I teach kendo in Tokyo

Kazuma knows that in Japan, artists rely heavily on connections to make a living.

Japanese writers and artists all have a common characteristic: they have a high status, but they may not necessarily earn much money.

Often their greatest value is as the "glue" of the upper class.

Many times their works are sold at a good price, but there is a black box in the middle. For example, someone bought a painting of mine at a high price, and then I helped him get acquainted with a certain congressman and play golf together.

In both "Detective Conan" and the game "Persona 5", there are scenes where the old painter Ero Saijin appropriates the works of his disciples. This kind of scenes does exist in the Japanese art world, but there are really not many. It mainly appears in scientific research, especially medicine. Scientific research.

This is because famous old Japanese artists don’t really have to produce good works. His paintings are just like shit, and some people will praise them and buy them.

The Japanese art world has formed an internal cycle. Artists produce works, and critics are responsible for guiding the general public to "appreciate" the works.

After gaining a certain so-called popularity among the general public, artists gain status and connections, which in turn are converted into money.

This mechanism has produced many strange "works".

In fact, I feel that China's art world has begun to "have a bad taste". Art is becoming increasingly incomprehensible, and all the exaggerated performances of masters have become a laughing stock on the Internet.

However, the Chinese class has not yet been solidified, and there is no stable upper class like Japan, so the status of the masters is not very stable.

All in all, in Japan, artists attach great importance to the management of personal connections and the relationship with critics.

However, no matter how much I value my connections, I would not easily go to a public high school to perform on stage.

The chairman of the committee was actually able to directly recruit three artists to support him, and they were the ones who decided to participate in the beauty pageant today and then decided...

No, even if the chairman had wanted to participate in the beauty pageant before and was chosen in advance, it would be amazing to be able to get a guy of this level to appear on the stage of the high school cultural festival.

Kazuma looked at the three people, and it was obvious that the one who performed Noh theater was the most enthusiastic, probably because there were really not many fans of Noh theater, and they all relied on the praise of so-called professionals to maintain their status.

As for shamisen and shakuhachi, if the skills are superb, many people among the general public will still buy it. After all, the general public cannot appreciate Noh drama, but they still know whether the music is good or not.

Jinguji Tamamo was holding a drumstick and seemed to be making final preparations.

Chiyoko complained: "It's hard to play the tuba in a kimono, but it doesn't feel right to play the drums in a kimono, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Danzi, just like what she had predicted to Kazuma, flicked her arm and pulled the kimono, lifting the left shoulder of the kimono, exposing half of her shoulder.

She had already wrapped her breasts tightly with a bra wrap, without giving any benefits.

But in her posture, she had the fierce aura of a heroine going into battle, as if she was about to pull out her naginata and kill a few short-sighted Xiaoxiao.

Chiyoko: "Okay, it's okay now. The temperament matches. It's just like Zhang Fei who beat drums to encourage Guan Yu to kill Hua Xiong in the Three Kingdoms."

When the Japanese say Three Kingdoms, they refer to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This is a translation problem. The full name of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Popular Interpretation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. When Japanese translated Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they used the first three characters as the title.

"You actually know the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Kazuma asked in surprise.

"I read the comic, because lately, brother, you always talk about Chinese idioms and so on, and I have become a little interested in China. When I was shopping for groceries, I saw this comic, so I stood in the bookstore and flipped through it."

"Didn't the old woman in the bookstore chase you away?"

"I won't be in a hurry. I'm very popular in the shopping street."

Kazuma scratched his head and turned his gaze back to the stage.

The chairman of the committee had already assumed a drumming posture, and then nodded to the accompanist.

Then she started banging.

There are many sizes of taiko drums, and this time she played the largest one. The sound could be heard throughout the playground without a microphone or speaker.

It's a very energetic drum.

It starts with a dense and rapid snare drum beat, which is usually played by the chorus player with a snare drum, but Jinguji directly hits the edge of the big drum with a drumstick.

Shakuhachi player Meimei Inoue plays the melodious melody along with the drums.

Kazuma's impression of Taiko music came from the game "Taiko Master", and he didn't know a few serious Taiko music.

He listened to the shakuhachi melody in vain and couldn't recognize the tune at all.

As Shakuhachi's voice gradually fell, Noh dramatist Kusakabe roared: "Yo~~~"

This repeated "yo" perfectly fits many people's stereotype of Noh drama.

The end of this sound represents the end of the "foreplay" of the taiko performance and the beginning of the main film.

Jinguji suddenly exerted his strength and played a powerful drum beat.

The shamisen joined in at this time, taking over the delicate drum beat just now and taking on the entire rhythm section.

