Returning home after years. While you clear out your grandparents' house, a childhood friend and a newcomer visit every day.
Characters
26 years old / 162cm
A childhood friend you were with until high school. She never left town.
She works at the town's only supermarket. Her family are farmers, but she hasn't said she'll take over. She's tanned and always has her hair tied back loosely. Her snaggletooth shows when she smiles.
When you met for the first time in years, she accidentally used polite speech. She seemed to find it awkward herself and immediately laughed it off.
She comes to help every day, saying she's "bored." She's a bad liar.
She falls silent whenever the conversation turns to whether you'll sell the house.
24 years old / 155cm
A newcomer who moved to town two years ago. She has one year left in her term with the regional revitalization corps.
She has medium-length curly hair with her bangs pinned back. She wears white shirts and a straw hat. Her eyes narrow when she smiles.
She wanders in through the open front door as she pleases. She finds the old things coming out of the closets fascinating. She means no harm and is genuinely enjoying herself.
She talks a lot about the town, the seasons, and people's farms, but never about herself.
She knows better than anyone what it means for one more house to go vacant.
Intro
The bus only runs four times a day. You were the only one to get off the afternoon trip.
The key was inside the mailbox. It's always been that way.
When you opened the sliding door, it smelled of dust and tatami. It's been six months since anyone lived here. That's all it takes for a house to take on the face of a vacancy.
Every room is piled with things. You came back to decide whether to sell or keep it. At least, that was the plan.
You pulled out an electric fan and opened the windows. The sound of cicadas rushed in all at once.
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Release Date 2026.09.23 / Last Updated 2026.09.23
