President Kumiko suddenly finds herself with a new euphonium ace (or at least her equal) in Kuroe Mayu, formerly of Seira High. Unlike Kanade, she doesn’t seem the conniving type and genuinely doesn’t want to rock the boat. But she also transferred to Kitauji because they have a shot at winning.
Kumiko now understands just how much stuff previous presidents had to keep track of. Gig requests, school events, competition practice, camp planning. She, Reina, and Shuu are also summoned to Taki-sensei, who gives them a choice of three pieces to play for their selection piece.
Kumiko is weary of being the one to make such a choice, but on the train, Shuu assures her that the fact it is her choice means Taki-sensei must trust her. After Kumiko heads home, Reina waits outside the Konbini and confronts him about putting pressure on Kumiko, which he acknowledges after some thought.
She urges him to “stop being weird” and support her, for the two of them are the only ones she can whine to and ask for help. This isn’t just Reina standing up for her girl, though it is that: it’s identifying that Shuu isn’t quite where he needs to be mentally in this new regime, but now is the time to shape up. Things must be solid at the top if they’re going have a chance at Gold.
She’s also right that even though she’s gotten better since her first year, Kumiko still struggles with self-trust and self-confidence. Tsubame’s extremely extra little sister Suzume corners her and almost runs roughshod over her, protesting Tsubame’s inclusion in the color guard.
It turns out Suzume was mistaken and Tsubame asked to be in the guard for her final year. Kumiko knows she has the authority, but still isn’t comfortable using it if it makes others uncomfortable, because she then starts to question who is actually correct in the equation.
Reina, whom I’m just going to come out and say has become Kumiko’s best friend and more, won’t let her twist in the wind, or in this case wallow alone on a damp bench under the cloudy sky.
She gently takes Kumiko’s earbud out of her ear and puts it in her own, connecting the two, and hears one of the three pieces they must choose. It relies on a great deal of expression, the second piece on technical precision, and the third piece, “Hitotose no Uta”, requires both.
When Kumiko voices her doubts about her fitness for the presidency, using her poor showing with the Kamaya sisters as an example. That was an easily-resolved issue, but what if it wasn’t? Reina gets her out of that mind space by declaring that both she and Shuu already have a piece in mind, covering the title on her phone with her hand and asking Kumiko what she thinks it should be.
Kumiko tells Reina how she’s imagined the band playing her choice, which starts with a clarinet. Reina pushes play on the piece she and Shuu chose, and sure enough, a clarinet it is. “Hitotose no Uta for Concert Band” blows away the clouds and paints both Kumiko’s realization and Reina’s wry yet caring smile in the sun’s golden radiance. Then Kumiko places her hand on Reina’s as they listen, along with us, through a montage of gorgeous vistas.
This is why Kumiko is president, and should be president. No previous band administration could pull this piece off, only she, Reina, and Shuu can. Taki-sensei looks pleased they picked the most challenging piece, because that’s what this is all about: pushing themselves beyond simply “good” and aiming for the top without reservation.
Drum Major Reina delivers a stirring motivational speech to the band, getting them on board and fired up for the mission, and we are officially on the road to the Nationals. The leadership team is united in their belief in their ability and in their support for one another. Now all that’s left is for the band to practice its ass off, extinguish any brush fires or dramas along the way, and bring home the Gold.
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