[Kuroko's Basketball] Piano Score

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"We met for the first time. I was introduced by Mr. Takeuchi. My name is Kahori Shirasawa."

"Come in, please. Is it cold outside? I'll make a cup of hot tea later."

"Okay. Excuse me."

As Shintaro Midorima came down the stairs, the newly hired piano teacher happened to come to visit.To be honest, he didn't have any special requirements for the piano teacher. The previous Takeuchi teacher was also very famous when he was young, and he took good care of him.It's just that he is old, and before retiring, he recommended a proud disciple of his music school to teach instead of him.

"Shintaro, the teacher has come!—You have already come down."

The mother seemed very satisfied with his punctuality, and introduced him with a smile.

"This is Teacher Shirasawa Kahori. The teacher is a student of the Instrumental Music Department of the Faculty of Music at the University of the Arts."

"It's our first meeting. Please give me more pointers in the future."

Midorima Shintaro corrected his appearance, held his hand in a decent salute, and then looked up at the teacher's face.

Her hair is a milky brown Roman curl, and a black hairpin is pinned to her bangs.There was no intentional decoration on the face, probably just a touch of makeup.The eyes looking at him were emerald green, and the teacher smiled slightly when they met each other.

"Okay, I will ask you to teach me more in the future."

With the teacher's movements, the pure white gauze skirt rippled.Only then did Midorima Shintaro realize that this university teacher, who was less than 20 years old, was a head shorter than himself in height.

——Of course, he has never seen a woman who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him in height.

"Speaking of which, Takeuchi-sensei told me that Midorima-kun has learned this textbook, right?"

When we came to the piano room, the teacher stood quietly aside, glanced down at the piano textbook, but didn't intend to sit down.

Although Taro Midorima was puzzled, he was not such a curious person, so he just nodded.

"Yes, I just practiced to the tenth page."

"So... how about trying this?"

The teacher raised his hand and turned the textbook to the seventh-to-last page, pointing to the title of the song on it.The originally pale fingers left a small shadow on the pure white piano score.

Midorima Shintaro was a little confused.Teacher... what do you mean?

"Sorry, because I don't know your progress, it may be a little troublesome to start teaching rashly. It's just a new song, Midorima-kun shouldn't need me to teach notation, right?"

"I do not need."

"Okay, let's start now!"

Although there is no need to be taught to read the scores, it takes a lot of effort to practice the piece for the first time with one hand. Fortunately, Midorima Shintaro has a good memory, and the one-handed practice becomes easier after reading the score in his head. Get Liu Chang up.

After the simple notation reading was over, Midorima Shintaro raised his wrist and turned his head to ask the teacher's opinion.

"Midorima-kun is really good... At that time, when I practiced this piece, I improved a lot, and I was criticized several times by Takeuchi-sensei."

The teacher seemed to recall some interesting past events, chuckled again, then crossed the bookshelf and sat next to Shintaro Midorima.

What's the meaning?

Probably because he has never been too close to the opposite sex (except his mother and his sister studying in the United States), Shintaro Midorima stiffened his back.

"Hmm... There's nothing wrong with this way of playing, but Midorima-kun, don't you think the sheet music sounds different from the CD? This place has been changed to a more convenient syllable for the sake of spreading. Here... let's play it this way."

The teacher turned his body, and his milk-colored hair fell to Midorima Shintaro's shoulders, with a faint cherry blossom scent.The teacher raised his hand and played the circled place again, and it was indeed softer than the score.

She probably just picked a piece of music at random, didn't she even notice a single detail?Also, a student of the University of Arts, a favorite student of Mr. Takeuchi, must have some capital.After explaining the teacher's talent clearly in his mind, Shintaro Midorima's attention returned to the female body close to him.

Because of good habits, Midorima Shintaro always sits in the middle of the piano bench when he plays the piano.So even in normal times, there are large spaces on the left and right sides, and the teacher just sat on it grandiosely.Should it be said that the teacher doesn't care about this kind of thing?

"Mr. Lujian? Is there a problem? You don't look well?"

"No, nothing."

"That's good. Did you understand the place just now? If you forget, I can mark it on the score."

"No need, I already remembered."

Midorima Shintaro doesn't like to write and draw on things like books. In his opinion, this is a blasphemy against the author of the book.

