Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

"Eh? Sushi...what's wrong?"

Iruma Hibiki hurriedly came out of his emotions and looked at Nagasaki Suyo with some embarrassment.

"Since Xiang hasn't come back for a long time, I came out to take a look."

Nagasaki Suyo explained softly, as if to avoid disturbing those in line and not letting others misunderstand that she was cutting in line, and she stood very close to Iruma Hibiki.

If it is a stranger, they will definitely keep at least half a meter of space.

If we are just friends, we will definitely keep a certain distance.

However, the distance between Nagasaki Suyo and Iruma Hibiki is close to anyone's eyes.

In some schools with a terrible school atmosphere, your child might be painted with a matching umbrella by someone with ulterior motives the next day.

"Ah, the line is a bit long today. I came at an unfortunate time. The performance inside seemed to be in between."

"Yes, the band performing today is——"

Nagasaki Motoyo opened Ring's performance schedule with some curiosity, and Iruma Hibiki was also a little curious and leaned over to take a look.

Unconsciously, the distance between the two became a little subtle. Nagasaki Suyo held the phone in both hands and placed it very close to her chest, facing downwards.

"It seems to be a new band."

"Well, I heard from Shiina-san a while ago that it seems like a lot of new bands have passed Ring's auditions recently."

"It's amazing..."

Hibiki Iruma sighed.

"Do you think our performance will be as successful then?"

Nagasaki Suyo's words actually stunned Iruma Hibiki.

For a moment, Iruma Hibiki didn't reach directly:

Wu Yiqi Bar 8 Phosphorus Gas Liu Yi "It will definitely be no problem."

In this case.

If Toyokawa Shoko were here, she would definitely not doubt such a question, and would even answer it immediately and be angry at Nagasaki Suyo for raising such a question.

But she's not here.

As expected, Iruma Hibiki felt melancholy for a moment.

"it should be no problem."

Finally he gave an ambiguous answer.

"I think as long as there's a sound, there's definitely no problem."

Nagasaki Suyo said gently, and one hand began to caress Ling-Meng Liuliu Er②氵师(八)爸爸. It seemed like a small movement.

"As long as I'm there..."

Iruma Hibiki repeated Nagasaki Suyo's words and then lowered his head. After a while, he spoke again:

"If one day everyone succeeds and shines brightly on the stage, then I will only occupy a small corner of that glory."

This kind of answer can be regarded as a kingly response, and anyone who hears it will feel excited.

Hibiki Iruma tried to cover up his momentary hesitation with the longing that was aroused in his heart at that moment.

It was at this time that it was their turn in the team.

And this is just the smallest thing in today's rehearsal.

Tomorrow is the weekend.

According to the agreement, they can actually spend a lot of time on weekends to [cram].

Can--

The biggest problem is not time.

Hibiki Iruma had not attended the rehearsal before, so she didn't know everything.

But after practicing today, his first feeling was.

[It has reached its limit.]

People can never get accurate answers before experiencing it firsthand, and this is the case with Hibiki Iruma.

He had never experienced internal rehearsals before, and although he had expectations for everyone, it was natural for Hibiki Iruma—

More practice and preparation are needed.

Such answers are readily available.

But what about reality?

When the performance came to an end.

Iruma Hibiki stared at Wakaba Mutsu who was happily sipping the mango juice in small sips.

To some extent, he also realized one thing.

【Everyone is already prepared to the point where there is nothing left to prepare for.】

Yes.

This is the current situation of Crychic.

For "Haruhi no Kage", everyone has prepared to the limit.

The rest of the exercises were just repetitive words that Shiina Riki forced himself to repeat.

Repeat the original plan.

Do it again.

Even though muscle memory had already formed, Kasuga Ying still repeated it over and over again.

Takamatsu Touma sang over and over again, occasionally looking expectantly at the keyboard, but then turned around and came to Iruma Hibiki with a slightly hurt expression.

What are we going to practice tomorrow?

When this question arose, Iruma Hibiki looked towards Shiina Riki.

No one raised this question.

It was as if the repetition of "Haruhi no Kage" was the natural answer.

"Lixi."

Finally, Iruma Hibiki called out to Shiina Riki.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Shiina Riki put down his drumsticks and turned around with a smile on his face.

"What's the plan for practice tomorrow?"

Hibiki Iruma asked.

He had some other answers in his heart.

【This can't go on like this.】

He has this understanding of the current situation.

It's not okay to over-prepare.

At the end of today's practice, everyone was actually in a depressing atmosphere.

The skills were adequate, but the once intense emotions gradually faded.

That kind of thing——

It's really too cruel for music.

35 The band's decision

"Practice plan or something—first everyone does 15 minutes of basic exercises, and then, as expected, it's 'Kasuga Shadow' again..."

Shiina Riki actually understood why Iruma Hibiki asked this.

Just wrong.

She misunderstood Hibiki's meaning as:

[Lixi, is there something wrong with your arrangement?]

Such accusations and attacks.

So naturally, in front of Iruma Hibiki, the hedgehog-like Shiina Riki fell into panic.

The only person she couldn't resist was Hibiki Iruma.

Or rather, refute it fiercely at this moment.

because--

Hibiki Iruma did a lot for her.

And she can't actually give anything in return.

Shiina Riki has such inferiority and helplessness.

But that wasn't what Hibiki Iruma meant at all.

"I think we should all go out together this weekend. If it's convenient for everyone, after all—"

"Before, I didn't know what was going on."

"But right now, I think everyone has practiced well enough, so maybe it's okay to relax a little."

Iruma Hibiki said with a sigh in a relaxed tone.

"I can, but is the performance really okay?"

At this moment, Nagasaki Suyo did not stand on the side of Iruma Hibiki, but put herself in a neutral position.

although.

This is the result that Hibiki Iruma wants to see.

Unlike Toyokawa Shoko, Iruma Hibiki doesn't want to force anyone.

"Besides the performance, Xiaomu might have some family issues. As for the lights... can you come out this weekend?"

Iruma Hibiki was the first to raise his concerns.

If he didn't say it, Ruoye Mu and Gao Songdeng would really force themselves.

So it’s better to say it in advance.

"That's fine with me. I can turn it down if I have a part-time job."

Shiina Riki, who looked reluctant, actually had some expectations for this matter.

Of course, the premise of such expectation is to put aside her guilt for relaxing in her heart——

The sense of inadequacy and inferiority deep in her heart is urging her to keep practicing until the moment she goes on stage. Only in this way will a guy named Shiina Riki not feel regret.

but.

Compared to this feeling.

Shiina Riki thinks that Iruma Hibiki's decision is better, so there is no problem in listening to him.

She has such dependence in her heart.

She wants others to make decisions for her own affairs while she can just indulge in them.

"I'm fine. I don't have any special plans for the weekend, but if we want to go out, can we all go to the aquarium together? It seems the aquarium in Linhai Park recently introduced the Dumbo octopus!"

There was a hint of anticipation in Gao Songdeng's tone.

It seems that she has been following the news of Kasai Aquarium for a long time.

"Hiki, just make the arrangements. I'll be here."