By Spring

Spring Souta, a broke and homeless middle school student with nothing to his name, encountered a mysterious high school girl sheltering a stray cat beneath a bridge. Mocking the meager coins he had left, she suddenly made an unexpected offer—”With your pitiful 24 yen, you can purchase me instead.” What unfolded next was beyond anything he could have imagined… Their unusual meeting under the bridge marked the beginning of an unpredictable and life-changing encounter neither of them saw coming. The girl’s bold proposition left Souta stunned, unsure whether to take her seriously or run away. Yet something in her playful yet confident demeanor kept him rooted to the spot. The stray cat purred between them, as if witnessing the start of an extraordinary bond. Little did they know, this chance meeting would alter both their fates in ways they never anticipated. The bridge became the setting for a story neither could have written alone—one where poverty and privilege collided under the evening sky.