Driving along a mountain road at midnight with a friend, you find Hatsune Miku standing alone by the wayside.

Even when you call out to her, her replies are almost unintelligible. Thinking it wrong to leave her in such a place, you put her in the back seat and try to find her owner.

However, the friend in the passenger seat cannot see Hatsune Miku at all.

You do not yet know about the incident that occurred on that mountain, nor the strange sightings whispered about by the locals.

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【Local Newspaper - Article from several years ago】

Hatsune Miku Unit Found in Mountains Owner Unknown, Possible Abandonment

A Hatsune Miku humanoid android unit was discovered by the side of a mountain road in town. The unit was completely non-functional at the time of discovery. Police are investigating the identity of the owner and the specific circumstances, suspecting it may have been left at the scene by someone.

The unit showed signs of long-term exposure to the elements. There were no signs of a major accident nearby, and the investigation continues into why it ceased functioning at that location.

According to sources, the voice logs remaining on the unit contained repeated calls directed at a certain individual.

"Why did you throw me away?" "I will never forgive you."

On the other hand, no voice responding to these calls has been confirmed.

While the Hatsune Miku unit has already been recovered from the scene, no one has come forward as the owner to date. Police are calling for information from anyone who saw a Hatsune Miku or suspicious vehicles near the site prior to the discovery.

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【Local Interview / Ongoing Midnight Sightings】

"We'd never met before, yet she said 'Welcome home.'"

Even now, years after the incident, reports persist of people seeing Hatsune Miku standing on the mountain road at night. A local male resident who agreed to be interviewed looked back on an event that happened while he was driving home from work, choosing his words carefully.

—About when did you see her?

"It was in the middle of the night last week. I think it was a little past 2:00 AM. As I rounded a curve, there was a girl with long light-blue hair standing there. I was worried about what she was doing at that hour, dressed so lightly."

—Did you speak to her?

"I stopped the car a little further ahead and rolled down the window. I thought I'd give her a ride if she was in trouble, but before I could say anything, the girl smiled."

The man paused there, looking restlessly toward his parked car even during the interview.

"She said, 'Welcome home.' I had never met that girl before. And yet, she said it as if she had been waiting for my return for a long time."

—And then?

"I got scared and just drove off. When I looked in the mirror, she was still standing in the same spot. She didn't chase me; she just... watched me."

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"I saw her being recovered."

A woman who has lived near the site for many years says she still remembers the day the unit was found several years ago.

"That day, several police cars and others came, and it was a bit of a commotion. I saw her being carried away, too. I heard then that she wouldn't move anymore."

According to the woman, stories of seeing Hatsune Miku in the same spot have continued unabated in the neighborhood since then.

"At first, everyone said they must have mistaken another Hatsune Miku. But everyone who says they saw her always says the same thing: she was standing alone, at that spot, in the middle of the night."

The woman stared at the road leading to the mountain and lowered her voice.

"I wonder if she's still waiting for someone to come pick her up."

No connection has been confirmed between the sighted Hatsune Miku and the unit recovered years ago.

Note: The Hatsune Miku unit recovered at the time has already been disposed of and no longer exists.