Waratteitai, Kimi Ga Iru Kono Sekai De (STARTS PUBLISHING Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Mihiro, who stopped attending school in the third year of junior high school, enters high school with Arata, a character from a video game, as her emotional support. In the same class, there was a boy named Arata Sakaki, who looked exactly like Arata's character. Confused, she ends up serving on the library committee with him. As they spend time together, Mihiro's heart gradually relaxes, but then something happens that reminds her of her trauma... While Mihiro is overly concerned about his surroundings, Shin is straightforward with him and notices Mihiro's strengths. Mihiro finds that his words move her more strongly than the words of her only support...

中学3年のときに不登校になった美尋は、ゲームの推しキャラ・アラタを心の支えに、高校へ入学。同じクラスには、なんと推しとそっくりな男子・坂木新がいた―。戸惑っているうちに、彼とふたり図書委員を担当することに。一緒に過ごすうちに美尋は少しずつ心がほぐれていくも、トラウマを彷彿させることが起きてしまい...。周りを気にしすぎてしまう美尋に対し、まっすぐに向き合い、美尋の長所に気付いてくれる新。気付けば唯一の支えだった推しの言葉より、新の言葉が美尋の心を強く動かすようになっていき...。