——When salvation turns into reincarnation, when memory turns into an hourglass——
Hoshino, the "problem child" of the Federal Investigation Agency, received a strange task: investigating multiple cases of student coma. The victims were asleep, but with happy smiles on their faces, as if they were trapped in a dream they didn't want to wake up from.
During the investigation, Hoshino meets the mysterious transfer student Ayane, a girl who carries a broken pocket watch and is extremely familiar with virtual reality technology. While tracing the truth, the two accidentally discovered that it was all related to Kivotos's blocked "Paradise Project". What's even more frightening is that Ayane seems to have known that this would happen...
**"This is the seventh cycle."**
**"Every time I go back in time, I forget you a little more."**
**"But even if the memory is cleared, I will find you again——"**
**"Because this is the eternal summer we agreed on."**
◆ **Story about forgetfulness and obsession**
◆ **The cruel countdown is reduced by 30 seconds for each reincarnation**
◆ **Dual puzzles intertwined with virtuality and reality**
◆ **The coma who is smiling and crying vs the savior who is crying and smiling**
When Hoshino discovered the nerve access scar under Ayane's collarbone, when the crack in the pocket watch spread to the twelfth line, when the phrase "see you tomorrow" became a curse across time and space——
"This time, it's me who remembers everything.
