August 26, morning.

Dark clouds with heavy rain obscured the sky, turning the sky gray and white above Tokyo.

Under the sky, a passenger car drove on the road, taking the Moriya Wind Ensemble to the competition venue.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa sat in the window seat of one of the passenger cars, and as for the seat next to him, it was empty.

The girl who usually appears here doesn't know where to sit.

He was the only one staring silently out the window.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Race is about to begin, the rain is gathering momentum, and Shiori Shinohara's affairs are waiting to be resolved after the blowing is over.

And last night's thing.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't know what to say at all.

It seems to have been misunderstood.,Between Mr. Ogasa and Mr.Ogasa.。

Does that need to be explained?

If he needs to explain, what kind of position does he stand in explaining this kind of thing to Shiori Shinohara......

Teachers? Couples of yesteryear? Or what?

- If it is the first two relationships, it seems that they do not need much explanation.

Awkward couples need to try their best to explain in order to prove their innocence.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked out the window at the sky, the clouds hanging low, and it was annoying.

……

The vehicle arrived at the race site.

The sky was low, surrounded by many students in various uniforms.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Suzuko Ogasa stood in front of Moriya's student phalanx, maintaining discipline.

"Alright, everyone be quiet."

"Minister, roll call."

"Let's make sure you have all the instruments with you."

“……”

Finally, after the rectification of discipline is over, as an instructor, Tetsufumi Hirakawa naturally wants to say something.

He looked at the student body.

Dozens of female high school students, neatly dressed in uniforms, holding their own musical instruments, stood upright, and their expressions also brought the seriousness that they should have before the competition.

Of course, the most conspicuous thing is the center, the girl with an excellent appearance, a straight posture, and the aura of a famous lady just standing there, Shiori Shinohara.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's gaze swept over.

Then, after taking a deep breath, I spoke as calmly as I could.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the competition is about to start, and I won't say anything more. The hard work of the weekdays will not be in vain, and Moriya will not be stopped by the Tokyo Metropolitan Race. Well, come on. ”

Under the gloomy sky, Moriya began to enter the venue.

……

The preparation at the back of the court was methodical, tuning, and finally getting acquainted with the music, and then, it was time to line up and wait for the play.

Moriya's serial number is 3, which is very high.

"Next, there is the wind club of the private Moriya Girls' High School."

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood next to the team, quietly watching Ogasa Suzukiko organize the students - he couldn't help with the next performance.

The petite female teacher, dressed in a teacher's uniform, stood at the front of the line, her hands clenched into fists and raised above her head.

"Everyone, come on!"

"Come on, everyone!" The minister shouted.

"Come on!" The rest of the students shouted.

Then, a student walked past him and stepped onto the field.

Shiori Shinohara, too, walked past him and didn't look at him,

However, there were other students who greeted him, the instructor who was gradually becoming active in the wind club and was no longer invisible.

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"Come on."

"Well, come on!"

In response to Tetsufumi Hirakawa's cheers, the last student also walked into the recital hall.

……

At the venue of the Tokyo Metropolitan Games, the scene was quiet, and you could hear the pins dropping.

I don't know how many pairs of eyes there are in the audience...... It doesn't matter anymore.

Suzuko Ogasa stood in the conductor's seat, and Moriya's students sat in the bandhouse.

The dry air, the silence in my ears, the companions around me, the musical instruments in my hands, and the baton in Ogasa-sensei's hands.

That's all they can perceive.

They waited, waiting for the moment when the baton would be raised and lowered.

Then the melody is blown and this concert hall is filled.

……

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood in the backfield, his eyes never leaving the stage.

Even though it was only a Tokyo Metropolitan Race, it was different from last year, where he didn't practice in the Wind Club at all, so even in the final national competition, he was looking forward to winning while looking at his students on stage, but there was hardly any nervousness.

Despite his reputation as an instructor, the wind club is almost separated from him, and he is also separated from the students on stage.

He didn't feel involved, and he couldn't understand the feelings of the students on stage.

But this time is different.

From the beginning, Shiori Shinohara invited him to go, and the girl supervised him, and finally Tetsufumi Hirakawa himself took the initiative to arrive every day for the practice of the wind club, supervising the students' practice, organizing roadshows, and leading teams to participate.

He was indeed a member of the Wind Club, not a nominal teacher.

