A school friend once told me the legend of Blindfold Village, where young adult men kept disappearing one after another and nobody knew what became of them. The rumor is apparently still alive—and though I cannot tell anyone, the home and village sheltering me now are inhabited by its descendants. They are less conspicuous than in the past, but remain tightly united and quietly live together as believers. Despite my unease, the village chief begins explaining my initiation ritual: I must spend seven days and seven nights without ejaculating. It sounds simple, especially with Chitose assigned as my caretaker. But she is the very woman at the heart of what awaits me...