Lonely Rock for the Blind

"Hey!"

The cat, Haru Yashiki, whose fur instantly stood up when he heard the extremely dangerous words, showed a terrified expression, but soon calmed down.

"Don't joke like that..."

"Maybe it's not a joke?"

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru fell silent.

Seeing that Nekayashiki Haru didn't say anything, Yamada Ryo didn't say anything either.

The two sat in the snow without saying a word.

"…cold…"

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly spoke up.

"Ok?"

“…Can we all come together?”

"…What?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru in confusion.

"… together… what?"

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru turned his head, and Yamada Ryo could see that his face was a little red, as if he was having a mental struggle with something.

"… Tell me first, why did you run away?"

Yamada Ryo asked while looking at Nekayashiki Haru.

"At first I thought it was because of Pochi and I's confession... but now I don't think so..."

“…It’s because of Hong Xia…”

"...I see. No wonder the triangle on her head hasn't been standing up lately."

Yamada Ryo nodded in sudden realization.

"So…what happened?"

“…Everyone seems…really fond of me.”

Nekoyashiki Haru raised his head and said.

"I am very sure of that."

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"...Now I feel a little more real. Honestly, maybe I'm a little slow."

Nekoyashiki Haru shut his mouth.

"It's good that you don't pretend not to know."

Yamada Ryo commented like this.

"So... what does together mean?"

Yamada Ryo's eyes sharpened.

"...that's it...together..."

There's still something I can't put into words about Nekayashiki Haru.

Yamada Ryo was not in a hurry and just waited calmly.

Nekoyashiki Haru opened his mouth, but closed it again after a while.

He lowered his head, and then suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

"Ryo…am I too arrogant?"

"... "

Yamada Ryo opened his eyes wide.

"What's the meaning?"

"...I've always arrogantly placed you beneath me and taken care of you...but when faced with real problems...I don't even dare to speak my mind..."

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru who was trembling a little.

"...Actually, up until just now, even though I was trying hard in front of Yudai and Nijika, I still seemed unwilling to show my vulnerable side..."

Nekoyashiki Haru said.

"But you exposed yourself in front of me... now..."

Yamada Ryo laughed.

“…I’m very happy…”

"...Ryo might indeed be different...because he's very heartless."

Nekoyashiki Haru said.

Yamada Ryo's smile faded.

“…I’m not happy…”

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru faces Yamada Ryo.

"Liang... I... don't want to be separated from everyone. I hope everyone can smile happily every day, and it would be best if I can be there too... Is this called [liking]?"

“…I think I like it.”

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered his head.

“…If, I like everyone…”

"... "

Yamada Ryo watched Nekayashiki Haru slowly raise his head.

In the empty vision, only the chaotic colors in memory began to appear in my mind.

"Common sense... and morals... I should probably choose one of you and politely reject the others... Or maybe I should choose no one and just run away..."

"…ha…that's what we've been asking you to do."

Yamada Ryo said while looking at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru stood up from his chair.

“…But, if that’s the case, I really don’t want to.”

Yudai and Hongxia both like me very much, and the degree of like goes beyond what I initially thought.

If that happens, and I abandon them...will they still be able to smile?

Maybe... time can dilute everything...

But I don’t seem to want them to dilute their feelings for me?

Contradictory... low moral character...

This is the answer I came up with...

"...I want to be with everyone, Ikuyo, Nijika, Ichiri... and you..."

Nekoyashiki Haru said to Yamada Ryo.

“…too greedy…”

Yamada Ryo narrowed his eyes.

"Will your love be divided equally among four people?"

Yamada Ryo asked.

"...Then increase my love to four times that of an ordinary person...or even more..."

Nekayashiki Haru said with his hands on his chest.

“…pervert…scumbag…”

Yamada Ryo smiled.

"As expected, it's better to choose me, isn't it? Otherwise you'll be very tired, in every aspect."

"...I will work hard to become...worthy of you..."

Nekoyashiki Haru was trembling a little and seemed very scared.

“…I’m probably going to become a perverted scumbag…Liang…”

"... "

"So...what do you think...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru asked cautiously.

“…Huh?”

Yamada Ryo closed his eyes.

"…Come on…I'll be watching."

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Yamada Ryo's mouth.

"…Um."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded seriously.

Chapter 233: Sister's Hell (Yet)

"So…what's next?"

Looking at Nekoyashiki Haru standing in front of him, Yamada Ryo asked.

"Go back to your own homes? Or do you decide to go on a date with me, one of your targets, to try to build some affection?"

Yamada Ryo tilted his head, waiting for Nekayashiki Haru's answer.

“…Ah…that.”

Nekoyashiki Haru cleared his throat.

"Come with me to see Yili."

"...Do you want to persuade all four of them?"

Yamada Ryo asked.

"...Let's just think of it that way. This is also an effort towards our goal of being together."

Nekoyashiki Haru requested.

"Going there alone...it's a little difficult."

"Understand."

Yamada Ryo stood up and grabbed Nekayashiki Haru's hand.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.