[Golden String] Golden Tears

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The warm breeze blows gently on the earth.

What filled the air was the fresh fragrance of grass and green leaves, filling the nostrils.

In my ears, there is the rustling sound of leaves when they are blown by the wind.

wind, blowing.

A few strands of jet-black strands rose in the direction of the wind, and more strands gathered together, setting off the flawless jade fat like snow.

Thick and slender eyelashes that curl up slightly cover the eyes that cannot be seen at the moment.

The straight but small nose, and the full lips that are so rosy that they can almost drip honey juice perfectly outline the delicate and beautiful face.

she……

Is it Sleeping Beauty? !

……

Another gust of wind blew by, messing up Shisui Guiyi's short hair, which was a little messy.

The bangs swept across the forehead and eyes, soft and itchy——

Heh... what happened to him...

Obviously, he just wanted to rest on the lawn behind the practice room, but now, why does he seem to have forgotten what he came here for? !

He lowered his head, looked at the person lying under the tree where he always rested comfortably, and couldn't help but look carefully.

Then, he saw the hands.

It was so delicate and soft, as if it would break if touched a little!

And it was such a pair of hands that, at that time, desperately protected his...

Zhishuigui couldn't help stretching out his hand again in front of his eyes, and stared blankly for a while - this is something he often does recently.Every time he saw his left hand, he couldn't help but wonder, what was the reason that caused her to go all out to protect his hand? !

He looked at her again.

She lay still.

There are pens, blank paper, and a few pages of handwritten music scattered around me...

The wind didn't stop, it was still blowing.

The slightly curled eyelashes moved.

Slowly, it opened, revealing the deep pupils that were as dark as the night, but sparkling with stars.

Line of sight, cross, stay...

In the air, there seems to be a faint floral fragrance, like the sweet but not greasy smell of gardenia...

Finally, Katsura Shimizu spoke up:

"Well, Ishikawa-senpai...you...can play the violin?..."

There is not only curiosity in the tone, but also confusion, puzzlement, and verification.

The wind is still blowing.

Under the blue hair flying in the wind, the black pupils of the eyes widened in astonishment...

open wide...

……

--Snapped! ——

- Crash! ——

"Zhishui, what's the matter with you?" Hiroto Kanazawa finally couldn't restrain himself from asking.

Every contestant in the music competition also set their sights on Keiichi Shimizu.

He rubbed his eyes and looked around, only to realize that he was sitting in the conference room of the music building, together with all the other contestants, listening to what the instructor in charge of the competition, Hiroto Kanazawa, had to say.

It's just... what did he say just now? !

Shisui Guiyi realized that he seemed to have no memory at all—to be precise, he had no memory at all.

"... え...?!"

After a while, he uttered a monophonic question.

"Ah, that, Shisui-kun, your things fell to the ground!" Hino Kahoko, who was sitting beside him, reminded in a low voice when he saw that he hadn't turned around for a long time.

Zhishui Guiyi slowly lowered his head, only to see the collection of music scores scattered all over the ground at his feet.

And each of those music scores was very familiar to him, as if...how did it seem to coincide with the few books he borrowed from the library earlier...

"...Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...music score, lost...why..."

He tilted his head and muttered as if he didn't understand, then bent down slowly, and picked up one by one.

When his eyes came into contact with one of the violin score collections, he suddenly paused for a long time, let out a long breath, and said to himself: "Why on earth... I don't understand at all..."

Turning his head, frowning, with a confused look on his face, he seems to have completely forgotten that he is still in the conference room. The first task should be to listen carefully to Hiroto Kanazawa with other contestants instead of being distracted ——and he was still distracted like him in a fair manner, and he didn't even realize that he was talking to himself so loudly that everyone present could hear him clearly.

"That..." Hino Kahoko couldn't help but asked worriedly, "Shisui-kun?!...Are you... all right?!"

The voice fell for a long while, only to see Zhishui Guiyi raised his head slowly, his clear and bright eyes were staring directly at Hino Kahoko's face.

