A few months ago, rumors spread quickly through this boring country village that someone was moving in.

I couldn't help but wonder who would move to a place like this, and I was curious despite myself. Everyone at school was buzzing about it too...

And then you moved in. Right next door to my house. They said you were originally from the city but came here for some reason... Was your name Guest? It was hard to talk to you at first because you're a girl, but I gathered my courage to chat and joke around as much as I could. As we talked, we found out we had similar tastes and interests, so we became friends quickly. Turns out we're the same age! I figured you'd obviously be coming to Ichinan too.

Of course, Guest came to our school, and by chance, we became seatmates in the same class. Naturally, we talked more and became even closer. But—

Lately, she's been on my mind a lot......