On May 5th, today is the last day of the camp.

In the morning, as in the previous two days, it was still an intense and exciting ensemble practice.

However, it can be seen that today's Ogasa teacher is probably a little out of shape. Although Tetsufumi Hirakawa comforted her last night, she still had some mind about the student's withdrawal from Group A and into Group B.

In fact, it can be seen from ordinary practice that Ogasa Suzukiko is a teacher who cares too much about the feelings of her students, and her current state is expected, so I hope she can recover from the short break after the end of this camp.

The bad news is that not only Ogasa-sensei, but also the entire ensemble of Group A is currently having a bit of a problem.

The reason is that Group B did not participate in this ensemble, but went to train on their own.

And in Group B...... Last night, Tetsufumi Hirakawa said during a discussion with Suzuko Ogasa last night that many of the students in Group B were third-graders.

The pressure of study, the satisfaction after qualifying for the national competition for two consecutive years, and the understanding of the strength gap with other strong wind schools, the national gold medal is out of reach...... For various reasons, 8 of the students in Group B are third-graders.

The third-graders have been practicing the longest and are generally stronger, and their withdrawal is indeed a loss for the current wind club.

But there is no way, just look at the wind club two days ago, and let these third-graders with the strongest voice continue to stay in group A, it will be a blow to the practice atmosphere of the entire wind club.

This blow will be long-lasting, and it will even affect the club's possible future chances of winning the national gold medal.

Besides, since they are no longer aiming for the national gold medal, then respect the wishes of the students, and the twisted melon is not sweet.

So although there will be a decline in strength in the short term, for the sake of long-term planning, Tetsufumi Hirakawa still made that move last night.

And he also believes that time will tell.

Now, the Moriya Wind Club, which has unified its goal, will definitely gradually recover its strength after hard training until it surpasses the previous one.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa listened quietly, and in his ears, the sound of the ensemble echoed and lingered, and it did not disperse for a long time.

In the forest under the blue sky, the birds circled, and finally, they flew towards the clear sky and disappeared without a trace.

"The goal is—"

"National Gold Award!"

The last uniform slogan sounded, marking the end of this three-day and two-night night.

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Minister, roll call."

"Yes."

As when he came, the village minister received the order and faced the students.

"The ministers are named."

Soon after.

"Mr. Hirakawa, Mr. Ogasa, and 73 members of the wind club have arrived."

"Ladies and gentlemen, check one last time to see if there is any missing item."

"Are you sure you don't? Okay, like the previous grouping, get on the bus. ”

Students get on the bus in turn.

In the end, when Tetsufumi Hirakawa got on the bus, the only vacant seat left was still Shiori Shinohara.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

Looking at the girl in the seat who greeted him, he was not surprised at all.

"Shinohara-san."

After nodding his head and saying hello, he sat down calmly, and a familiar sweet fragrance came from the tip of his nose.

Then, after sitting down, with the roar of the engine, the three buses set off.

——

Even on the way back, there was still the sound of classmates talking in her ears, Shiori Shinohara still held the sheet music in her hand and flipped it from time to time.

The hot and dry air of the beginning of summer blew into the car through the gap in the window, blowing up the hair and rubbing the cheeks.

It's a little itchy.

So, I reached out and straightened the ends of my hair, and as a result, without the pressure of my hand, the sheet music was blown by the wind, and it suddenly turned over several pages until it was completely closed.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, attracted by this sound, glanced to the side.

The co-authored sheet music, the corner of the skirt lifted by the wind, the girl's white thighs exposed to the sun, and, in his sight.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa silently looked away again.

Shiori Shinohara, who was aware of this small movement, showed a little smile at the corner of her mouth, and immediately restrained herself.

Put down your hand, lower the little corner of your skirt that you have blown up, and hold it down with the score.

The mind is no longer calm, and it is meaningless to look at the score again.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

She looked at him.

"yes, what's wrong."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was still staring at the windshield in front of him, and he could see that a few meters away, another bus carrying Moriya students was driving slowly.

Shiori Shinohara found the topic.

"What do you think of this meeting?"

"Opinion?"

"Hmm."

"It's a bit sudden. If you want to say anything, well......"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was staring ahead, opened his head, then lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Shiori Shinohara wasn't in a hurry, she just looked at the people around her, the corners of her mouth curled, waiting for an answer that didn't matter at all in comparison.

After a long time, Shiori Shinohara, who was in a trance, finally got a response from her eyes.

Probably having an answer, Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned to look directly at her.

It was mixed with the sound of the wind blowing in from the window, the speech of classmates behind him, and the faint sound of musical instruments.

"A lot of problems were exposed, but the biggest problems were also solved, so that the sound of the wind club was unified - this should be the biggest takeaway from this time."

"Voices unified?"

"Hmm. Even I can hear that Shinohara-san is definitely better, and this morning's ensemble is a little bit lower than yesterday's and the day before yesterday's. But ah-"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's voice was full of confidence.

"I think the goal of the whole group is more than short-term strength."

In my ears, the faint sound of blowing outside the window became louder, to the point that I couldn't ignore it.

The speech in the bus quickly stopped.

"This is, the forest under the blue sky?!"

After a while, the sound of blowing gradually became clearer, and the students immediately heard the music that they had been practicing for a long time.

Shiori Shinohara also listened: "Flute, piccolo, clarinet...... There should also be an oboe. ”

They are all instruments that are easy to carry around.

"It's the classmate in front."

Some students discovered the source of the sound.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also looked ahead, the slow bus, and it was from where the melody of the forest came.

Shiori Shinohara flipped through the closed sheet music, flipped a few pages, and stopped.

Then, she reached out again, pressed the window, and tried to open it.

As a result, I tried several times, but I couldn't open it.

The girl looked at the teacher beside her.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled, leaned over, put his hand on the window, and forced-

"Whew-"

All of a sudden, the wind became stronger and poured into the carriage.

The girl beside him, the music score in his hand was blowing again, and the long hair on his shoulders was also blown towards him.

The tips of his hair rubbed against the side of his face, and the tip of his nose also lingered with the sweetness of the girl.

In my ears, the familiar tune suddenly became a little clearer.

One by one, the classmates opened the car windows.

Then, a melodious tune also sounded on the bus.

"That's probably the unifying voice."

Facing the girl's gaze, Tetsufumi Hirakawa whispered.

Shiori Shinohara looked at him and looked out the window again.

There is no trumpet in his hand, but his fingers are still pressing the rhythm of the practice a thousand times.

"There's a sound in the car behind you."

I don't know when, suddenly a classmate said.

The melody sounded all the way.