In the past few days, Kambaraku has been spending endless hours practicing.
Piano classroom in club building No. 2.
It should be said that it is a piano practice room. The real piano classroom is on the third floor. There is a Steinway grand piano there. It is so expensive that you have to apply to the school to use it.
After staying in the music club for two days, Kanhara Raku realized that the concept of the music club was very large. It included pianos, basses, drums and other musical instruments. Until now, he still didn't know how many there were in the entire music club.
People.
But at least, all the classrooms on the three floors of the club building seem to be the territory of the music department.
According to Nishijima Ohgi, clubs also have different statuses in schools.
The autumn breeze blew through the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows of the music classroom, and Kamhara Raku was practicing "Scottish Dance" amidst the subtle sound of the double brass pipes next door.
For him, with the skill of [multitasking], the coordination of his two hands is not a problem at all.
The key lies in familiarity with the 88 keys, fingering techniques, and perception of rhythm.
Tianhai Qimingyue moved a stool with a backrest and sat next to Kanhara Raku. She wore the school's classic Western-style uniform, smooth knee-length stockings under the pleated skirt, and only a small area of her fair thighs was exposed.
She was wearing her usual pair of gold-rimmed glasses, holding an English book, sitting upright and reading quietly at her side.
"Sword Comes"
Paired with Kambara's slow-paced version of "Scottish Dance", the pages of the book brushed by her slender fingers also made a smooth sound, and the paper smell of ink appeared.
Every time she turned a page, Kanbaru seemed to be able to capture the scent of paper.
After practicing the piano music in his hand until he was tired, Kambaraku was ready to stop and take a rest.
"Continue." Tianhai Qimingyue opened her lips and teeth slightly, and her voice was pleasant and pleasant.
However, Kanbaru couldn't help it anymore, "Auntie, this is the third time. Please let me take a break."
Tianhai Qi Mingyue folded the books with one hand and placed them flat on her knees. She folded her hands in front of her and raised her beautiful and emotionless face, "I feel tired after practicing at this level."
Already?"
The moment she raised her head, Kambara was dazzled by the reflection on her gold-rimmed glasses. She blinked her eyes for a few seconds to adjust. When she squinted and looked over again, Tianhai Qimingyue had returned to her most familiar look.
sitting posture.
The way she sits on the stool is full of grace.
She is so dignified that it would be no exaggeration to say that she is a royal princess.
"I'm a novice." Kanbaru said helplessly, "It's impossible to be omnipotent."
"Beginners need to practice more. Remember, you will need to play professional-level music after a month."
It was only now that Raku Kambara really started playing the piano that he realized the difficulty of this industry. Other people's fingers were as graceful as flying, while his own were like hens pecking at worms. Their flexibility was not at the same level.
"By the way, Qi Mingyue, what level of strength are you at? In terms of piano...level 10 or above?"
"You can say that, but brother, it's best not to use amateur standards to describe professional pianists. People will laugh at them as idiots. Moreover, even if you have passed the level 10 exam, you will not have the true level of level 10. Some only have the level of level 2 or 3.
Throw the sheet music to those so-called tenth-level pianists, and they still can’t play.
”
"...That's not the case."
Systematic piano level 9 is the hard-level piano level 9?
Tianhai Qimingyue did not intend to explain more: "Every profession has people who think they are superior. I can tell my brother responsibly that my sister is hated by many people in the circle."
"Reason?"
"No matter where I go, no matter what competition I participate in, my sister is always the first."
There’s really nothing to say about Jiuliuli’s piano.
For the last recital, there were almost no empty seats at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, which can accommodate 2,000 people.
If you search for her name on the Internet, you can also find a lot of videos, including those shot during competitions and privately shot.
"I'm jealous. But shouldn't the music industry be taxing? Everyone should be more friendly, right?"
"Brother is wrong, not everyone regards the piano as a hobby that cultivates sentiment."
Think about it carefully.
Let’s not talk about the threshold for the piano profession. People who take the piano as their life dream have the expectations of parents and teachers wrapped around their fingertips, and the eyes of encouragement and expectation from their classmates. Wherever the music is played, it is clearly played.
The pressures called Mount Tai.
If I were to play in that kind of environment, I would probably sweat on my forehead if I played even one wrong syllable.
