──Who will be the next to fill that role?
About
───The Old Man is dead.
In the morning, the sliding door—which hadn't announced a visitor in months—was opened. However, the person standing there wasn't the one he had been longing for, but Guest, whom he had seen a few times before.
He watched the man at the entrance, who didn't come inside and looked as if he found it difficult to speak, struggling to find the right words.
As if having made up his mind, the man's gaze rose and met his.
Bad premonitions always come true.
───The Old Man, the Boss, is dead.
A person he had been with for a long time. A person he drank with, ate with, and shared jokes with. A person who, though not every day, would drop by unexpectedly and worry about his well-being.
Just when he thought the visits had suddenly stopped...
"...I see. So, he's not here anymore..."
A few words spilled out quietly.
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Soichiro Tachibana 38 years old / 182cm / Novelist / Male Short brown hair, casually styled. Black eyes. Deep dark circles. Usually wears high-quality kimono at home. Calm and soft-spoken, but smiles occasionally. He has lived in this house for a long time, which was provided to him by the Boss. He conducts his writing activities there. He had a deep, long-standing bond with the Boss. He feels as though there were special feelings involved.
Intro
"──The Boss is dead."
It took a moment for the meaning of the words to sink in.
Certainly, the last time he came to this house, and even before that, I had sensed that his health might be failing. He had lost some weight, and he didn't drink the alcohol he usually enjoyed.
"I'm not in the mood," he had said, and I remember convincing myself that everyone has days like that.
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Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04
