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Chapter 1025 Is this okay?

 Finally, it’s time for the Kyoto Prefecture competition.

Standing at the entrance of the concert hall, carrying her instrument on her back, Kumiko Huangzen suddenly became a little absent-minded. She stared blankly at the concert hall in front of her without saying a word. The sky in front of me was extremely blue, and the concert hall looked unimaginably beautiful against the backdrop. But at this moment, Kumiko Huangmae felt that she was in a very calm mood...

 “Kumiko? What’s wrong?”

At this moment, a familiar voice came to her ears. Kumiko Huangmae turned her head and saw Reina Kosaka standing next to her, watching her.

 “I...feel a little strange.”

"Um?"

“I still remember the game in junior high school. Before I went on the field, I felt very nervous and could hardly breathe. But now it seems completely different..."

As he spoke, Kumiko Huangzen turned his head.

"I also know that this game is the key to whether we can enter the national competition, but I am not nervous at all. It seems that to me, this performance is a little more serious than the usual practice. The official competition. That kind of situation where the mind goes blank and even forgets how to play does not seem to have happened at all.”

 “Everyone is about the same.”

But for them, this game is just the beginning.

Seeing this scene, Himejima Akeno, who was sitting next to Rias, couldn't help but sigh.

To be honest, seeing this scene, Kumiko Huangmae had an illusion, as if they were not here to participate in the competition at all, but more like tourists here to visit, while the other side looked like students coming to compete. Of course, there is still a sense of nervousness about performing well, but there is no such thing as the fear and uneasiness that trembles so much that one almost wants to run away before a competition.

 “You’re not the only one like this.”

 “Teacher Duanmu is not here.”

“The previous contestants were all very nervous.”

"Yeah?"

 Not long after, the voice of the master of ceremonies was heard.

As he spoke, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, while Kumiko Huangzen looked around.

“He said he would not come, otherwise it would be unfair to other schools.”

“It’s finally our school’s turn.”

Very soon after, everyone saw the students from the Wind Band Club walking up to the stage and sitting down according to their positions.

"That's... everyone is already very nervous. If we see Teacher Duanmu, I'm afraid it will only make us more nervous..."

 “They are really calm.”

Kumiko Huangzen looked to the side and saw other members of the wind band club standing there in twos and threes, either chatting or discussing the next game. But each of them seems to be very calm - on the contrary, the contestants from other schools not far away have tense expressions, as if they are facing a formidable enemy.

“…The next performer is No. 33, Kuou Gakuin High School.”

As she spoke, Reina Kosaka patted Kumiko Huangmae on the shoulder.

“It seems that Teacher Duanmu’s training for us is really useful. To be honest, I don’t think there is anything to be afraid of in the upcoming competition or the judges.”

Sitting in the audience below, Rias also looked nervous. In addition to her, other people from the Occult Research Club also arrived, and of course the members of the student union. After all, if your school participates in a competition, you must come to cheer for it. As for Rias, the wind band club is still a club directed by Duanmu Huai, and Mary is also responsible for playing, so as a friend, she will not miss this opportunity.

“That means they won’t eat me.”

 “That’s right.”

Rias also nodded. They have been watching the competition, and of course they also know the situation of students from other schools. Many people are nervous and stiff when facing this kind of competition, and some even have the same hands and feet. Even those members of clubs from strong schools looked solemn and tense when they walked onto the stage.

Looking at the members of the wind band club in my school, all of them are confident, smiling, and don't seem to be nervous at all. Their performance also attracted the attention of many audience members and judges in the audience. There were whispers all around. After all, this group of students acted too calmly. They were not as nervous and scared as others, but attracted attention.

“It seems that Teacher Duanmu’s training for them has paid off.”

Rias also smiled softly when she remembered the reason why Duanmu Huai went to the wind band club to be a consultant.

Indeed, compared to the terrifying and intimidating feeling of Duanmuhuai, even if this concert hall is full of people, it may not be able to compare with it.

 The first song is a designated song. Rias and the others are not music experts, so they cannot evaluate the quality from a technical level. However, they can see that everyone in the wind band club is fully committed to the performance and enjoys it very much. As the song ended, there was warm applause from below...at least judging from the reactions of the audience and judges, the performance of the Wind Band Club should be good.

 The next step is the key point.

