Lonely Rock for the Blind.

He walked towards the crowd and patted them on the shoulder.

Everyone looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Well, I have something to take care of, so I'll be going now. I should be back soon if all goes well."

"what happens?"

"Ichishika frowned and asked."

"It's nothing, we're just looking for someone. It seems like Kiku has disappeared again."

Nekoyashiki Haru said without hiding anything.

"?!"

Kita Ikuyo suddenly paused.

"Then let's go look for it together..."

Ichi Nijika wanted to make that suggestion, but Nekoyashiki Haru gently interrupted her.

"Sister Xingge's birthday isn't over yet, Hongxia. Everyone, let's continue celebrating. You don't need to come with me. I'll look for it myself."

"... "

Ichi Nijika was taken aback.

Ijichi Hoshika looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Can't they find you? Do they need you?"

Dahei Yin frowned and asked.

"I just felt I should go and see."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded seriously.

Then he said to Ichiji Hoshika.

"Sorry, Sister Xingge, I have to go now."

"... "

Ijichi Hoshika did not speak.

Nekoyashiki quickened her pace and headed towards the outside of the [Starry Sky].

"... "

Ichi Nijika frowned, instinctively wanting to follow.

Then Yamada Ryo grabbed his hand.

"cold?"

"Let him look for it. Since he said that, it means it's better if we don't keep up."

Yamada Ryo swallowed the cake in his mouth.

"Perhaps some people don't want to see too many people."

Goto Ichiri, having removed the chicken leg headgear, watched Nekoyashiki Haru disappear through the doorway and blinked worriedly.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo gripped her phone tightly.

...

……

.........

Tap, tap tap, tap tap tap.

The white cane tapped again and again.

Nekoyashiki Haru walked briskly along the snow-covered street.

All the phone calls he made disappeared without a trace.

He first walked towards the park.

Hiroi Kiku would sometimes get drunk there.

"... "

However, no.

After standing in front of the bench for a while, Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

He began to delve into his past memories.

From there, we might be able to find where Kiku is now.

"Hello, is there a person nearby with purple hair, sharp teeth, and who looks a bit crazy?"

At the tavern, Nekoyashiki Haru asked the bartender... or perhaps a customer, since he couldn't see and couldn't tell.

"No, but you're talking about Ms. Hiroi, right? Her drinking capacity always surprises everyone."

The other party replied.

"I understand, sorry to bother you."

Nekoyashiki Haru quickly walked out the door.

The urgency in my heart grew stronger for no reason.

He left the tavern without stopping and continued searching for Hiroi Kikuri.

"Hello, if I remember correctly, there should be a place around here called Sea and Tavern... Oh? Did I go to the wrong place? I'm sorry, could you please take me there? I'll pay you."

"Have you seen a woman with purple hair wearing wooden clogs? Yes, it's Ms. Hiroi... It's been a while since you last came? I understand."

"Oh, I'm so sorry to have bumped into you. I'm very sorry."

Hello, do you have…?

"It hurts...it's a tree..."

"Tap~ Tap~"

"Not here either..."

"Hello, have you seen...?"

"Yes, a crazy person... or just drunk, no, not mentally ill..."

"Hello, have you seen... appear in the vicinity?"

"There should be a purple-haired woman drinking here often, right? No? Sorry, I've got the wrong person."

Not far...

They can't go far at all...

Even if I can use echolocation to avoid obstacles, I really can't go very far.

"Nekoyashiki Haru thought to herself."

He was suddenly overcome by a nameless fear.

They stopped walking.

One step forward leads to uncharted territory.

The unknown, not in memory.

Even if you can feel the strong light now, it's still not enough to propel you forward.

His hand reached towards the wall.

In that case, let's look along the wall.

He began to worry that Kikuri Hiroi had gone too far.

If it's too far, you really won't be able to find it.

As far as I can remember, I've already searched all the places that Kiku would go that Shima hasn't yet searched.

Therefore, there is only the unknown future ahead...

"... "

Nekoyashiki suddenly stopped walking.

No... there's still one place I haven't looked for.

He slowly turned around, then quickened his pace.

The cane tapped out a rapid rhythm.

Tap tap, tap tap tap, tap tap tap tap.

This is proof of the boy's anxiety.

Going against the flow of people, Nekoyashiki Haru walks toward even older memories.

That was... when I had just returned to Tokyo.

The apartment I rented in this city.

Maybe it will be there... although I've already cancelled the lease, it may have been rented by someone else.

But at that moment, Nekoyashiki Haru just felt that she should go there to look for it.

"...Kikuri...where the hell have you been...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru's footsteps tread the path that once represented returning home.

Then, on the way, the woman smiled.

"Xiao Qing".

"...Kikuri?"

Chapter 292 Disguise (Return)