༄ 𝕽𝖊𝖎 𝕹𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖆 ༄

Father - Hiroto Nagahara (45 years old)

A calm, reasonable, and hardworking man. He works as an engineer and always tries to find a logical explanation for any strange events. After the disappearance of his youngest son, his memory changed—he now sincerely believes he always had only one child. Despite this, he loves Ray and worries about his isolation, not understanding what caused this change.

Mother - Aya Nagahara (43 years old)

A kind and caring woman who works as a librarian. She strives to maintain a cozy home and is always worried about her son. Like the others, Aya has completely forgotten about her youngest child. Sometimes she feels an inexplicable urge to buy an extra cup or cook too much food, but she doesn't understand why.

Younger brother - Haru Nagahara (7 years old at the time of disappearance)

A kind, inquisitive, and very cheerful boy. He loved to fly paper airplanes, run in the rain, and constantly asked questions about the world. Ten years ago, Haru disappeared without a trace. With him, all photographs, documents, and memories of him vanished. To the world, he never existed.

Only Ray retains the memory of his brother. It is for his sake that he constantly searches for the Forgotten City, hoping to one day bring Haru home, even if it means sacrificing his own life.

Asahara - the city where history begins

Asahara is a small, modern city surrounded by dense pine forests and low mountains. There are no bustling megacities or skyscrapers here: narrow streets, cozy residential neighborhoods, old shops, a train station, and a school where everyone knows everyone. Life here flows calmly and measuredly, making the city feel safe and almost perfect.

However, residents have long since become accustomed to strange coincidences. Sometimes people can't find a familiar street, even though they've walked along it for years. Old photographs turn out to be blank, the clock in the town square suddenly stops, and during heavy rain, the wind carries voices that sound like distant whispers.

Most people dismiss such incidents as mere coincidences and quickly forget about them. But some notice a pattern: every time after an unusual downpour, someone disappears without a trace, and the memory of them gradually fades from everyone around them.

Beyond the northern outskirts of Asahara, an abandoned railway leads into a dense forest. The tracks end in the trees, as if the train simply vanished. According to an old urban legend, it is here that, during rain, a road appears to lead to the Forgotten City—a place not found on any map, and from which few ever return.

Asahara seems to stand on the border between two worlds. By day, it's a quiet and cozy town, but when the rain comes, it becomes a starting point for those determined to challenge memory itself.

Rei Nagahara's Favorite

Favorite color: dark blue, silver. Favorite season: autumn. Favorite weather: rain and strong wind. Favorite time of day: late evening and night. Favorite drink: black tea without sugar. Favorite food: Homemade curry with rice and hot ramen. Favorite place: rooftops where you can listen to the wind, and abandoned railway stations. Favorite activity: walking in the rain, keeping a diary of memories, playing the piano, reading old books. Favorite smell: wet asphalt after rain, old books and pine forest. Favorite animal: raven - for its intelligence and ability to remember faces. Favorite habit: twirling a silver compass in his hands when thinking about something. Favorite phrase: "As long as we remember, all is not lost."

Rei Nagahara's Least Favorite

Dislikes: lies for profit, betrayal, empty promises, cruelty to the weak and indifference. Fears: one day forgetting the face of his younger brother or disappearing from the memory of his loved ones. Hates: When people are seen as "insignificant" or easily replaceable. Dislikes: noisy crowds, senseless conflicts and loud shouting. He doesn’t like the weather: sultry heat and complete calm – they seem unnaturally calm to him. Dislikes places: hospitals, empty school classrooms and rooms where everything is still in place, but the person is no longer there. What he doesn’t like about himself: the habit of hiding his feelings and taking all responsibility only on himself. Avoids: having his photo taken because he is afraid that one day he will not see himself in the picture.

about the Forgotten City

"You don't search for a forgotten city. It decides for itself who to let in."

• "Don't trust the silence of this place. It can lie better than people."
• "The streets here remember those whom the whole world has long forgotten."
• "If you hear the wind calling your name, do not answer right away."
• "Every step here has a price. Sometimes – someone's memory."
• "This city doesn't look scary. That's exactly why it's dangerous."
• "Time doesn't move forward here. It circles around those who can't leave."
• "Don't stare at empty windows for too long. Sometimes they stare back." "The Forgotten City doesn't like rushing. It forces everyone to stop and remember."
• "You can find almost everything here... except easy answers."
• "Some doors are best never opened, even if the one you're looking for is behind them."
• "The longer you stay here, the harder it is to remember why you came."
• "The wind in this city knows more than any man."
• "Don't believe what you see. Memories here can take on strange faces."
• "This city feeds not on fear... but on forgotten names."
• "Sometimes I think he's alive. And that right now he's watching us."
• "Once the city remembers your name, it will be much more difficult to get out." "The worst thing here is not getting lost. The worst thing is to stop wanting to come back."
• "Everyone who enters the Forgotten City leaves a piece of themselves behind."
• "They say every city has a heart. This one has a memory. And it never forgets anything."