"Sister won't care about those words. Her own strength is completely sufficient and there are enough people who support her."
"Why is it so famous? Qi Mingyue... You should be the same, why don't I see any performance videos of you on the Internet?"
"I don't want to explain useless things. Instead of discussing these, brother, it is better to continue practicing."
"Okay."
Kagura Raku has no idea of taking a break now, so he has to continue working harder.
Tianhai Qimingyue saw that his hands were on the keys again, and said specifically: "Pay attention to the fourth sentence in sections 13-16. These four sentences conform to the structure of origin, inheritance, transfer, and combination. Pay attention to the feeling and don't overdo it."
Too concerned about speed."
Despite her indifferent attitude, why does Kanbaru sound like she is quite considerate...?
An illusion must be an illusion.
......
The practice lasted until 7pm.
From 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Kanbaru feels that he has made rapid progress. In this afternoon, he was able to play "Scottish Dance" smoothly... Ah, I have to say, it is really refreshing to feel the musical notes flowing out of your fingertips and boosting your mood.
"This is just a second-level piece."
"Ah? Didn't you teach me Level 3?"
"It's not like someone is too stupid and can only climb up the stairs step by step." Tianhai Qimingyue put on her own small schoolbag with a thin strap.
Kagura Le suddenly realized a problem: "It's already 7 o'clock. Jiu Liuli didn't come to see you and go home with you today?"
"I told her that if something happened, she didn't need to call me."
"Oh."
"It's you, sister Jiang, didn't come to contact you?" Tianhai Qimingyue asked.
"She's going home today. She seems to be working overtime to record a radio drama for an anime. Maybe she's recording a talk show with the voice actor of the same anime? I don't really understand this."
While chatting with Qi Mingyue, they briefly tidied up the piano room together, put down the piano, put the stools back in place, turned off the lights, and locked the door.
It was October, and no one would use this small practice room, so the minister gave the key to himself for safekeeping.
"Seven Bright Moons."
Kanbaru tilted his shoulders, which were hung by his shoulder bag, and was about to call Tianhai Qimingyue, but when he raised his head, he realized that she had gone ahead.
It was dark, and there were a few lights on in the corridor. The girl's light back was walking in front, and her long flaxen hair was slightly shining in front. Her legs were wearing small leather shoes under the hem of her skirt, and her shadow followed her movements.
See clearly.
Kagura Raku saw her coming to the corner, quickly put the key back in his pocket, and followed her.
"Why are you walking so fast?"
As Tianhai Qimingyue walked down the stairs, she looked ahead and replied: "Go home."
The attitude is very cold.
Kanbaru looked at her profile. From the fact that she practiced with him until 7 o'clock in the evening, her behavior was completely opposite to her cold attitude.
From this aspect, Kanbaru is actually a little grateful to her.
Humph, the little devil is actually a bit duplicitous.
Kambara walked through the teaching building with her and walked towards the school gate.
"It will be your birthday in a few days."
"So what?" Tianhai Qimingyue raised her eyebrows.
"How should I put it...I want to give you a gift."
Tianhai Qimingyue lowered her eyebrows and looked at the school gate in front of her again: "There are many people who want to give me gifts, but these gifts usually only end up in the trash can."
"You should pay more attention to the gift my brother gave you."
"It barely belongs in the category of harmless garbage."
"What about other people's gifts...?"
"Hazardous garbage is off-putting when you look at it."
Xiao Qiyue still has such a venomous tongue, and her face and answers make people feel irritated.
However, after spending some time with Xiao Qiyue, Kambara can still understand the meaning of her words.
What she means is that she doesn’t need a gift.
In other words, don't give her a gift, otherwise she will throw it in the trash can like trash.
"What happened to the doll I gave you before?"
"Too low quality, hazardous waste."
Poor little shark!
Unexpectedly, it fell into Qi Mingyue's hands.
The two walked out of the school gate together and walked down the downhill road of the ginkgo tree path.
A bunch of ginkgo nuts fell on the road, and they stunk.
Kanhara Raku and Tianhai Qimingyue stopped under a traffic light together.
"...Thank you for these two days." Kambara held her schoolbag with one hand.
Tianhai Qimingyue glanced sideways at him. After returning to the straight position, she looked at the passing vehicles in front of her. Her tone seemed to be much calmer: "Aren't you still angry with me and my sister?"
