Lonely Rock for the Blind

"... "

Goto Ichiri pursed his lips.

I have a feeling... Mr. Nekoyashiki is lying.

A guess arose in my mind at this moment.

"...Mr. Nekoyashiki..."

"Ok?"

Nekayashiki Haru turned and smiled at Goto Ichiri.

"What's going on? Aren't you going home after one mile?"

"...Um...I...I have a question for you."

Click click click…

The cane swept across the ground more frequently.

"Ask... ask."

Nekayashiki Haru still kept smiling, but the uneasy thoughts in his heart had made his voice begin to sound weak.

"Huff—Huff—Are you... a [Poison Cat]?"

Goto Ichiri took a deep breath and asked with a firm look in his eyes.

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru suddenly shook his head expressionlessly.

"Not."

“…Really?”

Goto Ichiri asked.

"really."

Nekayashiki Haru nodded quickly.

"But think about it... Mr. Nekayashiki and Onee-chan are very close... and they seem to be in a band too?"

"... "

"The clothes under the coat... are exactly the same as the ones Poison Cat wore on the stage just now..."

"... "

"The voice...the voice is similar, and now looking at the height and build, they're similar too..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking!!!"

Nekoyashiki Haru covered Goto Ichiri's mouth.

"I admit it, I admit it! Stop it!"

Chapter 51 Ramen

"So... really?!"

Goto Ichiri opened his eyes wide.

"Yes...don't tell anyone, Yili, please."

Nekayashiki Haru said as he patted Goto Ichiri's shoulder.

"This is like a dark history! Don't tell anyone!"

"Huh? But...but I think..."

"You think it's unimportant! I think it's important! Don't tell anyone!"

Nekayashiki Haru patted Goto Ichiri's shoulder vigorously.

"This is a secret between the two of us! It's like a little secret that only friends know, understand?"

"Ugh?"

Goto Ichiri was stunned.

"friend?"

"Ok!"

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"secret?"

"Um!!"

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded vigorously.

"A secret between friends?!"

Goto Ichiri's eyes widened.

"That's it, okay Ichiri?"

Nekoyashiki Haru asked.

“Hey hey… hey hey hey…”

Goto Ichiri didn't answer, but scratched the back of his head with one hand and began to laugh strangely...

"One...one mile?"

Nekoyashiki Haru was a little frightened by the laughter, so he asked again cautiously.

“Hey hey hey hey hey hey…”

"Ichiri? Pochi! Answer!"

Nekayashiki Haru raised his voice a little, trying to pull Goto Ichiri out of his own world.

"Ah! Sure! I won't tell anyone else! Because I'm friends with Mr. Nekayashiki? Right?!"

"Uh...that's right."

Nekoyashiki Haru was startled by Goto Ichiri's sudden energy, and nodded in affirmation.

"I won't tell anyone... Hehe, [Poison Cat] is actually my friend..."

“…What’s there to be happy about…”

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"What's so good about liking this guy whose name, behavior, and even lifestyle are so childish..."

"Um... Mr. Nekoyashiki, are you talking about yourself?"

"I've cut myself off from my old self!"

Nekoyashiki Haru said with his arms folded across his chest.

"If you think about it carefully, the name was chosen randomly, including the outfit when I went on stage."

"I…I think it's cool!"

Goto Ichiri shook his head and said.

"...How cool is it...Wearing a small TV on your head? Aside from some website mascots, not many people would do that in real life, right?"

"Uh…"

"And it's incredibly heavy. Wearing that thing for a performance feels like my neck is going to break..."

"Also... also part of rock 'n' roll?"

"There's so much bad in rock 'n' roll..."

Snapped!

Goto Ichiri's shoulder was patted hard again.

"Remember, Ichiri, don't become like Kikuri. That guy was ruined by the dregs of rock 'n' roll."

"Ah! I...I know!"

Goto Ichiri nodded vigorously, then hesitated for a moment and spoke softly.

"Today's performance was amazing..."

Goto Ichiri said.

Nekoyashiki Haru was slightly stunned.

“…as long as you like it.”

Goto Ichiri blinked.

"Especially the keyboard smashing at the end, it felt like it was worth the price of admission!"

"So why do you like this so much..."

Nekoyashiki Haru walked into the livehouse.

"Let's go back early."

"Ah! Good..."

Gululu~

Goto Ichiri nodded and was about to leave, but at this moment his stomach suddenly made an inopportune sound.

"... "

Goto Ichiri's cheeks flushed slightly.

"... "

Nekayashiki Haru turned around and looked at Goto Ichiri.

"It will take about a few hours to go back one mile, right?"

"Two hours...about..."

"Are your family members strict?"

"Not...not bad."

"We're having a dinner party later, wanna come?"

"Ugh?"

Goto Ichiri opened his eyes wide and immediately shook his head.

"No, no, no!"

With the other guys from SICKHACK?

It would be fine if it was just the eldest sister, but there were two others.

It feels like I can't handle this role at all... No, I can't handle any role at all!

"that's true…"

Nekayashiki Haru tapped the ground with his cane as he walked past Goto Ichiri and headed towards the street.

“There’s a quiet little shop nearby, not many people around, and the ramen there is pretty good.”

Nekoyashiki Haru turned to face Goto Ichiri.

"Come? Otherwise it would be too miserable to be hungry for two hours on the road."

"Ah...thank...thank you!"

After hesitating for a moment, Goto Ichiri followed.

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