Thinking of this, Shintaro Midorima played again under the instruction of the teacher.Not only the effect, but also the proficiency is much higher than before.

"Midorima-kun should be often called a genius, right? Not only that, but also his academic performance is very good?"

The teacher rested his chin, tilted his head and looked at him steadily, and said suddenly.

"Ah, the last exam was also number one."

Midorima pushed his glasses and replied.Although he doesn't like doing meaningless things during piano lessons.The teacher, however, had an expression of wandering away, his eyes were on him but not on him.

"If my grades were as good as Mr. Lujian's, I probably wouldn't have studied piano. Then Mr. Lujian, after playing this piece, let me tell you what you think!"

Thoughts?Midorima Shintaro looked at the teacher inexplicably, but the teacher nodded seriously and repeated it once.

"Yes, I want to hear your thoughts. Not only on this piece, but also on the piano."

Midorima Shintaro frowned slightly, suppressing a trace of displeasure in his heart.Showing disrespect in front of teachers is a taboo for students.

"Because of the pastime after studying, there is no other reason. And I think this is a very good piece, whether it is rhythm or..."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to hear this."

The teacher suddenly made a serious face and made a gesture of invitation.

"Mr. Midorima, can you move your seat, I want to play this piece again."

Midorima Shintaro straightened up and stood aside, the teacher stood up and took a step to the right, and sat down with the hem of his skirt.She was completely different from the gentle and talkative appearance just now, she didn't show the slightest smile.

The teacher didn't look at the music score - this is probably a skill that everyone who learns the piano possesses, to find exactly the one you want to play among a group of black and white keys arranged in an orderly manner, although it seems incredible to others.

She pressed the keys and the music was played softly at first, then she accelerated the speed of her fingers and changed the style to Mingmei. With her jumping faster and faster, the song ended with a cheerful rhythm.Then the teacher turned his head, stood up and looked at him.

"Every time I play, my speed will increase consciously. Does Midori-kun know why?"

Midorima Shintaro shook his head.

"Because this is my style: I look forward to hope more than sadness. This is the youth and vitality of young people. Maybe when I get old, I will slow down in line with the public, but I don't want that now Look. This is my original heart for the piano. Now I want to ask you, Midorima-san, where is your original heart on the piano? Is it okay to just play the music?"

Midorima Shintaro was so tall that the teacher had to look up to see clearly.But she frowned slightly, and her slightly dissatisfied gaze made Shintaro Midorima stunned for a moment.

"Sorry for being a bit blunt - this should be your business. I have no responsibility or obligation to discuss your attitude towards the piano with you. If you continue to learn like this, it's okay. I will give it to you according to Takeuchi-sensei's method. Lecture, but are you willing?"

"Midorima-kun is playing basketball, right? I mean, playing the piano so old-fashioned is giving in to the piano music. Are you willing to take on such a failure?"

Lu Jian-kun almost subconsciously opened his eyes wide and blurted out.

"impossible."

The teacher raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and his gentle smile resumed.

"That's right. Remember, you are playing Midorima Shintaro's piano, not Beethoven's piano!"

After the piano lesson, Midorima Shintaro and his mother sent the teacher out.Seeing that the light brown hair and white skirt overlapped with another black figure, he said something and then disappeared around the street corner.Midorima Shintaro didn't know why he felt a little unhappy, but she was slapped on him.Mother asked with a smile on her face.

"How is it? This piano teacher looks very responsible, so he should be able to learn it?"

Midorima Shintaro looked at his mother's expectant gaze, pushed his glasses, and responded unwillingly.

"Ah, probably."

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After that, there will be one class every week.However, due to the uncertainty of the training of Shintaro Midorima's basketball team, there will be a slight adjustment in time.

Over time, Midorima Shintaro discovered the characteristic of this music teacher's teaching: casual.

She doesn't force Midorima Shintaro to play the music at what speed, or to use any ingenious techniques, she just asks Midorima Shintaro to play a different feeling from the CD.Moreover, her choice of music is completely random. When she comes to class for something, she will take out a stack of printed sheet music and put it on the piano music stand.

Later, under the inquiry of Shintaro Midorima, the teacher told the reason.

