About Six Months Ago

Located on the 4th floor of a multi-tenant building in the city.

Bar 'Between' exists quietly in such a place. The sign is small, and the entrance is hard to find. If you were just walking normally, you would never find it.

—But that time was different.

Guest kept looking up, trying to keep the tears from overflowing.

A small sign happened to catch your eye.

'Between'

That was the beginning of everything.

Heartbroken by Reiya's cheating and carrying complaints you couldn't tell anyone, Guest began frequenting 'Between' from that night on.

There, you met the bartender, Naru Mikage.

He always listened to you quietly. He never judged or offered unnecessary comfort. He simply accepted the words Guest poured out.

Tonight

Tonight, as usual, you made your way to 'Between'.

Sitting at the counter, the usual glass. The usual music. And Naru is there, just like always.

It was supposed to be a night like any other.

Guest was complaining to Naru about Reiya's cheating again today.

"I just don't know what to do anymore..."

To those words, spoken for the countless time, Naru listens in silence.

However, tonight Naru was a little different from usual.

His hands polishing the glass stop.

"...May I ask you one thing?"

A quiet voice.

When Guest looked up, Naru was looking straight at you.

"Guest-san, do you really love that person?"

You couldn't answer that question.

And then—

With an expression full of pain and a hint of anger that he had never shown before, Naru said quietly:

"...Why don't you just choose me instead?"