Lonely Rock for the Blind.

At night, Nekoyashiki was sitting at the dining table eating his bento when there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Standing at the door, Nekoyashiki Haru asked.

"I."

Yamada Ryo's cool voice came through.

Nekoyashiki Haru paused for a moment, then opened the door.

"cold?"

Nekoyashiki Haru looked helpless.

"Are you going out for a stroll somewhere? Or are you going to borrow money again?"

"No, let me stay for a few days."

"I can say that," Yamada Ryo said calmly.

"…ah?"

Nekoyashiki Haru was stunned.

"Stay for a few days? Why? You're not homeless."

"My parents kicked me out."

"I can say that," Yamada Ryo said calmly.

With large and small bags on her back, Yamada Ryo gently pushed aside Nekoyashiki Haru who was blocking the doorway and went inside.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru was still standing at the door, and it took her a few seconds to come to her senses.

"Wait a minute, don't just come in by yourself."

"If you don't take me in, I'll have to sleep outside."

With dark circles under his eyes, Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru and said calmly.

"So you're going to stay with Xingge and Hongxia?"

Nekoyashiki Haru walked towards Yamada Ryo and said.

"I don't want to live there."

Yamada Ryo shook his head and then sat down on the sofa.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru narrowed her eyes.

"This is putting me in a difficult position. My parents called me..."

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, then tilted his head.

"Why do you need their phone numbers?"

“No matter what, you suddenly went to live in the home of a single man living alone. I need to find out what’s going on first. And even if you end up staying here, I need to let your parents know I’m safe.”

"Wow...you really have the air of an adult."

Yamada Ryo shook his head.

"It's alright, Cat Lord, you're very weak~ From a combat power perspective alone, you can't do anything to me."

"...I'm going to hit you with my cane, and what's with the nickname 'Cat-kun'?"

"Hongxia thinks that me calling you Kitten is plagiarizing her name, so I'm calling you Cat-kun now, is that not okay? How about Kitty Barrett?"

"Then you can just call me Cat Lord..."

Nekoyashiki Haru compromised, and then continued.

"The way you address me is irrelevant. Just give me your parents' phone number."

"... "

Yamada Ryo turned his face away unhappily.

"...Why aren't you saying anything?"

"I'm very unhappy because you saw through my plan to change the subject."

Yamada Ryo took out his phone, dialed his parents' number, and then handed it to Nekoyashiki Haru.

Nekoyashiki Haru took the phone.

beep…

[Xiao Liang! Where did you go?!]

A woman's anxious voice came from the phone.

Nekoyashiki Haru narrowed her eyes.

This doesn't look like they were kicked out at all...

"Ah, hello, I'm Haru Nekoyashiki, do you remember me?"

【Nekoyashiki Haru… Ah! The blind boy being blackmailed by my daughter!】

"...Extortion?"

[Ahem, does my daughter owe you money again?]

"Ah... this..."

Haru Nekoyashiki instinctively wanted to say no.

But Yamada Ryo does owe her money.

"Hmm...that's not important right now. The main thing is that your daughter is at my house..."

【Huh?!】

"cough…"

Yamada Ryo coughed lightly.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru opened her mouth.

Please tell me the address! I'll come pick up my daughter soon!

"Yes, the address is fine, but that's it..."

Nekoyashiki Haru organized her thoughts for a moment.

“Your daughter said she wants to stay with me for a few days.”

【Um? 】

Kyoka Yamada on the other end of the phone widened her eyes.

Just as Haruto Nekoyashiki was about to say something, Kyoka Yamada's voice rang out.

Is she in a bad mood?

"That seems to be the case, although I can't see it either..."

【Hmm... I understand. Thank you for your help, Nekoyashiki-kun.】

"Um, my phone number is..."

Watching Nekoyashiki Haru talking on the phone with his mother, Yamada Ryo couldn't help but droop his eyelids.

The thick book he was clutching tightly was placed on the coffee table.

"Your mom said staying a few days is fine, but..."

"Those things don't matter, I'm so sleepy, let me sleep for a while."

"Yamada Ryo said."

"Now? Wait a minute, I'll go find a blanket!"

Nekoyashiki Haru walked towards her bedroom.

"... "

Yamada Ryoko leaned back and slowly closed her eyes.

"Huh...huh..."

Soon, steady breathing could be heard coming from Yamada Ryo's direction.

"Tsk..."

Nekoyashiki Haru, who was returning with a blanket, clicked her tongue.

"At least wait a little while..."

He walked to the sofa, but instead of waking Yamada Ryo, he simply covered him with a blanket.

He then reached out and pressed on the other side of the sofa, slowly touching it to confirm the exact location of Yamada Ryo's head.

Adjusting the blanket to reveal Yamada Ryo's head, Nekoyashiki Haru let out a soft breath.

"Ugh…"

Nekoyashiki Haru sat back down at her dining table.

"...The bento boxes are all cold."

Nekoyashiki Haru poked at her food with a spoon in frustration, but eventually finished eating slowly.

...

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