Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

But he is not alone.

There are always people gathering at the entrance of 711 convenience store at night.

Some of them drink, some smoke, some are distressed, and some have headaches.

At this moment, a middle-aged man who was also a little frustrated was sitting a little distance away from Iruma Hibiki. He was wearing a suit and looked like he had just attended some important meeting.

On his chest, there was a sign that read "Fengchuan".

Because the sign was quite conspicuous, Iruma Hibiki vaguely remembered the surname.

But Iruma Hibiki is not one of his kind, who would suddenly get together with similar guys to go to an izakaya to complain, and then go home drunk in the early morning.

Thinking of this, Iruma Hibiki smiled.

Come to think of it, if he really did this in the future, and came home drunk and opened the door, and saw Nagasaki Suyo's angry expression—

For him, this was heaven enough.

It's just that it's a bit inconsiderate towards Nagasaki Suyo.

He doesn't smoke or drink.

In order to avoid worrying important people and having to take care of themselves.

Iruma Hibiki thought so, and then stepped onto the somewhat empty streets of Tokyo late at night.

After all, it is really scary to walk on such an empty road, with the only sound being the clicking sound of pressing the "self-service" traffic light button at night.

But at this moment, Hibiki Iruma had nothing to complain about.

He was immersed in a certain degree of joy.

To the extent that such a tragic experience has become a kind of happy delusion.

but--

Goto Ichiri still didn't reply.

[Just ended my date with Nagasaki-san.]

After telling Ijichi Nichinaka the reason why he disappeared at night and didn't reply to messages, Iruma Hibiki took another look at the chat with Goto Ichiri.

Guitar Hero's hiatus continues.

And his conversation with Guitar Hero still stayed on that song sheet.

Iruma Hibiki typed a lot of words, but deleted them all in the end.

He wondered if he should be more direct and apologize sincerely.

Goto-san, I'm deeply sorry for what happened that day. It was all caused by my own carelessness and inconsiderate behavior. I'm truly sorry for causing you so much trouble. I don't expect your forgiveness, but I truly value our friendship and don't want it to end here.

Not knowing what to say, Iruma Hibiki typed a bunch of honorifics.

He is the author.

He is also a slightly arrogant guy.

Have confidence in your own writing.

It can even be said that for Hibiki Iruma, words are the most useful tool.

But at this moment, he was a little "voiceless" and didn't know what to do.

Do you want to meet Goto Ichiri again?

In fact, the current disaster was caused by his visit to Goto Ichiri.

Iruma Hibiki was troubled and troubled, and finally returned to his quiet home in the early morning. If there was one thing that made him feel at ease, it was not the Nagasaki Soyo who would come to him in his fantasy.

Instead, on the dining table, there was a meal that Hibiki Iruma's mother had left for him.

[Xiang, if you get home tonight, you can heat it up and eat it yourself. There's bread and milk in the fridge. If you don't want to eat, you can eat those. (Smiling face)]

Iruma Hibiki smiled slightly, then said good night to everyone without notifying them.

After all, everyone has gone to bed now.

And letting Nagasaki Suyo know that he didn't get home until the early morning would only cause her more trouble.

Iruma Hibiki is a gentle person.

So he told a white lie around 12 o'clock.

Said he was already asleep.

But in fact, he had not yet wandered to Kasai at that time.

So naturally, the next day, Iruma Hibiki felt particularly sleepy, and his muscles were a little sore due to the intense exercise the day before, and his walking posture was weird.

"Iruma, are you feeling unwell?"

Of course, such small details did not escape the eyes of Ijichi Hongxia.

As gentle as ever, Ijichi Nikka showed a hint of concern for Iruma Hibiki early in the morning.

"Yeah, a little bit."

Iruma Hibiki sighed, and then began to tell what happened last night like a bunch of fuss.

"Eh! Walking from Ikebukuro to Kasai?!"

Ijichi Nijika expressed surprise at Iruma Hibiki's fantastic journey. After all, such an experience is enough to be featured in a TV series or movie.

"Well... because there are no trams at all, and living expenses are tight lately, so I can't afford to take the night bus."

Hibiki Iruma complained slightly, a hint of a smile on her face.

It's different from chatting in a group.

When Hibiki Iruma was alone with Kouka Ijichi, he felt that they could talk about anything, so he told her about what happened last night.

"Iruma-san, why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have borrowed some from you!"

Ijichi Hongka stared at Iruma Hibiki closely, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Iruma, are you okay today?"

"Well, no, don't worry, I just overexerted myself a bit, and I need to sleep in the morning."

