Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

This is not a lie.

In fact, if you compare his practice these past two days to before, it seems like he's fallen behind. No matter how you look at it, he can't be considered serious or hardworking.

However, the things that happened and his disrupted schedule made it impossible for him to concentrate during the day.

"Although band practice is important, wouldn't it be better to take a good rest?"

Ijichi Hongxia sighed as she spoke, as if she was talking to herself.

"Thank you, Hongxia. I will find a chance to have a good rest."

"Hmm! Speaking of which, Hibiki-chan seemed to have seen Kita at school today!"

"See Xiduo?"

Iruma Hibiki asked back.

He was slightly surprised.

In fact, in his opinion, if Kita showed up at school, it probably meant that he was ready to be honest with everyone.

"Yeah! Yeah, but Pochi-chan said something scary like, 'Kita has a lot of friends...' so I didn't dare to approach her and talk to her."

Ijichi Hongka secretly took out her mobile phone, turned to the part where she was chatting with Goto Ichiri, and then handed it directly to Iruma Hibiki.

"look!"

indeed.

Just as Ijichi Kouka said, Goto Ichiri hurriedly reported the situation in the band's group early in the morning.

In short, Goto Ichiri ignored Yamada Ryo who was fanning the flames and ultimately did not dare to talk to Kita at school.

"ring?"

"Ok?"

When Hibiki Iruma turned his attention back to Nikka Ijichi, he saw a hint of suspicion on her face.

"I feel like Xiang isn't surprised at all by the current situation."

"LOL, really?"

When Ijichi Hongka said this, the person who was sweating profusely became Iruma Hibiki.

In fact, he was not good at lying at all, and it was too difficult for him to help Kita keep the secret and deceive Ijichi Hongxia.

But he did promise Kita to keep it a secret for the time being.

Because of this trust, Iruma Hibiki even planned to hold on in front of Ijichi Koka. He was a man of integrity, and someone who could help his friends keep secrets.

[If Nijixia asks, I'll just sell Kita.]

Iruma Hibiki made this decision deep in her heart.

Of course this is just a joke.

"But...as expected, as long as Kita is willing to come back, Kita should be the lead guitar singer."

Ijichi Hongxia said softly.

"Hongxia..."

In fact, Iruma Hibiki could completely understand Ijichi Kouka's feelings at that moment.

So when he heard what Ichichi Hongxia said, he felt a little guilty.

"Let's not talk about this anymore! Look, I saw a very interesting video yesterday—"

In fact, Ijichi Higurashi had been preparing for the topic of conversation with Iruma Hibiki today since last night.

Because she guessed what happened to Hibiki Iruma this morning.

after all--

There was only a rehearsal room door between us, but I could still get a glimpse of what was happening outside.

Ijichi Nijika, who watched almost the entire love affair between Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Soyo, could roughly imagine Iruma Hibiki's feelings at that time, even though she had no experience in love herself.

She was at a loss.

I don’t know how to help my best friend.

And speaking of which—

Actually, the time she and Hibiki Iruma spend together is very limited, isn't it?

They are not a band.

We don't take rehearsing together for granted.

After the incident at Nagasaki Soyo, Iruma Hibiki had no intention of returning to Fanxing to work, whereas Kita had come many times before.

The journey home after school is short.

The classes are very long every day.

The time between classes and lunch breaks is always as short as an arrow.

Even the time spent chatting online has decreased in recent days.

As for making an appointment to go out together, Iruma Hibiki's band's rehearsal was so intense that Ijichi Hongka felt a little embarrassed to bring it up.

And Ijichi Hongka actually noticed that Iruma Hibiki, who used to share her daily life with her, has talked a little less in the past two days.

It's only natural, isn't it?

Hibiki Iruma is now in love, with a more important lover.

So naturally the focus should shift towards that part.

Although these are all good things, Ijichi Nijika was extremely happy to see Iruma Hibiki regroup after leaving the band.

but--

Ijichi Hongxia also felt a little powerless.

For example, that irreversible feeling before the Golden Week seems to never come back.

Gradually, there were some parts of Hibiki Iruma that she could neither comfort nor touch.

When she realized this, all that was left in Ijichi Hongka's heart was concern and prayer for her friend.

If you give her a chance.

Or if she was a Christian.

She would probably be willing to spend the entire afternoon in church praying for her best friend.

Unfortunately, Yidizhi Hongxia is not it.

She was just sitting in front of Hibiki Iruma and was his friend.

Even if you want to do a lot of things, spend a lot of time together, and have a lot of fun, the time you can spend together every day is still limited.

