Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

After quickly completing an order, the two continued their conversation.

"Sister, that ticket was registered incorrectly. It doesn't include the drink coupon."

"what……"

At this moment, even Iruma Hibiki noticed that the woman next to Ijichi Kouka was in a poor physical condition.

"Shigasaki-san, the situation has changed. Looks like we need to go help now."

"Well, I can't just stand here and watch."

Compared to Iruma Hibiki, Nagasaki Soyo looked at Ijichi Nijika with deep concern in her eyes... So even though she was not good at the matter at hand, Nagasaki Soyo was like Iruma Hibiki's tail, and followed him to the front desk, next to Ijichi Nijika.

"Leave this part to me. When I worked at Ring before, I was also responsible for ticket checking."

"Iruma-san, Nagasaki-san, I'm so sorry!"

For Ijichi Nikka, her heart was filled with strong regret at this moment. She was caught in a dilemma and her heart was filled with anxiety and panic. She did not expect to get help from Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Motoyo.

"I'm sorry, Iruma-san, Ijichi-san, I'm not very good at these jobs, and I don't have any part-time experience... but I'll do my best."

Nagasaki Motoyo also smiled faintly at Ijichi Hongxia, but the busy and uninterrupted work did not give the four of them a chance to continue the conversation.

II Neighbor Dad Wu Ling Sanlu ⑼ "Iruma-san, is that you?"

At this time, Hibiki Iruma, who was standing in front of the counter, was also recognized by his classmates.

"It's you!"

"Ah, long time no see, Kawada-san."

"Really? I thought you'd forgotten my name. Come on, work!"

Although he said good luck in his part-time job, there was a teasing look in the eyes of Hibiki Iruma's classmate, Kawada Masaga. After all, in the eyes of others, next to Hibiki Iruma was Ijichi Nikka who was busy with him, and behind him was Nagasaki Motoyo who was observing their actions and helping with odd jobs.

No matter how you look at it, he is living a happy and fulfilling life surrounded by beautiful girls.

"Really? It's illegal to employ students without a contract."

"We are just here to help as Ijichi-san."

Iruma responded to his classmates, and then responded to the woman beside him who looked very similar to Ijichi Nikka.

Because there were two more people, the work at the front desk was much easier. In addition, the sudden influx of customers did not last long. It was just a large number of people who came suddenly before, so the ticket checking work gradually became easier.

When all the audience entered the exhibition hall, the four people present breathed a sigh of relief.

"She's my sister, Xingge, and she's also the manager of this store. Thank you so much for being here today!"

After resting for a while, Ijichi Hongxia pointed at the woman next to her who had an obviously tired look on her face and introduced her.

"You're welcome, Ijichi-kun."

"Well, it's okay."

Nagasaki Yierlingsan (Part 2) Slipped up and stood behind Iruma Hibiki with an impeccable smile on her face and breathing slightly. Although she had just done some odd jobs, it was still a little difficult for her who was not good at sports and had no experience.

"Hello, Manager. I'm Hibiki Iruma, and I'm considered to be Ijichi-san's bandmate."

"I'm Nagasaki Suyo, and I'm also a bandmate."

"Oh--"

Perhaps with a hint of surprise, Ijichi Xingge showed an extremely complicated expression for a moment, and finally her eyes rested on Ijichi Hongxia's face.

Finally, when Ichichi Xingge looked at the three people in front of him again, a smile appeared on his face.

"You guys want to go to the concert inside, right? Come on, give me the ticket and you can go in."

"Hongxia, go and have fun with your band friends without worry. I'll make sure Xingge gets a good rest."

PA, who was originally working at the beverage counter, also came over and took up the workstation at the front desk.

"Yes! Thank you, PA sister!"

"Come on, let's go in quickly!"

In just a moment, Ijichi Hongxia concealed the fatigue on her face and looked excited.

And after exchanging a glance with Nagasaki Motoyo, Iruma Hibiki followed.

"Shigasaki-san."

Before entering the exhibition hall, Hibiki Iruma paused slightly.

“It’s really reassuring to work with you.”

He noticed Nagasaki Suyo's uneasiness and fatigue just now.

So after smiling gently at Nagasaki Suyo, he followed Ijichi Hongka into the exhibition hall.

18 The Secret of Not Being able to Practice

"Welcome everyone to our show! Actually, everyone here should already know this! Today, we have something very important to announce. Starting today, we've decided to transform from a progressive heavy metal band into an all-around band!"

"So the first new song today is a brand new style—"

On the stage, Hibiki Iruma saw Ryo Yamada, who was quickly tuning her bass on the left side of the entire team.

Then, accompanied by the drummer's beat, a lively campus love song soon sounded.

As for Hibiki Iruma, he also listened to music in the past, but the music he listened to was very diverse and not very specialized, and his understanding of music was not that deep.

So much so that the songs before his eyes were only good to him, without much shock.

"Then the second one—"

Until the second piece of music started.

In fact, for Hibiki Iruma, he has definitely been shocked by music in his life.

It was an afternoon around the second year of the Lunar New Year.

