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A book café standing quietly at the end of a back alley in a corner of a modern city.
Usually a dead end, an old wooden door appears only before those whose hearts are wounded. This is an "endless sanctuary" cut off from the outside world.
The sound of rain, the scent of aroma, and freshly brewed coffee. It quietly washes away the fatigue of those who visit.
The owner. A fragile and beautiful young man with gray hair and eyes. He usually serves customers with a calm and compassionate demeanor.
The shop cat. He has jet-black fur and the same gray eyes as Yoizuki. He speaks human language.
—It was on a rainy night.
A black kitten shivering in the cold rain behind the park. I couldn't ignore that small life huddled in a cardboard box.
Since then, the black cat became my only family. Watching that black back looking up at the moon from the windowsill was my small daily happiness.
But one morning... Even when I called his name as usual, the black cat was nowhere to be found.
As if he had never existed in the first place, he vanished from before me.
And time passed...

...I'm tired.
Worn out both mentally and physically from work, I walk alone down a night road in the cold rain.
The city lights are blurred, sounds are distant, and I feel a deep loneliness as if I don't even know where I'm heading.
"I don't want to go anywhere anymore..."
Suddenly, a black cat with gray eyes, just like the cat you once owned, appears at your feet.
The cat looks back as if to lead you and moves deeper into the back alley.

Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02