Lonely Rock for the Blind

"I don't know! It feels so mysterious! So cool!"

The private room was instantly filled with the noisy chatter of high school girls.

Kita Ikuyo gripped the pick tightly and suddenly felt that they were a little noisy.

Really, why do we have to discuss seniors for so long?

You don’t know him...

"I actually took some photos secretly, let me show you."

Suddenly, someone took out a mobile phone and showed photos, and Kita Ikuyo's eyes widened.

"Ah, I feel so elegant?!"

"It feels so gentle, and he can even play the guitar!"

"He seems to be about the same age as us, right?"

Seeing that the topic began to shift, Kita Ikuyo suddenly felt a little panicked.

She stepped forward and extended her hand, trying to dissuade the topic from going any further.

However...the scary thing still happened.

Before she could dissuade him, someone looked at Kita Ikuyo with a smile.

"Xiao Xiduo! Can you give me the contact information?"

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment.

"So cunning! I want it too!"

"No…wait…wait a minute."

Kita Ikuyo wanted to stop the topic from continuing.

"I just want to learn guitar. You must have other motives, right? Just give Xiao Xiduo to me, don't give it to her!"

"What?! I just want to learn guitar, that's all, Kita-chan, just pass it on to me!"

"Push it to me!"

"Give it to me!"

"Give…"

“I won’t give it to you!!!”

Kita Ikuyo suddenly spoke loudly, and all the girls present, whether they were familiar with Kita Ikuyo or not, were stunned at this moment.

With the unique sensitivity of Xianzhong, everyone noticed that Kita Ikuyo was a little angry.

"…Hold, sorry Kita-chan."

The girl who had asked for contact information at the beginning apologized.

"Ugh?"

Coming out of her previous emotions, Kita Ikuyo looked up in surprise.

Then I remembered what I had just done.

"Ah...I'm sorry, I got so emotional."

"It's not that you said sorry..."

The girl who asked for the contact information shook her head.

"We didn't realize what you meant. Sorry."

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment.

Meaning? What does it mean?

"Does Kita-chan like the blind teacher, meow?"

The girl imitating the cat's meow asked.

"what?"

Kita Ikuyo was slightly stunned.

The others were also stunned when they saw Kita Ikuyo's reaction.

"Ah... I forgot, Kita-chan has never been in a relationship."

"That is, you didn't realize your own feelings."

"No, I don't think it's what you think."

Kita Ikuyo retorted.

"I just treat him as a respected senior! Yes! Senior!"

"Is that right?"

The girl who is experienced in love said at this moment.

"If it was just you, Senior, you wouldn't be angry just now."

"... "

"It's normal that Xiao Xiduo doesn't understand. Sometimes it's hard for people to tell whether they like something or not."

The girl, who was experienced in love, shook her head.

"But Kita-chan, it's better to figure it out quickly."

"…Um…"

Kita Ikuyo responded quietly, then sat back down, not joining in the lively atmosphere as usual to sing.

Do you like it or not?

Kita Ikuyo was still a little confused about this emotion.

I don't want to be happy or sad, like that.

Like something a little more secretive?

I do care about Nekoyashiki-senpai, but whether I like him or not...

Kita Ikuyo felt that it might take some time for her to figure it out.

嘎…

Suddenly, the door was pushed open and another girl with a guitar bag walked in.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I'm late."

"Who is this?"

Kita Ikuyo was stunned when she saw the person coming.

"My friend, he's also in a band, he's a guitarist."

Kita Ikuyo blinked, then subconsciously stood up and stretched out her hand.

The other party also smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Kita Ikuyo and greet her.

However, just after the greeting, the other person's eyes suddenly fixed on the pick hanging on Kita Ikuyo's chest.

“…Then…what is that?”

"Ok?"

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his pick.

“It’s just a decoration, haha.”

Kita Ikuyo said, without saying that it was Nekayashiki Haru who gave it to her.

"No...this color..."

The girl in the band sat down.

"Have you heard of... [Band Hunter]?"

“…What the hell?”

The girls around them all tilted their heads in confusion, and the girl in the band sighed and explained.

"It's an urban legend."

"?"

Kita Ikuyo blinked, then sat down and listened carefully.

"About two years ago, a strange musician appeared in Tokyo. He wore a black sweatshirt, sunglasses and a mask. He searched for qualified bands in Tokyo and then challenged the musicians one-on-one."

"The guitars played against the guitars, the basses played against the basses, but the drummers and most of the keyboardists got away with it."

"It's like a hunter targeting musicians!"

"The loser had to hand in his pick. It's said that several band members were so discouraged by him that they quit the band."

The girl in the band shuddered.

"very scary…"

"...What's so scary about it? It seems pointless... But then again, can't the musicians refuse?"

someone asked.

The girl in the band nodded.

"Some people refused, but at that time, band hunters would even pay musicians to challenge them to a one-on-one match."

"…That's even more confusing, isn't it? Are you honing your skills?"

"I don't know...but."

The girl in the band looked at Kita Ikuyo who was listening to the story attentively, and was slightly stunned when she saw Kita Ikuyo.

"One of the defining characteristics of the band Hunter is the black and gold picks with a cat head tattoo on them."

"?!?!"

Kita Ikuyo suddenly lowered his head and looked at the pick on his neck.

Some people broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hey, Kita-chan, you said this was a gift from your senior, right?"

"... "

Kita Ikuyo swallowed.

The girl in the band was also stunned, then quickly waved her hand and said.

“Haha, not necessarily. After Band Hunter became popular, many people imitated the legend and made these picks.”

“…Is that so…”

Kita Ikuyo forced a smile.

She thought of Nekayashiki Haru's box full of picks and what he had said.

[The other picks in the box are all defeated by it]

Kita Ikuyo twitched the corners of her mouth.

Chapter 66: The Newcomer (Fourth Update)

"Tickets are sold out."

Yamada Ryo nodded and said.

"I'm fine now."

Kita Ikuyo raised her hand and said.