I play the wind instrument in Hokkaido.

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The team members stared intently at the replay on the screen, their eyes filled with excitement, while suppressing their eagerness to hear the results immediately.

"Sakurako, not bad! That clarinet solo is Grade 1!" Sayaka Akamatsu stepped forward and patted Sakurako Yukawa on the shoulder.

Sakurako Yukawa humbly stated:

"Level one... that's not that impressive yet, and everyone here is really strong this time. I think I'll definitely make it into the top tier."

Sayaka Akamatsu took a deep breath, expanding her chest to its maximum size, and finally exhaled a long sigh:

"Yes! Great minds think alike!"

Sakurako Yukawa smiled and looked at Yuka Isomoto, who was sitting on the ground. She was looking up at the screen, which was showing a clip of Hakuba Kitahara giving a command.

"Yuka, we're all amazing!" Yuka Sakura knelt down beside her and asked gently.

Yuka Isomoto glanced sideways, and her gentle face came into view:

"It feels... a bit unreal, I didn't make a single mistake."

"You're not happy even though you didn't make any mistakes?"

"I don't know either, it feels like a dream, so surreal."

"Senior Isogen, this dream was wonderful!"

Kurosawa Maki sat down next to her, deliberately covering her long dress before sitting down to avoid wrinkles.

"If it really is a dream, then don't wake up. Just wait until the results are released!"

“Be a little greedy. If it really is a dream, we must wait until we win gold at the national championships before waking up,” Yukawa Sakurako said with a smile.

"As expected of the minister, that's a great idea!" Kurosawa Maki said with a sweet smile.

At that moment, Watanabe Hama walked over, looked down at the girls sitting on the ground, and said:

"You bunch of idiots, isn't touching a real trophy better than dreaming about it?"

Her solemn words brought Yukawa Sakurako and the others back to their senses. "Indeed."

Sakurako used her fingers to hook up the white stockings that had slipped down, then used one hand to support herself as she stood up.

"Bin is right, it's always better to arrive in reality than in a false dream."

"However, the brass playing at Otani High School is much better than last year; their instructor is indeed very capable," Watanabe Hama said.

The Hakodate branch can only send one A-level high school to the National Tournament, so the number of places is very limited.

Kitahara Hakuba stood aside watching them, his expression indifferent in contrast to the girls' varied expressions.

For him, the outcome was already predetermined; the spot was undoubtedly his.

Outside the heavy doors, the music from Otani High School had stopped. Kitahara Hakuba, as usual, clapped his hands to signal them to look over:

"Everyone, the performance by Otani High School has ended. Take your instruments and get ready to leave. The results will be announced outside the venue."

Hearing his words, the fifty-odd people quickly stood up and prepared to leave. "Minister Yukawa, why are the results announced in the square? In anime, they're always announced on a stage," Kurosawa Maki asked curiously.

Sakurako Yukawa turned her head and said with a smile:

"Because the venue of this city hall is relatively small and cannot accommodate all the participants, and it is said that this year's city hall will be under renovation and will be used for the last time. Next year, it will be moved to the larger Hakodate Arts Center."

"Sigh... I wanted to experience what it felt like to be announced on stage." Kurosawa Maki sighed regretfully.

"The All-Kingdom Conference is the stage for announcements; let's keep this feeling to ourselves."

The group left and arrived at the venue, where they lined up as arranged by Minister Chuan.

By this time, a number of students from other schools wearing competition uniforms had gathered, waiting for the staff to bring out the banner.

Hakodate isn't hot at the end of July; even with long sleeves in your uniform, you won't feel uncomfortable.

However, the sweat produced due to nervousness was more severe than that caused by the weather, and the long skirts would stick to the girls' sweaty thighs, making them feel very uncomfortable.

So you often see girls constantly grabbing their skirts and shaking them. It's not that they're trying to look innocent; it's just that they're very uncomfortable.

"Teacher Kitahara, are you nervous?"

At this moment, Kuno Tachibana approached Kitahara Hakuba, who was practically pricked by the girls' stares, and raised her small fist as if she had a microphone.

Kitahara Hakuba smiled, lowered his head slightly to match her "microphone," and said:

"I wasn't nervous at first, but seeing everyone else nervous made me a little nervous too."

Do you think Shenxu High School has a chance of making it into Quandao High School this time?

“I’m going there for the national tournament. If there’s no hope for the whole country, I, Kitahara Hakuba, will resign.”

Startled, Kuno Tachibana quickly put away the "microphone," raised his handsome eyebrows, and pouted, saying:

"No, no, no!! Why are you suddenly saying that?!"

The other girls turned pale upon hearing this, their hearts pounding in their throats, and they all cast frightened glances at them.

