Chapter 38 Section five

In the blink of an eye, the summer passed, and Kuribayashi was still practicing hard.The pop-up "Minuet" still feels jerky, but it has become more and more correct. "It's all thanks to the teacher's careful guidance that I can reach the current level. I am really grateful." After class one night, Kuribayashi said with emotion. "This is the result of your hard work Mr. Kuribayashi. To be honest, I didn't expect you to improve so fast." Miho's words were not polite. "Thank you." Kuribayashi bowed his head in thanks, "Actually, the costumes for the concert have already been decided."

"clothing?" "It's rented. There is a tuxedo that is the right size, so I made an appointment. I don't know if it will be appropriate, but for such a grand stage, I have to dress more formally." Kuribayashi said happily, and suddenly found that Miho was dumbfounded Looking at the expression on his face, he turned and asked anxiously, "Will this be very different?" Shiho quickly waved his hand. "How come? It's not unusual at all, I think the effect must be very good." "Really? Still a little embarrassed." Kuribayashi scratched his head.

"By the way, are your wife and daughter going to the concert?" Kuribayashi's bright smile suddenly turned into a wry smile, and he shook his head. "Forget it. Although I really want them to come to see it, I can't force it if I don't want to. Besides, this is my own business after all." "I remember you said that it was to compensate someone." "Yes, it's for compensation." He nodded slowly and forcefully, as if confirming to himself. "Will the person you're trying to compensate come to the recital?" "You mean him? Yes, of course he will come. It would be meaningless if he doesn't come." After speaking, he nodded again.

On October 9th, the sky was overcast with clouds, and it seemed that it might rain at any time.Perhaps because of this, more audiences came to enjoy the concert than in previous years.In the past, only mothers came, but today many fathers also came, probably in case it rained, so they asked their father to drive over. So is Hashimoto.He had never shown his face before, but today he came to the auditorium rarely, and kept cheering up his daughter in the lounge. "Listen well, don't be nervous, as long as you play normally, you don't have to think about playing better than usual."

But the daughter is used to this kind of occasion. Hearing her father's nagging, she just replied casually: "I know. All right, all right, Dad, go back to your seat." When Hashimoto went out, Kuribayashi just entered.The moment he passed by, Hashimoto didn't seem to recognize him, but after stepping into the corridor, Hashimoto suddenly turned his head and opened his eyes wide. "Li, Section Chief Lilin, why are you here? Also, and..." He asked spit, "What's the matter with this outfit?" Kuribayashi looked embarrassed: "Oh, there are many reasons for this."

"many reasons?" "You will know later." Misui next to him hurriedly helped him out, "Please go back to your seat and read the program list carefully, and I promise you can find the answer." "Huh, playlist? Where did I put it?" Hashimoto fumbled in the pockets of his suit, and finally left. Miho turned to look at Lilin. "Finally waited for this moment, please work hard!" "I'm so nervous, hahaha. I always feel like it's going to end in a fiasco." "No problem, you have practiced so hard." "Thank you for your kind words."

At this point, there was a knock on the door of the lounge, and a thin man with white hair and gold-rimmed glasses came in and asked, "Mr. Kuribayashi..." "Professor Manabe!" Kuribayashi called out. "Heh, hello." The visitor narrowed his eyes. "Excuse me." Kuribayashi said to Miho, and then walked out of the lounge. Miho stood by the door and peeked outside, and saw Kuribayashi and Manabe talking in the corridor.Manabe smiled all over his face, while Kuribayashi bowed frequently in thanks. Soon, the concert began.According to the usual practice, children who have just learned the piano will perform first, and Kuribayashi will be the fourth to appear on the stage.

Miho came to the auditorium and saw Manabe sitting on the farthest seat.She said hello to the other parents and walked straight over.When he sat down next to Manabe, he turned his head in surprise. Miho introduces him as Kuribayashi's piano teacher.Manabe's expression softened after hearing this. "Ah, it turned out to be you. It must be very hard, right?" "Excuse me, I don't know what kind of relationship you have with Mr. Kuribayashi?" Miho asked bluntly. Manabe thought for a moment, then asked, "Has he mentioned me to you?" "No, never. But," Miho said, "he once said there was someone he had to make up for, and that person wasn't here today, so I thought maybe it was you."

