Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

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He actually didn't know what to do with the current situation.

After being thrown out of the Toyokawa family together with his father, how should he face the life that has fallen to the bottom in the face of his corrupt father?

To be honest, Hibiki Iruma's social experience was not enough to tell him how to deal with such a dilemma.

But, Toyokawa Shoko is even more so.

"Xiangzi, let's find a solution together. I won't abandon Xiangzi."

"We are lovers, aren't we? We signed a lifetime contract."

So, Iruma Hibiki said this.

And Toyokawa Shoko just looked at Iruma Hibiki, and the relationship between the two seemed to have undergone some strange reversal.

"So, Xiangzi, please, allow me to shoulder the responsibility of our lives together with you."

Iruma Hibiki stood in front of the bed, sitting in a dogeza posture, and spoke solemnly to Toyokawa Shoko.

Probably in that instant, Toyokawa Shoko was stunned where she was.

She had actually made preparations for transformation and was ready to face everything that was to come, but these preparations suddenly became useless at this moment.

"ring……"

She kept muttering Hibiki Iruma's name.

"Don't you think I'm troublesome?"

She asked.

"Not at all."

"..."

Iruma Hibiki replied without hesitation.

"Well, Hibiki, I leave my life...to you."

Toyokawa Shoko gently hugged him and said this.

62 The person whose absence was noticed

"There was quite a commotion before."

Ijichi Hongxia sat beside the round table with many stars and sighed. She showed a slightly tired look. Recently, the band had been repeating the rehearsals and performances, and she couldn't help but feel a little tired.

As for the others, except for Yamada Ryo, Kita and Goto Ichiri were also a little unmotivated today.

"The performances of my seniors and bandmates are so enviable—"

Kita said while holding the phone.

At least the few members of the band who finished performing today had no intention of picking up their instruments.

"Yeah, anyway, I'm glad everything went well with Hibiki as well."

Ijichi Hongka said this with a bright smile.

In fact, she originally thought that everything might be more difficult, but after seeing Crychic's travel sharing, she finally felt a little more at ease.

"However, it seems that there is one person missing from the photo shared by the senior."

Suddenly Kita mentioned something that concerned her.

"Eh? Someone's missing?"

Ijichi Hongxia also leaned over to take a look.

"Hasn't anyone noticed this before?"

"No, I haven't read Crychic's posts in the past few days."

Ijichi Hongxia said this.

"Look, that's it."

Xiduo placed his mobile phone on the table, and Crychic's photos scrolled across it one by one.

Soon, Ijichi Hongxia also realized that there was someone missing in the photo. Wasn't it Toyokawa Shoko who gave her the very important music score that day?

"Ah, it's Toyokawa-san, right? She's the main creator and keyboardist of Crychic."

Ijichi Hongxia suddenly reacted.

"Toyokawa-san..."

Goto Ichiri, who was beside her, shrank his neck.

She probably actually knew about the relationship between Toyokawa Shoko and Iruma Hibiki.

Unlike most Tokyo high school students who like to keep their relationships secret and only announce them when things get tough, Hibiki Iruma never seems to hide her relationships on the Internet, so Goto Ichiri probably knows about it.

After breaking up with Nagasaki Soyo, Iruma Hibiki started a new relationship with Toyokawa Shoko.

In other words, Nagasaki Motoyo, who had caused a big fuss because of her, is already her ex-girlfriend.

And Shoko Toyokawa is the current one.

"That's a bit worrying."

"Eh? Worried?"

Ijichi Hongxia looked at Kita with a puzzled look.

"Could they have had a fight or something? That's why they're not in the photo."

"You worry too much, Kita."

Ijichi Hongxia sighed.

Yes, Kita always can't keep a calm mind when it comes to things related to Iruma Hibiki, so much so that he goes a little too far in many things.

"is it?"

Even after Ijichi Kouka said this, Kita still felt a little uneasy.

"Let's confirm it after Senior comes back."

Kita suddenly said this.

"After all, isn't the senior band's performance next week?"

"Yeah, that's right! The performance is at Ring. It looks like Xiang is fully prepared this time."

Ijichi Hongxia said this, then opened the Good Boy juice on the table and took a sip.

"Eh? Why do you say that?"

"The Broken Pipa seniors that Hibiki admires work part-time at Ring. He mentioned before that he's been taken care of by them, so he hopes to wait until he's grown enough to officially perform in front of them."

Ijichi Nikka responded to Kita, saying that Iruma Hibiki did mention this when they ended the band.

At that time, they seemed to be discussing where to move the band after it ended.

Ijichi Hongxia fell into a very brief memory.

At that time, they seemed to still be having a headache because their members were distributed in different places.

As for now——

Except for Goto Ichiri who had some trouble, everyone else was fine.

The band's weekend ended in such an atmosphere. The subsequent practice was also very light. Today was more about relaxing.

On the other hand, the trip, which seemed very happy on the surface, actually encountered some difficulties.

When discussing what to do next, everyone was a little undecided.

"What did Xiang say?"

Shiina Riki was the first to ask Nagasaki Suyo.

Because Nagasaki Motoyo had previously taken the initiative to assume the responsibility of contacting Iruma Hibiki.

"Higashi hasn't replied yet."

"Maybe he's taking a rest."

Shiina Riki responded to Nagasaki Suyo, who frowned and looked a little nervous.

"Do you want to make a phone call?"

While saying this, Nagasaki Suyo had already found out Iruma Hibiki's cell phone number.

"Forget it."

After thinking for a while, Shiina Riki made his decision.

Today is Sunday and it is almost noon. Even if Iruma Hibiki rushes back, the rest of the plan will be difficult to carry out.

There is not enough time to complete everyone's trip now.

Shiina Riki probably took the position that Iruma Hibiki should not be forced.

"Forget it..."

Nagasaki Suyo responded with this and lowered her head. Of course, she soon looked at Wakaba Mutsu and Takamatsu Deng on the field.

"What do you think of Muhe Deng?"

"If you don't wait for the sound, let's pack up and prepare to go back."

She said so.

Obviously, Nagasaki Suyo has already shown a very clear attitude.

"Hey."

Shiina Riki stared at Nagasaki Suki with dissatisfaction.

At this moment, she and Nagasaki Suyo were probably on opposite sides of the decision-making process.

For Shiina Tatsuki, she hopes that Iruma Hibiki can have more rest.

Nagasaki Suyo was obviously still worried about the upcoming trip and had not given up the idea of calling Iruma Hibiki to ask him to come over.

but--

Which one is better?

In fact, Shiina Riki has no answer to this question.

Indeed, her decision might be the most considerate one, but in reality, wouldn't Hibiki Iruma also feel uneasy about being the one who ruined the trip?

Shiina Riki frowned as he thought about this.

So much so that she felt powerless to refute Nagasaki Suyo's words.

Then, the four people present returned to their previous atmosphere.

Sitting in a room, just quietly, waiting for one or maybe two people who are not here.

It's like practicing without any progress.

Gradually, time passed by minute by minute.

Until Nagasaki Motoyo's cell phone rang.

Hibiki Iruma's reply arrived:

【I’m on my way here now.】

He simply replied, looking hurried.

【How's Hibiki going? 】

【Let’s talk about it after we meet. 】