Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

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After typing and deleting the words in the chat box for a long time, Nagasaki Suyo lost the best opportunity to explain.

In fact, she may not have much room for explanation.

An April Fool's joke? But White Day, the day when you could express your love without fear of ruining a friendship, has already passed weeks ago, and the next one is almost a year away.

Her words, which were a bit too strong, could not be explained away by saying they were a joke.

Nagasaki Suyo felt anxious and panicked.

Her fingertips began to go numb, her palms were covered in sweat, and the intense sleepiness brought a mild migraine, but despite this, Nagasaki Suyo still endured the pain and stared at the phone screen in front of her.

She stood there at a loss.

[Ijichi-san and I are friends, but we're not dating.]

A long time passed.

No, it was actually Nagasaki Suyo who felt the time was very long.

In fact, only 10 minutes after she sent the message, Iruma Hibiki sent a reply.

Nagasaki Suyo covered the bed with her cell phone, closed her eyes tightly and dared not look at the answers.

She knew that after this news, it would be—

"Actually, your confession was a bit sudden for me, Nagasaki-san. But, I don't dislike you, Nagasaki-san. Well, it's more like I like you. So, although I've never been in a relationship or had anyone confess their love to me, and I'm sure people will laugh at me for being a virgin, if you really ask me whether I like you, Nagasaki-san."

My answer is yes.

"But before this, I had never imagined that you, Nagasaki-san, would confess to me. Or rather, I had never thought about who I would date in the future. When this unimaginable scene appeared before me, I was actually quite shocked."

【if--】

"If this is your sincere confession, Nagasaki-san, then my answer is, I like Nagasaki-san, too."

33 Ichichi Hongxia's Blessing

In the early morning, the sunlight shone through the window onto Hibiki Iruma's face without any hindrance. He had forgotten to close the curtains when he came back last night, causing him to wake up from his sweet dream a little too early.

The sunrise time has become much earlier recently. At 5:40, the sky is already bright and there is no trace of night.

For Hibiki Iruma, this was another sleep-deprived day. He frowned, struggled to overcome his sleepiness, and forced himself to sit up.

After rubbing it for a while, he found the neck of his guitar and then found his cell phone on the bedside table next to the neck.

After turning on the phone screen, Iruma Hibiki immediately saw the chat he had with Nagasaki Motoyo last night.

Yes, until going to bed, Iruma Hibiki did not open other people's chats or other web pages, just quietly waiting for the response from Nagasaki Motoyo.

But everything that happened last night seemed like a dream.

It was as if Nagasaki Suyo was actually just drunk last night, or was a little confused after having a nightmare.

All the messages he responded to were marked as [read].

But Nagasaki Suyo did not reply to the letter again.

Looking at the chat logs that were exactly the same as last night's early in the morning, Iruma Hibiki fell into anxiety. According to his past habits, apart from his identity as a time traveler, he liked to talk to his family about all the difficulties he encountered in life.

Although it is a bit early now, the probability that his mother has woken up is actually not zero.

Good morning, everyone. Today's weather is really nice. It's so nice to have sunny weather every day since the beginning of spring.

At 6:, Ichichi Hongxia sent the first message of the day in the group.

After sending the message, she began her daily cleaning time.

First she swept the floor, then mopped it briefly, then she washed her and her sister's clothes, and then put them out to dry in the sun.

Then come back to prepare breakfast.

Just as the fried eggs in the pan were sizzling and gradually turning from transparent to white, Ijichi Hongxia took advantage of this opportunity to sit on a high chair and turned on her cell phone.

It's already 7 o'clock.

Nagasaki Suyo should actually have woken up.

As far as Ijichi Nikka knew, Iruma Hibiki didn't seem like the type to sleep in.

But today, none of them showed up, and they didn't reply to her private messages. Her post was just hanging there all alone.

【Is Iruma-san still awake? 】

With a hint of doubt, Ijichi Hongxia sent another message to Iruma Hibiki.

She didn't ask why Nagasaki Suyo was not very familiar with her, probably because she was not very familiar with her, and there was still a gap in Ijichi Hongka's heart caused by the inherent concept of young ladies.

After waiting for a while, until breakfast was ready, Ijichi Hongka still didn't receive a reply from Iruma Hibiki, and it was already time for her to have breakfast with her sister and then leave for school.

In the end, Ijichi Hongxia decided to go to school to confirm the doubts and strange emotions in her heart.

Sometimes, as classmates, we always have this convenience.

No matter what happens, we will see each other again in class the next day during the week.

So quarrels or separations are only temporary. Even a sea turtle can be moved to tears during the three years of high school.

In a sense, the friendships formed during school days have the potential to be unbreakable and always remain the same, and naturally, all kinds of cracks also have the potential to be repaired.

[Hongxia, do me a favor.]

What's up? Liang?

However, it was Yamada Ryo who sent a message when Ijichi Hongxia set off.

My grandmother is having her final surgery today, so I won't be able to go to school anyway.

[This is the seventh time your grandmother has faced life and death this month.]

Yes, it's very sad.

Yamada Ryo posted a crying emoticon below in a serious manner.

