Chapter 258 Can we really be together?
The next day, the awards that were supposed to be announced in the morning were delayed until the afternoon.

Although time is short, there are still quite a lot of voices discussing whether the jury is considering who should be given the gold medal?

Is it for the saint or for Ju Bei?

Admittedly, the Saint's performance was outstanding, but Ju Bei's was equally good this time, and everyone even felt that the three adapted solos were even more amazing.

But Saint's is a long-established and powerful school, and it would be a bit unreasonable if we don't give it to them.

October 6, 2 p.m.

The buses carrying 16 colleges and universities drove slowly into the venue. The students of Jubei put their heads close to the windows and looked out. Reporters and audiences from various media gathered on both sides, gathering like a tide.

Some senior students from the Holy Maiden College smiled and waved to the outside, looking like stars.

Yang Kui Chitose was still not used to this kind of atmosphere. She leaned close to Matsumae Shinharu's ear in the team and asked, "Konoharu Shinharu, are we really famous this time?"

"Hmm," Matsumae Shinchun looked up at the blue sky and thought for a while, "It seems that many newspapers wrote about our music yesterday."

"Is this true? Yesterday I thought those people were just pretending!"

Matsumae Shinchun smiled and said, "Didn't Chitose see how Fujii-sensei was surrounded yesterday?"

"It feels like we have suddenly become powerful."

"Chitose likes this feeling?"

"Don't you like it, Xinchun?"

"Of course I do."

"But I heard from outsiders that we may not get the gold medal this time! Will Xinchun be sad if we don't win the gold medal?"

Matsumae Shinchun suddenly looked at the back of Fujii Itsuki who was walking at the front of the team. She hesitated for a second, then nodded seriously, "Of course."

Chitose Yang Kui noticed the gaze she was looking at her brother Shu.

"Xinchun, why do you think so?"

".Because I want to prove it to the teacher."

Naturally, there are various prefaces before the award ceremony.

An old man who looked quite important walked up to the stage and gave a long speech. Then the emcee came on stage and began the award ceremony.

Students from sixteen colleges and universities could no longer contain their excitement.

Yang Kui Qiansui, Xin Chun Jiuhua and the others were naturally also fully focused.

The emcee held a microphone in one hand and a small card in the other, and began to read out the list of winners on the stage:

[No. 9, Kushiro Meitoku High School Wind Band Club, Bronze Award!]
[No. 11, Wakkanai Hokkai High School Wind Orchestra, Bronze Medal! ]
[No. 1, Sapporo City Kitaryo High School Wind Orchestra, Silver Award!]
[No. 3, Asahikawa University High School Wind Orchestra, Silver Prize! ]
The schools that were awarded the bronze medal were more or less sighing and disappointed. The silver medal was not so bad, as it was also a symbol of strength.

The school representatives whose names were called went up on stage to receive their awards and then walked back to the group of students.

When the names of fourteen schools were announced, and neither Saint Girl nor Tachibana Kita was included, the atmosphere finally became tense.

[No. 5, Saint Girls College Wind Band Club, GOLD Award!]
The cheers of the female students rang out from the auditorium on the first floor, but because it was the Holy Maiden College, only most of the first-year students were happy because of the novelty, while the other old students sat as steady as a rock, as if their school deserved it.

The saint's representative came on stage to receive the award.

The students from Jubei naturally felt regretful.

"Even after all this, you still can't beat the Saint?"

“I feel like yesterday was the best.”

Chitose Yang Kui noticed that Matsumae Shinharu's right hand was clutching her skirt tightly, so she secretly reached out and pinched her to comfort her.

"The results of the last school will be announced next."

The emcee's voice echoed throughout the concert hall, but the students of the Tachibana Kita Wind Ensemble had already given up hope.

The result is already determined
Alas, after all
However, the MC spoke again, breaking the dull atmosphere:

"Taisho Tachibana Kita First Academy Wind Orchestra. GOLD Award!"

For a moment, all the students of Tachibana North were stunned.

Matsumae Shinchun was also stunned.

No one could believe what they heard.

"Gold, gold, gold, gold. Gold award?!"

“Gold Prize!”

