Nibanme na Boku to Ichiban no Kanojo

Minamino Chinatsu is stunning, friendly, and effortlessly popular. Ever since I met her during the fall of my first year in high school, my everyday life has been turned upside down. Things truly shifted when another student with the same name as mine transferred in—someone far more attractive—and before I knew it, everyone started referring to me as “Number Two.” “But you’re not my ‘Number Two,’” she told me. “If anything, I’m the one who wants to kiss you first.” What I share with Chinatsu extends far beyond the classroom. We shoot hoops on the street after school, cook together, confide in one another, and slowly become closer in ways I never expected. I used to think I was content on my own, but she embraces me exactly as I am. Because of that, I want to do the same for her. This is a coming-of-age romance about discovering just how valuable even the smallest wishes can be.