Hibiki Iruma lay down on the desk.

In fact, he hadn't quite woken up yet.

"Well, I'll take good notes. Just relax and get some sleep."

After hearing Ijichi Kouka's reassuring voice, Iruma Hibiki lay down on the desk and began to catch up on his sleep.

Then he experienced a dream that might be considered a nightmare—

He dreamed that he was back in junior high school.

And at that time he stood next to Goto Ichiri.

However, this time, he saw his indifference and arrogance towards Goto Ichiri at that time from the third person perspective, that is, from a distance.

After all.

Isn't everything that happened now his own fault?

Then, Iruma Hibiki woke up with a start—

"That's all for today's class. Everyone is free to move on."

At this time, the teacher on the podium just announced the end of get out of class.

"Did you have a nightmare?"

Ijichi Nikka also noticed that Iruma Hibiki had woken up, and then she gently asked Iruma Hibiki who stood up to say goodbye to the teacher.

"Well, somewhat."

At least Iruma Hibiki was much more energetic. He looked at the blue sky outside the window in a slight daze.

It's almost time for lunch.

It was only when he saw Ijichi Hongka take out the iconic goose yellow lunch box that Iruma Hibiki remembered what Nagasaki Suyo said yesterday.

Want to try a little harder?

Looking at the faint dark circles on Ijichi Hongxia's face that even makeup couldn't cover it up.

No matter what he did, Iruma Hibiki couldn't do anything to urge Ijichi Kouka on this matter.

"Speaking of which, Iruma, if we're lucky, maybe things will get a lot easier for Fanxing next month, and we'll have more time to rehearse. I was thinking, when we all get together this weekend, how about we schedule the performance before summer vacation?"

However, at this time, Ijichi Hongxia suddenly brought good news.

"Ah, that would be great. I should be able to perform some songs before summer vacation."

Iruma Hibiki nodded quickly.

Even such a plan can fully adapt to his situation and meet Nagasaki Suyo's expectations, which is the best thing.

"Yes! You and Nagasaki-san are making rapid progress, and Chihaya-san has experience in performances herself, so our debut might be just around the corner—"

Iruma Hibiki saw the same sunshine as always on Ijichi Nikka's face.

But at this moment, in that sunshine, there is a strong expectation after exhaustion.

It's like that vision, just a fantasy, is enough to make people feel happy.

83 Undercurrents

The next two days went on as usual.

It wasn't until Friday evening, near the end of school, that Chihaya Aine showed up to confirm the meeting time on Saturday.

Therefore, Saturday's rehearsal was scheduled to start at 2 pm and end at dinner time.

For Ichichi Hongxia, this period of time happens to be the least busy time for Fanxing.

"Speaking of which, Iruma, your autograph session is on Sunday, right?"

"Um, yes."

After school on Friday, Ijichi Nikka once again confirmed with Iruma Hibiki.

She had already made an appointment with Nagasaki Motoyo to attend Iruma Hibiki's book signing event, so confirming the time now would also allow her to arrange her schedule for Sunday.

Although Ijichi Hongxia thought so, in fact, she could not spare much time on Sunday.

So attending the autograph session to surprise Iruma Hibiki was basically just a formality with Nagasaki Motoyo.

"If Hibiki doesn't mind, I'd really like to stay there with her, but forget it. It would only cause trouble for her."

On the other hand, Nagasaki Motoyo gave Ijichi Kouka this response when talking about this topic.

Ijichi Hongxia once again sighed at the beauty of the relationship between the two, and also revealed a hint of envy.

All in all, everything seems to be going well.

No surprises.

It will continue like the ordinary daily life now.

And Goto Ichiri's story——

In fact, Iruma Hibiki has been trying to forget it recently.

Even though it's a bit hard.

But he suddenly realized that maybe sometimes not disturbing others is also a kind act, and for him, it is time to end the haze of junior high school and step into a new life before May.

Although it is a bit regrettable.

But it’s not bad, is it?

At least that's how Hibiki Iruma comforted himself.

Thinking about complicated things, Iruma Hibiki soon set out on the road to Fanxing with Ijichi Kouka. Tonight was a part-time job they had agreed to do, and it was also a rare opportunity for Iruma Hibiki to walk this road with Ijichi Kouka after school.

"But speaking of which, even though the book signing is on Sunday, I have to go check out the location with my editor early tomorrow morning."

On the way, Iruma Hibiki suddenly said.

"Ah! Didn't you say that on this rare day off, Iruma, you have to get up early every day?"