Therefore, looking at the Moriya Wind Ensemble on the stage at this moment, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's thoughts seemed to be standing on it, and he realized the solemnity and tension of the scene.

In such a nervous state of mind, he stared at Ogasa Suzukiko's back until a certain moment, catching the movement.

He saw his arm swing down.

So, the gentle and melodious tune, slowly, like a clear spring flowing, began to flow quietly to the entire venue, enveloping the auditory sense.

……

At about eleven o'clock in the afternoon, the game was over.

The rainstorm has not yet fallen, but it should be soon.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa glanced out of the window through the window in the hallway of the venue.

The clouds grew darker.

He stared expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Mr. Hirakawa, Mr. Hirakawa."

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked to the side, and Ogasa Suzukiko didn't know when she came to him again.

She looked out the window curiously, then at him.

"What is Mr. Hirakawa doing hiding here? You can't hear the shouting. ”

“…… Did you call me? ”

"Of course, Mr. Hirakawa went to the bathroom and disappeared, and when I came to take a look, I found that I was in a daze."

“…… That's right. Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ogasa-sensei." ”

"It's alright, but it's time for us to go, the students are waiting."

"Well, okay, let's go."

“……”

“……”

The two of them took a step.

There was quite a lot of noise around, cheering, cheering, "continue next year...... Such voices from students from various colleges and universities linger in my ears.

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Suddenly.

"Mr. Hirakawa, I don't think you're happy."

After walking a few steps, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who had his head down, heard Ogasa Suzukiko next to him say this.

He hesitated a little and looked over, met with her concerned gaze.

"What's wrong with Mr. Hirakawa? Obviously we've all made the cut, aren't you satisfied? ”

“…… No, how could it be. Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled at her inquiry and denied, "Of course I'm happy that we qualified, even though it's only for Tokyo, but I'm even happier than I was when I learned last year that we qualified for the national competition." ”

"Then why ......?" Ogasa Suzukiko was still puzzled.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa tried his best to make his smile brighter: "Ogasa-sensei, you think too much. ”

"Eh, is that so?"

"Hmm."

A few steps further, Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw their team of students from Moriya.

Even though they are still some distance away, you can still see the relaxed posture of the students, the occasional play, and the smiles they face.

Then, he and Shiori Shinohara were separated from each other, and their eyes met for a moment.

There was no expression on either of their faces.

……

Get on the bus for the return trip.

This time, the seat next to Tetsufumi Hirakawa was no longer empty.

Shiori Shinohara sat next to him, but she never looked up at him, but out the window.

And the whole time, until I returned to Moriya, there was no dialogue.

In the back row, the rest of Moriya's students were fighting and making trouble.

"Kyoko Kyoko, you know what? When we were sitting on the stage, I saw that next to me, Makomi was so nervous that she was about to cry. ”

"Huh, really?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, how can I have it?"

"Yes, I see it."

"Real bow, this can't work, what will I do when the national competition comes?"

"Huh? Kyoko, you don't believe me either? It's just the Tokyo Metropolitan Race, so I'm not nervous. I knew we were going to win before I even went up. ”

"-I was talking about the guy who was nervous and couldn't sleep before going to bed last night, don't talk big."

"Damn—"

"Huh...... No, it's so itchy, don't scratch it, I admit defeat. ”

"Hmph."

The laughter continued until it reached Mori Valley.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Shiori Shinohara got out of the car together.

……

I lined up, said a few words of encouragement, continued to cheer, and then announced that I would have a holiday and no longer need to come to the wind club to practice.

"It's been a hard summer vacation, and now, the Tokyo Metropolitan Championship is qualified, and the summer vacation is almost over, so I won't have to practice for the rest of the time, so I'll see you when school starts."

After that, I put the instrument back into the wind club, and the summer vacation practice of the Moriya wind club is officially over.

Then, when the students were all gone, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Shiori Shinohara finally walked out of the Moriya Wind Club and closed the door.

……

The quiet blowing department mouth, the atmosphere is heavy, like a rainstorm about to fall on the horizon.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood still and didn't leave, and looked at Shiori Shinohara, the girl was also looking at him, with a delicate face and a ...... gaze Cold.

There was silence for a long time.

"Shinohara-san, let's go."

“……”

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In a silent response, Shiori Shinohara looked ahead and walked out.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked side by side with her.

