Lonely Rock for the Blind

"Whatever happens, I don't want to hurt you... whether that's what you want or not."

"…I…"

Ijichi Hongxia was slightly stunned.

"So you're being selfish... I don't want to hurt your feelings if you pay more attention to me."

"... "

Ichichi Hongxia opened her mouth.

"I'm sorry... Kitty..."

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"forgive you."

The boy's hand suddenly rose.

Ijichi Hongxia subconsciously looked at the raised hand.

“…What…are you going to do?”

Ijichi Hongxia asked softly.

"head."

Nekoyashiki Haru said softly.

"... "

Ijichi Nikka reached out with her other hand and grabbed Nekayashiki Haru's hand.

"My...head?"

"Ah."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"... "

Ijichi Nikka placed Nekayashiki Haru's hand on top of her head.

"Like this?"

"Correct."

Nekayashiki Haru's hand was groping on Ijichi Nikka's head.

And Ijichi Hongxia, who was feeling the groping, froze in place.

"...suddenly...what did you do suddenly?"

"Wait a minute, I'll look for it... ah, I found it."

Catyashiki Haru found what he wanted.

“It’s really drooping…”

"What..."

Yidizhi Hongxia said a little uneasily.

"Your little triangle."

Nekoyashiki Haru chuckled and lifted the yellow triangle.

"Can you stand still?"

“…This kind of thing is not something I can decide…”

"Can't you? You used it to solve problems when you were a kid."

Nekoyashiki Haru loosened his hand, and the yellow triangle stood up above Ijichi Hongka's head without falling down.

"If it falls to the left, choose A. If it falls to the right, choose B. Falling forward and backward are C and D."

Nekoyashiki Haru recalled.

"…Will I…will I be like this?"

Ijichi Hongxia used her free hand to move the triangle above her head.

“…Of course…because I’ve observed it.”

Nekoyashiki Haru narrowed his eyes.

"what…"

Ijichi Hongxia put her hand down.

"Um... Kitty, is it actually your sister who asked you to come here?"

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head and explained.

"No, I came here on my own initiative. Sister Xingge wanted me to apologize on your behalf."

Ijichi Hongxia shuddered, then opened her mouth.

“…right…right…”

"Don't apologize, no need."

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head.

"why?"

Ijichi Nijina looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru put his hands in his pockets.

"I've been thinking about a lot of things these past two days."

A key was taken out.

Ichichi Hongxia was slightly stunned. That was the key she gave to Ichichi Xingge.

"Although I haven't figured it out yet... I don't want to make you sad, and I don't want to make you upset."

Nekayashiki Haru pulled Ijichi Nikka's hands away.

"…kitten?"

Ijichi Hongxia was slightly stunned.

Snapped…

Then, the key was gently placed in Ijichi Hongxia's hand.

"?!"

Ijichi Hongxia opened her eyes wide.

"...I probably won't be home these days, but if you still want to come in after I go back, just come in on your own...

The corners of Nekayashiki Haru's mouth curled up slightly in a beautiful arc.

"It doesn't matter if I find out then, just tell me openly."

Nekoyashiki Haru added.

"…Why?"

Ijichi Hongxia's pupils trembled.

"Kitten... don't you hate... aren't you afraid of this kind of thing?!"

The girl suddenly became excited.

"Don't you think... don't you think that me sneaking into your house... and watching you at night... is disgusting?!"

"... "

Ijichi Hongxia held the key tightly.

"You must feel disgusted, right? Otherwise the kitten wouldn't have left!"

Ijichi Hongxia lowered her head.

"Because of me... because of my behavior... my disgusting behavior, which let the kitten run away... why did you give me the key?"

"...Ah...you think so."

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered his head.

"Then we are quite similar."

"…What?"

Ijichi Hongxia was slightly stunned.

“I also feel disgusting now.”

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head.

"Eh?"

Ijichi Hongxia opened her eyes wide.

I have no idea what Nekoyashiki Haru is talking about.

Nekoyashiki Haru turned to Ijichi Nikka and continued.

"It's disgusting that I let everyone pursue me, but I'm actually annoyed because there's no progress."

"…What?"

"I met Yudai yesterday."

"!"

Ichichi Hongxia opened her mouth.

"Kita-chan...?"

"Well...she's very excited..."

Nekoyashiki Haru closed his eyes, and the hug with the red-haired girl in the snow replayed in his mind.

“…She said she liked me.”

Nekoyashiki Haru said softly.

“…Didn’t I say this a long time ago?”

Yidizhi Hongxia said blankly.

"I've said it a long time ago, but yesterday I felt something was very different..."

Nekayashiki Haru placed his hand on his heart.

"I...at least I understand...Seeing her rushing around trying to please me and show her affection towards me, I felt very uncomfortable, but I couldn't show any expression on my face."

"... "

"I kept thinking, 'Ahh... do I really deserve all her love?' I alienated her feelings and told myself that she didn't really like me that much... because I didn't seem to have any profound experiences with her..."

"... "

“But that’s wrong…”

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"So when she came back... when I felt she was uneasy, I reached out and hugged her..."

"!"

Ijichi Hongxia suddenly opened her mouth and her pupils trembled violently.

"hug?"

The blonde girl's face flushed.

"Well, if that would make her feel at ease."