, quite dejectedly:
"That's really strange, Minister Yukawa. You said before that you would take care of Eto-senpai and let Kanzaki-senpai wait for the All-Do Tournament selection, but now you're saying that she hasn't practiced enough. Do you want Kanzaki-senpai to get in or not?"
"Um, this..."
Sakura's face flushed red, and she tugged at the hem of her skirt with some apprehension.
"Now is not the time to hesitate. According to the plan, the ensemble of the theme song and the free song will begin tomorrow afternoon."
Kitahara Hakuba's tone left no room for argument.
"I won't change the plan for anyone. If Kanzaki-san still isn't good enough by then, we'll wait for the audition at the National Tournament."
“Alright then, that’s the only way,” said Sakurako Yukawa.
The meeting, which could hardly be called a meeting, was adjourned, and Saito Haruka was the first to walk out of the first music classroom.
After saying goodbye to Sakurako and Hakuba Kitahara, she wanted to follow them, but was stopped by Tachibana Kuno.
"Minister Yukawa~~"
"Ah, Kuno-senpai." Sakurako Yukawa, who had only taken a few steps, had to stop and secretly glance in the direction Saito Harutori had gone.
Kuno Tachibana raised her hand to cover her mouth and chuckled. "Are Saito-senpai and Kanzaki-senpai your friends?"
“Yes, we’ve known each other since our first year of high school.” Yukawa Sakurako didn’t understand why she was asking this.
"Speaking of which, Saito-senpai is really beautiful. She has a slim waist, big breasts, and her legs look fair and tender."
Kuno Tachibana grinned, looking just like an old man, "Ah, sorry to say this~~, actually I always thought that Minister Yukawa was in cahoots with them."
"A group of them?" Sakurako Yukawa tilted her head curiously.
"Nagase-senpai, Saito-senpai, Kanzaki-senpai, these three, it feels like they're always involved in things that happen to the club, they're so mean."
Kuno Tachibana couldn't help but sigh again.
"Teacher Kitahara must be so tired. He has to teach us to play the instrument and fight with these bad women. Sigh."
"I don't fight or anything like that, everyone is very nice."
Sakura gave a wry smile; the three of them had indeed known each other for longer than she had.
Kuno Tachibana said:
"Who do you think Kitahara-sensei will choose tomorrow, Minister Yukawa?"
"Hmm... I don't know about that. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Yukawa Sakura waved to her and disappeared down the corridor, cracking her three-pronged whip.
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The warm sunset shone through the glass, and the thighs peeking out from under the skirt could feel the warmth of the sunlight.
Even the white calf socks felt warm and cozy.
Kanzaki Eri looked out the window, and it seemed as if a thin layer of ultramarine was floating in the honey-colored air.
"Huili".
Just then, someone called her name.
Turning my head, I saw Saito Harukori, whose gaze was sharper than when we last met.
Eri Kanzaki put down her oboe, and a gust of wind blew in from the window, turning a few pages of the sheet music for "The Tears of Princess Kinada of the Hii River" on her music stand.
Saito Haruka walked up to her, her skirt swaying slightly with the movement of her thighs. Her amber eyes were fixed on her as she looked down at her and said:
"Whose idea was it to get into Section A? Tsukiyo's? Your own? Or Kitahara-sensei's?"
The calm yet powerful voice made Kanzaki Eri take a breath, slowly raise her head, and say in a soft, timid tone:
"These have nothing to do with the Sun Bird."
Chapter 102, Section 101: You Two Are My Only Friends (4K)
Saito Harutori looked at her in surprise, rarely showing her emotions so directly. "You're so dishonest. Why didn't you tell me these things sooner? Aren't we friends? Or did Eri think I couldn't help you? That telling me more wouldn't help?"
Kanzaki Eri avoided her gaze, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"I want to do things my own way; I don't need the Sunny Bird."
"What kind of statement is that? It sounds so condescending."
Saito Haruka's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she took a deep breath, her already full breasts appearing even rounder and swelling higher.
"We've been friends for so many years, while Kitahara-sensei has only known you for a few months, and now he won't even tell me his secrets. Why is that?"
Her gaze was fixed on Kanzaki Eri's skin, and the girl felt a tickle in her throat. She turned her face away, her eyelids slightly lowered, and said:
"In my heart, Qingniao and I have never been friends, it's just because of the moonlit night."
The unexpected whispers that drifted into his ears seemed to penetrate to his very bones, making Saito Haruka's brain feel as if it were about to melt, and he was about to be swallowed up by the heat wave inside his body.
A faint blush suddenly appeared on Saito Haruka's cheeks. It was true that she and Kanzaki Eri met because of Nagase Tsukiyo, but their friendship had also lasted since childhood.
"You want to keep me in the brass band just so you can bring Tsukiyo back. I'm not your friend."
With a slightly timid tone, Eri Kanzaki looked quietly at the ground and spoke haltingly.
"Nothing is possible anymore..."
The words she spoke slowly shattered on the floor, and the crisp sound of a metal baseball hitting its target came from outside the window, followed by the boys' fierce shouts.
Saito Harutori was clearly startled by those words, and her vocal cords emitted a strange sound like wind whistling through withered trees.
Her breathing suddenly quickened, and she grabbed Kanzaki Eri's shoulders, staring into the other's amber eyes, as if urgently trying to explain:
"Eri, it's not like that. Actually, I really care about you! It's just that the absence of the moonlit night is making my mind very chaotic. Can you understand me? You can definitely understand me!"
The moment Kanzaki Eri was touched, her body trembled, and the bangs on her forehead swayed gently. Saito Harutori knelt down without hesitation, placed her hands on Kanzaki Eri's knees, and said sincerely:
"I only have you and Yueye as my two friends left. I'm about to lose her, and if I lose you too, I really won't have a single true friend left! Come back to me, okay?"
Eri Kanzaki's lips parted slightly, but she didn't say anything. As if to relieve her inner turmoil, she kept pressing the keys of the oboe.
"If you don't speak, then I'll take that as your agreement."
Saito Haruka stood up, her voice trembling slightly.
"Tomorrow, Mr. Kitahara will be holding another round of oboe selections in the first music classroom. I'll cheer you on. I won't disturb your practice any longer. I want to go to the competition with you."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Eri Kanzaki alone in the classroom with mixed feelings. The musical notes on the staff were like tadpoles, going up and down.
As soon as Saito Haruka stepped out of the classroom, she saw Yukawa Sakurako leaning against the wall of the corridor, her delicate eyebrows drooping and her eyes staring blankly at the white indoor shoes she was wearing.
“Sakurako…” Saito Harutori paused for a moment, then a gentle smile appeared on her face. “Have you been here long?”
"No, I just arrived."
Sakurako shook her head vigorously, as if trying to deny the voice in her heart.
Saito Haruka gently pinched a strand of hair with her fingertips and stroked it downwards:
"It's all fine now. I've already talked to Eri about it. Tomorrow, Kitahara-sensei wants her to go to the First Music Room for another audition."