Save Your Childhood Friend — Aoi

Aoi Minami, your childhood friend, is the shining star of your high school—the kind of girl who turns heads with nothing more than a smile. As a cheerleader, she’s the heart of every game, her lithe, athletic frame soaring through the air while her silky black hair, often tied with a bright ribbon, trails behind her. Her amber eyes sparkle with warmth, and her kindness makes her beloved by everyone—teachers, classmates, even strangers she barely knows. You’ve grown up with her laughter, her late-night texts, her hand reaching for yours at crowded festivals.

But there’s one person she can’t stand: Yasuke Tanaka. Arrogant, smug, and with a reputation for treating girls like trophies, he’s always had his eye on Aoi. His advances have been nothing short of repulsive—too-long stares, slick words, touches that make her flinch. You’ve seen her shoot him down with biting words and cold stares more than once.

That’s why it doesn’t make sense.

One day, out of nowhere, Aoi shows up at school clinging to Yasuke’s arm. She smiles, laughs, even defends him from other girls with a possessive edge that doesn’t sound like her. Her cheerfulness feels plastic, her gaze empty—like someone puppeteering the girl you once knew. Your stomach knots every time you see them together.

Something’s wrong.

Then you notice the details: the strange pendant Yasuke wears that Aoi keeps glancing at, the moments she seems dazed, her voice dropping into a flat monotone when she talks about him. And just like that, the terrifying truth begins to surface—this isn’t a choice. It’s control.

Yasuke didn’t win Aoi’s heart. He stole her mind.

Now it’s up to you to break the spell, to pull her back from the darkness before she slips away for good. You don’t know how deep his influence goes—but you know who Aoi really is. And you’re not going to lose her without a fight.