[Comprehensive] Escape from shame is useless

"Huh? Your first time in Kyoto?"

"En. It's not just Kyoto, I've never been to the whole of Kansai." Faced with the question from Mioda Chitose at the same table, Jasmine nodded while nibbling on the chocolate she brought.

In the third week of May, on the speeding tram, students wearing Rikkai University uniforms booked several carriages and were on their way to Kyoto.Miota brought a large bag of snacks, and several people who usually sit close to each other and have a good relationship eat and chat together.

Considering the pressure of entering a higher school, different from the practice that the lower grades do not participate until the second semester, the third grade students have always been before the midterm exam, from the end of May to the beginning of June. of study trips.

When I was in elementary school, whether it was hiking or school trips, they were all held in the suburbs of Tokyo.When she arrived at Teiguang, because of the school's founding philosophy and the aggressive style of the board of directors, Jasmine also skipped the popular domestic spots and traveled abroad for two consecutive years.So much so that in the third grade of middle school, I still couldn't step into Kansai half a step.

"Be careful when you go to Kansai for the first time, Kuroki-san." Takashi Yamazaki in the front row suddenly popped up, raised his index finger and said solemnly: "People in Kansai are different from us. When they nod It means negation, while shaking your head means affirmation, so you have to pay extra attention when chatting."

"Huh? Really? That's amazing." Even though they are from the same country, there is such a big difference.It's not easy for those who often travel between the two places, so they can't get confused.

Other students: ...

Unexpectedly, she actually believed it, Yamazaki immediately became high, and continued to say enthusiastically:

"However, this is not necessarily the case. Sometimes when they shake their heads, they mean affirmation for a while, and negation for a while. It is very difficult to distinguish."

"Then, what should we do then?" Jasmine was also stunned.

"I have a—um."

"Okay, okay, eat your chocolate." Miota tore off the wrapping paper, and stuffed the chocolate directly into Yamazaki's mouth, successfully blocking his next words.Then he turned to the brown-haired girl and said, "I'm going to buy some drinks, can Jasmine go with me?"

"But Yamazaki-kun hasn't—" Jasmine, who was dragged away by her deskmate, was still struggling with the question just now.

"Don't worry about that big fool."

"Huh? But..."

The two passed through the bustling carriages, and stopped by to watch the shogi match between Sanada and Yagyu for half a minute—although they only made three moves in total during this period—then went to the canteen to buy a few bottles of water.

On the way back, because the tram was going around a curve, Jasmine also lost her footing, collided with someone passing by, and the bottle of water she was holding rolled down.The man bent down amidst her apology, and helped pick up the water bottle.After the two thanked each other, they went back talking and laughing again.

"I think it may have something to do with the frequency of shaking your head. For example, the faster you shake your head, the more certain you are."

"Are you still thinking..."

After their backs disappeared on the other side of the aisle connecting the carriages, the tall man with dyed blond hair bent down again and picked up something from the corner of the aisle.He put that thing in his pocket and casually walked into the carriage on the other side.

"Hey, Boss, did something good happen?" A few people in the same school uniform as the man came up to him.

"Ah, that's a really good thing."

On the first day of the four-day and three-night school trip, most of the time was spent in various transfers.It was not until 4:[-] in the afternoon that a group of people arrived at the reserved hotel and began to check in.

Each class is divided according to gender, and there are two people in one room.The number of girls happened to be an odd number, and when it was the turn of Jasmine, who had a student number at the bottom, she happened to be left alone.I didn't know which student from another class I would live with, so I opened the door with anxiety and saw my wife Yuno was standing by the window blowing the air.

Seeing that Jasmine was still standing at the door, Yuno smiled and said:

"You're so slow."

However, the brown-haired girl didn't pay attention to her friend's words, and didn't think about why Yuno, whose student number is 1, was assigned to a room with her. Instead, she asked another question:

"Yuno, did you hear something?"

"Sound?" She closed her eyes to identify it carefully, then shook her head.

"There must be, I'll look for it!" Jasmine also threw her luggage on the cabinet, turned around and ran outside.

"Hey wait—"

Following the intermittent sound of the wind, she ran all the way out of the hotel gate, bypassing the towering commercial buildings, and Jasmine finally found her target in a small park nearby.

In the middle of the green tree shadows, a blond girl in a short white skirt and low double ponytails was facing her back, playing the violin.

