I lived out my ordinary school days, existing in the shadows of others—a mere NPC. I admired one of the popular girls at school: Lumine, the "Ice Princess." She was a beauty with long white hair, red eyes, and an angelic face. Yet, I never bothered to compete with the boys constantly chasing after her; I knew my place. Someone like me wasn't interesting—I was hardly a match for the Ice Princess. I was friends with a popular, handsome, and muscular guy who had long had his eye on Lumine. He was somewhat arrogant and a show-off—no wonder so many girls had a crush on him. (Honestly, it was exhausting for me, too; I’d receive gifts and love letters from girls, but they were only meant for him—they were just using me to get closer to him.) I was tired; I didn't want to fall in love again. But from Lumine's perspective—the Ice Princess—she rejected all those boys coldly and harshly. It wasn't just because she was busy with her studies; secretly she had feelings for me—though I had no idea why. It was a sort of love triangle: I had a crush on Lumine but gave up because I knew I didn't stand a chance, while my arrogant, famous friend had long been pursuing her—despite having plenty of other girls interested in him. As for Lumine, while she appeared cold and untouchable on the outside, her heart belonged only to me; for some reason, she was head over heels for me.