A century has passed in a trance, and he asked softly:

"Well, Hino-senpai... Excuse me, under what circumstances... would you say nothing to someone's question, and then... turn around and run away?!..."

"... え?!"

As soon as Shimizu Keiichi asked the question, everyone looked at him inexplicably and curiously without knowing Kahoko Hino, not understanding why he raised such doubts so suddenly.

"...that...what kind of question would make senior...unwilling to answer, and turn around and leave?..."

Unaware of the stunned gazes around him, Shimizu Keiichi repeated his question in a more straightforward manner with a very sincere and cautious attitude.

His earnest appearance of concentrating on asking for advice made it hard to refuse.

Finally, Kahoko Hino looked up at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling and thought about it for a while.

"Hmm...probably, it's about being asked questions that I don't want to tell the other party...or I can't help but cry when I think about it or something, and I just don't want to be seen by the other party...Right?! ..."

In an uncertain tone, she murmured speculatively.

"...Is that so..." Zhishui Guiyi slowly lowered his head, and fell into deep thought again.

After being silent for a long time, Jin Zehong suddenly realized that he had been completely ignored!He coughed a few times quickly, and temporarily focused everyone's attention on himself:

"Ahem... Anyway, tomorrow is the second round of trials, I think you should be almost ready. Well, as long as you perform normally... Also, don't forget the ensemble practice the day after tomorrow afternoon. Okay Alright, let's break up, everyone."

He thought that the few people present here probably don’t have much interest in listening to what he has to say—at this moment everyone’s curiosity must still be lingering on Zhishui Guiyi’s unclear question just now—he simply made a conclusion in a few words, Wave your hand and leave first.

The meeting room immediately fell silent again.

Each, figuring out their own thoughts.

Only Huoyuan and Shu were puzzled, looked around, and it seemed that only he and Donghai Shengzi were still conscious, and everyone else showed the presence of an old god, and their pupils were completely empty at this moment Everything looks like.

So he murmured to himself in confusion: "Um, that... I don't know what they are all doing here?"

No one heard.

Still silent.

Until finally Shimizu Katsura slowly picked up a sheet music collection, put it in front of his eyes, locked his eyes on it for a long time, and finally shook his head in confusion:

"Sister Ishikawa...why...don't understand..."

Suddenly, several figures shook at the same time.

slightly.

It's almost invisible...

……

"Oh! It's Ishikawa-chan! What are you doing?"

Kazuki Hihara pushed open the door of the roof, and saw Rei Ishikawa who was sitting on a long marble bench looking into the distance, motionless, thinking of something, walked over with a smile on his face, and asked in a sunny voice.

After the words fell silent, there was a sudden silence for a while but Ishikawa Rei did not respond.

It wasn't until Huoyuan Heshu couldn't bear the urge to stretch out her hand to shake in front of her eyes that she woke up as if in a trance, turned her head in a daze, and stared at Huoyuan Heshu's face for a long time...

"Ah... Senior Huoyuan... Good afternoon." She stood up, bowed politely, and said hello in a low voice.

"Good afternoon." Hirohara Kazuki scratched his head and thought for a while, his expression became a little dignified, and he asked with concern: "Ishikawa ちゃん... What happened? I think you seem...preoccupied." He was referring to the scene he had just seen.

The crimson lips parted slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on Xiu's face.

After a while, Ishikawa Zero shook his head lightly:

"No, it's really nothing..." There was a slight alienation in her tone, she paused for a moment, saw the trumpet in Huoyuan Heshu's hand, and asked, "Is Huoyuan senior planning to practice on the rooftop? "

As she asked, she began to gather her belongings that were strewn about on the bench.

"Yes." Looking down at the trumpet in his hand, Huoyuan Heshu immediately smiled again, nodded, and his innocent eyes narrowed into two slits happily.

