I play the wind instrument in Hokkaido.

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Chapter 353 352. Escaping is shameful, but very useful (4)

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the sound-absorbing cotton. On the decorative musical staff on the wall, the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" played.

Sayaka-senpai once said that this melody is very cute, like playing in kindergarten, time seems to stand still at this moment, and silence envelops the entire space.

Kana Eto lingered, unable to let go of the groove on the sliding door, her gaze fixed on the slightly dark yellow door.

She didn't know how to face Kitahara-sensei, or what to say.

It all happened so suddenly that she couldn't accept it for a while.

"Actually, I originally wanted to tell everyone after the national conference, but when I thought about the retirement ceremony after the third year, I thought it would be better not to upset everyone."

Kana Eto's eyes trembled with fear; it was all too terrifying.

When Mr. Kitahara was laughing with everyone, eating cake, taking photos, and even during meetings afterward, he carried this thought in his mind.

He remained calm throughout, naturally counting down to the end of the guided tour.

Fear and the unknown made Kana Eto's fingertips feel cold and numb. She wasn't afraid of Kitahara-sensei, but rather of herself as the club president being unable to truly understand Kitahara-sensei's inner thoughts.

Her hand moved away from the sliding door, her head lowered, not daring to look at Kitahara Hakuma's face, but gazing at the soft, plush carpet on the floor, she said:

Why?

The girl's voice was like a candle flickering in the wind, weak and trembling, with a barely perceptible sob.

Kitahara Hakuba raised his hand to rub his neck, and after a moment of silence, said:

"It's a personal matter."

He didn't need to say too much to Kana Eteng. From a teacher's perspective, he only needed to give a notification; how to handle it was a matter for the school and the brass band.

Kana Eto hugged her arm tightly with one hand, and looked up, trying to stop him from leaving.

"I'm sorry, Kitahara-sensei. There are some things we didn't do well. If possible, let's have a good talk about it?"

Kitahara Hakuba looked very surprised and quickly said:

"What is there to apologize for? My resignation is a personal matter and has nothing to do with anyone else. Everyone has done a very good job."

"That's just an excuse adults always use," said Kana Eto, biting her lower lip tightly.

Kitahara Hakuba shook his head:

"My resignation doesn't mean either side is at fault. Ultimately, I joined the Shin-Asahi Brass Band for two reasons: first, I had nowhere else to go, and second, I wanted to challenge myself. Both of these things have been accomplished, so there's no question of who's right or wrong, understand, Manager Eto?"

Kana Eto frowned. What Kitahara-sensei said was correct, and it was something that she and everyone else unanimously agreed on—"Why would someone like Kitahara-sensei stay at Shinshu? It shouldn't be like that, right?"

Staying with Shenxu would only be a waste of his time and money, so any attempt to persuade him to stay would be pointless.

Kitahara Hakuba took a shallow breath and continued:

"I have given this matter a lot of thought, and it even concerns my freedom and rights. I want to protect my freedom and rights from being violated. Am I right to think this way?"

There wasn't a single opening in Kitahara-sensei's words for Eto Kana to object to. Compared to him, with his profound principles, she felt like a kindergarten child, so naive.

Moreover, his calm demeanor was almost unbelievable, giving Kana Eto goosebumps.

This made her realize that the Shin-Asahi Brass Band would not exist in Kitahara-sensei's life going forward; the Shin-Asahi Brass Band had become his past, something "already ended."

The girl in front of him had the look in her eyes of an abandoned puppy.

Her expression alone made Kitahara Hakuba's heart waver. What would she look like in front of all the club members?

"Should we not let the other members know?" Kana Eto's voice rose slightly, tinged with weariness and confusion.

Kitahara Hakuba rested his hand on his chin and said:

"Yes, I will find an opportunity to explain this to everyone in the future."

"How about we find an opportunity today to make things clear to each other?"

For some reason, Kitahara Hakuba detected a hint of "complaint" in Eto Kana's tone for the first time. She seemed to want to speak loudly, but she held back.

"More or less," Kitahara Hakuba nodded.

