Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"... "

Eliza fell silent.

The two sisters also fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Eliza's voice finally rang out.

"Hye...did you spend all your time with her when she was little?"

She asked, her voice hoarse.

"Hmm? Yes."

Ichi Nijika nodded.

"That's right, although I am the guardian."

Ichiko nodded.

"...Is that so...really..."

Eliza lowered her head.

"...How enviable..."

"envious?"

Ichi Niji Natsumi was slightly taken aback.

“You know him so well…”

Eliza's blonde hair covered one eye.

"... "

Ichi Nijika frowned.

Then he suddenly said.

"I really envy Miss Eliza for this kind of thing."

"?"

Eliza's body trembled violently.

"…What?"

"I said, I also envy Miss Eliza, because Miss Eliza has seen kittens that we've never seen before, hasn't she?"

Ichi Nijika shook her head.

So, they envy each other.

"...Mutual...envy?"

"Ah."

Ichi Nijika nodded vigorously.

“Miss Eliza envies our memories of the kitten, and we envy the kittens Miss Eliza once saw, so we're not really that different...or rather, quite alike?”

"...Me and you?"

Eliza clutched her clothes tightly to her chest.

"Ah."

Ichi Nijika rolled off the bed and nestled next to Eliza.

"Miss Eliza, please don't continue to face this with a pessimistic attitude."

Ichi Nijika's expression was serious.

“It’s different… I’m a selfish person… I’m a coward, I’m completely different from you!”

“Miss Eliza, if you keep belittling yourself like this, you might really end up like that one day.”

Ichi Nijika shook her head.

“Miss Eliza is not that despicable, is she? You really wanted to end your life on the street today, didn’t you?”

"?!"

Eliza opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

"...Life is a very precious thing. If you want to give it up, you must be carrying pain."

"... "

"Therefore, you are not a selfish person. Someone who is willing to give up their life for others must have the seed of thinking about others."

"Ichi Nijika said seriously."

"The person you want to apologize to... is the kitten, right?"

"How could you..."

Eliza opened her eyes wide.

"After all, we were just talking about kittens, so I could guess that."

Ichi Nijika shook her head.

"Let's go see the kitten."

"Go see him, or you'll definitely regret it."

Ijichi Seika, who had been silent all along, spoke up at this moment.

"…I…"

Eliza clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her palms.

Chapter 443 Looking at Myself

"Xiao Qing, are you awake?"

Hiroi Kikuri looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, who was sitting up in bed, and asked with concern.

"...Did I sleep for a long time?"

"It'll only take about two hours."

Hiroi Kikuri smiled and stepped forward, patting Nekoyashiki Haru's hair.

"If you're still tired, why don't you take a nap?"

"...No, I'm still dizzy from sleep."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head, then looked apologetically at Hiroi Kikuri.

"I'm sorry, Kiku-san, I made you worry."

No need to apologize.

Kikuri Hiroi shook her head.

"...No, after all, you've become like this..."

Nekoyashiki Haru frowned.

"If she hasn't been drinking, Kiku-san doesn't sound so energetic when she speaks."

"... "

Kikuri Hiroi paused for a moment, then fell silent.

"...Thank you, Kiku-san, for being willing to change for me, but it's okay now."

Nekoyashiki Haru stood up and looked down slightly at Hiroi Kikuri.

"I'm fine now."

"…Um."

Hiroi Kikuri nodded, then reached out and hugged Nekoyashiki Haru.

"...If you're still feeling unwell, it's okay to be a little vulnerable."

"I've slept for so long, that's enough."

Nekoyashiki Haru stepped forward and pushed open the door.

“If this continues and makes you uneasy, my conscience will condemn me.”

"...Okay...Oh right, your phone...is out of battery."

Hiroi Kikuri opened her mouth while holding the phone on the bedside table, then gently put it down, and then lifted her heel to Nekoyashiki Haru.

...

……

.........

I want to see Qing.

In the living room, Iwashita Shima held her phone, her brow furrowed.

"…Now?"

The phone was gripped tightly in the woman's hand, trembling slightly from the force.

despair…

The sound of footsteps coming from not far away made Iwashita Shima's pupils shrink. She quickly put away her phone and turned to look at Nekoyashiki Haru, who was being helped down the stairs by Hiroi Kikuri.

"You're awake..."

Iwashita Shima breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm, is Shima staying here tonight?"

Nekoyashiki Haru said with a normal expression.

"…clear?"

Iwashita Shima was slightly taken aback.