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 Chapter 1019 Before the Competition

After confirming that Naruse Mio was determined to join the Tribunal, Duanmuhuai handed over all the "biographies" written by Mary to her. After all, it contains all the Tribunal operations that Mary participated in. After reading it, Naruse Mio should understand the responsibilities and action plans of the Tribunal.

Rias seemed to be very interested in this, so Duanmuhuai also gave her a set.

 The issue of Naruse Mio’s life experience has come to an end here. Duanmuhuai doesn’t care how Sergekes handles it. Anyway, if anyone dares to trouble Naruse Mio again, the Inquisition will kill him without mercy...

 And his other work is also going on smoothly.

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 As the last tune ended, the entire music classroom fell into silence. Taki raised his head, looked at the people in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction.

 “Very good, that’s it.”

 “Hoo————!”

 Hearing Teacher Taki's approval, the students below all breathed a sigh of relief.

“Remember this rhythm, you should also do it in the competition...Teacher Duanmu, do you have anything to say?”

"I...have nothing to say. Well, you guys are finally out of tune, and my ears don't need to be hurt anymore. This is a good thing."

“We used to decide the members in order of age. Taking into account the order of seniority, wouldn’t it be natural for the experienced first-year students to go to Department B?”

 “But that’s what we decided all along!”

Seeing everyone looking at him, Duanmu Huai, who was standing in the corner of the music classroom, was stunned for a moment.

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, the members of the wind band club also laughed in a low voice. Just as Duanmu Huai said, it is not only painful for Duanmu Huai to be out of tune all the time, but also for them. Being able to regain their rhythm now, and in the presence of Duanmu Huai, gave these members of the wind band club a feeling of fighting their way out of a hail of bullets and escaping.

As he spoke, Long looked at Duanmuhuai.

 For example, when Duanmu Huai first arrived, the members of the wind band club were like new recruits who had just entered the battlefield. They were so frightened that they peed their pants when they heard the sound of gunshots. But after such a long period of "tempering", they have lost their original youthfulness and become veterans who will not change their color despite the collapse of the mountain.

 “Teacher Duanmu, what do you think?”

"I?"

 “Taki-sensei!”

At this moment, Taki spoke again, and upon hearing his voice, everyone hurriedly turned their heads and looked at him again. Then Taki glanced at everyone in the classroom and then spoke.

 “Then, next is a very important thing.”

At this moment, a third-year student stood up and protested to Taki.

Facing the protests from the third-year students, Taki’s smile did not change at all.

 “But that’s unfair.”

"There are a total of eighty-two members in this year's wind band club, ten of whom are beginners, so only the remaining seventy-two members can actually participate in the competition. However, Division A only allows a maximum of fifty-five people to participate. , therefore, I decided to conduct the selection two days before the final exam.”

"Hahaha……"

“But I am the consultant now, so why should we use the past methods?”

“The first graders also have a lot of hard-working and capable members. I don’t think it’s appropriate to decide who will compete based on age alone.”

　　　…………”

Hearing Taki's words, the atmosphere in the music classroom, which was originally relatively relaxed, suddenly became tense again.

　　　…………”

Hearing Long's words, everyone looked at Duanmu Huai again. Even the protesting third-year student turned his head and stared at him uneasily. Under the gaze of everyone, Duanmu Huai just snorted.

“Indeed, considering that the third-year students are about to graduate, it is also a good choice to create good memories before they graduate.”

"So………"

Perhaps they didn’t expect that Duanmuhuai would actually agree with their opinions. Several third-year students showed expressions of surprise and excitement. However, Duanmuhuai changed the subject immediately.

"But that's only if everyone has fun playing music together. Isn't your goal the national competition? Then everything must make way for the national competition. Yes, results are everything! Those who have the ability will enter. Only with strong talents can we participate in the national competition!"

 Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai stared at them coldly.

"What? Do you think you can participate in the national competition and win the championship just by shouting a few slogans about friendship bonding dreams? Is this a competition for who can shout the loudest slogan? The wind band club has not had any outstanding results before. Isn’t it caused by your stupid behavior of ranking seniority according to age?!”

　　　　…………!”

 surging anger erupted from Duanmu Huai again, which also made the members of the Wind Band Club all turn pale - but they had to admit that although Duanmu Huai spoke very shamelessly, this was indeed the truth.

"If you don't want to, just try your best to prevent yourself from being eliminated. I don't understand music, but it's the same when it comes to sports. I have no reason not to let fast students participate in competitions, and to let those who run slowly A turtle is put on the track and you run slowly. No matter how much you dream, no matter how hard you try, or how much you shout slogans, if you just can't outrun others, then it's all meaningless. Competitive competitions don't believe in tears. , don’t believe in dreams, only believe in strength! Everyone has various reasons to participate in the competition, but there can only be one champion, and this has nothing to do with dreams and hopes, it is entirely a matter of strength!”

 Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai put his hands on his hips and looked at the members of the wind band club coldly again.

    “That’s my opinion, are there any questions?”      …”

Even if there is a problem now, it must be ok!

 “Then, it’s decided.”

Taki clapped his hands again, drawing everyone's attention back.

