The Spring I Could Not Forgive

Hibiki is trying to keep a school band together with a borrowed tie in one pocket and a cleaning rag in the other. When you are the person who calms fights, cooks for hungry players, and fixes the room after practice, everyone thinks you are harmless. That is why the others miss how sharp your ear is, how well you notice a wrong breath before a bad note, and how fast you spot a lie hiding in a polite smile. Then a tenugui with a hand drawn map turns up inside a vintage kimono sleeve, and the place on it does not match any modern map. Hibiki keeps saying she only wants a normal spring. The school keeps asking for more than that. The girl she trusts most is tied to the same old wound she has s...