Shi wo Utau Seiza

Synopsis

This volume contains 4 one-shots; the last 3 one-shots are part of a series titled "Kiri to Honoo to Satsujin to." Shi wo Utau Seiza (Constellation that Sings Death) Takano Mahiro arrives at the vacation lodge in the mountains where she will be working for the summer. She meets the owner and her niece, who both seem quite nice. The guests also seem normal enough, save one girl who claims that there is a ghost haunting the place. She's ignored until one of the guests turns up dead! Is the guest telling the truth or is there a cold-blooded killer living among them? Furimukeba Kiri (When the Fog Comes) They say that if you visit a graveyard in the fog, you might be able to see the spirits of those resting there. Tracey sees someone at a foggy graveyard that looks like her boyfriend, Fred, but at least 5 years older. Could he be Fred's dead older brother? Honoo no Senritsu (Fire Starter) Since she was young, Sugihara Shouko has had the special power to spontaneously light things on fire, but because of her inability to control it properly, she has accidentally harmed many. Now, she has driven people away from her, in order to avoid the risk of hurting anyone, but Yano Tsukasa, her handsome new classmate, tells her that she can be a normal girl. Is he telling the truth? Is it really possible for her to be just like everyone else? Toki no Yakata (The Castle) For weeks, Yukari has been haunted by the same nightmare where she is killed by a woman with a bloody knife in a building she does not know. Her parents send her to her uncle's to get a fresh start, but there, she finds the same castle in her dream, wavering mysteriously in the fog. When Yukari asks about the castle, however, nobody seems to know what she is talking about. What is the secret behind the castle and why does Yukari keep seeing the same dream?