Everyone in the audience was whispering to each other, but only Shirozawa Yuzu had no expression on her face, as if she had known the result before and was full of confidence.

"We can win the gold medal anyway!"

"For a competition of this level, there is more than one gold medal."

"Yes, really?"

“Last year, there were nine gold medals awarded nationwide.”

The other students also fell into a brief silence, until one of them said uncertainly: "Can there really be two gold medals?"

Then, the whole audience burst into shocked cheers!
"We won the gold medal!" A female classmate shouted with her arms raised, and then the classmates around her followed suit and shouted excitedly and hugged each other.

"It's really a gold medal! Not a silver medal, nor a bronze medal, but a gold medal! First time gold!"

Matsumae Shinchun also laughed.

"Please invite the school representative to come on stage!"

"Go ahead, don't be nervous."

"Um"

Matsumae Shinharu couldn't help but smile. She nodded to Fujii Itsuki, then walked onto the stage with Yang Kui Chitose and Jiu Huayue and stood together, receiving a golden trophy and a certificate.

At this moment, she stood on the stage, facing the participating students from all other schools, a series of audiences, and the lights shining above their heads. Everything seemed like a different world.

Then, there was thunderous applause.

It was the first time for Matsumae Shinchun to go on stage. Although it was not the first time that she was stared at like this, she still felt that the trophy in her hand was a little unreal. After a long time, her blurry vision gradually became clear and fell accurately on the position of Fujii Itsuki below the stage.

Fujii Itsuki was also clapping like the audience, looking at her and smiling more.

Afterwards, the host presented several small awards, and the award ceremony was officially over.

Matsumae Shinharu and the other two received the award and left the stage.

Almost immediately when everyone was looking at the gold award, she couldn't wait to secretly find Fujii Itsuki and immediately handed him the certificate in her hand.

"Teacher, take a look."

"What's wrong? Best individual award?"

"Well," Matsumae Shinchun lowered her head and blushed a little, "From now on, all the awards Shinchun wins will be kept by the teacher!"

"Is this for me?"

"Of course! Without the method the teacher taught me, how could I win this! Although it's just a small prize, I was still very happy when I got it!"

Matsumae Shinchun said this, lowering her head while looking up at him:
"This way, the teacher won't look at me like that anymore, right?"

Matsumae Shinharu's appearance is so adorable that Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but say:
"You took this award to compete with me, Xinchun."

"Who told the teacher to say Xinchun failed? Now she passed, right?"

"Just give it a try."

“Why just barely?”

"I'm afraid you'll lose your spirit, Xinchun."

"Xinchun wouldn't do that!"

After saying that, Matsumae Xinchun secretly glanced at him, and then, while he wasn't paying attention, she took the initiative to hold his hand and asked, "Teacher, you won't regret it this time, right?"

"what?"

"What about our previous agreement?" The girl was a little angry.

Fujii Itsuki smiled and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten."

".Then.Teacher, you agreed, right?"

"Ah."

On the other side, when the news came out, Sato Shinichi, who was still working in the editorial department, immediately sent out the electronic version of the news he had prepared in advance, with the title:
[Tachibana Kita Wind Ensemble: A new star shines in Hokkaido!]
Yesterday he wrote another article specifically about Matsumae Shinharu.

She is from the Matsumae family, and including the title, everything written by Sato Shinichi is flattering, just whatever he can think of to flatter her.

The only thing missing is praising her as the world's number one genius.

I hope the Matsumae family can see this report. It will also facilitate their newspaper's work in Hokkaido.

"Uno, where is Uno?!"

"Here! Here, team leader!" A young man answered, stood up and ran to Shinichi Sato.

"Is the layout of the newspaper ready?"

“I encountered some difficulties.”

Sato Shinichi immediately got angry and slammed the table several times, "I warned you so much yesterday, what are you doing?"

"S-Sorry!"

"Hurry up and do it! We have to send it out before those newspapers in Sapporo tomorrow, so that we can release our exclusive information then! Everyone else is racing against time, but you are still dragging your feet here!"

"Yes Yes!"

Once a news agency encounters a piece of news that has a selling point, its work efficiency will be greatly improved. The time for proofreading, typesetting, final review, and printing will be greatly shortened.

