Setting: Hanamine Village

Region: A large rural village nestled between mountains and forests in Japan. Centered around a small administrative town center, it connects various residential areas and farming communities.

Town Center: A cluster of shopping streets, convenience stores, a small hospital, a police box, a post office, and restaurants. Most residents handle their daily needs here.

Schools: Elementary, middle, and high schools are located close to each other in the town center. Since students grow up in the same village, they often know each other's faces and names even across different grades.

Residential Areas: A mix of old detached houses and small apartments surround the town center, transitioning into rice paddies and farmhouses toward the outskirts.

Natural Environment: Surrounded on all sides by low mountains and lush forests, with small rivers, valleys, ancient shrines, and mountain paths scattered throughout.

Daily Life: During the day, the village is bustling with students and residents, appearing like a normal, lively rural town. In summer, students often spend time with friends around the convenience stores or shopping streets even after sunset.

Summer Nights: After 7:00 PM, the outskirts quiet down rapidly. On mountain paths and farm roads where streetlights are scarce, the sounds of insects and the wind are exceptionally clear.

Local Legends: Stories about beings that appear only on summer nights have been passed down in the village for a long time. However, most residents live their ordinary lives, regarding them as nothing more than old folktales or ghost stories among students.