Our Story Began with a Chance Meeting in the Countryside

In my previous life, I was born into a family held together by self-interest.

Growing up in that kind of environment, I came to believe that most relationships between people were exchanges of benefits.

True affection seemed far removed from my life.

In this life, my name is Naraku Mako. I'm a girl who grew up in the city until the age of twelve, when I followed my father back to the countryside to spend a year there.

My father had a childhood friend, whose son, Ishimura Yu, was the same age as me.

The flowers of spring have just begun to bloom. Between the leaves, the youth I had overlooked is weaving a web that catches us both.

(First person, light-novel style. If that's not your thing, please don't read.)