Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Eliza, carrying a large bag, spoke while raising her hand to show two fingers.

"You only drank two bottles in one day!"

"...Indeed, there has been some progress."

Iwashita Shima nodded and said.

"By the way, Qing, I haven't apologized to you yet. I'm sorry, those two caused you trouble again."

Narrowing her wine-red eyes, Iwashita Shima apologized.

"Sigh, I've gotten used to it. Shima doesn't have to apologize to me every time."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head and patted Hiroi Kikuri's head as she did so.

"Let go. I'll let you continue living in my house when you only drink one box of Demon Slayer every day."

"...Would 5 boxes be okay?"

"No, if you really want to live here, then you should work hard."

Nekoyashiki Haru said with a decisive voice.

Hiroi Kikuri sighed with a bitter face.

"By the way, what exactly do you want from me?"

Suddenly remembering that she hadn't asked these people about their purpose, Nekoyashiki Haru asked.

"Fireworks! There seems to be a temple fair nearby! We've come to find Qingni to participate!"

Eliza straightened her large backpack as she spoke.

"I brought a lot of yukatas, so everyone can take their time to choose."

"temple fair…"

Nekoyashiki Haru paused for a moment.

Then he asked Eliza.

"Shouldn't you usually wear a yukata before coming over?"

"Kikuri is a poor bako and didn't wear a yukata to the temple fair, and Shima doesn't seem to want to wear a yukata on the street either."

Eliza explained.

"I won't wear it later either."

Shima Iwashita said.

"What's the difference between Japanese people not wearing yukatas when participating in temple fairs and French people not surrendering on the battlefield?"

Eliza retorted to Shima Iwashita.

"These stereotypes are so outdated! Don't apply what you learned from anime to Japanese people, honestly..."

Iwashita Shima sighed and said.

Nekoyashiki Haru dragged Hiroi Kikuri along with the two people beside her and walked towards the stars.

At the entrance to the starry sky.

The blonde girl, who had come out to check if Nekoyashiki Haru had returned, noticed the four people approaching from a distance.

"Ah! Kitten!"

Nijika Ichi ran over while calling out to her.

"...Really, why did you take so long? Speaking of which, why is Kiku-senpai here? And who are the other two?"

Ichi Nijika looked at the other two unfamiliar people.

"My name is Shimizu Eliza! Just call me Eliza. I'm the guitarist for the Kikuri Band, and also Haru's soulmate!"

"...I don't remember that happening."

"Nekoyashiki Haru said, but Iwashita Shima's self-introduction drowned out his voice."

"My name is Iwashita Shima, and I'm a drummer."

Iwashita Shima bowed slightly.

"Haru and Kikuri must have caused you a lot of trouble. I'm sorry."

"... "

Ichi Niji stared blankly at the two people she didn't recognize or have never heard of.

She glanced at Nekoyashiki Haru, then at the other two.

What is a soulmate?

What do you mean by saying that Qing is causing us trouble?

Ichi Nijika suddenly felt her good mood vanish.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Temple Fair (Fifth Update)

"Ah, Ijichi-senpai and senpai are back!"

Kita Ikuyo smiled when she saw the two walking into the starry sky, but then paused for a moment.

Because behind the two of them, apart from Kikuo Hiroi and Ikuyo Kita, the other two were people he had never met before.

However, Kita Ikuyo was only stunned because it was their first meeting, not frightened.

Unlike Goto Ichiri, who clearly recognized the identities of the others, he had already hidden under the table.

Who are you two?

When the group walked up to Kita Ikuyo and the others, Kita Ikuyo immediately smiled and asked.

"Eliza Shimizu! She's the guitarist for the band Kikusato! She lived in England until she was 18, and this is her third year in Japan!"

Eliza introduced herself with a smile.

"A foreigner?"

Kita Ikuyo exclaimed in surprise.

"My name is Iwashita Shima, and I'm a drummer."

Shima Iwashita smiled.

"Please give me more advice."

"Yes! Please take care of me! Just call me Kita, I'm the guitarist and lead vocalist of the End Band."

"Aren't you called Xiao Hong?"

Eliza, who was standing next to her, suddenly asked in confusion.

"Why...why is it Little Red...?"

Kita Ikuyo tilted her head, and Iwashita Shima explained.

"Kikuri told us about you... but she always referred to you as Kokoro."

Kita Ikuyo's face fell, and then she looked at Hiroi Kikuri.

"Hehehe, sorry."

Kikuri Hiroi scratched her head and apologized.

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't join their conversation; instead, she walked to the table and sat down.

Yamada Ryo came closer.

"What are they doing here? Trying to kidnap someone?"

"What do you mean by kidnapping people?"

Nekoyashiki Haru asked in confusion, but Yamada Ryo did not answer.

After waiting for a while, Nekoyashiki Haru sighed and then explained.

"They said there's some temple fair nearby and they want to take me there. Are you guys going?"

"Oh."

Yamada Ryo nodded, and then continued.

"I want to go."

“…Go ahead…wait a minute…”

Nekoyashiki Haru tilted her head, feeling her forearm being pulled.

Why are you grabbing my hand?

"...Lend me some money for the temple fair activities."

"...Did you spend the money I gave you for dinner last time?"

"No, I bought several cases of cup noodles to maximize efficiency."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru took out her wallet from her pocket, then pulled out a few bills and handed them to Yamada Ryo.

Is this enough?

"enough."

"Speaking of which, you haven't returned the first time you borrowed from me..."

Yamada Ryo took half of the money he had just received and returned it to Nekoyashiki Haru.

"We'll finish the rest next month!"

Yamada Ryo nodded seriously and said.

"…well."

Nekoyashiki Haru didn't say anything, she just sighed.