Manabe blinked several times, and replied: "No, it's not me." He took out a business card from his pocket, with the words "Professor Manabe Kozo of the Ninth Laboratory of General Medical University" printed on it. "I mainly study brain physiology," he said. "Brain..." Miho remembered what Yuka had said before, "Does Mr. Kuribayashi suffer from brain disease?" "No, no, that's not the case. He's not sick, he's just a little different from ordinary people." "different?" "Anyway, he also said that he will tell you the whole story in the future, so it doesn't matter to me. In fact, he is a patient with a split brain. You may not understand it. Then, you know that the human brain is divided into left brain and right brain. brain?"

"Know." "The left and right brains are normally connected by a bundle of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum." "The corpus callosum..." "Mr. Kuribayashi underwent a corpus callosum surgery when he was in elementary school. Because he suffered from a serious congenital disease, cutting the corpus callosum was very effective." "Is that okay? I mean...separate the left brain from the right brain." "There are many similar cases, and most patients can live a normal life, and he was doing well before, without any problems."

"Before?" "He came across a book recently that introduced the results of various experiments on people who underwent corpus callosotomy, mainly citing the academic reports of scholars, because Perris won the Nobel Prize for this research." Misui had never heard of this name before, so he could only nod silently. "One of the experimental results mentioned in this book surprised Mr. Kuribayashi, that is, people who have undergone corpus callosotomy have separate consciousnesses in the left and right brains." "What..." Misui was shocked, "How is it possible!" "From the analysis of the experimental results, this is the only conclusion. The consciousness usually expressed through language and writing is actually only the consciousness of the left brain, and the right brain has its own consciousness of the right brain." "It's unbelievable! If you look like this, how can you live a normal life?" "The body of ordinary people is controlled by one consciousness, but for patients with split brains, you might as well understand it as two brains forming a team to complete this work, and this kind of cooperation is excellent." "But don't these two consciousnesses quarrel?" "Not to the point of quarreling, but there are always some differences. Take a male patient as an example. One day he had to get up at seven o'clock in the morning, but when the time came, he was still sleeping soundly. At this time, someone slapped him When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was his left hand. It was the right brain that was in charge of the activities of the left hand. That is to say, the left brain was still asleep, but the right brain was already awake. It warned him because he was afraid that he would be late. " "……incredible!" "Similar cases have happened several times, so some scholars thought that they could try to contact the right brain alone. But this kind of contact cannot use language, because language mainly belongs to the domain of the left brain. For this purpose, a method similar to associative games is used. Answering questions is also done by the left hand. This method has been a great success, and the right brain consciousness, which has been shrouded in mystery until now, can finally be understood, although it is only the tip of the iceberg.” Manabe's explanation was easy to understand, but Miho really didn't believe that such a thing would happen in reality, and just stared blankly at his mouth that kept talking. "After reading this book, Mr. Kuribayashi learned that his right brain may have independent consciousness, so he was restless. No, to be precise, it should be Mr. Kuribayashi's left brain that was restless. He wanted to talk to the author of this book. Met once, and then came to find me, because I am the author." "and then?" "Mr. Kuribayashi told me that he really wanted to get in touch with his right brain, and especially wanted to know how the right brain thinks about his life so far. I replied that it is currently impossible to ask such complicated questions. He said, then, he wants to Know the career that the right brain wants to pursue. For a person like him who focuses on work, the choice of life must be equivalent to the choice of career." "Is there a way to understand this question?" "Yes." Manabe nodded, "There have been several precedents in the past, and the method has been mastered, so it is not difficult to implement. As a result, I found out that Mr. Kuribayashi has another career that I yearn for." "Could it be..." Miho looked towards the stage.A boy in the second grade of elementary school has just successfully finished playing the etude. "That's right." Manabe said calmly, "As you guessed, Mr. Kuribayashi's right brain wants to be a pianist." "really……" "When I heard this answer, Kuribayashi-san's dejected look made me sympathize with it. So I was deeply disappointed. But the truth is not like that. When I heard that he would participate in this concert, I realized that I was wrong. He is deeply blaming himself for ignoring the consciousness of the right brain all the time."