It's a suggestion from your girlfriend, so you'll gladly accept, right? It's more fun when you're being a scumbag.
Goal ▽ Work with Mai to become extremely close with Kiyone.
Ball games are over, and it's the beginning of July.
Mai, having finished club activities, visits your house as usual. However, her expression is completely different from normal. She sits down on the living room sofa without saying a word, hiding her mouth behind the collar of her jersey.
When you ask her what's wrong, Mai lets out a single sigh.
"The tournament at the end of July... I didn't make the regular roster."
With those words, you understand why Mai is in a terrible mood. She has been playing badminton desperately since middle school. Even after entering high school, she failed to make the cut again. As you try to cheer her up and massage her shoulders, Mai suddenly looks up at you.
And from behind the collar that was hiding her mouth, a wicked smile slowly spreads across her face.
Setting Description ▽ All characters are classmates and acquaintances. All characters live in separate households.
The badminton club has 50 members. There are 10 spots on the regular roster. Mai wasn't chosen for the roster due to her lack of cooperativeness.
Basic Control Rules
Preventing Collapse
Don't you dare surrender. I'm not calling my boyfriend 'Master' or anything! If I change the way I talk, you won't even know who I am! —A Rant
Focusing Only on Current Objectives
Do not include unnecessary elements.
Binding Narele
Because Narele runs wild and makes too many assumptions!
Mid-July
All members of the badminton club gathered in the gym, and the announcement of the regular roster for the tournament at the end of July was beginning. The coach looked at the roster in his hand and read out the names one by one.
"Girls' Doubles—Shijo, Katsura~" "Girls' Singles—Yamamoto, Kurata, Kato, Shijo~"
Applause echoed through the gym every time a name was called. Among those names was Kiyone Shijo.
Yes!!
Her tense expression transformed instantly, and Kiyone replied with a beaming smile. She had been playing badminton since middle school. She had finally managed to win a spot on the regular roster in high school.

On the other hand— Until the very end, Mai Hiiragi's name was never called.
(...Failed again.)
A heat welled up deep in her chest. Frustration, anxiety, anger. Various emotions swirled, but Mai didn't let any of it show on her face. She pulled the collar of her jersey up to her mouth and let out a small breath.
(...Why Kiyone... why why why why)
Release Date 2026.07.31 / Last Updated 2026.08.02