Lonely Rock for the Blind

Hiroi Kikuri asked.

"no!"

Kita Ikuyo shook her head.

"…I don't…"

"Ah... what exactly is it?"

"…Today…I was on the train and saw Ryo-senpai kissing Senpai."

"A third one? And... a kiss... on the mouth?"

The wine bottle was tightly grasped.

"No...senpai dodged...I was just kissed on the cheek...but..."

Kita Ikuyo's breathing became rapid.

"I feel so bad... I feel so bad... Liang Senior said something about helping you choose your life... What about asking you to leave your life to her..."

Kita Ikuyo raised her head, her yellow-green eyes reflecting the starry sky.

"It's really hard... But it seems... Ryo-senpai is right... Ijichi-senpai and I... are both too lazy..."

"... "

Hiroi Kikuri opened her mouth.

The alcohol was bubbling.

She raised her head and looked at the starry sky.

"Ah...Is that so..."

So many people like Xiaoqing...

"I...I'm going back first. Kikuri-senpai, you should go home early too..."

Kita Ikuyo said to Hiroi Kikuri, then stood up and prepared to leave.

"Ah...wait a minute, Xiao Hong."

Hiroi Kikuri, with her head lowered, called out to Kita Ikuyo.

"…Anything else?"

Kita Ikuyo looked at Hiroi Kikuri.

"... "

That’s also true…

Just help me...

Yes... help...

"I know Xiaoqing quite well..."

Hiroi Kikuri looked at Kita Ikuyo and smiled.

"Want me...to help?"

"?!"

Kita Ikuyo opened her eyes wide.

She suddenly remembered something.

"Kikuri-senpai... don't you like senpai?"

She asked bluntly.

"Haha...we're just friends. You see, I'm an alcoholic. There's no way I could be with him."

Hiroi Kikuri shook her head.

"So Xiao Hong, do you want my help?"

"... "

Kita Ikuyo's pupils trembled.

Hiroi Kikuri reached out to Kita Ikuyo.

The woman smiled, revealing shark teeth.

Kita Ikuyo hesitated for a moment.

If...if that's the case...if the chances of being with my senior are higher...

Then...

Kita Ikuyo extended her hand...

...

……

.........

Can't sleep...

I tossed and turned, not feeling sleepy at all...

Nekoyashiki Haru was lying on the bed.

My heart is quiet.

He began to force himself not to think too much.

Go to bed first, it’s already late.

Stop thinking so much.

How about counting the stars?

But I can't see the stars either.

How about counting sheep?

He muttered to himself.

A sheep.

Yili's mother's voice was heard thanking him.

Thank you and Liang for sending Goto Ichiri, who was almost unconscious, home.

But... Ilri almost fainted because of me...

Two sheep.

Liang said goodbye to himself at the station.

She didn't say anything, just said "goodbye" softly.

Just like normal.

So much happened today, but in the end there were only these two words.

Sometimes, Nekayashiki Haru really doesn't know what Yamada Ryo is thinking.

But...the responsibility is not hers.

Yes... not in hers.

Three sheep.

Why I...

Why did it become like this?

Obviously at the beginning, I was just prepared to accompany you silently as you grow up.

Since when did everything seem different?

Did it start when Hongxia and Yudai seemed to be arguing?

Start by letting Liang run away and letting me chase him?

Starting from the dangerous live performance at the campus festival?

Or does it start from the rainy day when I decided to stay?

But…there’s no doubt about it.

I am responsible for all these changes.

What should we do? How can we satisfy everyone? How can we make everyone smile?

The seemingly unsolvable problem was stuck in Nekayashiki's throat.

The blind man began to breathe with difficulty, like a stupid cat stuck in barbed wire.

Four sheep...

He covered his face with the quilt.

Holding your breath.

I do not know how long it has been.

Until all the thoughts in my brain became blurry.

My body subconsciously pulled the quilt open.

Breathing heavily.

Nekayashiki Haru's lips parted slightly.

Go to sleep... go to sleep...

Very tired...

Nekoyashiki Haru closed his eyes until he fell into silence.

...

……

.........

Can't sleep...

Lying on the bed, Ichichi Hongxia tossed and turned.

What Yamada Ryo said to himself during the day.

At night, I thought of the terrible truth.

Ijichi Hongxia felt that she might be the kind of person who said one thing and meant another.

Just like when I was a child, my sister would sometimes ask me to go out and play.

I would say I don’t want to go and don’t go.

But actually... I really, really want to go.

My sister would ask for a long time.

I would say no many, many times.

Until my sister lost her patience and left home.

I began to expect her to drop something again.

That way, when she comes back to get it, I can tell her frankly.

I want to go.

But at that time...my sister didn't come back.

But I'm not that sad.

Because he has always been by my side.

"kitten…"