Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

So after the second class in the afternoon, with a hint of deep worry and helplessness, Ijichi Hongka chose to contact Iruma Hibiki.

In fact, she didn't know why she did this.

Even after she had done it, she felt even more regretful in her heart.

After all, Hibiki Iruma also has important things to do, right?

For Hibiki Iruma, after hesitating so much beforehand about the meeting, it must have been very difficult and required courage to actually take action, right?

But she—

In her heart, Ijichi Hongxia was scolding herself for being inconsiderate.

But at that time, the moment she dialed the phone, Ijichi Hongka subconsciously felt that Iruma Hibiki was the companion she could rely on at that time.

And it's the only one.

She didn't even think of anyone else.

The last class of the day was like torture for Ijichi Hongxia. She could feel the time passing by every second, unlike her normal daily routine.

Every day is like a dessert after a busy day. After all the hard work, school life will bring her a fleeting and intense feeling of happiness.

Speaking of which——

Ijichi Hongxia suddenly realized the reason that could make every school day happy.

In fact, it was only after she met Hibiki Iruma and formed the band that she began to enjoy her daily life.

Thinking of this, Ijichi Hongxia once again looked at the empty seat behind her.

"Speaking of which, Iruma-san isn't here today. Is there anyone willing to give him the new textbook for this class later?"

At the podium, the teacher of the last class suddenly asked this question.

"Teacher, just give it to me."

Then Ijichi Hongxia stood up decisively.

For her, there was no hesitation in doing such a thing.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Ijichi-kun."

Then, finally, for Ijichi Hongxia, the long afternoon ended, and the school bell became Ijichi Hongxia's salvation at this moment.

She couldn't wait to pack her schoolbag and picked up her cell phone.

There was still no reply from Yamada Ryo, but her band members sent her many messages.

As for Hibiki Iruma, there is only a very simple one.

【I'll wait for you at the school gate. 】

It was posted about 15 minutes ago.

Seeing this news, Ijichi Hongxia's heart was filled with complicated emotions.

Then she smiled, and the expression on her face turned into a somewhat complicated sunshine, like a sunshower on a foggy day where there is a high probability of seeing a rainbow.

62 Iruma Hibiki and Goto Ichiri

Hibiki Iruma leaned against the big sign at the school gate, and the crowd of people leaving school passed by him continuously.

After a while, he saw the golden figure running quickly and nimbly through the crowd, and then showed a duck-like movement -

He opened his hands slightly to maintain balance, then quickly moved behind the doorplate and came face to face with Hibiki Iruma.

"Sorry, Iruma-san, for bothering you like this!"

"Hey! Guitar!"

In fact, this scene was a bit funny. After sincerely thanking her, Ijichi Hongxia was startled by the figure next to Iruma Hibiki.

But at this moment, Iruma Hibiki had to hold back his laughter.

"She is Goto Ichiri."

Iruma pointed at the girl next to him who was wearing pink sportswear and carrying a guitar.

"But don't worry about her now. Let's talk about Yamada-senpai first."

"Wasn't what Iruma-san just said a bit too much?!"

Ijichi Hongxia's eyes widened.

After all, when it comes to interpersonal communication, saying something like "Don't bother her" is really hurtful, especially when it comes to very important friends.

At least that's what Ijichi Hongxia thought.

"Please treat me as if I were air! I'm Paramecium Goto Ichiri!"

But then, Ijichi Nichina realized that this was due to her distrust of Iruma Hibiki.

The moment she cast her eyes over, Goto Ichiri almost melted and twisted into something indescribable.

If Lovecraft were to write it, "The Whisperer in Darkness" would probably have to have more than 100,000 words.

"Ah, okay..."

Not knowing what to say, she completely trusted Hibiki Iruma at this moment and temporarily ignored the strange pink existence.

But she noticed that it seemed that from the very beginning, the corner of Iruma Hibiki's clothes was pulled by Goto Ichiri.

The relationship between the two is very close?

Yiling (! Dream! The first^ place where it was published) Zhi Hongxia felt puzzled.

But no further investigation was carried out.

And after all, she has more important things to do now.

"Ijichi-san, you have a lot of work to do tonight, right?"

"Well, yes, so I can only..."

"Is there anything I can do to help with Yamada-senpai? If there's nothing I can do, I can go to Fanxing to help out today. Ijichi-kun, you can just go find Yamada-senpai without worry."

Iruma Hibiki quickly made his own decisions and arrangements.

In fact, his original plan was not like this, but faced with the current situation, he could only make flexible adjustments.

"Iruma-san..."

Ijichi Hongxia hesitated for a moment.

She showed an expression that was somewhat touched but also a little embarrassed, but soon, Ijichi Nijika found her answer in Iruma Hibiki's trustful smile:

"Yeah! Thank you, Iruma-kun! I'll take care of Fanxing's affairs! I'll be back as soon as I find Ryo."

