Lonely Rock for the Blind

“That’s what motivates me, what about you?”

"…I…"

Otsuki Yuyuko was silent for a long time before speaking.

"As for me, I used to be quite short. My classmates would make fun of me because of that, and I couldn't make friends."

Otsuki Yuyuko said, pointing her fingers.

Nekoyashiki Haru was slightly stunned, and his eyes widened slightly under his sunglasses.

"So, you did this to avoid being laughed at..."

"No, no, no, that's not it! I definitely play rock music because I love it!"

Otsuki Yuyuko said quickly.

Nekayashiki Haru's eyes narrowed slightly under his sunglasses.

"That's it."

Otsuki Yuyuko continued.

"Actually, I worked really hard and got the top scorer in my grade. Everyone immediately started looking at me with new eyes. I really do like rock music, so that's why I started playing it. As for my goal."

Otsuki Yuyuko smiled shyly.

"It's the first one."

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru was silent for a while.

Then he suddenly stood up.

"Let's go."

"Ugh?"

Otsuki Yuyuko was stunned for a moment.

"Where?"

"Since we can't recruit anyone right now, let's find a place to practice guitar."

Nekoyashiki Haru walked forward.

"You are far from enough to be number one now."

“Ah…yes…yes!”

Otsuki Yuyuko nodded quickly, then stood up and prepared to follow Nekayashiki Haru.

Then...

boom!

The cat, Haru Yashiki, bumped into a telephone pole and took a few steps back.

boom!

Then he fell to the ground.

Otsuki Yuyuko was stunned.

"senior?!"

Then he quickly went forward and helped Nekoyashiki Haru up.

"I told you to take the cane, why don't you take it?"

"Cough cough..."

Nekayashiki Haru coughed and took out the blind stick from behind his waist.

It is a blind stick that is specially painted black.

"Let's go."

Nekoyashiki Haru said, then walked forward with the help of his blind stick.

"Let me help you."

Otsuki Yuyuko walked over to Nekayashiki Haru and supported Nekayashiki Haru as they walked forward.

"Senior, where are we going?"

"Anywhere is fine, as long as you can go somewhere where you can feel comfortable practicing guitar."

"…Um."

Otsuki Yuyuko nodded.

...

……

.........

As time went by, Yuyuko Otsuki finally formed a band again.

Although Nekayashiki Haru always felt that the newly recruited people were unreliable, after all, the three of them suddenly recommended themselves together, and it seemed like they had some purpose, but Otsuki Yuyuko still accepted them with great interest.

Even though I don’t often come to practice and my skills are very poor.

But Yuyuko Otsuki still thinks that the band should be reunited.

That's what should be said.

On the stage, Yuyuko Otsuki was alone, looking at the audience below, her body trembling.

"Well...um...we...I'm...SODEROS...ah haha...that's the first time we met..."

Yuyuko Otsuki was holding a guitar, her pink eyes were confused.

Why why why why? Why didn’t anyone come? Where did they go?

Why didn't you tell me in advance? Why didn't you...

She mechanically carried the MC that had been prepared.

"I'm... I'm Yuyuko Otsuki. This is my first time performing on stage."

"That's not right... This is the third time, I..."

Her voice was trembling with tears.

Off the court.

Yoshida Ginjiro frowned.

"Where are her teammates?"

"I don't know. Did he run away? He was still here just now?"

Iwashita Shima opened his eyes wide.

"No, who's going to pull that kid down first?"

As Hiroi Kikuri said this, she threw down her drink and prepared to rush onto the stage to pull Otsuki Yuyuko down.

It's better than letting her perform a one-man show on stage.

Anyway, today's performance will definitely be...

Snapped…

Footsteps were heard behind the stage.

Otsuki Yuyuko was stunned for a moment and looked behind her.

A strange man wearing an electronic cat mask walked over.

Hiroi Kikuri in the audience was also stunned.

“…When did that guy go up there?”

Otsuki Yuyuko opened her mouth slightly.

"senior…"

Nekoyashiki Haru walked forward, and then...

Bang!

It collided with the drum set.

"senior?!"

Otsuki Yuyuko opened her mouth wide.

There were a few laughs from the audience.

Otsuki Yuyuko quickly stepped forward to help Nekoyashiki Haru up and said.

"Senior, please take the blind stick!"

"[Poison Cat] doesn't need..."

Nekayashiki Haru said this, and stood up with his arm around Otsuki Yuyuko's shoulder.

"Take me to the keyboard."

"Ugh?"

"Then just sing your song and I'll take care of the rest."

Otsuki Yuyuko felt a lump in her throat, then brought Nekoyashiki Haru to the keyboard.

"Senior... the instrument you are not familiar with is not..."

"That's more than enough."

Nekayashiki Haru's hands gently stroked all the keys.

"I don't need you to worry about me yet. Go ahead."

"... "

Otsuki Yuyuko nodded vigorously and returned to her seat.

"Um...I...No, we're about to start!"

Yuyuko Otsuki started playing the guitar, and suddenly the sounds of drums and bass came from behind her.

"?!"

Otsuki Yuyuko opened her eyes wide.

It was just like normal practice... No, it was even better than that. Those guys didn't know how to play properly at all.

But the song played by my senior is exactly the same as the one I played before.

Have you been listening...

Otsuki Yuyuko pursed her lips, then opened her mouth and began to sing.

The music was deafening.

Maybe... it would be okay without other teammates.

It'll just be me and Nekayashiki-senpai.

Just the two of us...

The song ends.

There were cheers from the audience.

Otsuki Yuyuko watched this scene, breathing heavily.

The light behind her outlined her shadow.

She looked behind her and Nekayashiki Haruya seemed to be looking at her.

Even though she knew he couldn't see it.

It seems that my own story has just begun.