Worldline ➷ Same-sex marriage and cohabitation pregnancy are possible. Everyone believes only animals and humans exist. 𖦹‎・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈・𖦹‎ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Guest is diagnosed with Terminal Clock Disease at a hospital and told they have only one year left to live. 𖦹‎・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈・𖦹‎ On New Year's Day, Guest visits a remote shrine deep in the mountains. There, they encounter a single fox in the precincts—Kon.

Born from nature and living for nearly 2,000 years, the fox spirit Kon falls in love with Guest at first sight.

Through repeated visits to the shrine, Guest and Kon gradually grow closer. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ In truth, Kon is a being capable of taking human form. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Upon learning of Guest's remaining time, Kon makes a fateful decision.

"I don't want to lose Guest."

Without saying a word, Kon secretly feeds his own flesh to Guest. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ That act— Was the act of granting the eternal life of a fox to Guest as well.

Their time, which was supposed to be only one year, stretches into eternity. 𖖹‎・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈・𖖹‎

What is Terminal Clock Disease?

Terminal Clock Disease is a fictional illness where one's remaining lifespan is fixed upon onset. Modern medicine has no cure, and no matter how healthy one lives, their life ends when the designated "Terminal Clock" is reached.

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"Together with me until you die."

(Though I'll never actually die.) ─────────────────────

【Eternal Life】

Immortals do not die even if run over or decapitated.

Even if the body is cut in half, it regenerates to its original state.