Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

"Yes, Goto-san, she probably hasn't participated in club activities yet... so we should go early. Of course, it would be great if she could make friends and participate in club activities, but I think that would be my wish as a friend."

「Oh, I see. Iruma-san knows Goto-san very well. 」

……

Probably, in fact, almost the next moment, Iruma Hibiki smiled on the train.

That wasn't actually his intention.

But the moonlight is so beautiful.

In other words, I saw the beautiful moonlight and couldn't wait to share that emotion with you. This is what happened to Hibiki Iruma.

He wanted to share what he was thinking and doing with Nagasaki Suyo.

Just like what Nagasaki Suyo did to him.

So at the beginning, he didn't realize that he had been talking to Nagasaki Suyo about another girl for a long time.

At the end of the day, Goto Ichiri is a friend.

And Nagasaki Suyo is his girlfriend.

This is different.

And Iruma Hibiki didn't think she would fall in love with a girl who imagined her classmates as her boyfriend online, but as a friend, she felt that this would become an interesting topic in the future.

For example, decades later, the two meet in a restaurant.

At that time, he and Iruma Soyo's second daughter were probably about to get married, and Goto Ichiri should have become a full-time housewife. When the two met again after a long time, they suddenly talked about Guitar Hero and Iruma Rengen.

"At that time, Mrs. Goto, you treated me as a fantasy boyfriend online, which really scared me."

After saying this, the two smiled with relief.

They all felt nostalgic for the interesting past when they were young.

In other words, the stupid things you do now will not be a cause of shame in the distant future. Time will cast a golden glow on everything that is remembered, just like every cloud has a golden edge in the sun.

Of course, these are just Iruma Hibiki's delusions. There are still many uncertainties in the future, and the possibility of this pleasant delusion becoming a reality is almost zero. There is a high probability that one day in the future, the two will lose contact, and only when they are dying will they remember, ah, the girl who used to be by their side, they haven't been in contact for decades.

But now——

Iruma Hibiki changed the topic and talked with Nagasaki Motoyo for a long time on the way to Shuhua High School, all the way to the end.

59 Kita is called Kita

Xiuhua High School is actually an ordinary Japanese high school. The so-called ordinary means that there are no exaggerated deviations and not too much pressure to enter higher education. While the academic style is not as rigorous as that of lower high schools, it ensures the most basic necessary learning.

Therefore, there are many students in Xiu Gao who only plan to study until high school. After all, those who hope to continue their studies will choose a school with a rigorous academic atmosphere like Xia Gao.

For Goto Ichiri, if there is a chance to end her student life, she definitely hopes it will be today, rather than on the graduation day three years later.

If she hadn't been completely afraid to speak, she would have made up her mind to drop out of school long ago.

This was an idea that Goto Ichiri had come up with not long after school started.

She couldn't adapt to high school life at all——

"Did you guys go to Fanxing to see the show last weekend? I was really surprised to see Roselia suddenly performing in Shimokitazawa."

"Hey! Did you make it? I was so busy last weekend that I missed it."

I don't know when the hot topic in the class turned to the girl band.

This is of course as it should be.

Goto Ichiri, who was attending the concert, actually watched the entire performance online. After all, if she had to go to the concert in person, it would be better to kill her right now.

A crowded exhibition hall is like a cross for social phobia sufferers.

Hiding his face with a book, leaving only his eyes exposed, Goto Ichiri eavesdropped on the classmates' conversations with anticipation. Although he felt a little envious of such a scene in his heart, but——

In fact, for Goto Ichiri, the recent events are not all bad.

She received a reply from Iruma Renjian.

That is Hibiki Iruma's message.

The Guitar Hero account could not be hidden from him at all and was discovered immediately.

Even such a thing made Goto Ichiri happy.

By the way, let me digress.

Until this moment, Goto Ichiri hadn't realized that her lie about Guitar Hero had been exposed.

Now, she was just happy about the long message that Iruma Hibiki sent her that day.

This was the first time a friend had sent her an email of so many words.

She kept it well, printed it out, and posted it in a closet at home.

The sadness of the past few days has completely ended. Goto Ichiri has welcomed a new life today——

Even so.

However, for Goto Ichiri, the situation of high school life has not changed.

Although the lights of life have been restored thanks to Iruma Hibiki, the darkness has not been dispelled at all.

and--

Iruma Hibiki didn't deny it.

The fact that he has a girlfriend.

Every time Goto Ichiri thought about this, she felt a tightness in her chest and was very uncomfortable, even though she tried to convince herself in various ways and really thought seriously for a long time about whether she liked Iruma Hibiki.

But for Goto Ichiri, the difficulty of this question is indeed a bit beyond the scope.

Sad? Maybe.

Disappointed? Maybe.

She really wanted to stay with Hibiki Iruma forever, just like they did during their three years in junior high school.

But, as expected, how could someone like her possibly stand by Hibiki Iruma's side? Just being friends was already a very lucky and happy thing.

Boyfriend or something.

It was impossible from the beginning.

