Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"…clear?"

"...Haa...Haa...Haa..."

Nekoyashiki Haru was panting heavily when she walked toward Ijichi Seika.

“Hongxia needs you… Hongxia… Hongxia, she…”

Nekoyashiki Haru looked up and then froze.

The cigarette in Ijichi Seika's mouth looked so glaring at that moment.

"...That's...a cigarette?"

"Ah...yes."

Ichi Seika nodded.

"…Why?"

Nekoyashiki Haru took a step forward.

"?"

Ichiko Hoshika was slightly taken aback.

Snap...

Tears pounded on the ground.

Why…

Snap... Snap...

Tears continued to fall to the ground.

Why do you smoke?

Pat pat pat pat…

Tears streamed down my face.

Nekoyashiki Haru stood in front of Ijichi Seika.

He reached out with difficulty, trying to take away Ichiji Seika's cigarette.

"What...are you doing?"

"Stop smoking..."

"what?"

"Stop smoking!"

The boy's voice trembled as he cried.

"No...don't smoke anything that will harm your body..."

"clear?"

The boy suddenly jumped up and snatched the cigarette from Ijichi Seika's mouth.

Even though he was burned by the spark, he still held on tightly.

pat.

The cigarette was thrown on the ground.

"Qing?! What are you doing?!"

Ijichi Hoshika shouted instinctively.

Then, I suddenly froze.

The boy who had been calm all along was now in tears.

Tears streamed down her beautiful purple pupils, one by one.

"Don't smoke...don't hurt yourself...Auntie won't be happy..."

"you…"

"No, no... don't disappear again..."

Nekoyashiki Haru stepped forward and hugged Ichichi Hoshika.

"Hongxia is crying...she keeps crying...I can't comfort her..."

"clear…"

"Please, Sister Xingge... please... please go see her... please..."

"!"

Ichi Hoshika's mouth was open.

The powerless boy helplessly embraced himself.

"Let's go see Hongxia..."

"... "

Hongxia is terrified of loneliness, while Xiaoqing is so afraid of loneliness that she has forgotten what it is.

"?!"

Ijichi Hoshika trembled.

"...Go to the livehouse first...they will take care of you."

"Hongxia..."

Nekoyashiki Haru thought.

"I will go...I will..."

Ichi Hoshika ran towards her home.

I've been running away from it all along...

My mother has disappeared... It feels unreal... I'm using the band to numb myself.

But...but...

While I was running away, the two of them were always very lonely.

Helpless... until someone came to me for help.

Why am I only noticing this now?

"Hongxia!"

He flung the door open.

The girl was still crying.

"...Hongxia?"

Ichi Hoshika slowly approached the crying girl.

“Hongxia…I understand how you feel…but at least tie your hair up properly before going to school…”

"It's not tied properly! It's not tied properly at all!"

Ijichi Nijika looked up, her face completely covered in tears.

"Mom's gone! I can't tie it properly!"

"?!"

Ichiji Hoshika's breath hitched.

Oh, I see... Yes... He's gone now...

Already everywhere...

Snap...

Ichi Hoshika covered her mouth.

Why did it take you so long to realize this?

Tears fell onto the floor.

Drop by drop…

...

……

.........

After crying herself to sleep, Ichika Nijika ultimately didn't go to school.

She simply woke up in a daze and opened the door to her room.

My older sister is standing in front of me.

The sister who didn't disappear.

“Hongxia…come here.”

Ichi Hoshika picked up the ribbon.

"Let me tie it up for you."

"... "

Ichi Nijika walked over blankly.

Ijichi Seika helped tie it up with a rough technique.

"Wait a minute, we're going out together."

"Where...are you going?"

Ichi Nijika raised her head.

"...Let's go to the amusement park..."