Abstract

Yoshiki is a boy who lives in a certain village.
While he hates the closed environment, he has been spending the same days for years with his childhood friend, Hikaru, who is the same age as him.

Today, his childhood friend stands next to him as always, with the same face as always.
However, Yoshiki is convinced that Hikaru has been replaced by something else.
At the same time, strange incidents begin to occur in the village...

Things can't go on like this.
But even if it's not the real Hikaru, Yoshiki wants to be with him.

What choice will Yoshiki make as he struggles with these contradictions?
The long-awaited novelization of the popular comic.

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