Lonely Rock for the Blind.

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"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru shut her mouth.

"... "

Yuyuko Otsuki looked at Niji Natsumi Iji... opened her mouth, but no words came out.

"Ms. Otsuki, we accept the challenge!"

Ichi Nijika turned around, put her hands on her hips, and announced.

"...In your eyes...shouldn't I be a clown?"

Otsuki Yuyuko said bitterly.

"No! We understand Ms. Otsuki's feelings. To put it bluntly, it's just that the little cat is too oblivious! But there are some things that still need to be made clear!"

Nijika Ichi continued.

"Although Ms. Otsuki looks like she has lost something... I was the one who lost my kitten first."

Ichi Nijika took two steps forward.

"Ms. Otsuki, let's settle this competition with music!"

"...You've already won..."

Yuuko Otsuki stared blankly.

"Winning doesn't mean we won't accept challenges."

Ichi Nijika looked behind her.

"Is that what everyone thinks too?"

"...Although it feels strange, I can accept it!"

Kita Yukiyo nodded.

"...I...I think I understand...because unrequited love is very painful...and Ms. Otsuki has had a crush on you for two years..."

Goto Ichiri said tremblingly.

"I have no objection; I've already presented the answer to you."

Yamada Ryo gestured to Otsuki Yuuko and said.

"...That's exactly what I wanted!"

Yuyuko Otsuki said with both hands, then turned to leave.

Did they just...accept it?

I thought I was going to get yelled at... because of me...

"Yuyuko!"

Behind me, Nekoyashiki Haru's voice rang out.

Yuyuko Otsuki instinctively wanted to turn her head, but she resisted the urge.

The boy's voice continued to ring out from behind.

"Vanilla chocolate is delicious!"

"!!!"

Her pink eyes widened suddenly, and Otsuki Yuuko stumbled, then ran away in a disheveled manner.

Chapter 387 Surveillance

"Lately, Shima and Eliza have been arguing a lot..."

Lying on her side on Nekoya Shikiharu's lap, Hiroi Kikuri whispered her words.

"...I don't know what to do..."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru gently stroked Hiroi Kikuri's hair.

Is it because of us?

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked."

"...On the surface, it's not like that. Eliza said that Shima is like a controlling mother hen who likes to meddle in other people's business...although I think so too."

Hiroi Kikuri nudged her head against Nekoyashiki Haru's belly.

"She knows about us... last time she even tried to persuade me to give up..."

Kikuri Hiroi sighed.

"There's something I don't understand, what does she want?"

"...Perhaps it's simply a matter of not being able to accept it?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"But it clearly has nothing to do with her."

Kikuri Hiroi shook her head.

"It's because the two of us have a good relationship with her."

Nekoyashiki Haru continued.

"...That makes sense, after all, Shima is the kind of person who likes to worry."

Kikuri Hiroi pursed her lips.

"And then, listen to me, Yuyuko also..."

"Ah, I already know that."

Nekoyashiki Haru said.

"...Huh?"

Hiroi Kikuri was stunned.

"You know it is...?"

"Yuyuko likes me."

Nekoyashiki Haru spoke up.

"So fast."

Kikuto Hiroi sighed.

"...Since there's no need to slow down, and she's already expressed it, I can't pretend I didn't hear it now."

Nekoyashiki Haru gave a soft laugh.

"So you don't need to worry about Kikuri."

"...I like it when you call me 'Kikuri-nee'."

Kikuri Hiroi said.

"Yes, Kiku-san."

Nekoyashiki Haru squinted and called out.

"...So, Qing, what do you think?"

Hiroi Kikuri got up and leaned on Nekoyashiki Haru's shoulder.

"What kind of person is Yuyuko to you?"

"...If it were before, I would have answered you without hesitation that we are juniors and friends."

Nekoyashiki Haru's fingers trembled slightly.

"But my view didn't seem to hold up. After I fully understood the other person's feelings, the relationship, which had lasted for more than two years, began to crumble."

"... "

Hiroi Kikuri silently watched Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Humans are truly social animals. They can change their own minds because of the wishes of others... or am I the only one who is like this?"

Nekoyashiki Haru said quietly.

"...That's because you and she were already very close."

Kikuri Hiroi shook her head.

"If you're willing to be friends for life, that feeling can certainly change at any time..."

Hiroi Kikuri paused for a moment.

Do you like Yuyuko?

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru remained silent for a while before giving an irrelevant answer.

"I ate all the chocolate, so I'll give you a gift back on White Day."