Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"...Don't bully Senior Qing..."

Yuyuko Otsuki spoke in a voice only she could hear.

Then he raised his head and changed his words.

"...Can I come along too?"

After saying that, her pink pupils secretly glanced at Nekoyashiki Haru again.

"Sure, but why?"

Ichi Nijika tilted her head.

"Ms. Otsuki, don't you have a celebration party to attend?"

"... "

Yuuko Otsuki kept her mouth tightly shut.

Actually, when others tried to persuade him to go, he stubbornly insisted on blocking the door.

So they stayed behind...

"... "

Kita Ikuyo smiled as she looked at Otsuki Yuuko, whose eyes were darting around.

"I think it's fine... but we might have to go to a more expensive yakiniku restaurant, so Ms. Otsuki will have to pay for it herself."

"Ok?"

Nekoyashiki Haru was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to say something, Yamada Ryo pinched her waist from behind.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru shut her mouth.

"Huh? Ah..."

Yuuko Otsuki nodded.

"No problem... Let's go."

"Well! Let's go!"

...

……

.........

BBQ shop.

"I see, Senior Qing has helped you a lot..."

Yuuko Otsuki nodded gently as she dipped the grilled meat in the egg mixture.

The people in front of him were telling him about their daily life with Nekoyashiki Haru.

"...And please stop bringing up my issues..."

Occasionally, Nekoyashiki Haru would say something like this.

"Hey, it's okay!"

And Ichi Nijika or Kita Ikuyo would pat Nekoyashiki Haru on the back and say something like that.

"... "

Yuyuko Otsuki put the grilled meat into her mouth.

"So...you two are really close..."

Having lost her previous sharpness on stage, Yuyuko Otsuki gradually realized a fact.

That is, Haru Nekoyashiki was not actually threatened.

They really have a good relationship.

"... "

It's even more painful now!

Yuyuko Otsuki wanted to eat more meat as a form of revenge, but she still had to be frugal.

So they could only eat the free side dishes.

"Come on, kitten, open your mouth..."

The grilled meat was slowly brought to Nekoyashiki Haru's mouth. After hesitating for a moment, Nekoyashiki Haru slowly opened her mouth and ate it.

"Thanks…"

"What else do we need to say thank you for?"

Ichi Nijika shook her head.

"!"

Yuyuko Otsuki was deeply shaken by what she saw.

How...how can things be so ambiguous...?

Senior Haru also ate…

Are they already a couple?!

"I'm next, ah~"

Kita Ikuyo also brought over some grilled meat, which Nekoyashiki Haru ate.

"!!"

There's... there's a second one?! Why... aren't they a couple...?

But... but feeding like this... no matter how you look at it...

"Cat, open your mouth."

Ryoya Yamada did the same.

"what…"

Yuuko Otsuki slowly lowered her head.

"Ah... um... me... me too."

Goto Ichiri followed suit.

This scene caused Otsuki Yuyuko to lower her head completely.

"... "

Ichi Nijika glanced at Kita Ikuyo.

Kita Ikuyo nodded.

Yamada Ryo gazed at Otsuki Yuuko with golden eyes.

"Miss Otsuki, please eat."

"Okay, okay..."

Yuyuko Otsuki raised her head and began to eat silently.

When Nekoyashiki Haru sensed something was off and was about to say something, Yamada Ryo pinched him again.

"You are not allowed to speak."

"...What are you doing...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru whispered.

He felt a little wronged, after all, he kept being silenced by Liang all day.

...

……

.........

After finishing her barbecue, Yuuko Otsuki returned home dejectedly.

After taking a shower, lying in bed, Otsuki Yuuko silently covered her face with the blanket.

"...I...I want to too..."

Why is it that after ending the band, he can be so close to Haru-senpai, much closer than I used to be to him...?

Although they're probably not in a romantic relationship... because everyone's like that...

But... but wouldn't this easily develop into a romantic relationship?

But now I pretty much understand that they probably didn't do anything wrong.

But...I still really hope that Haru-senpai...did something ambiguous with me...

"I was the one who did it first..."

"Otsuki Yuuko said softly."

And in the chat group that belongs only to the four members of the band...

Kita Ikuyo: [That Otsuki-san…]

Nijika Ijichi: [You like kittens, right?]

Goto Ichiri: [Really?]

Yamada Ryo: [It's probably because we fed it some grilled meat and it turned into that state.]

Ichi Nijika: [I'm a little...not that surprised, considering I seemed to have been spending the last two years with the kitten.]

Kita Ikuyo: [Our positions overlap.]

Goto Ichiri: [I feel like she's a bit like me.]

Nijika Ijichi: [So what should we do now?]