Lonely Rock for the Blind

"It's still hard to believe... Koneko would make such a decision..."

Ijichi Hongxia sighed.

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked at the other two.

"Will it be annoying?"

"What?"×2

Ijichi Kouka and Kita Ikuyo were both confused.

"Would you hate such things and such people?"

Yamada Ryo continued to ask.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head.

"I...even though it feels strange...but, I don't seem to have any dislike feelings."

“…I’m pretty much the same…”

Ijichi Hongxia nodded.

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked at the two of them.

"Then give him a chance."

Ijichi Nikka and Kita Ikuyo looked at Yamada Ryo at the same time, and then looked at each other at the same time.

"Um…"

Ijichi Hongxia nodded.

"I...still like you, Senior."

Kita Ikuyo confirmed.

"Ah...um, why didn't Qing come back today?"

Goto Ichiri looked at Yamada Ryo and asked.

"... "

Yamada Ryo blinked.

"He said he had to thank the person who let him stay for so long in person."

"!"

Ijichi Hongxia opened her eyes slightly.

Chapter 239: Loneliness (Two in One)

"Where's the juice?"

Ichichi Seika stretched out her hand towards Daikokuonomi.

"what?"

Da Hei Yin was slightly stunned.

"... "

Ichichi Hoshige narrowed her eyes.

"I say...juice, good boy juice, didn't I ask you to bring a few boxes when you went out just now?"

"what…"

Daikokuyin blinked.

"forgotten."

“…Tsk…”

Ichichi Xingge let out a soft click of his tongue.

"Okay... I'll buy it myself later..."

Ichichi Xingge turned her head and continued typing on the keyboard.

Daikoku Otomi looked at Ichichi Seika, and then suddenly said.

"Manager, I have a question for you."

"Ok?"

Ijichi Seika looked at Daikoku Otomi.

"…Today, the matter that the manager dealt with this morning, was it related to Haru?"

"?!"

Ichichi Hoshige's eyes widened.

"How could you..."

“…I guess.”

Daikokuonmi said.

The woman then sat down on the chair next to Ichichi Hoshige.

"Is it because he left these few days that the store manager was worried about him and asked him out to ask?"

"...That's about right. It's fine if you understand it this way."

Ijichi Hoshige did not deny that what happened to her in the morning was indeed related to Nekayashiki Haru.

"That guy is quite unreliable..."

"... "

Daikoku Otomi looked at Ichichi Seika who was sighing, and then suddenly spoke.

"By the way, Manager... I've wanted to ask you before, just how close were you and Haru when you were little?"

"what?"

Ijichi Hongxia looked at Daikokuonomi in a daze.

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"Curious...both about you and Haru."

Da Hei Yin has lowered his head.

"So, can you tell me about it?"

"... "

Ichichi Xingge was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"As for relationships, no... it can't be described simply as 'relationship'..."

Ichichi Hoshige shook her head.

"That guy's parents don't care about him at all, so... basically he lives with us. He only comes back to his own house for a few days occasionally, more like just switching rooms."

Ichichi Hoshige knocked on the table.

"At that time... it was almost like a distant relative came to live with us?"

"…Is that so? What now?"

Daikokuone asked.

"... "

Ichichi Xingge pursed her lips.

"Now... family..."

"... "

Da Hei Yin's pupils shrank suddenly.

"…family?"

"Ah... that's about it... Tsk, how should I put it, emotions are complicated, but..."

Ijichi Xingge took a deep breath and continued.

"As for Qing, I am indeed willing to consider him as [family], whether it is out of my own wishes and feelings... or for some other reasons..."

"...Even though I thought he liked you before?"

Daikokuonmi said.

"Ahem! These don't conflict!"

Ichichi Hoshige slapped the table.

"Anyway, if we treat him as a member of the Ijichi family, I think our family will have no objection."

"... "

Da Hei Yin looked at Xing Ge seriously.

Open your mouth slightly, then slowly close it.

His hands gently stroked the table.

"is that so…"

"... "

Ijichi Hoshige returned her attention to the keyboard.

"Actually, this is just my opinion... Do you know why I was so angry when I first found out that Haru didn't come to see us when he returned to Japan?"

"…Why?"

Dai Hei Yin asked softly.

“…I feel…that he doesn’t consider us as family…”

Ichichi Hoshige closed her eyes.

"That's why I was so angry... I almost punched him..."

"... "

Da Hei Yin lowered his head and said nothing.

"Actually, Hongxia was incredibly excited when she saw Qing become blind... I was the same way. When I first learned about it, I took a while to calm down."

Ichichi Hoshige lowered her head.

"I even had the thought, 'I failed to protect him,' but I'm not a reliable person anyway."

"Manager..."

Da Hei Yin slowly raised his head.

"Ok?"

Ijichi Seika looked at Daikoku Otomi.

"Perhaps, Qing is not your [family] after all."

Daikokuonmi said.

"…What?"

"...After all, he's been gone for so long. From what I understand...he may not really be your [family] anymore."

“…Why are you suddenly telling me this?”

Ichichi Hoshige narrowed her eyes.