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"It's alright. I quite like sitting in the front; I can see the scenery through the front window."
Aren't you going to sit with me?
"I've already sat down, I'm so tired I don't want to get up."
"You just wanted to sit here, didn't you! You scheming woman!"
The seat next to Kitahara Hakuba is a particularly popular spot.
"Stop arguing, let Minister Yukawa sit down! No arguments allowed!" Akamatsu Sayaka said.
No one objected now. If anyone was qualified to sit next to Kitahara-sensei, it would definitely be the head of the brass band.
Even though Yukawa Sakurako was a little embarrassed, everyone else had some objections besides her sitting down.
“The cadres will sit in the front! As the vice minister, I’ll sit right behind Kitahara-sensei!” Akamatsu Sayaka continued.
"You're just thinking of yourself!" many girls protested.
"That's right! Why should officials get to sit in the front?"
"What?! This is the privilege of being a member of the brass band! If you want to be members, you should work hard to become members too!"
"Damn it, I should have raised my hand when we were choosing positions!"
"It's no use regretting it now."
This farcical scene of the girls having their own thoughts ended the moment Kitahara Hakuma boarded the bus, and everyone obediently returned to their seats.
Kitahara Hakuba looked at the row in front of him. Sitting next to him was Yukawa Sakurako, the two seats in the aisle were Amemori and Watanabe Hama who was resting with his eyes closed, and behind them were Akamatsu Sayaka and Suzuki Yoshie.
Nagase Tsukiyo and Kanzaki Eri were sitting in the back row, and Kitahara Hakuba wouldn't have noticed them at first if they weren't so beautiful.
Three years after Saito Harukori, the 2.0 version.
"Is everyone here?" Kitahara Hakuba asked from his seat.
"Yes, we've arrived."
Sakurako Yukawa immediately felt a warm sensation on her face. Her toes, clad in loafers, bumped against each other lightly. Next to her were Kitahara Hakuba's gray sneakers.
His feet were huge, a whole size bigger than his own feet.
The bus slowly started moving, and Kitahara Hakuba watched the scenery that was all too familiar pass by.
The sound of club members talking could be heard coming from the back of the car. Kitahara Hakuba glanced at Yukawa Sakurako beside him, who was looking down at the summer training camp rules.
"The print is so small, won't you get dizzy reading it in the car?" Kitahara Hakuba asked with a smile.
Sakurako Yukawa straightened her back, pulled her legs together, and said:
"Hmm, it's alright. I'm not the type to get carsick."
"That's great, unlike Jia Hui, who gets dizzy whenever she reads in the car, she's such a weakling." Akamatsu Sayaka said from behind.
Kitahara Hakuba turned his head and saw that her arms were resting on the back of his chair, and she gave him a mischievous smile when they looked at each other.
"What do you mean 'weakling'? Reading a book in the car, it feels like the words are running around on the paper, it's impressive if you don't get dizzy."
"Where's Kitahara-sensei? Does she get carsick?"
Sakurako's eager questioning was like that of a naive girl who had finally found the right topic to start a conversation after much thought.
Kitahara Hakuba's tone was gentle: "Sometimes, but it still depends on the driver's skill."
"I brought motion sickness medicine."
Yu Shou, sitting across the aisle, took a box of motion sickness pills from the pocket of her pleated skirt.
"Please have a meal, Mr. Kitahara."
"...Thank you, I'm not dizzy now."
"Motion sickness medication is taken before you feel motion sickness."
Amemori stared intently at Kitahara Hakuba's face, her heart pounding. She turned and pulled a bottle of water from somewhere, saying...
"This bottle of water has never been opened."
The girl seemed to really want Kitahara Hakuba to take her medicine, but he really didn't want to.
"Thank you, I'm doing quite well right now."
"Rain Guardian, give me some," Suzuki Yoshie said with a smile. "I forgot to eat before I came, but it should be enough time to eat now since we haven't gotten on the highway yet."
After a moment of silence, Yushou asked again, "Teacher Kitahara, are you really not going to eat?"
No, this is good stuff? I appreciate the thought, but I really won't eat it!
"Thank you, please give it to Suzuki-kun," he said.
Yu Shou had no choice but to hand the medicine and water to Suzuki Yoshie.
"Teacher Kitahara, what activities are you planning for us tonight?"
Sayaka Akamatsu's personality is similar to Tachibana Kuno's; once she gets to know someone, she becomes quite bold in her actions.
As Yu Shou watched her gently brush the tufts of hair that were sticking up on Kitahara Hakuma's head with her fingers, her face flushed with envy and jealousy.
"Chief Akamatsu, don't treat Kitahara-sensei like that! It's very impolite!"
Sayaka Akamatsu said with a grin, "Sorry, sorry. Because Kitahara-sensei is not very old, I have always thought of him as a good older brother. Kitahara-sensei, you won't be angry, will you?"
