My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 56: How Salted Fish is Made

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: How Salted Fish is Made

"For the sake of dreams?"

"Yeah."

Whether it was talking about the dream of becoming a maid at Hinata Rion’s Maid Cafe, or the dream of one day battling with Hayakawa Kashi, what Shirakawa Sawahei said made sense.

"I see..." Aoki Motoka nodded as if she understood: "Shirakawa seems to have a clear goal in life."

"If that’s the case, then I’ll just teach you some basics for now!"

"What a pity, if it weren’t for Hayakawa having to prepare for the school performance and lacking time for teaching, she would be the perfect person to help Shirakawa."

"Let’s drop that idea..." Shirakawa Sawahei said with a headache.

Not to mention whether she would even want to teach him, the key issue was that Miss Kaori would absolutely ridicule him crazily while teaching!

She’s such a black-bellied and vengeful person, there’s no way she would pass up the chance to hit Shirakawa Sawahei and relish the moment.

"Minister Aoki! That’s not right! Hayakawa is so busy, she obviously doesn’t have the time to teach Shirakawa!" Ise Yu, the little fangirl, immediately retorted.

"Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut! That would be such a waste of Hayakawa’s talent!"

Hayakawa Kashi and Shirakawa Sawahei both glanced at Ise Yu Yuzhijin. One looked at her with a slightly appreciative gaze, while the other was filled with resentful dissatisfaction.

As my money-making princess, she actually went and spoke up for Hayakawa Kashi, totally ignoring me.

Shirakawa Sawahei silently decided in his heart that he would definitely give this student, who called him a weak chicken, a ton of homework later.

"Shall we start, if you don’t mind, Minister Aoki?"

"Oh, sure, we really should hurry since I still need to oversee their rehearsal later."

Since Shirakawa Sawahei had already self-studied some music theory, Aoki Motoka could skip a lot of the basics and instead focus on finer points like finger technique, rhythm, and posture.

"Minister Aoki, do you know any pieces that are suitable for playing in a cafe?" Shirakawa Sawahei asked after practicing for a while.

At that point, there was no sign of Hayakawa Kashi and Ise Yu Yuzhijin nearby; it seemed the two had gone elsewhere.

Without those two around, Shirakawa Sawahei finally felt he could ask the question without hiding it.

"A cafe?" Aoki Motoka asked, puzzled: "Why play in a cafe... could it be..."

Shirakawa Sawahei nodded and said, "That’s right, it’s for a part-time job."

A fleeting look of surprise flashed across Aoki Motoka’s face: "So you were just now..."

"This matter is kind of related to Ise Yu, so I don’t want her to know for the time being," Shirakawa Sawahei said helplessly.

"I’ll ask for your confidentiality, Minister Aoki."

"I see..." Aoki Motoka said, covering her mouth in a moved manner: "Ise Yu will surely be very happy once she finds out..."

"..."

Wait a minute, did you misunderstand something...

"If you’re looking for common pieces to play in a cafe, you can choose tunes like ’Nightingale’ or ’Angel’s Third Concerto’ that have a light and easy rhythm... If it’s based on the time of day, consider something like ’Ballin’ Waltz’ which is suitable for night time..."

Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you have... pieces with a bit more of a nerdy vibe?"

Aoki Motoka gave him a strange look, as if to say she didn’t expect someone with such strong brows and big eyes to be an otaku as well.

"If that’s what you’re after, a hot anime OP or ED in piano version would be better... But that’s advanced stuff, so Shirakawa, you shouldn’t worry about it for now..."

Shirakawa Sawahei nodded, "Then I’ll learn those pieces you mentioned first."

"Alright, I’ll play them through for you as a demonstration first."

Aoki Motoka was very diligent in teaching Shirakawa Sawahei. After playing through, she turned to ask, "Shirakawa, did you get it?"

"I got it."

Aoki Motoka couldn’t help but shake her head, "Shirakawa, this won’t do, the most important thing in learning is humility, pretending to understand what you don’t is a big no-no."

How satisfying to impress in front of a first-year top student! Aoki Motoka, you truly are amazing!

"Alright, I’ll play it again, watch carefully this time, and ask questions if you’re confused~"

Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment but didn’t stop Aoki Motoka from going through the motions.

"Did you get it this time~" Aoki Motoka asked with a hint of expectation.

"...I got it."

"You can’t be so proud, Shirakawa." Aoki Motoka sighed again, "When I practiced this piece back then, it took me quite some time too~"

Such satisfaction, let’s do it again~

"Alright then... I’ll play it again, later..."

"Minister Aoki... I really did get it..." Shirakawa Sawahei quickly stopped her.

For interrupting her own chance to shine in front of others, Aoki Motoka felt a little dissatisfied.

What, could Shirakawa really be such a petty person? Usually feels so great being first-year top student, and now won’t even let me get a taste of being the teacher!

A ridiculous lie just to get more time to show off?

To remember an entire piece after hearing it twice? If you can really do that, I, Aoki Motoka, will eat this piano right here!

Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment and sat down at the piano, slowly playing "Nightingale."

Although "Nightingale" isn’t a difficult piece, that’s in comparison to experienced players. For a beginner to play through it completely would take a few weeks.

I still remember how when I was learning the piano, after playing the entire piece in a week, my teacher marvelled at my talent.

Shirakawa? This chicken that still uses a metronome? Impossible... I admit his talent in academics is unparalleled, but piano isn’t like regular...

Huh? How is it possible he got the first note right?

What! This transition was flawless too? No way! The next beat... it must...

What the hell! Does this guy have a hack on!

Aoki Motoka’s mind started to unravel...

After finishing the piece, Shirakawa Sawahei shook his hand, feeling a bit clumsy. Even though he managed to play it through using Hayakawa Kashi’s perfect recall ability, it was clear he still had a lot of room for improvement.

"Minister Aoki?"

Aoki Motoka, slightly lost, said, "This can’t be real..."

She excitedly grabbed Shirakawa Sawahei’s clothing, "Shirakawa, you must have learned piano before, and came here just to tease me, right!"

"..."

"I’m not that free, okay..."

"Why was Zhuge Liang born alongside Kongming?" Aoki Motoka sighed, thinking to herself, could this be the legendary genius.

Aced academics, pretty good looks, and now such a high talent in piano... I’m so jealous... really so jealous!

And who knows between Shirakawa’s formidable talent and Hayakawa’s, which one is stronger...

Ah, the clash of destiny’s children is beyond the reach of mere mortals like me.

"Enough... I have nothing left to teach you, you’re on your own." Aoki Motoka, feeling emotionally drained, said.

Being around a genius truly fills the air with despairing vibes, and to think I was just proudly showing off in front of him, acting like a seasoned master...

"..."

"Minister Aoki, please pull yourself together..."

The energetic piano instructor just moments ago had suddenly turned into such a defeated figure, something Shirakawa Sawahei found hard to accept.

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