Lonely Rock for the Blind.

But as soon as she hugged her, a bad feeling popped into her head.

No…no way! Mr. Nekoyashiki looks to be at least 1.7 meters tall! I might end up being dragged down with him!

Together…

Goto Ichiri, who was thinking about this, suddenly froze.

Because beneath those loose clothes was a waist that felt almost as thin as mine.

So thin... This is unhealthy for a boy, isn't it?

Stepping back, the surprisingly light and agile Nekoyashiki Haru was actually lifted up like that.

"Um, Pochi?"

Nekoyashiki asked with some confusion, but received no response.

At this moment, Goto Ichiri was still a little dazed, or rather, he was immersed in his own exaggerated fantasy.

She's always daydreaming and could easily drift away from reality.

"Pochi?"

Nekoyashiki Haru meowed again, and this time it finally woke Goto Ichiri up.

"…ah!?"

Goto Ichiri's eyes widened suddenly, and he quickly let go and backed away.

What should I do?! What should I do?! What was I just doing?!

It's so rude of you to just keep hugging Mr. Nekoyashiki like that!

Are there any security cameras around here? Probably! The person watching the cameras will definitely call the police, right?

Or maybe Mr. Nekoyashiki will call the police? Then the police will take me away based on the surveillance footage!

[The verdict is now being handed down to Goto Ichiri, the perverted woman who groped and pulled at a handsome man in the street... Death penalty!!!]

As Goto Ichiri watched the judge pronounce his verdict, tears welled up in his eyes.

【Yili…Mom doesn’t remember you being this kind of child…】

The mother was wiping away tears behind her.

"Yili... Dad is very disappointed in you."

Dad cried too.

Is my sister a perverted freak?

My younger sister, Erli, said the same thing.

Woof...woof woof woof...

Even Jimmy Heng showed a look of disgust...

"Hey? Um, Pochi? Are you gone?"

When Nekoyashiki Haru didn't get a response for a while, she started to ask tentatively.

next moment…

boom!

Goto Ichiri suddenly knelt down

Bang bang bang!

Then they began to kowtow.

"Please, Mr. Nekoyashiki! Please don't call the police! If you do, this social scum will be executed! Even though no one will care, I still want to live! Please, Mr. Nekoyashiki!"

"…ah?"

Hearing Goto Ichiri's sudden pleas for mercy, Nekoyashiki Haru began to feel confused.

"W-what's wrong?"

Please, please don't call the police!

"I won't call the police...and why would I call the police?"

"Because...because I just hugged you..."

"...Is this something that warrants calling the police?"

Nekoyashiki Haru's expression gradually became strange.

"What country's laws are you using... I'm not going to call the police."

"Thank you... thank you so much! I'm willing to serve you like a slave forever..."

"No, no, I don't need it. But I still want to know why you hugged me just now."

Nekoyashiki asked, puzzled.

"Ah! Um... because there's a staircase in front of you... so..."

Goto Ichiri finally reached a point where he could explain things.

"Oh, is that so? Then isn't that helping me? I don't need to call the police anymore."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"Can you take me downstairs? I have a white cane, but I'm actually quite scared of stairs."

"Ah... okay, alright!"

Goto Ichiri patted his cheeks and stepped forward to take Nekoyashiki's hand.

However, just as they were led on a leash, they were interrupted by the voice of Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Bochi, could you please help me? Holding my hand and guiding me down the stairs is still just as dangerous, to be honest."

"Ugh?"

Goto Ichiri was suddenly stunned.

"Is it okay, Pochi? Please?"

Nekoyashiki Haru put away her cane, clasped her hands together, and made a plea to the direction that should be Goto Ichiri.

Hurry up and refuse, Goto Ichiri! Refuse now!

This involves close contact with someone of the opposite sex! Not just holding hands! And this person seems to be around my age!

That means...meaning opposite sexes of the same age! This is absolutely a word that should never appear in my life related to "youth"!

【Youthful Words】Ah! Those words that only exist in a fulfilling, modern life! Words brimming with youthful energy!

If something like that happened to me, I would definitely die!

"Please?"

Not receiving a reply, Nekoyashiki Haru adjusted her position and continued to plead.

"...Okay...okay..."

I can't refuse! I don't have that kind of ability!

Goto Ichiri looked as if his soul had been ripped out.

I...I won't die here, will I...?

Carefully grasping Nekoyashiki Haru's arm, Goto Ichiri trembled again.

Wow—I really touched it! A body of the opposite sex my age! When we were holding hands just now, I felt so nervous I didn't even realize it, but now it feels so real! And it has a scent I don't usually smell! It smells like a freshly opened iPhone, but something else entirely!

This is...this is a boy's body! This is...

"That... Pochi?"

Feeling his arm being gripped tightly but unable to move forward, Haru Nekoyashiki suspected that Pochi might have fallen into some strange mental activity again.

"Can we go now?"

"Ah! I'm sorry..."

Goto Ichiri took a deep breath, then led Nekoyashiki Haru down the starry staircase step by step.

That said... she's really thin.

Holding the noticeably thinner arm, Goto Ichiri sighed.

Has Mr. Nekoyashiki eaten properly...?

Snapped.

It took the two of them three or four minutes to finally reach the entrance of the Starry Sky. Goto Ichiri breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally...finally we've arrived...finally it's over...

Goto Ichiri showed a relieved expression.

Ah... thinking about it carefully, this is a good deed, isn't it...?

If Mr. Nekoyashiki were to visit my school afterwards to express his gratitude, I would surely be praised by the entire school.

Hehe, I'll definitely be popular back then...

Yeah, right! She'd definitely be seen as the kind of girl who's really pretentious! And then the school bully would surround her behind the school building after school and beat her up!

This must never be allowed to happen!

"Mr. Nekoyashiki! I am not a student of Shuka High School!"

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"Your idea is really..."

boom.

Before he could finish speaking, the door suddenly opened.

"what…"