Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

The long bridge in Rinkai Park is only open during the day, and his girlfriend Nagasaki Suyo is not one to stay up late to party.

How could there be such coincidences in this world?

But unfortunately, this is not Edogawa, nor is it Kasai.

None of these can be done.

It would be a bit troublesome to take the train there now, and besides, after the dream, Nagasaki Sushi still has to go back to Ikebukuro.

Therefore, it is best to just stroll around Shimokitazawa.

The store that Hibiki Iruma likes is also very simple and natural. His favorite place is actually a bookstore.

"Hibiki likes bookstores?"

"Well, because my dream is to become a writer."

Hibiki Iruma arrived at the door of a bookstore. This bookstore actually did not focus on light novels, but instead mainly sold literary works. The largest and most conspicuous shelves were mostly filled with literary masterpieces.

Paradise Lost, Galaxy Railroad, Day and Night, Norwegian Wood...

If there was a senior who could eat books, she would surely have a feast here, but unfortunately, Iruma Hibiki did not have the superpower to feel the story through the pages of the book.

This made him unexpectedly envious of the senior student created by teacher Mizuki Nomura.

Today, the first work that Iruma Hibiki fell in love with was "Harukonosho", a pure love masterpiece of aesthetic literature.

Although the story of the blind musician and his apprentice is a bit old-fashioned nowadays, the charm of literary works remains ever-lasting.

Of course, when Hibiki Iruma actually chose this store, he was a little nervous.

He did choose a place he liked, but he wasn't sure if Nagasaki Suyo would like it, and—

On the way here, the two did not hold hands.

He thought of how Nagasaki Suyo had held him during the day.

"What's wrong, Iruma-kun?"

Nagasaki Suyo saw Iruma Hibiki staring at her with a hint of confusion, as if she was worried that her hair was messy or her carefully applied makeup was ruined. For a moment, she was a little panicked and wanted to take out the small mirror in her bag.

"I'm just worried that you might be bored, Nagasaki-kun."

Hibiki Iruma spoke frankly.

Then, suppressing her shyness, she stretched out her hand slightly and took Nagasaki Suyo's left hand gently.

But at the moment when their fingers touched, Nagasaki Suyo retracted her hand as if she had been electrocuted, and then took half a step back.

"Feel sorry."

Iruma Hibiki apologized quickly.

He thought that his movements were a little sudden and scared Nagasaki Suyo.

51 Iruma Hibiki's Excessive Concern

What exactly is a so-called romantic relationship?

In fact, Iruma Hibiki seems unable to answer this question because he knows almost nothing about love.

Being completely clueless might be considered as mentally retarded to some extent, bro.

Of course, the latter can be considered as great wisdom appearing foolish.

However, he completely lacks the ability that he should have in this area. He is a fool who appears wise, which is the so-called astonishing wisdom. By the way, if this idiom is used in reverse, "mentally retarded" and "wise" are homophones.

Of course, to some extent this is also his own fault, but no matter how you look at it, now is not the time to make sarcastic remarks.

If Nishio were to write about it, Hibiki Iruma, who was lying on the bench in the seaside park, would definitely be compared to a "dead dog," followed by a venomous line:

"I was wondering who had dumped the dead dog in the park, but it turned out to be Iruma-san."

If he had the ability to go back in time, Hibiki Iruma would definitely want to beat up his former self from a few hours ago.

The first date actually ended in a somewhat unpleasant way.

Yes, after the bookstore, although the two still maintained a superficially harmonious relationship, at that time, Nagasaki Suyo's retreat made Iruma Hibiki's heart almost stop beating in an instant.

His mind went blank at that moment.

Deserve it.

At this moment, he was in darkness, cursing himself.

Thinking back, didn't he also take a step back when Goto Ichiri mustered up the courage to greet him?

Goto Ichiri probably felt the same way at that time as he does now.

Are interpersonal relationships really like this: taking what is lacking and making up for what is in excess?

Iruma Hibiki couldn't help but think so.

Of course, in fact, he might be too concerned about such things.

After the bookstore, he and Nagasaki Motoyo still played around in Shimokitazawa, acting as if nothing had happened, as if what happened at that moment had never happened at all.

Iruma Hibiki apologized, and Nagasaki Suyo accepted it.

Then the two of them kept a certain distance and walked down the street.

Then, as expected, we said goodbye at the station before 9 o'clock.

If Hibiki Iruma had not been able to confirm that the person in front of him was Nagasaki Soyo, he would definitely have thought that Nagasaki Soyo in the evening was actually a completely different person from her in the afternoon.

She had clearly held his hand so tightly in the afternoon, but why did she take a step back in the evening?

Iruma Hibiki couldn't understand the reason and was troubled by it.

On the way home, he took one more stop and simply took the bus to Kasai Station and then walked directly to Rinkai Park - Minami Kasai Station was actually closer to his home, and Kasai Station was closer to Rinkai Park.