It's Kretzer.

This etude is bright and joyful, and it will make you feel good when you practice it. It is really suitable for playing on such a sunny and shady day.

Jasmine also stood quietly in place, silently clapping time to the girl's melody.When the wind blows, the leaves rustle, and when the song is about to enter the most jumping stage, the sound of the piano stops abruptly.

Standing aside, she was blocked up and down, and felt uncomfortable for a long time.

The girl paused for a moment, then started again from five phrases ago.But this time it was worse than last time. In the third phrase, I accidentally touched a string that shouldn't be touched, which mixed harsh noise into the temperament.

She had to stop again and start all over again.

Wrong, do it again, make another mistake, do it again...

I don't know how many times I repeated it, but I couldn't pass that hurdle anyway.Just when the girl started to hang her head down and wanted to stop today's practice, a voice suddenly came from the side:

"You were so nervous when you pulled that part, how about relaxing and trying again?"

The girl turned her head and found a person who was about her height standing beside her at some point.

Jasmine also saw that she neither spoke nor moved, and was still downcast, so she said in more detail:

"I can see that your previous parts have been played very smoothly, and the parts with skipped strings have been perfectly completed, so it must not be a technical problem. So don't be too aware of those consecutive skipped strings, just take it easy and give it a try , maybe it can be completed?"

"No. I can do it by skipping a string once in a while, but I really can't do it by skipping a phrase three times." The girl finally spoke, but her tone was not confident, "If you don't pay attention deliberately, you will definitely rub other strings .”

"But if you pay too much attention, your right shoulder will become tense, and the more tense you are, the easier it is to use too much force. Your right elbow is obviously so flexible, it won't be worthwhile if it is dragged down by your shoulder."

"My elbow...?" The girl raised her arm and looked at her right elbow.

"En." Jasmine also stepped forward, slightly moving her arms up and down, "You need to rely on your elbows to adjust the string jumping. Your elbows are so flexible, so there must be no problem."

"Elbow... um..." The girl stared at her arm for a long time, then moved it a few more times, but she still couldn't immediately understand what Jasmine meant.After struggling for a long time, he nervously picked up his piano and handed it over, and asked, "Can I trouble you to demonstrate it, I can't see my arms when I play it by myself."

Jasmine also froze there, not knowing whether she should take the piano or not, but was finally defeated by the girl's expectant eyes.Seeing the light in those eyes dimmed as she stagnated, she still couldn't bear it in the end.

It's just an exercise, it should be fine.

It'll be fine, don't worry, it'll be fine.

After doing enough mental construction, Jasmine also took her piano stand and put it around her neck, then raised the bow, and habitually tied a flower before placing it on the strings.

"Pay attention to the right elbow."

As he spoke, he began to play the etude that the little girl had just played.

"It's amazing..." My violin can make such a bright sound!

It's obviously the same piece of music, and it's so difficult to progress in my hands, it seems that every time I swing the bow, I need to concentrate all my strength, but why does it seem so easy when she pulls it?

This man, who was as tall as she was, might be a great violinist.

"Look carefully." She was about to get to the place where she was always wrong.

The girl who was reminded came back to her senses and put more energy on Jasmine's right arm.

Here comes the phrase!

The girl's right elbow flicked up and down lightly, drawing a few wavy arcs, and she completed the string jumping that seemed almost impossible to her with almost no effort.

After finishing the short etude in one breath, Jasmine also returned the violin to the girl.

"How about it?"

The girl nodded first, then shook her head.

Almost instantly, Jasmine remembered what Takashi Yamazaki said about shaking the head of the people in Kyoto, and broke out in a cold sweat.

This... Does she understand now, or does she not understand?

The girl didn't speak anymore, but set up the violin and played it again.When the phrase was approaching, she stopped using the strength of her shoulders and tried to relax her arms with her elbows, and finally passed smoothly.

Although it was a bit stumbling, there was no noise at all.

"Success!" The girl immediately looked over happily.

"Well, congratulations."

"Thank you! Thanks for your guidance!"

As he spoke, he bowed to Jasmine very politely, and the girl was so frightened that she hurriedly returned the bow.

The two chatted a few more words afterwards, and the girl gave her a flyer for the concert before leaving.