“……”

“……”

How do you speak?

I don't know what to say at this time.

With the sound of dull footsteps in his ears, Tetsufumi Hirakawa also looked at the low dark clouds in the sky rather dullly.

Until he turned around and walked into the stairwell, his eyes turned away from the sky, and instead stared down at the staircase that descended.

"It's going to rain." He said suddenly.

"Hmm." Shinohara Shiori responded.

"Did Shinohara-san bring an umbrella?"

"Brought it."

“……”

“……”

“…… Let's talk. ”

"What are you talking about?"

"About dreams."

"Well, Mr. Hirakawa, please."

Shiori Shinohara's tone was always cold.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa struggled to adapt to the cold.

“…… I don't know if Shinohara-san believes it or not, but during that time, what I said and did was like a dream to me. It's not an exaggeration or an analogy, but it is. ”

"Really?" The tone of the girl next to her finally changed, and she asked.

"Well, like a dream, or to put it another way, like hypnotized."

The corners of Shiori Shinohara's mouth lifted slightly: "Were you hypnotized by Shiori?" ”

“…… Possible? ”

"And then?"

"Then on the 14th, I met Mr. Kuda, and the dream was broken by an external force, and I woke up."

"That's right."

"Hmm."

“……”

“……”

"Teacher-student love is not allowed." Before the silence was about to fall again, Tetsufumi Hirakawa spoke again.

"I know." Shiori Shinohara said.

"When I wake up from a dream, I can't continue to indulge indifferently."

"yes, I know."

“……”

"Is there anything else Hirakawa-sensei would like to say?"

"I'd like to hear Shiori...... Listen to Shinohara's opinion. ”

"Shiori's opinion?"

"Hmm."

“……”

“……”

After the stairs were over, the two reached the hallway on the first floor and walked to the shoe cabinet together.

"In Shiori's opinion, Hirakawa-sensei is really terrible." Before entering the shoe cabinet, Shiori Shinohara said.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's footsteps paused, took a complicated look at her back, and then, silently, also walked into the shoe cabinet.

……

After changing their shoes, the two walked out of the shoe cabinet together and walked under the cloudy sky.

He saw that Shiori Shinohara, who was beside him, glanced at him, his gaze still cold.

"Did Hirakawa-sensei ever think about what Shiori would have thought when she received that message that day?"

“…… Thought. Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded.

"If you think about leaving, what will Shiori be in her mood?"

“…… Also thought about it. ”

"Hmm. But he still willfully decided to be alone and quiet. Shinohara Shiori is clear.

“……”

"Naturally, Hirakawa-sensei needs to be calm, Shiori knows. Everyone needs a little bit of cool space, and so do I. ”

Shinohara Shiori said flatly.

"Thinking about it now, after receiving that message, I called over and over again without giving up, and ran to the door of Teacher Hirakawa's house without giving up, Shiori at that time was not calm."

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“…… I'm sorry. ”

"No, I don't mean to ask Mr. Hirakawa to apologize." Shiori Shinohara shook her head gently in the face of his apology, "Shiori has completely calmed down now. ”

"If Hirakawa-sensei had only been missing for a day and came back, Shiori would probably be angry. If you have been missing for three days, you may be happy to see Mr. Hirakawa, but Mr. Hirakawa, who has been missing for a week and came back and said, "I want to talk about it," ......"

Shiori Shinohara stared at him.

"I suddenly felt like I had nothing more to say."

“……”

"No anger, no joy to see again, no sadness, nothing left."

“……”

"Hirakawa-sensei is right, this relationship shouldn't exist, you refused it from the beginning, and it's just that the wayward Shiori hasn't given up to lead to this. As for the later dreams, let's just think of them as dreams. Since you wake up from your dream and feel that you shouldn't continue, then you don't need to continue, just listen to you, and you don't need to apologize. ”

“……”

In his silence, Shiori Shinohara indifferently finished expressing her thoughts, and the two continued to walk together for a while until they walked out of the school gate.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped at the school gate, and Shiori Shinohara walked away calmly and did not stop.

Until suddenly the wind rose and the rain came.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa opened his umbrella and walked to the tram stop amid the sound of the rain.

Shiori Shinohara didn't mention last night's incident, and perhaps in her opinion, too, the matter didn't need to be explained.

Because the relationship between the two is over.

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