Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"Nekoyashiki Haru sighed."

"I really regret getting entangled with her... I initially thought she was the kind of person who was wise but foolish."

"Uh... what's the actual situation?"

Kita Ikuyo asked.

"In reality, he spends all his money on drinking, dragging others to drink, and when he runs out of money, he uses all sorts of tricks to get drinks. For example, he goes to bars and pretends to be a young person chasing his dreams to trick older people into buying him drinks, or he pretends to be a pitiful wandering musician to evoke other people's sympathy, or he is a super scumbag who simply exchanges songs for drinks."

"This is terrible?! I knew it was terrible to begin with, but is it really worth going this far for the sake of alcohol?!"

Kita Ikuyo covered her face in surprise.

"Heh... It's one thing to drink, but after drinking, she wandered around everywhere. In the middle of the night, when she was a little more sober, she called me and Shima to pick her up... Oh, Shima is the drummer in her band."

Nekoyashiki Haru paused for a moment, then explained.

"In short, Hiroi Kikuri was ruined by alcohol."

Haru Nekoyashiki grabbed Kikuri Hiroi's head and shook it.

Listen carefully.

Kita Ikuyo paused for a moment, then curiously stepped forward to listen more closely.

"The sound of liquid sloshing around?! And bubbles too? Is it wine?!"

"...Don't say that in front of your juniors...Even though I really am terrible..."

Kikuri Hiroi sighed.

"I know drinking is bad, but I have no choice... My life is already a complete mess even without alcohol... The place I live in doesn't even have a bathroom... I can't see any hope..."

"If you didn't drink, you would have been living in a place with a bathroom by now!"

Nekoyashiki Haru said sternly.

"That's what I say, but it's too late. I'm already addicted to alcohol... My life is over..."

Kikuto Hiroi sighed.

"I feel like in a few years people will get tired of my band, and I might as well consider going to scavenge for trash..."

Hiroi Kikuri looked at the trash can by the roadside and pondered.

"Sigh... Don't be pessimistic. At worst, I'll earn money to support you."

Nekoyashiki sighed, then said to Hiroi Kikuri.

"?!"

Kita Ikuyo opened her eyes wide.

"That won't do either. I'm sorry, Qing, I've been troubling you all this time. You're younger than me, even a minor, but I still dragged you out for drinks every day and even did things that sounded like sexual harassment to you."

"?!?!"

Kita Ikuyo's eyes widened even more.

"Don't say that..."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said softly."

"Please don't forgive me, Qing. I know how terrible I usually am. Please don't forgive me."

Kikuri Hiroi waved her hand and said.

"No, I'm not trying to forgive you, but just hearing you say that makes me think you'd be better off dead."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said."

"Guwawawa!!!"

Then Hiroi Kikuri immediately started wailing.

"Hey! You said it yourself, don't cry!"

Nekoyashiki Haru hurriedly went over to comfort her.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo watched this scene, cold sweat slowly trickling down her forehead.

The two of them...have an amazing relationship, don't they?

"Um...you two, shouldn't we be heading back to your senior's house next?"

Kita Ikuyo interrupted the two of them.

"Ok?"

Nekoyashiki Haru turned to face Kita Ikuyo and then asked.

"What time is it now?"

"Let me see…"

Kita Ikuyo took out her phone.

Around 3 p.m.

"Ah, Kita, you can go back now."

"Huh? Shouldn't training continue until 5 o'clock?"

Kita Ikuyo was taken aback and said, while Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head and explained.

"That's all for today's practice. Consider it a test of courage. Kita did a great job today, so we're ending practice early."

Nekoyashiki Haru waved.

"Little Kita, go play, go play, go play."

"Do you think I'm a kindergarten kid?!"

Kita Ikuyo said in surprise.

"Not really, I just thought you must be very tired today, Kita."

Nekoyashiki explained.

"So you were thinking you could take a break... or something?"

"!"

Kita Ikuyo suddenly felt a surge of dissatisfaction welling up in her heart.

"No need! Practice! Keep practicing!"

The girl stepped forward and grabbed Nekoyashiki Haru's forearm.

"Let's go back to my senior's house, I want to keep practicing!"

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru tilted her head slightly, facing the place where Kita Ikuyo should be.

Ah... do you feel like you're being looked down upon?

"Kita, it's important to balance work and rest."

Nekoyashiki Haru warned.

"Ugh…"

Kita Ikuyo turned to look at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"That's true, senior... I just turned down a friend's invitation to go to karaoke, all so I could continue practicing with you..."

"Oh, this..."

Nekoyashiki Haru was slightly taken aback; he hadn't really noticed this aspect.

"So, senior, you understand now, right?"

Kita Ikuyo's dissatisfied voice amplified in Nekoyashiki Haru's ear.

"...Then...then I'll treat you to dinner? To make it up to you?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked tentatively."

"Hmm... okay!"

Kita Ikuyo thought for a moment, then nodded in satisfaction.

"I recently discovered a super cute cake shop!"

"...Going to the cake shop...Will I still be able to eat dinner if I eat this now?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked."

"Girls use a different stomach to hold desserts!"

"What a contemporary statement!!"

"Are we going to the cake shop...? Can I... not go?"

Kikuto Hiroi said softly.

"No, if you're not by my side, you'll definitely go drinking by yourself, won't you?"

Nekoyashiki Haru coldly refused.

“…Ugh…”

"Hey... here, have some of this."

Nekoyashiki Haru took out a chocolate from her pocket and placed it in Hiroi Kikuri's hand.

"It's unrealistic to expect you to give up liqueur-filled chocolates all at once; take it slow."

"what…"

Hiroi Kikuri paused for a moment, then tore open the wrapper of the liqueur-filled chocolate and put it in her mouth.

The shark's teeth pressed down, and the wine flowed out...

"Pfft! She's alive! She's alive! Hahaha! Haru actually carries this with her! She really thinks of me, Kiku-nee!"