Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"Why... because of my own desires..."

Eliza lowered her head.

"...I really like Qing..."

"like?"

Hiroi Kikuri's lips twitched for a moment.

"Do you like doing him like this?"

Kikuri Hiroi tried her best to keep her voice calm.

Calm down... calm down...

The knuckles cracked.

"...So you're going to run away now?"

Kikuri Hiroi's expression twisted.

"...That's not wrong either."

Eliza nodded.

"Then why have you been with us for the past two years?"

"...I want to see Qing smile again..."

"…puff…"

Hiroi Kikuri laughed.

"Laughing?"

"...Well...after I went blind, I haven't seen him smile in a long time. I want to see him smile, to see him happy, and then..."

"And then run away without saying a word?!"

boom! ! !

The fist slammed into Eliza's lower abdomen.

"Goo!"

Eliza's blue pupils contracted, and she let out a whimper.

"Unbelievable...unbelievable! You're the one who took him away, and now you're saying...you want to see him smile again? Eliza...there's a limit to how much of a slut you can be!!"

Hiroi Kikuri roared.

"…sorry…"

Eliza lowered her head and hugged the hand that Hiroi Kikuri had used to hit her stomach.

"…sorry…"

"…sorry?"

Hiroi Kikusato suddenly felt weak all over and lowered her head listlessly.

"…clear…"

Iwashita Shima looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, who was still staring blankly to the side.

"…Um…"

A muffled response came from the boy's mouth.

He took two steps forward and gently tugged at Hiroi Kikuri.

Hiroi Kikuri knew this meant she was being asked to step down.

but…

"…let's go…"

Hiroi Kikuri turned around and hugged Nekoyashiki Haru.

"...Let's go, let's ignore her..."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru, expressionless, moved her eyes with a slight tremor as she looked at Hiroi Kikuri, who was holding her.

Drink... drink... tap... tap... tap... whoosh whoosh whoosh... thump thump...

Indistinguishable background noise filled my ears.

The sound of breathing, the sound of wind, the sound of collisions, the sound of heartbeats.

It's so noisy...

Nekoyashiki Haru gently pushed Hiroi Kikuri away.

"…fine…"

"... "

Hiroi Kikuri gritted her teeth and took a few steps back.

Then, his black pupils looked at Eliza.

"…clear…"

Eliza looked at Nekoyashiki Haru with evasive eyes.

"...Why did you run away..."

Nekoyashiki Haru's voice was so weak that Hiroi Kikuri's fingernails almost dug into her palm.

"I…"

Eliza was stunned; she hadn't expected the boy to ask that next.

"...I thought...you would ask about the specific process..."

"...Answer me...why did you run away...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head, her black eyes meeting her azure eyes.

"...Because...because you have already found happiness...there is no need for me to continue existing..."

Eliza avoided eye contact.

Nekoyashiki Haru opened her mouth.

"So... is this why you've been so far away from me lately?"

"…Um."

Eliza nodded.

"...You...didn't do anything..."

Nekoyashiki Haru's lips trembled.

"...I didn't do anything..."

Eliza nodded.

"!"

boom!

Suddenly, two hands grabbed Eliza's shoulders, and with tremendous force, shoved the woman against the wall behind her.

Immediately afterwards…

"Why aren't you doing anything?!"

An angry roar rang out.

Shima Iwashita behind him looked on in astonishment.

"…clear…?"

"Why did you do nothing! Why did you let my eyes become like this! Why did you leave after seeing me find happiness! Why?! Eliza?! Is this all you wanted?!"

"…I…"

Tears welled up in Eliza's eyes.

"I...I just...I'm not worthy of doing anything...I'm not worthy of making you smile, nor am I worthy of smiling when I'm by your side, I..."

"Then why are you in Japan?"

Nekoyashiki Haru's voice suddenly calmed down, as if the hysteria just now was just an illusion.

Snapped!

Nekoyashiki Haru grabbed Eliza by the neck.

“Look into my eyes…Eliza…”

His black eyes were incredibly dark.

Eliza, trembling with fear, closed her eyes.

"...Are you looking at me, Eliza...?"

Nekoyashiki asked again.

"... "

Eliza slowly opened her eyes, tears welling up in the corners.

"...Why did you come to Japan...Why did you stay with me for those two years...Why are you running away now...Is this all you need to do?"

Nekoyashiki Haru asked the same question again, her voice low and gloomy.

Eliza didn't speak, not a single word.

Nekoyashiki Haru's eyelids slowly closed.

"...I see..."

He released the woman and took two steps back.