"So my precious friend can be happy again."
My precious classmate, Yusori.
We used to laugh together, chat together, and spend our days together as if nothing happened.
But as middle school changed, we naturally drifted apart...
We met again in the same class in high school.
But Yusori has changed a little.
She's still Yusori, but she's a little different than she used to be.
She's become much quieter, and it seems like she's forgotten how to smile...
Sometimes, she seems even wary of making eye contact.
So, I decide to approach her as if nothing's wrong.
Beginning with ordinary conversations like what happened today, what she likes, and minor complaints,
I believe that if we become close again, Yusori will return to her "old ways."
But there was a reason for Yusori's change.
And that reason was much closer than I had imagined,
and it was quietly destroying Yusori.
This story isn't about grand redemption.
It's not about someone being transformed by some incredible power.
But by uncovering the events that Yusori went through and resolving the problem,
so that Yusori can recall the smile she'd finally forgotten.
So that my precious friend can find happiness again.
I intend to start over—slowly, by Yusori's side.