Lonely Rock for the Blind.

……

.........

I kept crying.

In a small room, in a restaurant, at school, anywhere.

I seem to have been...crying?

The kitten stayed by my side the whole time.

He remained silent, or perhaps he wanted to do something but didn't know what to do...

He wanted to stop me from crying... I knew it.

But... I can't stop.

No matter where... it's the same...

A world that has lost its color.

My sister has disappeared... no... she's still playing in the band.

Why can she still play in a band?

why?

That's what I was thinking back then...

"Ughhhhh..."

Then, I started crying again in the room.

"... "

I clenched my fists outside.

I can't do anything.

I didn't even cry.

Why? Why didn't I cry?

Who am I...?

The boy lowered his head, unsure how to react.

Time passed little by little.

I kept trying different methods to stop Hongxia from crying.

There were so many ways, every single one I could think of back then.

But... Hongxia was still crying.

No matter what, I couldn't seem to stop Hongxia from crying...

why?

Why can't I make Nijigasaki stop?

What exactly is it...?

"No, no! I don't want to go to school!"

The girl called out.

"Hongxia... I know you're very sad, but the school..."

The man tried to comfort the girl, but she continued to cry.

Nekoyashiki Haru watched quietly from the side.

He suddenly felt a panic in his heart.

The boy picked up the ribbon from the ground.

What I need to do... do something...

Because... because she wouldn't want to see Hongxia cry.

and so…

Nekoyashiki Haru stepped forward.

I tried my best to force a smile onto my stiff expression.

He gently handed the ribbon to Ichiji Nijika.

Then, in the next moment, he was suddenly pushed away.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru felt a moment of distraction, but he still managed a smile.

Because a smile... is the only expression that can stop crying...

It must be...

"I...I know, Auntie is gone...Hongxia held on for so long! Now she just wants to rest for a while...Tomorrow, let's go to school together..."

"The kitten doesn't understand anything at all!!!"

Nijika Ichi suddenly looked up at Nekoyashiki Haru.

Her red eyes were adorned with tears.

"It wasn't your mother who died! You don't know anything at all!!!"

"... "

Eh?

what…

Is that so?

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered the ribbon.

[One of them]

family…

but…

Nekoyashiki Haru touched the corner of her eye.

Why...didn't I cry?

Why didn't I break down like Hongxia?

because…

It wasn't your mother who died.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered her head.

"Ah... I'm sorry, Qing, Hongxia is very emotional right now. Please don't take what she said to heart... You should go to school first!"

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head and looked at the man.

"Then I'll go to school now, Uncle."

"Ok!"

Nekoyashiki Haru quietly walked out of the room.

Then quietly walk out of the house.

Walking quietly on the street.

Go to school...

go…

In her mind, Ichiji Nijika's crying kept replaying.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru's steps slowly came to a stop.

"Can't…"

Auntie... doesn't like Hongxia crying.

"No...that's why you can't..."

I can't comfort Hongxia...

But... there must be someone who can.

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head blankly, then threw down her schoolbag and ran wildly into the street.

"Haa...haa..."

Someone can... Someone can comfort Hongxia...

Someone…

Cross the street and turn into the alley.

Nekoyashiki Haru rushed into the livehouse she had already visited.

She must be inside…she must be…

【Oh! You're Haru, right?】

Are you looking for Xingge? She should be in the alley outside.

despair!

In the alley, Ichika Hoshika, who was smoking a cigarette, turned around abruptly when she heard footsteps.

Then the red eyes widened.