Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"...It's okay...but if possible, I hope you can get off me, otherwise I can't get up."

"Ah! I understand!"

Goto Ichiri quickly stood up and walked to the other side.

Looking at Nekoyashiki Haru lying on the ground, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twist in pain.

Ha...haha...my life is over...

This handsome guy must have a lot of friends, right? Tomorrow? The day after? I'll definitely be surrounded by his friends, beaten and kicked, and eventually accidentally killed by them, only to be thrown into a stinking ditch...

Ha...haha...I'm going to die, Goto Ichiri is going to die...

I'm sorry, Mom and Dad... You've raised someone like me for so long...

I'm sorry, Erli and Jimmy, I might not be able to come back and play with you guys every day anymore.

I'm so sorry, Xiao Hongxia and Liang Sang. We were all planning to play in a band together, but then...

Goto Ichiri was lost in her own world, imagining all sorts of things, but the scene before her quickly shattered all her fantasies.

The boy sat up and took out a silver-white stick-shaped object from his pocket.

Then he flicked it.

Click click click click…

The stick-like object instantly transformed into a silver staff. Nekoyashiki Haru extended the staff around, and the metal tip quickly touched the base of a wall on the side of the street. After confirming the distance, Nekoyashiki Haru leaned over and stood up, supporting himself against the wall with one hand.

"... "

Click...

Goto Ichiri gradually lost her color, and cracks seemed to appear on her body...

Blind...blind...blind...blind person...

I knocked down a blind person!

This is a real death sentence! I'm going to die! I'm absolutely going to die! If others don't execute me, I'll execute myself!

popping...

Nekoyashiki Haru patted the dust off her clothes and then looked around.

Upon witnessing this scene, Goto Ichiri quickly realized that the other party was looking for her. Trembling, she snapped out of her reverie and whispered.

"Ah... I'm here."

Nekoyashiki Haru paused for a moment, then turned to Goto Ichiri.

"I'm fine, don't worry about it... Miss or classmate? You sound very young, you must be in school?"

"Ah...you...you're right..."

"My name is Nekoyashiki Haru, and yours is..."

"Ah... Go... Goto Ichiri..."

"Oh, I see. Please don't take it to heart. I used to live here, so this is kind of a return visit. I was a little relaxed and wanted to see if things were still the same, so I tried not to bring my cane. I was also partly responsible for being bumped into. Sorry. Well then, goodbye."

Nekoyashiki Haru's cane rhythmically tapped the ground left and right as the boy continued walking into Shimokitazawa.

I'm...I'm leaving...

Goto Ichiri stared blankly at the boy who was about to disappear behind her.

That said, he spoke so politely, using only honorifics... yet I still bumped into him...

"...No, no, no, no..."

Goto Ichiri shook his head frantically on the spot.

They just knocked a blind person down and left without saying a word. That's just awful.

Although going back and pretending nothing happened is a very tempting option, it's still not an option.

To be popular, at least morally...

She slapped her cheek hard.

"Ok!"

Letting out a soft sigh to encourage himself, Goto Ichiri ran toward Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Ah! Please...please wait a moment..."

However, when she came to Nekoyashiki Haru's side, her voice inevitably became softer.

"Hmm? Is there anything else, Goto..."

"Just call me Pochi!"

When the nickname others had given him was revealed, Nekoyashiki Haru was clearly puzzled.

"...Is it a nickname?"

"Ah...yes...yes! So just call me that..."

"Alright, Pochi, is there anything else?"

Nekoyashiki Haru's voice is very gentle, like warm water.

"Um... can you tell me where you want to go? I... I'll take you there..."

Do you think I can't get there alone?

Nekoyashiki tilted his head and asked.

This is a perfectly normal question, but it's not how Goto Ichiri sees it.

Could it be...? Is it the kind of extremely self-reliant blind person who can't accept help from others?

"Ah...no, no, no, no, I didn't mean to look down on you! I...I'm sorry! I shouldn't have been so smug!"

Goto Ichiri quickly explained.

"...I didn't say you looked down on me..."

Nekoyashiki Haru listened to the strange noises coming from Pochi in front of her and couldn't help but chuckle.

The laughter stunned Goto Ichiri.

Laughter... that laughter sounds so nice...

"Your reaction is really strong, Pochi. I'll leave it to you then."

"Sigh! How could someone like me possibly guide you?"

"Didn't you ask for it yourself...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her hand and stretched it out towards where Goto Ichiri was.

"Then, please don't use your cane, just hold my hand."

"Ah...no trouble at all! I'd rather be incredibly honored...Speaking of which, holding hands...ah! No, no...I almost lost consciousness again...cough cough! So...where are you going?"

Goto Ichiri asked in a low voice.

"Have you heard of Starlight? It's a livehouse."

"Oh, stars... stars... stars?!"

Goto Ichiri suddenly shouted, startling Nekoyashiki Haru.

"W-what's wrong?"

"Ah...sorry...I just didn't think of that."

Goto Ichiri scratched his head.

“I just came from there.”

"I see... Then we're quite destined to meet, Pochi."

"Ah? What a coincidence?"

Looking at Haru Nekoyashiki, who is handsome from every angle...

Am I destined to be with this kind of person?

"Hehehe..."

Goto Ichiri couldn't help but laugh.

Chapter Two: Long Time No See

It's getting late.

When Goto Ichiri led Nekoyashiki Haru by the hand to the stars, it was already dusk.

The orange light tinged the boy's black hair with a reddish-orange hue. Goto Ichiri watched cautiously, increasingly feeling that he should run away...

Anyway, I've already shown you the way, so it's okay for me to say goodbye and leave now, right?

Goto Ichiri took a deep breath, and then heard Nekoyashiki Haru's voice.

"Excuse me, why did you suddenly stop? Have we arrived yet?"

"Ah! Yes...yes! We've arrived!"

"I see. Thank you, Pochi."

Nekoyashiki Haru answered with a smile, then lifted her foot and walked forward.

However, this action startled Goto Ichiri.

The livehouse named Starry Sky is actually located in a basement.

To enter the starry sky, one naturally needs to climb a flight of stairs.

What is nothing to a normal person is a different story for Haru Nekoyashiki, who is blind.

There was a staircase right in front of him!

Goto Ichiri quickly stepped forward and hugged Nekoyashiki Haru.