Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Large tears rolled uncontrollably down the corners of Ichiji Nijika's eyes.

Drop by drop, drop by drop.

It crashed onto the ground that had finally returned to its grayish-white state.

Chapter 81 Liking

Ichiya.

Nijika Ichi sat quietly on the sofa at home.

"... "

She looked up, and under the light, her eyes were still a little red and swollen.

"…like…"

She uttered the word softly, then lowered her head again.

"I like kittens, don't I...?"

As if asking herself a question, Ichiji Nijika gently counted on her fingers.

She suddenly walked into the room, then knelt down in front of the bed and pulled the suitcase out from under the bed.

Taking out the cassette tape, Ichiji Nijika climbed into bed.

Insert the cassette tape into the tape player, and Ichiji Nijika pulls up the headphones and puts them in her ears.

It's time to take your medicine.

The boy's clear voice echoed in my ears.

[Still...don't want to eat...cough cough!]

The girl's voice was full of resistance, and she was coughing.

You can't not eat it, or you won't get better.

[No!]

【Rainbow Summer, be good.】

【don't want! 】

"Shall I meow like a cat for you?"

"...Then...I'll eat a little."

Hey... wait a minute, that'll get hot.

【Blow on it.】

[Whew...Whew...Whew...It's done! Let's try it.]

It's still so bitter...

There's nothing we can do; I'm sick after all.

"...Back then...it belonged entirely to me..."

Ichi Nijika stared at the familiar ceiling and murmured to herself.

[Hongxia is amazing! She drank all the medicine!]

Hehe! That's right! Meow like a cat!

Okay...meow, meow~

Hehe! A kitten is just a kitten!

"If we had created more memories back then... would things be different now?"

Oh, and help me tie my hair!

"... "

Leaning against the bed, Ichiki Nikka slowly untied the ribbon in her hair.

I didn't tie it well, let's wait for Auntie to come back.

【I need you to tie it for me! Hurry up, hurry up! Hurry up!】

Stop messing around! I know, okay?

Listening to the sound in her headphones, Ichiji Nijika gently placed her hands behind her head.

Then I started tying my hair, deliberately making mistakes several times before explaining them.

A few minutes later, Ichiji Nijika suddenly spoke.

"It's tied up."

At the same time, the boy's voice also came through the tape.

【All tied up!】

Niji Natsumi continued...

Am I cute...?

The tape also played a girl's voice.

Am I cute?

"…Um."

【Um!】

"Nijika is super cute..."

【Nijika is super cute!】

Click!

The audio tape finished playing and popped up.

"... "

Nijika Ichichi quietly put the tape back and rewound it.

【Nijika is super cute!】

rewind.

【Nijika is super cute!】

rewind.

【Nijika is super cute!】

rewind…

She listened to the tape over and over again, hugging herself tightly.

"Kitten...kitten...kitten kitten kitten..."

His red pupils trembled.

"I really do like you... We're not just friends... I want to be... closer to you..."

Ichi Nijika lowered her head and breathed rapidly.

"Kita said he wanted to take you away... to compete with me fairly... but from the very beginning... you belonged only to me..."

"If I didn't form a band... if Kita weren't here... my future with you... the future I hoped for, could it finally come true?"

Ichi Nijika's pupils trembled more and more violently.

"No...no, Kita didn't do anything wrong! The one who was wrong was me...I was too scared to go forward! That's why Kita had the chance to fall in love with you..."

"I clearly... if only I had been more honest."

Nijika Ichi looked up and stretched out a hand toward the cassette tape.

"I like you... I like you, I like you... It's not just between friends..."

"I want to be with you forever... and do so many more things..."

dong dong dong...

My heart is beating faster and faster.

"I don't want to... I can't... You are... someone I can't lose..."

Nijika Ijichi's body trembled as she played the tape again.

Ding Dong!

The doorbell rang, and Ichiji Nijika looked up as if waking from a dream.

"…elder sister…?"

She quickly put the tape away and headed towards the door.

"... "

Click.

The door opened, and there stood Ichiji Hoshika, completely drunk.

And the boy supporting her beside her.

"…kitten?"

Ichi Nijika's heart suddenly stopped for a moment, then began to beat even more violently.

"Sister Xingge was drunk, I helped her over..."

"Where are the other two? You're supposed to help them?! Can't you see Mingming..."

“Pa-san is also drunk. Kiku-ri took care of helping her back. Don’t worry, your house is right upstairs from Fanxing Building, so it’s fine.”

Nekoyashiki Haru helped Ijichi Seika into the house.

"Although what Ryo did last time was just a prank on me, I'm quite familiar with it now thanks to her showing me around... Ah, is this the sofa?"