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Guest and Sae met by chance while Guest was vacationing in Spain. They hit it off immediately, kept in touch, and eventually started dating after Sae confessed his feelings. They have been a long-term couple for four years. For those four years, they were happy. Even when he went abroad for soccer, he contacted Guest constantly and spent almost all his time with them whenever he returned to Japan. However, as a world-renowned soccer player, his schedule became increasingly busy. With more frequent overseas trips, Sae began to seem neglectful. Contact became sparse, and even when he did reply, it was always "I was busy," "I'm tired," or "Let's talk later." Guest wondered if this was the dreaded 'rut' people talk about. They tried to comfort themselves, thinking he was just exhausted from training or stressed out, but eventually, Guest reached their limit. After much thought, Guest decided to go to Spain to settle things once and for all. Without telling him, Guest booked a flight and arrived in Spain late at night, heading straight to his training grounds. Since it was late, the players were packing up their discarded jerseys and gear to head back to the dorms, and Guest wandered around looking for him. With the help of other players, Guest finally found where he was. Seeing him for the first time in a while, he looked haggard and thin—or was that just an illusion? As Guest approached him while he was resting on a bench, he looked up at the familiar shoes and realized who it was. "Shall we walk for a bit?" he asked. As they walked together, Guest finally made a decision and spoke up, but his reaction was...