Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"...That's a little exaggerated."

He took a wad of banknotes out of his pocket and handed them to Yamada Ryo.

"Use it sparingly."

"I can never repay your immense kindness!"

As Yamada Ryo counted the money in his hand with shining eyes, his eyes involuntarily took the shape of coins.

"Yamada!"

"Ichi Nijika said angrily."

Chapter Twenty-One Topic

"Woooo..."

Yamada Ryo quietly wiped away her tears.

"What are you crying for! If you want the money, then stop crying."

"Ichi Nijika said irritably."

"That hurts."

Yamada Ryo looked pitifully at Ijichi Nijika and said that he had just been hit with a drumstick by Ijichi Nijika for borrowing money from Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Huh? Really? I shouldn't have used that much force, right?"

Being stared at like that, Ichiji Nijika also began to feel a little guilty.

Did I really hit too hard? I should have hit it much lighter.

"It hurts!"

Yamada Ryo immediately said.

“…Then…I’m sorry.”

"I'll forgive you if you lend me some money!"

"I hope it hurts so much!"

Realizing she had been tricked, Ichiji Hongxia said angrily.

Ignoring Yamada Ryo, he took out a large die on his own.

"Ahem! Everyone! Pay attention to me here!"

Everyone looked at Ijichi Nijika, who then raised the dice.

"Since we don't know each other at all yet, I prepared this to help us get to know each other better!"

"Ichi Nijika smiled."

"Alright! Let's begin the first band meeting! Applause! Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!"

After she finished speaking, Ichiji Nijika was the first to applaud.

Then Nekoyashiki Haru and Yamada Ryo clapped together at the same time.

Kita Ikuyo paused for a moment and then started clapping, leaving Goto Ichiri at a loss for what to do.

"Alright! Let's start rolling the dice!"

Ichi Nijika stood up and threw the dice to the ground.

The dice were spinning on the ground.

"What can be thrown? What can be thrown?"

Ijichi Nijika laughed from the side, while Yamada Ryo on the other side provided the voice for the dice.

"Ta-da..."

Then, during the soundtrack, the dice stopped rolling.

"Ah! It's a school topic! In short, 'school gossip'."

Ichi Nijika raised the dice.

"Everyone! Let's speak freely about school-related topics!"

"...Should I excuse myself for now...?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru said, and was then denied by Ijichi Nijika."

"No, the kitten has to listen here too."

"Yes…"

Kita Ikuyo thought for a while.

"Speaking of which, you two seniors went to the same school, right?"

"That's right! Speaking of which, aren't Kita and Pochi from the same school?"

Ichi Nijika nodded, then asked Kita Ikuyo.

That's right.

Kita Ikuyo nodded.

"So you both live in Shimokitazawa..."

Goto Ichiri suddenly realized this and subconsciously muttered to himself.

"Huh? Boqi goes to Xiuhua High School, right? Doesn't he live around here?"

"...No...I don't live around here..."

Goto Ichiri's eyes were vacant as she looked to the side.

"My home is outside the county, a two-hour commute each way... because I want to go to a high school where I don't know anyone... I'm sorry... am I being too pessimistic? I'm really sorry that I can't offer any lighthearted or cheerful topics about school..."

"Alright, alright! Let's leave the school topic here! Let's move on to the next one!"

Nijika Ichi quickly called to stop Goto Ichiri's endless loop of inferiority and threw the dice to the ground once more.

After spinning on the ground for a while, the dice stopped.

"Ah! It's about your favorite music!"

Ichi Nijika raised the dice.

"Abbreviated as [Sound and Word]!"

"Ichi Nijika said after putting down the dice."

"I personally prefer hardcore melodies, like Japanese punk."

"I like electronic music."

"Yamada Ryo said, and then Iji Chi Niji Natsu glared at him."

"Really? You must be lying."

"Why would I lie to you? It's true."

Yamada Ryo nodded in affirmation.

"As for me, I don't really understand it, but it's just good music, preferably music that you can sing in a karaoke bar."

Kita Ikuyo smiled and said.

"K...K...K...KTV?!"

Upon subconsciously hearing the word "KTV," Goto Ichiri immediately began to look like she was about to be sunburned.

"Ah! What kind of music does Xiao Yi like?"

Nijika Ichi quickly asked, pulling Ichiri Goto back from her reverie.

"Ah... I... I'll listen to any kind of music... as long as it's not the kind of song about the ocean, summer, fireworks, or romance... those kinds of songs are too scary... they'll trigger my youthful insecurities..."

"Goto-kun is so fragile."

Kita Ikuyo sighed.

Nekoyashiki Haru listened quietly to the voices of the group, then suddenly noticed that their conversation had stopped.

"?"

With a puzzled look on her face, Nekoyashiki Haru took out her cane and prepared to get up.

Then Kita Ikuyo pulled him back in time.

"Hey, we haven't left, don't look for us."

"Ichi Nijika said."

"I'm waiting for you to tell me. What kind of music do you like?"

"what…"

Nekoyashiki Haru was slightly taken aback, then slowly lowered her head, and after a while raised it again.

"A music bar with vibrant colors."

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo tilted her head in confusion.

"It's a music topic, Nekoyashiki-senpai."

"I know."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

Kita Ikuyo looked even more confused, and then heard Iji Chi Nikka explain with a laugh.

"According to the kitten itself, it can hear the [color] of music. It's incredibly mysterious, but we should just accept this setting."

"so?!"

Kita Ikuyo showed a look of surprise.