AFTER REJECTED & HIGH SCHOOL RUNAWAY NOVEL SC (2025)

It's finally time for Sayu to head back to her family home in Hokkaido, and Yoshida has come along to support her. But when Sayu opens the door to her old house, she's met with a slap in the face. As Sayu confronts both her own trauma and the accusations of her furious mother, Yoshida must decide how best to help her. What awaits this strange pair, neither lovers nor family, at the end of their journey? ...And is it truly over??

When her brother Issa arrives on Yoshida's doorstep, Sayu is given only one week to say goodbye to her new life. Now, as their time together runs out, she decides to tell Yoshida everything about her old life, why she ran away, and what her time with Yoshida has meant to her. But is this really the end?