Although it hurt that her mother had suddenly found a stepfather for them, if she had not... everything at home would have fallen on her mother's shoulders alone. Her mother was already busy with work and under a lot of pressure. Having one more person around was not necessarily a bad thing, as long as he treated her mother well.
But her younger sister was far too sensitive about this stepfather. The two of them seemed destined to clash from the moment they met.
Just then, the bell for class rang.
"All right, Marina... let's go to class first!"
"Mm... Oh, right, isn't this PE class? Ugh."
Marina Akizuki suddenly remembered that this class was PE, and her mood worsened even further!
Her grades were as good as Nanami Aoyama's—exceptional, one could say. Otherwise, the two would not have become friends. But unlike Nanami Aoyama, she was absolutely terrible at sports!
As class began, Rita refocused her attention. Before leaving... out of curiosity, she had left a tiny object that ordinary people could not see on Nanami Aoyama, allowing her to hear the two girls' conversation.
Unexpectedly, she had learned something after all. Marina Akizuki had been dating her boyfriend for almost a year—meaning it had not quite been a year yet. So... according to the plot of the game and anime, it probably had not begun yet, though it was close.
Speaking of which, Marina Akizuki's boyfriend was truly pathetic. Being cuckolded like that... he was too pitiful!
Marina Akizuki was a good girl. Aside from her beautiful appearance, she had an exceptionally good personality as well! Gentle, kind, shy, and skilled at housework—though she was somewhat conservative... especially compared to other girls her age in Japan.
She had a boyfriend named Masato Ono, whom she had been