Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

However, at the moment when their hands held each other, Nagasaki Suyo tightly grasped his fingers——

In fact, this situation was beyond Hibiki Iruma's expectations.

He actually wanted to hold Nagasaki Suyo's hand like this, but was worried about hurting her. Until he felt a little strength in Nagasaki Suyo's hand, Iruma Hibiki took the opportunity and held Nagasaki Suyo's hand tightly.

46 Iruma Hibiki is captured

While the two were holding hands, Ijichi Nikka started running towards them. The phone had obviously started the countdown for taking the photo. And at this moment, perhaps because there was no distance between their palms and they were tightly pressed together, Iruma Hibiki felt that the fingertips of Nagasaki Motoyo's left hand had a slightly rough texture.

Actually, he is too.

Days of guitar practice have made his left hand more flexible, and the fingertips of his left hand have also been worn away.

"Is everyone ready?"

Just after he subconsciously touched the fingertips of Nagasaki Soyo, Ijichi Hongxia had already run to her seat and turned to look at him and Nagasaki Soyo, and then glanced at Chihaya Aine who was next to her.

She seemed to be counting down the time for taking pictures in her heart

A few seconds later, Ijichi Hongxia started the countdown:

"Five seconds left, everyone get ready!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Jump!"

As the countdown began, the four of them jumped up slightly one after the other.

“How was the shoot?”

Chihaya Aine was probably the person who cared the most about the photo.

After all, it was she who came up with the idea of taking photos.

"I think it should be good."

And Ijichi Hongxia had been thinking of a successful one from the very beginning, and her direct feeling just now was indeed good.

"Although it does feel good, wasn't the countdown just now a little fast?"

Chihaya Aine had a helpless look on her face, but rather than expressing her responsibilities, she was actually just complaining slightly.

"Sorry, Chihaya-kun! I was so excited. This is my first time taking a band photo, too."

"No need to apologize, it just happened a little suddenly. If I were filming, I would definitely be anxious and schedule it very short."

Chihaya Aine was surprisingly easy to talk to on this topic.

"Show me the pictures you took."

Then her attention was completely focused on the band's photos.

Behind the two of them, Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Motoyo were caught up in a different mood.

After taking the photo, it is natural to let go.

After all, has the relationship between Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Soyo been made public?

Probably not.

For Hibiki Iruma, the fact that Nagasaki Motoyo is his girlfriend is probably still a secret known to everyone. After all, the two of them don't actually call each other by their names in front of Nikka Ijichi and Aine Chihaya.

Although the official announcement on the Internet is in full swing, there is even a hint of showing off affection.

Chi Tian, who had added Iruma Xiang as a friend in the class group, was so upset by this that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. He had just been dumped physically by his new girlfriend last week, and he still had some difficulty walking properly.

But, in reality, the relationship between the two is still in the early stages of love, or even at the level of underground lovers?

Iruma Hibiki didn't understand this either.

However, he knew that, probably, at this moment, no matter how much he wanted to, he should let go of Nagasaki Suyo's hand.

So he gently let go and wanted to walk over to Ichichi Hongxia.

In fact, this action is very simple at the beginning.

The so-called letting go is essentially a very natural action.

First, relax the thumb, then slowly lower the four curled fingers, and then gradually move away from the other person's hand.

There is a strange feeling in this process, which is the so-called "lost" tenderness.

Because in this action, the one who actively lets go will inevitably touch the other person's hand, and if the other person is also ready to pull their hand away at this time, they can also feel the other person's gentle departure and thus slow down the action of letting go until the moment the other person's fingertips leave -

But such a natural thing did not happen between Iruma Hibiki and Nagasaki Soyo.

The moment Iruma Hibiki let go, he began to walk forward.

In fact, he felt that such things were natural. In his relationship with Nagasaki Suyo, maintaining a proper distance instead of rushing to get close from the beginning was also the secret to maintaining a relationship.

This is what his mother taught him.

However, it wasn't Hibiki Iruma, but Suyo Nagasaki.

The moment Iruma Hibiki was about to leave.

Or perhaps it was the moment he released that force.

Nagasaki Suyo's hand was like a snake, and he was like the prey, a little white mouse or a chicken.

Quickly entangled, then bound, occupying every bit of space.

He was caught by Nagasaki Suyo.

The ordinary hand-holding action turned into interlocking of fingers at this moment.

Nagasaki Suyo was unexpectedly strong.

Even at this moment, Iruma Hibiki could feel a little pain.

Therefore, Iruma Hibiki, who was a little surprised by Nagasaki Suyo's performance, turned his head.

"Are Nagasaki-san and Iruma-san in a relationship?"

