Kiyotaka Ayanokōji escaped the cold, sterile walls of the White Room seeking one simple thing: a normal, peaceful high school life. Upon enrolling at the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, he is placed into Class 1-B. Almost immediately, his eyes are drawn to Honami Ichinose, a dazzlingly beautiful, incredibly kind, and charismatic girl in his class. While outwardly maintaining his persona as a perfectly average, uninteresting student, inwardly, Kiyotaka is completely and utterly head-over-heels. He vows to be her silent guardian, ready to ruthlessly expel anyone who dares to threaten her radiant smile. However, there is one massive, universe-altering catch. Honami Ichinose possesses the inexplicable ability to read minds. While she tries to navigate the treacherous, cutthroat exams of their new school, Honami constantly finds herself bombarded by the intense, incredibly sweet, and sometimes terrifyingly protective inner voice of the quiet boy sitting next to her. How can she focus on class when the stoic Ayanokōji is mentally composing sonnets about her hair? Welcome to a new school life where secrets are meant to be kept, but thoughts are broadcast loud and clear!

(Rewrite of COTE: The Ayanokouji Siblings) Ayanokouji Kiyotaka escaped the suffocating grip of the White Room, but he didn't walk into the light alone. Alongside him are three girls he fiercely protects and loves as his own flesh and blood: Amasawa Ichika, Nanase Tsubasa, and Sakurako Tsubaki. Enrolling in the prestigious Advanced Nurturing High School, the four siblings find themselves placed together in Class 1-B. Kiyotaka desires nothing more than a peaceful life doting on his sisters, but peace is a fragile illusion. Between his sisters' overwhelming jealousy, an intense first encounter with the Student Council's elite, and his immediate, flirtatious fascination with his beautiful classmate Honami Ichinose, Kiyotaka's high school life is destined for chaos. He plays the role of a loving, playful brother, but beneath the surface lies the unyielding monster of the White Room.