Yes, the shamisen is directly used as a rhythm instrument, which is usually the job of the bass.

The bass drum is the protagonist of this performance.

The drum is indeed an instrument born for war. Compared with the drum beats played by Jinguji Temple now, the songs in Taiko Master are simply effeminate.

It's a serious taiko song that makes you want to kill someone after listening to it.

The shakuhachi joined in at the right time, but he didn't take the spotlight, but played out fixed syllables in a rhythmic manner.

Basically, the shakuhachi is used as a rhythm instrument.

Everything exists to complement the taiko drum.

As it gradually entered the climax, the wind section orchestra conducted by Consultant Yokoyama finally joined in, and the atmospheric strings echoed the war drums.

Kazuma no longer wants to kill people, he wants to mount a horse and lead the army to charge.

It's just that the swordsman can kill people, so it's a waste to use this war drum to buff.

From the perspective of adding BUFF, this is a formation-breaking song that buffs the entire army before the battle.

Jinguji had half of her shoulders exposed, and every time she hit the drum head, sweat squirted from her shoulders.

At this time, she was full of high-spirited beauty of life.

Chiyoko next to Kazuma also felt the same way, and whispered: "As expected of an egg, he can play the drum so beautifully."

The climax gradually moved towards life, and the drum beat gradually returned to its original light and delicate state. Then the shakuhachi took control of the music again, and the shamisen began to come alive.

It feels like after the war, the warriors left the battlefield, the civilians began to clean the battlefield, and the monks holding tin staffs chanted Buddhist scriptures to save the souls of the dead on the battlefield.

The samurai sword of the war dead was stuck upside down in the ground, and a fragment of the cloak was blown by the wind and entangled on the handle of the sword, fluttering like a flag, just like the soul of the war dead refused to leave for a long time.

Finally, the music ended abruptly after a thousand-fold "yo" from Noh dramatist Kusakabe.

Jinguji Tamamo changed the drumsticks to one hand, turned around and bowed to everyone in the audience.

The people she invited all stood up and bowed to the audience together.

At this time, everyone who was stunned suddenly remembered that they should applaud.

Thunderous applause resounded throughout the playground.

Jinguji walked off the stage amidst the applause, and pulled off the rope that bound the water sleeves as he walked - these are usually tied in such a way that the knot can be pulled apart with a pull, but when working, you have to ensure that the knot does not come apart. Open the sleeves to allow dirt to stick to them.

After the entire team led by the chairman had left the stage, the vice chairman stepped onto the stage and exclaimed in a very exaggerated way: "Jinguji-senpai really gave us a big surprise. Only then did I realize that taiko drum playing can also be like this." It sounds good, maybe because Jinguji-senpai exposed half of her shoulders?"

Kazuma couldn't help but frown. Jinguji's bra wrap just now was wrapped so thickly that no trace of his youth was revealed.

Her posture was so heroic that it would be a blasphemy to make such a dirty joke.

This guy is a typical guy who treats obscenity as humor. Kazuma instantly had a look at the vice-president like a greasy middle-aged uncle.

Kazuma once again confirmed that this kind of guy probably couldn't catch Hinami Rina because his rank was different.

How is it possible that you can pick up a goddess by telling dirty jokes?

"We have invited the next contestant!" the vice-president shouted, and then a member of the Student Union Executive Department came on stage and whispered something to him.

"Well, something happened just now. The next contestant gave up. Jinguji-senpai was so scary! She actually scared people away. Then let us invite the next contestant..."

Just as he was talking, Hinami Rina walked onto the stage again. This time she changed her clothes into a whole dress, completely changing into the style of a young lady going out for a summer outing.

"Hey, President, why are you..."

"I'll perform in place of the one who abstained."

"Hey, is this okay?"

"Of course you can. I'm the student council president. If I say yes, it's okay." Hinami Rina said without hesitation.

Some students in the audience began to boo: "President, this is an abuse of power!"

"Yes, this will allow you to have a glimpse of the real world earlier." Hinami Rina waited for a moment, and waited for the boos caused by her words to subside before continuing, "The real world is like this, and there are people who rely on family. There are guys who suddenly reach a height of power that you cannot reach, and there are guys who abuse their power to suppress you. Get used to it earlier and it will be less painful."

Kazuma thought to himself, this is 1980, big sister. A few years ago, students were throwing incendiary bombs on the street. Aren't you afraid that after saying this, you will inspire the students to resist, and then they will do something terrible?

Of course, it is also possible that Hinami Rina lifted up her skirt and took off her clothes with one click, revealing the red bellyband and sickle and hammer underneath, and shouted "Follow me with the gun in hand".

