Kimi sae Inakereba

A collection of standalone stories. In the first, a young man transfers to a rural school after leaving Tokyo for personal reasons. Attractive and confident, he is used to choosing his romantic partners freely. On his first day, he notices a red-haired boy who seems different. The boy's identity and hidden past become a point of intrigue. The young man must decide whether his feelings extend beyond conventional relationships. The other stories include a math teacher involved with a delinquent student who unexpectedly ends their relationship, and two additional self-contained narratives.