Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

Nagasaki Suyo apologized with a smile.

Then she took two steps forward.

"I know Hibiki never thought things would develop into what they have now. There are many things that cannot be helped. Hibiki, please don't blame yourself too much."

Nagasaki Suyo spoke gently.

The main child is krill (five) and leek (three) ⑹, so he helps the other to find an excuse.

Then——

She took two steps forward and picked him up.

"Will Xiang feel more comfortable this way?"

"I'll always be by Xiang's side. How about we face what's next together?"

That day, Hibiki Iruma was taken to Motoyo's home in Nagasaki.

Somewhat abrupt.

Iruma Hibiki came to visit the Nagasaki family.

It was also the first time that he felt the coldness of the Nagasaki Sushi family.

It was not until he drank the black tea brewed by Nagasaki Suye that he felt a little better.

"Actually, if we were in Kasai, we should have gone to Hibiki's, but my place is more convenient."

Nagasaki Suyo looked at the huge empty living room and said with a bit of loneliness.

Hibiki Iruma looked around.

Yes.

This huge house was empty, with only the sounds of two people. Apart from that, Iruma Hibiki noticed the lights that filled the entire house.

perhaps--

This is probably also done to prevent myself from feeling lonely in the dark.

It is precisely because of this that Nagasaki Suyo...

A complete early sleeper.

07 Pochi's Long Journey

"Break up with Xiangzi? Eh? I didn't know about that..."

When Goto Ichiri first learned about this, he probably sensed something was wrong. Hibiki Iruma hadn't told anyone about the band, and even attended the agreed-upon celebration party that day.

At the party, Hibiki Iruma and Kita had a great time and organized many interesting games together.

She saw Hibiki Iruma holding up his large drink cup and pouring Dr. Pepper into his mouth as if he was drinking. She also imitated Hibiki Iruma, but ended up choking and coughing for a long time.

Ijichi Hongxia also said happily:

"Congratulations on a successful show."

"Thank you."

At that time, Iruma Hibiki said this.

It wasn't until a few days later that Goto Ichiri noticed that something was wrong with Iruma Hibiki.

Although he hid it well, to Goto Ichiri, everything about the man named Iruma Hibiki was actually transparent.

She always saw clearly the side of him that he wanted to hide, and she never forgot it. After all, how long had she been secretly paying attention to Iruma Hibiki?

Use the author's words to describe it.

Goto Ichiri is a guy who is more serious.

Although most of the updates on the website are red suns and pink words, his face is smiling at me like an apple.

But in Goto Ichiri's fantasy, she is a detail-oriented person.

He is the kind of person who will carefully consider the other person's reaction to every detail.

Of course, there are still some gaps in her imagination, but she is trying her best to fill them.

then--

natural.

Goto Ichiri noticed that something was wrong with Iruma Hibiki.

When she finally mustered up the courage to ask Hibiki Iruma about the difficulties the band was facing, she only received two simple responses:

"The activity has been suspended."

"broke up."

These two things were like bolts from the blue to Goto Ichiri, and she felt deeply sad for Iruma Hibiki almost the first moment.

Then there was the confusion—

[Ichiri, how's Xiang doing lately? ]

【Fortunately, we are preparing to return to Tokyo. 】

Goto Ichiri replied to the text message.

On the other end of the phone was Nagasaki Suyo.

The two inexplicably reconciled and then inexplicably became "friends" after Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Motoyo broke up again.

Of course, quarrels are still inevitable at the beginning.

Nagasaki Suyo has actually not changed at all.

It still looks the same as before.

only--

When facing Goto Ichiri, she still had a certain degree of compromise because she realized that Hibiki Iruma was broken after breaking up with Toyokawa Shoko.

He was completely broken.

Especially when the band announced its disbandment.

It was as if his soul had been sucked out of him in an instant.

Then——

someday.

Hibiki Iruma disappeared.

Disappeared in Tokyo.

Nagasaki Suyo was so worried that she even contacted Hibiki Iruma's family, but she got:

"Higashi, please plan a hike this winter. You said you won't be spending the New Year in Tokyo."

……

If Hibiki Iruma disappeared, where would he go?

To be honest, when this question arose, Nagasaki Suyo's answer was that she didn't know.

-

"Mom, I'm going on a long trip!"

On the other side, Goto Ichiri made his own decision.

She didn't know where Hibiki Iruma had gone, and he hadn't told anyone. Although they kept in touch, they didn't talk about other things.

However, at this time, Goto Ichiri guessed where Iruma Hibiki would go, which was his home.

"Eh? Going to Shanghai? Wait, Yili, that's going abroad!"

"It's okay, Mom. According to the laws over there, I'll be an adult in a few months."

"Hey! No matter how you look at it, you're wrong by two years, maybe even one!"

Goto Ichiri's father complained on the side.

Perhaps she was troubled by her daughter's decision and worried about her academic performance, as she couldn't even do addition and subtraction of four-digit numbers.

But Goto Ichiri's decision was serious.

When she announced her decision, the entire Goto family fell into silence.

"This is not a small matter."

Her father, who had always been supportive of her, said this.

After a long silence, he walked back into the room.

"If you've made up your mind, I agree. This is the earnings from your Guitar Hero account over the past few years. We've been quietly helping you secure some business deals. With these, you should have enough money for your trip."

"and many more……"

On the other side, Goto Ichiri's mother frowned.

"She hasn't even left the city yet, and now she's suddenly saying she wants to go abroad or something!"

"If it's Erli, maybe I can feel more at ease..."

"Ahem!"

For Goto Ichiri, her determination was quickly shattered by her mother's words.

Yes.

This is no small matter of passion.

She was about to embark on a journey that she had never experienced before.

To a place so far away that she couldn't even imagine it.

After all—

How big is Tokyo?

Facing the map, there is naturally no sense of reality.

For Goto Ichiri, Shimokitazawa alone is very, very big.

It was so big that she still only remembered the starry road.

It was so big that in many places, she would get lost if she didn't follow someone.

As big as——

To her, it was even bigger than her entire world.

Can she really go abroad and find Hibiki Iruma?

"I'm going!"

To do it.

For Ichiri Goto.

The problem suddenly became like this.

She had a sense of panic.

That is--

If I let go here, what if Iruma Hibiki never comes back and just disappears?

For Goto Ichiri, it doesn't matter if Iruma Hibiki is with someone else, as long as he is happy, it doesn't matter to her.

However, not being able to see Hibiki Iruma is the scariest thing.

Without Hibiki Iruma's vacation, she would be a fool who couldn't even finish her vacation homework.

Without Hibiki Iruma, she wouldn't know what to do in the game even if she opened it.

If there is no Hibiki Iruma——

This is the only thing that Goto Ichiri is unwilling to accept.