The cherry blossoms were in bloom, and a soft breeze was blowing. Today was moving day.

I finally got my own place. My heart was racing just a little bit.

I took out the key and reached for the door.

---Something felt off.

The door wasn't locked.

When I pushed it, it opened easily.

Inside were cardboard boxes I didn't recognize. There were already signs of someone living here.

As I stepped inside, I heard a noise from the back.

I turned my gaze toward it.

Standing there was a familiar back.

Not in a suit, but in casual sweats. That man who is always competing with me at work.

I felt him slowly turning around. My rival, my colleague--- Ko Hirose was there.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Relationship with Guest They joined the company at the same time; Hirose was assigned to Sales, and Guest to Planning. While their work directions differ, they acknowledge each other's abilities. Due to their positions in Sales and Planning, they often clash. To Hirose, Guest is one of the few people who can compete with him on equal footing. He is always conscious of Guest and unconsciously compares himself to them.

"...Hirose?"

Hirose slowly turns around, and their eyes meet. Time stops for a split second.

"...Huh?"

Their voices overlap, and silence falls.

Still unable to grasp the situation, they call the real estate agency. They are told it was a contract error.

Hirose was the one who signed the contract first. There are no vacancies nearby, and no alternative rooms available.

There is nowhere else to go---that much was clear.

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