Lonely Rock for the Blind

"Yes, you will definitely think so, because you are just that kind of person. We haven't had anyone to complain to yet, so you will start to blame yourself in your heart."

Yamada Ryo smiled.

"I have been watching you, analyzing you, and understanding you, so I can feel your uneasy heart."

Yamada Ryo grabbed Nekayashiki Haru's hand and gently placed it on his face.

"It's a little hot, isn't it?"

"cold?"

"It's not a fever, it's a temperature caused by you."

Yamada Ryo came over.

Nekayashiki Haru subconsciously wanted to leave, but was immediately pulled back by her clothes.

"You really, really are a person who is very afraid of the future."

Yamada Ryo felt Nekayashiki Haru's hand, then climbed onto Nekayashiki's legs, and then said with a smile.

“…Let me cool you down first…”

Nekoyashiki Haru wanted to cool down the creature that had climbed on top of him first.

The feeling of unease... spreads over time.

"I'm not that gentle. You'll allow me to escape, but I won't allow you to escape."

Yamada Ryo looked directly into Nekayashiki Haru's purple pupils.

Then, he placed his hand on Nekayashiki Haru's cheek.

Yamada Ryo leaned close to Nekoyashiki Haru's ear and asked softly.

"Tired, huh? Scared? Uneasy? I can see it all. During band practice, when we're having fun, I see it better than any of them."

"cold…"

Nekayashiki Haru's voice trembled.

"You and I agreed..."

"I'm sorry, I broke the contract. I'm a liar."

Yamada Ryo moved closer to Nekayashiki Haru's face.

"Nekoyashiki Haru, I like you."

"!"

The purple pupils were shrinking violently.

Yamada Ryo smiled as he looked at the shrinking pupils.

“That’s it…”

You take off everything, take off everything, and stand naked in front of me.

like.

"If you're so tired, Haru, I have an easier route."

"…an easy…route?"

Nekayashiki Haru's voice was still trembling.

"Well, just leave everything to me."

Yamada Ryo smiled brightly.

"Come, give yourself to me, and then..."

Yamada Ryo moved closer to Nekayashiki Haru's lips.

"Try to let me help you choose your life."

The girl's lips moved towards the boy's.

Nekoyashiki Haru felt the heat approaching, and the hairs all over his body stood up.

He turned his face away forcefully.

Yamada Ryo's kiss was imprinted on Nekayashiki Haru's face.

"... "

Yamada Ryo was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

It’s not bad to have reached this level today.

"The first kiss on the cheek is mine."

"Haah...haah..."

Nekoyashiki Haru was trembling and breathing heavily.

"cold…"

He kept calling her name, but there was no follow-up words.

"I know you probably want to run away now."

Yamada Ryo looked at the door connecting to the other carriages.

"But at least stay with me to watch the snow tonight."

Yamada Ryo said as he watched.

Looking through the glass window...

Two dazed girls.

Chapter 208 I Like You Too (Yet)

what is that?

【I like you, Nekoyashiki Haru. 】

Why... is Liang-senpai sitting on Senpai's lap?

[If you're so tired, Qing, I have an easier route.]

Why... would Liang-senpai say something like that to the senior?

What does tired mean? What does restless mean? What does anxious mean?

Not liking us...would that make Senior like this?

Kita Ikuyo didn't understand.

She just watched through the glass.

For a moment, the yellow-green eyes met the golden eyes.

Kita Ikuyo knew that Yamada Ryo had discovered them.

It’s so…

If you discovered...

Then stop?

Why…

Cheeks close together.

Why…

Through the window, she looked at the boy who was at a loss.

Why are you still...

The kiss slowly followed.

Why are you still getting closer?

That's a lie...now?

Why now?

At a time when this is no different than before.

On this ordinary day...

It was as if a feeling of betrayal permeated my heart.

[Just playing around with everyone like this...]

【It’s just that everyone is laughing together like this...】

【We just work hard together for our dreams...】

In this case, I am already satisfied with myself.

All of this I'm saying is...

It’s all, it’s all…

deceptive.

Kita Ikuyo's hands dropped limply.

Goto Ichiri watched with trembling eyes as Yamada Ryo approached Nekayashiki's lips, and then Nekayashiki's head turned away.

For some reason, Goto Ichiri felt a strange sense of relief.

She looked at Kita Ikuyo and froze.

snap…

Tears streamed down Kita Ikuyo's face.

Smashed water stains on the subway.

Why... I've been competing fairly with Ijichi-senpai for so long.

Why do I feel so... when I see such a scene?

Kita Ikuyo covered her heart.

What I fear is...

【Try to let me help you choose your life. 】

A life like that of my predecessor, a life chosen by Yamada Ryo like that of my predecessor...

Does my... exist?

...

……

.........

Snow fell on the river.

Yamada Ryo put his hands in his pockets and looked at the city scenery in the distance.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru and Yamada Ryo kept a body length away from each other, listening to the subtle sounds of the surrounding environment.

"So you understand, Cat-kun."

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"I like you too."

“…So why…”

Nekayashiki Haru's voice was suppressed.

"Because I decided to be a liar."

Yamada Ryo looked at the two figures approaching from a distance.