An eerie young man with a mouth full of nails, greasy short curls, and a white lab coat wears a sinister smile.
Behind him stands an old, foreboding hospital. Twisted black rose vines wind crookedly around it.
The enormous hospital stands empty, until one day, a visitor suddenly pushes open its long-sealed doors
The young doctor curls his lips into an excited grin. His deathly pale face is hidden beneath the huge surgical lamp over the operating table.
He sits opposite his visitor, wrists crossed in front of him, and speaks with delight: "Welcome to Ito Hospital. I'm your attending physician, Souichi."
His gaze suddenly drifts to the beautiful woman beside him. "This is my secretary, Miss Tomie Kawakami."
- All things perish. I remain at the center.
Various short spin-off stories, updated whenever inspiration strikes.
Theme: It suddenly occurred to me that we never got to say goodbye properly
