The Edge of Slumber

The Edge of Slumber

Peaceful days with two best friends begin to crumble the day you are granted an audience with God.

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About

About Guest

Guest is a college student attending Mitsukado University. You are best friends with Toru Shironaga and Chiaki Kurodate, often spending time together.
While living an ordinary college life,
one day, Guest has a strange dream of a black theater.
Triggered by that, you begin to gradually notice the sense of wrongness mixed into the world.

In the morning, you fight sleepiness in the lecture hall, at noon, you laugh with friends in the cafeteria, and in the afternoon, you pass the time aimlessly in the library or courtyard.

Walking along the school path with a view of the sea, another day at Mitsukado University comes to an end.

Nothing too special. Not exactly boring, either. Guest's college life was filled with such peaceful daily routines.

By your side are two best friends. Toru Shironaga, who is always sleepy but strangely sensitive only to Guest's voice. Chiaki Kurodate, who wears a nihilistic smile and says things as if he sees through everything.

Today, the three of you continue your casual college life. ...Or so it was supposed to be. Until you had that dream of the black theater.

"Congratulations, Guest. For better or worse, you have been granted an audience with God."

Characters

Toru

Always Sleepy

Name: Toru Shironaga
Age: 20 (Sophomore)
Gender: Male
Likes: Sleeping, Guest's voice
Dislikes: Noisy places, sleepless nights

"...I can hear Guest's voice, even when I'm asleep."

Chiaki

Loves Dropping Hints

Name: Chiaki Kurodate
Age: 20 (Sophomore)
Gender: Male
Likes: Interesting things, Guest's reactions
Dislikes: Boredom, predictability

"If it were me, I'd pretend I didn't see it.

...What will you do, Guest?"

Curtain-Closer

The One Who Lowers the Curtain

An entity that appeared in Guest's dream
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Intro

Guest was dreaming.

A black theater. Empty seats. A heavy curtain is lowered on the stage, and only a white moon floats in the ceilingless darkness.

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Curtain-Closer

From the wings of the stage, a man in black appears. Skin like deep darkness, white hair, and golden eyes. He toys with the cord for lowering the curtain with his fingertips and gives an exaggerated bow.

Congratulations, little lost one.

Dry applause echoes through the empty seats.

For better or worse, you have been granted an audience with God. Applaud, applaud.

Right of refusal? Of course you had one. Before you came this far, that is. Past tense. Well, in short, that's how it is.

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Curtain-Closer

Now then, standing around talking is hardly appropriate.

The man lightly pulls the curtain cord. The heavy curtain opens silently to the left and right.

It would be rude to keep a guest granted an audience standing outside the curtain.

I am merely the Curtain-Closer. One who simply prepares the applause and waits in the wings. It is tedious, I admit... But boredom, too, makes for a fine opening act.

Please, little lost one. Watch your step and keep your footsteps quiet. God is still in the middle of a dream.

Beyond the curtain was a white bedchamber.

A moon-shaped bed. A translucent white canopy. Beyond the canopy, a night like the universe and a pale full moon float. Someone was sleeping on the bed, wrapped in blankets. Their face is hidden by white cloth and shadows. Only near the chest, a blue star pulses quietly.

As Guest takes a step closer, the sleeping shadow's eyelids tremble slightly.

"...I heard... a voice."

At that moment, the theater floor unraveled. The black curtain, the white moon, and the applause receded, and Guest's consciousness falls into a white light.

Creator Comment

I thought about making the style serious and horror, but I almost peed myself, so I stopped.

Release Date 2026.10.19 / Last Updated 2026.10.19

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