Lonely Rock for the Blind

"... "

Yamada Ryo moved his butt to the other side of the sofa.

Snapped!

Then Nekayashiki Haru held his shoulders.

"What are you running for?"

"I'm going to have a cold war with you for a while."

Yamada Ryo turned his head and said.

"If you want a cold war, wait until I finish speaking..."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head and said.

"Are you reading a medical book?"

"... "

"According to what your mother told me, you shouldn't be interested in this."

"Now I'm interested."

The golden eyes reflected Nekayashiki Haru's purple pupils.

Nekayashiki Haru's lips opened and closed gently.

"because I?"

"... "

"Default?"

"... "

Yamada Ryo was silent.

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru didn't say anything, and the boy's hand reached for the coffee table in front of him.

"What are you looking for?"

Yamada Ryo asked.

"... "

Without saying a word, the next moment, Nekayashiki Haru touched a thick book.

“…This is too thick.”

"It's always like this."

Yamada Ryo lowered his head and answered.

"Um…"

Nekoyashiki Haru stroked the book.

"I always feel, I'm sorry."

"... "

Yamada Ryo raised his head and looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

Nekoyashiki Haru handed the book to Yamada Ryo.

"Actually, you're still not interested, are you? Your single-threaded brain is also..."

"... "

"For me, are you trying to learn something you have no interest in?"

"Is there a problem? Didn't you stay for us?"

"I'm doing this for myself."

"In my eyes, you are doing this for us."

Snapped!

Nekayashiki Haru's face was suddenly held in his hands, and the next moment, a force pushed him onto the sofa behind him.

On the boy's body, the blue-haired girl looked down at him.

"What are you doing all of a sudden?"

"That way, your next words, which are unable to calm down, will be more truthful."

Yamada Ryo's hand stroked Nekayashiki Haru's face.

Then they lowered their heads so that their noses were almost touching.

"You are doing this for us..."

"I did it for myself, and that was my own decision."

"I won't listen to this. For your own sake? Isn't it because you can't bear to leave us?"

"... "

"Hoo...silence, you really do like us."

Yamada Ryo laughed.

"It's okay. No one will hate being liked by you."

"... "

"That's why, Cat-kun, I'm going to read medical books."

Yamada Ryo was sitting on Nekoyashiki Haru's lower abdomen.

The room was pitch black, the curtains drawn, blocking even the view of the moon and stars.

"If you start learning now, maybe in 10, 20, or 30 years, I'll be able to treat you."

"It's not that simple... and after so long, someone else might come to treat me."

"Then I don't want to do nothing, and I also hope that I will be the one to treat you."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru opened his mouth but no words came out.

Something was blocking my chest.

"So, you stayed for us... and for that, I want to make it up to you. You don't need to worry about it. I'm a genius and I can adapt quickly."

"... "

"I'm really glad you stayed, with everyone..."

“There is no need for guilt, there is no need for regret…”

"Qing, you just need to..."

Yamada Ryo hadn't finished speaking yet.

The boy stretched out his hands and held Yamada Ryo's face.

It was as if the girl was holding Nekayashiki Haru's face.

"But I feel sorry for you...Liang..."

Chapter 189: Becoming a Liar

"…What?"

Yamada Ryo was stunned, feeling the warmth on his cheek, his golden eyes staring blankly at the cat named Haru Yashiki with a complicated expression below him.

"I feel bad for you... because you clearly don't like it."

Nekayashiki Haru's hand slowly dropped down.

It slid down Yamada Ryo's cheek.

The warmth on his cheek disappeared, causing Yamada Ryo's heart to tremble.

"Just like you want to do something for me, I also don't want you to force yourself to do anything for me."

Nekoyashiki Haru closed his eyes.

“I’m selfish…”

The boy opened his eyes.

"I don't want you to force yourself to learn something you don't like, and now it's affecting your daily life."

Nekayashiki Haru's voice is soft and warm.

"Liang, you told me you felt comfortable with me."

Nekoyashiki Haru recalled what Yamada Ryo had said to him in the past.

"But now, doing something you don't like for me... can you still say you're comfortable with it?"

"... "

Yamada Ryo said nothing.

"...I selfishly chose to return to you on that day, so I also selfishly hope that you can continue to feel comfortable around me."

Nekayashiki Haru folded his hands over his chest.

"Ryo doesn't feel annoying when he's with me, right? He's someone who likes to be alone."

"…I…"

"So, I hope Liang can still smile around me in the future... I don't want you to do something you don't like."

咔…

The purple pupils still looked at Yamada Ryo blankly.

"!"

Yamada Ryo's eyes suddenly widened. She looked at Nekayashiki Haru, biting her lower lip with her teeth, narrowing her eyes, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"You are so selfish..."

"I just kept saying I was selfish."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"Feel sorry…"

"Don't apologize..."

Yamada Ryo said.

"...I hope you can see this. I hope you made the right choice by choosing us."

Yamada Ryo grabbed Nekayashiki Haru's clothes with both hands, holding on tightly.

"There's no such thing as an absolutely correct choice, Liang."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"It's like when I became blind I tried to save someone, and I saved them, but I lost my sight. Does that make me a wrong choice?"

"... "

Yamada Ryo was silent.

"What if I hadn't saved him and watched that child die in front of me? Would I regret making the wrong choice today, now that I have my sight?"

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head.

"Neither is right, nor is it wrong. Except for academic questions, I don't believe there is an absolutely correct option."

The cat named Haru Yashiki, who was lying on the sofa, smiled.

“My life is like a giant glass bottle. Fruits of varying quality are thrown into it. But it doesn’t matter. As long as the resulting wine is flavorful enough, I don’t need to worry about how many bad fruits are put in, because they are all the same as good fruits.”