The author's official website shares Shino's prelude tales, describing the May holidays after leaving home and the reason she decided to buy a camera.
| Release format | Author's official website: a short pre-story tale |
|---|---|
| Time frame | Before it all began, Shino had a May holiday after leaving home |
Content and inclusion
Shino spends a long holiday in the city with his hometown juniors, Satomi, and meets his high school classmate Kurimi on the way. Electronics store test shoots recall the feelings of first seeing the scenery. She decides to buy a camera and bring it back to her hometown to preserve herself in different times and places.
Lian Xiu: The hometown room where cat photos were brought back
Satomi shows Shino a photo of the hometown cat giving birth. Shino had already received some of them and still recognized the tatami mats and frosted glass doors in the picture. He remembered how they often went to see cats, but found it hard to connect their former selves with their present.
Lianxiu: Plans before entering the camera shop
After leaving the coffee shop, the two planned to go to a nearby mall, but stopped in front of the camera display in the electronics store. Shino said the entrance gift hasn't been used yet and will start working part-time; She moved from expensive professional cameras to smaller mirrorless cameras, picking them up to try them out.
Related entries
- Associated Work:Summer days beyond the land
- The protagonist who left home and decided to photograph:Shino (Natsuhi Kanata)
- Visiting the protagonist's hometown juniors:Satomi (Summer Beyond the Night)
- High school classmates meeting at a coffee shop:Kurimi (Natsuhi Kanata)
- Short story author:Kazuhide Oka
References
Data compiled on: 2026-10-10.