After she had walked away, Ichiki Aoi whispered, "Those two definitely have something going on!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yuzao Haomei retorted, displeased.
"That's right! Dubian's got a girlfriend now, there's no way he's involved with Kiyono!" Hanaoka Asako clenched her little fists, asserting this, but her tone sounded like she was convincing herself more than anyone else.
"But did you guys not see them bickering before the competition started?"
"I thought it looked like it, too."
"Eh, doesn't that count as cheating?"
"Scum Dubian is capable of anything," a girl said disdainfully.
"Then why do you always stare at him?"
"I do not!"
"Don't deny it, you're right in front of me, I know exactly where you're looking."
"Ah—, will you just shut up!"
As they were pulling at threads of gossip, the heavy doors of the concert hall were pushed open, and Kiyono Lin and Dubian Che walked in.
