Lonely Rock for the Blind

"...It's not even a normal playing, it's just completely random... Can you enjoy this?"

Kita Ikuyo asked.

"of course can."

Nekoyashiki Haru sat next to Kita Ikuyo.

"Because I was listening carefully to your colors, I was able to notice that the colors were gradually becoming richer, which was a real pleasure for me."

"... "

Because it's me...

Kita Ikuyo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru beside her and didn't speak for a while.

Logically speaking, you should respond to compliments quickly at this time, which is also an important skill in maintaining relationships.

But Kita Ikuyo kept her head down, which was rare.

"I see…"

The sound is as soft as a mosquito.

"Little Kita!"

Suddenly, a few girls came over from the side.

"Ah! Everyone?!"

"I was wondering what Xiao Xiduo was doing today when he refused to go shopping with me. Is he performing on the street?"

"Ahahaha... I guess so, but as you can see, it's totally unacceptable..."

Kita Ikuyo smiled and shook her head.

"How could that be! I think it's great!"

"That's right! If anyone says that Xiao Xiduo's playing isn't fun, just hit him on the head!"

"That's too violent, lolwwwww."

Kita Ikuyo kept smiling and looked at the people in front of her.

I'm very tired. To be honest, I don't really feel like participating in social activities right now, but unfortunately, I have no choice but to do so.

"Ah, speaking of which, Kita-chan, who are these two?"

Finally, someone noticed Nekoyashiki Haru and Hiroi Kikuri who were about to sneak away, and immediately asked Kita Ikuyo a question.

"Are you in the band?"

Someone asked.

"Ah, not really. Well, one is my guitar teacher, and the other is a senior from another band."

Kita Ikuyo explained, and then...

"Oh! It's the teacher!"

"Looks so young!"

"Hey, what band are you from, band sir?"

"Teacher, what's your name?"

The two were immediately surrounded by a group of high school girls and found themselves in a difficult situation.

A sunny high school girl, a terrifying creature with almost unlimited physical strength who ignores social distance and tries to get close to you anytime and anywhere.

Due to worldly views, most people cannot ignore them. After all, being hated by high school girls is an extremely terrifying thing.

"Gu..."

The sober Hiroi Kikuri slowly showed signs of melting while surrounded by the girls.

"Um...wait...wait a minute..."

Nekoyashiki Haru is still struggling to hold on.

Unfortunately, although he was not a socially anxious person, he was definitely not a positive person either. Surrounded by countless little suns, he soon fell into panic.

Sister Xingge! Save me!

At this critical moment, the person who appeared in Nekoyashiki Haru's mind was Ijichi Hoshika, who punched a primary school student.

Unfortunately, she had retired long ago.

"Teacher, teacher, you are so thin."

"The teacher's guitar playing just now was amazing! Can I learn it too?"

"Ah! I want to, too! Teacher, do you need tuition? But I don't have much money right now. Can I pay in installments?"

Looking at Nekoyashiki Haru who was surrounded in the distance and asked questions, Kita Ikuyo suddenly felt a little unhappy.

A feeling of something being blocked.

Suddenly, Kita Ikuyo's eyes widened...

"Huh? Teacher? Why are you wearing sunglasses? The sun isn't very bright now..."

Someone reached out to Nekayashiki Haru's sunglasses in a familiar manner. Nekayashiki Haru, who had just been pulled away by Hiroi Kikuri, did not even take out his blind stick. Naturally, these girls did not realize that the young man was blind.

He reached for his sunglasses, but by the time Nekayashiki Haru noticed that someone seemed to be trying to take off his sunglasses, it was too late.

"!"

Snapped!

There was a crisp sound.

"It hurts, meow~"

The girl who added "meow" at the end of the sentence hugged her hand and cried out in pain, then looked at the person who knocked her hand out of the air.

Kita Ikuyo.

"What happened to Xiao Xiduo all of a sudden, meow, why did you suddenly hit me, meow~"

The girl asked with a sad face.

The cat behind him, Haru Yashiki, realized that he was rescued and quickly protected his sunglasses.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo took a deep breath, then raised her head and said.

"Nakayashiki-senpai is blind...you were so rude just now."

"Ugh?"

"blind?!"

"You're kidding, right?"

The high school girls in front of him started talking at once again.

Kita Ikuyo breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Nekoyashiki Haru behind him.

"Nekayashiki-senpai, are you okay?"

"It's okay... Thank you... I should have told you I'm blind right away..."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"It feels like I'm surrounded by a group of Kitas. It's so scary..."

"Gu..."

Kita Ikuyo pouted in dissatisfaction.

"What do you mean by a group? I'm the only one, and I'm scary..."

Kita Ikuyo sighed.

"They just like to be familiar with each other."

After saying that, Kita Ikuyo looked at the group of girls in front of her who had quieted down.

There was a hint of guilt on everyone's expression, and then they bowed at the same time.

“I’m so sorry!”

"It's okay, it's okay. Nekayashiki-senpai won't care about these things."

"But I'm so sorry, meow, for wanting to take off my blinders... I've already disqualified myself as a high school girl, meow."

"Yeah! So I have to keep apologizing!"

"Woo! Let us treat you to a meal! As an apology!"

"Ah... no... no need."

Nekayashiki Haru quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"No need, everyone. We still have things to do tonight."

Kita Ikuyo suddenly smiled and said to everyone.

"Huh? Well, I was thinking of getting you, Kita-chan, to go karaoke with me."

"But Xiao Xiduo still has band things to do. Xiao Xiduo, keep going for the band!"

"Yeah! Thank you!"

A group of girls left chattering again.

The two social people, feeling relieved, leaned against each other at the same time.

"High school girls are so scary..."

Hiroi Kikuri sighed.

“…You used to be like that, right?”

Nekoyashiki Haru asked.

"It's different. I feel like I wasn't in the same department as them before."

Hiroi Kikuri shook her head and said.

"Alright, two seniors."

Kita Ikuyo put her hands on her hips in front of the two of them.

"Let's go back next."

Chapter 43 Chocolate

“…Alas…I want to drink…where can I find some wine…”

Hiroi Kikuri said softly as she staggered along the road.

"No, have you forgotten what you promised me yesterday? No drinking."

Nekoyashiki Haru immediately reminded her, tapping Hiroi Kikuri's calf with his blind stick.

"No drinking."

"Oh... I know..."

Hiroi Kikuri said after sobbing.

"Ms. Hiroi, there's a huge difference between when she's drinking and when she's not drinking..."

Kita Ikuyo said while drinking milk tea.

"That's why she started drinking because she's usually like this."

Nekoyashiki Haru patted Hiroi Kikuri on the head.

"She's always pessimistic about the future. It's fine if it's her own thing, but she keeps worrying about a lot of things that clearly have nothing to do with her. That's how she became."

"Senior, you know it very well..."

"Because this guy told me that himself when he was drunk."