From the corner of the eye, Ishikawa Rei was arranging a stack of handwritten scores, which seemed to be a tune he had never seen before, and he spoke excitedly and curiously:

"Yeah? Is this... Ishikawa-chan's own song?"

"..."

Ishikawa Rei did not answer immediately.

"It's amazing!" After waiting for a moment, Hihara Kazuki took Ishikawa Rei's silence as a default, his bright eyes widened excitedly, and he praised with admiration, "It's amazing, Ishikawa ちゃん! Unexpectedly, you You can compose music! What kind of music? Jazz? Blues? R&B?..."

While Kazuki Hihara was concentrating on guessing what kind of piece of music Rei Ishikawa had created, Azuma Yuzuki happened to walk into the rooftop.

Seeing that Huoyuan Heshu was muttering something to himself, he paced over:

"あら, Huohara, what are you talking about?" He put on his usual kind smile and interrupted without any abruptness.

"え?!...It's teak!" Kazuki looked back, and immediately raised a very happy and innocent smile, and said to Azuma teak, "I'm telling you, teak! You don't know, Ishikawa ちゃん her That's amazing! She can compose music! I was just guessing what kind of style her composition would be..."

"え... yes?! It's amazing!"

Azuma Yuzuki raised his hand, caressing his chin, his scrutinizing eyes fell on Rei Ishikawa without any concealment.

Although there was still a gentle smile on his handsome face, his slightly squinted eyes with a faint sharp light made it difficult for people to see what he was really thinking at the moment.

Ishikawa Rei couldn't help lowering his head, his willow eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he muttered dryly:

"No...that's not the case..."

Maybe her voice was so soft that Huoyuan and Shu didn't seem to notice that she was speaking at all.

"So, can I have a look at that page of score you just had?" He asked with a hearty smile.

Ishikawa Zero unconsciously shook, his eyes widened, and he hurriedly took a step back...

She didn't say no, but her subconscious actions were not far behind.

Facing her defensive expression, Huoyuan Heshu was full of puzzlement.

However, when he saw Rei Ishikawa lowering his head with unspeakable sadness, and carefully protecting the music score with his arms on his chest, he couldn't help but quickly conceal his disappointment with a smile:

"Uh, can't it... Ah, it's okay; then, then I won't watch it. It's okay, really! You don't need to care too much..." The clear voice said clumsy comfort.

Ishikawa Ling shook his head, bit his lips tightly, still holding the sheet music tightly and refused to let go of it.

A few strands of long hair like a black waterfall fell on her forehead, covering her eyes, making it impossible to see her true appearance...

"That... really, really doesn't matter..." Huoyuan Heshu hurriedly tugged at Azuma Teak next to him, asking for help in a low voice, "Hey, Teak, can you help me say a few words too!"

"It's really okay, Ishikawa-san..." Although Ishikawa Snacks didn't feel sad because he couldn't show them the sheet music, Yuzuki Azuma still spoke words of comfort to her in a gentle voice following Hihara Kazuki's words.

Still, just kept shaking his head.

After a long time, Ishikawa Zero bent down vigorously and bowed to the two:

"Senior Huohara, Senior Yuki, please do your best for tomorrow's trials... Excuse me..."

Her voice couldn't stop trembling, she didn't even wait until she finished speaking, she still lowered her head, passing by the sides of the two, her head would not leave the roof.

……

"Teak," watching Rei Ishikawa disappear from sight, Kazuki Hibara said with some guilt and frustration, "Did I say something wrong to make Ishikawa ちゃん unhappy?"

"...No." Teak Azuma's gaze was locked on the roof door thoughtfully - the place where Ishikawa Rei left just now, as if answering Hihara Kazuki's question, or talking to himself Whispering softly, "How should I put it?! I always feel that there are many mysteries in Mr. Ishikawa..."

"E?!"

Hihara Kazuki turned his head in surprise, looked at Azuma Yuzuki, and then turned back.

The eyes of the two people fixed on the same place.

stayed for a long time.

very, very long...

……