Extra: Real World Arc - Sylphie

Sylphie's POV:

My reunion with him happened at university.

But... it was different from what I had imagined.

He... had changed.

His once-smooth golden-brown hair had become somewhat messy.

His bangs covered part of his eyes, and his face was clearly exhausted.

His gaze no longer had the brightness it used to. He looked like he had not rested properly in a long time.

His face was thinner than I remembered, and there was still stubble on his chin that he had not completely shaved off.

He had also just thrown on whatever clothes he had.

Though they were clearly expensive, the wrinkled shirt and casually worn jacket looked nothing like the boy who had once paid attention to his appearance.

What concerned me even more was his smell—the faint scent of cigarettes and lingering alcohol...

And the first thing he said was—

"Nice to meet you. Are you...?"

Nice... to meet me...?

Huh... what?

No way, wait, wait...

Did he... forget me?

As question marks spilled from my mouth, I remembered that I was wearing glasses, and my original green hair had been dyed white.

Besides, eight years had passed since we parted. I had grown up and changed a lot, so it was only natural that he would not recognize me at a glance.

Yeah, I had been too full of myself. Just because I realized it did not mean he would too. I had been too hasty, had I not?

In that case, all I had to do was take off my glasses and tell him my name!

Yeah...

But... what if he really had forgotten me...?

Once that thought entered my mind, I could no longer take off my glasses and tell him who I was.

What if, in that situation, he answered me with something