Chapter 931

After a while.

The performances of the orchestra departments from various schools all came to an end with the lingering notes of the final piece.

Since this was not a formal competition, but merely an inter-school musical exchange performance.

Therefore, no specific rankings or awards were set.

However, as a symbol of friendship, each participating school nominated a representative to go on stage and accept a commemorative certificate issued by Seishin Academy.

On the side of Private Tsukikage Academy, the representative going on stage was naturally the widely expected Rin Tsukishima.

And on the side of Sakuragaoka Academy, they sent Nanami Izumi.

The two met again on stage, which could be described as enemies meeting, their eyes especially red.

But they both perfectly hid their true emotions under proper etiquette.

It was just that both of their faces wore that kind of well-trained, yet fake-as-can-be standardized smile, and when their gazes briefly crossed in the air, it was as if invisible electric sparks were crackling.

Besides these two schools, the orchestra department of Private Tenhao Academy also came to the scene to perform.

The students of that school naturally remembered the name "Natsume Chikage" vividly because of the last time Natsume Chikage had used sharp words to retort against their school's representative contestant at the Shogi Open.

It wasn't that all Tenhao students held hostility toward him; some girls couldn't help but feel their hearts flutter when looking at Natsume Chikage.

But there was indeed a considerable portion of people, especially some boys, who, recalling that match that caused their school to lose face, now looked at Natsume Chikage off-stage with involuntary displeasure and scrutiny.

The award ceremony ended hastily in an atmosphere of superficial harmony.

Subsequently, students from various schools were given a period of free time to reorganize.

They could choose to take the bus arranged by the school to return directly, or choose to leave Private Seishin Academy on their own.

Of course, some people also chose to stay at the school for a while to visit this well-known private middle school.

Natsume Chikage and Rin Tsukishima naturally belonged to the category of those not in a hurry to leave.

Like some students from other schools, they planned to linger and rest for a while in this middle school campus.

"Natsume-kun, didn't you say just now that you planned to walk around the school with your sister?" Rin Tsukishima reminded softly, her eyes filled with expectation, "Shall we go find her now?"

"Mm, okay." Natsume Chikage nodded.

The two left the still somewhat noisy theater area side-by-side and began searching for Natsume Ruri's figure between the teaching buildings and the courtyard.

Soon.

They found Natsume Ruri, who was saying goodbye to her classmates, in an open space with tree shade at the entrance of the main teaching building... along with Izumi Hideaki, Chizuru Ando, Reisa Kaga, and a few others beside her.

At this moment, Natsume Ruri, with a polite and slightly distant smile on her face, was waving goodbye to several classmates who had gathered around.