Quote Originally Posted by Ryll
If Kaori accepted it, she wouldn't have spent every night practicing the solo part.
Quote Originally Posted by Buff
Kaori says she's over it. She's saying that so people won't start shit. What she hasn't accepted yet is that Reina is better than her. She's not into overthrowing the teacher's judgement because she distrusts him. It's simply that she hasn't heard Reina's audition herself to admit defeat. There's no problem with that.
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Quote Originally Posted by Ryll
When it came out that Reina knew Taki-sensei before, Kaori tells Sqeaky Ribbon girl to not have them spread the rumor, but doesn't do a damn thing aside from that to stop it and continues to practice those parts (or actively starts practicing again, that timeline is unclear). Her attitude definitely shifts when Squeaky Ribbon Girl reminds her of "her dream."
That's fine as well. What did you want her to do, slap Ribbon in the face every time she did something? They made regulation in Australia at one point that doctors had to actively go around shutting people up if they made ridiculously (falsely?) good claims about him online. It's now no longer the case because they realise how absurd it was to make you so do.

You're expecting Kaori to go around shutting down people when they're doing things in good faith for her. In the grand scheme of things it might be wise, but I don't expect an individual to do that.

I do not think Kaori ever stopped practising her solo. She practised for the audition, and she never stopped because she has not been convinced yet that she's not as good as Reina for it.