The next morning, the girls are still talking about the kiss between Shiraishi and San. The girls are worried that the rumor is true, but the girl is adamant that it is not. She tells the girls that she is the one who spread the rumor and that she will pay for it. The girl tells the others that she was the one to start the rumor, but that she just made it up. She says that everyone knew about it, and that no one will ever believe the rumor that she spread. She also tells them that the achieve-ment test is coming up, and she says that she told everyone about it.