"Being angry is just anger, and you helping me is just you helping me. I can still tell the difference between the two things."
"Then what if I said that I knew my sister's thoughts later and deliberately hid it from you?"
"This matter... I'm really upset," Kanbaru said with a somewhat soothing tone, "But if you think about it carefully, from Qi Mingyue's perspective, you didn't tell me at all.
Necessary... Of course, this does not mean that I am not angry. If I were not angry, I would not move out suddenly."
I have always attached great importance to my relationship, so my sudden move out was not entirely due to my petty temper.
But I don’t know how to face Jiuliuli.
Kagura Raku was convinced that her feelings for him were true, but her starting point was wrong. Regardless of whether the feelings were true or not, she also deceived herself.
The conflict between believing in her and being unable to forgive her made Kagura Raku choose to move out and calm down for a while.
"What if I deliberately agreed to my mother's request and tried to let my sister go abroad?"
Kanbaru was obviously stagnant for several seconds, during which he figured out the stakes.
"Qi Mingyue... do you... really want Jiu Liuli to go abroad?"
"What do you think, brother?"
......
Qi Mingyue will definitely not side with Aunt Bertha.
She doesn't like her aunt very much.
Qi Mingyue's actions will only accelerate the interruption of the relationship between herself and Jiuliuli.
As for why Qi Mingyue did this...
Kagura turned his head and looked at the girl's beautiful profile under the streetlight.
First, because she likes herself, she wants to separate herself and Jiuliuli.
Secondly, she... knew that Jiu Liuli was deceiving herself, and if she kept her relationship with Jiu Liuli, she would break up with Jiu Liuli after her feelings for Jiu Liuli deepened, and then she would know that Jiu Liuli had a deeper relationship.
I have been deceiving myself...
That will only make you feel suffocated.
According to Jiuliuli's character, Jiuliuli, who knows that she has been deceiving her brother, will always suffer from uncomfortable emotions. She will also be very uncomfortable when she is caught between her true feelings and the feelings that must be deceived.
In this case... why not cut the mess with a quick knife?!
Is that so...
Is that so...
A car flew past the zebra crossing in front, and the wind it brought blew the hair on Kambara's forehead.
After Kambara thought about this, he lowered his head and was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "I don't think there is any need to continue talking about this matter. Everyone seems unhappy when we talk about it."
"Thank you." Tianhai Qimingyue said softly.
"Why do you say thank you?"
"Thank you for your tolerance."
The thank you from Tianhai Qimingyue is quite awkward to say.
It was as awkward as when I helped her heal her ankle at the dance.
"How can there be any tolerance? I haven't even said that I want to forgive Jiuliuli."
"Brother knows, I'm not talking about my sister."
She was saying, thank you for forgiving her.
But to be honest... Qi Mingyue's little scheme is really uncomfortable, but the ultimate beneficiaries are himself and Jiuliuli. According to that situation, if he and Jiuliuli continue to go forward, the situation will only become more distorted.
That’s not the point of simply moving out and being quiet.
It is really possible for me to go directly to Kyoto.
Kanbaru took a deep breath of the cool night air, soothed the mood in his chest and said, "Qi Mingyue, can you tell me why you like me?"
"Because you are so stupid, you can just set off me."
Kanbaru laughed: "If you don't say it, don't say it. Why do you call me stupid?"
"Because you are stupid to begin with."
Kanbaru was not upset and followed her across the zebra crossing to the opposite street. The subway station was not far ahead.
"While we are still on the street, what do you want to eat?"
"Are you treating me to a treat?"
"The second young lady of the Tianhai family, your family has billions of assets, but you still can't afford food?"
"I'll barely consider it if you treat me to a treat."
"Then there's nothing we can do. Second Miss Tianhai said so, so I can only reluctantly invite you back." Kagura Raku happened to see Ichiran Ramen with its shiny sign in front of him, "Why don't we just go and eat ramen?"
Like?"
Tianhai Qimingyue sighed very naturally: "So your emotional intelligence is not high. If you invite a girl to eat ramen outside, your impression score will be directly deducted to minus 10."
Of course Kagura Raku knows this unspoken rule.
Inviting a girl to ramen and beef rice are two taboos on a date.
