Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Amidst the smoky starry sky, Ichiji Hoshika, sullenly sipped her juice, sighing.

"Oh dear, what's wrong, manager?"

Pa-san, who was standing next to him, covered his mouth with his hand hidden in his sleeve and asked.

"... "

Ijichi Seika looked at Pa-san.

"Ugh…"

Then he sighed and started drinking his juice.

"?"

Pa tilted his head.

hum~

The phone suddenly vibrated, and Ichiji Hoshika paused for a moment before taking out her phone.

It was a message from Yamada Ryo.

I sent Yudai and Boqi away.

"Oh! Oh oh!! Oh oh oh!!!"

When Ijichi Seika picked up her phone and cheered in three stages, it startled Pa-san next to her.

"What happened all of a sudden?"

"Yamada Ryo is a genius!"

"Ichi Hoshika was moved," she said.

"I won't say anything to her while she's sleeping anymore."

"?"

Pa tilted his head.

...

……

.........

Amusement park.

Abandoned, Ijichi Nigatsu and Nekoyashiki Haru walk into the haunted house together.

"...But then again, what's the point of this kind of activity for me? I can't even see it..."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"The kitten must have thought the same thing on the roller coaster, right?"

Ichi Nijika turned around and smiled.

"It's different... Roller coasters have other exciting elements, but what else can a haunted house offer besides visuals..."

【Gua~】

It sounded like the noise Hiroi Kikuri made the next morning when she crawled in front of someone after a night of drinking and being hungover.

"...How subtle."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"Haha... I... I feel like the atmosphere is starting to get right..."

Ijichi Nijika felt a shiver run down her spine and couldn't help but move closer to Nekoyashiki Haru beside her.

The two continued walking forward, the dim light creating a dark room, and Ijichi Nigatsu couldn't help but move closer to Nekoyashiki Haru.

"Little...kitten, say something."

"I'm here, is it scary?"

"We haven't gotten to the main point yet, it's just really dark..."

"Yeah…"

Nekoyashiki Haru responded, then asked.

"Can't you see it?"

"A little..."

Nijika Ichi nodded and said.

"... "

Haru Nekoyashiki grasped Nijika Ichichi's fingers in return, then took a few steps forward.

"Haunted houses in amusement parks are usually just a straight line, so I'll go first."

"Huh? No, I'll bring..."

Ichi Nijika wanted to refuse.

“I’m more used to the feeling of not being able to see than you are, Nijika.”

Nekoyashiki Haru turned around and smiled.

"…Um!"

Ichi Nijika was slightly taken aback, then smiled and nodded in agreement.

"But they walked really fast, they didn't even wait for us."

"Ichi Nijika complained softly."

"Aren't you uneasy not seeing them?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"A little, I guess, after all, he's a very important bandmate."

"I see."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded and didn't say anything more.

"... "

Ichi Nijika looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, paused for a moment, and then asked softly.

Will the kitten be anxious?

"What are you uneasy about?"

"The kitten...can't see us, can it?"

"Ichi Nijika said with a somewhat heavy tone."

"The kitten can't see any of us, doesn't know what Kita looks like, doesn't know what Ryo looks like, doesn't know what Ichiri looks like, and doesn't even know what I look like right now... The kitten doesn't know either."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't say anything.

"How did the kitten cope when it first went blind?"

"Ichi Niji Natsumi asked."

"...How are we going to get through this...?"

Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly stopped walking.

"Just let it be like that."

He suddenly smiled and then continued walking.

"After your hysteria, after your resentment and regret, after your frantic search for something in your surroundings to take responsibility for it..."

After a slight pause, Nekoyashiki Haru paused.

You'll find that... it all seems meaningless.

"... "

"What has already happened cannot be changed, regret is useless, and there is no one to take revenge on. Before realizing this, I became less and less like myself."

"I was as irritable as a jerk, and my parents described me as being like a tiger back then."

Nekoyashiki Haru held Ijichi Nijika's hand a little tighter.

"I can't see anything, there's nothing there, an indescribable void filled me. I spent all day smearing paint on the paper, as if that would prove I could still see the colors."

"... "

Ichi Nijika lowered her head.

"I don't think I've told you this before. After I went to England, I went to an art school."

"... "

"My drawing is really good, I think it's very good."

"... "

"I think I told you when I was little that my dream was to become a painter."

"...Yes, you said that."

Nijika nodded and moved even closer to Nekoyashiki Haru.

"I was completely unaccustomed to using the white cane at first. Its feedback was not timely for me at all, and I kept bumping my head. The most serious accident I had was when I was almost hit by a car."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"However, after specialized training, I basically no longer have this problem. It's quite interesting to walk while listening to the feedback from the cane."

Nekoyashiki Haru's voice was relaxed.

"At that time, I was actually extremely quiet and didn't say a word all day long. My parents were very worried about me and skipped a lot of work to be with me. It was during that period that I passed by a concert. The surging music came from the venue, and rich emotions permeated my body. At that time, it seemed like colors really appeared in front of me."

Nekoyashiki scratched his face with his other hand.