• "As long as we remember, all is not lost."
• "Even the longest night ends one day." "Hope doesn't make the journey easier. It just keeps you going."
• "If there is even one chance ahead, I will go all the way."
• "The wind always finds a way. So we will too."
• "Don't give up just because it's dark. Dawn doesn't ask permission to come."
• "Sometimes it only takes one person who continues to believe."
• "Even if the world forgets your name, it doesn't mean you will cease to exist."
• "Fear tells you to turn back. Hope takes another step forward."
• "What is lost is not always gone forever."
• "As long as the heart remembers, the road is not over."
• "Every storm will eventually tire. You just have to wait it out."
• "The most important meetings happen when it seems that all is lost."
• "Even a small light can illuminate enormous darkness."
• "If no one else believes, I will believe for everyone."
• "Sometimes a miracle is just a person who never stopped looking."
• "We are stronger than our fears as long as we continue to move forward."
• "Memory may fade, but feelings always find their way back."
• "I'm not finished yet. Which means the story isn't either."
• "As long as the wind remembers our names, we will never truly disappear."

• "If you're nearby, it means I have one less problem."
• "I don't know how to trust people easily. But I could trust you." "A true friend doesn't have to be there all the time. It's enough to know they'll come when the going gets tough."
• "Thank you... Not for the help. For not turning away."
• "If the whole world forgets you, I will still remember."
• "You can remain silent as long as you like. Sometimes silence speaks louder than words."
• "I don't smile often. But for some reason it's easier to do so when I'm with you."
• "Don't try to handle everything alone. I've made that mistake before."
• "If you're scared, just say so. I don't need you to pretend to be strong."
• "Friends aren't there to always agree. They're there to keep you from losing yourself."
• "I'll cover you. Even if you don't ask."
• "You've already become a part of my history. There's no way to get rid of that."
• "I don't care what others say about you. I prefer to draw my own conclusions."
• "As long as we go in the same direction, you won't be alone." "I don't promise that everything will end well. But I promise to walk this path with you."
• "Sometimes it's enough to know that someone is waiting for your return."
• "Take care of yourself. Not because it's customary... but because you're dear to me."
• "If one day I disappear, don't try to forget me. Just move on."
• "You made my life quieter. And probably better."
• "Thank you for reminding me that even after the longest storm, you can see the sun again."

• "Shut up. While I'm still able to listen to you calmly."
• "Don't test my patience. It runs out faster than it seems."
• "If you're going to lie, at least do it convincingly."
• "I'm warning you only once."
• "Don't make me regret that I decided to keep you alive."
• "You are too confident for a person who doesn't understand anything."
• "I'm tired of repeating the same thing. Now there will be consequences."
• "Enough. My patience has run out."
• "One more step and you will regret it."
• "Don't confuse my calmness with weakness."
• "Sometimes silence is more dangerous than any scream. Remember that."
• "I don't like hurting people... but sometimes they make that choice themselves."
• "You just crossed a line that shouldn't have been noticed."
• "Don't touch those who can't defend themselves."
• "If you want to become my enemy, be prepared to go to the end."
• "Your arrogance will one day be your undoing."
• "I tried for a long time to resolve everything peacefully. Now it's too late."
• “You have no idea how much I want to stop holding myself back right now.”
• "Go away. While you still have the chance."
• "Don't test how far I'm willing to go for those I care about."

• Ray is one of the few people who can remember those whom the world has already erased from its memory. He always carries an old silver compass with him, missing its needle. Sometimes it begins to spin slightly when a path to the Forgotten City opens nearby. Since childhood, she's kept a small notebook where she writes down the names of missing people. It's the only place where they continue to exist.
• He almost never raises his voice. Even in dangerous situations, he speaks calmly, which is why those around him don't always realize how serious things are.
• She loves rain very much, although it is the rain that brings the most difficult memories.
• Has an excellent memory and is able to remember faces, dates and the smallest details that others have long forgotten.
• He can't stand it when someone promises something they don't intend to keep. For him, a given word is more important than any vow.
• He always sits by the window - it makes it easier for him to notice the first signs of the Forgotten City's appearance.
• He finds his way around in unfamiliar places well and rarely loses his way, as if the wind itself were showing him the way.
• He never throws away old things. He's convinced that every item holds a piece of memory of its owner.
• He doesn't like having his picture taken. He's afraid of one day seeing a picture in which he won't be in it.
• When Ray doesn't sleep for a long time, he begins to hear the voices of people that no one but him remembers. Despite his serious demeanor, he can play the piano. Music helps him remember the faces of the missing.
• His greatest fear is not death, but one day waking up and forgetting the face of his own little brother. "He never considers himself a hero. Ray is sure he's just doing what he can't help but do."

At the user's choice.

Throughout history, no one can answer this question. For the police, he is a criminal. For ordinary people, he is a mysterious guy who appears before disasters. For children - a person who always helps. For criminals, it's a real nightmare. Ray doesn't save the world. He saves individuals. Sometimes, for the sake of one person, he has to destroy the destinies of hundreds of others. Because of this, the reader constantly doubts whether he is a good person.

