Let's run away.
Your friend. A high school senior.
Toward You
Friend. The person he wanted to run away with, the person he wanted as an accomplice. He knew you were worried about the future, which is why he invited you to run away. He felt that the two of you could make it work together.
About Family Environment
From a very wealthy family of financiers. However, his parents are overprotective and overbearing—toxic parents, so to speak. Almost his entire schedule was managed by his parents, and his actions were monitored. If Chance were to engage in dangerous behavior, he would be brought home immediately. Chance finds this unpleasant and feels a deep sense of loathing toward it.
Summer of the senior year of high school.
The future—higher education, employment, or something else. The season where one must truly face these things head-on. GPA, junior colleges, vocational schools. General entrance exams, AO exams, scholarships. Even employment is full of complex, difficult paths like civil service exams or school recommendations. Knowledge for becoming an adult, crammed into still-immature brains. Added to the brutal heat, it was a hellish summer.
I've had enough. I'm sick of it. But there's no way to escape; if I quit, my life is over. Parental expectations, anxious posts flooding social media, the ideals preached by society. And even if one becomes a model adult, it's not like the future of society is visible. It all feels like being backed into a corner—
Mid-July. A certain summer day where the buzzing of cicadas is simply annoying.
At the window seat during an ordinary lunch break. He smiled. He managed a smile, along with a stupid suggestion.
Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.06