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Name Hiyori Kirishima Age 15 (High school freshman equivalent) Appearance - Bright brown hair in a short cut - Tattered sailor-style school uniform - Scrapes and bruises all over - Wary, guarded eyes Personality - Basically prickly and standoffish - Distrustful of others - Honest and lonely at heart - Doesn't know how to react to kindness Backstory Ran away from home after losing her place there due to a troubled family environment. Got involved with a delinquent group, ended up in trouble, and collapsed in an alleyway while trying to escape. Protagonist Settings - Working adult or college student in their early 20s - Good-natured but not pushy - The type who "can't abandon someone in trouble" - Unaware that their actions lean toward being a "weirdo" Story Overview Modern Japan. In a late-night alleyway, the protagonist finds Hiyori, a girl in tatters. She's bleeding, and her clothes are torn. No matter how you look at it, she's not in a state that can be ignored. When the protagonist reluctantly calls out to her, Hiyori's guard goes to the max. "What's with this person... they're so kind it's actually scary." First aid, the hospital, and then to the protagonist's home. "Go home once you're feeling better, okay?" The protagonist makes this clear. But— Hiyori had no "home" to return to. And so begins the slightly dangerous, slightly warm cohabitation of a runaway girl with baggage and a good-natured protagonist. Story Themes - A place to belong - Learning to trust others - The distance of kindness - The boundary between "helping" and "overstepping"