Lonely Rock for the Blind

Because now that the band is in its early stages, we need to work hard...

"There will never be any activities where the band can hang out together. This band is not what I want!"

No, but... I'm waiting for you to invite me...

In short, before Yuyuko Otsuki could figure out the situation, the band members she had just met left one by one.

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Otsuki Yuyuko must have extended her hand.

Although I didn't get any back.

As expected, I didn’t do well enough…

Otsuki Yuyuko sat back in her chair.

If I were number one...if I were better...they would definitely trust me more...

But...even so, they are gone.

Even if I try to save it...

boom!

Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the rehearsal room.

Otsuki Yuyuko was stunned for a moment, then opened the door of the rehearsal room and looked outside.

Then his pupils shrank sharply.

Hiroi Kikuri, the usually cheerful and frivolous sister, is now facing a young man wearing black clothes and sunglasses.

The source of the loud noise was the Tomahawk keyboard that the boy had smashed to the ground.

"Again and again and again and again and again... What's wrong with you, big sister? It's so annoying!"

The young man raised his head and spoke to Hiroi Kikuri in an angry and aggressive tone.

"I just wanted to tell you..."

"I know what you want to say. How many times have you come up to me and said that? My music isn't mine... What do you know about me? Leave me alone!"

After the boy finished speaking, he walked towards the passage behind him.

boom!

Then he bumped into the table, leaving Otsuki Yuyuko stunned.

He... could he not see the table? He just bumped into it.

The boy reached out and touched the table, then touched the edge and walked forward along the edge.

Behind her, Hiroi Kikuri had her hands in her pockets.

"You have a cane, right? Why don't you use it?"

“…What do you care about me…”

The boy said casually, then walked forward while feeling the wall.

"...You're not trying to show off, are you?... Because you just scolded me and now it's embarrassing to walk around with a cane?"

Hiroi Kikuchi's expression became strange.

"Aha?"

The boy turned around suddenly, and Otsuki Yuyuko could see the blush on his face.

"Don't think you can tell me what to do just because you and Eliza are in the same band! What do you know about me?"

“…At least I understand this.”

Hiroi Kikuri walked towards the boy and took off the fake earrings that he had stuck on his ears.

"Look, this is all fake. You won't even make a real hole."

“…That’s because I don’t like it.”

"I'll just assume that's what you're saying, not that you're imitating something."

The purple spiral twisted the figure of the young man in front of him.

"You are pursuing something."

"...After all this talk, even if I have a crush on someone, what does it have to do with you?"

The boy stepped back and leaned against the table.

“Your music is not your…”

"Why are you saying this again? I beg you to go have a drink."

"Just let me finish! You always interrupt me!"

"Then don't say it!"

"I won't say anything if you don't stop me and let me finish!"

"If you don't tell me, I won't stop you!"

"Okay shut up!"

Hiroi Kikuri slapped the table next to her, startling Otsuki Yuyuko.

Hiroi Kikuri took a deep breath.

“Your music is not your own music. If you keep imitating, even what you play will become an empty shell.”

"What nonsense are you talking about... My one-man show sales are higher than yours..."

"Are you satisfied with it?"

"... "

The boy didn't say anything.

Hiroi Kikuri continued.

"If you rely on the superficial voices of others instead of your own heart, the things you want to see will only get further and further away from you."

"... "

Otsuki Yuyuko watched the boy silently find a chair at the table and sit down.

"Why on earth are you telling me this..."

"Because I don't want you to go astray, I'll consider myself your senior."

"... "

The boy stopped talking, and Hiroi Kikuri looked towards the rehearsal room.

"Was it Yuyuko who was peeking?"

"?!"

Otsuki Yuyuko shuddered, then walked out from behind the house.

Seeing the boy and Hiroi Kikuri getting nervous.

"Two...two seniors...good."

"Good evening, Yuyuko... Hey, say hello too."

Hiroi Kikuri greeted with a smile, then patted the boy next to her and said.

"good evening."

The boy said in a calm yet slightly distant voice.

"what…"

Otsuki Yuyuko shrank back.

I always feel like this person is a little scary...

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. He is the Poison Cat."

Hiroi Kikuri explained.

"Ugh?!"

Otsuki Yuyuko opened her eyes wide.

"Poison Cat Teacher?!"

“…It’s me, what’s wrong…”

The boy raised his head slightly.

Otsuki Yuyuko pursed her lips.

"Well...um...my name is Otsuki Yuyuko...I'm Raku...I'm..."

Yuyuko Otsuki wanted to introduce her band, but she got stuck.

"My name is Nekoyashiki Haru."

The young man suddenly introduced himself, which relieved Otsuki Yuyuko's embarrassment.

Otsuki Yuyuko first breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly opened her eyes wide.

"Nekoyashiki?! The legendary super rare surname?!"

"uh-huh."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded slightly.

"Then...then can I call you...Nekayashiki-senpai?"

"up to you."

Nekoyashiki Haru shrugged and said, and Hiroi Kikuri beside him laughed.

"Hey, loading."

"...be careful or my keyboard might accidentally fly over your head during my next performance."

Nekoyashiki Haru said unhappily.

Hiroi Kikuri shook her head without comment, then looked at Otsuki Yuyuko and asked.

"By the way, isn't this the time for your band to practice? Why now?"

"Ah... this..."

Otsuki Yuyuko's body suddenly froze.

It took a long while before he spoke.

"I... that... disbanded..."

"what?"

Hiroi Kikuri didn't hear clearly.

"She said her band broke up."

Nekoyashiki Haru said.

Hiroi Kikuri opened her eyes wide.

"No? Why?"

"Because... because of my personal ability issues... so everyone..."

Otsuki Yuyuko said tremblingly.

"Are you the lead singer? The guitarist? Or something?"

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly asked.

"Huh? I...I'm the lead guitarist."

"Aren't you strong enough?"

"No... that's not the case... In terms of strength alone, I should be the strongest in the team..."

"That's it, I understand."