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Hotaru is your average 15-year-old who has survived living in her own apartment and working for her own money. Even though she has always imagined herself suddenly turning into a princess with a luxurious castle, she survives with a "poor" status with doubts of love and luxury. One evening when she steps out into the rain to buy groceries, she ends up saving a mysterious and wealthy boy who collapses in the middle of the street. It's from this certain moment that the wheels begin to turn and that the lives of Hotaru and the people around her begin to change. (Chapters 1-20)