While Miyako left the class in a daze after being rejected, the rest was in uproar.
"What?! The prince has a girlfriend?!"
"Who is it?! Who is it?! Who is the traitor?!"
"NOOOOO! My Irido-kun!"
Mizuto let out a helpless sigh before he sat in his seat once again.
"Shi-Shikimori-san!"
Still glancing at the boy, who kept following Miyako even after all of that, Mizuto shook his head, thinking that this boy was young.
"So, who is your girlfriend? Is she cute?" Yume asked curiously.
"....." 3x
Whether it was Mizuto, Akatsuki, or Reina, the three of them looked at Yume speechlessly.
Yet, even if Mizuto was helpless, he lightly pulled Yume's cheek and said, "Yeah, she is cute."
Yume blushed, feeling extremely sweet that she wanted to leap and hug him tightly.
Meanwhile, Akatsuki and Reina felt bitter and thought that they were going to push Mizuto to the room later. Yes, they knew that they couldn't be as open as Yume, who could show their affection everywhere, whether it was at school or the house, but they could taste the feeling of having Yume's boyfriend. When Yume thought that her boyfriend was learning oboe hard, the truth was he was sleeping with the two of them. When they thought of that, they felt better somehow.
"Yeah, but she is a bit silly."
"You are the one who is silly!"
Yume wanted to bite Mizuto's finger, who said that she was silly, but she was afraid that if she bit him, she might lick him instead since, at that moment, she felt like she was the queen of the world!
Yume was like James Cameron, who shouted, "I am the king of the world!" after he got an Oscar for Titanic.
Nevertheless, Mizuto felt like he had grown as a person since he could reject Miyako. Yes, oyakodon might be amazing, but there was something that one should do and shouldn't do. At least, he felt like he shouldn't take Miyabi and Miyako at the same time, but for others, it might be fine.
Everyone was different, after all, and while the majority might not be fine with oyakodon, few were fine with it.
Mizuto thought that he was going to be with the few later.
"Still, your rejection is so smooth," Akatsuki said.
"Yeah, do you often reject someone?" Reina also added.
"...could you just quietly watch this instead of giving a silly comment one after another?"
Nevertheless, while the surprise that came from Miyako's confession was huge, the news about him having a girlfriend was much stronger, and many wondered who his girlfriend was.
Mizuto also didn't intend to say it, but he knew that many would ask him, which made him helpless. At the same time, he had to say Miyako had given him a lot of trouble, yet since Miyako was Miyabi's daughter, he was fine with it and decided to forgive her since it might not be wrong to say that Miyako was also his daughter, right?
"I have never checked it or asked you, but Mizuto, can you really play oboe now?" Reina asked curiously.
Even with many asking him about his girlfriend, Mizuto didn't bother to give them a clear answer. Still, those things were a small problem for him, but more importantly, when school ended, he and Reina went to the concert band club as usual.
"You will see it later."
"I can't wait."
If there was a reason why Reina never asked about his oboe skill, it was because she didn't want to hurry, and at the same time, it was also hard to learn an oboe. She thought that he might need a few months to master it, so she thought to ask him at that time, yet it seemed he could master it faster.
Yet, she didn't feel jealous or annoyed. Instead, she felt happy since she could work hard with him in the concert band club.
"How about you?" Mizuto asked.
"I am the best," Reina said firmly. She didn't joke around since she knew that among all the trumpeters in the concert band club, she was the best among the best.
"I can't wait then."
The two smiled and couldn't wait to play together on the stage.
Still, when they came to the concert band club, they could see many were glancing in their direction.
"Why were they looking at us?" Reina asked strangely since she knew that their gaze was unique.
"Probably, they think that you are my girlfriend."
There was no doubt the news of his having a girlfriend had spread to the entire school and the surrounding area. Naturally, as he had never given his girlfriend's name, they thought that Reina was his girlfriend.
"Well, they are not wrong." Reina nodded.
"..." Mizuto.
"But I won't say that."
"You won't?"
"Yup." Reina nodded. "It's troublesome."
"...don't say it like that. Your words slightly hurt me."
Mizuto couldn't deny that if someone became his girlfriend, they would become the enemy of many, which was troublesome, and because of this, he knew having a harem was the right choice.
"I will comfort you later~" Reina smiled sweetly.
Mizuto only shook his head, then walked toward Mizore, who had come. "Senpai."
"Um." Mizore nodded shyly. As for his interaction with Reina, she didn't care since she knew the one who had held him the previous day was her. While it was true that he might have a girlfriend, it didn't matter as long as she could be with him. Still, the feeling of having sex was so unforgettable, and she wanted to do it again. "Can you visit my house later?"
"...you want to do it again?"
"Um."
"Can we do it at school?"
"Okay."
"..."
Mizuto was joking, but he didn't expect this girl to agree right away. Nevertheless, he could also see someone staring at him from the back area, and he saw the glasses Senpai, Asuka Tanaka, staring at him with a smile.
"...."
Mizuto also decided to give her a smile.
Still, while many were preoccupied with the thought of who Mizuto's girlfriend was, they didn't forget today's objection, which was the ensemble. They still remembered Taki Noboru, who expressed how horrible their play was and then had them do spartan training. Many had cried and trained hard to the point they had never done before.
This time, they were going to show this Sensei the fruit of their hard work!
Soon, Taki came, and everyone was ready for the start of the concert band club.
"It's the day we have promised. I'm eager to see what you've accomplished over this week."
As a new member and someone who had just learned an oboe, Mizuto should have stood behind everyone whose skill couldn't give them a chance to become a main member, but—
"Irido-kun, how about you join the ensemble too?" Taki said with a smile.
Mizuto looked at Taki and thought that this teacher was different since Taki dared to use him directly. "Sure." Even if many were staring at him in surprise since they didn't expect that he would play right away, he didn't back down and answered this challenge firmly.
"Excuse me."
Mizuto smiled softly at the person who sat next to Mizore.
"Ah, um, please move your seat here, Irido-kun."
The Senpai, whose name he didn't know, gave a space for Mizuto.
"Thank you."
Mizuto nodded, then sat next to Mizore.
At the moment, there is no longer one oboe player, only two oboe players in the concert band club.
"Give everything to you, Mizuto," Mizore said.
"Are you sure?" Mizuto looked at Mizore and said, "You might not become the principal player again, you know?"
"It's fine. I want to see you more." Mizore had never tried to compete with him. Instead, she wished to just stay by his side. Moreover, she knew that Mizuto wished to become the best, so she didn't hesitate to give him her place.
"Okay."
Mizuto was thinking of matching Mizore's skills, but since his woman said so, then he would give his everything.
While some might feel confused since Mizuto had never joined the ensemble, thinking that he might mess up, Taki had said so, and there was nothing they could say, especially when they could see Mizuto exuded a confident aura.
Taki nodded and even became more curious at how much growth Mizuto would show. He knew that Mizuto was a beginner, yet even so, he had seen how much Mizuto had grown in the past week since he often watched Mizuto and Mizore train together. Mizuto's growth surprised him, and now, it was time for everyone to know.
"Are you all ready?"
Everyone nodded.
Mizuto also waited for the cue.
"Let's begin."
Taki raised his hand high, then swung it down and said, "Now..."
The moment Mizuto blew his oboe, everyone got goosebumps at the voice that he produced.