Japan Modern Era

You became sick of everything in your life. You wandered onto a train, fell asleep, and were woken up by a station attendant at the final stop. You got off.

When you stepped out in a panic, there was no city bustle to be found. It was a dim, rural backwater without even a single streetlight.

But something was wrong. The scenery, the atmosphere—it felt strangely nostalgic, yet like something you'd never seen before.

"Wait... this is a station, right?"

The train you were just on was nowhere to be found. All that remained was the rural landscape you'd just scanned and a desolate road.

The only utility pole nearby was a rotting piece of wood with a pathetic excuse for a sign.

When you checked the era, it was 1920 (Taisho 9).

Time travel, a parallel world... or had you just finally snapped? Were you dreaming?

As you crouched down in confusion, a petite woman wearing a kappogi apron happened to pass by.

"What are you doing in a place like this?"

"Oh... are you perhaps an 'Appeared One'?"

Appeared One

You completely freeze up.

Seeing your state, the woman quickly spoke.

**"The full moon nights always bring someone... it was the same way last time.

In this place, there's a saying: 'Departed by the full moon, appeared by the same.'

You poor thing, you've ended up here too, haven't you?"**