Lonely Rock for the Blind.

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"... "

I wanted to move forward, but then I suddenly hesitated.

"It's not open for business yet."

A voice suddenly came from behind her, which made Kishiro startled slightly. She turned around to look.

The blonde woman, arms crossed, stared at him expressionlessly.

"You are…?"

How long will it take to ask him?

“Ijichi Hoshika, the manager of this livehouse.”

"Ichishika introduced herself, and after a moment of silence, asked a question."

"You are Kita's mother, right?"

"...She mentioned me to you?"

Xi asked rhetorically, "How long will it take to stay?"

"I found out from their conversation, and I don't think anyone would mistake your hair color."

Ijichi Hoshika shook her head, then smiled.

"I heard you came to see their performance."

"Yes...that's how it is."

Xi nodded.

"They might be rehearsing right now, do you want to go check it out?"

Ichi Hoshika continued.

"...Never mind."

Xi Jiushu shook his head.

"Really...then I'll go in first."

Ijichi Hoshika walked down the stairs, opened the door, and went inside.

"... "

happy remained standing in the same spot for a long time.

She actually wanted to go and see it, but in the end she decided to put it all into a later live performance.

It's like preparing a gift; if you peek at someone else's gift, no one will be happy.

Is this analogy correct?

Click.

The door was suddenly pushed open.

happy Shuojiu Liudai was slightly taken aback.

"...Nekoyashiki Haru?"

The black-haired boy smiled.

Good afternoon, Auntie.

...

……

.........

“Yu Dai has been practicing very hard these past two days. Of course, I’m not saying she doesn’t practice hard usually, but she seems a little different today.”

Nekoyashiki Haru said with a smile.

"...I know her. She's actually quite competitive and would try to shut me up with her performance. That's something she would do."

happy said, "How long will it take?"

"Actually, you don't need to think like that."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"She just wanted to convey something to you."

"...Is it a good thing?"

How long will it take to ask him?

"I can't say for sure, you have to experience it for yourself."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"But what was conveyed was definitely everything she felt."

Nekoyashiki Haru took a deep breath.

“Before playing in a band, Yu Dai was not very satisfied with his life.”

"…What?"

happy frowned as he looked up.

"Not satisfied?"

"It's not about not having enough to wear or eat; it's something deeper."

Nekoyashiki Haru clasped her long, slender fingers together in front of her chest.

"Just like celebrating youth, or the so-called realization of life's value, Yudai doesn't want her life to be ordinary."

"!"

happy Jiushuo's pupils contracted sharply.

“She cares about you, otherwise she wouldn’t be trying to make you understand. She wants you to see clearly what she’s doing… As her mother, you would definitely want to understand, wouldn’t you?”

Nekoyashiki Haru continued.

"...I'm not that kind of tender mother."

happy Shuojiu turned his head and said.

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"Really? But if you would deliberately give your daughter a name that sounds like a lame joke, you can't be that serious, can you?"

"I…"

How long will it take to leave me speechless?

"Oh, by the way, I think the name [Yudai] sounds pretty good."

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her finger and said.

"... "

After a moment of silence, Xi Shuliudai sighed.

"...A band or something like that is too unreliable..."

Her eyes were lowered.

“I’m not that old-fashioned… I just don’t want her to go through what I went through.”

Kijuro looked into Nekoyashiki Haru's eyes.

"My dream is to become a writer, a novelist."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't speak, but listened quietly.

"But now, I am a civil servant."

Xi Jiushu sighed.

“When I was in college, I was working hard to publish my novels when I received a phone call. He told me that my novels had great potential, and I believed him at the time. But a couple of days later, he told me that the publishing house needed money.”

Xi clenched his fists tightly.

"I... of course I handed over the money immediately, but the next day he said there was a problem. He kept assuring me that my novel would definitely be a hit as soon as it was published, and I didn't want to believe that he was lying to me."

happy gritted his teeth and endured the pain.

“I paid a lot of money back and forth, but when I called again, the editor disappeared. I borrowed that money from my family, so… I’m a civil servant now, and my family is very happy.”

Xi suddenly seemed to lose his strength.

“I’ve had dreams before, and I can understand her, but the feeling of having your dreams shattered is really unpleasant. I’m afraid she’ll experience the same feeling.”

happy closed her eyes after a long time.

Do you think I'm wrong?

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru remained silent for a while.

Finally, he said softly.

"If you think about it calmly, what you said isn't wrong. Being in a band, like writing novels, isn't a stable profession."

"...So you see..."

You may speak for a while, but don't interrupt.

"But don't worry about Yudai."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head vigorously.

"Why? Why can you guarantee that?"

How long will it take to ask him?