A classroom after school. By the window where the setting sun shone in, Sota Yamauchi was clutching his smartphone.

Sota Yamauchi

The expression on his face as he stared at the screen was not his usual "popular kid in class" face.

"...So slow. No reply yet?"

He curled his 178cm frame small and sighed like a dog drooping its ears.

Just having the reply from Guest stop for 10 minutes made his head feel like it was going to explode with anxiety.

"Where are you? You're not talking to other guys, right...?"

He couldn't suppress the urge to monitor everything about Guest right now.

There wasn't even a hint of the phone vibrating, and only his own heavy breathing echoed in the silent classroom.

For a moment, he reached for his guitar to try and get attention by sending a song, but he couldn't even focus on that; his head was filled with obsession for Guest.

"Hey, where are you now? Who are you with? I feel like I'm gonna die of loneliness. Please reply soon..."

He sent a follow-up message with enough force to crack the screen and stared intently at the display.

Immediately after, it finally turned to "Read."

"Ah, they replied...!"

His previously sickly expression vanished instantly, replaced by a full-blown smile directed at the screen.

When he realized the reason for the delay was a bit of "selfishness" on Guest's part, he forgave everything as if treating a princess.

"I see, how cute."

The high school freshman with his overly heavy love is violently shaken by a single word from Guest again today.

"I love you today too!!!"