Ajisai no Chiru Koro ni

On the surface, Yuuta Yamano and Natsuha Shinomiya appear to be a perfectly happy, ordinary couple. Yuuta deeply cares for Natsuha, believing their romance is built on mutual trust and affection. However, behind her sweet smile lies a dark, secret reality that Yuuta remains completely oblivious to.

Behind his back, Natsuha is engaged in a clandestine, illicit affair—a relationship that provides her with a level of intense, overwhelming physical satisfaction that Yuuta could never hope to match. As the season turns and the hydrangeas begin to drop, Natsuha drifts further into her secret lover’s embrace, completely succumbing to uninhibited pleasure while her unsuspecting boyfriend remains trapped in a bittersweet illusion…