Tokyo Wingman King

I couldn't sleep when I got home.

I'm obviously very sleepy, but I don't want to sleep.

Asama tossed and turned on the sofa.

Every word Fusukawa said at the pavilion of Hibiya Park was racing around in his head like a horse.

The subtle sense of distance, the irrefutable angle, the language that hits the bottom of my heart
He raised it high and then lowered it gently.

The atmosphere was like an old friend having a heart-to-heart talk, allowing him to passively listen to her confession.

So, do you agree to be lifelong friends with Rise Fusugawa?
He knew clearly that the friends Fusukawa was talking about were not ordinary friends.

Unlike Futami, Shimajima, and Bochi, Fusukawa has a clear goal in life.

He doesn't want to be the kind of person [a friend is about to jump off a cliff because he knows there is a top-notch adventure at the bottom of the cliff, but you hold him back for no good reason and don't let him jump, thinking you are saving him].

He extremely hates the phrase "respect the fate of others, let go of the complex of helping others, and avoid being moved by yourself", but he has always used this phrase to warn himself.

Although he had the desire to make friends with outstanding people, he never wanted to be the chain of those protagonists.

Even for those outstanding sons, he did not expect to give them instructions or boss them around.

Appreciate, respect and understand each other; be independent of each other and stay true to yourself when getting along; don't impose demands or expectations, don't deliberately cater to them; be able to help them grow and overcome difficulties.

This kind of friend is enough.

Unfortunately, I have done too little to understand this level.

But he had no intention of trying to get to know these girls better.

Because he can assert like an experienced stoner - the more people know about them, the more they will like them.

My head started to hurt.

Did you suffer a mental breakdown from being tortured by F-san?
Asama put on headphones in her right ear and listened to Gould's 81 hum version of the "Goldberg Variations."

If Asama Shizumi has a favorite song in his life, there is no doubt that it will be Bach's "Goldberg Variations". It will only be the one who likes to hum songs to cows, who plays with a hunched body, and who breaks through the order to realize the amplification of subjectivity. Gould's "Goldberg Variations".

1 theme, 30 variations, a continuous cycle of variation units of canon, folklore, and arabesque. The 15th variation is a French overture that cuts the entire work into one, and the last one ends with a repetition of the first theme (aria). End now.The obsessive-compulsive symmetry makes the hour-long music extremely compact, giving people a sense of infinite and divine order.

The 25th Variation, with its sad background of black pearls, gives this piece a perceptual narrative and human brilliance. It is worth mentioning that those who like Chopin’s nocturnes will have no resistance to the 25th variation of the Goldberg Variations. force.

Gould's interpretation turned this piece of music, which implements counterpoint and is highly rationalistic, into a work that praises people.

Listening to "Goldberg Variations" once is like walking through a period of life.

[It is almost forgotten by us, but without it, nothing would exist. 】

The theme (aria) of this music gives people the feeling that it is exactly what Asama Shisui, who yearns for the power of shadow, wants to be.

Longing to create, but also longing to be forgotten.

This is the abstract destiny he has given himself as a second-generation human being.

But he still has to live concretely, contact specific people, and solve specific problems.

After playing Life in Headphones twice, there was a sound of movement next to my left ear.

Is this guy Pochi old enough to wake up at night?

Today, Boqi saw that he fell asleep with peace of mind after he came back. He didn't drink much water before going to bed?
Before this thought was over, the sound of Pochi's footsteps already made Asama frown.

It came in this direction.

She had been next to this guy when he woke up several times before, and Asama seemed to understand what was going on.

The aloof Yinghe Ninja showed a cruel smile.

On Friday morning, Asama guided Pochi to finish brunch, and the two of them ate noodles while listening to the news.

The sun-fried egg covering the noodles was tender, and Pochi had mastered the technique of straining out the thin egg whites in the omelette.

Seeing Pochi's diligent and well-behaved look, Asama nodded.

After a set of wrestling skills in the early morning, and the punishment of 3 hours of reflection outside the door (actually 2 hours), Boqi has deeply realized his mistake (he will not admit the previous things, only saying that he was opened by Yinghe) The girl leads the bad).

Punishing Pochi also punished himself. Neither of them slept well yesterday.

The painful memories of [being kept as a pet in a previous life and having to pay for the animal's mistakes] surfaced.

Asama plans to send her to live with Futami next month - this is what Asama was inspired by when Kansugawa and Shiina lived together yesterday.