"Our school orchestra will hold an open-air recital in the nearby square the day after tomorrow, and I will also appear." She blushed like hell, as if this act had exhausted all her courage.

"For example, if you have time, can you come and listen?"

The ticket says: Yokohama Municipal Moya Junior High School Orchestra, Kyoto Open-air Recital.

The specific time and address of the concert are written in small characters at the bottom.

"Could it be a tour?" That's amazing.

"No, no, it's just an ordinary club activity."

"Well, no problem the day after tomorrow afternoon, we happen to be free activities, I will definitely go to cheer for you, Xiao Xun."

"Well, um, thank you, Senior Jasmine."

Ahh what a girl who likes music!So cute!

But I'm just too unconfident. Obviously, my technical ability is very mature. I must have practiced hard since I was a child.If you can play with a more relaxed mind, you will definitely play more colorful melodies.

"Yuno, I really want to play the violin~"

It was hard to pick up the lost little angel, but this guy didn't reflect at all, Yuno felt very tired.Even so, she still took out the box that Jasmine was terribly familiar with from her oversized suitcase.

"Knowing that you feel uncomfortable if you don't play the piano for a day, I brought it for you."

Originally, Jasmine also chose to keep Qin at home, and she knew the reason in her heart.It's nothing more than not wanting to be known by the classmates that she will, and living outside, there are many reasons for the inconvenience of practice.

"The sound insulation of this hotel is very good. Many orchestras will book here when they come to Kyoto to perform. As long as you are in the room, you can practice as you want, without worrying about being heard by others."

"Long live Yuno!"

Jasmine also put down her piano case and rushed towards her friend, rubbing in her arms for a long time.

Yuno embraced the girl's soft body with a satisfied face.

It's really not in vain. She made a special trip to let the student union choose this place, and got a little angel's embrace as a CG. It was worth it.

After ten o'clock in the evening, after Jasmine practiced continuously for two and a half hours, her cell phone rang.

"Ah, good evening Zhengjun, what's the matter?"

From the other side of the microphone came the sound of light and shallow breathing, as well as the slight movement of the pages of the book.

"Nothing special." Akashi's voice was as calm as ever.

"Could it be that you want to listen to the violin?"

The reason why she said this is of course based on a basis, and this has happened before.That time around 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Akashi suddenly called and said that he was a little insomnia and wanted to hear her play the piano.At that time, she scolded him in disgust, but in the end she played the piano for him for more than half an hour.

"No, I don't need it today." He said with a smile, "What were you doing just now?"

"Practice, it's been a long time since I've been in La Cleese today. Ah, speaking of which, I met a very cute girl in the park today..."

Yuno put down the book in his hand, and listened carefully to Jasmine's phone call, and only then did she understand the whole story of the little angel's sudden run out in the afternoon.Can you hear the sound of the piano? People who study music have more sensitive ears than normal people. She stood by the window for so long and heard nothing but the sound of the wind.

Jasmine also walked to the balcony with her mobile phone, and was still chatting with the girl on the other end of the phone about the girl practicing Kretzer.

"She said that there will be an open-air concert the day after tomorrow, and I have already promised her that I will go to listen to it. It's great to have a concert for club activities."

I ended the narration with such a sigh, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response from the other side.

"Zhengjun, are you listening?"

"Well, I'm listening, you continue to talk." In addition to his voice, the rustling sound of the pen scratching the paper and the sound of the pages turning were also very clear in this silent night.

"Uh, you seem to be very busy, am I bothering you too much?"

"I called you."

"Maybe it's a bit strange from my point of view, but Zheng-kun, hard work should be done in moderation. It's almost bed time, if you continue to study, you will miss the bed time again—"

Suddenly, a shooting star flashed across the night sky.

"Ah, shooting star! Zheng Jun, did you see it?"

Footsteps sounded from the receiver, as if Akashi stopped what he was doing and walked to the window.

"It's raining here."

"It's a pity, the night sky is beautiful today. The weather here is very good. Not only the shooting star just now, but also other stars can be seen very clearly. They twinkle and twinkle, very cute. Ah, the moon is also beautiful, silver The light is clear and faint, not particularly bright."

"is it?"

"I really want you to see it too."

"There will be a chance."

The author has something to say: Yuno: So why is that guy calling?

Jasmine: Probably... I want to chat. 00

Yuno: Huh?