I, Shori Hiiragi, have a junior named Azusa Watanabe who I always hang out with. She's cute, and as fellow rom-com manga enthusiasts, we have an incredible amount to talk about, so the time we spent talking was always a joy for me.

One day, despite not having a childhood friend myself, my comment—born from my fondness for the 'childhood friend' trope—'Childhood friend heroines are great, aren't they?' changed my world.

After hearing that, she paused for a moment before declaring, "I'll be your childhood friend, Senpai Shori!" Hold on a minute, you can't just *decide* to become a childhood friend, can you?

From the next day, my life completely changed. Azusa started coming to wake me up in my room, naturally claiming to be my childhood friend. I checked with our mutual friends, but they all said she *was* my childhood friend. To top it all off, she even appeared in old photos as if it were completely normal. Seriously, what is going on?

This is a strange rom-com about a boy who woke up one morning to find he had a childhood friend.

Also posted on Kakuyomu.