His home was not conveniently located between the two stations.

In fact, it took Hibiki Iruma a little longer to walk to Rinkai Park.

Of course, these obviously have nothing to do with Hibiki Iruma's current distress.

It's almost 10 o'clock.

In other words, if tonight’s problems are not solved now, they will be delayed until tomorrow anyway.

So what should he say to Nagasaki Suyo?

Iruma Hibiki was completely undecided.

Do you want to discuss this with someone?

When this thought popped up, Iruma Hibiki began to flip through his poor address book, but of course there was nothing.

Ijichi Hongxia would definitely be willing to help him and listen to the troubles he encountered, but she should still be busy at the moment.

I'm not that familiar with Chihaya Aine yet, so it's a bit too much to talk about such a topic.

The rest is Guitar Hero.

Now he goes to Guitar Hero and says:

"I know you are Goto-san."

I'm afraid that this would make that timid and lonely girl choose to end her life directly.

So naturally, forget it.

They should just let things take their course and fulfill their agreement.

The rest are the parents.

However, Hibiki Iruma does not want to rely on his parents for everything, especially his love life. The problems here can only be solved by himself.

This is what Iruma Hibiki thought—

On the other side, Nagasaki Suyo returned home with a smile on her face. She was very happy today and felt happy with a fulfilling day.

Although there are still some unsatisfactory aspects, for Nagasaki Suyo, life is much better now than in the past. Now she just needs to take a shower and sleep until tomorrow morning, then -

In fact, when thinking about this, Nagasaki Suyo was stunned.

What are her plans for Sunday?

A sudden feeling of emptiness washed over me.

She subconsciously turned on her cell phone.

The group was silent and no one spoke.

However, in reality, she is now very different from the past, because she has someone who will always be there no matter what.

【Are you asleep? Yeah?】

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Iruma Hibiki sent a reply.

So the two of them kept chatting until 10 o'clock, when Nagasaki Suyo fell asleep on time.

As for what happened before, Nagasaki Motoyo did not mention it, and Iruma Hibiki didn't know how to start the conversation, after all, he had already apologized on the spot.

It's just that he still cares about what happened at that time in his heart.

In fact, Nagasaki Suyo's resistance essentially stems from the fact that their relationship isn't close enough yet—

Iruma Hibiki thought so.

Then he suddenly remembered the expression on Nagasaki Suyo's face when she held his hand tightly in the afternoon.

Frowning slightly and thinking about tomorrow's itinerary, Iruma Xiang reluctantly set out on the way home. After all, it was useless for him to fight against the sea and the night here alone.

Spending a night here in the sea breeze will only make you feel as miserable tomorrow morning as if you were pinned down and beaten by three big men.

Hibiki Iruma knew this feeling well.

So he decisively embarked on his journey home, choosing not to think about it for the time being.

So soon Sunday arrived.

One problem has not been solved yet, but another problem follows. If possible, Iruma Hibiki actually does not want to meet Machida Sonoko, but he has not much of a "writer" spirit yet, and is still worried about delaying the manuscript and standing down.

I can’t be like some literary mogul who says, “Everyone’s late for this job, and that’s when I know I’m in the right place.”

After all, he still has some of the innocence and expectations of a newcomer, as well as a slight passion.

So even though he was in a very bad condition, he still paid the appointment and went to meet Machida Sonoko.

"Iruma-sensei, are you okay?"

And it was obvious that Iruma Hibiki's abnormal condition could not be hidden from Machida Sonoko at all.

"It's okay. Today we're mainly talking about the book signing event, right?"

Actually, it really doesn’t matter.

After all, early this morning, it was obvious that the relationship between him and Nagasaki Motoyo was the same as before.

Rather, that's what happened last night.

He was caring too much, wasn't he?

52 Two people who are similar and will eventually meet

The so-called interpersonal relationships are essentially about making up for what is lacking and supplementing what is in excess.

Goto Ichiri's weekend was a little more hectic than usual.

She was unable to hide her affairs from her parents at all, even though she actually didn't want to tell them at first.

But in the end,

It would be strange if he didn't notice that his important eldest daughter was crying in the closet while hugging a Santa bear, especially since if there were a few other slots at the door of Goto Ichiri's room, there would definitely be yellow and red labels such as "Serious Condition", "Needs Care", and "High Risk of Falls" hanging under the name.

Even if her parents don't notice, the lively Goto Jiri will notice, and will attack her useless sister in a very terrifying way -

"Oh no! My sister is heartbroken!"

When Goto Ichiri was about to sign an unequal treaty with his sister to ask her to keep it a secret, Goto Jiri had already run out of the room and was shouting throughout the house.

Jimmy Henry - the dog raised by Goto's family, a character that countless people dream of becoming. He seems to be a heartless and ungrateful person who doesn't know who is always at home with him on weekdays, and he follows Goto Jiri around.

"Eh!!!"