Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

I recorded the date each stone was found, and then found the label in my diary.

Just like this one today.

Whenever he touches this stone, Gao Songdeng will remember the very beginning.

It was an exciting first encounter, like the warm spring sun—

indeed.

There is actually not much difference between spring and autumn on that overpass. Both are sunny, the only difference is whether it is petals or leaves falling.

But, the cruelest thing is for those who are still fantasizing about the past.

The person who was indispensable in the memories could no longer bear the current stagnation and woke up to end it all.

For Shoko Toyokawa.

She came today to finish the band.

End Crychic.

Perhaps it's her Crychic.

Yes, later on, she understood Hibiki Iruma's tenderness and thoughtfulness.

She learned to see other people's colors and understand other people's moods. The work taught her a lot, allowing her to grow completely in just one month and become a completely different person.

So Shoko Toyokawa finally had the courage to do what she thought was right.

Hypocritical lies, endless waiting, and hope may be gentle, but it will not work if you are in them and deceive yourself.

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't face Iruma Hibiki and say such cruel words.

But she knew what to do with the rest.

Of course, for her, this is definitely not something that can be easily given up.

So she got caught in the rain.

Because only in this way, her expression of crying, sadness, pain and despair would not be so obvious.

The rain is cold, but it is the best disguise.

She did it.

Cold tenderness.

"Deng is obviously waiting for you!"

Shiina Riki's anger was within Toyokawa Shoko's expectations.

rather say.

After all, it was the angry Shiina Riki who was in more pain.

Or at this moment, who is more painful, Shoko Toyokawa, who said such cruel words to her once closest companion?

She doesn't blame anyone.

I only blame myself for being unable to do anything.

The decision made by Iruma Hibiki and Wakaba Mutsu was not wrong.

If there were no this month.

If the band had disbanded at that time.

It will only get worse.

but--

The story always ends one day.

No matter how much I like it.

No story has no ending.

In the cold rain that day, Toyokawa Shoko later received a call from Iruma Hibiki.

"Xiangzi..."

"If you want to scold me, just give up. I won't listen."

Toyokawa Shoko said this coldly.

"No, I came to apologize..."

Iruma Hibiki spoke softly.

"Xiangzi... maybe your decision is right."

"Do you know what you're talking about? Hibiki?"

-

Probably at that moment.

Hibiki Iruma and Shoko Toyokawa's positions have been reversed.

Hibiki Iruma became the one who felt that it would be better to [disband].

But Shoko Toyokawa stood on the side of "continue".

04 The first hurdle

If your plans to go out are ruined, the most important question becomes what to do next.

Iruma Hibiki sat on the edge of the bed, looking at his cell phone silently, waiting for Goto Ichiri to come out of the shower.

He opened Wakaba Mu's communication and wanted to say something, but no words came out. He had done this many times recently, but the chats with Wakaba Mu were becoming more and more repetitive.

The questions asked every time are the same old questions that have been asked dozens of times, and Ruo Yemu's answers are still the same as always.

After all, who was hurt more by the band's disbanding?

Iruma Hibiki closed his eyes.

Just when painful thoughts were about to spread, the door lock of the bathroom next door rang softly. It was as if he had fallen asleep to the sound of snow from an old TV, but was suddenly awakened by the early morning replay on the sofa in the living room with a fireplace. Iruma Hibiki suddenly focused his thoughts on the present.

Goto Ichiri still had the inevitable shyness.

She wrapped herself tightly in a bath towel and stopped at the door. She came into the room early and closed the curtains. The small room was a little dark at the moment, with only the faint light from the bedside curtains illuminating about half of the room.

"The clothes aren't dry yet, I'll go to the laundry room later, but it'll have to be tonight at least anyway."

Iruma Hibiki said this, looking helplessly at the clothes on the windowsill that were still wet.

“No dryer?”

“Few people here would use it.”

Iruma Hibiki responded.

After the naked Goto Ichiri walked to the bed, she quickly snuggled into the quilt. After all, even though she had done that kind of thing, she was still a girl and not a married woman.

For some things, although I am extremely happy and have expected them, I am still in the process of accepting them.

It's like those few days of feeling uneasy when you arrive in a strange environment.

Goto Ichiri still feels a little uncomfortable with the drastic changes.

But no regrets.

At least that's how it was for her.

Click——

Following Hibiki Iruma's instructions, Goto Ichiri turned off the electric blanket after warming up a little, and wrapped himself tightly with the quilt.

Iruma Hibiki was holding his phone, lost in thought, while Goto Ichiri was just looking at his back.

Just like that, I was lost in thought.

It feels like it was just like junior high school.

Iruma Hibiki was not sitting quietly. He made a lot of small movements, sometimes lowering his head, sometimes turning on his mobile phone, sometimes looking uneasy, and sometimes sighing.

He seemed to be lost in thought.

As if recalling.

But he seemed to be worried about what was happening right now.

Goto Ichiri looked in the direction of Iruma Hibiki. Her white pudding was hanging quietly on the balcony, along with her only two pitiful cotton jackets.

She would be a complete idiot if she got one piece of clothing wet in one day.

Suddenly, he stood up and walked towards the closet. After searching for a while, he found a white shirt.

"Yili, you wear this one first."

"Ah."

Goto Ichiri nodded obediently. Iruma Hibiki's shirt was still a little small for her. Of course, it was not in terms of length. At least in terms of the length of the clothes and the cuffs, Iruma Hibiki's shirt was definitely big. However, it was tight and a little uncomfortable at the chest, and the buttons there could not be buttoned.

It’s better not to wear it——

For Goto Ichiri, she felt even more embarrassed and annoyed when she saw her own ridiculously exposed appearance.

And Iruma Hibiki remained in his position.

Are you worried about something?

Goto Ichiri thought so.

She wanted to talk to Hibiki Iruma, but was worried about disturbing him.

Living together was actually a bit early for the two of them, but for Goto Ichiri, it was like the raisins in a delicious muffin.

Occasionally she has moments of worry of her own.

As for Hibiki Iruma, the reason for his silence is simple.

After the band disbanded, who was the person he couldn't let go of the most?

In fact, it might have been Toyokawa Shoko at first.

But in the end it was Nagasaki Suyo.

Because without the band and him, without the past that troubled her, Shoko Toyokawa might be able to face the present with strength.

But for Nagasaki's wife, Sumukuji Suzuyo—

Once again, she had nothing.

This time, having nothing is even more serious.

At the very last moment of entering high school.

Nagasaki Suyo lost both her band and the friends she could talk to at school, if Wakaba Mutsu and Toyokawa Shoko could be considered friends.

When Iruma Hibiki realized that Nagasaki Suyo was about to break down, it was actually too late.

"Xiang, you broke up with Xiangzi, right? Then..."

"It's okay to be with me, right?"

...Ling Meng Yier⊙San Er Mio Qi Si Dad...

When Nagasaki Motoyo said this at that time, Iruma Hibiki wanted to refuse.

but--

Nagasaki Suyo would not give him the chance to refuse at that time.

She used cruel methods to force Iruma Hibiki to submit to her feelings.

He reunited with Nagasaki Suyo.

Almost at the first moment, Nagasaki Suyo announced it to the public, without waiting for him to react.

That day, he received a call from Toyokawa Shoko, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

During that phone call, Shoko Toyokawa was full of disbelief and her words were illogical, so much so that Hibiki Iruma had almost forgotten what the call was about.

But the general meaning is that I never want to see him again.