In their school, there is a song request function, and the club responsible for school news operations will play the songs requested by students at noon every day.

"The next one to play is from Goto Ichiri..."

"Wuwaa ...

Of course, the music in front of him was completely different from the music that shocked him at that time.

If the music that Goto Ichiri likes scares him, then this music from the Yamada Ryo band is beautiful and soul-stirring to him.

"Next is the third one, which is still our new song!"

……

The performance didn't last very long, just three songs and about ten minutes. Looking at the expressions of the audience, most people seemed to have smiles on their faces.

Even Yamada Ryo, who looked a little expressionless on the stage, waved and interacted with the audience at the end.

"How was today's performance?"

"very funny."

"Very impressive."

"Hey! Why are your reactions so dull? You know, when I first heard Liang's concert, my first reaction was, I must stand on such a glittering stage in the future!"

Ijichi Nikka gave Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Soyo a big, sunny smile.

"Let's go, there's a lounge in the back where we can chat about our band."

"Is work okay?"

Hibiki Iruma asked with a hint of worry.

"It's okay, today's performance is almost over and it's almost time for a break."

After hearing Ijichi Kouka's answer, Iruma Hibiki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt a little relieved when he saw Ichichi Hongxia's bouncing steps and the smile she showed when she turned around from time to time.

"Iruma-san, you're always keeping an eye on the people around you."

On the way to the lounge together, Nagasaki Suyo whispered something beside Iruma Hibiki, but it was obvious that Iruma Hibiki couldn't hear clearly at such a volume.

"Ok?"

"nothing."

Although he was a little concerned, after Ijichi Kouka opened the door of the lounge, Iruma Hibiki no longer had the opportunity to pursue the topic further.

"Okay, so our first band meeting is about to begin!"

Following Nijika's declaration, Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Motoyo sat upright on either side of the table, waiting for Ijichi Nijika's next topic.

"Ha ha……"

But then, all they got was Ijichi Hongka's somewhat awkward laughter.

"Actually, it seems like we just met and we're completely unfamiliar with each other... I have no idea what to talk about."

An awkward atmosphere began to spread.

After confirming that Ijichi Nijika was useless and Nagasaki Motoyo wanted to salvage the situation but didn't know how, Iruma Hibiki cleared his throat:

"How about we start with the band's activities? (⑦ & ⑷ scars)"

"Oh! This is a crucial topic. Since we're not all experienced band members, our initial goal should be to rehearse until we can perform. Will Nagasaki-san and Iruma-san be able to write lyrics or compose music?"

Ijichi Hongxia's question once again brought the situation to a standstill.

"I'm sorry, I don't know anything about this... But I can try my hand at arranging and scoring music. As for composing, I can try to learn a bit."

After Nagasaki Suyo, Iruma Hibiki sighed, raised his hand and said:

"I have experience in writing. As for writing lyrics, I'll go learn that."

"Great! That way we can decide on the songs for now. I'll also look into it. Let's all work together to write our own songs. Of course, before that, let's focus on covering songs by famous bands. What kind of songs do you like?"

……

Halfway through, Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Soyo gradually relaxed, probably because Ijichi Kouka was really good at chatting.

Everything was decided quickly as if it were set in stone.

Yamada Ryo came by once during the trip, but left soon after. It was not known whether it was because of his personality or if he was just like that normally. During the brief encounter, Iruma Hibiki noticed that Yamada Ryo did not seem very happy.

But because the two of them were not very familiar with each other, and the band's affairs were more important now, he did not speak.

"As for rehearsals, I can do it every day after school and on weekends."

When talking about rehearsals, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly changed her usual listening style and took the initiative to speak.

"what……"

And at this moment, after Ijichi Hongxia let out an "ah", her smile faded for a moment.

"As for me, I can probably only spare one or two days a week. As for the weekends, it's completely... um... maybe Saturday afternoons... How about Iruma-san?"

When Ijichi Hongxia turned her head to look at Iruma Hibiki, the restrained smile on her face had completely returned, as if the previous worry and loss were just an illusion.

"As for me, I really want to practice more..."

Before Iruma Hibiki could speak, Nagasaki Suyo stared at Ijichi Kouka and added something.

"Sorry... I'll take care of my own affairs as soon as possible and rehearse more with everyone!"

Therefore, Ijichi Hongka clasped her hands together and apologized to Nagasaki Suyo.

"Ah, that's not something I need to apologize for. I was just too willful. The academic atmosphere at Shimogao is very rigorous. Ijichi-san and Iruma-san must have worked very hard..."

"My words—"

Just when Nagasaki Motoyo was about to say something else, Iruma Hibiki interrupted the conversation.

He glanced at Ijichi Hongka, then at Nagasaki Suyo.

"While Ijichi-san is away, Nagasaki-san and I will practice our instruments together. Then, when Ijichi-san arrives, we'll rehearse the ensemble. What do you think? Nagasaki-san and I are beginners, so we'll definitely need more time to practice."

19 Return

"Won't you force yourself on Iruma-san?"