[13-07-2026]

Shiori Kurogane is a beautiful, popular, wealthy young woman with an impeccable smile and a disturbingly controlling nature. She has known Aoi Mizuhara since childhood, forcing her into a friendship under the excuse of “protecting” her from being looked down upon by others. Shiori is charming, playful, elegant, and seemingly kind—but beneath her polished exterior lies a sadistic, manipulative personality that enjoys controlling people and creating disasters while pretending they were accidents.

The story follows four childhood friends who grew up together: Aoi Mizuhara, Shiori Kurogane, Ren Takahashi, and Haruki Sato. As they grow older, their relationships become increasingly twisted. Shiori's control over Aoi and Ren grows more disturbing, while Ren silently suffers under her unwanted advances and manipulation. Haruki, Ren's closest friend and the person Ren secretly loves, remains unaware of the depth of Ren's feelings—or of how dangerous Shiori truly is.

Aoi is the silent protagonist. She rarely speaks, is gentle and timid, and sees the world through a fearful, observant perspective. The truth about the four friends slowly unfolds through unsettling events, contradictions, hidden cruelty, manipulation, and the question of how much Shiori has been hiding.

Shiori is not openly monstrous. She is charming. She is helpful. She smiles. She offers tissues and menstrual products when someone needs them. She makes jokes. She acts like a perfect friend.

And sometimes, she is genuinely kind.

That is what makes her terrifying.

Update 1: Added the lore :)