"Minister?" Dubian Che asked.

"Yep."

Dubian Che remembered a good friend from Capital City.

Because her school didn't advance to the national competition, the seniors quit the club early, and she had already succeeded as the Minister of the Wind Instrument Club and sent a video to show off.

He recalled their first meeting, when they were both first-years in high school, and now she was reliable enough to be the Minister.

Every person was growing.

"Can't you not quit the club, senior? We don't want you to leave," Ichiki Aoi said, filled with reluctance.

"I don't want to leave you all either," Ayane Kumi sighed, "Chaozi and I have decided to go to Tokyo University together and continue participating in wind instrument competitions with Mayi."

"Really?" Ichiki Aoi looked at Mayi Asuka.

"...Yep." Mayi Asuka nodded.

"I've made up my mind! Mr. Xiaoquan, I'm going to Tokyo University too!"

"Work hard, okay~" Xiaoquan Aonai encouraged gently.

"Kiyono, can I ask you to suggest a candidate for the Minister?" Ayane Kumi asked Kiyono Lin again.

Kiyono Lin glanced at Dubian Che; she was asking him to be the interpreter.

Her meaning was: Whatever happened with the Wind Instrument Club was fine, and anyone could be the next Minister.

"It's probably better for you to decide on Wind Instrument Club matters yourself, Ayane," Dubian Che said in diplomatic terms.

Ayane Kumi often visited the Human Observation Department, and they often went to the Wind Instrument Club; she understood their relationship well and knew that if Dubian Che said so, Kiyono Lin probably meant the same.

"I see," Ayane Kumi said, troubled, "I'm a bit indecisive and have no ideas, and I've never been able to decide."

"Senior, senior," Ichiki Aoi held onto Ayane's delicate wrists with both hands, looking up at her like a puppy, "What about me? How about me?"

"Aoi..."

"Well…" Ichiki Aoi let go, knowing she didn't have the qualities to be the Minister.

"Do you have any suggestions for a candidate, Mr. Dubian?" Ayane asked Dubian Che.

"Me?" Dubian Che was about to say no when he suddenly remembered a scene he saw in the sewing room a few days ago and changed his words, "How about Yuzao Haomei?"

"Haomei?" Ichiki Aoi confirmed in surprise.

Yuzao Haomei had said so much bad about Dubian Che, yet he was recommending her.

'Poor Mr. Dubian, but I will definitely not betray Haomei!'

"Mr. Dubian, you may not know, but Haomei… doesn't have many friends in the club," Ayane explained with a troubled face.

"Is that so?" Dubian Che had never paid attention to these things, "I thought since she was so hardworking, even if people didn't like her, there should be many who recognize her."

"Now that you mention it, Haomei does work harder than most," Ayane suddenly realized, "But as a Minister, it's more about handling relationships between club members, even though playing well is also important."

Of course, Dubian Che knew this.

"Why do you recommend Yuzao?" Kiyono asked Dubian Che, "I thought you didn't like people like her."

"It's not about whether I like her or not. I just think having her as the Minister might be a good thing for her and for the Wind Instrument Club."

From someone who didn't like to work hard to someone who worked in silence, what would she become after becoming the Minister?

Thinking about the rapid progress in Yuzao Haomei's playing skills, maybe she could become someone great through hard work.

He'd been puzzled before about how she got into Goda, but now he thought, she surely had a period of hard work in middle school.

Dubian Che said to Ayane Kumi again:

"This is just my personal opinion, not an official 'command' from the Human Observation Department—don't take it too seriously, Ayane."

"Right, right," Ayane forced a smile.

The joke about the Wind Instrument Club being an affiliate of the Human Observation Department was started by Dubian Che.

Now, not just their Wind Instrument Club, but even Kiyono Lin, seemed to treat them with the attitude one would have toward an affiliated club.

However, it wasn't a bad thing; many in the Wind Instrument Club even hoped that Kiyono Lin would take direct control over them.

"I'll consider it carefully, thank you, Kiyono, thank you, Mr. Dubian." After finishing her watermelon juice, Ayane stood up.

"Ayane, what about the vice-minister? Won't you consider me?" Ichiki Aoi walked her out.

"The next vice-minister, I plan to let the new Minister decide..."

The club room door closed, and their conversation suddenly sounded far away, like the third-years who quit, who were still in the same school but suddenly seemed so distant.

'With a blink of an eye, it'll be our turn,' Dubian Che stared at the door blankly.

High school life was ending soon, and the Human Observation Department would conclude its short life.

This club room, filled with so many memories, might become a storage room again, gathering dust everywhere.

"Che?" Mayi Asuka had been watching his expression.

"Nothing." Dubian Che snapped back to reality.

He sat down on a chair, looking at the four people before him: "Suddenly, I really wish time would just stop."

"If you stand still, you won't get anywhere," Kiyono Lin picked up a script and started flipping through it.

"That's true," Dubian Che nodded.

If he stayed here forever, Kiyono Lin and Jiutiao Mei would never reconcile, and his relationship with Kiyono Lin would always be at a standstill.

He hadn't brought enough happiness to Mayi Asuka and Xiaoquan Aonai.

He had to work hard, had to keep moving, to make the five of them happy together.

"Let's keep moving forward then!" Dubian Che said with determination, "Let's go together to the ends of the world!"

Mayi Asuka and Xiaoquan Aonai thought he was talking about the success of the play, while Jiutiao Mei knew the inside story, Kiyono Lin asked with some confusion:

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