The sound of the piano floats.

Touma Hesa ​​looked at the piano keys at hand and felt extremely depressed.

Still can’t catch up…

Thinking of this, Dong Ma gritted his teeth.

Under Fang Zheng's guidance, Dong Ma could feel that his skills had improved rapidly, far more than what he gained from practicing for ten hours every day. However, because of this, Dong Ma could feel more clearly how big the gap between him and Fang Zheng was.

If she had only vaguely felt that the gap between herself and the other party was not a little bit, then now, Dong Ma could clearly feel that the difference between the two sides was like heaven and earth. She seemed to be standing at the foot of the mountain, and Fang Zheng was the king sitting on the top of the mountain, overlooking her.

This has nothing to do with skills, because skills are only related to talent and practice. As long as you have enough talent and practice, then even if you can't catch up, the difference in skills won't be too big. However, what troubles Touma is not this objective gap, but a very subjective difference - aura.

That's right, the same piece of music was performed to perfection by Fang Zheng. Even in the music room, it gave people a sense of dominance as if he was commanding everything in the Golden Hall of Vienna and shocking the crowd. However, no matter how Dong Ma imitated it, he couldn't do this.

It's like an emperor and a man who has never been an emperor. No matter how much the latter imitates the emperor himself, he can never possess the temperament of an emperor.

Dong Ma could more or less guess why this was the case; it was like the gap between a seasoned champion and a novice contestant, but the problem was that she couldn't find any information about Fang Zheng.

Yes, out of curiosity, Dong Ma also used his connections in the music circle to look for information about Fang Zheng, but there was no information at all. No matter what kind of occasion, from world-class concerts to local music competitions, Fang Zheng's name was not there, which puzzled Dong Ma.

Who is he?

What exactly has he been through?

How could he have such strength?

Unconsciously, complicated thoughts filled Dongma's brain, so much so that even her heart was beating fast.

“Bang!!”

The piano keys fell heavily, Touma let out a long breath, closed his eyes and lay on the piano.

It was just a small question, but Touma felt that she was completely trapped by this question. She was like entering a maze, but couldn't find the exit. Maybe for others, this was just a small question and not worth exploring, but Touma felt like she was possessed by a demon and wanted to find the answer.

However, Fang Zheng was also troubled by another problem.

"With your score... I'll be honest with you. You'd better leave school as soon as possible."

Patting the pile of test papers with 20 or 30 points on the table, Fang Zheng looked at Dong Ma and Sa helplessly.

"That's how you got the placement test? You're not going to be promoted to the second year of high school. You'll just have to wait until you're held back. By then, you'll be calling us seniors!"

"……snort."

Facing Fang Zheng's words, Dong Ma snorted in dissatisfaction and turned away, with a look of grievance. Although Dong Ma's grades were not good, they were not so bad. If she hadn't been thinking about Fang Zheng every day, she wouldn't have scored so badly!

So it’s all Fang Zheng’s fault!

However, Fang Zheng had no idea what Dong Ma was thinking, and even if he knew, he would never take the blame.

"Okay, okay, don't say that..."

At this moment, Shijie came out with a wry smile to smooth things over, and then her eyes suddenly lit up.

"By the way, Kasugano-kun! Why don't we have a study session so that we can all work hard together before the final exam!"

"yes."

Hearing this, Xue Cai also nodded.

"I heard that those who fail the exam will be forced to take remedial classes during the summer vacation... If Touma is forced to take remedial classes, then what will happen to our LIVE?"

“That’s a real problem.”

Fang Zheng put his hand on his forehead, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

"Okay, no problem."

"Then, how about the study session this weekend at Kasugano-kun's house?"

"Okay, no problem... huh? Wait, why is it my house?"

Fang Zheng nodded reflexively, finally coming back to his senses, while Shijie stuck out his tongue with a smile.

"Because we all want to visit Kasugano-kun's house... Of course, if it disturbs you, forget it."

"...Okay, no problem."

Fang Zheng currently lives in the ancestral house that his grandparents in this world left him. It used to be a clinic, but now Fang Zheng has no plans to start the branch line of "Reborn in Japan: I'm a Divine Doctor", so the clinic has naturally closed down. But the room is empty anyway, it can accommodate 20 to 30 patients, and of course 5 to 6 people for tutoring.

It just so happened that Fang Zheng was about to give Qiong extra lessons. Otherwise, with her current grades, unless Fang Zheng helped her cheat, she would probably have to go to the cram school and become a difficult sister with Dong Ma.

"Very good!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Shijie waved excitedly.

"Then it's decided!!"

Just like that, on weekends, everyone came to Fang Zheng and Qiong's homes - of course, in addition to the four people from the light music club, Qiong also brought someone.

