Lonely Rock for the Blind.

I want to be your friend...

After thinking it over, it seems like the only option is to be straightforward.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru was silent for a moment, then slowly tilted her head and asked.

What is your name?

"!"

Otsuki Yuuko's hand trembled slightly.

A name... I haven't thought about a name...

"…name?"

Nekoyashiki Haru asked again.

"!"

Yuuko Otsuki's pupils contracted.

Name, name, name... Hurry up and pick a name...

Ah!

【Megumi Saito.】

"?"

Nekoyashiki Haru paused for a moment.

"...That really is a name that suits your status."

【Um!】

"Okay, you just want to make friends?"

【Yes. 】

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru squinted her eyes.

"Judging from the voice you made earlier, you... are a woman, right?"

Yuuko Otsuki paused for a moment.

【Yes. 】

Yuuko Otsuki nodded.

"...I'm sorry, I'll have to decline your friend request."

Nekoyashiki Haru stood up.

"Anyway, it's due to my personal reasons, I'm sorry."

Nekoyashiki Haru walked towards the door of the rest area.

"for…"

"That's what Yuuko Otsuki said instinctively."

"...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru turned around.

Yuuko Otsuki abruptly shut her mouth.

"Mmm...uh-huh..."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru remained silent for a while.

"I am leaving."

He then turned and left.

"... "

Yuuko Otsuki's hand drooped limply.

I finally got close to her... and then I was rejected so easily.

I always thought that Haru-senpai wasn't the type to refuse people so easily...

Yuyuko Otsuki opened the water bottle in her hand and took a few gulps.

"...Sigh...Let's go first."

...

……

.........

"... "

After finding a staff member outside the rest area, Haru Nekoyashiki was led back to her room by the staff member.

Sitting in the rocking chair, Nekoyashiki Haru first sent a message to Ijichi Niji Natsumi that she had returned to her room. After a brief hesitation, she opened Otsuki Yuyuko's chat interface.

"... "

Just as she was about to type something, Nekoyashiki Haru's fingers stopped again.

"That guy's voice just now... sounded a bit like Yuuko's..."

Although the sound is significantly lower and is meaningless, many similarities can still be heard.

Especially the sounds made when they just left…

But why did I encounter Yuyuko here?

After all, no one probably invited her to soak in the hot springs together...

So it wasn't true after all?

Actually, all of this can be solved by simply asking on your phone.

But after hesitating for a while, Nekoyashiki Haru put down her phone.

If it really is Yuyuko... then perhaps there was a deeper meaning behind her pretending to get close like that?

If not, there's even less need to bother Youyouzi.

Let's just wait and see how things develop for now...

Nekoyashiki Haru lay down on the bed.

...

……

.........

"Ah...this soak feels so good..."

Ichi Nijika smiled, took her phone out of the cabinet, and then walked towards the rest area.

"Hmm... Has the kitten's message already gone back?"

Ichi Niji Natsumi paused for a moment, then looked at the people behind her.

Several of them are considering sneaking into the bathtub of the cat house next door, Shikiharu.

"...The kitten has gone back; there's no one inside now."

Ichi Nijika walked over and said.

Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo were both taken aback, then nodded dejectedly.

"...Don't be so obviously disappointed...really..."

Ichi Nijika sighed, then pulled the others towards the rest area.

"Everyone can rest here for half an hour, and then we'll call the kitten down for dinner later."

"Ichi Nijika said with a smile."

Beside her, long black hair swayed gently.

"Ugh!"

Ichiji Niji Natsumi was startled, then looked at Ooku Otomi, who was smiling with her hair down.

"...Wh...what's wrong, Miss Pa?"

Ichiji Nijika felt for some reason that there seemed to be some deeper meaning hidden in that smile, and after swallowing, she asked.

"It's nothing~ By the way, can we go to the corner and say a few words?"

Dahei Yin had already pointed to the corner of the rest area.

"... "

Ichi Nijika hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Daikoku Oto grabbed Ichiji Nijika's hand and led her to a corner.

Ijichi Seika frowned as she sat on the sofa.

When did that guy become so close to my sister?

Ichi Hoshika pondered for a while, but couldn't come up with a solution, so she simply closed her eyes and continued to rest.

As people get older, their physical strength inevitably declines...

In the corner, Ichiji Nijika looked at Daikoku Otomi and said.

"What exactly does Miss Pa want from me that you need to talk to me about?"

"... "

Ooko smiled as she looked at Ichiki Nijika, her dark green eyes fixed on her red eyes.