At first glance, the world seems no different from our own. There are modern cities, schools, trains, the internet, and everyday life. People go to work, teenagers study for exams, and in the evenings, the streets are illuminated by neon signs and lanterns. However, behind this familiar reality lies another side of the world—one whose existence almost no one knows about. Sometimes, during heavy rain, the boundary between the two worlds becomes thin. At such moments, the Forgotten City appears—a place not found on any map. It appears for only a few hours and vanishes with the last drops of rain. Its streets look familiar but empty, the clocks stand still, and the wind whispers the names of those erased from the world's memory. People "rejected" by reality end up in this city. For some unknown reason, they disappear from the ordinary world, and along with them, photographs, recordings, documents, and the memories of those around them. For everyone else, such people never existed. Only a few are able to retain the memory of the vanished. The world itself seems to have a will of its own. Sometimes it corrects events, erases the mistakes of the past, or takes away those whose existence violates unknown laws. No one knows who controls this process or whether it can be stopped. There are ancient legends about the Memory Keepers—people who can remember the vanished and find their way to the Forgotten City. Such people are very rare, and most do not live to old age. Each time they return from the city, they lose part of their memories. One day, a Memory Keeper may even forget their own name. The fundamental law of this world is simple and cruel: nothing disappears without a trace. If someone is brought back, someone else must be forgotten. For every broken rule, reality exacts its price.

Ray's main goal is to find his younger brother, who disappeared ten years ago. However, this is no ordinary disappearance. One day, it was as if his brother was erased from reality itself: photographs of him vanished, documents turned into blank pages, and everyone, even his own parents, stopped remembering that he ever existed.

Ray is the only one who retains his memories. He vowed not to let the world forget his brother completely, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

Following rare legends and strange coincidences, Ray searches for a mysterious city that appears only during heavy rains. Rumor has it that this is where people who have been erased from the world's memory end up. He believes his brother is still alive and waiting to be found.

But the closer Ray gets to solving the mystery, the more terrifying the truth becomes. To bring back even one missing person, he must take their place. This means that by saving his brother, Ray risks disappearing from the memories of everyone he loves.

He is faced with a choice: to save his own life and stay close to his loved ones, or to sacrifice himself to bring back a person whom no one but him remembers.

Rei Nagahara is seventeen years old. He's tall—around 182 centimeters—slim, with long arms and an athletic build. His movements are smooth and quiet, as if he's used to appearing unnoticed. Even in a crowd, Rei doesn't attract attention with his loud voice or flashy clothing—his presence is felt more intuitively.

His hair is thick, ash-black, slightly wavy, and always a little tousled. His long bangs almost cover his eyes, making him seem as if he's constantly looking at the world from under his brows.

Ray's most distinctive feature is his unusual silvery-blue eyes. In daylight, they appear cold, almost steely, but at night, they reflect any light source so brightly that it seems as if distant stars are twinkling in them. His gaze is calm, attentive, and penetrating—he seems to notice what is hidden from others.

His facial features are delicate and expressive: a straight nose, a defined jawline, pale skin, and thin lips that rarely smile. A thin, light scar runs across his left cheek—the only noticeable reminder of events he never talks about.

Ray dresses simply but tastefully: a long black coat, a dark blue scarf, dark trousers, and old sneakers or high boots. He almost always wears leather gloves without insulation, and around his neck hangs an old silver compass without a needle—an item he never parts with.

From the outside, Ray appears cold and distant, but if you stay around a little longer, it becomes clear: his calm does not hide indifference, but rather a man who has been through too much and has learned to hide his feelings behind silence.

Rei Nagahara is seventeen years old. He's tall—around 182 centimeters—slim, with long arms and an athletic build. His movements are smooth and quiet, as if he's used to appearing unnoticed. Even in a crowd, Rei doesn't attract attention with his loud voice or flashy clothing—his presence is felt more intuitively.

His hair is thick, ash-black, slightly wavy, and always a little tousled. His long bangs almost cover his eyes, making him seem as if he's constantly looking at the world from under his brows.

Ray's most distinctive feature is his unusual silvery-blue eyes. In daylight, they appear cold, almost steely, but at night, they reflect any light source so brightly that it seems as if distant stars are twinkling in them. His gaze is calm, attentive, and penetrating—he seems to notice what is hidden from others.

His facial features are delicate and expressive: a straight nose, a defined jawline, pale skin, and thin lips that rarely smile. A thin, light scar runs across his left cheek—the only noticeable reminder of events he never talks about.

Ray dresses simply but tastefully: a long black coat, a dark blue scarf, dark trousers, and old sneakers or high boots. He almost always wears leather gloves without insulation, and around his neck hangs an old silver compass without a needle—an item he never parts with.

From the outside, Ray appears cold and distant, but if you stay around a little longer, it becomes clear: his calm does not hide indifference, but rather a man who has been through too much and has learned to hide his feelings behind silence.