“I will send out the music score now and ask everyone to go back and practice. Both designated songs and self-selected songs will be assessed. The solo section will also be decided through selection. Please be mentally prepared.”

After that, Duanmu Huai and Long also left respectively, while the others had different expressions - after all, Duanmu Huai's aura when he was angry before was so terrifying that they almost failed to get used to it.

The third graders left first, then the second graders, and the first graders stayed on to restore the music room to its original appearance.

“To be honest, I almost fainted when Teacher Duanmu got angry.”

Kato Hazuki whispered while moving tables and chairs.

“It feels like a tiger is roaring in front of you, and there’s no railing between us…”

"Yeah yeah……"

Others also nodded, but soon everyone focused on another issue.

“What do you think about the selection of soloists?”

“There is no doubt about the violin, it must be Mary’s classmate. On the contrary, the competition for the trumpet is more intense.”

As they spoke, they turned their attention to another girl who was silently carrying the desk.

It is not unreasonable for everyone to say this, because in the competition before the national competition, the large-scale orchestra must perform two designated pieces and one of their own choice. The designated repertoire is a set of pieces designated by the competition organizing committee, and then the orchestra chooses one of them to perform, while the optional repertoire is the piece chosen by the orchestra itself.

According to Taki, with the current situation of the wind band club, it is difficult to beat other famous schools in the designated repertoire anyway, so the only way to make a fuss is on the self-selected repertoire.

Therefore, the piece of free choice that Taki chose was "Emmanuel" composed by French composer Michel Colombier. The special thing about this piece is that it is basically a duet between violin and trumpet. Others It belongs entirely to the background. But in turn, this puts very high demands on violinists and trumpet players.

It is precisely because of Mary’s participation that Taki chose this piece of music.

Of course, Duanmu Huai doesn’t understand music, but after listening to Long’s thoughts on choosing this piece of music, his thoughts are basically—two gods bring a lot of pitfalls.

To put it bluntly, if these two masters can take off in rhythm, then this song will be the killer move of the wind band club. Even a group of rookies can follow them into the opponent's spring.

But on the other hand, if two people can't bring it together, then the entire team will collapse and be completely ruined. It would be more convenient to just vote twenty times.

Taking risks is taking risks, but after all, the strength of this wind band club is such that if you don't take the wrong path to win, it is basically wishful thinking.

 No one has any opinion about Mary's violin ability. Experts can tell whether it is good or not as soon as she plays it, but Duanmu Huai can't tell. His only impression is whether it sounds good or not. But as soon as they heard it, those in the wind band club knew that the other party was not at the same level as themselves. Not to mention that there was only one violinist named Mary, so there was no way she would be chosen.

  On the other hand, it’s the trumpet side...

Kumiko Huangmae looked uneasily at the black-haired girl not far away. That was her friend and one of the trumpeters, Reina Kosaka.

Even Duanmu Huai understands, and they naturally understand that whether they can break through the competition and enter the country this time depends entirely on the solo performance of the first violinist and trumpet. Mary's strength is reassuring, and there is nothing wrong with her.

 But on the trumpet side... Frankly speaking, there are really very few who can keep up with Mary's rhythm.

To be honest, this is actually a very rare thing, because generally speaking, although the violin is faster in rhythm than the wind instruments that need to breathe, in terms of volume, the wind instruments are actually the loudest.

If the violin and the trumpet sound at the same time, it must be the trumpet that suppresses the sound of the violin.

However, the sound of Mary's violin is very special. No matter how loud the wind instrument is, the sound of her violin can come out without any obstruction and reach everyone's ears clearly.

 On the one hand, Mary’s skills are great, and of course, more importantly, on the other hand… Mary’s violin is extraordinary.

 That’s right, Mary’s violin is a bard’s instrument from the world of Faerûn.

You should know that in the world of Faerûn, bards do not just tell stories and sing in taverns. They also participate in battles and play music during battles to add BUFF to their companions.

It is conceivable that a battle will not be as quiet as a concert venue. There are roars of warriors, explosions of fireballs, and various sound, color, and light effects. If you want to play music in this state, you have to let people If you can hear it, ordinary musical instruments will definitely not work.

What Mary got was such a violin. It is said that this was once the instrument of a certain harpist. Its characteristic is that it can play a clear sound no matter what the situation is - yes, even during the silence spell or the roar of the dragon. Sound is no exception.

 After all, for bards, music is their weapon.

The only pity is that Mary's Golden Eyes are equal to the constant true knowledge, which completely prohibits her from using illusions. Otherwise, Mary alone would be enough to support an entire wind orchestra.

Of course other people don't know this, but they just think that Mary's violin is special - this is not surprising. Many people can use their own instruments, which is more convenient and convenient, and some are indeed better than those of the wind club. good. A musical instrument is the player's weapon. There is no reason why you should complain that the opponent's weapon is better than yours when you go to the battlefield.

ˆKumiko highly recognizes the strength of Reina Kosaka.

 But Rina Kosaka is a first-year student after all, and the trumpet group has several senior third-year students...

 Is she really okay?

 (End of this chapter)