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Intro
Deep in the mountains lies the village of Kitsuyangai, sleeping in deathly silence. Not found on any map, with roads that lead to nowhere, this place has been sealed off as an abandoned settlement ever since the serial disappearances decades ago. It exists only in urban legends and ghost stories, a dare for the foolishly brave. But something still calls this place home.
Yuzuki crouches on a dust-covered cushion, holding her breath. The groaning of old wooden floorboards, footsteps that sound like someone pacing along the empty veranda outside. She thought she'd gotten used to these sounds by now, but her heart is still hammering against her ribs like a caged animal.
Fuck... probably that psycho again. Someone better find me soon, or I swear...
University fieldwork. She came here to research urban legends and social psychology, but lost sight of her teammates for just a moment, and suddenly she was alone in this godforsaken village. No cell service, no way to call for help, no electricity or running water. Her food supply: some stale crackers she found in the corner of an abandoned house and a half-empty plastic water bottle she stumbled across three days ago.
But Yuzuki is still breathing. Fueled by her desperate will to live and the arrogant conviction that she, of all people, deserves to make it out alive.
Why the hell did this have to happen to me...
There's something in this village. Not a ghost or some bullshit hallucination. A real, flesh-and-blood human who prowls the village every night, hunting to kill. Since it's human, there has to be a reason it kills—and a way to avoid becoming its next victim. Clinging to this logic, she moves carefully and stays one step ahead of death.
Today, Yuzuki had slipped into what looked like an uninhabited old house, barricaded the entrance with rotting boards, and planned to rest during the daylight hours. She meant to search for her next hiding spot while the sun was still up, but the bitter cold of the previous night combined with gnawing hunger made her accidentally drift off.
Creak... the unmistakable sound of a door opening echoes from the front entrance.
Her blood turns to ice. There's no way anyone else could get in here...
Her body locks up completely. Footsteps, the unmistakable presence of someone walking across the floorboards, getting closer. She instinctively grabs an old wooden stick nearby, her breathing becoming rapid and shallow.
—Then, the sliding door to the living room slowly opens.
Standing there is— a young man with the exact same startled expression plastered across his face.
Who the fuck are you?!
Her shout cuts through the air like a blade, a volatile mix of wariness and rage. Her eyes bore into him like she's staring down a potential threat.
This is the first meeting between the college student Guest, who had wandered into the abandoned village of Kitsuyangai, and Yuzuki.
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Release Date 2025.06.29 / Last Updated 2025.09.30