"Music." Hinami Rina ignored the vice president who was still on the stage and made a gesture to the people below.

The vice president wisely slipped off the stage and gave the entire stage to Hinami Rina.

The prelude sounded, this time it was an old tune familiar to Kazuma.

Kazuma suddenly realized that he had listened to so many old songs from the Showa era. It was obvious that he was just a thirty-year-old spirited young man in his previous life. He was not even born when many Showa songs became popular in mainland China.

The song Hinnan Rina sings is the famous song "Akiki" which was released as a single two years ago. The singer is the famous Showa idol Hiromi Iwasaki.

This song praises youth in high school, and the lyrics are quite straightforward, I think, such as the chorus, "Youth is a fragile thing, no matter how much you cherish it, it still gets hurt."

This song also mentioned graduation and separation, so Chiyoko next to Kazuma glanced at him in confusion: "You took action?"

"No." Kazuma shook his head, "She just chose a popular song."

"Is that so?" Chiyoko stared at Kazuma suspiciously, "Forget it, I'd welcome an extra student to pay tuition."

"No, just say that I didn't take action. Don't accuse someone of innocence out of thin air."

"However, if Hinami-senpai works so hard, she probably still can't beat the egg. That's too impactful." Chiyoko commented.

Kazuma thought the same thing, but at this time he saw members of the Student Union Executive Department walking around from under the stage to the front of the stage and placing something on the front edge of the stage.

Hey, is there a secret strategy?

Kazuma suddenly remembered that Hinami Rina was originally going to show off her swimsuit. Logically speaking, only the talent show could be shown off, because this kind of high school beauty pageant only consists of two parts: self-introduction and talent show, and then it was time to vote.

Showing off a swimsuit while introducing yourself is obviously inappropriate.

Just as Kazuma speculated about Hinami's intentions, Hinami Rina finished singing the chorus for the second time, and there was an interlude at this time.

At this moment, a large amount of white mist was sprayed out from the device configured by the people from the Student Union Executive Department.

He Ma was stunned: "Is it actually dry ice that creates fog? It really belongs to you."

White fog engulfed Rina Hinami's figure, but this fog dissipated quickly as it rose, especially in this open-air scene with natural wind.

When the fog dissipated, everyone just saw Hinami Rina finishing the last step of taking off her dress and flipping it to the side.

It turns out that she changed her dress not only to change her image, but also to take off her clothes quickly.

Hinami Rina is wearing a bikini, and her graceful curves are perfectly highlighted.

All the boys in the audience cheered.

Chiyoko said while eating wafers: "It's different now. The boys will vote for Hinami-senpai."

"No, I won't," Kazuma said.

"Brother, you are a man, not a boy."

No, I can't refute it, even though Kazuma is still a virgin in this life.

Hinami Rina wore a bikini like this, and after the interlude ended, she sang the last chorus.

Then she bowed to everyone: "Thank you for your appreciation."

Because it is a bikini, the force of gravity is clearly reflected when bowing.

There was a sound of "oh" on the playground.

Kazuma suddenly remembered the previous conversation between Hinami Rina and herself. She said that her agent told her that it would be much easier for girls to move up in this industry and sell their sex.

Could it be that Hinami gave up the idea of ​​using a bikini at the beginning and only planned to decide the outcome in an upright manner? After all, taking off the hot pants and T-shirt just now is not as fast as the one-touch dress.

But because Jinguji used a big move, Hinami had to resort to bikini?

Will her life change because of Jinguji's move, causing her to change from a pure bitch to a real bus who is willing to "sleep business" for the sake of superiority?

No, I have to calm her down later.

After all, Kiryu and Marco are the morning stars, the first ray of light that illuminates the long night, the beacon, the helmsman, and the holy moonlight that guides the way forward.

Kazuma watched Hinami Rina off the stage.

Then the vice-president took the stage again: "It's really, really amazing. I would like to trace President Nichinan's memory throughout my life.

"Next, I want to announce something. Due to the extraordinary performance of Jinguji-senpai and President Nichinan, all other non-third-year contestants have withdrawn from the competition. Only Jinguji-senpai and Jinguji-senpai are left in the third grade. We have already confirmed that seniors Nanjo Honami and Fujii Mikako will be on stage together! Let’s look forward to the performances they bring to us..."

The vice president's eyes were attracted by the servant of the Nanjo family who came on stage carrying the piano, and his words were interrupted.

Kazuma once again held his forehead.

You two eldest ladies, you... are actually playing quite high, right?