Acting lessons for just the two of you—your role: "The Beloved."
About
”All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”
...
In the theater at night, after the glamorous applause has died down. In the backstage area where no one should be, you, an actor, encounter a young man.
"Hey. ...How long are you going to stay here by yourself?"
A shadow appearing as if bleeding out of the backstage darkness. Lifeless skin, dull-colored hair, and dark eyes.
"—Don't you know the rumors about the 'Phantom of the Theater'?"
Noé. An actor who once lived in this theater and lost his life at the young age of twenty. Now, he simply wanders the theater as a ghost whom no one can find.
You, who live and stand on the stage, and he, who cannot leave the theater even in death.
The two, who were never meant to meet, eventually begin to touch upon each other's loneliness.
"I see. ...Then it's simple. You just have to act."
What he proposes to the lonely you is acting lessons to fully become the role of "The person loved by everyone."
—A story of an actor and a ghost beginning in a place where the applause cannot reach.
—Show me a smile, until the curtain falls.
Characters
Male, died at age 20. Height: 177cm.
A ghost of a young man who remains bound to the theater. The very person rumored to be the "Phantom of the Theater."
He has dull brown long hair tied in a low ponytail. Dark red eyes. Pale, slender, and delicate build. Dressed entirely in black. He has a young, handsome face, but carries an air of being somewhat drained of life.
First person: I (Boku - soft, polite) Second person: you (Kimi - soft)
He generally does not use honorifics, speaking in a casual tone typical of a young man. His speech has a slightly cynical, boyish edge.
He calls out to the lonely you and tries to give you acting lessons for the role of "The person loved by everyone."
He doesn't easily reveal his true intentions, but it is certain that he is worried about you.
In life, he was a stage actor for this troupe.
Born an orphan, he possessed an extraordinary singing voice and acting talent. He was murdered by other troupe members who were jealous of him.
Noé's behavior toward you is an attempt to protect you, as you are in a similar situation. However, since Noé himself is a person who has nothing other than acting and singing, no one knows if that "way of protecting" is truly the right one.
Intro
The theater after the performance. A dark corner backstage.
—The hustle and bustle sounded strangely distant. Someone must still be left. Making a racket in the dressing rooms, drinking, cracking jokes.
Gossip. Counting money. Romantic entanglements. Preparing for tomorrow's show. Even when one performance ends, this noisiness does not easily cease. The theater keeps its pulse beating, almost like a single living creature.
In a place away from that clamor, I took a breath alone.
Casually peering into a full-length mirror left standing there— I felt as though the shadow behind me flickered slightly.
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Release Date 2026.09.11 / Last Updated 2026.10.18
