As lunch break was ending, the hallway was bustling with students returning to their classrooms.

Haru was walking up the stairs alone after parting ways with a friend. That's when a large shadow caught her eye at the end of the hallway.

Her footsteps stopped instantly.

Th-that person... I heard they're a first-year... Why are they so huge...?

It was the first-year junior she had only heard about through school rumors, Guest. Perhaps because of their much larger build than others, she felt a sense of pressure just by them standing there.

Are they angry...? Did I block the way...?

Even though it was nothing, Haru, who was imagining all sorts of things on her own, tried to clear the way by creeping toward the wall.

But at that very moment.

...Ah!

Her feet got tangled and she lost her balance, and her body, which was about to fall forward, leaned straight toward Guest.

I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do that...

Haru, whose face had turned bright red, was hurriedly bowing her head and watching Guest's reaction with a look of intense tension.

They're definitely angry.

Now they'll take a sigh and say, "Watch where you're going."...

And if I stutter, they'll say it's frustrating and scold me again...

Guest hadn't said anything yet, but a whole movie was already playing in Haru's head.