Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

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this moment.

At least this morning, when he saw the guitar he couldn't help but feel some strange emotions.

At least he no longer had the enthusiasm he had when he first opened it.

Of course, it's not like "everything related to guitar is terrible."

……

Naturally, Iruma Hibiki, who got up late, missed breakfast and could only take some food with him and eat it quickly on the way.

Ijichi Hongxia also sent concerned greetings.

This morning, Goto Ichiri was the first to get up—

After all, for Goto Ichiri, she has a terrible commute time, and the long tram ride means she has to get up very early.

She also contacted Ichichi Hongxia very early on.

This was a little strange for Goto Ichiri, even though Ijichi Nikka was a good friend.

It is very rare for her to take the initiative to find someone.

But this morning, Goto Ichiri did have something on his mind, mainly the conversation he had with Iruma Hibiki last night.

She still can't forget it until now.

So she wanted to find someone to discuss it with, and Goto Ichiri initially planned to find Kita. After all, there was a high probability that she would meet Kita today. Although she was not very good at face-to-face conversation, it would be much more convenient as long as she lowered her head and spoke out little by little as if talking to herself.

But when he saw the greeting from Ijichi Kouka, Goto Ichiri suddenly changed his mind.

This morning was naturally a little special for Ijichi Hongxia.

It's quite rare for Hibiki Iruma to miss the morning greeting.

Although their relationship was not the kind of old man and old woman who would message each other every morning, if one of them didn't reply, it meant something was wrong.

But it will be a bit lonely.

Ijichi Hongxia didn't know when she started to become like this.

She couldn't remember clearly either.

In fact, it is not her habit to share what happened in the morning with others.

If you think about it carefully, it only started after I met Hibiki Iruma.

What was the reason in the beginning?

Maybe he thought Iruma Hibiki was a little bit of a loner, but he turned out to be a surprisingly good person who was easy to get along with. Plus, when they first met, they unexpectedly resonated with each other on the topic of the band.

So Ijichi Hongka did something special. She started to greet Iruma Hibiki and share her morning life.

In fact, she was a little nervous about this matter at the beginning.

Although she is a sunny, cheerful and optimistic girl.

But there is also a little bit of anxiety about my own life.

It's not about inferiority complex.

After all, inferiority complex has nothing to do with someone like Ichichi Nikka.

It’s just that her life is not natural. +-Dream’s first post is [normal].

She depends on her sister for everything, and almost every day's daily life depends on the two of them. Will people really not look at her strangely with such a life?

Ijichi Hongxia actually felt this uneasy at the beginning.

but……

will not.

This was the answer she finally got.

Hibiki Iruma is a somewhat special person. Ijichi Nijika always feels that he is different from most of the male high school students around him. He seems like a visitor from another country, or a person who traveled from another world.

Hibiki Iruma always gives Ijichi Kouka this feeling.

And this feeling actually became deeper and deeper afterwards.

Ijichi Hongka also occasionally talks about this topic with Yamada Ryo.

Yamada Ryoya always tells jokes that are not funny at all at this time, such as:

[In reality, Hibiki is the protagonist of a harem anime who was reborn into this world with a lifetime of regrets.]

Of course, that was just a joke.

Especially after Yamada Ryo made a praying gesture for Iruma Hibiki who died in the previous life, Ijichi Hongka quickly became angry.

Of course, let’s put these aside.

Hibiki Iruma is the only person with whom Ijichi Kouka can feel safe and confident in sharing her daily life.

She didn't know whether it was because of Hibiki Iruma's gentleness or because he didn't notice, but in any case, Hibiki Iruma seemed to be the one who didn't care at all about the obvious differences between her life and others.

It's as if he's completely unaware.

As if this is just a normal thing.

The people she gets along with.

Therefore, this kind of communication every morning can make Ijichi Hongxia feel a little relieved, especially when she sees the daily life shared by Iruma Hibiki, which is also his own.

Ichichi Hongxia could even smile.

Yes, to some extent, Iruma Hibiki's mornings are like those of a normal high school student.

