Kazuki, a university student, hears a scream. He looks up to see his mysterious neighbor—a silver-haired girl who always ignores him—tumble out of her second-story window. He catches her (or cushions her fall). In her arms is a bag of doujinshi (self-published manga).
The popular kids from her old school show up. They see her buying a figure. She stands up, ready to run—but Kazuki holds her hand. “You aren’t ‘fallen,’” he says. “You’re just living your real life.” joshiochi 2kai kara onnanoko ga futtekita
She begs him not to call an ambulance or her parents. She explains: “I’m a ‘Joshiochi.’ I used to be the class representative. But last year, I skipped the culture festival to go to Comiket (a huge otaku convention). Everyone found out. I fell from grace. I moved here to hide.” Kazuki, a university student, hears a scream