Lonely Rock for the Blind

Dead...passed away...disappeared...

Unlike ever before!

Ijichi Hoshika looked at the crying Ijichi Nikka and the dazed Nekayashiki Haru.

"... "

Strange...why?

Something is wrong in every sense...

Ichichi Xingge stared blankly at the photo of her mother in the distance.

Why is it…

...

……

.........

"... "

Ijichi Hongxia stared at the soup in front of her in a daze.

Nekoyashiki Haru moved his lips.

"Um... Hongxia, if you don't eat it now, it will get cold."

"... "

Ijichi Nikka raised her head and looked at Nekayashiki Haru.

“…I have no appetite.”

"!"

Nekoyashiki Haru's pupils shrank slightly.

“…I…I’ll feed you.”

Nekoyashiki Haru walked up to Ijichi Nikka, picked up the bowl, and imitated that person.

The look of the person who carried himself out of the room.

Ladle the hot soup and…blow it to cool.

"Huh...huh..."

Slowly, put it into her mouth.

Next is…

pat!

Nekoyashiki Haru's eyes trembled violently.

Snap… Snap… Snap…

Ijichi Hongxia's tears dripped drop by drop into the bowl and spoon.

The spoon was shaking from the tears, or was it my hands that were shaking?

"Hong…Hong Xia…"

"kitten…"

Ijichi Nikka raised her head and looked at Nekayashiki Haru.

"Mom...is gone..."

"!"

Snapped!

The spoon dropped into the bowl.

...

……

.........

I kept crying.

In a small room, in a restaurant, in school, anywhere.

I seem to be...crying all the time?

The kitten has always been by my side.

He was silent, or perhaps he wanted to do something but didn't know what to do...

He was trying to stop me from crying... I knew it.

But…I can’t stop.

It's the same wherever...

A world without color.

I don’t know where my sister went... No... She’s still playing in the band.

Why is she still able to play in a band?

why?

At that time, I kept thinking like this...

“Aaaaaaaaaa…”

Then, I started crying again in the room.

"... "

Outside the house, I clenched my fists.

I can't do anything.

I didn't even cry.

Why? Why didn't I cry?

Who am I?

The boy lowered his head, unsure how to react.

Time passed little by little.

I kept trying different methods to make Hongxia stop crying.

There were many, many ways, all the ways I could think of at the time.

But...Hongxia was still crying.

No matter what I do, I can't seem to stop Hong Xia from crying...

why?

Why can't I get Hongxia to stop?

What is it...

"No, no! I don't want to go to school!"

the girl cried.

"Hongxia... I know you're sad, but school..."

The man wanted to comfort the girl, but she continued crying.

Nekoyashiki Haru watched quietly from the side.

He suddenly felt very anxious.

The boy picked up the ribbon from the ground.

What should I do...what should I do...

Because... because she doesn't want to see Hongxia cry.

and so…

Nekoyashiki Haru stepped forward.

Trying hard to put a smile on your frozen expression.

He gently handed the ribbon to Ichichi Hongxia.

Then he was pushed away violently the next moment.

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru felt dazed for a moment, but he still smiled.

Because a smile... is the only expression that can stop me from crying...

It must be...

"I... I know, Auntie is gone... Hongxia has been holding on for a long, long time! Now I just want to rest for a while... Tomorrow, let's go to school tomorrow? Let's go together..."

"The kitten doesn't understand anything!!!"

Ijichi Nikka suddenly raised her head and looked at Nekayashiki Haru.

Red eyes dotted with tears.

"It's not your mother who died! You don't know anything at all!!!"

"... "

Eh?

what…

Is...this?

Nekoyashiki Haru put down the ribbon.

【One】

family…

but…

Nekoyashiki Haru touched the corner of his eye.

Why... didn't I cry?

Why didn’t I break down like Hong Xia?

because…

It’s not your mother who died.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered his head.

"Ah... I'm sorry, Xiaoqing. Hongxia is very emotional right now. Don't take what she said to heart... You should go to school first!"

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru raised his head and looked at the man.

"Then I'll go to school first, uncle."

"Ok!"

Nekoyashiki Haru quietly walked out of the room.

Then quietly walk out of the house.

Walking quietly on the street.

Go to school...

go…