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Kana Eto clenched her fist, bowed deeply to Hakuba Kitahara, and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

In the past, she would have asked, "Is there anything else you need to tell me?" before leaving, but now she's making her own decisions.

"Wait—" Kitahara Hakuba called her again, and said after packing his things, "I'll go out first."

If anyone else saw Kana Eto's current aggrieved expression, they would definitely be bombarded with questions. It would be better to let him go first and leave the classroom to her.

The girl didn't speak, but simply stood to the side, watching Kitahara Hakuba leave the classroom.

He pulled the door shut behind him. Standing in the hallway were the second-year students and the new members undergoing breathing training.

"Teacher Kitahara."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

The members made way for him, watching Kitahara Hyakuma walk toward the school building.

"Where's Kana?" Mizuno Kaze asked.

Takahashi Kami paused for a moment, then her expression changed: "Could it be that she really did *that*?!"

She left the new members behind and headed straight for the first music classroom.

Upon opening the door, I found Kana Eto standing in front of the cabinet, gazing ramrod straight at the group photo reflected in the glass.

"Wow, that scared me to death! I thought you really did it." Takahashi Kami didn't immediately notice the alluring aura emanating from her.

Still joking.

Kana Eto shook her head but didn't say anything, staring intently at the group photo from the national tournament, where everyone was smiling happily.

"What's wrong? What did Mr. Kitahara say to you? About the oboe?"

Only now did Takahashi Kami notice that her expression was a little strange. With her hands behind her back and the backs of her hands against her hips, she said, "He has always had a high opinion of Kirishima's oboe playing, but that doesn't mean Kana is bad."

"This wasn't mentioned. *￠First 1st chapter published on [website name]:"

Kana Eto bit her lip with her pearly white teeth. She wasn't sure whether to tell her best friend about it, but she had promised Kitahara-sensei.

But why only let her know?

Simply because she is a minister?

"What is it?" Takahashi Kami tilted her head in confusion; the texture of her ponytail didn't look very good.

He said that as a minister, I must be ruthless and have my own ideas in everything I do.

"Gone?"

"To sum it up, here's the summary."

"What? Why do adults always like to spout these grand principles? Anyone can understand them."

Kami Takahashi rolled her eyes. She wasn't looking down on Kitahara-sensei, but on all adults who spouted such grand principles.

Kana Eto's voice turned into an almost inaudible sigh.

"Minister Yuchuan, what should I do?:::"

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In the photo, Sakurako Yukawa is holding her gold medal certificate and crying in front of the camera.

But Kana Eto was envious.

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I was completely out of sorts during practice today. If Watanabe-senpai had been here, I probably would have gotten a good scolding from her with a straight face.

Kana Eto thought to herself.

Practice ended at 6:30 PM.

"Have you left?" Kirishima Mai asked as she watched Kirishima disassemble the oboe.

"Okay, it's about time," Kana Eto said with a smile. "Remember to turn off the lights when you leave, okay?"

"it is good."

As they left the practice room, Takahashi Kami was also saying goodbye to her fellow vocalists. The two of them opened their mouths simultaneously as soon as they met:

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"I really want to eat frozen ice cream."

"I'm going to the library. You can wait for me at the school gate."

What are you going to the library for?

"Eating ice cream in this weather, do you not want to go to school?"

"What are you going to the library for?" Takahashi Kami asked twice.

Kana Eto, with her backpack slung over her left shoulder and her instrument case in her right, said, "Let's go find Senior Yukawa."

"doing what?"

"Of course it's about cadre matters," Kana Eto said, sounding a little embarrassed.

"I'm a vice minister too."

Kami Takahashi laughed jokingly, but she had known Kana Eto for a long time and knew that the reason Kana hadn't called her this time was because she didn't want her to know something.

Since that's the case, she doesn't need to know that Kana is a good girl and wouldn't harm anyone.

"Then I'll wait for you at the school gate."

As if to ease the awkward atmosphere between the two, Takahashi Kami pinched Eto Kana's round buttocks.

"Wow, the girl's butt is so bouncy."

Kana Eto frowned, initially intending to raise the instrument case in her right hand to bump her butt, but after thinking about it, she decided to hit her with her schoolbag instead.

She missed and ran away.

"Really"