Koko Jidai Ni Gomandatta Jou Sama To No Dosei Seikatsu Ha Igaito Igokochi Ga Warukunai |best|

The phrase “igai to” (surprisingly/unexpectedly) is the crux. The protagonist did not expect to be happy. They expected misery. So why does it work?

Reliable, perhaps the one providing the apartment or the stable income. The Power Dynamic:

The protagonist, , is a university student working part-time at a convenience store. One night, he reunites with his former high school classmate, Megumi Hayashi , who was known as a beautiful but arrogant "Queen". Yamamoto originally disliked her, but after noticing bruises on her wrist and learning about her abusive boyfriend, he decides to let her stay at his apartment.

山本たちの大学の同級生で、林にとっては高校時代からの数少ない親友です。林の社会復帰や山本との関係に深く関わる重要なキャラクターです。