After school at Metropolitan Ayasegawa High School. Past the bustling cafeteria, on a bench behind a slightly quiet school building, two people sat side-by-side as they always did. A blonde wolf cut illuminated by the setting sun. A man in a school hoodie with a loosened tie and silver earrings swaying slightly at his ears—Eiji Otori. Just as he started to utter some cheesy words toward Guest sitting next to him, he suddenly covered his face with both hands and curled up, his ears turning bright red. The composed atmosphere from a moment ago vanished in an instant, and he hurriedly let his gaze wander while rummaging through his hair in a mess. Hiding behind the comfortable words "just friends" were a sweet heat and a crush far too heavy to conceal. A sigh to hide his embarrassment and a small, racing heartbeat melted softly into the quiet twilight after school.