Lonely Rock for the Blind.

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The sound... seems a little off?

Nekoyashiki Haru frowned.

"Your hand is injured?"

"I was practicing alone yesterday... and I accidentally injured myself."

Kita Ikuyo said.

"I shouldn't have been able to do it anymore..."

When Kita Ikuyo first started learning guitar, she often had band-aids on her hands, but she shouldn't have anymore...

She was taught everything she needed to pay attention to…

"...Senior...would you like to take a look?"

Kita Ikuyo suddenly said, and then placed a hand on Nekoyashiki Haru's thigh.

Nekoyashiki Haru paused for a moment, then reached out to touch that hand.

First, she touched the girl's soft back of her hand, then moved her fingers up to her fingertips.

What's there is the texture of the band-aid wrapping.

My little finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger, and thumb were all wrapped in bandages.

Nekoyashiki Haru trembled slightly.

Kita Ikuyo couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Her yellow-green eyes looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The senior's smile turned serious...

Although you can't see everything because of the sunglasses, I can still sense that you have a serious expression on your face.

Are you going to yell at me?

Kita Ikuyo suddenly felt a little scared, but it was quickly replaced by a strange sense of satisfaction.

Kita Ikuyo subconsciously placed her other hand on the back of Nekoyashiki Haru's hand, and then touched the back of Nekoyashiki Haru's hand with the tips of her five fingers.

"Actually... this hand is too..."

Kita Ikuyo said softly.

"!"

Nekoyashiki Haru's purple, fragmented pupils widened behind her sunglasses.

"So why?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru frowned and looked at Kita Ikuyo with a serious expression.

"Why are all ten fingers injured? We've been studying for so long, haven't we already told you about the necessary protective measures? Why did you still manage to hurt your hands like this?!"

"…sorry…"

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head in disappointment.

The disappointment is real, but…

That suppressed yet sweet and sour pomegranate flavor is no fake either.

"Senior... are you very angry?"

Kita Ikuyo opened and closed her mouth, finally asking the question she had thought of asking last night.

"Of course I'd be angry! Yu Dai isn't a beginner anymore, is she? It's not about playing perfectly, but at least you should protect your hands! Losing both hands is such an exaggeration!"

Nekoyashiki Haru picked up Iku Kita with his hand.

"Has it been disinfected?"

"This kind of wound doesn't need it..."

Actually, I've eliminated...

"...They didn't do any treatment and just put a band-aid on it?"

"…Um…"

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru gritted her teeth.

"You've really made me a little angry, Yudai..."

"Um…"

Kita Yuyo nodded, her lips pressed tightly together.

Haru Nekoyashiki grasped Ikuyo Kita's hand and gently peeled off the band-aid from Ikuyo Kita's fingertip.

"Are there any changes on the wound?"

"...It feels...normal, no redness or swelling..."

"That's alright then."

Nekoyashiki Haru got up and went into the kitchen. A little while later, she came back carrying several bottles of purified water and a bottle of iodine.

"If there is no redness or swelling, there is probably no infection, but we should still clean and disinfect the wound and change the bandage."

"Um…"

"Tear off the band-aid yourself."

"Okay..."

Kita Ikuyo's voice suddenly became sticky.

She peeled off the bandages from her hands one by one, and Nekoyashiki Haru handed her a bottle of purified water.

Kita Ikuyo was about to start disinfecting immediately, but suddenly paused for a moment.

"senior…"

She called out once, then fell silent.

"...You should know how to disinfect, right?"

"Won't…"

"...Take your hand over."

"it is good!"

Kita Ikuyo's voice rose in pitch.

Nekoyashiki Haru gently held Kita Ikuyo's hand, then poured out the water.

“Watch out, I’m blind, I don’t know if I’m lying on my wound.”

Nekoyashiki Haru said with a hint of annoyance.

"Ok, I know."

Kita Ikuyo smiled, but her yellow-green pupils didn't look at her fingertips at all.

Instead, she kept staring at Nekoyashiki Haru.

Ah...you're really worried about me...and you're even angry...

It's all because I didn't take good care of my hands...hehe...

After rinsing the wound, Nekoyashiki Haru started to slowly apply iodine solution to Kita Ikuyo.

"... "

Perhaps feeling that her tone had been a bit harsh, Nekoyashiki Haru remained silent for a while before suddenly speaking.

"Yu Dai, I was a little angry with you just now, I'm sorry."

"No...it was me all along..."

"That's right, it was your fault to begin with, but... maybe I was just being nosy. Anyway, I'll be your teacher for now."

Nekoyashiki Haru faces Kita Ikuyo.

"For guitarists, hands are very, very important. If you don't disinfect them, it could get infected, which would be really bad... In the future, no matter how small the wound is, it's best to remember to disinfect it."

"Um…"

"You're really worrying... How did you manage to injure all ten of your fingers out of nowhere... Let's skip today's practice."

"…good…"

Kita Ikuyo nodded slightly, then said dejectedly.

"...After you changed my bandage, I...I'll head back now..."

Your tone should be low and your voice soft, like a stray cat that has been abandoned and is about to freeze to death.

Kita Ikuyo thought to herself.

"... "

Unfortunately, the other cat's heart is always so soft.

"...Take me to see a movie again..."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"If you don't find watching a movie with a blind person boring."