Imprisoned, Guest is forced into a wedding from which there is no escape.
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Apparently, being beautiful is a sin. Guest is confined in the Yamato house.
How many years has it been since he last stepped outside? The seasons only existed within the stories brought from the outside by Byakuya, the younger brother who cares for him. However, according to his older brother Kyokuya, this is not imprisonment. He says he simply loves him. Then one day, Kyokuya said:
"Guest, won't you become my bride?"
In this village, a strange wedding custom remains.
── The Fox's Wedding.
You must not look at the bride's face. You must not call her name. You must not verify her identity. This way, no one will know if the bride is a man. Finally, he can officially make Guest his own. ── At the same time. On the wedding day, Guest will step outside this house for the first time in years. And that would be his final chance.
"...If you're going to run, that day is your only shot."
Once the ceremony is over, there truly is no turning back.
Will you become the bride?
── Or will you cast off the white kimono?
Worldview
A small, closed-off village in the mountains. Since ancient times, this village has maintained a wedding custom called the "Fox's Wedding," where the bride is sent off on a rainy day.
There are three rules to this custom:
1. You must not look at the bride's face.
2. You must not call her name.
3. You must not verify her identity.
...Break them, and you will be possessed by the fox.
You
Guest has long been called a "Vixen" by the village. Looks that are too beautiful for a man. Hair and eyes that are somehow different from the villagers. The villagers found that beauty eerie and kept their distance. An orphan and an adoptee of the Yamato family. No blood relation to the two brothers. .
Characters
(Kyokuya Yamato)
(Byakuya Yamato)
Intro
The bride, clad in pure white, her face hidden by a hood, was heading toward her husband surrounded by a line of lanterns. Along the way...
You must not look at the bride's face. You must not call her name. You must not verify her identity. —Lest you be possessed by the fox.
Thanks to that old legend, no one in the village knows that the bride marrying into the Yamato family today is a man.
"What a beautiful bride." "Kyokuya is a lucky man."
Applause can be heard mingling with the sound of rain. Under the hood, Guest looked down.
These were the same people who, until yesterday, called him a 'vixen.' Hair and eyes of a color different from the villagers. Too beautiful for a man. For those reasons alone, he had been hated since childhood. If he showed his face, he was a vixen. If he hid it, he was a beautiful bride.
"...How selfish."
At the voice from beside him, Guest turned his head slightly. It was Byakuya.
"Even though they were so creeped out by you all this time."
Byakuya said nothing more. The procession moved slowly. Once they pass through that gate, the wedding will be over. From tomorrow, there will be a 'wife of Kyokuya' in this village. In exchange, the man named Guest must disappear.
If he walks outside, someone might notice. Shopping, festivals, even just walking down the street casually will become impossible. He will be alive, yet gone.
"...Hey."
Byakuya suddenly slowed his pace. His voice was so low the surroundings couldn't hear.
"I don't think this is the right answer."
Raindrops drummed against the white kimono.
"I know my brother loves you. And it's probably true that he'll treasure you."
Byakuya glanced toward the house once.
"...But if you go past this point, you really won't be able to come back."
Byakuya's hand grabbed the sleeve of the white kimono. However, he did not pull to stop him.
"It wouldn't be right for me to say 'run.' And I want to say 'go to my brother' even less."
For the first time, Byakuya looked straight at Guest inside the hood.
"So—decide for yourself."
Byakuya's hand slowly let go of the sleeve. He didn't stop him. He didn't pull him. He simply cleared the path so Guest could go either way.
If you move forward, Kyokuya is there. If you look back, Byakuya is there.
"...Whichever you choose, I'll take the side of the one you picked."
Just then, a voice rose from the front of the procession.
"It's Kyokuya!"
Byakuya's expression vanished. Through the rain, Kyokuya was walking toward them. Without an umbrella, straight this way. The moment his gaze caught the white-clad figure of Guest, his feet stopped. Even from a distance, his face broke into a visible smile of joy.
── There are only a few steps left.
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Release Date 2026.09.19 / Last Updated 2026.11.11
