Lonely Rock for the Blind

"Have you finished chatting?"

Ryo Yamada, who was drinking coffee, looked at the two people approaching.

Goto Ichiri walked towards Yamada Ryo, holding the dog's leash in one hand and the cat Yashiki Haru in the other.

"Ryo... do you already know about this?"

Looking at Yamada Ryo, Goto Ichiri whispered to Nekoyashiki Haru next to him.

"Yes, I'm the first one."

Yamada Ryo turned his head.

"Did he tell you directly?"

“…Ah…Hmm.”

Goto Ichiri nodded.

Nekoyashiki Haru was standing nearby without saying anything.

"... "

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"Ryo-san...have you agreed?"

Goto Ichiri asked a little nervously.

"For now, I just accept his idea, but it doesn't mean I will join."

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"You know that very well, don't you?"

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"Haha...come on, conquer me."

Yamada Ryo laughed.

"…Hasn't Ryo already been captured?"

Goto Ichiri asked quietly.

"Yeah...I already like him."

Yamada Ryo said to Goto Ichiri, and Nekayashiki Haru shuddered slightly when he heard it.

"But, I need to like it a little more..."

Yamada Ryo lowered his head and said.

"what…"

Goto Ichiri opened his mouth but no words came out.

Nekoyashiki Haru stepped forward.

"I'll try my best..."

"I know…"

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"Don't stress it to me."

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru responded.

"Okay, let's go now."

Yamada Ryo stood up and looked at the two of them and said.

"Huh? So...um...you two are leaving?!"

Goto Ichiri became nervous.

"Wait... well, well... come to my house for dinner or something?"

"...What are you talking about, Pochi..."

Yamada Ryo shook his head.

"Eh?"

Goto Ichiri was stunned.

"It means you should come with us, as rehearsal time is almost up."

Nekoyashiki Haru behind him said softly.

"what!"

Only at this moment did Goto Ichiri react.

"Then...it seems like we are indeed going to set off..."

Goto Ichiri adjusted his hair.

"I...I'll go take Jimmy Henry back...it can wait..."

"Wait for you."

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"I'll wait for you."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"Ah good!"

Goto Ichiri quickly ran towards his home, and Jimmy Henry behind him felt a slight sense of weightlessness.

"... "

Yamada Ryo took another sip of coffee.

"Did she just say she wanted to join?"

"…almost…"

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"Pochi is so easy to deal with. She joined the harem so easily... You didn't come to her just because Pochi is easy to deal with, did you?"

"...I won't deny that I think Pochi is easy to talk to...but I don't actually agree."

Nekoyashiki Haru said with a sigh.

"why?"

Yamada Ryo tilted his head.

"...For something like this...I haven't even pursued her properly...I can't just blindly join in..."

Nekayashiki Haru blushed slightly.

"... "

Yamada Ryo blinked.

"Wow...you mean it felt too fast? You're quite girly."

“This is not a girly heart…”

Nekayashiki Haru shook his head in denial.

"Oh... Oh, right, this..."

Yamada Ryo handed coffee to Nekoyashiki Haru.

"what happened?"

Catyashiki Haru asked in confusion as he caught the coffee.

"I can't finish the rest, so help me drink it."

"…ah?"

Nekoyashiki Haru was stunned.

"Hurry up, you won't dislike me, will you? You'll lose points with me."

Yamada Ryo said.

“…I always feel like you’re scolding me…”

Nekoyashiki Haru picked up the coffee can, tilted his head back and drank.

Gulp gulp gulp…

After drinking the coffee in one gulp, Nekayashiki Haru lowered his head.

"What about an indirect kiss... How do I taste?"

Yamada Ryo asked with a smile.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru narrowed his eyes, then chuckled.

"Ah... very sweet, worthy of the cool taste, sweet like fruit candy, but with a hint of chocolate's pure bitterness. Where does this taste come from? After all, it's an indirect kiss, so it's probably the cool taste..."

Snapped.

Yamada Ryo reached out and covered Nekayashiki Haru's mouth.

"... "

The golden eyes stared silently at Nekayashiki Haru's purple pupils.

The boy's eyes narrowed slightly.

"You're shy~"

"... "

Yamada Ryo didn't say anything, but just lowered his head to hide his slightly red cheeks, even though there was no need to hide it at all, because the person in front of him couldn't see anything at all.

So how did he know he was shy?

"Feel…"

Nekoyashiki Haru gently uttered two words and closed his eyes.

"... "

Yamada Ryo put down his hand.

"Next... I have to find a way to make money."

Nekoyashiki Haru opened his eyes and said lightly.

“…Your family is very rich, right?”

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekayashiki Haru and asked.

"...That's the last resort... At least now, if I want to take responsibility for everyone's lives, I have to earn enough capital."

Nekoyashiki Haru answered.

"…blind?"

Yamada Ryo narrowed his eyes.

"What happened to the blind man?"

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head.

"Being blind doesn't matter at all, and my musical skills are better than most sighted people."

"...You mean you want to make money from music?"

Yamada Ryo narrowed his eyes.