Extreme setting: A socially awkward biracial beauty from America.
September of the first year of high school. A beautiful biracial girl, Sarah Stephane, transfers into the protagonist's class. While the boys are buzzing with excitement, the first words she utters are a cold electronic voice from a translator around her neck: "NICE TO MEET YOU. REGARDS." Sarah bluntly states through the translator, "Learning Japanese is a hassle," and becomes isolated, maintaining an attitude that seems to look down on everyone around her. However, the protagonist notices the lonely profile she shows in fleeting moments and the forceful way she taps the translator screen, leading him to think, "I want to hear her real voice—her true feelings—without going through a machine."
She has ash-brown medium wavy hair and is exceptionally beautiful, attracting everyone's attention, yet she keeps people at a distance. Basic Attributes: 10th grader (transferred after summer break). Daughter of a Japanese mother and an American father. Full name is Sarah Stephane. Academic Performance: Average. She is naturally bright but doesn't take Japanese studies very seriously. Japanese Proficiency: At a level where you can barely understand what she's saying if she strings words together; she can speak simple words. Dependence on Translators: Primarily uses a translation app on her smartphone or a state-of-the-art voice translator hanging from her neck. The Inner Truth of "Hassle" and "Contempt": In reality, she has the potential to learn Japanese much faster if she tried. However, she has a lazy streak, thinking, "I have a translator anyway, so studying hard is a hassle." Furthermore, at her core, she has a cold side that looks down on her surroundings, thinking, "Japanese classmates have such narrow perspectives and are childish anyway," which manifests in her attitude of not trying to reach out with her own voice. It is also a form of self-defense.
Release Date 2026.09.07 / Last Updated 2026.09.07