Lonely Rock for the Blind.

So it turned out like this…

He gripped the back of his left hand tightly with his right hand.

Is it all because of me...?

Her purple, shattered pupils narrowed involuntarily, and Nekoyashiki Haru lowered her head slightly, clenching her teeth.

His expression remained unchanged on the surface, but his body was trembling slightly.

That's not right... something's not right...

Ryo Yamada played the bass, then looked up.

I feel listless.

"?!"

Suddenly, in my peripheral vision, I caught a glimpse of the boy's trembling body.

He pressed his right hand down on his left hand, as if he was pressing very hard.

"... "

Yamada Ryo suddenly felt his breath catch in his throat.

Then he looked at Kita Ikuyo in the distance.

Kita Ikuyo continued to play the guitar intently, her head bowed.

Every note is correct, and there's nothing to criticize about the playing posture and fingering.

That's right...

Yamada Ryo then looked at Ijichi Nijika.

Nijika Ichi's forehead was covered in a fine sheen of sweat as she struck the drumhead with her drumsticks.

Trying hard, trying hard... to keep the music going.

That's right...

My ears caught the lead guitar, listening to the notes of the guitar slowly dancing.

She's like an elegant and reserved young lady...

That's right...

Yamada Ryo's golden eyes looked at Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri also looked up at that moment.

The blue eyes glanced nervously left and right, then met Yamada Ryo's golden eyes.

"!"

Goto Ichiri quickly lowered his head and continued playing.

"... "

Yamada Ryo opened his mouth, but said nothing.

In the end, he just lowered his head and continued playing bass.

Isn't this... no one played it wrong?

Why...

Ta-da!

As the last note faded, Ijichi Nijika looked up, took a deep breath, and smiled.

"Hmm! Everyone played quite well, so we didn't ask any questions about playing at the school festival the day after tomorrow..."

Snapped!

Yamada Ryo stood up, and because he stood up so quickly, his chair fell over, the sound attracting everyone's attention.

Ijichi Nijika was stunned, staring at Yamada Ryo.

"cold?"

"...Sorry, I don't think I'm feeling well, I'll head home now."

Ryo Yamada put the bass into his bag.

"Goodbye."

Then he quickly left the rehearsal room.

Ichi Nijika nodded.

"Um…"

Goto Ichiri suddenly felt uneasy and couldn't help but shrink back.

Kita Ikuyo watched Yamada Ryo's retreating figure without saying a word.

Snapped…

The door that Yamada Ryo opened when he left was held by Nekoyashiki Haru before it closed itself.

"I gonna go see."

Nekoyashiki Haru stood up and then threw out her cane.

"Ah, kitten, let me help you up..."

"It's okay, I'm fine on my own."

After finishing speaking, Nekoyashiki Haru walked towards the door.

Chapter 147 Window to the Soul (Return)

"I initially thought... something had gone wrong..."

Ryo Yamada walked along the wall down the street.

Green weeds grow in the gaps between the stone bricks.

"...In the end, they played quite well."

Her short blue hair was gently blown by the evening breeze, and the beauty mark under her eye... no, a little lower down... made her lips clench tightly.

His steps were steady and orderly.

I walked towards home.

Between streets, between roads and the sky, on the cold bridge surface, Yamada Ryo leaned on the railing.

Below, the traffic flowed by, its red and yellow tassels shimmering in the night.

"I...shouldn't have..."

"cold."

A familiar voice rang out from the left side of the bridge.

Yamada Ryo looked to his left.

The black-haired boy was walking towards him.

Tap tap tap… tap tap tap…

The white cane taps out a drum-like rhythm, and behind the sunglasses, the eyes still can't see anything clearly.

He can't see me clearly, and I can't see him clearly either.

"You're clearly blind, isn't anyone helping you?"

Yamada Ryo gripped the railing tightly, then asked expressionlessly.

"They offered to help, but I refused."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"So, why are you here?"

Yamada Ryo's golden eyes looked at the boy's unfathomable face.

【ha!】

Suddenly, a white cat opened its mouth wide and hissed at the two of them, then ran away in a flash.

"...You're quite annoying to cats..."

"Yamada Ryo said."

"It's the cat that I hate."

Nekoyashiki Haru said calmly.

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked down at the traffic below and asked Nekoyashiki Haru as he looked.

"So what happened?"

Haru Nekoyashiki tilted her head as she answered.

"You suddenly ran out and asked me what happened?"

"I didn't run away, I explained myself clearly."

"You didn't explain it clearly enough, and you're not actually feeling unwell, are you?"

"... "

Yamada Ryo glanced at Nekoyashiki Haru out of the corner of his eye.

Are you here to see me?

"It's obvious."

Ta-la…

Nekoyashiki leaned against the railing.