Fujii Itsuki only knew that Tachibana Kita would be on the news, and maybe become popular for a while, and Tachibana Kita's brass band would appear in front of everyone for a while, but he didn't expect that because of Matsumae Shinharu, all the newspapers would be busy trying to flatter him, and they even showed their homepages to Tachibana Kita.

[Unsurpassed performance of genius! The Tachibana Kita Wind Ensemble creates a new era for wind music!]
[Invincible notes! The Tachibana North Wind Ensemble broke all expectations and won the gold medal!]
[The miracle of Tachibana North reappears! High school students perform at a professional level!]
[Perfect music! The god-level performance of the Tachibana Kita Wind Ensemble shook all of Hokkaido!]
One media outlet reported it was fake and didn’t even care.

But with so many news outlets reporting the news at the same time, ordinary people are bombarded with the news and really have to believe it.

That’s good now. For a long time to come, he and the Tachibana Kita Wind Orchestra will be popular in Hokkaido.

The news quickly spread back to Otaru.

When the school heard this, they thought it was a real achievement!
He won a gold medal in his first Hokkaido representative competition, so he should be treated with great respect, right?

The principal immediately gathered a large group of people to hold a seminar to determine the future direction of the Jubei Wind Ensemble.

"Should we give Mr. Fujii a bigger bonus?"

"That's for sure." The principal nodded immediately.

"That salary"

The director of the General Affairs Office immediately frowned and objected, "Teacher Fujii's personal salary is already among the top in the school. He is still young, and I don't agree to raise it!"

"Director, this Mr. Fujii just came back with a gold medal. I'm afraid we can't keep him with just a bonus guarantee."

Sasaki, the academic director who had been silent, spoke up. She said thoughtfully:
"The reason why Mr. Fujii was paid a high salary in the beginning was because he was responsible for the Chinese language classes of three classes and also for the education of the wind orchestra."

The director of the General Affairs Office spoke again: "Dean Sasaki, I understand what you mean, but the school resources are limited. Although Mr. Fujii performed well, it would be a bit hasty to raise his salary just based on this one game. Of course, bonuses should be given, but no matter how high the salary is, there are still many teachers working in the school all year round, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince them. This requires long-term consideration."

Seeing this, Sasaki, the academic director, said slowly, "Dean, I understand the reality of limited resources, but Mr. Fujii not only brought the gold medal, but more importantly, he made the school famous. The success of the Tachibana Kita Wind Ensemble is not only a victory for the music club, but also a glory for the entire school."

"Yes, we have seen the effect of the publicity!" The vice-president also interrupted, "The media reports in the past few days have been overwhelming. Tachibana Kita's name is now not only known in Hokkaido, but also has an impact nationwide. To be honest, I find it hard to believe, but this is a direct brand promotion for the school! Teacher Fujii not only trained these outstanding students, but also boosted the popularity of the entire school! This is far more valuable than a simple gold medal!"

Sasaki, the academic director, said again:
“Don’t worry that our teachers will be dissatisfied, but don’t forget the original concept of this school - to seek knowledge and practice benevolence, to inherit the past and create the new.

"We are not stuck in the past, but rather we have the courage to admit our own backwardness and embrace an advanced future. As long as teachers do a good job, what does it matter if we give them more rewards?"

After hearing these words, the director of the General Affairs Office relaxed his face and seemed to start to waver. After a moment of silence, he softened his tone and said, "Perhaps we can consider it from a long-term perspective and set up a long-term reward mechanism for him, rather than just a one-time bonus."

The principal nodded and said thoughtfully, "Okay, we can't act on impulse. Let's give Mr. Fujii a bonus first, and set up a reward system that increases gradually. This will not only reflect the recognition of his contribution, but also motivate him to continue to stay in school and develop."

The atmosphere in the conference room finally eased, and several senior executives agreed to this compromise plan.

"There is one more thing." The principal suddenly added, "We should not only reward Mr. Fujii, but also the students in the wind band. Although the gold medal is hard-earned, we need to keep them motivated and provide them with future training and support."

