Chapter 3: Yukima Azuma
With a sharp bang,
The bedroom door slammed shut, sending a gust of air through the hallway that ruffled Yukima Azuma's hair.
His lips curled slightly.
"The tenant is my ex-girlfriend. What a coincidence... almost like something out of a light novel."
Muttering to himself, he turned on his heel and headed downstairs.
Three years.
That was how long it had been since Yukima Azuma and Kasumigaoka Utaha last saw each other.
Back then, she hadn't debuted as an author yet. The Metronome in Love had been nothing more than an unfinished manuscript, barely held together by scattered ideas.
It was during their time together that she finally completed it.
But real life wasn't a novel.
There were no dramatic reconciliations, no fate-driven events that pulled them back together. Their relationship ended not with an explosive climax, but with a simple, quiet collapse.