Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Ijichi Hoshika looked up at the wall she had climbed over countless times.

"I really didn't like school... and I don't have any good memories of it."

Ijichi Hoshika looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"As expected... most of my high school memories are from home."

"Am I a fond memory?"

"Let's calculate now."

Ijichi Seika walked over to Nekoyashiki Haru and patted Nekoyashiki Haru's head.

"It's unbelievable... I still don't really feel like you're taller than me."

"You can get used to it gradually."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"Can you go back to being shorter? I still prefer you when you're shorter than me."

"Ok?"

Nekoyashiki Haru was stunned.

Ijichi Hoshika shook her head.

"Just kidding..."

Then he looked up at the sun in the sky.

"...Time is running out..."

"It's still morning."

Nekoyashiki Haru reminded her.

“I know, but it’s different.”

Ijichi Hoshika pursed her lips, then pulled Nekoyashiki Haru along as they headed towards the station.

"There are still places I want to go."

"Ah."

The two took two trams, and soon after, they stopped in front of a small supermarket.

Ichi Hoshika sighed.

"...The last time I came here was at a fruit shop."

Nekoyashiki Haru looked up at the supermarket and said after a while.

"Is this the livehouse you used to frequent?"

"Yes, it's a pity it's already been demolished."

Ijichi Seika leaned against the wall beside her.

"It's all in the past now..."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru pursed her lips.

"If they want to reform the band now, I will fully support them."

"No need for that. Not many of my original teammates are still going... Last time I heard them perform, I could only say how awful they were."

Ichiji Hoshika tilted her head back.

"I remember, it was around here that I first saw you cry so freely, knocking my cigarette away and begging me to go find Hongxia."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru remained silent, then walked over and leaned down next to Ijichi Seika.

Is there anywhere else you'd like to go?

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked."

"...I used to, but now I suddenly don't want to go anymore. Looking at how many times this place has changed, I no longer have any intention of exploring the past."

Ichi Hoshika closed her eyes.

"...I...have lived for far too long..."

"?"

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head blankly, then her expression turned anxious.

"You're talking really scary today!"

Nekoyashiki Haru grabbed Ijichi Seika's hand.

"What on earth happened?"

"Uh?"

Ijichi Seika was speechless for a moment when she saw Nekoyashiki Haru suddenly become excited.

"Is something they're hiding from me? Debts? Enemies? Could it be cancer?!"

"...You have quite the imagination..."

“It’s hard for me not to worry. You’ve been like this all day, and you’ve been muttering unsettling things like ‘time is coming.’”

"So you heard it all along?"

"Let's not change the subject."

Nekoyashiki Haru gripped Ijichi Seika's hand tightly, staring intently at the woman with her colorful eyes.

"No matter what happens... tell me, Xingge-jie."

"... "

Ichi Seika opened her mouth but said nothing, then lowered her head and clenched her other hand into a fist.

"...I just...can't accept it all at once..."

"Is it my fault?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru quickly asked.

"Do not…"

Ijichi Seika shook her head, then gave a bitter smile.

"Me... I'll be 30 after my birthday tomorrow..."

"?"

Nekoyashiki Haru's anxious expression froze.

"...That's it?"

"What?! I'm 30! 30! Do you know what that means?"

"...What does that mean?"

"You don't usually see characters this old in anime!"

"Uh... so, what's wrong?"

"!"

despair!

Ijichi Seika tapped Nekoyashiki Haru's head with her knuckles.

"This means I'm about to become middle-aged! My youth! My life! It's all going to be tainted with the smell of decay!"

"...Actually, 30 years old is not middle age."

"But everyone calls people this age 'Auntie'!"

"...Even if you're 29, people will still call you 'Auntie'."

"So why do you always have to sabotage me?!"

despair!

Ijichi Seika tapped Nekoyashiki Haru's head again.

"And think about it... you're only a few years old, while I'm already 30. I don't even dare to tell people when I go out..."

"I will say it with pride!"

"I can't believe it," said Nekoyashiki Haru, who breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't tell anyone either!"

Ijichi Seika blushed and tapped Nekoyashiki Haru's head again, but this time very lightly.

"...Sigh...Are you sure it's okay?"

"Of course, no problem."

Nekoyashiki Haru chuckled.

"No matter what you become, Sister Xingge, I will always love you."

"...What if I become old and ugly?"

"Ichiko asked."

"No, even if it really turns out that way, I will still love you."

"...All you do is talk a good game..."

Ichi Hoshika sighed.

"However, I have no choice but to trust you."

Chapter 462 Ten Colors (Purple)