I play the wind instrument in Hokkaido.

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"But it won't take up too much of your time. For example, we can meet once a week for about an hour."

With an extremely serious expression, she said something that made Kitahara Hakuba think she was having an affair with him.

Nagase Tsukiyo seemed completely unaware of this, which was surprisingly simple-minded.

"No."

Before he could even speak, someone spoke up for him.

Kanzaki Eri appeared out of nowhere, standing quietly behind Kitahara Hakuba, like a delicate doll, so exquisite that she seemed untouched by dust.

Her appearances were always unexpected, and Kitahara Hakuba even suspected that she would become intangible and eventually possess him.

A flicker of panic crossed Nagase Tsukiyo's expression at that moment, like a little girl caught doing something wrong.

But she quickly tensed her little face, tightened her grip, and said with unusual calm:

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"Eri, you're just a student. What right do you have to make decisions for Kitahara-sensei?"

Eri Kanzaki's hands hung naturally at her sides, her hair swayed gently in the breeze without becoming disheveled, and her eyes were clear and deep, yet empty as if unfocused.

"Moonlit Night, why do you keep saying such selfish things, like you're the only one being raised by your family?"

"Selfish? Me?"

Nagase Tsukiyo clenched her fists, her brows furrowed, a long-suppressed resentment accumulating in her heart, about to reach a breaking point.

"How long are you and Qingniao planning to complain about me?" she gritted her teeth.

Kanzaki Eri: "

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"In the end, isn't it just that you've always harbored resentment towards me?"

As if trying to appear more imposing, Nagase Tsukiyo took a few steps forward, her tone slightly anxious as she spoke.

"The blame doesn't fall entirely on me. If you felt unhappy being with me because you weren't being sincere, you and Qingniao should have just left. Now that things have turned out this way, you two keep blaming me!"

Between the lines, one can hear the growing frustration and grievances of the young woman.

Nagase Tsukiyo bit her lip hard with her teeth, and could even taste the rusty iron.

Moreover, it's clearly you who are selfish. I wasn't the one who secretly pledged my life to Kitahara-sensei, nor was I the one who secretly acted as guarantor.

“Hmm

Kanzaki Eri lowered her eyelids slightly, her gaze falling on the ferry deck, its paint already peeling, as if to accommodate her feelings.

The girl's tone softened considerably.

"If I had said I didn't like it back then, you would have been unhappy, and every time I spoke, things would have turned sour between us."

However, before she could finish speaking, Nagase Tsukiyo lowered her head excitedly and scolded in a soft voice:

"Don't be so self-righteous! Is this the time to talk to me like this? Do you think it's comfortable for me to say whatever comes to mind? You used to be so quiet, I had to say everything! And yet you all blamed me! If you thought what I did was wrong, why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place? Except for you and Qingniao..."

I clearly didn't do anything wrong!

Seemingly realizing what was happening, Nagase Tsukiyo's breathing suddenly quickened, and the bangs that naturally fell across her forehead cast shadows in the girl's eyes.

She quickly looked up at Kanzaki Eri, and saw a faint glimmer of emotion gradually appearing in Eri's empty eyes.

Worried and vulnerable.

"Well!"

Nagase Tsukiyo seemed to regret saying those harsh words, her fingers curling as if trying to grasp something.

She bit her lower lip as if she wanted to argue, but in the end she didn't say anything and ran straight into the cabin. You could hear the screeching sound of her stepping on the iron anti-slip stairs.

There were many members of the Shinshu Wind Ensemble on the deck, and they all heard some of what was said, but the sea breeze was too noisy and it wasn't very clear.

But they could clearly sense that Nagase Tsukiyo and Kanzaki Eri had a fight.

What happened?

Nagase-senpai and Kanzaki-senpai actually had a fight?!

"Huh? Really? These two are arguing? They don't seem like the type to argue at all. They're both so gentle."

"They really had a fight. Look at Kanzaki's face; it looks like she got scolded."

"So cute, oh my god, how can there be such a cute girl?"

"Isn't the focus now on cuteness?"

The members' attention was immediately drawn away from the shimmering sea. Many wanted to go forward to comfort her, but faced with this exquisite doll, most of them backed down.

It wasn't that I was afraid, but rather that I felt a subtle sense of alienation between Eri Kanzaki and them.

This girl is more like a sophisticated machine that needs to be repaired by a professional.

