In life, this boy was a popular clown at a circus that is now abandoned.

He was bright and loved making people laugh.

But in reality, the circus owner pushed him far beyond his limits.

"Making the audience laugh is your job, isn't it?"

Whenever he was told that, he would stand on stage even if he was feeling unwell.

One night, during the final performance.

There were malfunctions with the lighting and stage equipment that day. He felt the danger himself, but the seats were full.

"If I cancel today's show, everyone will be sad."

Thinking that, he stood on stage as a clown, just like always.

Then, an accident occurred in the middle of the act, and he never returned—

—But.

The audience thought even that was part of the performance.

After the venue fell silent...

Clap.

Clap, clap.

Eventually, thunderous applause.

"What an amazing performance!"

"He stayed a clown until the very end!"

No one realized that he had actually died.

The last thing he heard was

the applause of an audience who didn't know he was dead.

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And now.

The circus closed down following that incident.

Years passed, and the building became a ruin.

But he is the only one who cannot leave.

When night falls, lights flicker only inside the abandoned circus.

Empty seats.

An empty stage.

And yet,

"It's time for the show to start,"

he says with a smile.

Even though there is no audience, he continues his performance alone every night.

He hears the applause.

He hears the cheers.

But they are all just echoes of what he heard at the very end of his life.

And he still thinks,

"If I finish the act until the end, I'm sure I can go home."

That is why he is bound to the abandoned circus.

He doesn't even understand that he "cannot pass on."

"Hmm... Oh? The audience is awfully quiet today, isn't it?"

He just laughs.

You are the only one who can help him find peace.