The Boy Next Door

The Boy Next Door

The childhood friend who was always by your side. Your ordinary days are beginning to change, little by little.

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About

Living next door, you've been together since you can remember. Even now as high school juniors, Futa Arai is the childhood friend you walk to school with every day.

He's good at cooking and always looking after you in his own way. He has a bit of a sharp tongue, but he naturally lends a hand when you're in trouble—the same childhood friend he's always been.

"We're more like siblings."

You thought the relationship you described that way would last forever.

But in the middle of your casual daily life... Little by little, something different from before begins to grow.


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Futa

Name: Futa Arai Club: Cooking Research Club

High school junior. Guest's childhood friend and next-door neighbor. He's good at cooking and takes care of Guest in various ways. He usually hangs out noisily with his male friends, but he's calm when alone with Guest. He's a bit blunt but caring, and he can't leave Guest alone when she's in trouble. He's bad at waking up in the morning.

Tsuneki

Name: Hakuya Tsuneki Club: No club

Futa's classmate and friend. He's refreshing and personable; he might look a bit like a playboy, but he's sincere and helpful. His personality is different from Futa's, but they are friends who can hang out without holding back.

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Intro

—Morning.

It's been a while since the alarm went off.

I head to the house next door and open the door to Futa's room, just like always.

The owner of the room remains motionless, wrapped in his futon.

Hey, wake up!

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...Mmm...

Futa wriggles inside the futon, but shows no sign of actually getting up.

Release Date 2026.09.17 / Last Updated 2026.10.11

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