Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned that."

"It's ok."

In response to Ijichi Kouka's apology, Iruma Hibiki smiled.

"It's in the past, and I don't care that much anymore."

He spoke softly.

but--

For Ijichi Kouka, who doesn't know about Iruma Hibiki's past.

In her opinion.

Hibiki Iruma, who left Tokyo for a foreign country, seemed to be deeply hurt by her band and her love life.

She also had no way of knowing Hibiki Iruma's past secrets and recent experiences.

Maybe these are not things that cannot be said.

Iruma Hibiki wouldn't mind chatting with Ijichi Nikka.

but--

Maybe it's the sense of distance.

Isn’t there a story?

The speed of falling cherry blossoms is about 5 centimeters per second. Sometimes, even thousands of letters between people cannot shorten the distance between hearts by even a centimeter.

This is what is called a sense of distance.

Separated, yet reunited.

Those who still hold on to their original ideas may be the most pitiful.

34 If you can’t see the way forward, you’ll also lose your way home.

The heating in the mall was turned up a little too high, and after just a short while, Iruma Hibiki felt a bit hot. Of course, the heat was not only due to his windbreaker, but also because of Goto Ichiri's thick autumn sportswear.

Yes, even when going out, Goto Ichiri likes to wear sportswear.

It’s not that I don’t like dressing up.

During his time at the Shanghai Basel University, Goto Ichiri also changed a lot.

However, even after Goto Ichiri was willing to change his clothes a little, he still felt at ease in sportswear.

So she asked Hibiki Iruma about this:

"Hibiki, do you want to see me in different clothes?"

Goto Ichiri asked this with a hint of shyness at that time, and although he said it, he did not have any courage to make any decent changes.

Until the entry order?〔.Meng Qi's voice said:

"I want to see it, but I still think it's more important for you to wear clothes that make you comfortable."

-

So, sportswear was retained.

Let Goto Ichiri still be the Goto Ichiri who seems a little out of place.

To some extent, it may be unintentional, but perhaps Iruma Hibiki is the obstacle that prevents Goto Ichiri from taking a step towards this world.

it's fine.

Because he was ready to take responsibility for this crime.

Perhaps this is what marriage and love are.

Yes, it’s a harbor where it doesn’t matter if you’re not brave.

Yes, even if you don’t move forward or work hard, you can still feel the warmth of your family.

At least that's the case with Hibiki Iruma and Ichiri Goto.

The sportswear Goto Ichiri is wearing now was bought by her mother at her request. When buying it, Mrs. Goto also said:

"Yili, you have a boyfriend now, and he's such a great guy. You should learn how to dress up."

Mr. Goto, who was standing by, remained silent.

Until Goto Ichiri put down the fried chicken and said:

"But Xiang said that he likes me to wear clothes that I like and feel comfortable in. He said that sportswear looks good too, so please, mom—"

To some extent, because of Iruma Hibiki's intervention, he became an obstacle to Goto Ichiri's family education.

but--

“Isn’t this good?”

Only Goto Ichiri's father smiled, then sighed.

Goto Jiri, who was standing by, was poking at his rice while looking at his sister.

Goto Ichiri has changed a lot after returning from her trip, which makes Goto Jiri a little uncomfortable. For example, it has become difficult for her to tease her sister recently.

The clever Goto Jiri attributed this to growth.

"Hey hey hey-"

Recalling the memories of that day, Goto Ichiri smiled foolishly, and then drooled on Iruma Hibiki's shoulder.

Hibiki Iruma was helpless for a moment.

Before the sigh was uttered, several people arrived at a small shop selling drinks.

When ordering drinks, Iruma Hibiki chose the same juice as Ijichi Kouka, followed by Goto Ichiri +1, and Kita +3. The elusive Yamada Ryo wanted to order some wine, but the drink shop didn't sell it. What's more, Yamada Ryo didn't look like a minor who came to buy wine for his family.

Anyone who believed her lie that she was finishing her homework to help adults was definitely a fool.

Goto Ichiri finally came back to his senses after getting the cool drink.

"Ah?"

Deep down, she suddenly felt a little confused.

Then he bit the plastic straw unconsciously, and the juice that had just been used up made a gurgling sound.

The reason why he used it up instead of drinking it was because for Goto Ichiri, the drink was a tool to relieve embarrassment.

What she was wondering about was probably the other drink.

The beverage cup in Kita's hand also emitted the standard note A with a vibration frequency of 440.

Lulululu, this sound also came from Kita's side.

At this moment, Kita seemed to be in a daze, his eyes were a little blurry, and that object was——

she was.

Goto Ichiri avoided Kita's sight in an instant and shrank even further towards Iruma Hibiki.

Of course, I’m not saying that Kita’s gaze is scary, but Goto Ichiri is just like that.

until--

"Senior, will you continue to play?"

Probably upset.

Kita, who is always good at socializing, made a terrible miss at this moment.

It was like an old soldier who said he would go home and get married after the battle, but was hit in the forehead by a sudden flying shrapnel and fell down in front of a trembling rookie.

By the time Kita realized that he had just talked about a topic that he shouldn't have talked about in a distracted manner.

Given the established facts, there is naturally no special program for IBM 5100 to save the situation.

What's more, even if you save the situation, you will still be attacked by Sern.

"It's so cold..."

At another entrance of the mall, a man in a white coat and a fat guy with a terrifying body also entered the mall.

Then they saw the group of high school students who gathered together as if something embarrassing had happened, yet were also separated, close yet distant, and seemed both united and separated.

"Hey Bucket, do you see that?"

Suddenly the one in the white coat said.

"Which one?"

"Ah, which pad are you talking about?"

"I mean, has the woman in the pad, Amadeus' technology, been rolled out?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? A new setting?"

"But the girls over there are really cute."

-

"Current charge, explode `30 flow%' Mio Woer private Threadbath!"

After the otaku known as Tongzi cast a curse, he left with a strange man in a white coat. Their destination was a time machine launch conference on the fourth floor of the mall.

"But why do you have such a nature about this matter?"

"Huh? What?"

"Time machine, time machine."

……

Hibiki Iruma heard some of the conversation next door.

Of course, his focus at the moment was not on such things, or in other words, he did not think there was anything strange about the conversation of passers-by that he suddenly heard.

So he focused on facing Kita at the moment:

"Yes, I won't give up."

Iruma Hibiki replied.

with a smile.

This response made Kita, who was originally wanting to say sorry and was upset, suddenly have rainbows in his eyes.

Of course she's not the only one.

Everyone felt happy.

Only Yamada Ryo was left leaning against the wall, quietly looking at Iruma Hibiki's profile. She was the farthest away from the crowd and was probably just a bystander.

"That's great, Senior."

Facing Iruma Hibiki, Kita showed a bright and sunny smile.

At this moment, Goto Ichiri, who was behind Iruma Hibiki, was stabbed so badly that he could not open his eyes at all, and fell backwards almost instantly.

And Ijichi Hongxia was also smiling.

Only Chihaya Aine was left, realizing that something she didn't know had happened, and she remained silent.

She looked at the people outside the screen.

Suddenly I realized something.

It seemed that after leaving Tokyo, although we kept chatting through letters and activities like this were frequent, but——

She gradually began to not understand everyone.

Studying in the UK is probably definitely not an option.

unbearable.

And things in Tokyo became unclear.

The road ahead is dark.

And gradually lost the way home——