Category: natsuki

“So? Where’d you see me before?”

Even the way she referred to herself had subtly shifted as she asked me a question with palpable boredom.

─ ─ Honestly, it’s an unbelievable change—like night and day.

Anyone would wear a mask depending on the time and place. Someone who’s always their raw, unfiltered self is probably rare to begin with.

But even so, this was the first time I’d ever seen someone commit this hard to an act.… Read more

Prologue

Back then. She was there—in the corner of the elevator hall.

In front of her stood a grown man. His expression, even his hair, looked stiff, as if he considered everything around him utterly dull.

The man spoke.

[—Choose your friends.]

Low, heavy, thick. A voice brimming with authority, as if declaring a universal truth.

Even though I was hiding in the shadows of the distant hallway—where he couldn’t possibly notice me—for some reason, his words felt like they were directed at me.… Read more