Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

That was just her daily routine.

Even if I faint in class.

It was better than being disliked by Nagasaki Suyo at that time.

Hibiki Iruma hung his head in distress.

Linhai Park is very big.

Hibiki Iruma had already walked onto a forest path that he would not normally walk on at night. The path was a bit damp and muddy, and the fallen leaves gave off a slight smell of decay. In the low light, it had the beauty of a primitive jungle.

It was dark all around and the ground was slippery.

To some extent, this place can be said to be dangerous now, and it is not recommended for night tours. However, Iruma Hibiki, who was not sleepy at all and did not want to go home, continued to walk along this path.

Until we passed through the woods and arrived at the seaside.

With the stars and the moon, the vision became a little brighter.

His inner boredom did not disappear because of such scenery.

He opened the chat box of Ichichi Hongxia.

In fact, he had opened it many times before. He wanted to talk to Ichichi Hongxia, and he felt that Ichichi Hongxia could give him some help.

but--

"See you tomorrow, Iruma."

When saying goodbye, Ijichi Hongxia said this, then turned around and picked up the broom skillfully.

Iruma Hibiki, who was familiar with the flow of stars, knew this.

After that, after saying goodbye to everyone, Ijichi Hongxia continued to be busy cleaning until the day was nearing its end and the midnight bell was about to ring.

Yes, Ichichi Hongxia also appeared less frequently tonight.

Obviously busy.

And it was obvious that until recently, Ijichi Hongxia had just started her journey home.

Disturbing her at this time would be like adding fuel to the fire, making the already tired and hard-working Ichichi Hongxia even more difficult.

Iruma Hibiki's gentleness made him unwilling to vent his troubles on another companion who he could rely on but was also in trouble.

In the final analysis, the relationship between him and Ijichi Hongxia——

"Iruma-san, actually, I..."

It was the afternoon after school before rehearsal began.

Hibiki Iruma and Nikka Ijichi came to a deserted park outside the school together.

It is called a park, but the landscape here is very small. There is only a swing and a slide. The whole garden is only about six tatami mats in size. I don’t know how many people’s childhoods were carried here.

But at this moment, with no one in it, all it carries is the sunset and Ichichi Hongxia's thoughts.

"My mother passed away not long ago."

Ijichi Hongka spoke softly to Iruma Hibiki.

The tone was relaxed.

Very easy.

It was as if it was just a trivial matter, like when an eraser fell at Hibiki Iruma's feet during class, and she said to Hibiki Iruma:

"Can you help me pick it up?"

but--

Expressions don't lie.

Ijichi Hongxia doesn't lie with her expression.

Even within that expression that was about to burst into tears, there was still a part of her that was strong enough to prepare for Hibiki Iruma who was listening at that moment—

At that time, Ijichi Hongxia didn't want Iruma Hibiki to worry too much about her.

"After that, I worked hard with my sister, so I've been very busy these past few days. I'm really sorry that I've been under your care all this time, Iruma-san, but I didn't tell you the truth."

Ichichi Hongxia, it’s very hard to say.

But strangely, he still said it out loud after all.

The heavy topic made Iruma Xiang——

If possible, at that moment, Iruma Hibiki actually wanted to hug Ijichi Nikka.

The frail body was shaking, and she could hardly stand, so she leaned on the iron frame of the escalator.

Yes, Ijichi Hongxia has always been responsible for such things in the past.

No way.

It’s been extremely hard work.

This made it impossible for Iruma Hibiki to go to Ijichi Kouka to complain at this moment.

Or rather, the other way around.

In fact, as a friend, he should be the one who can be firmly relied upon.

Yes.

That’s what Hibiki Iruma thought.

He said gently, hoping that he could become a support for Ichichi Hongxia.

After all, in the end——

"How about Iruma-san, when we talk from now on, please drop the honorific? I'll just call you Iruma."

Ijichi Hongxia once said this to him.

78 Goto Ichiri's Ikebukuro Date

Goto Ichiri has taken a leave of absence.

Kita was slightly surprised when he learned about this.

She heard the news from Goto Ichiri's classmates. After all, the fact that Goto Ichiri was taken away by a handsome boy from another school was a sensational news in Xiugao.

Especially since that person is from Xiagao.

As we all know, Xiagao is a school with a rigorous academic atmosphere and focuses on academic advancement. It naturally represents top students and high academic scores.

In other words, Goto Ichiri's story is a classic otome story in which an ordinary high school girl is taken away by a handsome top student.

Naturally, it will cause a lot of discussion and attention.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Kita heard about Goto Ichiri while chatting with his friends.

"Ah, but those two probably aren't lovers."

Kita thought for a moment before responding.

"Hey! Come to think of it, that boy was brought here by you, Kita! Did you get his contact information?"

"No, but maybe I can get it later when Goto-san comes."

She responded to her friend as a matter of course, then glanced at the empty seat at Goto Ichiri and felt a little worried.

In fact, Goto Ichiri was not sick or uncomfortable at this moment, and she was better than ever.

She hid in the closet and lost track of time.

It's been like this since last night.

In front of her was a sheet of music.

The number of Bu Na Yang is definitely not even one.

Countless sheets of musical notation paper were scattered around, each with numerous traces of erasures.

On the computer, Goto Ichiri recorded the answers she found over and over again -

A song by Hibiki Iruma.

Goto Ichiri had never heard this song anywhere else, and the lyrics written by Iruma Hibiki were not the kind of love youth song that she would find uncomfortable.

On the contrary, some of them even fit her mood at the moment.

So if a song like this, of this quality, was popular music recently, she would definitely have heard it. No, I should say, she definitely should have covered it a long time ago.

But it's unheard of.

Even though there are many errors in the notes on the staff, from a purely musical point of view, there are a lot of dissonant intervals.

However, Goto Ichiri found the true melody in it and continued to adjust and modify it, trying to restore the original appearance of the music.

until--

When she finished the electric guitar solo at the beginning.

At that moment, Goto Ichiri felt that the door of heaven was opening to her.

Hibiki Iruma gave her a gift.

A terrifying gift for Goto Ichiri.

"Mom! I'm not going to school anymore!"

So Goto Ichiri spoke loudly and then locked the door.

Then--

She completely lost track of time in the dark closet.

Until the afternoon of the next day.

Goto Ichiri's score is finished.

At this moment, Iruma Hibiki was replying to Nagasaki Motoyo's message.

The topics that Nagasaki Suyo talked about today were all related to yesterday's rehearsal.

She also mentioned:

【Chihaya-san should have read the message in the group chat last night.】

It was only after hearing this that Iruma Xiang realized that the read count of the messages in the group had quietly changed.

Chihaya-san must be busy right now, gritting her teeth in anticipation.

Hibiki Iruma and Motoyo Nagasaki made a joke, then found a cute fist-clenching envious emoticon and sent it to them.

"Iruma..."

Until a voice came from Ijichi Hongka in the front seat.

Only then did Iruma Hibiki realize that he had become the focus of the class.

The teacher just called his name.

There was a blank space on the blackboard waiting for his answer.

Of course, Iruma Hibiki answered quickly, but then the teacher's look made him put away his phone in shame.

After all—

He actually follows the rules.

At least he is not willing to actively break the rules.

The actual reason for taking out the phone during class is...

【Goto-san still hasn't replied.】

It was only then that Hibiki Iruma had a terrible idea.

Will it?

Actually.

Was yesterday's meeting my final farewell to Goto-san?

After all, this kind of thing is not surprising. After an unpleasant meeting, the two people just parted peacefully and never contacted each other again.