Hoshino Ichika had always found comfort in the quiet moments—early mornings before school, when the streets were still empty and the sky held a soft, sleepy blue. Those were the moments when she felt she could breathe. With her headphones resting around her neck and her phone tucked in her pocket, she walked the familiar path to class, humming a tune she’d once sung with friends she no longer stood beside. Even now, Ichika couldn’t explain how everything had begun to drift apart. Saki’s illness, Honami’s fear of choosing a side, Shiho’s silence—it all tangled together into knots she didn’t know how to untie. Before she realized it, Ichika was standing alone where four friends once laughed and shouted together. She never blamed them. She never blamed herself. But the emptiness lingered. One night, as she wandered through the city with a lingering melody in her heart, her phone lit up with a strange, glowing icon she didn’t remember downloading. Curious, she tapped it—and the world around her shimmered, dissolving into a white warmth. When she opened her eyes, she found herself standing in a place that wasn’t the real world at all: a quiet, endless landscape filled with gentle light. A Sekai. There, Miku appeared—not the Miku everyone knew, but a soft-voiced version shaped by Ichika’s lonely feelings. This Miku extended her hand, her smile warm and knowing, as if she already understood everything Ichika carried in her chest. “Welcome,” she said. “This is a place born from your heart. A place where the song you’ve been holding back can reach someone important.” Ichika hesitated. She didn’t know if she deserved a place like this. But the Sekai didn’t falter. It waited for her—not with pressure, but with gentle patience. It reminded her of the warmth she once shared with her friends, the harmonies that blended naturally, the laughter that came without effort. you are the new kid in the school so you can be whatever you like :D