I just want a single ending

"..."

Hachiman Kailing didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.

It is because of his attitude that we can say that it is a blessing for Shiina Riki to meet Kamikawa Suzu.

It seems that I won’t have to worry about her band problems in the future.

However, it is really enviable.

I can worry about the band, and there are people willing to help me solve the problems I encounter.

"arrive."

Not long after they finished chatting, they arrived at their common destination, FOLT.

After entering, Kamikawa Supo separated from Hachiman Kailing and went to the practice room they had reserved.

When he opened the door, he saw Hiroi Kikuri with a slightly blushing face.

There were several boxes of wine scattered around her, and her bass bag was casually placed on the ground.

"You're here, Su."

Seeing him appear at the door, Hiroi Kikuri stood up shakily, as if wanting to greet him.

But she stumbled only a few steps before she tripped over her bass bag.

"I say, how much alcohol have you drunk?"

After helping her up, Kamikawa Su asked with concern.

"I didn't drink much, just those few boxes."

After struggling to stand up, Hiroi Kikuri answered honestly.

"That's okay."

Kamikawa counted the empty wine boxes on the floor and felt that it was still within an acceptable range.

Then, he suddenly thought of something and asked her, "Senior Kikuri, have you heard any rumors about you recently?"

"No."

Hiroi Kikuri tilted her head and thought hard, and finally gave this answer.

"Ok."

It seems that the spread of that rumor was so covert that even the two people who were responsible didn't know about it.

"What's wrong?" Hiroi Kikuri asked with some confusion.

"Nothing, there are just rumors recently that I'm dating you." Kamikawa Su replied casually.

"Oh...eh?! W-What? Are we dating?"

Originally, Hiroi Kikuri just responded casually.

But after a few seconds, when she realized the specific content of the rumor, she couldn't help but scream out.

"Kikuri-senpai, you also think this is outrageous, right?"

As Kamikawa Supo said this, he took off his bass bag and put it on the ground.

"Y-yeah...that's outrageous."

Hiroi said this, but her cheeks, which were originally just slightly red due to being drunk, were now completely flushed, and her gaze could not help but move towards Kamikawa Su.

"Let me tell you, since refuting rumors is so difficult, I'm not going to bother with the effort of doing a dedicated rumor-refuting campaign."

Kamikawa Su took out his bass, sat down in his seat, and told his plan.

"No, you won't refute the rumor?"

Hiroi Kikuri swallowed her saliva, seemed a little unconvinced, and secretly reached out and pinched her thigh.

It hurts!

It seems that this is not a dream.

"But I still have to say that we're not a couple, just in case." Kamikawa Su asked her, "What do you think, Kikuri-senpai?"

Because the rumor involved both of them, they still needed to seek the other party's consent on how to deal with the rumor.

If she was unwilling to do so and wanted to completely eliminate the rumors, then he would not refuse.

"No one will believe it if I just say that, right?"

Although she didn't know the specific details of the rumor, Hiroi Kikuri was very clear that the rumor would not disappear just because of a word from the two of them.

"If you don't believe it, then don't believe it. Anyway, we've already made our statement, so we won't bother with those rumors anymore."

After a pause, Kamikawa Su went on to say, "Of course, if you, Kikuri-senpai, want to completely dispel the rumors, I have no problem with that either."

"Just doing that takes a lot of time and energy, and there's no guarantee of success."

"You decide," Hiroi Kikuri said softly, "Rumors like that don't matter."

"In that case, let's adopt my method."

With her words, Shangchuan Su felt much more relieved.

This will avoid wasting time.

However, this is normal.

After all, for a carefree person like Hiroi Kikuri, she would definitely not care about such rumors.

"Ah."

Hiroi Kikuri echoed.

"Okay, we've finished talking about irrelevant things," Kamikawa reminded him, "You can start teaching me bass now."

"it is good."

After agreeing, Hiroi Kikuri took out her bass from her bag.

Then, as before, move the chair to sit opposite him.

"..."

Looking at Kamikawa Susumu who was so close to her, and thinking about the strange rumor, Hiroi Kikuri silently turned her gaze away.

Now, I can't look him in the face.

It's easy to think of bad things.

"Kikuri-senpai, what's wrong with you?"

Noticing that her attention was particularly distracted, Kamikawa Suku asked with some concern.

"Nothing, just a little distracted."

Having said this, Hiroi Kikuri temporarily loosened her grip on Bess's hand, took out a box of wine from her pocket, and started drinking again.

"Are you using drinking as a way to concentrate?" Shangchuan Su complained.

He seriously suspected that Hiroi Kikuri was unable to concentrate because she drank too much.

"Yes."

Hiroi Kikuri still didn't look at him, but just drank her wine with her head down.

The so-called concentration was of course a lie. She wanted to use this method to stop herself from thinking too much.

"alright."

Kamikawa Suku began to wait patiently.

After finishing a box of wine, Hiroi Kikuri felt a lot better.

"Okay, I'm going to start teaching you!"

She shouted loudly, but her eyes kept wandering and couldn't stay on him.

"Ah."

······

In the evening, at Kita Ikuyo's house.

Looking at her mother cooking in the kitchen, Kita Ikuyo took a few deep breaths, reorganized what she wanted to say, and then she made up her mind.

Going to get on with it, convincing mom of the plan!