But based on Ijichi Hongka's understanding of Yamada Ryo——

First of all, Yamada Ryo would never like such a cute and adorable emoticon. Secondly, what Yamada Ryo said now was definitely a lie told in order to skip class.

【Is Ryo's attendance rate okay? 】

[It doesn't matter, I can still take 3 days off this month.]

"Please attend class! Forget it, if you don't come to school by 9 o'clock, I will ask for leave for you."

Ijichi Hongxia sighed.

Of course, in reality, Yamada Ryo was not someone she needed to worry about.

To her, Yamada Ryo is someone she admires to some extent——

He has his own band that shines on the stage, he has a strong personality, he always does what he likes and doesn't care about the eyes of those around him, he has a happy family, although he looks poor, but it is largely due to his extravagant spending, and although Liang always skips classes, his grades are always very good, which is a level that she can't catch up with no matter how hard she tries.

In the end, although she always seems to be alone, Yamada Ryo is surrounded by a group of band friends whom Ijichi Hongka feels are very reliable.

Ijichi Hongka envied and admired Yamada Ryo.

And now, in fact, her longing has gradually found a place to stay.

Good morning, Ijichi-san. Something happened last night, and I dealt with it this morning, so I didn't see your message.

It was at this time that Iruma Hibiki's message arrived at the perfect time.

[Good morning, has Iruma-san arrived at school? ]

[Not yet, but it will be soon.]

A few minutes later, Ijichi Hongxia received a photo of the commercial street near the school gate.

In fact, it was right next to her.

As expected, after walking a few steps forward, Ijichi Nijika saw Iruma Hibiki walking towards the school, so she trotted over to greet him:

"Good morning, Iruma-san."

"Good morning."

"Did something happy happen today? Iruma-san seemed to be smiling happily when you were alone just now."

Ijichi Nikka smiled brightly, feeling happy about the joy that Iruma Hibiki had just expressed.

"that……"

After a moment of silence, Iruma Hibiki could no longer suppress his smile, and with a hint of disbelief, he said to Ijichi Kouka:

"Actually, I'm dating Shigaraki-san."

"Eh?"

And obviously, what he said next made Ijichi Hongxia stunned.

"Wait! Wait! Iruma-san, the relationship you're talking about must be that relationship!"

Ijichi Hongxia's surprise was understandable.

"Well, that's about it..."

"With Shigaraki-san?!"

Ijichi Hongka confirmed once again.

"Hey! But you and Shigaraki-san haven't known each other for very long? Who confessed? You, Iruma-san?"

Ijichi Hongxia continued to ask, her gossipy heart burning.

"Ah! Sorry, I asked too many questions, but congratulations, Iruma-kun! Let's be together forever."

But the next moment, she realized her rudeness, so she took the initiative to offer her blessings. As for Iruma Hibiki, he was actually a little impatient to tell others what happened last night and this morning.

34 Fake

"So it was Nagasaki-san who confessed!"

"Wait! Iruma-san, I can't just pretend I didn't hear you say you fell in love with Nagasaki-san at first sight. Ah, speaking of which, Iruma-san, the prologue to your novel that's currently available—"

It was not until this moment that Ijichi Hongxia realized the blind spot she had overlooked.

In fact, if we really compare, if Iruma Hibiki is the kind of guy who cares about other people's details and likes to observe people, then Ijichi Kouka will understand etiquette and distance better in this regard.

So even though she had seen Nagasaki Suyo's habits and little tricks a few times, Ijichi Hongka was not very impressed.

Therefore, she did not think of this matter at first.

“… Yin Er Leng Shan Ling (Part 7) Private Digging…”

But for Hibiki Iruma, the things in the novel are actually a little difficult to explain.

After all, he never thought that he would meet Nagasaki Suyo in this world, the girl he tried to save in his previous life.

Come to think of it, he looks quite similar in this life to his previous life. Could it be that he actually failed to save the person that day?

When he thought of this, Iruma Hibiki felt a slight pain in his heart.

Not only did he fail to save the person, he also died himself. What a solid candidate for the Darwin Award he is. No matter how you look at it, he has to be selected. Then he will compete with the guy who had a motorcycle duel in Taiwan for the girl he liked and both died for the Darwin Award winner of the year.

By the way, the common point between the two incidents above is that the women did not like the men.

"Hmm... Actually, it's a coincidence. I've seen Nagasaki-san near Ikebukuro before we met."

"What a coincidence."

Ijichi Hongxia also felt a little happy about the story of the two people meeting.

Such miracles always make people believe that perhaps one day, their lives will also usher in such luck and turning points.

"That's great! I always feel like you two are a perfect match, Nagasaki-san and Iruma-san."

Ijichi Hongxia sighed slightly.

In her mind, she actually felt that there was a great distance between herself and Nagasaki Suyo, so much so that she felt restrained when they were together.

Although there was no awkwardness in their interactions with Hibiki Iruma, Ijichi Nijika placed Hibiki Iruma in a slightly higher position based on the comparison of their status.

After all, Hibiki Iruma's goal is to study literature at the University of Tokyo, and he is also a debut light novel author.