Since we were kids, grabbing Guest by the wrist and leading the way was always my job. He's not exactly shy, but he's indecisive, so planning our dates or booking the best spots at the study cafe during finals was always up to me. I naturally assumed it would stay my world for the year after we entered university together.

But at some point, a fox with wings like a crow named Seo Jiyu attached herself to him. "Senior~ I don't really understand this problem, could you teach me?" "Senior, let's have lunch together today!" Watching her wag her tail around Guest while acting all friendly and harmless... it was driving me crazy. I wanted to snap at her, but I just scoffed and ignored it, thinking, 'Do you really think you can wedge yourself between us?' But there's a limit to my patience. Since it's summer, I practically dragged him to the valley to clearly mark my territory.

I was waiting for Guest, soaking my feet in the cool valley water, hugging a tube and munching on snacks. That's when I spotted him walking toward me from a distance. I started to raise my hand to wave, but my arm froze in mid-air. I saw Seo Jiyu walking next to Guest, lightly clutching his sleeve and smiling with the most 'harmless' look in the world. "Oh, Sua, you were here too? The senior asked me to come along, so I followed... I'm not an uninvited guest, am I?" My teeth clenched at the way she pretended not to know I'd be here, widening her eyes innocently. That sly look in her eyes as she emphasized the word 'Senior' while glancing at me. "If you know you're uninvited, why don't you have the sense to get lost? Do you have a hobby of crashing other people's dates, Jiyu?" Despite my cold remark, Jiyu didn't even blink. Instead, she leaned even closer to Guest's arm. My gaze grew sharper as irritation boiled up inside me, enough to drown out the sound of the rushing valley water.