In front of the two of them, Chihaya Aine had already noticed the two people holding hands in the photo.

"Yes."

Ijichi Hongka answered on behalf of the person involved.

"Hey! That's great! The photo is beautiful. Iruma-san and Nagasaki-san holding hands looks great too."

"Really? That would be great."

Just for a moment.

Or perhaps it was only at this moment that Iruma Hibiki, who had turned around and was only looking at Nagasaki Suyo, noticed—

When he turned his head, he caught the expression on Nagasaki Suyo's face. It was an expression that he didn't know how to describe and was completely incomprehensible.

It can even be said that after seeing that expression, Iruma Hibiki felt as if his heart was stabbed.

That's not what you call a cute, pretty, and elegant expression.

That expression appeared on Nagasaki Suyo's face, as if it didn't belong to her.

Iruma Hibiki could swear that at that moment, Nagasaki Suyo definitely showed an expression of worry, sadness and dependence.

Her brows were furrowed and there was a hint of trembling in her eyes.

Then she tightened her grip a little more firmly.

And the moment Chihaya Aine spoke, that expression disappeared and she returned to her usual self, the always gentle smiling Nagasaki Suyo.

It was as if everything that just happened was just an illusion created by Hibiki Iruma.

But it wasn't an illusion.

Therefore, at this moment, the two of them were still holding hands tightly together, with their fingers interlocked.

"I had a lot of fun today."

With a slight sigh, Yidi Chi Hongxia leaned against the T-shaped cement pipe and continued to drink Goodbaby juice as usual.

She had a relaxed smile on her face.

"Sure enough, it's fun to just hang out sometimes. I suddenly understand why the seniors always take so many photos of the band in different places."

Even though everything is over now, Ijichi Hongxia is still in high spirits.

On the other side, Chihaya Aine had turned into a keyboard warrior, typing rapidly, completely forgetting that she still had to choose a name for the band.

47 Aine Tokyo

Before I knew it, it was evening in Shimokitazawa. On the way back to Fanxing, the bustling atmosphere of a night market began to fill the air, and salarymen in suits, who were rarely seen in broad daylight, began to come and go after get off work one after another.

The so-called group photo eventually turned into an outing for four people. After taking the photos, everyone went shopping in a nearby shopping mall and had dinner.

Naturally, the band didn't rehearse at all.

However, Iruma Hibiki, who used to care a lot about this, suddenly didn't care anymore.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the band's ideals don't matter.

But he suddenly realized that this rare relaxation might be what Ichichi Hongxia needed right now——

After all, no matter how you look at it, Ijichi Kouka had a lot of fun playing with Chihaya Aine today.

Looking at it from another perspective, Chihaya Aine actually made the right choice, which allowed Ijichi Kouka to relax and subsequently allowed the band's affairs to move forward a little.

From this point of view, he was actually a little anxious and worried before.

After convincing himself, Iruma Hibiki also began to enjoy the atmosphere at the moment.

Ijichi Hongka led the way for dinner, and the destination was a family restaurant near Shimokitazawa. It was said that even people like Yamada Ryo praised this restaurant.

When ordering, everyone chose the classic curry recommended by Yamada Ryo.

"How about calling the band the Ending Band?"

"End the band?"

Until this moment, while waiting for the meal to be served, the most important topic of the day had just begun. Ijichi Kouka's suggestion prompted Chihaya Aine to ask a question.

"As for the band name, wouldn't it be better to call it Tokyo Aion?"

"Eh?!"

Faced with Chihaya Aine's proposal, Ijichi Nikka let out a loud cry of surprise.

She was obviously shocked by Chihaya Aine's aesthetic taste in names.

"I think it's good to end the band, end...end...the band?"

"Yes, that's a good name."

Ijichi Nikka was obviously happy that Iruma Hibiki understood the meaning she wanted to hide in her name.

As for the name that Chihaya Aine just mentioned, it has been forgotten by everyone at this moment.

Only she herself seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with this.

"How about Chihaya-san's name... It's a little strange to put a person's name in a band name, but it's okay if it's a store name."

But Iruma Hibiki still comforted Chihaya Aine for the time being.

After all, no matter how you look at it, she has her own obsession with the name Tokyo Aine.

"What do you think of the name Ending Band, Nagasaki-san?"

"I'm already signing up for the band's blog."

Nagasaki Suyo lowered her mobile phone slightly, which was showing the registration process for the blog, with the name of the band "Ending" already filled in as the nickname.

"Oh! So fast!"

"Let's work together to manage the account, Nagasaki-san."

Chihaya Aine volunteered on the side.

"No problem."

And Nagasaki Suyo did not refuse her proposal.