Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"Are you going straight home now? Or are you going to look at the stars?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked."

"Ah... that..."

Goto Ichiri shrank back.

She misses the closet a little.

but…

"Get rid of...get rid of the complexities..."

Goto Ichiri said, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Why don't you go home first? That way you can try out the new guitar."

"?"

Goto Ichiri looked up at Nekoyashiki Haru with a puzzled expression.

After a moment of silence, Nekoyashiki Haru asked.

"You had a fight yesterday, didn't you?"

"Ah... um."

Goto Ichiri nodded.

"Is what they're arguing about right?"

"No, no, it's not! It's something else! It has nothing to do with you, Qing!"

Goto Ichiri shook his head.

"Don't do that, Yili."

Nekoyashiki Haru stopped in her tracks.

"Eh?"

Goto Ichiri looked up.

Nekoyashiki Haru turned around and looked at Goto Ichiri.

"Sorry, Ichiri."

"...Why, Qing, are you apologizing to me?"

Goto Ichiri placed his hands on his chest and asked anxiously.

"Could it be...did I just do something that Haru disliked? No..."

"No, don't overthink it. I apologized because..."

Nekoyashiki Haru organized her thoughts for a moment before continuing.

"I can roughly guess what they were arguing about."

"clear?"

"Although I realized it a little late, Ryo had told me about it a long time ago."

"!"

Goto Ichiri's eyes widened.

"You've been quite uneasy these past two days, haven't you?"

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered her head.

"Because of me, the band has become like this, which is why you are so uneasy, Ichiri."

"No...that's not it!"

Goto Ichiri's pupils contracted sharply, and then he stepped forward and grabbed Nekoyashiki Haru's hand.

"I don't think Qing made the band worse! Qing, don't overthink it! Um..."

Goto Ichiri's lips trembled.

"Don't...leave..."

"When did I say I was leaving...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"Huh? But... but in TV dramas, that's usually how it goes, because they feel their presence is bad for everyone... so they leave on their own..."

"Don't apply what you see in TV dramas to me, Yili."

Nekoyashiki Haru turned her head.

"I just wanted to apologize, and by the way, I'll take care of the problem tonight."

"?!"

Goto Ichiri gripped Nekoyashiki Haru's hand tightly.

"I was originally looking for another opportunity, but Ryo brought the issue to the surface... I can't keep hiding like a coward anymore."

Goto Ichiri gripped Nekoyashiki Haru's hand tightly.

"Does that mean... Qing... is going to accept someone?"

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't say anything.

Goto Ichiri opened his mouth as if to say something, but no words came out.

"I'm so sorry, I'm really, really sorry."

Nekoyashiki Haru apologized softly and continuously once again.

"The school festival...it's probably gathering dust by now, hasn't it?"

"?!"

Goto Ichiri's eyes widened.

"Although the performance was a close call, the emotions and gains you should have received disappeared because of the argument."

"I…"

"Tomorrow... I'll make things different, so go home first, Ichiri."

Nekoyashiki Haru squeezed Goto Ichiri's hand and smiled.

I'll go over tonight and talk things out with Hongxia and Yudai.

Continuing to suppress this will only make the situation worse.

Nekoyashiki Haru has made up her mind.

We can't stay stagnant...

...

……

.........

Click~

The door to the starry sky was pushed open, and Ichiji Seika absentmindedly raised her head.

Then he was so surprised by the newcomer that his eyes widened.

Quickly put down the juice you're holding.

What brings you here?

Nekoya Saki didn't say anything, but simply walked down the stairs and looked around.

"Xiao Qing has been staying here the whole time..."

"what…"

Ichiji Hoshika scratched his head.

You don't think this is too simple, and you're disgusted by it, do you?

Trying to understand the thoughts of the wealthy, Ichiji Hoshika forced a smile.

"Actually, I just sit here occasionally."

"I see..."

Nekoya Saki sat down next to Ijichi Seika.

"Are you looking for Qing? He's not here right now..."

"No, I just came to take a look."

Nekoya Saki smiled at Ijichi Seika.

"Speaking of which, when I first met you, I thought you were a very restless kid. I never expected that you would actually run a shop like this now."

"Haha..."

Ichiji Hoshika scratched his head.

She can act like a grown-up in front of others.

But he couldn't maintain his adult demeanor in front of older women.

"How about I pay for your renovation and expansion? Or maybe we can move to a better location?"

"No, no..."

Ichi Hoshika quickly reached out to refuse.

Nekoya Shiki smiled.

"Consider this a thank you for taking care of Xiao Qing back then, so please accept my sponsorship."

"No, no, really no need to trouble yourself."