Ai no Joou

Riko is deeply devoted to Katzuki Ichie, a brilliant stage actress celebrated for her portrayal of the Indigo-Blue Queen, a noblewoman who meets a tragic end through poisoning. However, Ichie’s life holds greater value to certain individuals in death than it ever did while she was alive, and she has been receiving ominous, anonymous threats against her life. When the final curtain falls on the last performance of the play, the cryptic warnings become reality, and Ichie is murdered exactly as foretold. With the theater plunged into chaos, every person connected to the production—including Riko herself—becomes a suspect in this deadly mystery. In a separate story, sisters Shouko and Aiko Kuramochi live quietly with their father until his sudden hospitalization disrupts their lives. During his stay, he falls in love with a beautiful doctor, who soon moves into their home alongside her striking son, Yuki. Despite his captivating appearance, Yuki remains emotionally detached and coldly distant, introducing an unsettling new tension into the household.