太陽よりも眩しい星

Sae Iwata, a girl a little tougher than average, has loved Koki Kamishiro since elementary school, when he was a small, fragile boy with a gentle smile. Now in their third year of junior high, Koki has grown into a popular, good-looking classmate who feels out of reach. Paired with him to prepare the school sports festival, Sae sees her buried feelings stir again. When she hears that Koki plans to confess to the person he likes, she impulsively blurts out that she likes him and runs away, convinced she has been rejected.