"Miss Mary is here." At this moment, Naruse Mio was also excitedly grabbing the back of the chair in front of her and staring at the stage. On the stage, Mari and Reina Kosaka were standing on either side of the conductor, holding violins and trumpets respectively, and between them was the classmate in charge of the double bass.

At the same time, Naruse Mio and Rias also heard the chatter from other spectators around them.

“I didn’t expect that Kuoh Academy would choose Emmanuel as a self-selected song. This is really new.”

"Yeah?"

"Of course, this piece of music has very high requirements for violinists and trumpets. It seems that Kuou Academy is confident in its trump card, so it chose this piece..."

　　　…………”

Hearing the words of everyone around them, Rias, Naruse Mio and others became nervous, and under their gaze, the final arrangements were completed on the stage.

As the conductor, Taki raised his baton, glanced at Mari and Reina Kosaka, and nodded.

 Then the violin sounded.

 The melodious and gentle sound of the violin echoed throughout the theater, so that the moment they heard the sound, everyone involuntarily felt their scalps go numb. The music seemed to penetrate deep into the bone marrow, like cold spring water directly immersed into the depths of the soul, full of an inexplicable feeling.

At this moment, Kosaka Rina also raised the trumpet in her hand.

The loud treble instantly penetrated the curtain woven by the violin. Naruse Mio felt as if her forehead had been hit by a heavy punch. The treble that shook the air rose from the ground, surrounded by the violin with a tense tone. The timbre and rhythm penetrated the entire concert hall.

 This is music.

It's not that Naruse Mio has never heard music, but she never thought that music would bring her such feelings. At that moment, she seemed to be swimming in the ocean of music, and her soul and heart also moved with the music. The rhythm was like floating in the ocean, and the feeling was so strong that she even forgot about time.

Mio Naruse didn’t even know when the performance ended. She only knew that when she came back to her senses, her face was already full of tears, and everyone else felt the same way. At that moment, they seemed to have collectively entered some kind of indescribable and wonderful dream, and the burning sensation brought by the tears on their faces brought them back to reality as if they were just waking up from a big dream.

Mio Naruse hurriedly reached out her hand and wiped away the tears that were flowing down her face. At the same time, warm applause broke out.

 “Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Compared with the relatively polite applause before, the applause at this moment is so warm. Even if Rias and Naruse Mio don't understand music skills, just listening to the applause will tell that there is absolutely no way that the wind club will lose this time. Got it!

 Already able to open champagne!

 The fact is exactly what they thought.

 After the second half of the game, amid warm applause from everyone, the Wind Band Club won the gold medal and successfully advanced to the national competition. Until then, everyone in the wind band club was jumping up and down excitedly and hugging each other. Naturally, students from those schools that were eliminated could only cry and feel sad secretly.

But that’s how the game is.

Standing on the second floor, with a panoramic view of everything below, Duanmu Huai nodded. With Mary here, he wasn't worried about losing to the wind music community, but it was indeed beyond his expectation that he could perform to such an extent.

 But what next?

Duanmu Huai stared at the conference below. This was just the beginning. Where would they go in the end... huh?

At this moment, a "ding" sound suddenly came from Duanmu Huai's ear, and then a line of system prompts appeared in front of Duan Muhuai's eyes.

That is………

 “No, can this also unlock the summoning quota?”

Looking at the unlocking prompt in front of him, Duanmu Huai looked confused. To be honest, when he first became the consultant of this wind band club, he was just idle and bored. In addition, there were many beauties in the wind band club. Of course, Duanmu Huai regretted it after joining. Always out of tune. What's the use of having so many beauties, each one's thoughts are more complicated than the heroine of a romantic drama, which makes people have a terrible headache.

As a result, this cheating system now tells me that this is also my main mission?

What should we do next? Do they really want them to win the national championship?

impossible……

 Duanmu Huai scratched his head.

 This is even more troublesome than Rias’s ranking game! After all, ranking games mainly rely on fighting, and Duanmu Huai himself can still play. But this thing... He doesn't understand music. It's just a teaching tool. Even if he wants to use it hard, he doesn't know how to use it.

 Fortunately, Mary was there, otherwise Duanmu Huai would have turned a blind eye to this thing.

 Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.

 The question now is...

 Looking at the unlock list in front of him, Duanmuhuai started thinking.

Who should I call here?

 After thinking for a moment, Duanmu Huai made a decision.

"Just her...after all, improving your strength is the most important thing now."

 (End of this chapter)