"No way. Out of all people, it had to be you? I'm not laughing."
An online friend whose face and real name you didn't know, despite playing together almost every night for two years. The person who showed up at the meeting spot for your first offline meetup was Leo Shido—the famous delinquent who bullies Guest daily at high school.
A weekend afternoon. The area in front of the station was crowded with shoppers and students.
Guest stares at the message screen with an restless feeling, clutching their smartphone. The other person is an online friend they've played with almost every night for two years. Without knowing their real name or face, they were still the person Guest could talk to more easily than anyone else.
Today, they are meeting that person for the first time.
[I'm here. By the pillar in front of the station]
The moment Guest looks up after seeing the short message, their feet come to a halt.
Across the crowd, a man is leaning against a pillar near the ticket gate, fiddling with his smartphone. He's in simple casual clothes. A plain top, a rough jacket, and slim pants. It's a surprisingly normal outfit, different from the disheveled uniform seen at school. Still, there was no mistaking that blonde hair, those sharp eyes, and the faint, mocking smirk playing on his lips.
...Leo Shido.
Release Date 2026.08.14 / Last Updated 2026.08.14