"It's alright." Kitahara Hakuba smiled; there was no harm in building good relationships with the students. "What do you guys want to do tonight?"
Rain Guardian's throat bobbed slightly, her hands nervously rubbing back and forth on her skirt; she also wanted to touch Kitahara-sensei's upturned hair...
"Build a bonfire? Play with fireworks? Have an outdoor barbecue?" Suzuki Yoshie asked after taking motion sickness medication.
Sakurako Yukawa turned her head and said:
"That won't do. It's all related to fire. The training camp's safety manual says that open flames are not allowed. It's too dangerous. You can play around, but you can't cause trouble for Kitahara-sensei."
"Hmm... what else can we play?" Suzuki Yoshie didn't even cover herself with her skirt before sitting down with a thud.
Kitahara Hakuba simply told them the truth:
"It's okay. If you want to play with bonfires and fireworks, that's fine too, just keep it within a certain area. I'm not that strict."
The unexpected answer surprised them. After all, teachers at school talk about "rules and regulations" all the time, and they were tired of hearing it.
Suppressing her excitement, Yukawa Sakurako looked at Kitahara Hakuba beside her and said:
"What about the money? Is the departmental budget enough?"
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it,” he said.
Suzuki Yoshie covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes sparkling:
"I'll pay for it"—is this the kind of confidence only economically independent people possess...?
“But before that, I hope you will focus all your attention on the audition selection,” Kitahara Hakuba reminded him.
"must!"
In the back seat of the car, Kanzaki Eri would occasionally tilt her fair neck back, trying to catch a glimpse of Kitahara Hakuba, who was chatting animatedly with the girl next to her.
However, the distance was too far, and she couldn't see it no matter how hard she looked, which made her groan softly in sadness.
Nagase Tsukiyo's bright eyes swept over her impatience, and the sunlight streaming in from the window bathed her delicate skin in a white glow.
The pretty young girl gently stroked Kanzaki Eri's arm, her lips slightly parted, and she voiced the question that had troubled her for so long:
"Eri, who are you staying in the brass band for now? Is it because of me?"
Kanzaki Eri paused for a moment, her obsidian-like eyes fixed on her, then slowly shook her head, her cherry-red lips parting slightly:
"Teacher Kitahara, I want to win the national gold medal for him."
Chapter 141, Section 140: Training Camp: The Little Trumpet Shines with Brilliance (4K)
The bus drove for more than an hour before finally arriving at the foot of Mount Eizan, which belongs to the far right of Hakodate City.
The entire journey here has been along a coastal highway.
The ridgeline of the mountain range on the left came into view, and the towering, lush forest amazed almost everyone. The gaps between the trees were very small, and it was extremely difficult for light to penetrate the dense foliage to reach the ground.
Although it is nearly two hours' drive from downtown Hakodate, it is under the jurisdiction of Hakodate City and is called Eyama-cho. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides.
This was the first time the first-year students had stayed in Eyama-cho. Many of them seemed to have never seen a forest before, pressing their faces against the car windows and exclaiming things like, "So primitive!" "So amazing!" "We've really entered a remote mountain village!"
The air-conditioned bus drove into a place that resembled a resort and parked at a parking area marked with yellow lines.
Kitahara Hakuba and the others had parked their carriages and stood up, but before he could speak, Yukawa Sakurako spoke up for him:
"Everyone has arrived! Remember to pack your belongings before you leave! The bus won't be staying here indefinitely!"
Her clear and bright voice immediately caused chaos in the car. A group of people looked left and right at the seats, most of them looking for the charging case of the Bluetooth headset.
"Hama, we're here?" Yukawa Sakurako gently rocked Watanabe Hama, who had been asleep the whole way.
Watanabe opened his eyes somewhat groggily and yawned leisurely.
"You've got saliva?" Akamatsu Sayaka pointed to her lips and said with a smile. "Huh?" Watanabe Hama immediately perked up, raised her finger and touched her lips, but there was no wetness at all.
Sayaka Akamatsu, looking smug, laughed and said, "Just kidding."
Watanabe Hama glanced at her:
"Boring."
Kitahara Hakuba got off the bus first. The two buses carrying students had already arrived, but the truck carrying musical instruments was still on its way and moving a little slower.
Kuno Tachibana and some other first-year students got off another bus, looked around at the scenery, and walked straight over.
"Teacher Kitahara, is this really a place we can come to?" Kuno Tachika asked excitedly.
“We’ve already arrived, haven’t we?” Kitahara Hakuba said. “And we’re here for training, not to play around.”
How many times does he have to remind these girls?
Goto Yu looked back at his black suitcase, taking a deep breath as he spoke:
"It feels like there's so much oxygen here, like my lungs are filled with mint."
Miyako Nagasawa, carrying the same bag, felt the cool breeze blowing in her face and couldn't help but stretch her slender waist. Unlike in Hakodate, this breeze was indeed comfortable.
"Lihua! Aren't you going to leave your luggage?!"