"It's okay not to be so anxious."

Iruma Hibiki responded to Ijichi Nikka with a smile.

"Then I'll go to the Starry Sky. By the way, if you find Yamada-senpai, please let me know. If not, then... let's meet again in the Starry Sky."

After seeing Ijichi Nikka make the decision, Iruma Hibiki, who knew some of the affairs in Fanxing, also realized that it was almost time for Fanxing to start work. Taking into account Goto Ichiri's affairs and dinner, he had to act quickly to catch up.

He also needs to contact his family.

And there is Nagasaki Suyo.

"okay!"

Ijichi Hongxia did not hesitate any more and did not say any more words of thanks.

She actually had a lot of things she wanted to say right now, but there was something more important at the moment—

The busyness of Fanxing on Monday can only be described as "mama", which means it is busy but not completely busy, crowded but not completely crowded.

After replacing Ijichi Kouka as the front desk clerk, Iruma Hibiki began her evening work.

"Is it okay not to go home?"

In the busy interval, he asked Goto Ichiri behind him without turning his head.

"Yeah, it's okay. I told Mom and Dad that I'll be home late today."

And soon a voice came from behind him.

"I'm sorry. I agreed to introduce you to some seniors who know a little bit about bands, but this happened."

"No...it's okay! It's good enough that you came to see me, Iruma-san! The band thing doesn't matter! After all, I've been practicing guitar on my own for so long."

"And even if we can't form a band, it's not Iruma-san's fault."

"Haha... After all, people like me..."

Goto-san is so annoying...

This was probably Hibiki Iruma's first reaction.

Of course, the dislike here does not mean dislike in the literal sense. It is more like the dislike that one party suddenly shows towards the other party between two people who have a good relationship.

At this moment, Iruma Hibiki felt that Goto Ichiri was a little too long-winded.

Moreover, why didn't he realize in the past that Goto Ichiri was such a troublesome girl?

Although he felt that it was a bit troublesome, Hibiki Iruma had a smile on his face at this moment.

"If Goto-san's guitar playing skills can only be described as 'someone like me,' then I'm truly a complete mess."

Iruma Hibiki seemed to be talking to himself, and then he put on a depressed look.

"Oh! No! That's not what I meant..."

As expected, Goto Ichiri started talking nonsense. She twisted her body for a few minutes and then crawled into the trash can for non-recyclable garbage next to Iruma Hibiki.

Afterwards, another group of guests came to Fanxing.

It was obviously planned for tonight's performance.

Next to Iruma Hibiki, Goto Ichiri quietly stuck half of his head out of the trash can and watched Iruma Hibiki busy at the counter.

"Goto-san, could you please pass me that marker over there?"

"Ok!"

Then, she was startled by Iruma Hibiki's sudden voice. After being stunned for several seconds, she found the fluorescent green marker for marking on the table on the other side.

Then, Goto Ichiri quickly handed the marker to Iruma Hibiki with both hands.

After getting the pen, Iruma Hibiki threw himself into his busy work again.

For him, the work pressure tonight was really too great, even though he had learned all the processes before, and could even say he had done them before.

But this is the first time that there is only one person in charge here.

Is this the kind of work that Ijichi Hongka faces every day after school?

Deep down in his heart, Hibiki Iruma felt a hint of disbelief, as well as a hint of admiration for Ijichi Kouka.

He couldn't imagine how Yidi Chi Hongxia could smile so brightly every day under such pressure.

Thinking of this, he took the work at hand more seriously.

Beside him, Goto Ichiri, who was watching everything, quietly and silently shrank under the table and became Iruma Hibiki's assistant.

It was just like the countless times they had spent time together in junior high school.

Goto Ichiri worked perfectly with Iruma Hibiki to complete the work.

This combination also allowed Ijichi Xingge, who was a little worried about this, to start taking charge of his work with confidence in the middle of the process.

However, in the occasional busy moments, the expression on Ichichi Xingge's face would become a little complicated.

Testimonials

Before I knew it, it's Friday. The writing experience during this period has been like hell. I thought almost every day that I might as well not update today and just take a break. But fortunately, I persisted.

I would like to thank everyone who has accompanied me throughout the journey of writing this humble work that is full of strong personal emotions, willful, and completely inconsistent with market norms.

Hahaha, anyone who says something like this in the release comments, as if it were a postscript for the work, is definitely a weirdo.

I read everyone's opinions and posts. Although I don't have much time to respond, I have carefully revised some of the mistakes and stupid places.

For example, a friend pointed out the mistakes I made in junior high and high school. There were actually three mistakes, but I only corrected two and ignored the third one, which was two lines away. It was so stupid that I felt suffocated later. It was sad.

On the topic of update——