Lonely Rock for the Blind

"If...if I really get to go to the Budokan...or a bigger stage, I hope my seniors will be there too..."

"... "

"Others hope so too, I can guarantee that."

Kita Ikuyo leaned on Nekayashiki Haru's chest, her heart beating fiercely beneath her slightly red cheeks.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru was silent.

"Senior, don't you want to join?"

Kita Ikuyo asked nervously.

“…I’m really not suitable…”

"why?"

"You guys are so energetic."

Nekoyashiki Haru said softly.

"vitality?"

"Well, vitality, music for someone in their twilight years like me is really not suitable for me to join."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head.

"You grow, you improve, you move forward with your love for music... but I don't have those things anymore."

"I don't have much love for music, nor do I have any desire to release myself. I can't fit in with you. I just... want to see your colors, that's all."

“…How many colors have you seen, Senior?”

Kita Ikuyo asked.

"very many."

Nekoyashiki Haru answered.

"So how many are left now?"

Kita Ikuyo clenched her fists.

"Only you..."

Nekoyashiki Haru replied softly.

Crash...

The sound of rain continues.

Boom! ! !

Thunder suddenly exploded in the sky, and Nekoyashiki Haru subconsciously hugged Kita Ikuyo in front of him.

"!?!"

Kita Ikuyo opened her eyes wide.

Nekoyashiki Haru reacted, and then suddenly let go the next moment.

"hug…"

Just as Nekayashiki Haru was about to apologize, Kita Ikuyo interrupted.

"Are you scared?"

"…A little bit. Sudden loud noises scare me quite a bit."

Nekoyashiki Haru answered truthfully.

“…Senior, you’re really fragile.”

Kita Ikuyo squinted her eyes and looked behind her, with a slight curve at the corner of her mouth.

"Ok?"

Nekayashiki Haru was puzzled, and Kita Ikuyo continued.

"In every sense."

Kita Ikuyo smiled.

"The reasons given by seniors for not wanting to join the band are also very fragile."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru opened his mouth but no sound came out.

Kita Ikuyo continued.

"I still want the seniors to join. So what if they're old-age music? Just rejuvenating them would be great..."

"It's totally okay not to have a passion for music... I didn't have it at first, but I'll just have it later."

Kita Ikuyo moved back, pushing Nekayashiki Haru against the wall behind him.

"I will correct you, Senior."

“…Why do you say that so strangely?”

"As long as the message is conveyed... By the way, I have a feeling you'll catch a cold tomorrow, Senior."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"Then...I'll take care of you."

“…No need…”

"Your refusal is useless."

Kita Ikuyo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, and her heart became more and more excited.

Chapter 99 I'm jealous (yet)

"found it…"

Ijichi Hongka picked up the umbrella that was placed under Nekayashiki Haru's shoe cabinet, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Call..."

I called Nekayashiki Haru and Ijichi Nikka was waiting for the call to be answered.

【Hello…Hongxia?】

"Where are you now? Did you forget to bring an umbrella?"

[No, I didn't. Yudai and I were both soaked by the rain.]

"Where are you? I'll pick you up."

[It's a small park... I'm asking, Yudai, what's the address?]

The male voice disappeared and the female voice started.

[The park near Jia Restaurant, we are under the escalator. ]

"it is good."

Ijichi Hongxia nodded, hung up the phone, and ran outside.

...

……

.........

"Luckily, Hongxia is coming to pick us up... This rain doesn't seem to be stopping at all."

Listening to the sound of rain beside his ears, Nekoyashiki Haru said.

"Ijichi-senpai is indeed very reliable."

Kita Ikuyo nodded and said.

Nekoyashiki Haru's body relaxed.

"Okay, okay, stop leaning on me."

"... "

Kita Ikuyo pouted.

She actually wanted to lean on him for a while.

But think about it and forget it.

Nekayashiki Haru put his phone back into his pocket, then suddenly froze.

“…where are my keys…”

"Ok?"

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment.

"My key to go home... just lost it?"

Nekayashiki Haru's expression began to tense.

"Oh no, I don't have a spare key."

"... "

Kita Ikuyo stared blankly at Nekoyashiki Haru, and moved her gaze downwards.

The silver-white key was on the ground. It must have been taken out with the phone just now.

But at this moment, Nekayashiki Haru's hand just missed the key almost every time.

Invisible inconvenience...

Kita Ikuyo picked up the key gently and wanted to hand it to Nekoyashiki Haru.

But it stopped in mid-air.

"…Senior, don't you have a spare key?"

"It's at home...but I can't get in without the key..."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"If you can't find it, you'll have to trouble a locksmith."

"... "

Kita Ikuyo silently reached into her bag and took out the soap.

Gently tearing open the soap package, Kita Ikuyo recalled the plot in the movie and pressed the key on the soap.

"... "

After confirming that the pressure was clear enough, Kita Ikuyo stood up and walked to the other side.

Then he scraped the soap off the key groove with his fingernail and walked back towards Nekoyashiki Haru.

"I found the senior. He's here."

"Ok?"

Nekoyashiki Haru looked up in confusion.

"Where did you find it?"

"the other side."

"Why are you there?"

"I don't know. Maybe you put the key in your coat pocket and it accidentally fell there when you put it on me?"

Kita Ikuyo smiled.

"It's okay, as long as you find it!"