Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Kita Ikuyo looked down at her trembling hands.

She didn't chase after him, but just watched Yamada Ryo's departing figure.

"...Kita..."

Overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events, Goto Ichiri couldn't even get a word in edgewise.

"...one li..."

Kita Ikuyo looked at Goto Ichiri and then asked.

"What will the future be like?"

"... "

Goto Ichiri opened his mouth, but couldn't answer.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head.

Then he gently stomped his foot.

"Yili, can I run away?"

"... "

"Right now... can you go home by yourself?"

"Um…"

"…Thanks…"

Kita Ikuyo turned and walked away into the distance.

"... "

Goto Ichiri looked at the bridge in the distance.

Two shadows can be seen on the bridge.

She opened her mouth.

"Things that are precious...we must hold on to them with all our might..."

"But what if everyone cherishes the same things..."

"So…"

Goto Ichiri looked up.

"That is... a struggle..."

"... "

"!"

It was as if she had suddenly realized something.

An immense panic made Goto Ichiri tremble.

"…clear…"

It's something I cherish...

Goto Ichiri turned around.

She wanted to run away too.

It vanished completely in that unease.

Hide away before that uncertain future arrives.

Because that's what I've always done.

and so…

...

……

.........

Amidst the wind and snow, Yamada Ryo looked at the figure approaching.

Then he suddenly froze.

“…Poch?”

Hearing the sound, Nekoyashiki Haru also turned to look in the direction of Goto Ichiri.

"Haa...haa...haa..."

Goto Ichiri was breathing heavily.

She was very nervous, extremely nervous, so nervous she was practically dying.

but…

"cold!"

It's not Liang Tongxue, it's Liang.

"... "

Yamada Ryo stared blankly at the loud Goto Ichiri.

"We will all be together!"

She looked up.

"you…"

Yamada Ryo suddenly realized that this was a rebuttal to what she had said when she was admiring the autumn leaves.

"Things you cherish... you should keep..."

Goto Ichiri muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear.

"Everyone is... so..."

Goto Ichiri looked up.

"clear…"

"!"

Yamada Ryo opened his eyes wide.

Nekoyashiki Haru stood there, stunned.

"I like you!"

Bounty 2

Since I've almost finished paying off the missing chapters (there's one more chapter left, and I haven't written "pay off" for 3 other chapters), I've opened a new bounty.

One bonus chapter for every 125 monthly votes. (Volumes from treasure chests don't count.)

One more chapter for every 100 blades.

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Silver (All's Well That Ends Well) - Chapter Six.

The Golden Chapter (A Happy Ending) consists of twenty chapters, plus one extra chapter (with your choice of character) and a randomly selected Hakimi song, sung by the author!

The upper limit is 60 chapters.

The deadline is June 15th.

Chapter 209 On the Bridge

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru stared blankly at Goto Ichiri.

"...One mile?"

Why is Ichiri here?

Yamada Ryo opened his golden eyes wide.

Goto Ichiri lowered his head and breathed heavily.

It seemed to be not because of fatigue, but because of tension.

If you're so nervous and scared, why...?

Yamada Ryo clenched his fist.

The dam, which was almost completed, was smashed open by Goto Ichiri in an instant.

Goto Ichiri looked up and glanced at Yamada Ryo, but said nothing.

Her body trembled as she turned to look at Nekoya Shikiharu.

"Qing... um... I... I like you!"

As if afraid that Nekoyashiki Haru hadn't heard, Goto Ichiri repeated.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru's purple, fragmented pupils trembled violently.

He subconsciously turned to Yamada Ryo beside him, expecting Yamada Ryo to explain something.

"... "

Yamada Ryo did not speak.

"what…"