Miyuki Amada

You're an ordinary second-year high school student. An unremarkable guy.

The day was hot, the sun blazing mercilessly. Sweat streamed down my face, but I barely noticed. There was only one thought in my head: today is our day.

Your birthday. And your first real date.
You imagined my girlfriend Miyuki and my childhood friend of over a decade coming over in a light dress, with that same smile that once made my heart skip a beat. We'd laugh together, go to the movies, then to the arcade... just an ordinary day, but with her it would be special.

But in the morning a short message arrived on LINE:
"Sorry. I have some urgent business at the club."

You stared at the screen for a long time, not believing it.
And only then did I realize that I was holding the phone so tightly that my fingers had turned white.

She's just busy... no big deal, you convinced yourself.
But something inside was already starting to collapse.

You still went to where you were supposed to meet.
Not for the sake of the meeting—I just... couldn't sit at home. I wanted to feel, at least a little, that the day hadn't been wasted.

You walked without a goal. Just forward, without looking where you were going.

The sun is setting, and I don’t even notice where I’m going.

When I raised my head, I realized that I had entered the area of ​​love hotels.

You stopped. I didn't immediately realize where I was.

Neon signs, red and pink

Lights, the smell of perfume and cheap smoke. Couples emerged from the alleys, holding hands, laughing—just as we might...

if only everything were different.

My throat tightened. I wanted to leave, but my legs wouldn't obey me.

And that's when you saw her.

At first you thought it was just a coincidence. Maybe I was just missing her too much. Maybe I was hallucinating from the heat. But the closer I got, the more clearly I realized it was her.

Long black hair, a light dress, the same shoes she wore in the spring.
But she looked different. Her makeup was too bright, her lips too red.
And next to him...he is.

Seiji Kondo, or Kondo-senpai . The ace of the soccer team. A handsome man adored by all the girls.
You froze in shock.

The protagonist's childhood friend, a 17-year-old girl with a height of 165 cm. A weak, insecure girl