OVA
Description
Hikari Tsukishiro is an expert on Kazune City's supernatural phenomena and historical mysteries. Her route in the visual novel unlocks only after completing the other four main heroines' storylines. She first encounters protagonist Makoto Okano when he rescues a cat from a tree. Though typically maintaining a detached, observational stance, his proactive nature draws her attention.
Her origin lies in ancient times as an ordinary priestess. Unable to endure witnessing constant ritual sacrifices, she burned down the temple. Confronting the man she blamed—her own brother—he declared himself free of the curse and transferred it to her. Thus burdened, she became the town's protector, performing killings across generations to ensure its safety.
Hikari distances herself from others, rationalizing it as preventing harm or believing strength requires solitude. Despite these justifications, she feels profound loneliness and harbors a deep fear of rejection. This fuels her unfulfilled longing for genuine connection. Her only companion is a black cat, underscoring her isolation.
She demonstrates proficiency in painting, cooking, and swordsmanship—often summoning a katana seemingly from nowhere. Reserved yet thoughtful, she expresses curiosity through questioning others.
As events unfold, overwhelmed by her cursed existence, she flees after confiding in Makoto at the temple about her burdens and his desire to find happiness for all. She leaps from a cliff, pleading for him to save her. He follows. After their survival, memories of interactions with Minamo’s mother and others lead to a pivotal realization. Upon learning of Makoto’s childhood promise to Minamo, Hikari resolves to perform the Doukatai ritual on herself. This act causes her complete disappearance from the world. The next day proceeds normally, but memories and photographs of her begin to fade. Makoto briefly glimpses a girl resembling her—possibly her reincarnation or true form—before she vanishes again. Ultimately, she transitions into a new identity known as Aya, living separately while traces of her previous existence erode from the memories of those who knew her.
Her origin lies in ancient times as an ordinary priestess. Unable to endure witnessing constant ritual sacrifices, she burned down the temple. Confronting the man she blamed—her own brother—he declared himself free of the curse and transferred it to her. Thus burdened, she became the town's protector, performing killings across generations to ensure its safety.
Hikari distances herself from others, rationalizing it as preventing harm or believing strength requires solitude. Despite these justifications, she feels profound loneliness and harbors a deep fear of rejection. This fuels her unfulfilled longing for genuine connection. Her only companion is a black cat, underscoring her isolation.
She demonstrates proficiency in painting, cooking, and swordsmanship—often summoning a katana seemingly from nowhere. Reserved yet thoughtful, she expresses curiosity through questioning others.
As events unfold, overwhelmed by her cursed existence, she flees after confiding in Makoto at the temple about her burdens and his desire to find happiness for all. She leaps from a cliff, pleading for him to save her. He follows. After their survival, memories of interactions with Minamo’s mother and others lead to a pivotal realization. Upon learning of Makoto’s childhood promise to Minamo, Hikari resolves to perform the Doukatai ritual on herself. This act causes her complete disappearance from the world. The next day proceeds normally, but memories and photographs of her begin to fade. Makoto briefly glimpses a girl resembling her—possibly her reincarnation or true form—before she vanishes again. Ultimately, she transitions into a new identity known as Aya, living separately while traces of her previous existence erode from the memories of those who knew her.