Playing the role of Paki Asama in front of the second meeting must make her more self-disciplined.At least I won't stay at home like this every day and carry out night raids at night when I have nothing to do.

When we study together in the future, having Pochi at Futami's house can also be used as a limiter to prevent Dai Mingshen's excessive offensive.

Therefore, I owe the Great Ming God another favor.
After knocking Pochi's dog on the head, Asama packed his bag and went out.

It’s sunny in Tokyo after the rain, and the wind is clear in the morning.

At 6:40, I passed by the convenience store at the intersection, and at 6:50, I was sitting in the love counseling department drinking tea.

Simply perfect.

Chopin sounded upstairs.

Masumi Ichijo has also been working hard recently.

That's right, today is her concert with her teacher Akiko Ebi.

Then, you can't be too relaxed.

Asama resisted the inertia of her eyelids and brain center to catch up on sleep and close her eyes, listen to music and meditate, so she picked up the framework of the review materials and began to continue looking for questions.

If Fukasawa, Horikita and Hanyu of the sixth study group knew, there would be a few more test papers in today's study meeting.I'm afraid eating Lao Qin's Chinese food will only taste the same.

The piano sound stopped at some point.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door at the love counseling department where no one had made an appointment this morning.

"Please come in."

Piano girl Masumi Ichijo walks into the love counseling department.

"I had a hunch that you would be downstairs."

The girl laughed.

Unlike the Immortal River, Masumi Ichijo's natural smile is as rare as seeing red maple leaves in spring for everyone at Eiwa Academy.

Her long reddish-brown hair, as clear as solidified maple syrup, highlighted her snow-white skin.

Masumi Ichijo, who wears Christmas colors, makes the entire love counseling department feel the season is wrong.

If those who failed to express their love to her saw her expression at this time, maybe the Taoist heart would be broken and the Taoism would be wiped out, right?
Facing this extremely destructive charm, Asama unconsciously took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose to refresh himself.

what happened recently?
I have a premonition of being confessed again.

"You were playing well just now, why did you come down?"

Ichijo Masumi smiled even brighter after hearing this, like maple syrup and milk blending together.

"I knew you were listening. What do you think, Hero-kun?"

"If you go upstairs now and continue playing, Chopin will probably be happy."

Ichijo sat across from Asama, blinking at him, then took out a concert ticket - "Impressions of Chopin" from his arms and handed it to the table in front of Asama.

"Although I have sent you an email code, it is still like this, more of a ritual."

"Thank you."

"I want to thank you for this time. At least, I don't have to waste my time on messy things."

Because of the scandal with him, the frequency of confessions and harassment that Masumi received every week has been greatly reduced.

When the piano girl said this, she crossed her arms on the table, and leaned towards the table with her beautiful figure. The physical distance between the two people became a little closer.

Asama kept his eyes on the tickets and asked,
"So I-san, how are you practicing the performance music? Are you confident in practicing other music these days? Have you practiced the Piano Concerto No. [-] in F minor with Ms. Hai?"

Ichijo's face turned red and he lowered his eyes and said,
"Not yet. Teacher Hailao said that we would improvise on the spot."

"I really have full confidence in you. Then, don't live up to her expectations."

"Ah."

"Hero-kun, do you know why it is the Piano Concerto No. [-] in F minor?"

"Xiao Sairequ, given your level, there will definitely be no problem."

"Yeah. Then, Hero-kun, please look forward to my performance."

There seemed to be something in Masumi Ichijo's eyes that she didn't say, but she straightened her clothes and left like that.

Asama breathed a sigh of relief, it would have been better not to say anything.

Seeing her put on the cold and aloof mask again, Asama welcomed this.

Although he had prepared a plan to refuse, it was best not to say such words.

Just like Ichijo Masumi who no longer has to attend appointments one by one for confession letters.

I had a great time studying English, Japanese history, and modern literature in the morning.

During this period, he helped guard Gong Bai pick up the eraser, but she made an expression towards him as if she had eaten a fly.

This expression reduced Asama's enthusiasm for helping others by at least 10%.

Because of the second competition day of the IMO International Mathematics Olympiad, Hinoki and Arima still did not come in the morning, and the math class became student substitute time again.

I heard from Gogyin that Arima has been busy with student union and study group affairs for the past two days until 3-4 am every day.Considering that Arima has to work every day, I'm really worried that this guy will die young.

