I just want a single ending

Hiroi Kikuri looked at the two of them who had already started chatting and protested with considerable dissatisfaction.

She was obviously the key person who brought the two of them together, so why did she become a passerby?

"Sorry, this is the cosmetics we agreed on. Please accept it."

Hearing this, Kamikawa Su turned his attention back to her and handed her the bag of cosmetics.

"Hehehe... Now I can definitely show off in front of these two."

Taking the bag and looking down at the expensive cosmetics inside, Hiroi Kikuri smiled proudly.

"..."

Shangchuan Su was speechless.

So they asked me to deliver the cosmetics specifically just to show off in front of your band members!

"In that case, you guys can chat slowly. I'll go back to the lounge first."

After stuffing the tickets for her band's performance into Kamikawa Suzu's hands, Hiroi Kikuri waved goodbye while holding the bag.

After watching her leave, Kamikawa Su looked at Hachiman Kailing standing in front of him again and asked curiously, "Can I ask how you got to know her?"

One is Hiroi Kikuri, who is often drunk and rarely serious, and the other is Yawata Kairin, who looks terrifyingly strong just by standing there.

They are not the same kind of people at all.

Hachiman Kailing spoke calmly, "To put it simply, a few bands that needed my support often came here for live performances. As they came so often, she got harassed by a drunken girl once. She ended up saying it was just the wrong person, and then we gradually got to know each other."

“It feels like a very difficult process.”

Based on her words, Kamikawa Suku could imagine how troublesome it was and expressed his sympathy.

"It's relatively easy."

Hachiman Kailing didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"But what about those supporting bands?"

Kamikawa Su changed the subject and asked a question that concerned him.

"It's nothing, I just serve as the backup bassist for about thirty bands." Hachiman Kailing explained briefly.

"Eh?"

Kamikawa Su was shocked by this number.

He even needs to seriously consider whether he can manage two bands at the same time.

And she is taking care of more than 30 bands at the same time. Isn’t this a bit too scary?

Is this the true strength of a professional bassist?

Does he need to learn it too?

"They say there are about thirty bands, but in reality there are only about ten bands that are active," Hachiman Kailing added.

“It’s really hard work.”

Even if it is reduced sharply from thirty bands to ten, it is still not a small number.

"I just have to get used to it. Those bands will book me a week in advance, and then I can arrange the time without any problems."

Hachiman Kailing still looked as relaxed as ever.

"..."

Kamikawa Su didn't want to continue chatting with her on this topic, so he chuckled and changed the subject: "By the way, I just heard you say that Shiina mentioned my name in her daily life. Could you tell me what she said about me?"

He cares a lot about his image in Shiina Riki's mind, which is related to how to build a good relationship with her in the future.

Chapter 130: Mutual Evaluation

"No, this involves Li Xi's privacy." Hachiman Hailing refused quickly, "Even if you are the person involved, I can't tell you."

"Could it be that Shiina-san said something bad about me behind my back?"

Seeing her attitude, Kamikawa Su couldn't help but have such doubts.

Generally speaking, if you are saying some compliments or something like that, you definitely wouldn't mind saying it.

"It can't be considered a bad thing, at most it's a rather strange thing."

As she said this, Hachiman Kailing began to recall.

(Let’s go back a little in time.)

One morning, in the classroom of Class B of the first year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.

"That damned Kamikawa Suku was actually chatting with Deng behind my back..."

Looking at the chat history in the band's Line group, Shiina Riki clenched his phone with gritted teeth.

Because she was a little sleepy last night, she went to bed a little earlier than usual.

As a result, not long after she fell asleep, Kamikawa Su sent a message in the group.

At that time, Gao Songdeng happened to be online and replied to him with one or two sentences.

However, Kamikawa Suku took the opportunity to become more presumptuous and started chatting with Takamatsu Deng without knowing what was good for him.

It would be fine if it was a private chat, at least I wouldn’t know about it.

But they were chatting in the group, and I could see their chat records clearly.

In particular, she could feel the emotion called happiness in the messages sent between Gao Songdeng and him during their conversation.

This meant that Deng was very willing to chat with him, not just out of politeness.

So the question is, now I am so happy chatting with him in the group, what is it like when they chat privately?

