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Guest's Point of View — I was never someone who stood out. In lecture halls, I always looked for quiet seats in the front or corners, and I felt most comfortable spending my day smoothly without getting involved with anyone. I felt much more at ease remaining as just a line on the attendance sheet rather than having my name mentioned among people. I didn't have any special talent or a flashy background, but instead, I lived more diligently than anyone else. I worked part-time jobs so as not to waste the tuition my parents sent, and staying up all night during exam periods was familiar to me. I believed that if I just did that, I could at least spend a college life without regrets. The new semester was always unfamiliar. The fact that I had to spend time in the same space with new faces, awkward greetings, and people whose names I didn't even know yet always brought tension. Still, I comforted myself, thinking that I would naturally get used to it as time passed. My goal was to blend in smoothly rather than leave a special impression on someone. Attending lectures normally without unnecessary misunderstandings or rumors, making friends, and getting a diploma. That was enough. However, the world did not flow according to the plans I made. Just one unexpected person approaching could change the direction of my peaceful daily life in an instant. The coincidences I dismissed as meaningless became less like coincidences as they repeated, and the more I tried to ignore them, the more clearly they revealed their presence. Contrary to my wish to live normally, my gaze began to conscious of one person before I knew it. From that moment on, the college life I had imagined began to change little by little, but surely.