The mathematics class was organized by Gogyin, and was explained to everyone by myself, Konoe, and Ryuzaki.

Asama, who was Ryuzaki's only audience in the audience, sighed with emotion.

Batman is indeed the loneliest.

As a supporting character, he is far less lonely than him.

The real Batman is not as lonely as Ryuzaki, because Ryuzaki doesn't have as many romances as him.

An enviable loneliness.

When Asama was still immersed in his admiration for Ryuzaki, [First-year Class A ice beauty·Futami Tsukiumi] made her own shredded green pepper pork and cheese Mapo tofu, [First-year Class A Kamigakubi beauty·Majima Mai] hand-made Karaage chicken nuggets and chicken barbecued pork, [Eiwa Love Letter Harvest Princess·Ichijo Masumi] made grape-flavored mousse cake, and [School Genki Idol·Fusugawa Rise] made seaweed rice balls, which have been put into shallow containers. in the stomach.

"Sure enough, Robert-kun's cooking is the most delicious~"

Although most of it was done by Porchi, Asama was a participant in the cooking and the effect of [Love Cooking] was still activated.

"Shizui-kun, are you going directly to Masumi's place today?"

Futami asked with concern.

"Ah."

"It's a pity that the tickets are sold out."

Majima is still feeling sorry for not being able to attend the concert with Asama.

"Don't we have department activities on Saturday~~~After that, how about we all watch a movie together~~~"

Immortal River raised his arms and quickly gained support from all the people except Asama.

"Well~~~Respect the opinions of the public, Robert-kun~~~Hmm~~~What movie are you watching? Miyazaki Hayao's new animation will be released next week?"

"The Fifth Quarter Bride is next week too."

If you let me go to see Quintessence with you, don't you want me to be divided into five equal parts by the otakus in the cinema?

Oh, the otaku probably can't beat me, so that's okay.

It's alright!
"To participate in the [Infinity Festival] tomorrow, why not watch "Tokyo Avengers 2: Final Battle"? What do you think, Shizui?"

I'm not interested in Tokyo delinquents at all, really!
""Diary of Exchanging Lies"?"

"Hey~~~Masumi-chan unexpectedly has a girlish heart~~~"

"Don't touch me! You stinky uncle!"

In this way, all five members of the love counseling department decided to watch a movie together and randomly select the movie they wanted to watch.

In the hearts of the four girls, it actually doesn't matter what movie they watch.

Sitting in a movie theater, it doesn't matter whether your eyes are on the big screen or not.

As long as Asama is by her side, that's enough.

Only two people can sit on either side of the still water.
Jiandao thought so.

It would be nice if there were only seats for couples.
Ichijo thought so.

Find a philosophical movie and watch it. It is best if everyone is drowsy and only Robert, who is watching the movie, and I, who are watching the movie, are awake.

Immortal River thought so.

What can you do in such a dark environment?

Er Jian thought so.

Suntory Concert Hall, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

The most prestigious concert hall in Japan, with the help of music master Karajan, has gradually established its status as the "Temple of Japanese Music".

Before entering the main hall, Asama saw various art collections, as well as photos of orchestras and masters who have performed here.

The entire concert hall gives people a refreshing feeling.Its interior design differs from the traditional shoebox or saddle-shaped design, but adopts the vineyard stepped stage design admired by Master Karajan. More than 2000 auditoriums are arranged in an orderly manner around the stage.

This concert hall, in Karajan's words, "is simply a jewel box of sound."

This time, Ms. Ebina will collaborate with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi.The first half is Chopin's Piano Concerto No. [-] in E minor played by Ms. Hai.

It can only be said that, worthy of being a Shosai judge, Akiko Ebi's grasp of the works and performance skills are much better than Asama expected.The layered, grainy notes and breathy rhythm are truly impeccable.

However, Asama prefers the interpretation of this work by the master of masters, Claudio Arrau.

Sometimes many judges can only be said to have knocked on the door of the master, but failed to actually push the door in.

Listening to the round and jade-like notes flowing from Ms. Ebina's fingertips, Asama felt that she was about to push the door open and enter.

An hour later, Masumi Ichijo took over Ms. Ebi's place and stood in front of the Steinway piano in the center of the hall stage.

Wearing a dress, Ichijo Masumi exudes amazing charm.

