Two short stories by Shimamizu Eke... more>>

1. Reverie in a deserted bus:

Yoshiharu lost her only skill, the ability to play the piano, because of stress caused from the immense pressure her parents put on her. In her despair, she tries to jump off a rooftop. Suddenly, a ghost appears and introduces herself as Yume. Yume invites Yoshiharu to her "secret base", an abandoned bus. Yoshiharu decides to throw away the piano, her parents, everything, and follows Yume to her secret base. There, she comes to face Yume's past. "Let's remain children like this forever"

2. Kimi no itami wo kizamu basho:

The smiling face of her childhood friend. The emotionless girl wishes for her to keep smiling in their normal everyday together. <<less

Tajima Sora was an idol at the peak of popularity when she died and now the people who had gone crazy over her are slowly returning to days where they have forgotten everything about her.... more>>

Mizu'umi is a high school girl who cannot accept this fact because the late idol is a god-like existence to her. So one day, 2 years after her idol's death, she committed a taboo act.

This is a young adult fiction about an everlasting and undying idol and is dedicated to the current times where feelings of "like" are concentrated. <<less