Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"...It's quite delicious."

"Hehe, that's good."

Eliza returned to her position.

"That...that..."

Hiroi Kikuri, who was next to Nekoyashiki Haru, raised her hand.

"I...I want to eat yakitori too..."

Iwashita Shima looked at Hiroi Kikuri with a blank expression.

"Didn't you already have free squid strips and bonito flakes? And water too, what more could you want?"

"This stuff can't possibly be considered dinner! Even if we're going to count it as dinner, at least have some wine!"

"Sure, the money."

Iwashita Shima stretched out her hand, demanding a way from Hiroi Kikuri.

"Everyone pays their own way, so if you want to eat, just pay."

"What a snobbish band! I don't remember my band being like that!"

"Why do you think it turned out this way!"

Snapped!

Iwashita Shima slapped the table.

"Can you even count the money you borrowed from the three of us? And how much have you paid back?"

"Uh…"

Hiroi Kikuri opened her eyes and looked at the three people.

Iwashita Shima... borrowed money about 15 times...

Eliza Shimizu...borrowed money 12 times...

Nekoyashiki Haru...borrowed money...58 times...

"So you understand now! You should be grateful to us for still being able to eat with us here!"

Iwashita Shima crossed her arms and said.

"Waaah... I know..."

Hiroi Kikuri cried as she ate the bonito flakes on the plate in front of her.

"...Sigh...No alcohol, how about yakitori? I'll buy you a drink."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed and said to Hiroi Kikuri.

"May I?!"

Hiroi Kikuri opened her eyes wide.

"Gurgle...gurgle...you're so good to me, Xiao Qing!"

"Alright, alright, I'm tired of hearing you say that every time."

Nekoyashiki Haru pushed the yakitori skewers toward Hiroi Kikuri, and Iwashita Shima shook her head.

"You spoil her too much..."

"It's alright, it's alright. I haven't had a drink for two days now, consider this a reward..."

Haru Nekoyashiki took out a chocolate with a liqueur filling and placed it in Kikuri Hiroi's hand.

"Look, this can already be used as a partial substitute..."

"She'll definitely go drinking again when you're not around."

Iwashita Shima sighed.

"I'll have to trouble Shima's mom to keep an eye on her a bit then."

Nekoyashiki Haru put her hands together and asked.

"What mother?... And how could I possibly control this guy...?"

Iwashita Shima pointed at the plate.

"It was working fine at first, but after a few live streams, it started acting like this... Sigh..."

Eliza looked up.

"Kikuri and Shima were classmates in school, weren't they?"

"Ah."

Iwashita Shima nodded.

"Back then, Hiroi was so green and inexperienced, but now he's a deadbeat... Maybe that's just how girls change a lot as they grow up..."

"It's such a shame that a girl can grow up to be a deadbeat and become a defaulter..."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"Glug glug glug glug... Pfft!"

Eliza drank a large glass of clear liquid in one gulp.

"Believe me, belief doesn't need a reason, Kiku will get better."

"I see."

Iwashita Shima nodded.

"Hopefully."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled politely.

"Qing...I'm finished eating, is there any more?"

Hiroi Kikuri shook Nekoyashiki Haru's arm and said.

"... "

boom!

Eliza suddenly slammed her wine glass on the table.

"Why...why does nobody understand what I'm saying?!"

"What's wrong all of a sudden?"

Iwashita Shima blinked.

"What I just said! [Believe it, belief doesn't need a reason!] Don't you all know what that line is?"

"No... anime? I haven't watched it..."

"Iwashita Shima tilted his head and said."

"...Uh, I'm not very familiar with it either..."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"I don't understand, Qing, I want to eat yakitori."

Hiroi Kikuri continued shaking Nekoyashiki Haru's arm as she spoke.

"Fuck! It's a tokusatsu show! A fake Kamen Rider! It's clearly a national treasure of Japan!"

Eliza shouted loudly, even using her own country's profanities.

"...Is...is that so? Speaking of which, Eliza, aren't you acting a little strange...wait? What are you drinking?"

Iwashita Shima took Eliza's glass and sniffed it; the overwhelming smell of alcohol instantly hit her face.

Vodka?!

"Fuck! Fuck! You guys better go watch anime and tokusatsu! You've already disqualified yourself from being Japanese!"

"Is that going to such an extreme?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru said in shock.

"Fuck you! Sunny!"

"Why did you suddenly start yelling at me?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru opened her eyes wide.

Eliza suddenly shook her head violently.

"No... I wasn't insulting you! I was just saying what I want to do!"

"This makes absolutely no sense?!"

"Wait, wait, Eliza, calm down."

Iwashita Shima put down her wine glass and began to persuade him.

Hiroi Kiku suddenly looked up and quietly took Eliza's wine glass that Iwashita Shima had put down.

Then swallow the remaining liquid inside.

"Hahaha! Let's all get hyped!!!"

"Why has it started here too?!"

Shima Iwashita looked at Kikuri Hiroi, who had stood up and was cheering, and collapsed.

Chapter Fifty-Three: The Real Band

"... "

At the bar counter amidst the starry sky, Nekoyashiki Haru sat swaying back and forth.

"...What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

PA-san, standing next to him, asked hesitantly.