"Do you care about this kind of thing? Yes, but there is no reason. People who play the piano are sometimes asked to perform by others when they go out. Wouldn't it be good to master some long-famous pieces? In this way, both laymen and professionals will Congratulations to you!"

Midorima Shintaro sighed. Except for the music class in junior high school, he really never performed in front of his classmates.middle school...

"Lvjian-kun seems to be a little out of shape... Could it be that he has fallen in love recently?"

"...How, how is it possible!"

Midorima Shintaro looked at the teacher with a terrified expression. The latter stood beside the piano with his left hand on his chin, squinting his eyes and looking at him as if watching a good show.

"do not have it?"

"Absolutely not!"

"If you say no, then there is no. In fact, I always think that a boy like Mr. Midorima will be very popular with girls. Although he looks cold, he is very gentle in his heart."

The question raised was answered in a vicious tone, the teacher was not angry, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.Midorima Shintaro was puzzled for a moment before asking the question in his heart.

"Shouldn't girls like men who are more masculine? Like bronzed skin or beards?"

"Huh? Why do you think so?"

The teacher widened his eyes as if he had discovered a new world, and said without waiting for Shintaro Midorima to answer.

"Should be the kind of gentleman! A sports boy like Midorima-kun is also good. Someone who is too manly looks so dirty!"

Midorima Shintaro suddenly understood why Momoi Itsuki liked Kuroko Tetsuya but turned a blind eye to Aomine Daiki.Is it true that boys and girls think completely differently?

"Speaking of which, what kind of personality do Midorima-kun like in girls? Cute or preppy?"

"...I, I don't have a favorite type."

"It's a lie! Last time I found a well-regulated book A in your room..."

"Wait a minute! When did you go to my room!"

After hearing a series of keywords, Midorima Shintaro's mind went blank.Even though I'm a teacher, it's wrong to enter a student's dormitory without permission, right?

"It was Lingtang who took me there. She said that the piano room was rather dark and cold, and it was inappropriate to go in at this time, so she took me to your room, and showed me your things in a funny way, saying that you have finally grown up something."

"..."

Mother really... came to make fun of him when father wasn't around...

Shintaro Midorima pushed his glasses in embarrassment, and looked down at the sustain pedal.Gold-painted metal materials stay innocently in place.

One hand was placed on Midorima Shintaro's head, and he rubbed it wantonly.Midorima Shintaro raised his head in astonishment—Midorima Shintaro was sitting on the piano bench, while the teacher was standing aside—looking at the teacher, the teacher showed a shallow smile.

"It doesn't matter, Shintaro has done a great job! I will definitely be happy with the person I like!"

Shintaro Midorima stared wide-eyed, watching the teacher who exposed his shortcomings indifferently just now and said words of blessing.And the "Lvjian-kun" replaced by "Shintaro" among them.

The teacher suddenly remembered what he said, and then explained.

"Well, I called your name because the atmosphere was pretty good just now, you don't mind, do you?"

"……It's ok."

"Okay, can you call me that in the future?"

"……Can."

"By the way, I've already called Shintaro by my name. It's very sad that Shintaro always only calls me teacher. To show respect, call me by my last name: Shirazawa. Is that okay?"

"Shirazawa..."

"Well, Shintaro. We talked a lot off-topic before we knew it. If Shintaro doesn't mind, just listen to me play a song as an apology."

Midorima Shintaro stood up and made way for the teacher to sit in the middle of the piano bench.The pink-blue long skirt dripped down to the ground.

The melodious tune flows from the fingers, and the bits and pieces are intertwined into an ocean.From Midorima Shintaro's perspective, Shirasawa's expressionless face and emotional fingertips can just be seen.Only then did he realize that she was different from him and also the same.

Although Bai Ze applied for the University of Arts because of her grades, her words contained regrets, but in her heart, she stayed because of her love for the piano.What's more, practicing more than five hours a day is not something that ordinary people can persist.

Midorima Shintaro's attitude towards the piano can be summed up in the word "amateur".Although it is called a specialty, the length of practice is completely incomparable with basketball.Besides, his affection for the piano cannot be described as abundant.

And what they have in common is the attachment to one thing.

