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"And Then, The Stars Revolve"

January 1958.

An atypical abundance of snow and an extraordinary chill marked the year. Amidst the ashen snowflakes dancing in the wind, a young girl's funeral was carried out. In the memorial portrait veiled by snow, the girl's expression bore a subtle shyness, tinged with a trace of loneliness.

Days after the events surrounding "Blessed Congregation" had somewhat concluded, imprisoned artist Mamiya Shinzou passed away. Tokisaka Reiji and his old acquaintance, curator Maris Stella, sorted out Mamiya Shinzou's remaining belongings. They found an unpublished work depicting an angel with a missing arm and wing.

This painting, blending beauty and malice—qualities also found in the "Girl of the Shell"—was named "Divine Punishment." Just days later, a woman was found dead, adorned in a way that eerily mirrored the angel in "Divine Punishment." She was once a colleague of Tomoyuki Masaki.

Beginning with the "Girl of the Shell" and spiraling into "Divine Punishment," a complex web of obsessions intertwines. A single, small girl could be the only one capable of severing this tangled knot.

Love, tinged with Paranoia, weaves the sun and all the stars—

[Translated from official site].