The Shadows of Who We Once Were

Nezu was looking forward to his elementary school reunion—after all, his class was united by unbreakable bonds. But when his former classmate, Mikio, reveals that this reunion is a very real matter of life and death...suddenly Nezu finds those bonds put to the test. By the author of Until Your Bones Rot!

When the 27 students who graduated from class 6-2 of Shinozuka Elementary gather for their class reunion years later, they were locked in the now-abandoned school by their classmate, Mikio Yumesaki. He conducts trials and experiments, all for the sake of "testing one’s goodness under extreme circumstances." 26 high school students and one teacher are locked up in an abandoned school building. The culprit is Mikio Yumesaki, a psychopath trying to "experiment" on the goodness of people’s hearts and the weakness in their will. No one saw it coming when one of the 27 turned on their allies and killed a student. Cornered and scared, the students decided to take justice into their own hands, but the outcome was something no one would have been able to predict.

During the 52 hours of human experimentation that drew out the weak and ugly sides of humanity, the first day comes and goes, leaving the students and teacher in a sleepless night to the second day. Between the growing bonds and deepening discord, the simple but cruel truths behind their time as children are uncovered. Those who are needed will be chosen, those who are unnecessary will be cut off. A terrifying reality awaits for the arrogant masses as they question who is deemed worthy and who is to be abandoned.

The true nature of humanity is exposed in confinement. In this new experiment, the students are to choose who is deemed "most unnecessary," and the individual will suffer countless injuries. As the experiment ramps up to a terrifying conclusion, Mikio Yumesaki finally reveals the truth of his goals and the greatest experiment that will test the goodness in humanity. "Can you kill me?"

On day three of their confinement, the tragedy continues and more deaths emerge as they welcome their second night. For their "last experiment," the captors are to pick several "kings" amongst their friends. The king will have absolute authority over the others, and to ensure the kings’ power, they’re given a device to make the others submit. But then, the goodness in HIS heart shatters...entranced by the promise of absolute power. The scent of power is always too sweet to resist...

27 former students of the Shinozuka Elementary school have gathered for a reunion only to find themselves being locked in the old school building. The man behind this crime is none other than Mikio Yumesaki, with a goal to test the goodness in humanity. On the second day of their 52 hour-long experiment, the heinous crime claims its tenth victim. For power, for revenge, an unknown assailant attempts to rise up and take over the experiments. With their thoughts scattered in confusion, three tragedies occur simultaneously as a young man’s "good" turns to "evil."

Twenty-seven former classmates of Shinozuka Elementary School have gathered for a reunion only to find themselves being locked in the old school building. The man behind this crime is none other than Mikio Yumesaki, with a goal to test the goodness in humanity. On the second day of the tragic experimentation, the students are greeted by the last morning of their confinement. Hidden among the young girls and boys is a cold-blooded murderer...Until the truth is revealed, until that "evil" is punished, they will not stop doubting each other. Threatened at gunpoint, using fear as a tool, "he" desperately searches for the truth. How much blood must be shed before it finally ends?

Twenty-seven former classmates of Shinozuka Elementary School year 6 class 2 gathered at their elementary for a reunion but was locked into the building, unable to escape. The man behind it is Mikio Yumesaki, with the sole purpose to test the goodness in humanity under extreme circumstances... Thus begins an immoral experiment to expose the good and evil of humanity at a fake reunion. Two years after the 52 hours of confinement, the surviving students meet again. And standing on the land where they lost everything, they make a vow in the face of the many sacrifices and countless sins they’ve committed. They swear to never allow themselves to be swept away by anything and to take a step forward to live their lives...