Kurosawa Hikaru took the elevator, returned home, and took out his cell phone.
In the group chat, Runa sent many messages.
A lot of this is about the effectiveness of propaganda, but there is one crucial piece of information.
Runa: "Zero time, don't forget the piano performance tomorrow night. Send me a message when you see it."
"I haven't forgotten." After seeing this message, Kurosawa Mitsuru responded.
Unlike one-on-one chats, there was no instant reply. During this time, Kurosawa Hikaru put down the shoulder bag containing the finger guards and hakama and walked into the bedroom.
"You are too busy. It's already 9 o'clock in the evening and you just replied to the message."
"Kyudo training, no other options."
Since the matter had already been discussed, Kurosawa Mitsuru naturally used this as an excuse.
After all, he did go for special training in Kyudo. After dinner tonight, brother Shinichi Sato started from scratch, demonstrating and explaining to him step by step every step of Kyudo etiquette.
"I'll pick you up tomorrow when you get out of school."
"OK."
After the meeting was arranged, Runa sent a long message: "Are you confident about your performance tomorrow night? We will be performing in a large concert hall tomorrow night, which can accommodate more than 2,300 people. Because of the promotion in the past two days, judging from the response under the Twitter status, even if it is not full, there will be a lot of people, and there will be live broadcasts on TV and the Internet."
"Full of confidence... Don't worry, I'm not the type who gets stage fright. Can I play other piano pieces than this?"
"What do you want to play? Flight of the Bumblebee? It really works better in a live setting."
"No, it's other piano music."
Kurosawa Hikaru walked to the desk and looked at the dozen or so pieces of paper densely covered with notes.
This is the music score he wrote this morning when inspiration struck and he recalled the piano music of the Piano Prince.
But more than a dozen pages does not mean there are more than a dozen piano pieces, because he wrote them down on notebook paper, not special piano score paper.
Although it may not be a 100% replica, there are some notes and beats that he could not fully recall, but he filled them in with his music theory knowledge and experience as a master piano player, as well as his inspiration.
Piano music is not static, because a true pianist does not just rely on technique when playing, but is more concerned with devoting his whole body and soul to the performance of the piano music.
Only in this way can a piano piece not only sound good, but also have a variety of emotions.
"What piano music?"
"It's a secret, but the new track will definitely be better than Croatian Rhapsody."
Kurosawa Mitsuru placed his hands on a dozen pieces of music scores, spread them out like a fan, lightly touched the notes on the paper with his fingertips, and typed this sentence with one hand.
The piano piece "Croatian Rhapsody" is very nice to listen to. To many laymen, it is even stunning and astonishing.
But in fact, it is not difficult to play, and it is not a piano solo piece, so the piano-only version would be a bit monotonous.
In contrast, the classic pieces of the piano prince, Richard Clayderman, "Adeline at the Waterside", "Wedding in a Dream", "Autumn Whispers", and many other pieces, are all piano solos.
Such a piece of music is more suitable for performance in occasions such as piano competitions, after all, the people present are all knowledgeable.
"Okay, I'll go and negotiate." As an agent, Runa is good at discovering the advantages and strengths of others, and trusting the judgment and ideas of the artists.
"See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
After deciding this matter, Kurosawa Hikaru closed the group chat.
During this process, Chizuru Ninomiya never appeared, probably because she was peeking at the screen.
"Good evening."
Thinking of this, Kurosawa Mitsuru also sent her a message.
"Good evening. Is the Kyudo training so hard?"
Sure enough, following the private chat, Ninomiya Chizuru quickly replied.
I don't have time to relax until nine o'clock in the evening. Even work is not as hard as this.
“Because I want to win the championship.”
"That can't be helped."
Ninomiya Chizuru realized this situation and expressed her understanding.
The championship is a very important ranking because it represents the first place.
Getting first place, no matter what it is, is not easy.
"You must come and see my performance tomorrow night."
Kurosawa Guang was calculating what was going to happen tomorrow night and said the same thing.
"I will go." Ninomiya Chizuru agreed to this.
"Go to bed early, good night."
Having said that, since simple typing chats couldn't say much and couldn't convey any emotions, Kurosawa Hikaru decided to end the topic.
"Good night."
Ninomiya Chizuru was still working. After a brief greeting and chat, she continued to be busy.
After contacting her as usual, Kurosawa Hikaru also took out his mobile phone to check the messages sent by Yuki.
After reading it carefully, he made a video call.
"Brother Guang, good evening~ You are finally done with your work."
The video call was quickly accepted. Yuki Ichinose placed her phone on the small table in front of the bed as usual, sat cross-legged on the carpet, and waved at him with a smile.
