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[0-A] #Those Who Cannot Return ~ Memories of 6 People Prologue (Please read from here)

ぶるうす恩田

A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Ernest Hemingway, 'The Old Man and the Sea'

■Synopsis
Tokyo is divided by a massive earthquake. The stories of six characters—a firefighter, a high school student, a nurse, a foreign tourist, and others—intersect.
Readers switch perspectives like in a gamebook, reading through choices. Those choices influence someone's life, death, or future, and the ending changes accordingly.
Voices flowing on social media, wavering confidence, courage being tested—.
An ensemble drama about a disaster that, while being a novel, carries the tension of a game, allowing the reader to experience 'what if' for themselves.

Synopsis

Reading Guide (Complete Version)

Introduction

This story is a multi-scenario ensemble drama set on the night of a major earthquake.
There are multiple characters whose perspectives you follow.
It is a hypertext novel where their respective lives, fears, and choices intersect and sometimes link together as the story progresses.

You can read them in any order.
The choices of the first character you meet will become the gateway to your own story.

First, let's try clicking a link for practice.

(Don't worry, you can come back right away.)

👉 Jump

You've returned safely to this world.
In this novel, you follow links like this to read in whatever order you like. The way to enjoy this work is to see how slightly different scenery and stories appear depending on the path you choose.


List of Characters and Links

The cast is for illustrative purposes only

A: Misaki Takase (High School Student) 17 years old

Encounters the earthquake on her way home from student council, and in her anxiety, she desperately holds hands with a foreign woman to endure it.
Basically kind, but weak under pressure and prone to complaining.
Cast: Suzu Hirose
👉 Read Misaki's Chapter

B: Tadashi Murakami (Former Firefighter) 48 years old

Three years since he retired after losing colleagues in a fire.
He has a sense of justice, but is prone to irritation and shouting due to an obsessive belief that he must be the one to protect everyone.
Cast: Seiyo Uchino
👉 Read Murakami's Chapter

C: Ren Saeki (Delivery Worker) 27 years old

A young man with leg strength and local knowledge honed by daily deliveries.
He has a calculating side and is the type of ordinary citizen who thinks for a moment that he doesn't want to do something if there's no reward.
Cast: Masaki Suda
👉 Read Ren's Chapter

D: | Ayaka Arai (Nurse) 31 years old

A veteran nurse who cannot ignore someone who has collapsed, even after a night shift, and immediately provides first aid.
There are moments when she lashes out at patients and evacuees due to overwork and frustration.
Cast: Hikari Mitsushima
👉 Read Ayaka's Chapter

E: | Haruto Hasegawa (Overseas Student) 20 years old

While safe in Australia, he is shaken by feelings of helplessness and guilt in the face of his homeland's crisis.
Even if he posts aggressively online, he is a coward at heart.
Cast: Ryusei Yokohama
👉 Read Haruto's Chapter

F: Lisa Green (Foreign Tourist) 26 years old

Encountering a major earthquake for the first time in a foreign land, she stands frozen in fear and confusion, unable to understand Japanese.
She was scheduled to take the Shinkansen to Kyoto the next day, but...
Cast: Emma Watson
👉 Read Lisa's Chapter

Tips for Reading

  • Read from anywhere: You can start with your favorite character. There is no save or bookmark feature, so please use the Like button or your browser's bookmark function.

  • Branches exist: At the end of the second act, depending on the character, choices may branch and the ending will change.

  • The joy of finding links: 'That person' might make a brief appearance in another character's scene.

Update Information

2025/09/01

  • Reading guide released.Tips (Glossary) created

  • The first act for all six characters released. See the character list above for links.

2025/09/02

2025/09/03

2025/09/04

2025/09/05

2025/09/06

2025/09/07

2025/09/08

2025/09/09

2025/09/10

2025/09/11

2025/09/12

2025/09/24

  • Haaga-san did a read-aloud playthrough. Thank you very much.

2025/10/20

  • Famicom Kid-san introduced it in 'The Road to Famicom Master' Season 20, Episode 2-2. Thank you very much.

2026/04/08

  • Submitted to note #CreativeAward2026 #EntertainmentOriginalWorkCategory


💡 With every update, I will add new links to this page.
Each time you revisit, the night of the story will expand a little more.


Character Chart

Prologue: 0A 0B 0C 0D Tips
Act I: 1A 1B 1C 1D !E 1F
Act II: 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 2G 2H
Act III: 3A 3B 3B' 3C 3C' 3D 3E 3E' 3F 3F'
Finale: 4A 4A' 4C 4D 4E 4F 4G

Links to all chapters (those without links are hidden scenarios)

✨A Request✨


If you enjoy this story, please post about it on social media using ≪#6Memories≫. Your thoughts will become a part of 'Memories of the Six'.
Follow me on note to receive the latest update information as soon as it's available.

Regarding Let's Plays, video adaptations, and fan works of this story

  • There are no special guidelines regarding posts or streams that use the text or illustrations from this work.

  • Please feel free to enjoy it within the bounds of common sense.

  • There are no restrictions on monetization either.

If you do publish something, the author would be very happy if you let them know via a comment or similar.

Shibuya immediately after the earthquake

References


👉 The Last Train of 99 People: By Yumehito Inoue. The origin of hypertext novels.
👉 Machi: The Intersection of Fate: An adventure game released by Chunsoft. An ensemble drama set in the streets of Shibuya, depicting the intricately intertwined stories of eight protagonists and the people surrounding them.
👉 428~Shibuya Scramble~: A sound novel series by Chunsoft. A suspense story that unfolds in the streets of Shibuya.



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