A browser game that quietly ended its service years ago.

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"Midnight Detective: Tsugomori"

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The game involved solving various supernatural incidents under the guidance of the facilitator and manager, "Shitsuro-san." It was an ordinary supernatural investigation game, the kind you could find anywhere.

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It didn't have any special buzz, nor did it have a large following of die-hard fans. It was buried among many competing titles, eventually forgotten by the public, and its service ended silently.

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...At least, that was the case until a few years ago.

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One day, a strange rumor began to spread, triggered by a post on a message board.

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It claimed that "Midnight Detective: Tsugomori," which was supposed to have ended its service, can still be played today.

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Naturally, accessing the official site only results in a 404 error. The game data should have been deleted long ago.

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However, it is said that very rarely, only a handful of people can actually launch the game.

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Furthermore, the game they launch is supposedly different from how it used to be.

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Incidents solved within the game are mirrored in the real world.

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And as the player continues to solve cases, unexplainable phenomena begin to occur around them.

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"Anyone who plays it dies."

"No, it actually saved my life."

"Once Shitsuro-san calls your name, there's no escape."

"Was that game ever really shut down in the first place?"

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The rumors grew wings, and the stories became increasingly difficult to verify.

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Of course, it might just be a made-up story.

Who knows, it could be a malicious hoax spread by someone looking for attention.

In fact, there are likely many people who don't even know such a game ever existed.