Lonely Rock for the Blind.

What I want to do...

crunch...

The door was pushed open, and the already turned-on heating blasted out, causing Dahei Yin's lips to tremble.

next moment…

Welcome home.

The boy's clear voice rang out.

"…I'm back…"

Daikoku Oto felt that she might be turning into a bad person.

However, this warmth and sense of belonging that seems to be able to be preserved...

Not enough…

Dahei Yin took two steps forward, and the beer bag from the convenience store in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.

pat.

The door behind him closed.

She punched the light switch in the entryway.

Click!

Darkness descended upon the room.

The woman took two steps forward and hugged Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Pa?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru was startled.

"...Let me hug you for a while...I'm cold..."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru wanted to push Daikoku Otomi away.

But when she said she was cold, those hands changed from pushing to hugging.

"...Recently, I've been getting a lot of hugs."

Nekoyashiki Haruichi.

"... "

Dahei Yin didn't speak, but his fists clenched quietly.

She inhaled the boy's scent, flicking her tongue, trying to entwine herself around him.

He noticed nothing, simply embracing her gently and lending his body heat to the snake scales.

In just five minutes, Ooku Otomi gently pushed Nekoyashiki away.

She picked up the bag and pulled Nekoyashiki Haru towards the house.

"Come on... have a drink with me."

"Ah good."

Haru Nekoyashiki could sense the pent-up emotions in her friend's heart.

Although he didn't know the reason for his depression, it didn't stop him from taking care of her.

So, inside the house, the boy and the woman sat at the table.

The beer can was gently opened.

Just like a few days ago, when the two first sat down at the table.

"Do you sell food?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked."

"No...only alcohol..."

Daikoku Otoko said this while looking at the wine jar and small box in the bag.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

Then he found the wine jar and opened it.

Sizzle...

The aroma of beer filled the room.

Dahei Yin picked up the beer can, took a big gulp, and then picked up the next can without saying a word, as if he wanted to get drunk.

Hearing the sound of Ooku drinking, Nekoyashiki Haru also picked up a beer can and started sipping.

The two drank quietly, and half an hour passed in this way.

Nekoyashiki Haru put down the sake.

"I'm going back tomorrow."

"... "

Dahei Yin lowered her head, the alcohol making her mind hazy.

"why?"

"...I think...I've found my direction."

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head.

"So, there's no need to hide from everyone anymore."

"...Who did you choose?"

Dahei Yin asked.

“…Ah…no.”

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

After a brief silence, he spoke to the Great Black Sound.

“I’ve decided… to be with all four of them at the same time.”

"...?"

Dahei Yin opened his mouth slightly.

"What did you say?"

"I mean... being with them at the same time, I know it's scum, but I accept being scum."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"It's better than doing nothing."

"... "

Dahei Yin lowered his head.

Click click click…

The woman gripped the wine jar tightly, her black manicured nails almost embedded in it.

"…Why…"

"what?"

"...I really...don't understand..."

Click...

The table was gently lifted.

Dahei Yin walked towards the boy, casually throwing the wine jar in his hand on the ground.

“pa?”

Why did you become like this because of them?

Okoro Otoko knelt down in front of Nekoyashiki Haru, grabbing Nekoyashiki Haru with both hands.

"This shouldn't be something you want to do..."

Daikoku Otoko clenched his fist.

"Because they like you so much... so you don't want to hurt them, so you've become like this?"

"I myself also like..."

"Give up..."

Dark green eyes suddenly loomed close to Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Qing... give up on them."

"…What?"

Nekoyashiki Haru tilted her head as if she didn't understand.

"You know... you're different from them... you and I are the same..."

Ooko Otoko's hands slowly clenched, his vision distorted by the alcohol.

"What do you mean?"

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't understand a little bit.

"...you, whom I imagined myself...someone who is willing to understand me, someone I can understand, someone who can completely dispel my loneliness."

Nekoyashiki Haru's purple, fragmented pupils trembled.

"I?"

"right…"