Academic Director Sasaki nodded. "This is a must, especially for the soloists who have received the most coverage in the newspapers, such as Jiuhuayue and Matsumae Xinchun. Their performances have made this competition even more exciting. I suggest that the school give them some special encouragement in terms of scholarships to commend their efforts."

The director of the General Affairs Office did not object this time and even took the initiative to say, "I will be responsible for coordinating this part of the expenses."

The Tachibana Kita Wind Orchestra returned to Otaru in glory.

After the competition, the wind band can finally take a good rest for a while.

Not only could the club members brag to their friends about how great they were in Hakodate, but Fujii Itsuki's status and salary in school also increased.

Of course, every day goes on as usual.

In the evening, Fujii Itsuki returned home and Chitose made dinner. He still quarreled with Jiuhuayue at night.

Jiuhuayue was really angry about what Fujii Itsuki said these past two days, so she didn't pay much attention to him these past two days.

Matsumae Shinchun took the opportunity to come in at night.

It was a dark and windy night, and I sneaked into the teacher's room.

Fujii Itsuki did not refuse and directly invited the girl into his bed. He also touched her pajamas very familiarly and put his hand on her belly.

The girl's face turned red soon, and she leaned over to his face and whispered:

"teacher"

"Ok?"

"tonight."

"No, do you want to wake up Jiuhua and Chitose?"

"But wasn't it agreed before?"

"Xinchun, you haven't come home yet."

"That's true"

Seeing that she was a little sad, Fujii Itsuki reached out to hug her and comforted her for a while.

After receiving so much comfort, the girl felt relieved, but she felt a little sad.

"what happened?"

".No, nothing. I just feel bad that the teacher always tries to appease me like this and keeps comforting me."

"You don't have to do that. Xinchun, haven't you acquiesced to Jiuhua's existence?"

"Teacher, you and Xiaoyue"

Matsumae Xinchun pursed her lips, not quite sure whether she should ask or not, but she finally asked, "I went to look for Xiaoyue at night. Xiaoyue is never in her room. Is she -"

"Yes, in my room."

"What are Xiaoyue and the teacher doing in the room?"

"Xinchun, what do you think?"

"."

"Are you unhappy?"

"Yeah. Xiaoyue has to go to the teacher every night?"

"Correct."

"why?"

"In her words, she loves having sex with me."

"." Matsumae Shinchun was silent for a long time, ".That's too much."

The girl remembered something again.

"Since Xiaoyue is looking for you every day, why do you feel that Xiaoyue is angry with you these two days?"

"Because I said something to her."

"Which ones?" asked Matsumae Shinchun.

"I told her about our agreement to be together after the game."

"That's it"

"One more thing."

"What else?"

".I don't know if you can accept it, Xinchun."

"What? Just go ahead, teacher."

"That's what I told Xiaoyue. When I fulfill my promise to you, I want to take her with me. That's what I said."

Matsumae Shinchun suddenly propped herself up from his arms and looked at him with a look of surprise.

Surprised, shy, ashamed.
Her eyes twinkled in the moonlight, quite beautiful.

".Teacher, why would you say something like that? It's weird, isn't it?"

"Don't you all tacitly accept each other's existence? I don't want you to quarrel every day. Be honest with each other."

"Teacher, is this really the case?"

"Really. But I really want to be with you guys."

“Is this the teacher’s wish?”

"Will Xinchun agree?"

"I, I." Matsumae Shinchun folded his right hand over his heart.

"If Xinchun doesn't like it, just reject it."

".Will Xiaoyue keep watching?"

"You definitely can't let her watch all the time. She'll get angry."

"Then Xinchun will not agree."

"But Xinchun is definitely the protagonist, and I will definitely take care of you, Xinchun, this time." Fujii Itsuki said again.

"Then Xinchun agreed."

"Really?"

"Well, I want Xiaoyue to have a good look at me and have a good competition with her."

".Why are you arguing over something like this?"

"That's the kind of thing we should compete with each other on! And even though we're always competing with each other, Xiaoyue must be my friend."

You are actually blood-related sisters.
Fujii Itsuki looked at her little face and thought.

"But what if Xiaoyue doesn't agree to me now?"

"Teacher, please wait. I will go and persuade Xiaoyue!"

(End of this chapter)