Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

even--

"Eh? That's loud!"

"ring?!"

When Goto Jiri praised Iruma Hibiki, Goto Ichiri also felt a little competitive.

"Eri, my sister also called him by his first name after knowing him for three years. You should call him Iruma-senpai first. Maybe you will even become his brother-in-law in the future."

"Huh? Boring. It takes three years to call someone by their name. That's because my sister is so useless."

"Ahem——"

Scenes like this are everywhere.

A few days passed like this, day after day. Goto Ichiri put his guitar on his back and stood at the door to change his shoes. Everything seemed just like usual, without any change.

But today is the time for everyone to meet after the band ends.

Even Chihaya Aine sent a message of congratulations.

What will happen?

Everyone?

In fact, Goto Ichiri was a little worried.

She couldn't explain why she was worried, probably because -

The atmosphere has been strange lately.

She had a feeling that today would not go well, but despite this, Goto Ichiri boarded the earliest train and headed for the stars in Shimokitazawa.

[Pochi-chan, do you think this outfit looks good? ]

While on the train, Kita sent a photo to Goto Ichiri.

[Today I'm meeting my senior after a long absence, and I'm a little nervous! ]

……

Goto Ichiri looked at the photo sent by Kita.

In the photo, Kita was wearing a beautiful white casual outfit, and the sunlight was so strong that Goto Ichiri felt temporarily blinded.

It took her some time to recover.

Then it was issued:

I think it’s pretty good…

Such an evaluation.

26 The Avalanche Brewing Secretly

Iruma arrived early.

This is his habit, but when such a habit becomes a well-known thing, it becomes a strange tacit understanding.

It was like the early arrival of Iruma Hibiki saw Ijichi Nikka at the door of the starry sky.

At this moment, Ijichi Hongka was like the red and white goddess of a shrine, holding a broom and sweeping the stairs in front of the entrance of Fanxing.

"Good morning, Hibiki."

The moment she saw Iruma Hibiki, Ijichi Hongka put down the broom in her hand and looked in Iruma Hibiki's direction with a bright smile.

"Good morning, Hongxia."

Iruma Hibiki also responded with a greeting.

"This is?"

When he arrived at the door, Iruma Xiang realized that the layout of the Starry Sky had changed slightly, and it seemed to be neater than before?

Or maybe something is missing.

"My sister and I are planning to go on a family trip soon."

"Where to go?"

"Hokkaido."

Ijichi Hongxia said this with some joy.

"So I plan to let PA-san take care of the store when the time comes, so I tidied up the store a little while handing over the work."

"I was very busy before."

"I just finished sorting it out this morning. You came just in time."

At the round table where the band chat ended as usual, Iruma Hibiki saw a pyramid of Good Boy Juice.

This is a very special picture.

It's like the stacked stones you see when passing by a park.

Just seeing such a scene will inevitably bring up a picture in my mind.

Probably even earlier, Ijichi Hongxia sat at that seat, opened a whole box of Good Boy juice and placed it on the table, then leaned on her arms, just so that her eyes were slightly level with the table, and then slowly piled up boxes of juice one by one, finally forming this shape.

Are you too bored while waiting?

Iruma Hibiki didn't know.

He exhaled slightly, then walked over to the seat and sat down.

"Is there anywhere Hibiki would like to go today?"

Ijichi Hongxia asked.

"Hmm... let me think about it."

Hibiki Iruma fell into deep thought.

"How about we watch a show together this morning, then go to Liang's favorite spot at noon, and go shopping with Kita in the afternoon?"

He then offered a general idea.

"Hong Xiaer Jiuling! Wuba, are you okay over there?"

Of course, with a hint of worry, Iruma Hibiki still checked on Ijichi Kouka. Everyone did make a plan last night, but Iruma Hibiki still felt it would be better to confirm it again.

"It's ok."

Ijichi Hongxia shook her head in response, then smiled easily.

"I'm free all day today."

She then added with a hint of excitement on her face.

In fact, at this moment, Iruma Hibiki was a little unsure of what to do, what to say, or how to react.

The previous events were tacitly not mentioned.

Hibiki Iruma wanted to apologize.

But I feel that the current atmosphere is not appropriate.

He couldn't figure out what Ichichi Hongxia was thinking.

But what he was sure of was that what happened at that time was definitely not Ijichi Hongxia's fault.

A guest came to Fanxing, and the open door brought a cold wind.

Hibiki Iruma shivered slightly as he sat in his seat.

The heating in Fanxing was turned on too high today, so the temperature was a bit high, which was quite different from the temperature outside.

Iruma Hibiki stood up and took off his coat, then hesitated and hesitated.

"That... Hibiki..."

Suddenly, Ijichi Hongxia spoke.

"Ok?"

And Iruma Hibiki asked back.

Perhaps the so-called liking in social interactions is a two-way street, and so is the uneasiness.

Iruma Hibiki saw the same uneasiness on Ijichi Kouka's face.

"Yesterday I heard from Pochi-chan that you would come to our performance, right?"

Ijichi Hongxia said with a smile.

"Yeah, that's right. Come on. Oh, by the way, will it be a bit forced and conflict with the trip?"

"No, I've specially arranged the time and discussed it with my sister!"

After hearing Ijichi Kouka's answer, Iruma Hibiki felt relieved.

Then he smiled gently and said:

"That's great."

……

Then the atmosphere gradually fell into silence.

In front of Iruma Hibiki, Ijichi Kouka gradually found it harder to smile.

At that moment, Iruma Hibiki felt panicked.

"we are coming!"

Suddenly, an enthusiastic voice came from behind.

Iruma Hibiki turned around and saw Kita and Goto Ichiri running towards him.

"Eh? Are Hongxia and Senpai playing the box stacking game?"

"what……"

Ichichi Hongxia, who was suddenly called out, had not yet recovered from the situation.

The same goes for Hibiki Iruma.

Goto Ichiri noticed that something was wrong with Iruma Hibiki.

And Kita also noticed that the atmosphere was not right.

But at this moment, the emotion just now could not continue.

After all, today is a happy day, a day for us to travel together.

It’s better to put some bad memories aside for now——

Despite making such a decision.

However, Iruma Hibiki regretted not being able to speak out and apologize frankly for what happened at that time. He also wanted to tell Ijichi Kouka about his decision, or rather, he felt that he should tell Ijichi Kouka first.

But Yidizhihongxianayixuanling⑶ermingqi is eight-sided, which is dissatisfaction with himself.

……

She felt a little bad. She had clearly prepared herself for such an answer, but she still felt a little disappointed after hearing the exact answer.

At this moment, she might not be expecting Hibiki Iruma to return to the band.

I just feel sad that I can never hear the sound of Iruma's guitar again.

Although, life has its own dreams and is wonderful.

But won’t you regret it?

Won’t you regret it?

Will you really not burst into tears one day in the future if you say goodbye to something that was once so important to you?

Maybe Hibiki Iruma won't.

But Yidizhi Hongxia asked herself honestly, yes, she could.

She thought of the day when Shoko Toyokawa handed her the song Hibiki Iruma wrote for the band to end.