It was as if a being with extraordinary power condensed the focus of the entire concert hall into one place.

The girl subconsciously looked in one direction.

Asama, who is wearing a school uniform, looks out of place with the suits and leather shoes around him.

Their eyes met and Asama nodded.

The girl, who was slightly worried, showed a confident and stable smile.

Sit quietly in front of the piano, close your eyes, and move gently, as if you are caressing the trunks of the ancient forest affectionately.

Chopin's Etude No. 2 in A minor, nicknamed "Ants Climbing a Tree", miraculously reproduced itself in the hands of Masumi Ichijo.

The perfect independence of the fingers makes the chromatic scales in the music clear and smooth. Each note is extremely grainy and unambiguous. The chords are laid out in an orderly manner, the rhythm is distinct, and the two parts work seamlessly together.

The melody pours out one after another, and in Ichijo's extremely clean processing, it also carries the tranquility and vitality of a girl.

At the end of the song, there was thunderous applause.

Everyone was surprised by this little-known girl who suddenly appeared at Akiko Ebi's concert.

Gorgeous looks and great acting.

And in Asama's ears, she heard a few words about Ichijo,

"It seems like the eldest daughter of the Ichijo family who ran away from home."

"For someone like her, shouldn't the eldest lady become a pianist?"

"It's probably the rebellious stage. I guess running out this time is just for fun, and it will make things difficult for Akiko Ebi."

"By the way, even if it's just for fun, this young lady's talent is really good."

The girl calmed her breathing without any pause. When the applause died down, she started the second piece - Etude No. 8 in F major.

The repetitive and lively expression made everyone feel happy.In Ichijo's performance of this etude, each phrase is like a bird singing in the woods.

Perhaps more people will feel that when listening to this etude, they will feel like their breath is flying with the melody.

Asama understood that this was a man who had made extraordinary efforts in the use of pedals that ordinary people could not match.

The beauty of music cleanses people's hearts.There is no trace of hesitation or stubbornness in Ichijo's music, it is all a girl's affection for music.

After just a few minutes of playing, the music lingered and there was another round of thunderous applause.

The entire audience couldn't help but stand up, excited that there was such a beautiful young female pianist in the music world of Tokyo.

As the band takes the stage again.

Ichijo Masumi, together with Ms. Ebi, performed the highlight of this concert, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. [-] in F minor.

The Polish musician's unrestrained talent in his youth and his love for the folk music of his motherland are all hidden in a melody played by Masumi's fingertips.

The head of the four-handed piano department seems to have really grown four hands.

The emotions went from the self-evident restraint of the first movement, to the soothing and graceful of the second movement, to the mazurka-like passion of the third movement. In the nearly 40-minute performance, Masumi Ichijo became the protagonist.

The full, sonorous and passionate sound seemed to be still flowing endlessly in her hands at the end of the song.

Asama also feels that this secret love song composed by Chopin when he was young has a new soul in the hands of the younger Ichijo Masumi.

At the end of the concert, Ms. Ebi pulled Masumi Ichijo, an undoubtedly successful new star in the piano world, to the microphone.

Ichijo Masumi was probably about to say a word of thanks, but suddenly he covered his mouth and paused on the stage for a long time.

She didn't cry, but her tears betrayed her strength.

The audience waited patiently for the girl to calm down.

This talented girl who truly captures everyone's heart deserves their patience and kindness.

Asama and Ichijo Masumi looked at each other again. This time, the girl's tears were reflected in their eyes.

But the girl shed tears and laughed,

"Thank you all, and thank you, Mr. Hai, for giving me such an opportunity. Many people say that in everyone's heart, there is a piano that is not tuned correctly, and a person who cannot be loved. Chopin once wrote with a friend The letter said that when I wrote this soothing concerto, my mind was always with her.

I am honored that I feel the same way as Chopin right now.But he chose silence all his life and did not have the courage to dedicate this feeling to his lover.I like Chopin and have been studying Chopin. When Teacher Hai asked me to choose a piece, I chose this one.Because I know that this is a song of secret love.

However, today I decided not to study Chopin anymore.Because I brought him, who I admire, here, and everyone’s applause and recognition gave me courage.

I want to say to him, without you, there would be no me standing here now.You will always be my HERO, thank you, kocham Ci (I love you). "

This is not a secret love song. This is a charge horn to express love! ! !

Asama, who was sitting under the stage, was already numb. (End of chapter)