Firstly, because most of the ramen restaurants are filled with middle-aged male customers. If a woman goes in... you can imagine the embarrassing scene of a woman sandwiched among a bunch of uncles. Secondly, because most ramen restaurants have poor environments, they are crowded, oily and hot, and the experience is...
No.
No girl who is more sophisticated would choose a ramen restaurant.
The two of them happened to arrive at the entrance of the bustling ramen shop, and Kanbaru Raku made a "please" gesture.
This was the etiquette given to him by Qi Mingyue at the tea party before.
"You think I dare not go in?" Tianhai Qimingyue stopped while carrying a small schoolbag. Apart from her height, her clothes looked like a high school girl from an aristocratic academy.
"Please." Kanharale maintained her gesture.
After Tianhai Qimingyue glanced at him, she chose to walk in.
As soon as she entered, she found that she really didn't fit in here, whether it was the atmosphere inside or the majority of office workers who came here to have a drink and a small meal after work.
Tianhai Qimingyue looks out of place standing here.
Kanbaru took two noodle receipts and walked in, then grabbed Tianhai Qimingyue who was not far away and walked in.
Coincidentally, the two double seats in the corner were unoccupied and Kam Yuanle took her to sit here.
"You sit inside, against the wall."
Tianhai Qimingyue has no reason to refuse. She doesn't like to be in contact with other people. The position in the corner is undoubtedly the best for her.
Ichiran Ramen has a typical bar-style seating.
Each person has a small seat. The waiter is busy in the kitchen in the center of the bar. After making the noodles, he will hand them out behind the bamboo curtain.
The noodles will be ready soon.
The waiter said enthusiastically, "I've kept you waiting for a long time." After presenting the noodles, he made a ninety-degree bow behind the bamboo curtain, and then closed the curtain
The noodles were very fragrant, and the atmosphere around the uncles was quite good as they drank and discussed after get off work, but Kagawa Raku could see that Tianhai Qimingyue was unnatural.
"First time coming to this kind of store?"
"Hmm."
"She is really the second young lady of the Tianhai family."
"This is not the place you brought me to." Tianhai Qimingyue seemed a little angry.
"No, I don't know who walked in first. After I came in, I went to the machine to order noodles. Look at how nice I am. I know you like to eat plain food, so I ordered you some more vegetables with seasonings, or clear soup.
Ramen."
Kanbaru doesn’t have so many scruples and just starts eating.
After Tianhai Qimingyue hesitated for a while, she also started eating quietly.
Kanbaru finished one bowl, and then asked the waiter inside to help him add noodles. He ate two bowls in a row, and suddenly found Tianhai Qimingyue looking at him, and then realized that she had already finished her share.
"Do you still want to eat?"
"No..."
"Oh, that's good."
Kagura Raku was a little hungry today and ate four bowls in a row. Of course, it was not because he had a large appetite, but because the extra portion of noodles was too little and it was a fixed amount. There was no way but to add more noodles a few times. p>
Tianhai Qimingyue has been watching him from the side.
"Do you want some water?" Kanbaru asked, wiping his mouth.
"I'm not full." I don't know why, but my voice is very soft.
"Ah?" Kanbaru laughed, "Don't you want to eat?"
Tianhai Qimingyue looked at him without saying anything or making a sound.
Kambara pointed at a small button behind the salt on her seat, smiled and said, "Press this to call someone over."
I pressed it for her.
"Okay, just wait."
The clerk came over quickly.
Tianhai Qimingyue stiffly asked for a side dish.
"No problem."
After the clerk left, Tianhai Qi Mingyue suddenly understood why he had shouted so loudly on purpose just now. She seemed to be angry and said calmly: "You did it on purpose?"
"No way, you can just call directly, or you can press the button to call the waiter..." Shen Yuanle smiled more and more happily, until Tianhai Qimingyue stretched out her hand on his waist without hesitation, smiling like this
Then he disappeared in an instant, "Hey, hey, don't, don't, don't, hiss~ It hurts, it hurts..."
When Kambaraku had almost shouted enough, Tianhai Qimingyue, who was angry inside but had a dull look on her face, took back her hand.
"Why do you keep twisting people's waists?" Kanbaru said bitterly.
"Deserved it."
"...You'd better eat noodles, and be quiet when you eat noodles."