Lonely Rock for the Blind

"Oh?"

The woman smiled, then kicked the speaker in front of her hard.

Squeak————

The speaker rubbed against the ground and rushed in front of Kita Ikuyo, and was then stepped on by Kita Ikuyo.

Boom!

The night wind blew slowly, and the two looked at each other.

"If you defeat me, I'll take it back! Not only will I take it back, I'll apologize in person. Not only will I apologize in person, I'll give you all the money I have left for dinner. Not only dinner money! I'll also give you my guitar! Not only the guitar, I'll also give you my human rights..."

"There's too much on the line! This just makes people think it's unbelievable!"

Kita Ikuyo complained, then took off the guitar bag from behind and took out the guitar.

Reaching behind your neck, you unhook the pick with one hand and take it in your hand.

"Stop dilly-dallying... hurry up."

Kita Ikuyo held the guitar nervously.

"Then let's get started!"

The woman smiled.

Zheng————

The sound of the guitar was like a sharp arrow shot out from a string, instantly passing through Kita Ikuyo's ears.

So fast…

Zheng————

The sound of the guitar rang out again, but this time it was like a sharp blade pointing towards Kita Ikuyo's heart.

It’s really fast…

The woman looked at Kita Ikuyo provocatively, and the meaning in her eyes was very clear.

Come on!

"whispering sound!"

Kita Ikuyo shook her red hair and suddenly plucking the silver strings with a pick.

The guitar sound that had already taken shape came out from the speaker, and was then torn to pieces by the opponent's guitar sound in an instant.

"?"

The woman froze for a moment.

beginner?

A moment of trance gave Kita Ikuyo a little hope of catching up.

She gritted her teeth and recalled the techniques that Nekayashiki Haru had once told her.

The body slowly loses its stiffness, the forearms are no longer tense, and instead light force is exerted with the wrists.

The sound of the guitar expanded slightly, building a small shelter for itself amidst the other party's sound waves.

“…turns out to be a beginner…”

The woman really didn't expect that the disciple of the "Band Hunter" was actually a beginner.

but…

"I won't hold back!"

The sharp guitar sound from the woman burst out again, instantly "cutting" Kita Ikuyo's "shelter" into pieces.

"!"

Kita Ikuyo clenched her teeth, and the muscles that had been relaxed tensed up again as she struggled to endure the waves of sound.

No way... I can't win like this...

After only a few months of learning, Kita Ikuyo still had an insurmountable gap with the woman who had been on the guitar path for several years.

It’s good enough for now...

It's normal to give up now.

The woman thought.

But...will lose...

After the other party scolded my senior like that, am I still going to lose?

Kita Ikuyo thought,

The girl's breathing gradually became heavier.

At least...can't give up.

Will not stop until defeated.

Her yellow-green eyes narrowed firmly, and Kita Ikuyo was still playing the guitar.

...

……

.........

"?"

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly raised his head.

It seems like... I heard the sound of a guitar.

And this immature way of playing...Kita?

As the guitar teacher who has been teaching Kita Ikuyo and is also blind, the sound of her guitar is still easy to distinguish.

And the voice on the other side is related to the annoying guy I used to meet often?

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru, who had almost understood what was happening, threw away his blind stick and walked towards the sound of the guitar.

Snapped!

"pain…"

After bumping his head against a tree, Nekayashiki Haru shook his head and continued walking towards the direction of the sound.

There were some bumps along the way, but Nekoyashiki Haru didn't have time to care about them.

Kita should need me now.

So you have to go.

When Nekayashiki Haru's calf hit the wooden stake again, he finally heard the oncoming sound pressure.

"... "

despair.

He walked into the arena where the two were performing with heavy steps.

"senior!"

Kita Ikuyo, who noticed the appearance of Nekayashiki Haru, suddenly opened her eyes wide, let go of the guitar, and was completely drowned out by the sound of the guitar on the other side.

The woman stopped playing the guitar when she noticed someone appeared.

"you are?"

"…"

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her blind stick.

Only then did the woman react.

"It's you!!!"

“…Alas…why haven’t you given up yet…”

Nekayashiki Haru's face beneath the mask showed an expression of disbelief.

This woman used to come to me every day, and every time she came, she lost...

There's not even a hint of color left for me to see...

"Haha! Of course I'm here for revenge!"

"…What's there to avenge?"

"You forgot! I quit the band because of you!"

"...You quit after you lost to me, right? I even paid to duel you."

Nekoyashiki Haru walked over to Kita Ikuyo and gently patted the panting Kita Ikuyo.

"Can you please stop sticking to me like a dog-skin plaster? Do you enjoy harassing me and the people around me?"

"... "

Noticing the anger in Nekayashiki Haru's voice, Kita Ikuyo raised her head and looked at the boy.

"You really want to play?"

Nekayashiki Haru reached out his hand to Kita Ikuyo, who quickly handed over the guitar and then gave the pick to Nekayashiki Haru.

The rope that was originally wrapped around Kita Ikuyo's neck was wrapped around Nekayashiki Haru's hand. He held the pick tightly and hugged the guitar.

"Follow me."

"?!"

The familiar words made Kita Ikuyo stunned for a moment.

The next moment, the dark green guitar began to play.

Completely different from how it looked in Kita Ikuyo's hands just now, the guitar now seemed to be cheering and roaring.

The extremely high-frequency string sounds entangled with each other, and finally twisted into pillar-like sound waves, which were thrown towards the woman.

"!!!"

The woman opened her eyes wide and quickly played her guitar.

The string sounded like a sharp blade, and then was smashed in the next moment.

Crush, crush! At this moment, Nekoyashiki Haru was like the center of a sonic boom, emitting an unparalleled presence.

“Damn it!!!”

The woman cursed and waved her hands desperately, but her destroyed guitar melody could no longer be put together.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo was slightly distracted as she watched Nekoyashiki Haru playing the guitar.

It’s different from the park before.

It’s different from when I usually teach myself guitar…

It seems that the senior is serious at this moment?

The speaker makes an intermittent electrical sound.

Nekayashiki Haru's fingers flew up and down, and the pick turned into a dancer on the six strings.

Kita Ikuyo felt her heartbeat getting faster and faster, and the boy's figure in her eyes became clearer and clearer.

"Ughhhhhh!!!"

At the last strum, the woman dropped to her knees.

“W-why?!”

"...and you're still asking why...what's there to ask? I'm just not as skilled as you. Don't bother me or the people around me anymore, or I'll call the police and report you as stalking next time."

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!! Sayonara!!!"