"I'm not done yet. I just got home. I have to take a shower, wash clothes, and go to bed soon."
Kurosawa Hikaru was also sitting on the ground, chatting with her.
Unlike others, Yuki is the one who sticks to him the most. After all, she is free and uninhibited and will not hide her feelings and love.
"I didn't get home until nine o'clock. It was so tiring."
"You didn't get home until eight o'clock, not earlier than me."
"Because I went shopping with them. Friendships really need to be maintained. When Lan heard me say that I wanted to watch the Zero Hour show, she smiled so much that she hugged me and cheered."
Ichinose Yuki spread her hands, then supported herself on the ground with both hands, leaned over, and looked happy.
"Of course. No matter what you do, it's more interesting to have someone accompany you than to be alone."
Realizing that something like this had happened to them, Kurosawa Hikaru smiled.
The world is big, and if you are alone, you will inevitably feel lonely.
"Indeed, the tickets for the show are quite expensive. One ticket costs 10,000 yen, and you have to fight for them."
Yuki Ichinose nodded, agreeing with this statement, and then she was a little surprised.
"This is considered cheap. After all, it is the final of the competition."
"Is this still cheap? What is expensive?"
"It depends on the specifications, performers and the size of the venue. Ticket prices around tens of thousands are normal."
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and didn't say anything too exaggerated.
Tickets for idols' concerts, such as Fujiwara Rikka's super VIP tickets, are limited in number and can even be sold for 50,000 yen each.
As for the pianist's concert, he didn't ask, but the price should be about the same.
It only costs 10,000 yen to see the show, which is very cheap.
"Wow..." Yuki Ichinose was shocked.
"Haven't you ever been to a concert before?"
"Except for Lan who likes to chase stars and goes occasionally, no one else is very interested... Does Guangge chase stars?"
“I’ve never been a star chaser.”
Kurosawa Mitsuru shook his head without hesitation, even though he also had his favorite singers.
But in his previous life, he had at most bought a digital album of Jay Chou on the Internet, and had never been to any star's concert.
"I'm going to watch Master Zero's performance tomorrow night to see how his performance is. If it's good, how about we go to see it together next time?"
Ichinose Yuki was not surprised, and after thinking about it, she asked.
"OK."
When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he agreed immediately.
He could only agree to this matter verbally, and then find an excuse when the day came.
After all, he is Reitoki. How can Xiao Yuki watch Reitoki's performance with him? Is he watching himself perform on stage from the audience? He doesn't have the ability to clone himself.
The system has already made it clear that there are no superpowers... Skills like the art of splitting one's body are obviously impossible.
The two of them chatted happily via video on their phones, talking to each other.
"It's ten o'clock, Guang brother, you should go to bed. You have final exams this week."
As time passed, Yuki Ichinose kept her eyes on the time, and when it was 10 o'clock, she found the right opportunity to speak.
Although she really wanted to be with Brother Guang, even if it was just to talk or chat through the phone, Brother Guang still had things to do.
…
The next day, Kurosawa Hikaru came to school.
"Kurosawa, I heard you're going to participate in the Kyudo competition?"
As soon as I sat down, Yuta Miyazaki leaned over and asked.
"Where did you hear that?"
When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this, he was stunned and felt strange.
He didn't tell anyone about this... and the few people who knew about it probably wouldn't spread it around.
"I don't know who told this, but I heard someone say that Kurosawa Hikaru also knows Kyudo and would look very handsome in a hakama. They also said that you might participate in the National University Kyudo Tournament at the Tokyo Budokan on August 10th. This news spread quite a lot."
Miyazaki Yuta thought about it and explained.
Given this situation, there should be some students from the University of Tokyo coming to watch the fun.
Even though there aren't many people who know Kyudo, the competition is during the summer vacation after all, so they have nothing to do anyway.
“I do want to compete.”
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and didn't deny it. Although he didn't know where the rumor came from, the emergence of rumors is usually not groundless.
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? Don't you want me to cheer you up?"
After receiving his affirmation, Miyazaki Yuta couldn't help but complain.
"There are still so many days until the competition on August 10th. I was planning to tell you during the summer vacation."
"Really?"
"real."
Kurosawa Hikaru did have this idea. After all, although he knew a lot of people at the University of Tokyo, this guy was his best friend.
While we were chatting, class started soon.
Ninomiya Chizuru also came to the classroom, took a routine look at the students, and then started the class.
Although it is a class, because tomorrow is the final exam, the key is to remind all students to cheer up and take the exam seriously rather than the knowledge of the content.
Maybe she had an unforgettable date with Kurosawa Hikaru on Saturday, but at school, she didn't show any strangeness and didn't let anyone notice any flaws.