Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"I don't know! It feels so mysterious! Amazing!"

The private room was instantly filled with the noisy chatter of high school girls.

Kita Ikuyo gripped the pick tightly, suddenly noticing that they were making a little noise.

Seriously, why are we discussing our predecessors for so long?

You don't even know him...

"I actually took some photos secretly, let me show you."

Suddenly, someone took out their phone and showed photos, and Kita Ikuyo's eyes widened.

"Wow, she exudes such elegance?!"

"She has such a gentle demeanor, and she can even play the guitar!"

"You seem to be around our age, right?"

As the topic began to veer off course, Kita Ikuyo suddenly felt a little panicked.

She stepped forward and reached out her hand, trying to stop the conversation from going any further.

However… the thing I feared still happened.

Before she could dissuade him, someone smiled and looked at Kita Ikuyo.

"Kita! Could you please send me your contact information?"

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo was taken aback.

"How cunning! I want one too!"

"No...wait...wait a minute."

Kita Ikuyo wanted to stop the conversation from continuing.

"I just want to learn guitar, you must have other motives, right? Just give Xiaoxi to me, don't give her!"

"What?! I just want to learn guitar, Kita, just pass it on to me!"

"You pushed it to me!"

"Give it to me!"

"Give…"

"I'm not giving it to you!!!"

Kita Ikuyo suddenly shouted, and all the girls present, whether they knew Kita Ikuyo or not, were stunned.

With their keen senses, unique to those who are well-connected, everyone noticed that Kita Ikuyo was a little angry.

"...I'm sorry, Kita."

The girl who had initially asked for his contact information apologized.

"Ugh?"

Coming out of her recent emotions, Kita Ikuyo looked up in surprise.

Then I remembered what I had just done.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I got too emotional."

"Didn't you say sorry..."

The girl who asked for his contact information shook her head.

"We didn't realize what you meant, we're sorry."

"Ugh?"

Kita Ikuyo was taken aback.

What does it mean? What do you mean?

"Does Kita like blind teachers, meow?"

"The girl who meows like a cat asked."

"what?"

Kita Ikuyo was slightly taken aback.

The others were also taken aback by Kita Ikuyo's reaction.

"Ah... I forgot, Kita has never been in a relationship."

"That is, they didn't realize their own feelings."

"No, I don't think it's what you think."

Kita Ikuyo retorted.

"I just regard him as a respected senior! Yes! Senior!"

"Is that right?"

The girl, who has extensive dating experience, said this at this moment.

"If it were just a senior, you wouldn't have been angry just now."

"... "

"It's normal for Xiao Xi to not understand. Sometimes it's hard for the person to tell whether they like something or not."

The girl, who had extensive dating experience, shook her head.

"But Kita, it would be best if you figured it out as soon as possible."

"…Um…"

Kita Ikuyo responded quietly, then sat back down, without going up to sing as she usually did to liven things up.

Do I like it or not?

Kita Ikuyo was still a little confused about this emotion.

I don't want things as obvious as happiness or sadness.

It seems like liking something is something more secretive?

I do care about Nekoyashiki-senpai, but whether I like her or not...

Kita Ikuyo felt that it might take her some time to figure it out.

Gaa…

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and another girl carrying a guitar case walked in.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm late."

Who is this?

Kita Ikuyo was stunned when she saw the person who had arrived.

"It's my friend, he also plays in a band, he's the guitarist."

Kita Ikuyo blinked, then subconsciously stood up and reached out her hand.

The other person smiled and extended their hand to shake hands with Kita Ikuyo in greeting.

However, right after the greeting, the other person's eyes suddenly fixed on the guitar pick hanging on Kita Ikuyo's chest.

"...Then...what is that?"

"Ok?"

Kita Ikuyo paused for a moment, then looked down at her pick.

"It's just a decoration, haha."

Kita Ikuyo said, without mentioning that it was given to her by Nekoyashiki Haru.

"No...this color..."

The girl in the band sat down.

Have you heard of... [The Band Hunter]?

"...What the hell?"

The girls around them all tilted their heads, looking confused. The girl in the band sighed and explained.

"It's just an urban legend."

"?"

Kita Ikuyo blinked, then sat down and listened intently.

"About two years ago, a strange musician appeared in Tokyo. He wore a black hoodie, sunglasses, and a mask, and searched for qualified bands in Tokyo, then challenged the musicians there to one-on-one matches."

"Guitar vs. guitar, bass vs. bass, while drummers and most keyboardists escaped unscathed."

"It's just like a hunter targeting musicians!"

"The loser has to hand over their pick, and it's said that several band musicians were so discouraged by him that they quit their bands."

The girl in the band shivered.

"very scary…"

"...What's so scary about it? It doesn't seem to make any sense... Come to think of it, couldn't those musicians refuse?"

Someone asked.

The girl in the band nodded.

"Some people refused, but back then, the Band Hunters would even pay musicians to challenge them to a one-on-one match."

"...Then it's even more ambiguous! Is it about honing one's skills?"

"I don't know... but..."

The band members looked at Kita Ikuyo, who was listening intently to the story, and were slightly taken aback.