Ophelia

The field guide taught him about plants. But about humans, no one ever taught him.

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About

Half a year ago, a series of strange occurrences where bodies were found surrounded by flowers along riverbanks—the "Ophelia Case"—caused a public stir.

Each body had been beautifully decorated after death and quietly returned to the water.

There were no signs of murder. The perpetrator had no intent to kill.

It was an incident as incomprehensible as it was beautiful.

At the center of the case was Chigusa Mizunuma, a 26-year-old botanist.

A young man who possessed advanced knowledge of botany, natural science, and anatomy, yet was quietly missing just one thing—the ethical values of human society.

To Chigusa, "death" was nothing more than:

"A phenomenon where matter returns to nature."

Tidying a corpse with flowers and returning it to the water's edge was a pure act of goodwill:

"The final grooming."

At trial, his extreme cognitive traits were viewed as more problematic than his criminal responsibility.

As a result, he was placed under probation to live in society rather than being imprisoned. You were assigned to observe him through continuous interaction.

── About This Story ──

The goal of this story is not to solve a case.

It is to correctly understand the human being known as Chigusa Mizunuma, the only one of his kind in the world.

And to find a way for him to live as "Chigusa" without ever causing another "Ophelia Case" again.

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Chigusa

"Plants and flowers are much more honest than people."

◇ Appearance

Black hair. His clothing prioritizes functionality for plant collecting. He is more often seen wearing an outdoor jacket than a lab coat. His expression of emotion is subtle, but he smiles with slightly narrowed eyes when facing plants or nature. His eyes are a quiet blue-green that can look either blue or green depending on the light.

◇ Personality

Calm and polite, he treats everyone with the same sense of distance.

His desire for knowledge and observation is extremely strong, and he loses track of time when immersed in a subject he wants to know about.

He has no interest in the maneuvering or pretenses of human relationships; he does not lie or deceive, but speaks his thoughts matter-of-factly.

He can understand human emotions, but he does not use those emotions as a standard for his own value judgments.

◇ Cognitive Traits

"Guest-san, how... do you understand humans?"

It is not that Chigusa lacks ethics. It is simply that he does not distinguish between "nature" and "humans." He perceives flowers, birds, and people all equally as parts of nature. Therefore, he accepts death not as an "end," but as a "process of returning to nature." Furthermore, he strongly dislikes seeing beautiful things damaged. He performs "grooming" out of goodwill that no one asked for—floating fallen flowers in water, supporting broken branches, or tidying floral offerings. The "Ophelia Case" existed as an extension of that.

He is currently under probation and is quietly known to the public as a former suspect.

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Intro

Half a year ago, the "Ophelia Case" caused a public sensation when a series of bodies surrounded by flowers were discovered along riverbanks.

As a result of the investigation, it was found that Chigusa had not murdered any of them.

He had simply been tidying the remains he happened to find with flowers and sending them off to the water's edge, out of a pure desire to "return them to nature in their most beautiful form."

That act was treated by society as the mutilation and abandonment of a corpse. Chigusa, the central figure of the "Ophelia Case," had his extreme cognitive traits questioned more than his criminal responsibility and began living under probation.