Just thinking about this aspect for a while, Shiina Riki felt a very subtle mood.

"Good morning. What's wrong with you?"

Hachiman Kailing, carrying a bass box, walked up to her and asked curiously.

"Nothing at all."

Shiina Riki turned off the screen of his mobile phone and turned to look at her.

"You seem very angry, even your expression is distorted." Hachiman Kailing noticed her abnormality quite sharply.

"No."

Hearing this, Shiina Riki quickly put down his phone and rubbed his cheeks.

"Is it still because of that boy named Kamikawa Suzu?" Hachiman Kailing made a guess as a matter of course.

I still know that Tatsuki Shiina has started playing in a band again.

Recently, she has started listening to music and playing drums in the morning, which is enough to show how happy she is.

On the other hand, if she shows this kind of reaction, it is most likely related to the manager of her band.

"..."

Shiina Riki remained silent and did not want to reveal more about this matter.

"Then it seems that it is."

Hachiman Kailing interpreted her reaction as acquiescence, and then casually asked, "By the way, do you like him? Every time he does something, your emotions change."

"Huh?! I like him? Are you kidding me!"

Shiina Riki denied it very quickly without any tsundere elements.

Hachiman Kailing made a judgment: "Then it seems to be annoying."

"...No, I don't hate him." Shiina Riki hesitated for a moment before giving this answer, "I just don't get along with him."

Looking at Kamikawa Suku from a rational point of view, as the band's operator, there is almost nothing to criticize about him. He can be said to be very reliable and extremely satisfactory.

But mixed with her own special emotions, she felt particularly unhappy when she saw Kamikawa Susumu, who often had close interactions with Takamatsu Deng.

But if you really ask me what I think of him, I can only say that I neither like him nor hate him.

After all, the two of them had limited contact and didn't know each other very well.

I don't like him because of his ambiguous relationship with Deng Takamatsu, but I don't hate him because of his reliability in running the band.

But there is no problem in continuing as a band member.

"I see."

Hachiman Kailing looked thoughtful.

(Time goes back to the present)

"Strange words...?"

Kamikawa Suku repeated the word and thought about it as much as he could.

However, no useful intelligence was found.

"Calling it a strange statement is my personal definition. Perhaps to Lixi, it was just an ordinary statement."

Noticing that he seemed to care about this, Hachiman Kailing specifically reminded him.

Because of her relationship with Shiina Riki, she is still a little curious about Kamikawa Suzu.

Otherwise, she would not have agreed to Hiroi Kikuri's request and come to meet him specifically.

"That's it."

Since I don’t know what Shiina Riki actually thinks of me, I can only take her words as the standard.

"So what do you think of Lixi?"

Now it was Hachiman Kailing's turn to ask him back.

"Friends and bandmates."

Even though she was a little hostile towards him because of Takamatsu Deng, Kamikawa Su still treated her as a friend.

"By the way, you can tell Shiina-san about my evaluation. You don't need to hide it for me."

"I understand. If Li Xi asks me questions about this, I will tell you the truth." Hachiman Kailing did not refuse.

Kamikawa Su smiled awkwardly: "I don't think she would ask you questions about this."

"Do I need to tell Li Xi on my own initiative?" Hachiman Kailing suggested.

"Forget it. Just like you said, tell her when she asks you."

There is really no need to ask her to explain this specifically to Shiina Riki.

It will only make the other party feel confused.

"Ah."

···

After chatting for a while, Hachiman Kailing glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and said goodbye: "Sorry, I have to go get ready."

"See you."

Looking at her figure turning and walking towards the lounge, Shangchuan Su sorted out the information about her in his mind.

The most important thing is that she and Tatsuki Shiina are friends and classmates, and several bands she supports often come to this livehouse to perform.

It seems that I can come here more often in the future.

It would have been pointless if I hadn't come before, but now that there's an additional Hachiman Kailing here, it's necessary to pay attention to it.

The only regret is that I didn’t find a suitable opportunity to exchange contact information with her.

There's no way, it's not very convenient to meet for the first time.

I'll find another opportunity later.

A little while later, while he was waiting for the band's performance to begin, Hiroi Kikuri reappeared in front of him.