Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Kikuto Hiroi said firmly.

"...Will the future be just as good?"

"Iwashita Shima said, bowing her head."

"...?"

Hiroi Kikuri tilted her head, somewhat confused about what Iwashita Shima was saying.

"Ah..."

Iwashita Shima patted her head and then looked up.

"...I already know about you and Qing."

Didn't you not believe me when I said that last time?

Hiroi Kikuri asked.

"...I mean, the matter of Qing Kai having a harem."

"?!"

Hiroi Kikuri shuddered violently.

"...So...you'll join too..."

"How is that possible!"

Iwashita Shima immediately and loudly refuted Hiroi Kikuri's guess.

"!"

Hiroi Kikuri's body suddenly stiffened.

Shima seems very angry?

"...I...Kikuri, do you really think this is the right thing to do?"

Iwashita Shima clenched his fist.

"Will doing this really make everyone happy? Besides, why did you agree in the first place? No matter how you look at it..."

"...Does Shima think things are alright as they are now?"

"Hiroi Kikuri said softly."

"Of course it's not good! How could you ask such a stupid question? How could he possibly take care of so many people at the same time?"

Shima Iwashita said.

"I think Qing can do it."

"what?"

"Shima doesn't believe it?"

"Of course I don't believe it!"

Iwashita Shima took a deep breath.

“If this continues… you’ll all suffer someday. It’s better to stop now. Kiku, it’s not too late. Let’s work together to get Haru back on track…”

Before Iwashita Shima could finish speaking, Hiroi Kikuri interrupted her.

"...I think it's fine, at least it's much better than when I was alone."

"...Just based on your vague and unrealistic belief?"

Shima Iwashita sighed.

"Isn't Shima also denying us with a vague and uncertain future? Besides, at least Haru is doing something."

Kikuri Hiroi shook her head.

"Qing spends almost all of her day with us or working."

"...That's still not enough..."

Iwashita Shima shook his head firmly.

"What I'm saying isn't all there is to it."

Hiroi Kikuri gently clenched her fist.

"...Does Shima want to break us up?"

"... "

Shima Iwashita's wine-red pupils trembled.

"...I think it's better if you don't interfere."

Kikuri Hiroi said.

Chapter 374 Maintenance

"Huh?! Is Kita's mom coming to see Sunday's live performance?"

【Starry Night】Iji Chi Niji Natsu looked at Nekoyashiki Haru and Kita Ikuyo and asked.

"Yes, I chatted with your aunt for a while last night, and I thought it would be nice for her to see Yu Dai on stage, so I invited her."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"...Ugh... Anyway, Kita's mom thinks Kita is wasting his time, right?"

"Ichi Niji Natsumi asked."

That's roughly the idea.

Kita Ikuyo nodded and said.

"How about this? I'll make a development plan for the band's future, which will be more convincing later."

"Ichi Nijika smiled."

"What if your mother is still not satisfied by then?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Kita Ikuyo and asked.

"Ugh... I won't quit then..."

Kita Ikuyo said, swinging her little feet.

"We...we eloped!"

Goto Ichiri suddenly said.

The group all looked at her.

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

"I asked Yamada Ryo."

"Because...because if the parents don't agree...they usually elope, right?"

Goto Ichiri said.

"Aren't eloping usually done in pairs?"

Kita Ikuyo said.

Does that count as five people eloping?

Yamada Ryo began to think.

"And there's Miss Pa and her sister, that makes seven people."

Nijika Ichichi raised her hand and said.

"Kikuri-sensei too... Ah, in that case, we should take Kikuri-sensei's band with us!"

Kita Ikuyo laughed.

"...Can this, which is like a tour group, really be considered an elopement?"

Ichi Nijika began to think.

Nekoyashiki Haru clapped her hands.

"It's practice time now."

"Oh right, I'd completely forgotten! Everyone, let's practice!"

Ichi Nijika picked up the drumsticks.

"We're currently ranked 34th, and the votes are still rising. Once we're in the top 30, we'll be fine! Thanks everyone for your hard work, but we still need to keep trying!"

...

……

Nighttime, the opening hours of [Starry Night].

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled as she handed a drink to the customer in front of her.

Kita Ikuyo, who was standing next to Nekoyashiki Haru, suddenly asked a question while watching Nekoyashiki Haru's actions.

"Does the senior think that my mother will support me after watching the live performance?"

"do not know."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"Eh?!"

Kita Ikuyo exclaimed in surprise.

"After all, I don't know how your aunt will react. I can't read minds or predict the future."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"But since your aunt agreed to come to the live performance, she must want to understand you, right?"

"... "

Kita Yukiyo remained silent.