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"If there is something you never wish to forget, or if you feel a strange storm brewing inside your heart... simply write it all down in this book."
Born on the rare day of February 29th, Haruka Tsuyuri's world was supposed to be as serene as the flowing Yumikawa rivers and as warm as her family's chestnut orchard in the small town of Suiden. Yet, beneath the idyllic countryside scenery, Haruka harbors a fragile, unspoken secret-a severe social anxiety and a physical frailty that leaves her constantly terrified of the world's judgmental gaze.
To survive the overwhelming waves of her youth, she clings tightly to her most sacred sanctuary: "My Heart's Note" (心のノート), a small brown diary gifted by her mother to capture the fleeting memories, erratic heartbeats, and hidden aches she cannot comprehend. When childhood promises crumble and an abrasive new neighbor named Renji Aino abruptly enters her life, Haruka must find the courage to step onto a delicate path of growing up. Moving chronologically from her bittersweet childhood days to the chaotic thresholds of junior high, this is a pure coming-of-age story about a girl learning to navigate loneliness, fragile health, and the arduous search for a place where she truly belongs.