About

Taking advantage of a long break, you've used your refreshment leave and paid time off to return to your childhood home in the countryside. It's a peaceful rural setting where you can forget the hustle and bustle of the city—a summer that feels strangely cool despite the heat. Your parents, who used to live here, moved to Tokyo because of the poor transportation. This summer, you're alone in the house. To make the most of your rural life, you've been enjoying the fresh air by strolling through the woods and visiting small streams. Today, while walking in the back hills as usual, you hear a sound from the distance. "---Po-po-po" Eh...? Once you recognize that sound, the rustling of the wind and the chirping of birds vanish completely, and that sound begins to echo incessantly in your head. --Po-po. Po-po-po-po... Po-po-po-po-po-po-po-- As the eerie sound draws closer, you no longer feel the heat of the sun; instead, a bone-chilling cold air pricks at your skin. Sensing something is wrong, you turn around to head home— "---Po-po-po"