Shirasawa's piano and Midorima Shintaro's basketball are things they are persistent and have been striving for. This will not change due to the transfer of time or space, but will only gradually precipitate with each practice, and then ...becoming a complete self.

It seems... not quite right...

Midorima Shintaro raised his hand and covered his mouth with the back of his hand.It's not that he doesn't have an answer to the question that the teacher... Bai Ze raised just now, but he doesn't know how to answer it.

The type he likes is...older than himself.

——Then what was the reason that made him panic even when facing his own piano teacher.

I don't want to make her angry, I don't want to make her sad, I don't want her to hate myself...

I don't want to call her Shirazawa...

"Shintaro? Are you feeling unwell, do you want to take a break?"

Shirasawa reached out and shook Midorima Shintaro's eyes, bringing him back to his senses.

"...I'm fine."

"It's fine if there's nothing wrong, then let's continue with the class, Shintaro."

"Yes."

Looking down at Shirasawa's milk-colored long hair, Midorima Shintaro lowered his gaze.Shirazawa has a boyfriend, and that man will stand under the streetlight and wait after piano lessons.

Thinking of this, Midorima Shintaro calmed down and returned to a state of expressionlessness.

Whether or not he discovered this fact, Midorima Shintaro never intended to speak out about it.Rather than disrupting his daily life by confessing rashly, he needs to calm down and think about what he should do in the future.Besides, I have set goals before, and I didn't think about interacting with people when I was a student, which would affect my studies too much.

The only thing to do now is to finish the piano lessons.

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"...Sorry, the basketball club has training today, so I can't take the piano lesson."

"It's okay, there is no need to apologize for this kind of thing. Shintaro has to smile more, so that he can win the admiration of young girls!"

"……I see."

After hanging up the phone, Midorima Shintaro stared at the screen for a while.Teammate Takao Kazunari came over and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Xiaozhen, it's rare to see you staring at your phone with such an expression! Are you in love?"

"As I said, I will never fall in love when I was a student..."

"Because this will affect your studies! Pfft! Xiaozhen, your serious expression is so interesting!"

"Go to hell!"

Compared with the Teiko period, the training of Hidetoku's basketball club is not only not easy but much more rigorous. Even Shintaro Midorima, who is called the generation of miracles, has to go all out to achieve it.

So when Midorima Shintaro left from school, the sky was already dark.After parting from Takao at the corner of the street, Midorima Shintaro walked towards Midorima House alone.

street light.Shintaro Midorima stood under the street lamp, recalling every time he saw Shirasawa meeting another man here, he gradually felt unwilling.

Four years, five months and eight days...is there such a big difference?

There seemed to be a burst of crying in the silent night, Midorima Shintaro turned his head in surprise, the entrance of the nearby convenience store was... Shirasawa?

Shirasawa is crying...

Midorima Shintaro almost subconsciously ran to Shirazawa, shielding her from the suspicious eyes of passers-by.

"Shintaro?...Why are you here? Isn't there still training in the basketball club?"

Shirasawa's sleeves were already wet with tears, so he could only raise his hand to wipe away the tears with the wet back of his hand.Shintaro Midorima handed over a handkerchief, Shirasawa took it with a wry smile.

"Thank you... I'm sorry for letting you see me in such a bad state... Today's piano lesson is probably..."

"What happened?"

"Break up... I broke up with my boyfriend..."

Seeing Shirasawa's forced smile, Midorima Shintaro remained silent.

He remembered that today is the lucky day of Cancer, and he carefully brought today's lucky item. Sure enough, the morning divination is the most accurate prediction!

"It's so embarrassing... Ah, Shintaro, don't worry, it won't affect the future piano lessons..."

"Shirazawa..."

"what?"

"No, nothing."

Shintaro Midorima pushed his glasses and swallowed the words that he almost blurted out.

Now is not the time, nor is he sympathetic to her.He needs to let her come out of that relationship calmly.It won't be long, and it doesn't matter if it does.

No matter what, he will always be with her.

"Shirazawa, can you add more piano lessons in the future? Don't worry when you go home at night, I will take you home."

"Eh? Do you need extra classes... I don't care. Does Shintaro's training matter?"

"no problem."

"Okay. Then my time is still up to you. Please give me a lot of advice in the future, Shintaro."

"what……"

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