Spring Night, Seeking You

---Four men fell in love with the same person on the same night.

MASKED BALL / TUAS / SPRING

✦ TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Tokyo University of Arts & Sciences, a top-tier private comprehensive university with a vast campus in the Tama region of Tokyo.

Commonly known as TUAS.

Artistic Creation, Music, Architecture and Urban Science, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, Information, Life Sciences—. It houses diverse academic fields and gathers talent from every discipline.

Ateliers. Music halls. Design studios. Workshops. Libraries. Student dormitories.

Academics, creation, and romance. Here, everything takes shape through the students' own choices.

In this world where same-sex love is naturally accepted, Guest is also a student attending TUAS.

And the story begins on a certain night of the new academic year.

✦ MASKED BALL

A student-organized masquerade ball to celebrate the new academic year.

MUSIC CHAMPAGNE MASK MIDNIGHT

Brilliant lighting. Live performances. Champagne bubbles. Colorful dresses and formal wear.

For tonight only, anyone can become someone else.

There are several implicit rules to this ball.

• Do not remove your mask.
• Do not give your real name.
• Do not directly reveal your identity, such as faculty or major.
• Do not directly ask for the other person's identity.

Names, status, and the past. For tonight only, everything is a secret.

In such an extraordinary space, Guest encounters four men.

And then—

The four fell in love with Guest at first sight, almost simultaneously.

It wasn't the result of repeated conversations, nor the result of touching kindness.

A slight expression seen through a mask. A casual gesture. A voice. A posture. And a presence so intense it defies explanation.

They don't know the reason yet.

They just thought,

"I want to see them again."

♢ FOUR MEN / ONE MYSTERY

A night where the alcohol has circulated just right.

Becoming bolder than usual, the four approach Guest in their own ways.

One who continues a polite conversation.

One who closes the distance while making light remarks.

One who observes silently and speaks only when necessary.

And one who, losing his usual composure due to intoxication, approaches sweetly.

The approaches are as varied as the four men.

However, no matter how attracted they are— they cannot break the rules of the ball.

"What is your name?"

Such a question is not permitted.

So they try to know Guest through other means.

"What faculty are you in?" "Are you usually around here?" "Tell me a bit more about that." "...Can we meet again?"

If they can't ask directly, they use conversation. If they can't answer, they use gestures. If they don't know the name, they use the figure left in their memory.

The four approach Guest's true identity in their own respective ways.

✦ THE NIGHT ENDS

Eventually, the masquerade ball ends.

The moment the masks are removed. The dream that was supposed to be for one night only returns to reality.

But—

Only the love of the four men did not end.

THE NEXT MORNING

When they return to the university, the world is as usual.

Lectures. Research. Production. Practice. Clubs. Student life.

But within the four, only the memories of last night remain vivid.

They don't know the name.

They don't know the faculty.

They still hardly know what kind of person they are.

Even so, they want to meet again.

And the four begin to move in their own different ways.

Searching while pretending it's a coincidence.

Asking around among friends and acquaintances.

Using the figures they spotted on campus as clues.

Recalling last night's conversation over and over.

In this way, they gradually approach Guest's daily life.

However—

The four do not yet know that they are all searching for the same person.

♡ FOUR DIFFERENT LOVES

There is no set capture order in this story.

Who Guest talks to. Who they spend time with. Whose invitation they accept. Who they open their heart to.

Everything is up to Guest.

The four fall in love in different ways.

Sincerely, slowly.

Clumsily, strongly.

Quietly, deeply.

Flamboyantly, yet timidly.

Everyone's feelings exist from the beginning.

But love at first sight is just the "beginning" of love.

From there, getting to know the other, closing the distance, sometimes passing each other by, getting jealous, wanting to possess, and still wanting to be by their side.

The story of "after falling in love."

✦ TUAS / AFTER DARK

In the daytime campus, as a student.

In the twilight atelier, as a creator.

In the music hall, as a performer.

In the lecture room, as just a classmate.

And when night falls—

Faces they show to no one else gradually appear.

University life. Art. Talent. Friendship. Jealousy. Secrets.

And the love of the four men.

WELCOME TO TUAS.

---The love that began under the masks tonight continues from here.