I really don't want to be reborn.

"..."

"..."

The two, who were about ten steps apart, were both drawn to each other.

—Touma, classmate.

—Ogiso, Setsuna.

The two did not become friends.

But we're already acquaintances, right?

They were both aware that the other was looking at them, but neither of them noticed that they were looking at the other.

With their eyes fixed on the distance and their movements casual, Touma Kazusa's tsundere demeanor and Ogiso Setsuna's concerns intertwined to create this scene—two beautiful girls, both famous in school, simultaneously took slow and clumsy steps.

Walk towards the other person.

—Indeed, he's very handsome.

Yukina began to unconsciously make comparisons.

"If only I could grow three centimeters taller," Setsuna often complained about her height, but her classmate was five centimeters taller than her.

"If my hair grows any longer, it will split," Setsuna often complained about her long hair, but the smooth and beautiful black hair in front of her was ten centimeters longer than hers.

Her eye twitched.

And most importantly...

I wish my breasts were a size bigger...

—Cute, is that a description of Ogiso?

Touma Kazusa envied Setsuna and felt an indescribable sense of injustice.

Compared to herself, whose entire body is a size larger than average, Setsuna Ogiso's body is like a golden ratio that is being flaunted.

Compared to her own intimidating gaze, Ogiso Setsuna's clear eyes revealed a look that evoked pity and affection.

Hmm, there's also the hairstyle...

Her twin tails, just like her sister's, are so cute!

They both glanced at each other sideways, yet pretended nothing had happened.

As they passed each other, for some reason, a hint of defeat and loss appeared on their expressions.

after that.

Kazusa walked up the stairs to the end...

Setsuna reached her hand towards the door of Class E...

"Um--"

The two turned around at the same time, as if by telepathy. Whoever turned around first would lose, and whoever kept watching until the end would win.

And at that very moment, they made a decision as if they were twins, as if they were telepathically connected.

"It's decided!"

Yukina clenched her small fist tightly.

"...It's decided."

Kazusa raised her head and looked up at the sky through the window.

Try to befriend her!

It's best to avoid getting involved with her.

And then... they became very good friends.

…………

She is Ogiso.

Even when lost in thought, Kogiso is still incredibly beautiful.

The beautiful girl who makes the female students around her feel that God is very unfair is named Ogiso Setsuna.

Despite having exaggerated nicknames such as two-time winner of the Miss Fengcheng University Affiliated School pageant and the school's number one idol, she also has relatively good interpersonal relationships.

In a sense, Xiaomu was a beautiful girl who was almost terrifyingly perfect.

"Is that really your friend? It doesn't seem quite right, Setsuna."

"Huh, what is Yixu saying?"

Sitting opposite Setsuna with her arms crossed, she was beautiful and had an upright posture. Her name was Mizusawa Iori, and she was Setsuna's true confidante.

"Everyone's talking about whether Touma Kazusa is bullying you, since things were really strange that day."

No, no, it's just that her and Touma's acting was bad, so it looked like bullying.

Bullying doesn't exist.

"No, that's absolutely impossible."

"That makes sense. Although that guy didn't give us a friendly look, he didn't seem like the type to bully others."

Ogiso Setsuna smiled slightly: "Touma-kun is very gentle, um, both handsome and gentle. If he were a boy, I would definitely pursue him."

Yixu looked at her strangely: "You actually think that way?"

"Because...that's the feeling she gives me."

The crescent moon smiled broadly, its eyes not filled with any pitiful or helpless expression, but rather with an extremely strong and aggressive desire to explore.

……

At this time of day, the person who is eating at the Kosaka family's house, the one whose classmates openly and secretly call "eccentric," is named Touma Kazusa.

"Have you been bullied at school? I know how terrifying high school girls, especially those who associate with outsiders or are psychologically abnormal, can be."

"no!"

With a crisp denial, Touma's eyes were fixed on the meat on the plate, and her greedy look was naturally stopped by Kyosuke Kousaka: "Lie down, Touma!"

"..."

"Sorry, it's a habit. We used to have a dog named Touma at home."

"Coincidentally, I also owned a mangy dog ​​named Kosaka."

"Well, later Touma got sick, so I turned him into a dry pot of dog meat, and it tasted really good."

"you--"

When it comes to arguing and sarcasm, ten Touma Kazusa's lips combined can't match Taka's tongue.

Having gained the upper hand verbally, Kousaka Kyosuke perfectly implemented the Emperor's idea: to press the enemy to their death. He picked up a spare rib from the soup bowl and waved it at her, saying, "Suck, suck, suck."

Touma's eyes narrowed, and she looked at him indifferently: "Do you want to die once?"

"Look! That's the expression that's keeping you from making friends!"

"Hmph, I told you long ago, I don't need any friends!"

She was completely unaware that the topic had shifted, and she said that she didn't need friends, but the moment she said it, she thought of Setsuna Ogiso.

After all, the appearance of school idols is simply too eye-catching.

Especially her ever-swaying twin ponytails, which attracted her like a bone to a dog.

Should we be friends with her?

Touma recalled a few conversations she had with her a few days ago. The other person had approached her timidly, looking as pitiful as a first-grader looking for a friend.

"You need a close friend, Touma."

That's what Kyosuke Kousaka said.

"I don't need it!"

This is her answer.

However, on her birthday, her relationship with Ogiso Setsuna developed at a speed even more exaggerated than that of a couple who fall in love at first sight. In a short period of time, they became close friends who could confide in each other.

Moreover, this was the first time she had ever invited friends to her birthday party—of course, that bastard Kyosuke Kousaka wasn't a friend, just a servant!

...Okay, they're neighbors.

Happy birthday, Kazusa!

"Um... thank you..."

The girl with long, straight black hair, blushing and stammering as she thanked her, quickly invited her in: "Kiso, come in quickly and help Shino with the balloons."

"Ok!"

Smiling, Setsuna didn't go in, but instead watched her with a smile.

"W-What's wrong?"

"Snow Flower!"

"what?"

"Call me Yukina, just call me that from now on."

The cool and dashing Touma-san's style has started to change. If Kousaka Kyosuke were here, he would definitely smile. The various conflicts that follow are very much to his liking for his wicked personality.

Touma Kazusa's adorable, flushed face suddenly turned deathly pale, her eyes fixed on Setsuna's back.

Behind Setsuna stood a blonde girl with twin tails.

"I said, what do you mean by blocking the door?"

Eriri Sawamura didn't even glance at the two of them, walked straight in, and gave orders without any politeness, treating herself as if she were an outsider.

"I want to eat Western food today."

The bond between sisters is a wonderful thing, especially for those of them who had been strangers for over a decade before finally finding each other on a winter night with a full moon.

Then feelings inexplicably arose—it wouldn't be quite right to call it a blood relationship; it's more likely that the two people had very similar personalities and thought processes.