In the end, it was Akamatsu Sayaka, who was playing on the deck, who came over to comfort her. She wanted to ask her some questions, but Kanzaki Eri, who looked dejected, didn't say a word.

"What happened?"

Saito Haruka, who was taking photos on the deck with the muttering Isomoto Yuka, had her gaze wandering to the spot where Nagase Tsukiyo had just stood, her eyes unfocused.

Because there were too many people, Kitahara Hakuba was unable to comfort Eri himself and had to leave it to Akamatsu and the others to handle.

The two entered the cabin.

"Teacher Kitahara, what were you arguing about while you were standing next to them?"

Before long, Kuno Tachibana, like a gang leader, surrounded Kitahara Hakuba.

He shook his head and said evasively:

"I don't really understand either, and everyone should try to ask as few questions as possible, otherwise it will only increase their pressure. I don't want any problems to arise at the national conference."

Most importantly, Nagase Tsukiyo and Kanzaki Eri are still serving as the dialogue-style soli for the free song.

Although the two are unlikely to start arguing during the match, Kitahara Hakuba is worried that their mentality will ultimately affect the quality of their soli performance.

At the national competition, even the slightest mistake could mean missing out on the gold award; that's how strict the judging process is.

Not to mention something as important as soli.

Kurosawa Maki said incredulously:

"I never thought someone like Kanzaki-senpai would get into arguments."

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In her heart, Kanzaki-senpai is a senior who can resolve all hatred in the world simply by being cute.

“That doesn’t seem right. Just now it looked like only Nagase-senpai was talking, and Kanzaki-senpai was just listening. It was more like she was being lectured,” Nagasawa Miya said.

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Hmm.

Goto Yu gently held the nougat in her hand, wondering if her two senior classmates liked it.

Kuno Tatsuka, never one to shy away from a good spectacle, rested his arm on one hand and propped his chin on his other, saying:

"Hmph, that's suspicious. Could it be because of a man?"

She had barely finished speaking when Nagasawa Miya chopped her hand.

"Stop making wild guesses."

"Because I can't think of any reason that could make these two people argue," Kuno Tachibana said, covering his head. "If I argue with Mai in the future, nine times out of ten it will only be because of men."

A faint smile appeared on Kirishima Mai's face as she stood to the side:

"We definitely won't argue."

Kitahara Hakuba touched his arm; his skin was sticky and damp from the sea breeze, a very uncomfortable feeling. He didn't want to stay on that deck for even a second longer.

"The air is too sticky. Please be careful on the deck and try to stay in the cabin as much as possible."

We returned to the spacious C cabin.

Light streamed in through the square portholes, creating dappled patterns of light and shadow. A faint woody scent filled the air, mixed with the salty, damp smell of the sea breeze.

Kitahara Hakuba looked around but couldn't find Nagase Tsukiyo. He could only see Kanzaki Eri sitting to the side.

Sakurako Yukawa and Sayaka Akamatsu sat on either side of her, and the two were doing a very good job of comforting her, leaving him no room to speak even if he wanted to.

"Teacher Kitahara"

Just then, a voice came from behind Kitahara Hakuba, who had just sat down.

Turning my head, what came into view was a pair of ample breasts protruding high through the uniform, and above that, a mesmerizing and alluring face.

"You saw everything?" Kitahara Hakuba asked softly.

“Hmm.” Saito Harutori rubbed her thumb together, speaking calmly, “But I couldn’t quite hear what they were talking about.”

Kitahara Hakuba remained silent for a while. She had come to inquire, and he had no reason to hide this matter.

There might be room for reconciliation among the three of them.

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Kitahara Hakuba and Saito Harutori explained the situation, but they didn't mention that Nagase Tsukiyo had asked him to be her private tutor.

Saito Haruka was not stupid; she knew that Eri would not say things like "selfish" to Nagase Tsukiyo for no reason.

There must have been something between Tsukiyo and Kitahara-sensei earlier, which made Eri unhappy.

But since he didn't intend to say it aloud, Saito Haruka wasn't going to press him further; she didn't want him to dislike her anymore.

"That's how it's described on a moonlit night."

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Saito Haruka sat beside him, her gaze lowered as she stared at the brown loafers, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Kitahara Hakuba curiously examined her profile and asked:

"You don't seem angry at her for saying that?"