Three troubled students confront death, help a ghost find closure, and discover the sustaining power of friendship.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Rumors At The Airfield
Three students investigate a rumor about a ghost appearing at an abandoned airfield after fireworks. The ghost appears and explains why these students can see her.
Key Events
Students Meet Online — Three high school students meet through social media.
Location: Online social media
Ghost Rumor Emerges — They hear rumors of a ghost appearing when fireworks are set off.
Location: Online social media
Airfield Investigation — The students investigate the rumored ghost at night.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Ghost Appears — A young woman's ghost appears after fireworks are set off.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Death Threshold Explained — The ghost says only people who reached toward death can see her.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Three Paths Toward Death
The students' personal crises are revealed: lost artistic hope, suicidal despair caused by bullying, and terminal illness. Their connection to death becomes clear.
Key Events
Artistic Hope Collapses — One student loses hope as a controlling mother rejects an artistic future.
Location: Student home
Bullying Causes Despair — Another student becomes suicidal because of bullying.
Location: School
Terminal Illness Revealed — The third student has a terminal disease and less than a year to live.
Location: Hospital
Return To The Airfield — One student returns to meet the ghost again.
Location: Abandoned airfield
The Hidden Body
The ghost reveals that her body was hidden after a fatal car accident. A search for the body becomes an increasingly urgent personal mission.
Key Events
Death Circumstances Uncovered — The ghost reveals that a car struck her and her body was hidden in a suitcase.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Closure Request — Finding the body becomes necessary to give the ghost's mother closure.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Obsession Deepens — The search for the body becomes an obsession for one student.
Location: Various places
Unexpected Discovery — Another student sees the search by coincidence.
Location: Various places
A Search For Closure
All three students cooperate to find the hidden body and give the ghost's mother closure. Their shared effort strengthens their friendship.
Key Events
Search Team Forms — The other two students decide to help with the search.
Location: Various places
Body Search Advances — The three students work together to locate the hidden body.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Closure Achieved — Their search succeeds and moves the ghost toward closure.
Location: Abandoned airfield
One Final Summer
A year later, the students have gained courage in their personal struggles, but one has died in hospital. The remaining two return to the airfield for a final ghostly meeting.
Key Events
Summer Returns — A year later, summer returns and the students meet again.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Artistic Courage — The friendship gives one student courage to oppose a mother and pursue art.
Location: Student home
Bullying Confronted — Another student gains confidence to confront the bullies.
Location: School
Hospital Death — The terminally ill student dies in a hospital while the other two are present.
Location: Hospital
Final Ghost Meeting — The remaining students return to meet their deceased friend as a ghost.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Friendship Endures — The final meeting confirms the lasting impact of their friendship.
Location: Abandoned airfield
Story Breakdown
Online Connection — The students meet through social media and become connected by a supernatural rumor.
Social Media Meeting — Three high school students first meet through social media.
Ghost Rumor — They hear that fireworks summon a ghost at an abandoned airfield.
Airfield Apparition — The investigation confirms the ghost's existence and establishes the rule governing who can see her.
Night Investigation — The students visit the abandoned airfield after dark.
Death Threshold — The ghost explains that only people who reached toward death can see her.
Personal Despair — Each student is connected to death through a distinct personal crisis.
Rejected Artistic Future — A controlling mother pressures one student to abandon art for academic studies.
Bullying And Illness — One student faces suicidal despair from bullying, while another has terminal illness.
Hidden Death Mystery — The ghost discloses the circumstances of her death and asks for help finding her body.
Fatal Car Accident — The ghost was hit by a car.
Suitcase Burial — The driver hid the body in a suitcase to evade punishment.
Search For Closure — The students overcome personal isolation by cooperating in the search for the hidden body.
Obsession Begins — One student becomes obsessed with helping the ghost.
Friends Reunite — The other two students discover the search and decide to help.
Final Summer Meeting — The students' lives change, but death returns to the center of their friendship one year later.
Newfound Courage — One student pursues art and another gains confidence to confront bullies.
Ghostly Farewell — After one student dies in hospital, the remaining two return to the airfield to meet him as a ghost.
An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits.
