At two o'clock in the afternoon, the sun shone through the clouds, and a gentle breeze blew by, bringing a touch of coolness and comfort to the people of Xia.
Singing could be heard coming from the music room of the Teitan Teaching Building.
"Verdant hills, distant mountains, joyful smiles, dazzling sun—etched in our hearts, shaping the future."
"Teitan~ Teitan~ Teitan..."
In the spacious music room, a group of children stood neatly in two rows on the front platform of the classroom.
Wearing a red jacket, Ai Haibara had a blank expression and a slightly indifferent demeanor, but she still sang the Teitan school song with the kids.
Xiao Lan sat upright in front of a black piano, playing music to accompany them.
Sonoko sat in the middle of the classroom, her arms crossed over her chest, her long, straight legs raised high and casually placed on the desk in front of her, listening to their singing with great interest.
By the window, Akiba Reiko, dressed in a brown tracksuit and wearing a white hat, stood with her back to the crowd, quietly gazing at the vibrant campus outside.
"Click~"
Sitting in the last row of the classroom, with his chin resting on his hand, Yuzuru took out his phone and captured this beautiful moment.
Yes, that's a classic positioning!
.........
As Xiaolan's piano accompaniment ended, the piece came to a close.
"Miss Akiba, what do you think of the children's singing?" Ran asked softly, turning her head from beside the piano with a smile, as Akiba Reiko, who had been facing away from them.
A group of children looked at Akiba Reiko with expectant eyes.
"Well..."
Reiko Akiba drew out her words slightly, then turned around, casually put her hands in her pockets, and took a few steps forward with a cool expression.
Then, he suddenly stopped, extended his long index finger, pointed at Kojima Genta, who stood out from the crowd on the stage, and said, "First of all, it's you. Your voice is too loud. It will affect the harmony of the whole chorus. Singing is not a one-person performance. You have to learn to cooperate with others."
Genta, who was singled out for criticism, was taken aback at first, then an embarrassed smile appeared on his face. He scratched his head sheepishly while making "Ah... Hehehehe..." laughs.
The person next to him couldn't help but laugh.
However, Mitsuhiko's laughter didn't last long before Akiba Reiko turned her attention to him.
“And this little brother with a face full of freckles,” Akiba Reiko said with a slight upturn of her lips, “Although you didn’t sing off-key at all, I noticed that you seemed a little absent-minded at times. Could it be that you were fascinated by the girl’s profile in front of you?”
Mitsuhiko immediately laughed awkwardly.
It must be said that music is indeed a window to the soul. Reiko Akiba, who had her back to everyone from beginning to end, seemed to be not listening at all, but in fact she heard everyone's voice clearly and distinctly.
Reiko Akiba pointed out the problems that a group of children had while singing.
When it was Ai's turn, Akiba Reiko gazed at the little girl standing to the side with a cool expression, and a strange sense of familiarity welled up in her heart.
She paused for a moment before continuing, "As for you, you do sing well, but you need to have more of that childlike innocence and liveliness when you sing."
Hearing this, Ai turned her head away disdainfully, "I'm not a child!"
Perhaps due to the principle of same-sex repulsion, the haughty loli felt a strange dislike for the soprano singer whom Yuzuru Nanami described as having a similar personality to her.
"But she really is a professional singer..." Ai thought to herself.
"Your pitch is excellent, and you're full of energy. You performed very well."
Akiba Reiko rarely praised her, and she bent down to give the happy Ayumi a gentle pat on the head, making Ayumi even happier.
After all the children had finished pointing out their faults, Conan, standing at the end of the line, still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation and was still thinking about how to bargain with a certain heartless little girl.
Yesterday, Ai Haibara requested two vials of blood, which Professor Agasa had already drawn. But Conan thought to himself that it was too embarrassing for him to just give her two vials of blood when she asked for them. After all, he was a famous detective.
Conan was still deep in thought when a stern voice abruptly interrupted his thoughts.
“The real problem is…” Akiba Reiko pointed a finger directly at Conan, “you!”
"Huh?" Conan looked completely bewildered.
"You didn't sing a single note correctly from beginning to end. You weren't doing it on purpose, were you?"
Reiko Akiba withdrew her hand, put her hands on her hips, and after scolding Conan, turned around and looked intently at the back of the classroom.
There sat a man, leisurely propping his chin up, watching the spectacle unfolding before him with great interest.
"Is this the student you're teaching? He can't even sing a song properly."
The true intentions were revealed: the reason for criticizing the soprano and finding so many faults was to regain face in her professional field.
Like a certain tsundere loli, Akiba Reiko is also very calculating.
In other words, they hold grudges.
A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years; a young woman takes revenge from morning till night.
"Let me correct you on something," Yuzuru raised his hand innocently. "Although I did promise to teach them to sing, I haven't had the time to do so yet. Before that, the person responsible for teaching them to sing was..."
As he spoke, Yuzuru pointed to Sonoko, who was awkwardly laughing in the middle of the classroom.
Sonoko scratched her head awkwardly and quickly explained, "Oh dear, I was just helping out temporarily. I'm not that professional. You have to be prepared for free volunteer work..."
You get what you pay for; this principle is simple and easy to understand.
Qiuting Lianzi: "..."
We arrived too early...
If only I hadn't been in such a hurry, I could have come an hour later and waited for that mature young man to finish teaching the children to sing first.
Just as Akiba Reiko was muttering to herself, Yuu Nan said, "Also, Conan didn't sing the wrong song on purpose. He's just tone-deaf."
He's just tone-deaf...
Conan, caught in the crossfire, was speechless.
If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all!
Conan looked at the bursting laughter of the crowd, then glared at the innocent-looking Yuzuru, "Don't just talk about us, you're our music teacher too, if you're so good, you do it."
Yuzuru: "......"
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