Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"Hongxia is home, right?"

Nekoyashiki Haru then asked.

Ichi Seika paused for a moment, then said.

"...I'm only here to apologize to you on behalf of my sister. I have no other intentions."

"I see... Then I'll ask you, as the older sister, for help now."

Nekoyashiki Haru clasped her hands together.

"Let me meet your sister."

"... "

Ijichi Seika looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, the boy with shattered purple eyes smiling, and even though there was a strange heaviness in that smile, but…

"…I see."

Ijichi Seika stood up.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Chapter 229 Selfishness

Fleeting~ Fleeting~

The yellow triangular pieces floated gently on the hair, as if trying to stand up, but were pulled down by gravity in the next moment and stuck to the hair on the top of the head.

Ijichi Nijika, who had wrapped herself up in the blanket, remained curled up motionless.

The drawn curtains plunged the room into darkness, and the crimson eyes stared into that darkness.

Ichi Nijika thought that she probably wouldn't experience any strong emotional fluctuations anymore.

Just like an annual herbaceous plant, after flowering and fruiting, it begins to wither, and its life comes to an end at that moment.

"…ah…"

The girl let out a soft, breathy sound.

I have to get up in a bit... I don't want to get up...

As expected... I still...

dong dong dong...

The sound of knocking on the door made Ichiji Nijika's heart skip a beat.

She sat up and looked at the door.

"...I'm not hungry..."

She spoke to the door of the room.

"Don't talk about being hungry... it's not about food."

"Ichi Hoshika, standing outside the door, put her hands on her hips and said..."

"... "

Ichi Niji Natsu narrowed her eyes.

"Then, sister... what's the matter?"

"Open the door first."

Ijichi Hoshika glanced at Nekoyashiki Haru, who was standing ramrod straight beside her, and then turned to the girl in the room and spoke.

"You'll know once you open the door."

"... "

Ichi Nijika leaned back against the pillow behind her.

"The door isn't locked... come in yourself."

Ichi Hoshika was slightly taken aback after hearing this, and then said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Why don't you get out and drive it yourself..."

Before he could finish speaking, a hand suddenly landed on the doorknob.

Ijichi Hoshika paused for a moment and looked at Nekoyashiki Haru beside her.

Nekoyashiki Haru quietly felt the cold temperature of the doorknob.

Then he took a deep breath and turned the doorknob.

Click...

The door was pushed open, and sunlight from the living room streamed into the dark room.

The visible light illuminated the boy's figure, and Ijichi Nijika on the bed opened her eyes wide.

The emotions that had seemed to have hit rock bottom suddenly surged violently, rising like a tidal wave.

Ichi Nijika opened her mouth.

"…kitten…"

"Ha... Good morning, Nijika."

Nekoyashiki Haru let out a soft breath, then greeted Ijichi Nijika.

"for...for..."

It took Ijichi Nijika less than 5 seconds for her expression to go from calm to blank to completely confused.

Why are you here...?

"Ichi Nijika asked in a trembling voice."

"I've come to see you."

Nekoyashiki Haru walked toward the girl on the bed.

"!"

At that moment, Ichiki Nijika's heart began to pound violently.

Panic surged at this moment.

The boy's accusations and his disappointed expression appeared simultaneously in Ichiji Nijika's imagination.

She knew that Nekoyashiki Haru definitely wasn't there to do these things.

But she was still afraid that such a thing would happen.

So she jumped out of bed and tried to get past Nekoyashiki Haru and run out of the room.

then…

"Wait a moment."

Hearing footsteps, Nekoyashiki Haru opened her arms.

Then they looked towards the source of the sound.

"!"

Ichi Nijika bumped her head on his arm, and then was gently hugged the next moment.

"…kitten…"

Ichi Nijika's voice was still trembling.

"Please talk to me."

Nekoyashiki Haru spoke softly, as if trying to comfort her.

"…I…"

Ichi Nijika lowered her head.

"Um…"

Then she quietly agreed.

"... "

Watching this scene from outside the door, Ichiji Seika silently closed her eyes.

"Then I'll go do my thing, you guys chat."

He then turned and left, closing the door behind him.

boom…

The room was plunged into darkness once again.

Ichichi Hikaru felt Nekaya Shikiharu's embrace.

Gentle and warm.

But in Ichi Nijika's perception at this moment, it gave her a suffocating feeling.

Should I really... enjoy hugs like this?

"I...I'm going to bed..."

Nijika gently pushed Nekoyashiki away, instinctively searching for a familiar place.

After finding the bed, she crawled in without hesitation.

Then he wrapped himself up.

Leaning against the pillow, her trembling crimson eyes gazed at the calm Nekoyashiki Haru.

"...Um...okay, I'm coming..."

"It's the girl with loose hair," she said.

"... "