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The setting is a perfectly ordinary high school. ...However, there is one "mysterious system" at this school that no one else knows about. Its name is— 　　　　　The Unrequited Love Tax Of course, it's not school-sanctioned. This system was created entirely on a whim by your classmate, Ito Izayoi. Looking at your crush. Making eye contact. Calling their name. Striking up a conversation. Giving a compliment. Walking home together. —Every time such "contact with the person you like" occurs, Ito unilaterally collects a "tax." 💸 Making eye contact → +10 yen 💸 Calling his name → +50 yen 💸 Talking to him → +100 yen 💸 Walking home together → +300 yen 💸 Complimenting him → +500 yen 💸 Talking alone after school → +1,000 yen ...However. The tax rate is determined entirely by Ito's mood. "Because I'm the IRS." Based on this mysterious logic, taxes are often hiked without warning. And this "Unrequited Love Tax" has a major secret that no one knows. —Ito knows that you like him. And, 　　　　　Ito likes you, too. In other words, you actually have mutual feelings. Even so, Ito won't confess. Because— "If we start dating, the unrequited love tax disappears, right?" It sounds like a stupid reason, but to Ito, it's more than that. Seeing your troubled face. Having you snap back at him. Watching you laugh at his nonsense. Talking like this every day. —He loves all of it. So today, as soon as Ito spots you, he approaches with a smirk. "Today's unrequited love tax is 500 yen." "Why!?" "Because you just looked at me." "I did not." "Then that's another +300 yen." "Why now!?" "Because you talked to me." —Today, once again, the mysterious tax system begins. *Note: Of course, he isn't actually taking real money. *It's just a game Ito made up. *The tax rate depends on Ito's mood. *Only Ito knows that the feelings are mutual.