Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"…ah…"

Yuuko Otsuki opened her mouth.

"I just saw you with Kita, right? So what happened?"

Shima Iwashita asked next.

"... "

Yuyuko Otsuki took a deep breath.

It's okay if Shima-senpai knows about this, right?

After all, she and Senior Qing have such a good relationship...

"...What I'm about to say...you can't tell anyone, Shima-senpai..."

Even so, Otsuki Yuyuko still spoke up.

"... "

Iwashita Shima blinked, her expression becoming slightly serious.

"You say it."

"...Actually...actually, Haru-senpai and Kita Iku...Kita-san are lovers."

"Ok?"

Iwashita Shima was stunned, her mouth opening and closing weakly a few times.

"...I really didn't expect this..."

"Iwashita Shima said softly," and then received a stare from Otsuki Yuuko.

"…What's wrong?"

Iwashita Shima frowned.

"...No...well...I just felt...you didn't seem particularly surprised..."

Yuuko Otsuki covered her mouth and nose, turning her gaze away.

"…Ugh…"

Iwashita Shima sighed.

"...Well, Kikuri said before that Haru and she were lovers."

"…Um?"

Otsuki Yuuko's pupils contracted.

"...Why...why is it?"

"...You look surprised?"

"No, no, no! Why her?!"

Yuyuko Otsuki gently patted the table.

"... "

Iwashita Shima tilted his head.

"Maybe it was just drunken ramblings back then."

"...Really...is that so?"

Yuuko Otsuki asked uncertainly.

"Right? After all, you said that Haru and that Kita are the lovers, right?"

Shima Iwashita smiled.

For some reason, this news made her feel a little more at ease.

"... "

Yuuko Otsuki remained silent, her hands slowly clenching into fists.

"…What’s wrong with you?"

Iwashita Shima, noticing that Otsuki Yuuko was acting strangely, was stunned.

"...No...Why would this be...Could it be, could it be more than that...How many people are there...?"

Yuuko Otsuki covered her head.

"It shouldn't be like that... No matter what... Senior Haru wouldn't do such a thing... There are so many people... especially Kiku-neechan..."

"What? So many people... Hey, Yuyuko? What are you talking about?"

Iwashita Shima frowned.

"!"

Yuuko Otsuki, interrupted from her self-talk, looked up.

"Ah...I..."

"So, all you want to say is that Qing has a lover?"

Iwashita Shima continued to ask.

“…Ah…no…”

Yuuko Otsuki pursed her lips.

It's one thing for others... but if, if it involves Kiku-neechan... can we really tell Shima-senpai about this?

No way... Wouldn't Haru-senpai get a beating from Shima-senpai if she did that?!

Although it was my own fault... I still can't tell Shima-senpai about this!

Yuuko Otsuki suddenly stood up.

"I...I'm leaving now!"

After saying that, he ran towards the door.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Iwashita Shima got up to follow, but was stopped by the waitress.

"Um, that's the price for two cups of black tea."

"Ah, I know..."

...

……

.........

"Haa...haa..."

Yuyuko Otsuki ran a very, very long way before stopping.

"...Ugh...So tired..."

Walking on the street, I always feel as if the street itself is distorted.

"...Why? Does that mean there are more than three people? And if we include Kiku-nee...that makes four people...no...maybe even more?"

Yuyuko Otsuki suddenly remembered the recent strange behavior of Kikuchi Hiroi.

"Could it be that she stopped drinking... because of this? If Kiku-nee finds out the truth... will she drink even more in despair?"

Yuuko Otsuki slowed her pace, then slammed her fist into the wall beside her.

"...Why, why! Why would Haru-senpai do such a thing! Is he really that lewd?! Does it feel that good?!"

Yuuko Otsuki covered her head.

"This is wrong...it's clearly wrong...how could you...how could you do this..."

Yuuko Otsuki raised her head, and tears welled up in her pink pupils once again.

"...I have to do something!"

...

……

.........

"The kitten can see me now?!"

Ijichi Nijika opened her eyes wide and looked at Nekoyashiki Haru with surprise.

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"Hmm, I can see a yellow humanoid shape... Come to think of it, the hairstyle really hasn't changed much."

Nekoyashiki Haru reached out and flicked the triangle on Ijichi Nijika's head.

Bounce~ Bounce~ Bounce~

"It's exactly the same here as before..."

Nekoyashiki Haru couldn't help but laugh.

"hey-hey…"

Instead of scolding Nekoyashiki Haru for flicking her ahoge (cowlick), Ichichi Nijika chuckled.

"...But...Nijika didn't tell anyone about Kikuri and me, which really caused me a lot of trouble..."

"...I'm sorry..."

Nijika Ichi apologized softly.

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed softly.

"Sigh...and I guess it'll be discovered soon, since my eyes have changed a lot, right?"

"Hmm, the kitten's eye color has become very strange."