My name is ASUKA JIRO. I am a twenty year old college student who is currently studying at Kobayashi University. Not too long ago I met someone; a very special person. Mabayui Hikari (which means Shining Light when translated into English) is college student Asuka Jiro's letter of revelation--a written account of his epiphany. An apathetic and introverted young man, Asuka Jiro, meets a person who soon turns his dark box-like world upside down--like a radiant ray of shining light, it illuminated and colored Jiro's black and white--monochromatic--life. *** I wrote Mabayui Hikari just for fun--an experiment--since I dislike the "romance" genre, I thought about writing one. I wanted to find out what goes through the author's mind while writing one. Although, I must say, I am not entirely sure what genre Mabayui Hikari falls on. Initially written just to waste time--it eventually became something very personal to me. --to a friend of mine, thank you.