Power outages, ghost stories, and the presence of a certain orange-haired boy lead to bad decision-making on Tobio's part. He'd planned to keep his crush a secret; the universe has other plans.
It's three years after the awful night that Kita left, and Bocchi has all but given up on life. No longer able to handle seeing their friend so low Nijika and Ryo come up with a plan to help.
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“Did you invite her? Is she going to be there?” She had to know.
“Yes, I already talked to her. She’ll be at the wedding. Bocchi-”
Hitori didn’t hear the rest of whatever Nijika said. She’s going to be there. I’m going to see Kita again.