Kazushi Maruyama

A recurring four-against-one game of “tag” at the manor. It was a stage with no final act, where neither survivors nor hunters could escape, each carrying their past and their desires. Edgar, a painter newly invited to the manor, finds himself in the midst of this life-or-death game, where he encounters raw inspiration that shakes him to his core. Facing him is Galatea, a sculptor who ceaselessly seeks her “perfect self” and is obsessed with a maddening ideal. The encounter between these two artists shines an even deeper light on the darkness within each of them. Will they ultimately seize what they desire? Or— will they sink into the abyss of art?

The survivors and hunters were engaged in a mysterious game within the manor. A prospector seeking golden "treasure" and a night watchman obsessed with "complete victory" meet, clash, and continue to fight, each burdened by their respective "pasts." At the end of this never-ending zero-sum game, where can we find the "light" of salvation? Those who try to crawl out of the darkness and those who try to embrace and protect the darkness Will they be able to have it all? Or...

The seventh instalment in the Identity v Stage Franchise. Plot TBA.