After all, what high school student has to get up early in the morning to wash and dry clothes, then cook, clean the house, and then rush to school?

Even the most sensible guy wouldn't do that.

Just this morning.

Ijichi Hongxia did not receive a response.

Iruma Hibiki, who should have gotten up, was silent. She was the one who sent her the message first, but she only asked about Goto Ichiri, who got up earlier.

This is strange.

After all, normally it would be difficult for Goto Ichiri to reply with just a "good morning", but this morning, Goto Ichiri sent a long string of messages.

With some curiosity, Ijichi Hongxia opened the message.

[Good morning, Hongxia, um...are you already at school? ]

[No, it’s still early for class, right?]

Ijichi Hongxia replied.

Goto Ichiri's words were a little strange, and to some extent, they could even be considered disrespectful to Ijichi Nijika.

After all, she was one of those people who couldn't get to school early.

That is to say, he is the guy whose morning life is particularly fulfilling due to special reasons.

90 Distance and Temptation

The weather is a little weird today.

The temperature was a bit high early in the morning, as if it was a trap that lured us in. But when we relaxed our vigilance and chose to wear stockings that were not very warm, it started to drizzle around eight or nine o'clock when we arrived at school. Accompanied by the misty rain, the temperature dropped several degrees in almost an instant.

The heating in the classroom was not turned on enough, and many people felt cold so they gathered together.

Hibiki Iruma arrived at school a little late.

"Good morning, Iruma-san."

When his classmates greeted him, he was a little slow to react. It was not until he walked over that he realized someone was greeting him, so he had to turn around and say again:

"Good morning."

There were two girls overlapping each other. The action was that one of them sat on the other's legs, and then the one below covered the absolute area of the one above with her hand.

This action does seem to raise the temperature a lot, but it is still a bit strangely intimate.

"Good morning."

The two girls waved at Iruma Hibiki together.

Afterwards, this strange question ended with a hint of embarrassment on Iruma Hibiki's part.

After all, integrating into the class was a bit strange for him.

At least it was something he wasn't used to and wasn't good at dealing with.

"Good morning, Hibiki."

It was not until he came in front of Ijichi Nikka that Iruma Hibiki showed an apologetic expression.

"I'm sorry Hongxia, I slept a little late last night, so I got up late this morning."

"No need to apologize. If Xiang apologized for this, I would be embarrassed..."

Ijichi Hongxia responded frankly.

In fact, Iruma Hibiki did reply to Ijichi Nikka later.

And Ijichi Hongxia also said with a hint of emotion:

【I'm just a little worried about Xiang.】

In this case.

because--

Goto Ichiri is clumsy.

She doesn't know how to keep secrets. When interacting with others, she is always either too conservative or too frank. When facing someone she is sure she can open her heart to, she can't wait to strip naked and reveal everything to the other person.

Almost under Ichichi Hongxia's concern, she told him everything that happened last night, and at the end, she said:

[I can't do anything, so I can only ask you, Hongxia.]

This sounds a bit pathetic.

Of course, this is definitely not to express discouragement, nor is it to pretend to be pitiful.

For Ichiri Goto, this is the reality she faces.

She is just like that.

Nothing can be done.

There's not even any way to comfort him.

……

She thought that if it was Kita or Ijichi Nijika, they might be able to help Iruma Hibiki better, so naturally, she chose to ask Ijichi Nijika and Kita for help.

Even she was unaware that she was the only one being told the significance of this.

Iruma Hibiki hadn't told Ijichi Kouka or Kita about this, and the fact that she was the one to tell them was actually a bit special.

It's just that Goto Ichiri didn't realize how special it was.

Nor did I catch it on my own.

Of course, this is Goto Ichiri.

If one day, Goto Ichiri really realized that she could actually do something.

Then she is no longer Goto Ichiri.

It's Guitar Hero.

Naturally, knowing what was going on with Iruma Hibiki, Ijichi Nijika was a little...

Maybe it's a subtle anger.

After all, Iruma Hibiki always said:

【It's fine. 】