Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"Ichi Nijika said from behind the beverage bar."

Practice is over, it's time for my night shift.

Before the guests arrived, Nekoyashiki Haru bought himself a drink.

"But don't you drink juice regularly?"

"It's nice to change things up sometimes."

"...You're clearly too old to drink...really, one glass at most!"

"Well, but I've already drunk a lot, so it's too late to talk about it now."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head, then picked up the straw.

"Who drinks alcohol with a straw?"

Ichi Nijika smiled, then said with a hint of helplessness.

"No one said it's not allowed, right?"

Swallowing the slightly bitter wine, Nekoyashiki Haru continued to ask.

"Hongxia, is anyone next to you?"

"Ok?"

Ichi Nijika paused for a moment, then looked around.

"Nobody's here, it's just me. They're cleaning somewhere else, what's wrong?"

"...You and Yudai had a fight before, right?"

"?!"

Ichi Nijika suddenly trembled.

Nekoyashiki Haru continued.

"I only had a slight feeling, but after seeing that you guys were getting along well, I thought everything was fine."

"Um... so what's wrong?"

"Ichi Nijika asked a little nervously."

"...Yu Dai seems to be under a lot of pressure lately."

Nekoyashiki Haru put down the wine and said seriously.

“Your argument has nothing to do with me, so I won’t ask any more questions. Besides, I don’t think you’re the kind of people who are completely driven by emotions.”

Nekoyashiki Haru continued.

"Representative Yu has been behaving strangely lately..."

"Strange?"

"Yeah, he came to my house to practice before, and ended up injuring all ten of his fingers."

"?!"

Ichi Nijika opened her eyes wide.

"All...injured?"

"Yes, although she told me it was for practicing guitar, it's really a bit of a lie."

Nekoyashiki Haru hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Could it be... that I cut myself?"

Why would you cut yourself?

Ichi Nijika opened her eyes wide.

"I don't know, it's not certain whether I drew it myself, but I can't rule out that possibility."

Nekoyashiki Haru frowned.

"If she really cut herself... Yudai might be on the verge of a breakdown right now?"

"Ugh?"

Ichi Natsumi craned her neck to look at Kita Ikuyo, who was chatting and laughing with Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri in the distance.

Kita Ikuyo was showing the two of them the newly woven bracelet on her wrist.

"...On the verge of collapse?"

Snapped!

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly slapped the table, attracting Ijichi Nijika's attention.

"No matter what, self-harm is an extremely excessive act!"

With a serious expression, Nekoyashiki Haru continued.

"So, I suspect that something might have caused Yudai too much stress, which is why she acted this way. Hongxia, why don't we go out with her tomorrow? It's the weekend, isn't it?"

"...Ah...um..."

Ichi Nijika nodded blankly, then looked at Kita Ikuyo in the distance.

No…it couldn’t be because the kitten…did it do it on purpose…?

Is the pressure from unrequited love overwhelming?

I think I'll do that too? If I'm stressed, I'll go to the cat's house at night to relieve some pressure.

But...is self-harm for this...going too far?

Self-harm and illegal activities are unacceptable...

Ichi Nijika remained silent for a moment.

Let's remove the illegal and disorderly conduct for now...

In short, if Kita really did cut his own finger as the kitten said…

Wouldn't that be the worst-case scenario?!

Although Ichi Nijika is nominally Kita Ikuyo's love rival, it doesn't mean she wants to see Kita Ikuyo get hurt.

Whether it's for the kitten or for the band, I'll take little Kita out to play tomorrow.

"Ok!"

Ichi Nijika's reply at this moment was full of determination.

"Tomorrow, let's spend some quality time playing with Kita!"

...

……

.........

The next day, Kita Ikuyo, who had put on some makeup, appeared at Nekoyashiki Haru's door.

"call…"

He took a deep breath and then touched the new wound on his index finger…

What kind of expression will I have today?

senior…

Click.

Before Kita Ikuyo could knock, the door was pushed open first.

Kita Ikuyo stared blankly at the person in front of her.

"...Senior Liang?"

Good morning, Yuyo.

Yamada Ryo nodded and then walked inside.

Kita Ikuyo opened her eyes wide, put her injured index finger behind her back, and then walked through the entryway toward the living room.

In the center of the living room, Ijichi Nijika, Nekoyashiki Haru, and Goto Ichiri sat side by side.

Kita Ikuyo opened her eyes wide and then looked at Ijichi Nijika.

Ichi Nijika looked at Kita Ikuyo seriously, then her attention shifted to Kita Ikuyo's hands behind her back.

"... "

After a brief silence, Ichiji Nijika took a deep breath and then laughed.

"Kita! Let's go out and play today!"

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo was stunned.

"Going out to play?"

But... today was supposed to be my practice day with my senior...

Then my seniors asked about my new injury and stuff...

Furthermore, why didn't you tell me in advance if you were going out to play?

Kita Ikuyo glanced at Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri.

It seems that both Ryo-senpai and Goto-kun have been notified.

"Well, it was a spur-of-the-moment idea. Everyone was quite curious about how Xiao Xi spent her day."

Nijika Ichi walked up to Kita Ikuyo and said.

"So, how about taking us out for some fun, Kita?"

“…Ugh…”

Kita Ikuyo pursed her lips.