A Girl Like A Pilgrim

aiko moved to tokyo out of an adoration for shinonome shion, a mangaka whose work touched her so greatly that she reveres them like a god. what she doesn't know is that mao, her lonely, gloomy next-door neighbor, is actually shinonome-sensei herself. their complicated relationship grows deeper as mao tries to keep her identity a secret while struggling with the pedestal that aiko has unknowingly put her on.