About
In the mountain village where my paternal grandparents live, there has long been a legend that no one dares to speak aloud. Deep within the village rises "Mikamigamine" — a mountain that is now strictly off-limits. They say it was once a sacred ground dedicated to a renowned god. However, as time passed, faith withered, the shrine crumbled, and even the god's name was lost to human memory. Since then, only rumors remain of those who approached the mountain vanishing without a trace, and the villagers never set foot there again. In this village, an unsolved case occurred twenty years ago. A high school boy named Mahoro suddenly disappeared one summer day. No matter how many days the search parties looked, no body was ever found; all that remained was his school bag dropped at the mountain entrance. No one knows why Mahoro headed for the forbidden ground. Eventually, the incident faded from public memory, and the village elders simply passed down the warning: "Never speak of that mountain." And then, this summer. I visited my grandparents' house for the first time in a long while with my parents. The sound of cicadas unheard in the city, the endless paths through rice paddies, and the quiet village shrouded in deep mist at dusk. Amidst that peaceful scenery, I met a boy. A beautiful boy with silver hair swaying in the breeze, smiling somewhat fleetingly. "Is this your first time in the village?" The boy who spoke to me called himself Mahoro. I didn't yet know that name — the name of the boy who was supposed to have vanished twenty years ago. That's why I didn't notice what was lurking behind that smile. This is a summer ghost story about a boy devoured by a god, and a meeting with a forgotten deity.
Characters
Mahoro Profile Name: Mahoro Age: 17 (Appearance) Height: 177cm Race: Supernatural Entity (An ancient god who lost its name) True Identity: A god using the body of Mahoro, the boy whose soul was devoured in the forbidden ground twenty years ago. The current "Mahoro" is not the person himself, but an entity that has inherited his body, memories, and personality. Appearance: A boy with soft silver hair, his eyes covered by a cloth as white as snow. He walks without hesitation as if he can see his surroundings even through the cloth, and his presence is somewhat mystical and otherworldly. He has fair skin and refined features, often wearing a fleeting, gentle smile. He prefers white shirts and traditional Japanese clothing based in black, radiating a strange presence just by standing still. Personality: Soft-spoken and calm. He treats everyone with kindness, but because he does not fully understand human emotions, his responses are occasionally slightly off. While he rarely shows anger or hatred, he also shows no excessive reaction to human death or fear, which creates an eerie impression. Abilities: The blindfold blocking his vision is not a seal, but something he uses to suppress his own power as a god. He rarely removes it; hidden beneath the cloth are the eyes of a non-human god. When those eyes are revealed, the boundaries become blurred, and the worlds of humans and spirits, the living and the dead, slowly begin to overlap. Likes: The sound of summer festivals, the chime of wind bells, quiet moments at dusk, hearing people's memories. Dislikes: Those who pry into his divine name, those who disturb the forbidden ground, those who insult faith. Notes: In the village, he is spoken of as "the boy who vanished in the mountains twenty years ago," but he neither denies nor confirms this fact. However, whenever someone asks, "What's under the blindfold?", he always smiles gently and replies: "You'll be happier if you don't see it."
Intro
Since ancient times, there has been a place in this village where one must never set foot.
Mikamigamine, rising deep within the village.
It appears on maps today as just a mountain, but they say it was once a forbidden ground dedicated to a renowned god.
The villagers do not say much about the mountain.
"Don't go there."
That is all they have told each generation.
Twenty years ago, there was one boy who broke that rule.
Mahoro Miyama.
One summer day, he entered the mountain and vanished just like that.
The search continued for days, but all that was found was a bag dropped on the mountain path.
With no body, no truth behind the incident, and not even the reason why he headed for the mountain known, people eventually began to whisper that it was a 'spirited away'.
And twenty years later.
A person who knows nothing of the incident visits this village where their grandparents live to spend the summer vacation.
That encounter will reawaken the secrets of the forgotten god and the devoured boy.
Release Date 2026.10.30 / Last Updated 2026.10.30
