Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Hiroi Kikuri asked quietly.

"...Sigh, Qing never thought of hiding."

Iwashita Shima pursed her lips.

"...He guessed that Eliza would be waiting for him in the place that belonged to Eliza."

"...Eliza's house?"

Hiroi Kikuri smiled.

"...I will go..."

Will Eliza be found?

"Iwashita Shima, carrying Hiroi Kikuri on her back, asked."

"…I have no idea…"

Kikuri Hiroi shook her head.

"But if you can't find it... then never look for it again..."

"You're really strict with her."

"...That's necessary, isn't it?"

Chapter 449 Forgiving You, With Your Whole Life

Sitting on the flower bed, Nekoyashiki Haru waited with an umbrella.

The rain kept pounding against the umbrella, like a piece of music being played.

"It's quite cold today..."

Nekoyashiki Haru muttered to herself.

The slits in the black pupils widened slightly, overflowing with more color.

Snap, snap, snap, snap…

The discordant footsteps startled Nekoyashiki Haru.

He then turned to look in the direction of the person who had come from.

"...Is it Eliza?"

"…clear…"

The boy sat in the flower bed, just like he had been back then, waiting for him.

"...So you really were...waiting for me?"

"It's not so much that I'm waiting for you, but rather that I just don't want to hide."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

“I’m not waiting for you, Eliza.”

"...You were waiting for me, weren't you?"

Eliza retorted softly.

“…Eliza…”

Nekoyashiki Haru's expression turned cold.

"...What makes you think I'm still waiting for you?"

"what…"

Eliza narrowed her eyes.

fear…

A biting coldness spread through my heart.

Just being looked at by him with that expression made my heart clench with pain.

but…

Eliza took a step forward.

"No matter...no matter what...I've seen you now..."

"So, Eliza, what do you want to do after you see me?"

Nekoyashiki Haru stood up.

"Is it to apologize?"

"Yes…"

Eliza excitedly took two steps forward.

"I'm sorry..."

"I refuse."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"!"

Eliza's movements suddenly froze.

"...You think you can get my forgiveness with just a flimsy apology?"

"No...no! It's not just a perfunctory apology! I have something else..."

"What can compare to the years I've been blind?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru roared, and Eliza, who was already dizzy and lightheaded, became unsteady on her feet.

"I... I accepted it all as a pure accident! I kept convincing myself, at least to save other people's lives! And now you're telling me it was all because you fell in love with me! And then you came up with this stupid plan! Is this how I went blind? The things I loved! My original light! My colors! All of them vanished completely because of your plan! What have I been grieving over all these years... and what have I been accepting?! Why didn't you tell me in the first place... why did you send me flowers?! Why did you introduce yourself to me! Why did you fall in love with me!!!"

Nekoyashiki Haru was chattering incessantly, as if she had gone mad.

The umbrella was still held tightly open, blocking the raindrops.

"…clear?"

Eliza was still in a daze.

"You're saying you regret it now? You're saying you want to make up for everything? What can you possibly make up for, Eliza?! I've already mercifully let you go! I've tried so hard not to be angry with you! I've buried all my negative emotions and was prepared to process them myself! But you still came. Why? Did you want me to yell at you?"

"…sorry…"

Eliza gritted her teeth.

"I've already said it! I don't need this kind of flimsy apology!!!"

Nekoyashiki Haru waved her hand.

"I want you to leave! Get far away from me! The farther the better! Please?!"

"... "

Eliza trembled.

Nekoyashiki Haru gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.

"...I...don't want to be angry with you, but...I have to be angry, otherwise, who will take responsibility for all these years...I can only take responsibility myself..."

"I can do it, I can do it!"

Eliza shook her head vigorously.

"Even if it takes a lifetime! I'll be by your side to make it up to you! With all my heart! Everything! I'll try my best to understand you, I'll do anything for you! I want forgiveness! I want to ask for your forgiveness! No matter what it takes!"

"...Is it worth it?"

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered her head, and her voice suddenly softened.

"!"

Eliza pursed her lips.

“…I can not forgive you, Eliza.”

Nekoyashiki Haru's black eyes narrowed slightly.

"...Look what you've done to me, Eliza..."

"...I...I..."

Eliza began to tremble violently.

"When exactly did I meet you...?"

"...That day...you rescued me from the dumpster."

"...I still can't remember, Eliza..."

Nekoyashiki Haru tilted her head, and the shadow cast by her black hair made Eliza feel even more uneasy.

She couldn't help but back away.

Tap...tap...

The receding footsteps made Nekoyashiki Haru's pupils tremble for a moment, but only for a second before returning to normal.

"...It's not so bad to leave like this. If you've made up your mind, just press it again. Eliza, I won't hold you accountable anymore. My eyesight is recovering, and I don't need your compensation."

"...I...I..."

Eliza covered her head.

Nekoyashiki Haru slightly opened her mouth.

He let out a barely perceptible sigh.

"Eliza!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind.

Eliza shuddered and turned to look at the person who had come.

Hiroi Kikuri and Iwashita Shima were panting heavily.