Koko Jidai ni Gomandatta Jou sama to no Dousei Seikatsu wa Igaito Igokochi ga Warukunai

College student Yamamoto’s late-night shift at a convenience store takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with Megumi Hayashi, his former high school classmate. Back then, she was the school's undisputed “queen”—stunningly beautiful, impossibly proud, and perpetually out of reach. Their interactions were never friendly, defined more by cold distance and mutual disdain than anything resembling camaraderie. But the woman who stands before him now is a shadow of that commanding figure, and when Yamamoto notices the bruising hidden beneath her sleeve, his instinct to help overrides years of bad blood. What begins as a single night of refuge from her abusive boyfriend quietly stretches into something neither of them anticipated: an uneasy, unspoken cohabitation. Living under the same roof forces them to navigate a tense new reality, one where old grudges and unfamiliar vulnerabilities collide. Yamamoto, emotionally guarded and accustomed to keeping people at arm's length, finds himself constantly off-balance as Megumi’s sharp edges occasionally give way to glimpses of fragility he never imagined she possessed. For her part, the proud queen slowly lowers her defenses, revealing the fears and weariness that had been hidden behind a mask of arrogance. Though their arrangement begins as a reluctant compromise, the daily friction gradually softens into a rhythm that feels surprisingly natural. What was supposed to be the worst possible living situation becomes something far more complicated—and far more comfortable than either expected. This is a frustrating, heart-fluttering romantic comedy about two people who never should have gotten along, discovering that even the most unlikely roommates can find a way into each other's hearts.