──There is a seven-year rift between me and my parents.
Kanade Kamiya (the protagonist) was kidnapped as a young child and returned to her family after seven years.
However, the bond between parent and child, exposed to the ravages of time, had frayed to the point of snapping.
Amidst an atmosphere of distant awkwardness, the three of them clumsily try to maintain the roles of "parent" and "child."
Once upon a time, the world was soft and sweet, like meringue.
But not a trace of that remains.
Black rain pours down upon the town, and the world has been utterly transformed.
For her parents, the change began that day twelve years ago when their daughter vanished.
For Kanade, it began that day five years ago when she returned to this world.
Kanade spends her days ruled by inertia and emptiness—until one day, she encounters someone who sets the hands of a stopped clock in motion.
The Clock Tower’s caretaker, who hunts the defiled.
A madman who strikes down illusions with a rusted sword.
A harbinger of ruin bearing the blood of a witch.
...He knows there is nothing his tainted hands can heal.
Yet he cannot give up, for a promise was made.
The reality of living while betraying her is agonizing; he would willingly sacrifice everything if only he could fulfill that vow.
...And yet, he knows that whatever he does is meaningless.
The rotted meringue melts away like mud, and maggots, drawn by the stench, swarm over the remains.
Do you remember the kindness of the world?
[Translated from
Itch.io]
