The fate of going to the wind club could not be changed, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa gave up struggling.

After changing into indoor shoes in the shoe cabinet and saying goodbye to Amamiya Night, he walked with Shiori Shinohara, in the direction of the club building.

And then just when I walked up the stairs of the club building.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

Shiori Shinohara's voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa in the fugue paused.

At this time, he was still immersed in the sadness of being caught lazy, and why, as a teacher, he was actually told by his students not to be lazy.

So of course I was stunned for a moment, and then I looked back behind me-

Anyway, being a teacher is sometimes really inconvenient, and if you want to talk to students, you always have to turn back, and if you continue like this, you will get cervical spondylosis one day, right?

Although he doesn't know if there is a connection between turning his head and spondylosis, so this is actually just a complaint, but if so, do you have to wait to check it on the Internet?

Take the time to look it up, shall you? Good health is important.

"Mr. Hirakawa, are you listening?"

Thinking about this kind of thing in his mind, he naturally ignored Shiori Shinohara's voice, so the moment he came back to his senses, he was greeted by Shiori Shinohara's suspicious eyes.

“……”

It's a bad habit to wander when you speak.

"Ah, I'm sorry, the teacher didn't hear clearly, can I ask Shinohara-san to say it again?"

After saying this apologetically, I immediately heard a faint sigh.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa blinked and looked at Shiori Shinohara's slightly open mouth.

That sigh just now must have been made by Shinohara-san, right? Absolutely, right? There was no one else in the stairwell, and the sighs could be heard even if they were whispered.

Shinohara-san, it's rude to express dissatisfaction with the teacher's behavior so obviously.

But he doesn't seem to be qualified to say that, so let's even go one-to-one, huh.

After erasing the previous faux pas, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked back at the stairs in front of him, but this time he listened carefully.

As the footsteps of the two staggered, Shiori Shinohara's voice came from behind him again.

"Mr. Hirakawa, did you mean Amamiya-san's story when you said 'come back to the band club after the matter is settled'?"

I was asking about it.

"yes, it's Amamiya-san's business."

Nodding in response.

"So, Mr. Hirakawa is willing to come to the wind club today because this matter has been resolved?"

"Resolved...... Not really, so there is a possibility that I will not be able to spare time for the wind club after that. ”

"That's right."

"Of course, the teacher is also very busy."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded very convincingly, so he wasn't lazy, he was really busy, huh!

Successfully convincing himself, Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt that his steps were much stronger, and that he had a valid reason not to come to the bandhouse.

But it seems that Shiori Shinohara doesn't care about this at all - maybe she doesn't believe it at all, so she just skipped it.

The conversation returned to Amamiya Night.

"So just now, Mr. Hirakawa and Amamiya-san were together, and they were also solving Amamiya-san's affairs?"

Shiori Shinohara asked again.

"Hmm...... Not really. ”

"What's that?"

"It's about Amamiya-san picking up four cats, and the teacher helps her take care of this matter for the time being. She's just here to care about the cats. ”

"Cats?"

"yes, does Shinohara-san like cats?"

"Uh-huh......," said a pensive voice, and then the maiden replied, "Not annoying." ”

"Do you want to adopt?"

I thought about it and asked.

If you can, can you ask Shinohara-san to adopt?

Then take this opportunity to make Amamiya and Shiori Shinohara become friends, and solve the problem of Amamiya Night's closed heart in one fell swoop.

So, thinking so, he looked expectantly at Shiori Shinohara.

“……”

After staring at each other for a few seconds, I don't know why, the girl behind her suddenly brushed the hair on her shoulder quite unnaturally, and turned her face away.

"If I can help Mr. Hirakawa."

“……”

So is it okay to hear that? After hearing such news, Tetsufumi Hirakawa was stunned, mainly because he didn't expect it to be so easy.

"That'...... How to say it. That is, if you adopt a cat, you may need to ask Shinohara-san to become a friend of Amamiya-san. ”

After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly added.

"Friends?"

"Yes, because Amamiya-san's ...... Not so extroverted too. ”

It's very euphemistic, but the subtext should be understandable.

"So Amamiya-san is very troubled, how to find and place cats, and how to see these cats from time to time."

"The final solution, find a friend?" The clever girl understood at once.

"yes. So...... If Shinohara-san is willing to help......"

It's not complete, and it doesn't affect the understanding if it's not enough, right? It's to ask Shiori Shinohara to take the initiative to make friends with Amamiya Night.

After such a commission was spoken, the staircase fell silent except for the sound of footsteps.

Also, you must think carefully about making friends.

After all, it's a two-sided thing, and if Shiori Shinohara is willing to make friends, but is rejected by Amamiya Night, it will be embarrassing.

Besides, it's hard for people with incompatible personalities to become friends, and it's not good to force them.

Such concerns are unavoidable.

So, I kept going up to the fifth floor of the club building, and I was about to reach the activity room of the wind club.

With the sound of wind music gradually getting stronger in his ears, Tetsufumi Hirakawa couldn't help but speak: "That...... Or ......"

"I promised."

When he was about to say "or forget it", he was immediately interrupted by the girl's reply.

At the same time, the footsteps stopped.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped in the stairwell that connected the corridor and the staircase on the fifth floor.

Surprised, he turned around and looked at Shiori Shinohara, who had also stopped and stood in front of him.

The girl nodded seriously and repeated, "Teacher, I agreed. ”

“……”

This affirmative attitude made Tetsufumi Hirakawa worried.

"Ah...... That one...... Shinohara-san didn't have to decide so early......"

However, such hesitation is perfectly ignored by Shiori Shinohara.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

"Huh?"

"As long as Amamiya-san's problem is solved, you have no excuse not to come to the band club, right?" The girl said suddenly.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was stunned again.

Feed. Did you hear that right? Shiori Shinohara is saying that he is making excuses?

"Excuse, teacher, this is not an excuse......"

Ignored again.

"So, as long as this matter is resolved, Hirakawa-sensei will have time, right?"

“……”

"Then, for the sake of the wind club, Shiori is willing to assist Hirakawa-sensei."

“……”

After saying this, the girl with a serious face in front of him walked past him and entered the corridor on the 5th floor of the club building.

And her voice continued to come from behind her.

"Mr. Hiragawa, in exchange, please don't be lazy in the future."

“……”

When Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned around, he could only see Shiori Shinohara's back walking away.

"Shinohara-san, no matter what, I hope you can remember that the teacher is definitely not looking for an excuse not to come to the wind club."

Said unwillingly.

However, no response came.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa once again clarified this long-known fact:

Shiori Shinohara's personality is really a bit bad.