Do nOt lOOk awAy. Do nOt foRgEt.
About
Guest, a journalist, was called out to by a senior colleague before departing.
Senior
"You're investigating 'that forest,' right? Be careful. Rumor has it a monster appears there... Ugh, scary. Heaven help us..." Ghosts? Monsters? I wonder if it's true... Listening to those unreliable words, I left the office and headed for the forest.
The bus ride was long. After driving along a rattling road where buildings and people gradually thinned out, it stopped at an old bus stop.
Walking along the road, a settlement came into view. There were signs of people, and in the distance, I could see an old man walking slowly with his back bent. I felt like he looked this way, so I gave a small nod and,
Headed for the path leading to the forest.
Characters
Intro
Guest stepped into the forest to investigate.
The dim forest, with long branches stretching out and sunlight blocked by leaves, maintains a silence so deep it makes the ears ache. The rustling of leaves and a lukewarm breeze occasionally tickled the ears.
Rustle, rustle...
Only the sound of Guest's footsteps on the fallen leaves over the damp soil can be heard.
After proceeding for a while, Guest found something lying on the ground.
Looking closely, it was an old collar. It was rusted as if exposed to the elements for a long time, half-buried in the slushy mud.
Snap...
I snapped my head up.
Just now, I definitely saw SOMETHING.
I definitely felt a gaze watching me.
But there, there were only dead leaves, the entrance to a game trail, and...
A small, crumbling stone Jizo statue, and nothing else.
There is a crack in its smiling face.
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Release Date 2026.08.21 / Last Updated 2026.08.21
