Lonely Rock for the Blind

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru hesitated for a moment, then leaned over.

"Hurry up...there's no one around except us, right?"

Nekoyashiki Haru said, feeling ashamed.

"No one, no one."

Kita Ikuyo quickly answered, then stepped forward and stroked the cat ears on Nekoyashiki Haru's head.

Ijichi Hongxia also reached out and touched it.

"Ah, it was like this when I was a kid. Kittens would wear cat ears and let me pet them."

Ichichi Hongxia sighed.

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ijichi Hongxia and opened her mouth.

But no sound came out.

Ijichi Hongxia continued to stroke the cat's ears.

He didn't pay attention to Kita Ikuyo's hesitation to speak next to him.

"Let me feel it."

Yamada Ryo suddenly reached out and touched the cat's ears.

Ijichi Hongxia was stunned, and Yamada Ryo said.

"It feels pretty special, Pochi, do you want to touch it?"

"Huh? Can I...can I?"

In a wolf pack, those with higher status have priority in getting food.

Goto Ichiri, who imitated the wolves, had originally planned to just give the cat's ears a gentle rub.

But...but he actually invited me!

Goto Ichiri reached out and stroked the cat's ears.

"Ah... sunny... very... very comfortable..."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru took off her cat ears, sat on the chair and turned her head away.

"Okay, we've had enough touching and finished our desserts. Where are we going next?"

"Um…"

Kita Ikuyo thought for a while, then smiled helplessly.

"I'd like to say I have a lot of choices, but when I think about it, there are only a few places."

Kita Ikuyo supported her chin with her hands and looked out the window.

"I've been playing with it since I was a kid, for so many years and days, but it seems like this is all I've played. It seems like I've never been to any place particularly far away."

Kita Ikuyo looked at the others and said.

"Let's go to the mall."

She stood up and waited for the others.

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly said.

"If you want to go somewhere far away, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, and everyone will accompany you."

"... "

Kita Ikuyo was silent, then nodded slightly.

Ichichi Hongxia said.

"Xiao Xiduo nodded."

Nekoyashiki Haruya nodded to show that he heard it.

...

……

.........

Five people under the blue sky walked towards the mall.

It’s never too far to walk, and it’s never too close to take a taxi.

Kita Ikuyo held the shoulder strap of her bag, and behind her, Ijichi Kouka had her hands behind her back.

Entering the mall, Ichichi Hongxia clasped her hands together.

"I'm going to the bathroom, sorry."

Then he ran away and accidentally bumped into Kita Ikuyo while running.

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment, then handed the bag to Nekayashiki Haru.

"Everyone, I'm going there too."

After saying that, he followed.

”… ”

Yamada Ryo blinked, then pulled Nekayashiki Haru and Goto Ichiri to sit on the chairs in the mall lobby.

"Did you drink too much?"

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly asked.

"Not much."

Yamada Ryo said.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru was silent.

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekayashiki Haru and said.

"Perhaps their quarrel is not over yet?"

“…I don’t know. I don’t even know what they’re arguing about.”

"Eh?! Fighting?!"

Goto Ichiri beside him widened his eyes.

Yamada Ryo looked at Goto Ichiri and said.

"I don't know, I'm just guessing. They've been like this the whole summer. Sometimes it feels like there's something else behind their words, and sometimes it feels like they just don't understand each other."

"Ah... music... band..."

“It’s not the end of the band.”

Nekoyashiki Haru said to Goto Ichiri.

"Don't worry about that."

Chapter 130: Three Articles of Agreement

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The water from the faucet flowed onto Kita Ikuyo's left hand.

Kita Ikuyo reached out to turn off the faucet, then put her hand on the hand dryer next to her.

woohoo hoo...

The hot air blew away the water stains on Kita Ikuyo's left hand.

Ijichi Hongka leaned against the wall.

"You really came here to use the restroom."

"Ah."

Kita Ikuyo nodded, then looked at Ijichi Nikka and asked.

"Ijichi-senpai, won't you come?"

"...No, I mean we should come out and talk."

Ijichi Hongxia sighed.

"You should understand."

"I understand. After all, we've already laid our cards on the table."

Kita Ikuyo walked towards Ichichi Nikka.

"Is it right here?"

“…Move, change places.”

Ijichi Hongxia sighed, took Kita Ikuyo's hand and walked to the other side.

Behind the mall's toilet is a corridor where basically no one goes, so the walls are simply made of transparent glass so that you can see the scenery outside from here.

The pedestrians under the blue sky look as small as ants.

"So, it was really intentional."

Ijichi Hongka turned around and looked at Kita Ikuyo and said.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo was silent, and Ijichi Hongka scratched her face.

"Yesterday Kitty told me that you were under too much pressure and suspected you were self-harming or something... Is that true?"

“…It’s not self-harm.”

Kita Ikuyo said while touching the Band-Aid.

"I was just... practicing guitar..."

“…all ten fingers?”

"...It's just a minor injury. You see, it will recover quickly to the point where you won't be able to tell."

Kita Ikuyo raised her hand.

"It's not a question of how serious the injury is, but how you practice to injure all ten fingers."

"... "

Kita Ikuyo stopped talking. Ijichi Hongxia narrowed her eyes and then sat down next to Kita Ikuyo helplessly.

"Okay, okay, just say it directly. They are not here, just the two of us."

“…no self-harm.”

Kita Ikuyo turned her face away, and Ijichi Hongka curled her lips.

"Then let me ask it another way. Was it intentional?"

"…Yes…"

This time, Kita Ikuyo did not deny it.

Although it was intentional, it was still guitar practice after all. At most, I increased the intensity and deliberately ignored protection.

In Kita Ikuyo's eyes, it's not considered self-harm...

Ijichi Hongxia looked at Kita Ikuyo's silence, and suddenly a nameless anger ignited in her heart.

boom~

Then he knocked on Kita Ikuyo's head.

"Ijichi-senpai?"