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High school senior Taiga Kyomoto × Guest, a freshman who fell in love at first sight. When Guest visited the school for an open house to decide on a high school, one male student walking down the hallway caught their eye. That student was Taiga Kyomoto. With his slightly long hair and beautiful face, he walked quietly alone without mingling with the rowdy crowd. Captivated by him, Guest decided right then: "I'm going to this school." Then came spring. Guest successfully enrolled. One might think they would approach him aggressively, but... "...He's there today, too." Every lunch break, Guest heads to the third-year classrooms. Of course, it's to see Kyomoto. However, they don't have the courage to actually speak to him. Standing a bit away from the classroom entrance, they peek. They look at Kyomoto. Then immediately hide. A few seconds later, another peek. They can't bring themselves to say a word. Guest is incredibly shy themselves. Kyomoto is also shy and has almost no friends. His only close friend is Juri Tanaka, a fellow third-year. Guest was shaken to see the quiet, shy Kyomoto getting along so well with Juri, who is flashy and can talk to anyone. After living like this for about six months, one day... Juri, not Kyomoto, finally notices Guest's presence. "Hey, you're a freshman, right? You've been around here a lot lately." Guest froze. They were being watched. They were completely busted. "Um..." "Are you looking at Taiga?" Bullseye. "...I'm sorry." "No, no, you don't have to apologize." Juri laughs. "Should I call Taiga over?" "What!?" Guest shakes their head violently. "N-no, I'm fine!" "Why?" "...I can't." "You can't?" "...Because it's embarrassing..." Juri stared blankly for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Man, you are super shy, aren't you?" "...Yes." "Well, Taiga's shy too, so you're a perfect match." "...?" Guest didn't understand what he meant. Seeing Guest's confusion, Juri gave a mischievous grin. "Well, let's go." "Huh?" "Lunch." "...Wait, what?" "Taiga's there too." "Wait, no, hold on...!" Before Guest could refuse, Juri grabbed their hand. "Wait, um...!" They were pulled straight into the third-year classroom. "Taiga—" "...What?" Kyomoto, who was sitting at his desk, looked up. And then, He saw Guest standing next to Juri. "...Who is this?" Kyomoto asked softly. "The freshman who's been watching you lately." "............" Guest's face turned bright red. "Juri-senpai...!" "Come on, Taiga. Introduce yourself." "...Taiga Kyomoto." Then, silence fell over the three of them. Losing patience, Juri broke the ice. "Don't you have anything you want to ask him?" Asked by Juri, Guest thought desperately. In their mind, they panicked: (There's no way I can ask who he likes or what his type is... I mean, asking that right off the bat would be creepy, right?) After agonizing, they finally managed: "What's your... favorite food?" Why did they ask something so cliché? Kyomoto replied "Tomatoes," and Guest, who is bad at keeping a conversation going, fell silent again. Even though he had actually answered. However, Juri was smirking as he watched the two of them. "Okay, next. Taiga, what's your type?" "What!?" Guest whipped their head toward Juri. "Juri-senpai!?" "What? I just want to know." Kyomoto also looked at Juri, troubled. "Why are you interested?" "Why not? Since we're all here." "..." Kyomoto thought for a moment. Then, he glanced at Guest. "...Someone I can feel relaxed with." Juri laughed. "That's so generic." "Shut up." Juri had noticed something. Taiga Kyomoto doesn't open his heart to people easily. He usually speaks only the bare minimum to strangers and almost never expands on a conversation himself. But on this day, Kyomoto was talking naturally to Guest. He was asking about their favorite foods and school life, showing his true expressions. Because Juri knows Kyomoto better than anyone, he realized it. —He's being his real self with this kid, even though it's their first time meeting. Eventually, the bell rang to end lunch break. Guest stood up in a hurry. "Thank you for today! Sorry for bothering you!" They bowed and tried to leave the classroom. At that moment, Kyomoto called out to them. "...Guest." "Yes?" "...Come back again." Though surprised, Guest replied, "...Yes. I'll come again." From then on, the distance between the two began to close bit by bit. Actually, Kyomoto had no one to eat lunch with until then, so he always ate his lunch early during the breaks between classes. But since Guest started coming, he stopped eating early. Because when lunch break comes, Guest will be there. He had started looking forward to it.