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Chapter 170 - 107.cram school (2)_2

Chapter 170: 107.cram school (2)_2

"Mr. Dubian, please stay away from me, I’m afraid your saliva will splatter into my bowl."

"I’m hurt." Dubian Che poked at his rice bowl and said disinterestedly, "Do you know how much I struggled to get to see you this morning? I fought for my life, and there were... tough trials, just to stand here healthy in body and mind."

"Oh, really? Hard work." Kiyono Lin replied without any interest.

"..."

"You two really haven’t changed at all, you’ve been like this since the first time you met," Xiaoquan Aonai remarked with a laugh.

"Not at all," Dubian Che retorted, "this guy wasn’t this harsh at the start."

Kiyono Lin chuckled lightly, seemingly in better spirits.

After finishing breakfast and entering the concert hall, Dubian Che sneaked a glance at Mayi Asuka.

Mayi Asuka, holding a tenor horn, had an expressionless, delicate face.

Looking at her clear eyes, Dubian Che doubted whether the morning’s divine light was only a dream.

After all, seeing hallucinations after facing a black bear isn’t surprising.

As he looked away, Yuzao Haomei from the trombone section sent him a warning glance, which Dubian Che ignored.

After morning practice ended and the others went to lunch, Dubian Che stayed alone in the concert hall to continue practicing, aiming to apply "the inspiration given by the Muse" to his music.

Since July, only a month and a half had passed, but he had been working towards a single goal: to produce the exact tone he envisioned.

Lately, intense practice had gradually aligned his actual performance with the tone in his mind.

For instance, this time, the oboe’s tone extended infinitely, clear and translucent, akin to a goddess bearing sunlight, sighing pitifully towards the pilgrims.

Summer air filled with sweet and lingering sounds.

This was a masterpiece of artistic peak.

Satisfied, Dubian Che put down the oboe and stood up to go to lunch but was startled by Mayi Asuka standing at the door.

Shoot, I forgot that Mayi Asuka, after lunch, always came back to the concert hall first.

"...Senior."

"Sounds beautiful."

"Thank you."

"I will come to you tonight."

"Come to me?"

"Yes."

"Where?" asked Dubian Che.

"To your dormitory."

"My dormitory? When?"

"At one o’clock."

"...Wait a minute." Dubian Che mentally replayed their conversation, then asked, "What do you need at that time, senior?"

"To watch a movie with you."

The scene from the morning, which seemed like a dream, suddenly became real. Dubian Che cautiously asked, "1980 yen?"

"Yes," Mayi Asuka nodded obediently.

"..." Dubian Che looked uneasy, "Senior, thank you for sharing, but I’m not interested."

"I’m coming tonight."

"I have a girlfriend now."

"Just don’t let her know," Mayi Asuka said matter-of-factly.

"..." Hearing Yuzao Haomei’s voice outside the concert hall, Dubian Che said, "Senior, don’t come, shall I come to you instead?"

Mayi Asuka tilted her head, puzzled, then nodded and murmured, "Hmm."

Dubian Che hurried out of the concert hall, just as Yuzao Haomei and Kiyono Lin arrived.

Arriving at the cafeteria and biting into the crispy shrimp, Dubian Che thought solely about their earlier conversation.

There was no time to argue then, and to prevent Mayi Asuka from truly coming to the men’s dorm at midnight, he instinctively said he would go to the girls’ dorm instead.

Standing someone up wasn’t an option.

If he wasn’t there by one o’clock, Mayi Asuka might come over regardless.

The only consolation now was that if he sneaked in, there was a lower chance of getting caught.

’What the hell is Hanaoka Chaozi doing? Why hasn’t she dealt with Mayi Asuka yet?’

Dubian Che searched the cafeteria and quickly found Hanaoka Chaozi sitting with Ichiki Aoi and the bass section.

Petite and adorable, she was happily eating curry with a spoon.

’She’s so lively keeping an eye on me, how come she drops the ball with the senior?’ Dubian Che stirred his miso soup, took a sip, and put it down immediately.

Indeed, in the Island Country surrounded by seas, salt was cheap.

After the afternoon and evening practice, Dubian Che stayed in the music hall alone until midnight, took a bath, went back, and his roommates were all asleep.

He lay on the tatami, under the moonlight by the window, faintly seeing the blurred outline of a ceiling light overhead.

His emotions were a mix of excitement and irritation.

He knew continuing this way was extremely dangerous; if Jiutiao Meijie found out, not only might he be done for, but Mayi Asuka was definitely in danger.

But Mayi Asuka’s approach was full of ’no matter what, I’m just like this,’ charging forward.

Could he really only wait until she graduated?

As Dubian Che pondered, time slowly approached one o’clock.

Perhaps due to his mindset, although he only needed to say he was going to the restroom if discovered, he was extremely careful as he lifted the quilt and quietly stood up.

The air-conditioned room was a bit cold. Stepping over a roommate wrapped tightly in his blanket, Dubian Che tiptoed out of the room.

Outside was as quiet as the previous night, a bit sinister, with only his footsteps, the faint hum of electricity from the vending machine, possibly its cooling system.

While his physics was improving, his understanding of vending machines was limited to where to insert coins and where to retrieve drinks.