Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Nekoyashiki Haru's lips curled up slightly.

"Do not worry."

"…rest assured?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, waiting for him to say something next.

Nekoyashiki Haru opened her mouth, and Yamada Ryo suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.

So they took Nekoyashiki Haru away.

I don't want to hear it.

"...Okay, it's the same to listen to it later."

Emerging from the alley, you find yourself on a street bathed in the dim light of streetlights.

The green trees were bathed in yellow light, but what was striking was not the yellow-tinged green leaves, but the shadows that were even more noticeable than the light itself.

Do you remember the streets you used to live on?

Yamada Ryo suddenly asked.

Yes, I often think about it.

Haru Nekoyashiki answered.

"He Hongxia and Sister Xingge walked peacefully down the street."

"Sister Xingge's expression is mostly one of disdain and aversion to trouble, but sometimes I also see a smile on her face."

“Hongxia was always smiling, and sometimes when she looked at Xingge, she would show a disdainful expression.”

"At that time, their relationship wasn't actually that good..."

"stop."

Before Nekoyashiki Haru could finish speaking, Yamada Ryo interrupted her.

"I'm not asking about those two women, I'm asking about your past..."

"... "

With her eyes slightly narrowed, Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"My place...it's just an ordinary street."

"That's all?"

"I don't remember any more questions."

"why?"

"If you don't remember, you just don't remember. There are too many things to recall and remember, so sometimes there's no place for those things to exist."

Nekoyashiki Haru continued speaking to Yamada Ryo.

"You wouldn't remember trivial matters, would you?"

"... "

Yamada Ryo nodded without replying, even though she knew Nekoyashiki Haru was blind.

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't get a response, but he knew that Yamada Ryo must have heard him.

That's fine.

The two walked along the street for a while longer, until the twilight in the sky had completely disappeared. Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru and said.

"I'm starting to find it boring."

"Then let's go back and get some sleep, how about it?"

Nekoyashiki Haru said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to take you back, which will be a bit of a hassle."

Yamada Ryodao.

"Ah... so you mean you're going to leave me here? That's not impossible."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded with a smile.

"Do not…"

Yamada Ryo shook his head.

Then, pulling Nekoyashiki Haru along, they continued walking forward.

"Didn't you say you were going back?"

"I was just saying."

Yamada Ryo clenched his fist.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru took a deep breath and then asked.

Is there a place to sit nearby?

"bench."

"take me."

Yamada Ryo nodded and pulled Nekoyashiki Haru to sit down on the bench.

"What time is it now?"

Around 9 p.m.

"Really... It is getting late, no wonder I'm feeling a little sleepy."

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Wait a little longer, don't fall asleep."

"I would never sleep on a bench, after all, there are precedents."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"So why did you tell me not to sleep?"

"Wait for me a moment."

Yamada Ryo lowered his head and said.

"Ok?"

Nekoyashiki Haru tilted her head.

"Wait for me a moment."

Yamada Ryo clenched his fist even tighter.

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru responded.

Time passed second by second, and just as Nekoyashiki Haru was lost in thought, Yamada Ryo's voice rang out.

Will the band end?

Do you want me to tell you that it will never end?

"May I?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru and asked.

"...Sigh...They always make unreasonable demands."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"It won't end, it won't end, at least not with this matter. I'll handle it, don't worry."

"... "

"Nobody wants the band to end either, so let's..."

Will you leave?

Yamada Ryo asked again.

"...The second question, um..."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"Didn't I already answer you? I won't leave."

"... "

Yamada Ryo nodded.

Are you scared?

Yamada Ryo lowered his head and asked in an extremely soft voice.

The two people on the bench fell silent for a moment.

"Don't be afraid."

Nekoyashiki Haru answered the question incorrectly.

"It will be alright."

Then he closed his eyes and answered.

"... "

Yamada Ryo stood up.

"sorry."

"Apologizing again? You really are..."

"I'm not apologizing for throwing the problem at you; I've already apologized for that. I'm apologizing for something else."

"what?"