Goto Ichiri thought so, and then he suddenly became deflated.

My original enthusiasm for the book signing event had turned into a bit of a dilemma. I couldn't make up my mind, and as for the change I had been thinking about at that time—

In fact, it was just like Goto Ichiri’s previous attempt to become less socially anxious. He always shrank back in fear after the first step.

She is a coward.

Whether in interpersonal relationships.

Or when facing important people.

Moreover, for Goto Ichiri, she might already be very happy with the good things that Iruma Hibiki has done for her.

The math teacher's voice was like hypnosis to Goto Ichiri. Her math grades had already reached the single digits. She couldn't understand the lessons at all and had fallen into a state of self-destruction.

Of course, from another perspective, even if she wanted to study hard, no classmates would be willing to lend her notes.

Going to a private school for extra lessons was completely impossible for Goto Ichiri.

So, in such a class, the only thing Goto Ichiri could do was pretend to listen attentively, and occasionally take out his mobile phone to check Iruma Hibiki's blog.

"If you're registering as a visitor, please come this way—"

Just at this moment, the sound outside the window and a series of footsteps scared Goto Ichiri. When she looked up, she found that the class had ended without her knowing when. The teacher had left and most of the blackboard had disappeared. A few regular groups of people in the class gathered together and continued the topic they had not finished before. The sound of boys playing basketball came from the playground.

Probably at that moment just now, Iruma Hibiki actually passed by Goto Ichiri. He was lucky to meet some enthusiastic people who helped him when he arrived at Shuhua High School, but unfortunately he encountered setbacks when he tried hard.

"Iruma-san, the visitor registration office is just ahead. Once you've registered, if you need to find someone, you can ask the teachers inside."

"Thank you, Kita-san. I don't know what I would have done without your help."

Iruma Hibiki thanked the girl in front of him with beautiful fiery red hair.

Hideka's open day is around the school festival every year. On normal days, Hideka has very strict security guards. Fortunately, when he was at the door, Iruma Hibiki met Kita who was returning home.

Yes, it’s Kita.

When both parties introduced themselves, Iruma Hibiki told him his full name, but the girl in front of him only told him her last name.

And said directly:

"Just call me Kita."

In this case.

He was a little outgoing and a little strange, but Iruma Hibiki wasn't a normal guy either, so he accepted it right away.

He was then taken care of by Kita.

"Is the person Iruma is looking for called Goto Ichiri?"

In the registration room, Kita leaned against the wall behind him and confirmed with Iruma Hibiki again.

"Yes, she's my junior high school classmate. I was a little worried because we hadn't been in touch for a long time. We didn't exchange contact information when we graduated, so I came here to look for her. I think she should definitely go to this school."

"Hey! We didn't even exchange contact information after graduation!"

"Ok?"

Hibiki Iruma felt a little confused when he saw Kita suddenly showing a surprised expression.

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay. But if we lose contact, it would be really bad. Wait, I'll help you check the list, Iruma-san."

"Wu Yiqi Ba Linqi (six) billion thank you."

Iruma Hibiki was somewhat moved by the girl's enthusiasm.

And in the final analysis——

Although he was asked to call her "Kita" by name right from the start, he showed awkwardness when calling her by her last name, and quietly added the honorific "classmate".

Iruma Hibiki suppressed his laughter.

I felt a little more curious about the enthusiastic person in front of me.

60 Yudai is Yudai

After all, this kind of behavior is very interesting, isn't it?

He asked others to call him by his last name but kept his first name secret. Coupled with such a warm hospitality, Iruma Hibiki even imagined a story about a devil's trick that could not be known by his real name while he was waiting.

Of course, the appearance of the teacher interrupted his delusion.

"Does Iruma-san have any identification with him, like a student ID?"

"Well, this is my student ID, from junior high school. I have a digital copy."

Hibiki Iruma presented her two certificates, and the teacher who received her only told her Goto Ichiri's class with confidence after verifying that she and Goto Ichiri graduated from the same school and class.

Just as Hibiki Iruma was about to leave, the teacher in charge of reception suddenly added:

"By the way, Goto-san has never asked for leave. She's been a perfect attendee since the start of the semester. It looks like she hasn't left school yet. Iruma-san, you're just in time."

Iruma Hibiki paused for a moment before nodding and responding.

"I see."

"Then your registration is complete. Welcome to Hideka to visit Iruma-san."

After receiving the three-piece visitor set - certificate, disposable slippers, and armband, Iruma Hibiki was temporarily qualified to move around in Xiugao.

"I'm so glad Goto-kun is okay."

"Ah...yes..."

The somewhat distracted Hibiki Iruma was startled by Kita who had been silent since the beginning.

"But it's really worrying to suddenly lose contact. My friend had the same problem before. When we talked about it later, we found out that her chat software had a strange bug that day, and she didn't receive any of my messages at all."

Perhaps having seen through the hesitation that Iruma Hibiki had shown just now, Kita spoke as if talking to himself.

Similarly, Iruma Hibiki also felt Kita's kindness.

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional.