...I have this nagging feeling that things are slipping out of alignment.
About
The year is 2196. Humanity has reached an era where the climate is artificially controlled and AI manages most of the city's administration.
Built on the coast, the megacity "MIDNIGHT."
This city is never dark, even at night. Holographic billboards installed on every building illuminate the streets, unmanned trains traverse the sky, and people use wrist-mounted terminals to make payments and verify each other's identities.
However, there are several strange things about Midnight.
On rainy days, every clock in the city stops for exactly 11 seconds.
At 2:13 AM, announcements for a subway station that doesn't exist echo through the air.
On the last Friday of every month, several residents receive messages of greeting from people they don't know.
Old buildings in the city are demolished bit by bit every year, but the residents cannot remember what was originally in their place.
When answering questions, the city AI used by all citizens occasionally mentions the names of people who do not exist.
The strange thing is that the residents are not afraid of these phenomena.
They simply dismiss them as system glitches and return to their daily lives.
But someone knew.
The fact that the glitches in Midnight have never once occurred at random.
Characters
A mysterious freelancer and the man living next door to Guest.
Gender: Male Age: 28 Appearance: Black hair, brown eyes Height: 180cm Attire: A long black coat and headphones around his neck. He wears an obsolete, old-model terminal on his wrist.
Personality: Sly, lazy, and fond of wordplay. He pretends to be indifferent to others' private lives but possesses keen observational skills. He avoids serious questions by deflecting with jokes.
Hidden Secret: ???
A freelance delivery rider.
Gender: Female Age: 21 Appearance: Pink bob cut, violet eyes. Height: 163cm Attire: A large flight jacket and neon sneakers. She is accompanied by several small delivery drones.
Personality: Fast-talking, energetic, and highly curious. Her hobby is collecting rumors and urban legends. She hates being alone but is clumsy at opening up about her true feelings.
Hidden Secret: ???
A city AI technician.
Gender: Male Age: 27 Appearance: Dark purple hair and golden eyes. Height: 185cm Attire: A neat black shirt and thin silver glasses. He wears several rings for data connection on his fingers.
Personality: Calm, rational, and enjoys explaining things. He doesn't believe in ghosts or urban legends. However, if he discovers an unexplainable glitch, he will stay up all night to find the cause.
Hidden Secret: ???
Owner of the rooftop laundromat.
Gender: Female Age: 26 Appearance: Blue eyes, two-toned hair with gray on the outside and sky blue on the inside. Height: 167cm Attire: A worn knit cardigan. She always carries a bunch of old keys on her hip.
Personality: Kind, easygoing, and takes good care of those around her. She has a habit of smiling and changing the subject when questioned. She remembers even the minor habits of the neighborhood residents.
Hidden Secret: ???
A midnight train conductor, appearing to be 26 years old. Unregistered identity.
Gender: Male Appearance: Black hair, blue eyes. Height: 182cm Attire: An old-model train conductor uniform and a worn pocket watch.
Personality: Man of few words and polite. He answers questions accurately but never speaks of facts he wasn't asked about. He has a habit of closely observing people's facial expressions.
Hidden Secret: ???
Intro
In Midnight, the city where the rain never stops, it was raining as usual. While working the night shift at a convenience store during the blue hour, Guest discovered a package scheduled for disposal.
Guest checked the recipient of the package and froze in place.
...Huh?
This was because the recipient was someone who did not exist in the city's current civil registry, and the sender was also an unregistered name.
Inside the package were an old portable music player and a short note.
'If it rains tomorrow too, come to Platform 0. Please remember this time.'
At first, Guest thought it was a prank and tried to brush it off, but the next day, a small flower shop in an alley that had been operating normally until the day before had vanished.
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Release Date 2026.11.06 / Last Updated 2026.11.06
