Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

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"Yes, I will, and so will Xiangzi."

Iruma Hibiki responded, but after he responded, Toyokawa Shoko frowned.

"But Xiang, if another girl shows interest in you, you must reject her. Don't say more than five sentences. You are not allowed to add contact information or share your email address with the other party..."

"and many more……"

Iruma Hibiki looked at Toyokawa Shoko who was a little serious and suddenly smiled and called for a stop.

"Is Hibiki going to cheat?"

What greeted him next was Toyokawa Shoko's somewhat scary smile.

"how come."

Iruma Hibiki responded with a smile.

In the final analysis, Toyokawa Shoko's possessiveness was not a problem at all for Iruma Hibiki, but rather—

Happiness is cold and frivolous.

This is what happens to guys who have been alone for a long time. Perhaps it's because the freedom brought by being alone is gradually not as good as the sadness brought by loneliness. So it's natural that the older a virgin gets, the more he desires for a girl to choose him strongly.

At least that's the case for Hibiki Iruma, who has twenty or thirty years of life experience.

Toyokawa Shoko's possessiveness is not a problem, but rather a joy.

"Holding hands is absolutely forbidden."

Xiang can only hold hands with me.

Toyokawa Shoko said this while holding up the knife.

Although it is a very blunt knife used in eating Western food, and relies more on the friction of the teeth to cut food, its shiny appearance still makes it a bit scary.

"Well, we won't exchange contact information or hold hands. These are Xiangzi's privileges."

As Iruma Hibiki was talking, he started laughing.

And Toyokawa Shoko suddenly laughed out loud.

perhaps--

For Shoko Toyokawa, this was the happiest time of the day.

That was not happiness last night, but happiness.

Toyokawa Shoko felt a little regretful.

Last night, she seemed to have only woken up for a moment when she fell off the bed, and did not enjoy the feeling of sleeping snuggled up behind Iruma Hibiki afterwards.

Even though that would certainly embarrass her.

But something seemed to be broken between them.

The sense of distance has been completely broken.

It was like a window with broken glass.

The two of them now have an immense desire for each other. For Toyokawa Shoko, the last remaining switch to prevent the uncontrolled sense of distance is the etiquette of a young lady and her awkwardness in love.

For Hibiki Iruma, the latter is the same, except that the former becomes his worry that excessive behavior will dislike Toyokawa Shoko.

"It's time for Hibiki to leave."

Breakfast was actually over long ago.

Just because they were reluctant to leave, they stayed at the table for a long time, and Toyokawa Shoko was the first to say goodbye.

"Ah."

"Oh, Hibiki, my pajamas and toiletries..."

Suddenly, as if she thought of something, Toyokawa Shoko's face flushed a little, and then she spoke shyly.

"Can you stay here with Hibiki?"

"It feels like a couple."

"Of course, I will keep it well and wait for you to come next time."

Iruma Hibiki responded gently and then stood up.

Yes, it is indeed time to end.

If so, it would be great if this kind of daily routine could repeat itself...

Perhaps, for Hibiki Iruma, this is what melancholy was like this morning.

25 Wakaba Mu's identity problem

Iruma Hibiki was on his way to school with some regret.

Perhaps he regretted the fact that he fell asleep like that last night.

Would it be better if I stayed up late last night?

Was it because his brain worked better last night? How pleasant it would have been if he could have looked at the sleeping face of Toyokawa Shoko so close to him, his face flushed with embarrassment, watched her breathing steadily while she slept, felt the faint fragrance of the breeze blowing on his face, and then carefully counted the number of roots on her eyebrows.

Imagining the horrific scene, Iruma Hibiki felt unexpectedly regretful.

But what is missed is missed.

For some things, it is easy to meet each other, and perhaps it is not difficult to depend on each other, but if you want to have a next time, you have to pay a price that is unimaginable for a long time.

Actually, he didn't live up to the opportunity he got last night.

In Hibiki Iruma's memory, many of his friends from his previous life would brag about booking a room with their girlfriends for the first time they went out, and would even say with a cocky face:

【That kind of thing is nothing.】

In this case.

It made a virgin like him so angry that he wanted to challenge these bastards to a duel on the spot and burn them to death to show them the power of the old otaku FFF group.

But envy is envy.

Let’s talk about it.

Last night was very good for Hibiki Iruma.

And compared to that kind of thing, Iruma Hibiki is more worried about Toyokawa Shoko.

His concern for Toyokawa Shoko exceeded his desire to ask for anything in return.

The train was swaying along, and Hibiki Iruma, with his head down, almost missed the end of the train.

Fortunately, when the tram door was about to close, he came to his senses and rushed out, so he did not get late because he sat too long.

It would be a big problem if he was late today, Iruma Hibiki knew this.

"Xiang."

Similarly, at this time, Shoko Toyokawa also arrived at the gate of Tsuki no Mori, where Wakaba Mutsu had been waiting for a long time.

"Mu, thank you for last night."

Toyokawa Shoko thanked Wakaba Mutsu.

"Ah."

And Wakaba Mu just nodded subtly.

"Where did Xiang go last night?"

Then she asked.

"Last night, I stayed at Xiang's house..."

When Toyokawa Shoko said this shyly and in a low voice, Wakaba Mu was shocked and even all his movements paused for a moment.

Until a few seconds later.

"So thank you, Xiao Mu, for helping me lie."

"It's ok."

Wakaba Mutsu responded softly to Toyokawa Shoko.

Last night, she was the one who provided cover for Toyokawa Shoko and her family.

Although this cover was a bit clumsy and obviously easy to be exposed, Wakaba Mutsu still did what Toyokawa Shoko thought.

"Xiang, I feel much better today."

"Eh?"

"Xiang before was very embarrassed."

……

When Wakaba Mutsu said this, Toyokawa Shoko lowered her head, and her mood, which had improved a little, became worse again.

But, this badness only lasted for a moment.

"It's ok."

She said this suddenly.

"Xiang said that no matter what I am like, he will like me."

Toyokawa Shoko smiled at Wakaba Mutsu.

There was probably a hint of sweetness in my heart.

"Ah."

Wakaba Mu nodded.

Without saying anything else, the two of them walked into the Moon Forest.

"Will you come to the practice and performance later?"

Later, when they were about to part ways, Wakaba Mu suddenly asked this.

"As for me, I may not be able to come every time, but I will still rehearse with everyone before the performance, and I will also be here on the day of the performance, but..."

"After that..."

Toyokawa Shoko was silent for a moment.

In the end, he chose to confess to Wakaba Mutsu.

"Once a week should be fine."

"Ah."

And if Ye Mu remained the same, just responding softly, it would be hard to guess what she was thinking.

"Xiang, I hope the band will continue."

"Did Mu think I wanted to disband Crychic?"

Wakaba Mutsu's words once again made Toyokawa Shoko feel a little dissatisfied.

Without giving Ruo Yemu a chance to explain anything, she turned and left.

"Did you have a fight, Xiao Mu?"

At this moment, Nagasaki Suyo came out of nowhere and came behind Wakaba Mutsu. She gently played with her hair and spoke behind Wakaba Mutsu.