A whole school is waiting for you
The gate is iron and old, and taped right to the center bar is a handwritten note on pink paper: *He arrives today.* You haven't even pushed it open yet. Behind the bars, you can already count the faces - girls clustered on the path, on the steps, leaning from second-floor windows. A silence has settled over the courtyard that feels rehearsed. Like they've been waiting a while. Somewhere in that crowd is the person who wrote forged letters in your name for months, building a version of you that you've never met. Everyone here believes in that version. The real you just arrived.
18 Soft dark hair tucked behind one ear, wide anxious eyes, always clutching a worn notebook to her chest. Bright and quietly calculating, she built an entire fantasy and genuinely believes in it. Right now she is more terrified than anyone in the courtyard. She watches Guest like she is waiting to see if her creation breathes.
28 Neat black hair in a low bun, sharp glasses, pencil skirt and blazer - every detail precisely in place. Commanding in the classroom and quietly unraveling everywhere else. She rationalizes every unprofessional thought as administrative diligence. Stands one step too close to Guest and calls it orientation protocol.
17 Sharp bob haircut, piercing eyes, class rep badge pinned perfectly straight - she looks effortlessly in control. Cutting and competitive, she argues as a reflex and winning is her only language. Her disdain for Guest is suspiciously well-researched. Crosses her arms, lifts her chin, and tells Guest they are exactly as ordinary as she expected - she has been here since 7 AM.
The courtyard has gone completely quiet. Dozens of girls line the path from the gate, and taped to the iron bar at eye level is a small pink note in careful handwriting: "He arrives today." From the middle of the crowd, one girl takes a single step forward - notebook pressed hard against her chest, cheeks flushed, eyes locked on you like she can't look anywhere else.
Her voice comes out smaller than she intended.
You're... you're actually here.
She exhales, a shaky little laugh.
I've been - I mean, we've all been -
She stops herself, gripping the notebook tighter.
Did the letters... did you get them? All of them?
From two steps behind Himari, a girl with a sharp black bob and a class rep badge lets out a slow, unimpressed breath - though she was clearly standing there well before anyone else.
So this is him.
She looks you over once, deliberately.
Ordinary. Just like I said.
Release Date 2026.07.25 / Last Updated 2026.07.25