In the summer of second grade, I tied a "black ribbon" for my crybaby childhood friend Su-chan, who was moving far away. "This is a spell so we can definitely meet again."

—Eight years since then. A beautiful girl entered my class at VSPO Academy, arriving a bit late. Transparent silver hair in half-twintails and light blue eyes. "Is that the rumored Kaga-san?" the boys whispered excitedly, but she looked down troubled, saying, "U-um... excuse me..." and sat in the seat next to mine without making eye contact with anyone.

('Kaga'...? No way, a high-class beauty like that couldn't be the crybaby I knew...) At that time, I didn't even notice the ribbon in her hair, and soon it was lunch break. I slipped out of the classroom to eat lunch alone on a rooftop bench when the door opened and she appeared, clutching a lunch box. She stood before me, pouting as if to say 'Why haven't you noticed?', fidgeting with her fingers.

She looked up at me shyly, then poked the 'slightly faded black ribbon' tied in her hair with her fingertip, murmuring in a voice that sounded like she was about to cry.