Ijichi Hongxia might feel a little regretful about such things.

But these regrets are actually abnormal.

That was a mirage of life before Golden Week.

However, faced with such things, Ijichi Hongxia also felt a little uncomfortable.

However, no matter what, at this moment, Ijichi Nikka still feels that the time she spent with Iruma Hibiki in class was an irreversible happy experience.

It was like the plot of a TV drama, a youth that was slightly sweet to the point of suffocating.

59 A Lifetime of Unspeakable

Regarding the topic of Kita, Ijichi Nijika felt a little relieved, because Iruma Hibiki's strange behavior could not be hidden from Ijichi Nijika, who already knew him very well.

Of course, Ijichi Hongxia did not ask any further questions, but left the matter to time with confidence.

Hibiki will do it.

With such trust, Ijichi Kouka also contacted Goto Ichiri during the break.

[Pochi-chan, don't force yourself. I'll take care of Kita's affairs.]

She sent this message to Goto Ichiri.

With the end of boring classes and each short break, the painful Monday gradually came to an end. On the other hand, Iruma Hibiki, with a hint of worry about Kita, took out her mobile phone in the classroom after school a little impatiently.

"Yes! Iruma-senpai! I'm back to school today!"

There are many friends at school who are looking forward to and caring about me. If I leave without permission, I always feel that they will worry.

Kita's news made Iruma Hibiki feel a little bit unable to empathize.

There is even a weird and cryptic idea that it should explode.

It is obvious that he is not a Yinjiao now, but the inertia of the past still extends to the present.

Putting aside the thought of making some self-deprecating remarks about Xianmichi, Iruma Hibiki pondered for a moment before asking:

【How is Kita's hand? 】

"Thank you for your concern! However... regarding my hand, the doctor said I'll need to change the dressing twice more, but don't worry! It's fine now!"

[Please don't worry, it's really unsettling to watch Kita with her voice tuned like this.]

Iruma Hibiki sighed softly.

At this moment, the classroom was empty after school, with only Iruma Hibiki left. It could be said that Xiagao was indeed a school with a rigorous academic atmosphere, and bullying rarely happened. Most of the students in Iruma Hibiki's class were good students who could go home on time after school.

【Hasn't Xiang returned home yet? 】

Just at this time, a message came from Ijichi Hongxia. Iruma Hibiki pondered for a while and looked around, but still did not see the goose yellow figure.

[How did Hongxia know? ]

[The lights in the classroom are still on. Liang and I are at the school gate now.]

With a hint of curiosity, Iruma Hibiki came to the window, and then saw Ijichi Kouka waving at her at the school gate. Next to her, Yamada Ryo was standing aside with his hands in his pockets, looking cool.

Under Hibiki Iruma's gaze, Ijichi Kouka was typing quickly on her phone, and then a message came to her:

【Would you like to go home together?】

Iruma Hibiki hesitated for a moment, then agreed decisively.

I'll be right there.

After replying to the letter, Iruma Hibiki hurried to his seat, quickly finished packing the textbooks he needed to take home, turned off the lights in the classroom, locked the door, put the key in the agreed place, and quickly crossed the corridor where no one was after school.

His hurried footsteps left a clattering sound on the wooden floor.

In just a few minutes, Iruma Hibiki, who was a little out of breath, walked out of the teaching building and ran towards Ijichi Hongka and Yamada Ryo.

"Sorry for the wait."

"No, it rings very quickly."

Ijichi Hongka said to Iruma Hibiki with a smile.

"Speaking of which, from now on, whenever we have time, how about the three of us go home together?"

When making this proposal, Ijichi Hongka probably had mixed feelings.

To say it is complicated is not accurate.

I should say I was a little worried that I might not be able to reach Hibiki Iruma's side.

But this was something she was really looking forward to. Going home with her best friend would add a lot of brightness to this short and boring journey.

In fact, in Ijichi Hongxia's memory, when she was younger, in kindergarten, she was not a particularly independent child. She had a mother who cared about her very much and would always pick her up and drop her off at school, without any complaints.

So, later, when she had to walk the road home from school alone, she would always feel a little lonely.

Of course, even though she thought so, Ijichi Hongxia didn't intend to force Hibiki into entering the room.

She could never say words like "for a lifetime" or "forever".

A more subtle invitation like "If you're free" would be fine.

Therefore, her tone at this moment was full of joking elements, as if this was just a casual suggestion, like a small interaction like "Iruma, lend me a pencil."

"Yeah, I'm fine."