Especially Yu Shou, whose face turned pale as if she had heard some terrifying news.

Even Kitahara Hakuba didn't expect that his joke would cause them to react so strongly.

"I was just kidding," he quickly explained.

"It's not funny at all!" Kuno Tachibana frowned in dissatisfaction, expressing their true feelings.

"Not funny!"

"Yes! It's not funny at all!"

"Joke level zero! Terrible!"

When his fellow club members retorted, Kitahara Hakuba had no choice but to back down and laugh, saying, "Sorry, sorry, I won't tell jokes like that again, I'll definitely change."

"I'm coming!"

The noise was like a ripple spreading across a still lake, drawing everyone's attention.

Then, a staff member carrying a rolled-up banner appeared on the second floor of the hall.

"It's coming..." Yukawa Sakurako spat out a mouthful of saliva. "Well, the captain is already this nervous just from the Hakodate tournament, what will he do when he goes to the whole country?"

"Aren't you the same? You're so nervous you're trembling all over," Suzuki Yoshie chimed in from the side.

"It's just a bit cold today!"

Sayaka Akamatsu said this, but her whole body was already burning hot from nervousness. When people are extremely nervous, they really can't help but tremble. Without saying a word, the staff threw the "list" in their arms out.

The white list unfurled as it fell, revealing the names of the participating schools written on the sunlit paper.

Hundreds of young faces were all gazing in the same direction, many of them already in the "praying girl" pose, their faces flushed red.

Yuka Isomoto's gaze fell on the paper, her heart seemed to stop beating, and she gripped the scarf in front of her chest tightly.

Next to each school or social organization is written the characters for gold, silver, and bronze, while the school representing the Hakodate branch at the All-Dojo Conference...

A circle will be drawn after it.

However, there can only be one "10" in the A section of the high school department.

“All…all the way!” At this moment, Watanabe Hama, who had always remained calm, shouted.

The members of the Shin-Asahi Brass Band all glanced at the line of text: "Number 17, Shin-Asahi Private High School, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Gold Medal."

"Circled...circled..."

The moment she saw this, Yuka Isomoto's head felt dizzy. When she raised her hand to her forehead, she realized that it was covered in sweat.

"Quan Dao! We're going to Quan Dao!"

"We did it! We did it! We advanced! We advanced!"

The entire Shenxu Wind Instrument Club was excited. Some hugged each other, some squatted down and waved their hands, and some couldn't help but cry.

Meanwhile, students from other schools who were not selected were already crying, their sobs filling the air, a stark contrast to the Shin-hsu Brass Band.

Members of Squad B stepped forward and cheered, while Takahashi Kami and Eto Kana happily embraced each other.

"It's in! It's in!" Kana Eto jumped for joy.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Takahashi Kami said with feigned sigh, “Ah, happiness is A’s creation.”

"What are you saying, you idiot! You'll definitely do well as Editor B tomorrow too!" Kana Eto patted her shoulder and said.

"Hehe, that's true."

Beside him, Kuno Tachibana, kneeling slightly, flashed an irresistibly cute smile at Kitahara Hakuba:

"You've advanced, Kitahara-sensei."

Kitahara Hakuba looked into her dark eyes and said with a smile:

"Yes, congratulations everyone."

"I knew I could go to the whole country, after all, I'm a little genius!" Kuno Tachika proudly placed his hand on his chest.

"Wow, I've never seen anyone as shameless as you," Nagasawa Miya said as she stepped forward.

"What do you mean by shameless? This is called charm and strength combined, okay? Girls like this are the coolest."

"Yeah! Cool!" Goto Yu nodded obediently beside him.

Kitahara Hakuba looked around and saw Kanzaki Eri standing alone to the side, watching the cheering club members.

She raised her hand to cover her mouth, her clear eyes appearing as if covered by a thin, crystal-like film.

At that moment, a girl wearing a plaid long dress quickly stepped out from the crowd and said to the still somewhat dazed Yuka Isomoto:

"Yuka, that's amazing, really amazing."

Her appearance instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the brass band, who all turned their gazes towards her.

“Moonlit night…:.:” Yuka Isomoto’s throat felt hot. She wanted to say something, but could only let out a quiet sigh.

Sakurako Yukawa came up and said excitedly, "Tsukiyo, when did you get here?"

"I was inside listening to your performance just now, it was absolutely fantastic."

Nagase Tsukiyo's face flushed red. Even though she wasn't the one playing on stage, a feeling of urgency welled up inside her.

The announcement of the results, in particular, caused her great distress.

Yukawa Sakurako glanced at her side and subconsciously asked, "Didn't Haruno come?"