Lonely Rock for the Blind.

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"So cool!"

Then he looked at Nekoyashiki Haru and his eyes lit up.

"Senior! Can I learn? I also want to hear the 'color' of music!"

"No... You can see it directly, there's nothing to learn from it, and besides, it's not something you can learn."

Nekoyashiki shook his head.

"Saying that I can hear it is actually just my own self-deception, a completely imagined 'color' to comfort myself."

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo trembled slightly.

"I'm so sorry..."

"You didn't hit a nerve, no need to apologize, Kita."

"Yes! I understand!"

Ichi Nijika, with a straw in her mouth, quietly watched two people start talking in the distance, while Yamada Ryo looked at her from beside her.

"Change seats?"

"what?"

Ijichi Nijika was startled, then looked at Yamada Ryo with a puzzled expression.

What are you saying?

“I said you and Yu Dai can switch seats, or I can switch seats with Xiao Mao.”

Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly.

"Is there any need for that? Haha, isn't it perfectly fine sitting like this?"

"Ichi Nijika scratched the back of her head and said."

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked at Ijichi Nijika expressionlessly, then turned away after a while.

"Ah."

Ichi Niji Natsumi paused for a moment, then shook her head and threw the dice again.

"Okay... next up is... bungee jumping... wait! Why is this even mentioned?"

"Ichi Nijika opened her eyes wide and said."

Yamada Ryo gave a thumbs up.

"I bought the dice."

"Skip, skip!"

Picking up the dice, Ichiji Nijika threw them again.

The dice spin and then stop.

"Topics related to the performance!"

Nijika Ichichi raised the dice and announced.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Sloth and Pride

"Actually, I was quite troubled by the lead singer issue, but it's all fine now that Kita is back."

Niji Natsumi said to Kita Ikuyo.

"Is everything alright, Kita? It's the lead singer's problem."

"No problem! Leave it to me."

Kita Ikuyo smiled and agreed.

"Now that we have a lead singer, maybe we can consider writing our own songs."

Ichika Niji smiled and looked at Ichiri Goto.

"Pochi, I'll leave the lyrics to you~"

"Huh? Why me?"

"Because Pochi is easily provoked by random lyrics, isn't he? Adolescent inferiority complex? I feel like if Kita had written the lyrics, Pochi would have died before the performance."

Nijika Ichichi's ahoge (cowlick) drooped down as she spoke with a helpless expression.

"I wouldn't write lyrics that would kill someone!"

Kita Ikuyo quickly denied it from the side.

"I'll leave the composition to Liang. Liang, is that alright?"

"no problem."

Yamada Ryo gave an OK sign.

"And what's most important for Kita right now is to practice his guitar to a decent level as soon as possible."

"I will try my best!"

"And then there's Mr. Idleness!"

Niji Natsumi pointed at Nekoyashiki Haru and called out.

"Yes, I am Mr. Idleness. Is there anything you need, Miss Hongxia?"

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed and asked.

"Although you have been helping our band, you haven't officially joined yet, have you?"

Nijika Ijichi stood up and extended a hand to Haru Nekoyashiki.

"So, come join my band, officially."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru's eyes have long been blind.

In the void before me, only the distant sound emanated the bright, sunny voice of my childhood friend.

It seems to emit a faint, beautiful color.

But... it tastes so bland.

Her invitation was within reach, and Nekoyashiki Haru's purple eyes narrowed slightly behind her sunglasses.

"I refuse."

"Huh?" ×3

Everyone except Yamada Ryo was stunned for a moment, and Ijichi Nijika lowered her hand.

"I thought you would agree to join right away."

"In my opinion, joining a band is not such a simple thing. To date, I have never officially joined any band, and I have even refused invitations from people I am very close to."

Nekoyashiki Haru tilted her head slightly.

“If you join directly, in my opinion, it will not be good for you, nor for me.”

"I think everyone would like you to join."

"It's not a simple matter of likes and dislikes. I'm sorry, Hongxia, it's not possible right now."

"... "

The atmosphere among the crowd suddenly fell silent, and the mood became heavy.

"Haha... well, there's nothing I can do about that then."

Nijika Ichi sat down.

"You mean it's not possible now, but it'll be possible later?"

Yamada Ryo suddenly asked.

"I am not that important."

"Don't give irrelevant answers."