"Um... this is our first meeting, please give me your guidance."

Katsura Kotonoha still looked like a gentle lady from a noble family, and she bowed her head respectfully to the people. To be honest, although they had heard of Katsura Kotonoha's name a long time ago, seeing this quiet and peaceful lady in front of them still surprised everyone. After all, Katsura Kotonoha didn't look like the fierce and evil person who was rumored to have beaten the school hooligans to pieces with a wooden sword.

"I didn't expect Katsura-san to be so pretty."

As the most sociable person in the light music club, Shijie was naturally the first to jump out.

"By the way, are you and Qiong going out to play today? You are dressed so beautifully..."

As he spoke, the world looked at Kaede Kotonoha curiously. She was wearing a light white suit, and looked like she was going out for a trip. Although he couldn't tell the brand, the suit itself was obviously expensive.

"well?"

Hearing the world's question, Gui Yanye was also stunned and waved his hands quickly.

"No, no, I was invited by Qiong to attend the study session. This is just the clothes I wear when I go out..."

"Hmm...it's so beautiful. I'm a little envious."

Staring at the clothes of Katsura Kotonoha in front of him, Shijie couldn't help but reveal an envious look. How to say it... After all, she is a young lady, and she is indeed different from ordinary people.

"That's not the case... Saionji-kun, you guys are dressed very beautifully, aren't you?"

“Ahahahaha…”

Hearing Katsura Kotonoha's response, Sekai couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"No, this is just the clothes we wear when we go out...right, Setsuna."

"Ah, that's right."

Xue Cai beside her also nodded hurriedly.

"They just look fancy, but they're just cheap stuff..."

“…”

Watching the conversation between the two parties, Touma blinked his eyes, then lowered his head to look at himself. Sekai, Setsuna and even Setsuna were all dressed very delicately. Even in Touma's opinion, they all dressed themselves up very beautifully. Sekai was wearing a deep blue T-shirt and short skirt. Setsuna was wearing a pink sweater and a white shirt, with a black long skirt and stockings underneath. Even Kiyoura Setsuna was wearing an elegant white dress.

On the other hand, Touma himself was only wearing a long coat and trousers for home, which looked extremely simple... Of course, if everyone else was just wearing everyday clothes, then Touma's outfit wouldn't be strange. But next to everyone who was dressed up, Touma felt a little uncomfortable.

"……snort."

Qiong sat on the sofa next to her, holding the black rabbit in her arms, looking at the girls in front of her coldly without saying a word. But she has always been like this, so everyone has long been accustomed to it.

"Okay, I think we should start studying."

At this moment, Fang Zheng also came in with tea and drinks.

"We didn't come here to play today."

"Ah, that's true."

Hearing this, Xue Cai nodded and took out her reference book.

"Let's get started!"

Study session means studying, of course, but among these people, Kyon and Touma have the worst grades, Sekai is average, and Setsuna, Founder, and Setsuna are all in the top ten in the grade, so it soon became Setsuna tutoring Kyon, Setsuna tutoring Sekai, and Founder tutoring Touma.

The only reason why Fang Zheng was not asked to tutor Qiong was that Touma would not listen to anyone else, not even Setsuna. No one could control her except Fang Zheng, so Fang Zheng had to take the textbook and start tutoring Qiong.

"You can't even remember such a simple passage, and you still want to practice the piano? Don't you usually memorize music scores?"

"What kind of Japanese English is this? You might as well learn sign language. At least you won't be out of tune!"

“Wow…”

Seeing Touma being hit on the head by Fang Zheng with a book, everyone couldn't help but look at him with sympathy, and secretly admired that Touma could actually continue to study. After all, if they were to be told that by Fang Zheng, they would probably burst into tears and run away, but Touma didn't care at all, and even looked like... he was enjoying it a little bit?

It must be an illusion.

“Gu——!”

The learning will continue until the world's belly growls.

"Well, let's stop here for now."

Fang Zheng glanced at the time in front of him.

"I'm going to make dinner."

"We're here to help, too!"

Seeing Fang Zheng standing up, Shijie also jumped up hurriedly. At the same time, she pulled Xuecai calmly, and Xuecai also stood up hurriedly and nodded.

"Yes, Kasugano-kun, I, I'll come too..."

As for Qingpu Setsuna, she didn't say anything at all, because when Fang Zheng walked into the kitchen, she had already stood up and followed him in.

For a moment, only Gui Yanye and Qiong were left in front of the table again.

"……snort."

Looking at the empty table, Qiong snorted again and then stood up.

"Gui, let's go help too."

"……well?"