Lonely Rock for the Blind

"... "

"I can't... um..."

Goto Michiyo thought for a moment.

"By the way, Ichiri, is this boy also a member of your band?"

Goto Michiyo asked, pointing at the cat in the photo, Yashiki Haru.

"Ah... yes."

Goto Ichiri nodded.

"Why are you wearing sunglasses?"

"It's...it's a blind man."

"Eh?! A blind person?!"

Goto Michiyo opened her eyes wide.

"Is Yili already able to take care of the blind?!"

“…No…that…”

Goto Ichiri scratched his cheek.

“I’m the one who’s usually taken care of.”

"Hmm~ I see."

Goto Michiyo nodded.

"Come to think of it, I was like Erli, and I also thought that you had someone you liked, Yili."

"Eh?"

Goto Ichiri raised his head in a daze, and then his cheeks turned red.

"No, no, no! I don't like anyone! No one would like a bad person like me..."

"Ichiri! You can't say that!"

"Woo!"

Goto Ichiri shrank back.

Goto Michiyo sighed and slowly approached Goto Ichiri.

"Is there really no one you like in Yili?"

"…No…"

Goto Ichiri whispered.

“…I see…I understand.”

Goto Michiyo nodded and looked at the group photo.

"Sure enough, something has happened recently, right?"

"I…"

"Don't be so quick to refute me."

Goto Michiyo smiled.

"It's just one mile. Many times, precious things only appear for a short time."

"... "

"If you cherish something so precious, you can't let it go easily."

"... "

"Yili is actually a very energetic child. Mom has always known this."

Goto Michiyo closed her eyes.

"So, Yili, you must be able to catch something, and there must be people or things around you that need you."

Goto Michiyo opened the closet door.

"Remember to eat your fruit. If you're hungry, call me and I'll make you a midnight snack. Well... you might get fat if you eat it."

Goto Michiyo walked out of the room.

"Come on, Ichiri."

"... "

Goto Ichiri lowered his head.

Chapter 167 What kind of person am I?

Crash...

In the dark and cold sky.

The raindrops fell little by little, wetting the ground.

Nekoyashiki Haru's cane tapped lightly on the ground.

The cat named Saki Yashiki, who was holding an umbrella next to him, looked at him without saying a word.

She deliberately held the umbrella herself and deliberately did not call a taxi.

She deliberately walked beside the boy.

"Are we going to walk all the way to the airport?"

Nekoyashiki Haru asked aloud.

Nekoyashiki Saki nodded in response, then hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Will you feel...warm? My company?"

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru chose to remain silent.

Nekoyashiki Saki seemed to have gotten the answer, so she didn't ask any more questions.

With her umbrella held high in the air, she walked towards the distance with Nekoyashiki Haru.

There was a slight breeze in the rain, but it wasn't that strong.

They did not enter the range of the umbrella, but just wandered outside the umbrella.

Nekayashiki Haru suddenly remembered the scene a few months ago when he took a group photo with several members of the band.

He asked Nekoyashiki.

"Is there a park nearby?"

"?"

Nekoyashiki Saki was stunned for a moment, then looked around.

"Yes...what's wrong?"

“…Can I go over and take a look?”

"Um…"

Nekoyashiki Saki nodded.

She did not refuse.

Nekayashiki Saki took Nekayashiki Haru's hand and walked towards the park.

In front of the park, Nekayashiki Haru and Nekayashiki Saki stood still.

"I think I took a photo with them here a few months ago."

Nekoyashiki Haru said calmly.

"... "

"At that time, except for Hongxia, I wasn't that familiar with them."

Nekoyashiki Haru's purple pupils closed under her sunglasses.

"Neither the exterior nor the interior is familiar to me."

"…Are you familiar with it now?"

Nekoyashiki Saki asked.

"A little bit, but I can't say I understand it completely."

Nekoyashiki Haru answered calmly.

Nekayashiki Saki lowered her head, then took Nekayashiki Haru's hand.

"Let's go to the airport."

"... "

Nekayashiki Saki pulled Nekayashiki Haru and continued walking towards the airport.

"Hongxia has changed a lot compared to before."

Nekoyashiki Haru spoke.

"I used to be a little silly, very willful, crybaby, and clingy."

"... "

“It seems completely different from the [independent] me.”

"!"

Nekoyashiki Saki paused for a moment.

“It’s completely different now.”

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled gently.

"Tolerant, gentle, caring, no longer likes to act like a spoiled child and no longer wants to be like a willful child."

"I guess it's said... people change when they grow up, right?"

"For example, I can't become independent anymore."

"... "

Nekayashiki Saki gripped Nekayashiki Haru's hand a little tighter.

"Yamada Ryo... the bassist. What does he look like? Blue hair? What color are his eyes?"

"…gold…"

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"He doesn't talk much, but he thinks a lot. He's a little off-key. According to others, he usually looks very aloof."

"But actually, I'm just too lazy to think too much. Maybe I'm even more emotional than Hong Xia."

"I'm unexpectedly timid and get scared on roller coasters."

"He's also... someone who cares deeply about his friends."

Nekoyashiki Haru took a deep breath.

"She seems to have her own pursuits, but she won't give up other important things for the sake of so-called pursuits. She is actually quite fragile and afraid of change."

"That day, she didn't say anything."

Nekoyashiki Haru gritted his teeth.

"To be honest... it's quite infuriating, but I can understand her because I've also had the same thought of wanting to escape."

"You don't have to tell me so much..."