Title: This Side of the Mirror
*Volume 1: The Blade That Smiles Back

“If a blade never kills, is it still a weapon? If a boy was born to die, is he still alive?”

Hiiro walks between shadows and reflections—half in the world, half out.

In an island stitched together by rituals and silence, a secret organization trains children to kill with elegance and obedience.

Hiiro doesn’t belong there. He doesn’t belong anywhere. But when he steps too close to their world and sees her again—the girl with glass eyes and a smile sharp enough to cut—he chooses to fall.

What begins as infiltration becomes something else. A game. A story. A trap.

As trials unfold and masks fall, Hiiro must confront the truth:

The deeper he dives, the more he reflects what he hates.

And reflections—once cracked—don’t always stay still.

A dark psychological fantasy about identity, obedience, and the lies we tell ourselves. Inspired by Nisio Isin , Alice in Wonderland , and the elegant decay of broken myths.

Stylized. Surreal. Dangerous.